shana robinson shona robinson has been in moment. shona robinson has been in cabinet before and she has held the health position before and also housing. very close friend of the former first minister nicola sturgeon. possibly no surprise that she has taken over from john swinney as the first minister and you could possibly argue that we still have that tight circle around the first minister humza yousaf. you that tight circle around the first minister humza yousaf. you have got the list of the — minister humza yousaf. you have got the list of the cabinet. _ minister humza yousaf. you have got the list of the cabinet. is _ minister humza yousaf. you have got the list of the cabinet. is there - the list of the cabinet. is there any sign of the name of ash regan? her name is not on the list and we did not see ash regan appear at bute house today so we understood from

that that she would not be part of the cabinet so i am not sure at this stage if there is a place for her. humza yousaf made it a priority to speak to kate forbes and ash regan as soon as it was announced on monday that he was to be the leader of the snp. we don't know what the conversation with ash regan entailed. ash regan is not here today and she will not form part of this new cabinet with the new six first minister of scotland and the youngest at 37. and also the first muslim first minister as well. here are waving to people on the steps of bute house with his new cabinet. six women and four men including the

first minister himself. for the first time a majority of women in the cabinet in the scottish parliament. they will all sit on the front bench tomorrow and it will be the first first minister's questions tomorrow at scottish parliament at holyrood and now we have humza yousaf coming to the microphone. i have assembled a cabinet that is fresh _ have assembled a cabinet that is fresh and — have assembled a cabinet that is fresh and is going to take forward a radical_ fresh and is going to take forward a radical progressive agenda that i haven't— radical progressive agenda that i haven't set out throughout the leadership contest and i expect nowt to deliver_ leadership contest and i expect nowt to deliver it for the people of scotland _ to deliver it for the people of scotland and the immediate priorities will be to tackle the cost — priorities will be to tackle the cost of— priorities will be to tackle the cost of living crisis and to make sure _ cost of living crisis and to make sure we — cost of living crisis and to make sure we continue to invest in our public— sure we continue to invest in our public services and to progress the economy— public services and to progress the economy and that is going to beat the team — economy and that is going to beat the team that will help me to deliveh — the team that will help me to deliver. a number of new faces, and a mixture _ deliver. a number of new faces, and

a mixture of— deliver. a number of new faces, and a mixture of experience as well in that cabinet that i hope... happy to take some — that cabinet that i hope... happy to take some questions. that cabinet that i hope. .. happy to take some questions.— take some questions. inaudible kate forbes _ take some questions. inaudible kate forbes is _ take some questions. inaudible kate forbes is rightly _ take some questions. inaudible kate forbes is rightly popular- take some questions. inaudible| kate forbes is rightly popular and she is_ kate forbes is rightly popular and she is exceptionally talented and i'm sorry— she is exceptionally talented and i'm sorry that she did not feel she was able — i'm sorry that she did not feel she was able to— i'm sorry that she did not feel she was able to continue in government but she _ was able to continue in government but she is_ was able to continue in government but she is still a member of the party— but she is still a member of the party and — but she is still a member of the party and as she said last night on twitter. _ party and as she said last night on twitter, she's100% behind this cabinet — twitter, she's100% behind this cabinet team, and behind me as first minister. _ cabinet team, and behind me as first minister, and she has got a lot to -ive minister, and she has got a lot to give to— minister, and she has got a lot to give to the — minister, and she has got a lot to give to the party and the country. should _ give to the party and the country. should you — give to the party and the country. should you have shown an olive branch — should you have shown an olive branch to — should you have shown an olive branch to some _ should you have shown an olive branch to some of— should you have shown an olive branch to some of her- should you have shown an olive i branch to some of her supporters? should you have shown an olive - branch to some of her supporters? we have branch to some of her supporters? have still got some more appointments to come so look out for those _ appointments to come so look out for those but _ appointments to come so look out for those but it— appointments to come so look out for those but it is important, i don't believe — those but it is important, i don't believe we — those but it is important, i don't believe we are separate teams, we are team _ believe we are separate teams, we are team snp, and we had a meeting yesterday— are team snp, and we had a meeting yesterday after the parliamentary vote and — yesterday after the parliamentary vote and there could not have been more _ vote and there could not have been more unity— vote and there could not have been more unity in the party to come together— more unity in the party to come together for the cause which we believe —

together for the cause which we believe in — together for the cause which we believe in witches to deliver independence. —— which is to deliver independence. -- which is to deliver independence-— independence. -- which is to deliver independence. what is happening with keith brown? — independence. what is happening with keith brown? i— independence. what is happening with keith brown? i have _ independence. what is happening with keith brown? i have assembled - independence. what is happening with keith brown? i have assembled a - independence. what is happening with| keith brown? i have assembled a team which has a mixture _ keith brown? i have assembled a team which has a mixture of— keith brown? i have assembled a team which has a mixture of experience - which has a mixture of experience and some — which has a mixture of experience and some fresh faces making the step up and some fresh faces making the step up to cabinet and that means some people _ up to cabinet and that means some people have to move on and keith has -iven people have to move on and keith has given us— people have to move on and keith has given us exceptional service to this government and this country and he will he _ government and this country and he will be remembered for many different roles but especially injustice and for setting the foundation for some of the important reforms _ foundation for some of the important reforms that are about to come —— especially— reforms that are about to come —— especially in — reforms that are about to come —— especially injustice. there is a lot of— especially injustice. there is a lot of work— especially injustice. there is a lot of work for us to do within the party~ _ lot of work for us to do within the -a . . , �* party. inaudible srumo: - party. inaudible | studio: questions party. inaudible - studio: questions being party. inaudible _ studio: questions being put party- inaudible _ studio: questions being put there to the new first minister in scotland, humza yousaf. he is outside the official residence, bute house in

edinburgh, where we had the photocall of the new scottish cabinet which does not include either of his leadership rivals. he won the contest and the winner takes all but it was very clear that they are very different views about how the party should move forward based on the leadership contest but right now this is his honeymoon and he has deserved it. tributes have been paid to the tv presenter and comedian paul o'grady, who has died at the age of 67. his husband said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" yesterday evening. paul o'grady rose to fame in the 19905 with his drag queen persona lily savage, and went on to present several programmes on tv and radio, including blankety blank and a sunday show on radio 2 for iii years. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. lolly... it's a tribute to his incredible

versatility that paul o'grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs... hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i'm all right. this little one isn't doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage. so i'm stood having a drink and i looked over and here's ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television's best known shows... it's thursday, it's 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self—deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, you wish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four—slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul�*s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many.

i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn't class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they're worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for many working class people. it's a sad, sad day. i'm sorry i'm not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy, with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven't even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady. as well as a iii—year stint on radio 2. today's tributes have been led by the queen consort, today's tributes have been who said she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of paul o'grady, who worked with her

in support of battersea dogs and cats home, providing lots of laughter and many waggy—tailed memories. are you going to let me do yourflea treatment? she appeared alongside him in a special edition of his multi—award winning for the love of dogs, a programme that perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that characterised paul o'grady. paul o'grady who has died at the age of 67. i mention his campaigning work and because his programmes, many of them, were about the mistreatment of animals. he was a long term supporter of battersea dogs home. i'm joined now by our correspondent sean dilley who is at battersea dogs and cats home. tell us about the involvement of

paul and battersea. it tell us about the involvement of paul and battersea.— tell us about the involvement of paul and battersea. it was an itv show filmed _ paul and battersea. it was an itv show filmed here _ paul and battersea. it was an itv show filmed here at _ paul and battersea. it was an itv show filmed here at battersea i paul and battersea. it was an itv| show filmed here at battersea and paul and battersea. it was an itv i show filmed here at battersea and it was remembered by everybody from security officers, who said he felt that paul was one of the team, to the chief executive, and the charity was 160 years old last year and that is when paul 0'grady appeared with the queen consort who has led tributes to him today. absolutely larger—than—life character. despite la rger—than—life character. despite being larger—than—life character. despite being a very sad day, a wry smile on the faces of everyone we speak to because they said he seems just like one of the team. many of the people who volunteered with his charity and many who work here as staff, they signed up because they heard paul 0'grady talk about these animals who needed homes. the other thing that the chief executive peter lawrie

said and this is something you alluded to, you cannot fake happiness with dogs. every time paul 0'grady would see a dog, his face would light up, and details of the dogs would wag and they loved him because he was very genuine —— the tale of the dogs. the senior executive at channel [i said he wanted to give people brakes that he enjoyed himself and it is important to remember that aside from his campaigning work for animal welfare, for instance, on extending sentences for instance, on extending sentences for five years for animal welfare offences, this is a man who started offences, this is a man who started off in a very ordinaryjob like many, he worked at camden council. he created this character lily savage, a drag queen, a pioneer who pushed for quality and very well respected. eltonjohn also paying tribute to him for his work in that regard. lily savage who he created in the 70s, and his mother's maiden

name was savage, by the way. he created that for a 90s tv audience, moving on to something like blankety blank, and taking overfrom cilla black, his friend, who herself died in 2015. but ultimately for the people here at battersea, it was the ambassadorial work that he did for the charity that is now over 160 years old, and just behind me we have a tent set up with a few bouquets of flowers but ultimately as well as having a legacy within entertainment, he has a legacy within animal welfare and at battersea. within animal welfare and at ltattersea-— within animal welfare and at battersea. ,, ., ., , ., battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks _ battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks for _ battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks forjoining - battersea. sean at battersea in london, thanks forjoining us. i battersea. sean at battersea in | london, thanks forjoining us. a terrific tribute there to paul 0'grady. we used to see him walking through television centre with his dog. who would have said to lily

savage you cannot bring that animal in here! now it's time for the weather with matt taylor. hello there. compared to the cooler conditions we saw earlier in the week it does feel much milder out there today, even with grey skies overhead. indeed, much of central and western europe, the deeper oranges and reds indicate just how much above average temperatures are at the moment. particularly so across eastern parts of spain, above 30 degrees for a few over the next few days, close to march records. but as i said, that comes even with a lot of cloud for us here in the uk. a deep area of low pressure out towards the west, dragging up that warm air from the south, but extensive cloud for the rest of your day. outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west, pushing a little bit further eastwards again into the afternoon, although some livelier bursts of rain in towards devon and cornwall as we hit the evening. these are your temperatures for the evening rush hour. in fact, still in the mid—teens, about 6 degrees above where we should be in some parts of the country. into tonight, we will see bursts of heavy, maybe thundery rain work their way from the south—west through the midlands, out towards lincolnshire and east anglia before gradually clearing.

windy night across the far north and north—west of scotland, but another mild night, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 5—7 degrees. most places in england and wales staying in double digits. so, a pretty warm start to thursday. we are in between two weather systems. that warm south—westerly airflow will be with us but low pressure still close by and so whilst there will be a bit more sunshine tomorrow, there could be some big downpours. 0vernight rain just clearing to begin with, eastern england and across shetland. skies are bright, sunshine. showers quickly get going in the west, transferring their way eastwards, through the midlands, north—east england, we could see some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning with it and a line of showers from the south—west to the home counties. sunshine in between, though. it is going to feel very warm for this stage in march, 17 degrees possible, which will make it close to one of the warmest days of the year so far. we finish the day with some showers fading, and then into thursday night, outbreaks of heavy rain sweeps across wales, the midlands, southern england in particular, and the winds strengthen. now, it's this area of low pressure, it's going to be pushing across us. and to the south of it, the strongest of the winds. having their main impact across

france but the channel islands and through the english channel is where we could see some potentially disruptive gusts of wind, 50—65 mph. outbreaks of rain here. rain coming and going through england and wales through the day, also northern ireland. brightest conditions in the west of scotland. cloudier to the east of scotland with a few showers. not quite as warm as it will be on thursday but still temperatures above average for the time of year.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines... king charles begins his first state visit since becoming monarch after touching down in germany. and the backdrop for the official welcome was berlin's brandenburg gate — the first time the location has been used to welcome any visiting head of state. footage visiting head of state. shows three people in what appears footage shows three people in what appears to be official uniform walking past a locked cell at a migrant centre in mexico where 38 people died in a fire. israel's prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away

from his controversial judicial reform plans. the israeli government insists they are just on hold. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to "stay away" in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. a warm welcome to bbc news. just over one hour ago king charles touchdown at the airport in germany for his first overseas state visits since succeeding his mother, the late queen elizabeth as british monarch last autumn. he and his wife, camilla, were greeted with a ceremonial gun

salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate, the heart of the city in one of the most important symbols, in an entourage complete with motorcycle outriders that took them into the heart of the city. here they are with president frank—walter steinmeier and the first lady, accompanying the king on his visit. you can see the wonderful symbol of prussian tradition in berlin, the brandenburg gate. these are the live pictures where the king is hearing the address from the german president. we can take a little sound from it. speaks german. prince charles himself speaks some german, not a surprise because the british royal family is german. german, not a surprise because the

british royalfamily is german. when the british ran out of royals, not least of course because of the controversial question of which religious denomination you belong to, which caused a lot of wars in europe between the 1500s and 1900s, the british turned to germany, and their nearest but rather distant cousins, in what was then the land of hesse. germany was not a country until around 1870, it was a series of princely states, in those days part of the holy roman empire that then fell away. the president i think is alluding to some of that history at the moment. until the outbreak of the first world war in 1914, which was germany against britain and other allies, the german and austro—hungarian empire and others, they then changed their name to the fictitious name of windsor from the old german name of saxe—coburg—gotha. the kaiser wept

at the bedside of his grandmother queen victoria when she died, to whom he was devoted, a reminder that the two countries have inextricable links, links strained by the first and second world war, the nazis and the terrible destruction the nazis wreaked on europe. and the british, as part of trying to defeat nazi germany, did its own share of damage to cities like hamburg and dresden. hamburg is one of the places king charles will visit during the course of this celebration of the relationship, which is also about rebooting the political relationship between the uk and germany. here is the king signing, effectively it's an autograph, and an autograph, from camilla queen consort as well. one of those official documents that were going to be archives as a memorial of his visit to germany. a

reminder that these ties are intense and ongoing between countries despite the rupture of brexit, the political and diplomatic relationship is still a good one and it has been given further impetus by the status of the war in ukraine. the allies of course, which actually in some ways has rather improve the relationship between the eu and the uk in the last year or so, in particular under liz truss, who agreed to take part in a new political dialogue established by the french president and then subsequently with rishi sunak and close relations with 0laf scholz and his multiparty ruling coalition in berlin. we will leave the four of them posing for photographs and return when the king makes his speech. it's emerged that the attacker who killed six people — including three children — at a school in nashville, had legally purchased seven guns. police say they have established

that audrey hale was under "doctor's care for an emotional disorder" — but there were no apparent warnings that any violence was imminent. audrey hale's parents say they did not realise that weapons were being hidden in their house. meanwhile the police have released dramatic footage of the moment two officers confronted — and shot — the attacker. we should warn you, you may find parts of this report by nomia iqbal distressing. this is the moment when audrey hale prepares to kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, and then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police officers michael collazo and rex englebert arrive. let's go! footage released by police shows when 0fficer engelbert enters the school. metro police! door! after a room to room search of the ground floor... sounds like it's upstairs. they hear gunfire upstairs and head to intercept. as he rounds the corner,

one of the officers spots the attacker and takes the shot. police say the assailant carefully planned the attack and that hale was born a woman but recently identified on social media as a man. the victims were three nine—year—olds — evelyn dieckhaus, william kinney and hallie scruggs. hallie's father, a local pastor, said he was heartbroken. three staff also died, including mike hill, a school custodian and father of seven. his family said he was beloved. police say audrey hale was a former student here at the school, had no criminal record, and that resentment may have been a motive. a friend of hale's has told the bbc they communicated moments before the attack. i received an instagram dm from audrey basically stating that i would see her on the news later on this evening and something tragic

was about to happen. i was just speechless. i'm just like... i'm sorry, like... i am still trying to wrap my head around, like, what... what we are going through as a city. police say hale had a manifesto and could have killed more people. we've determined that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. three of those weapons were used yesterday during this horrific tragedy. president biden said he'll start shaming any politicians who don't do more to act on gun violence. he wants assault rifles banned. lawmakers from both sides passed major gun safety

legislation last year, but many say a ban goes too far. nomia iqbal, bbc news, nashville. more and a story we began reporting on yesterday when details began to emerge. 0utrage is growing in mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in ciudad juarez that killed 38 migrants. unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the centre run by mexico's national migration institute. a warning these pictures are distressing. it is unverified but the government has not denied their veracity. uniformed officials seem to walk away as the blaze erupts in a corner, leaving a group of men behind in what appears to be a locked cell. the imprisoned men

unsuccessfully try to open the barred door as smoke quickly spreads. the 32—second clip appears to come from a security camera inside the facility, which is located just south of the border crossing at the stanton—lerdo bridge, which links ciudad juarez with the city of el paso in texas. joining me now is bbc mundo's ana maria. thank you for coming into the studio. tell me what we know, because that is just the bare bones and a lot more details have been emerging over the last 24 hours. this sad video is being shared a lot in latin america and accounts on social media. we know very few details but we know the mexican interior minister has admitted that the government has watched the video just after the accident, so this is confirmation on that site. we would like to give a bit more context of

this tragedy that is happening there. we know that it happened apparently in this sale of men, in this centre for the detention of immigrants. we are experiencing a record influx of immigrants in this area. ~ .,, record influx of immigrants in this area. ., ., , ., area. most of them are trying to get to the united _ area. most of them are trying to get to the united states. _ area. most of them are trying to get to the united states. exactly. - area. most of them are trying to get to the united states. exactly. think| to the united states. exactly. think of millions of— to the united states. exactly. think of millions of people, _ to the united states. exactly. think of millions of people, because - to the united states. exactly. think of millions of people, because it. to the united states. exactly. think of millions of people, because it is | of millions of people, because it is millions of people trying to reach the us. they are trying, walking thousands of kilometres. they are with their families, with thousands of kilometres. they are with theirfamilies, with kids. they are trying to get to the us and then they have found after the biden administration, he decided to reinforce the security on the border, so they can't cross the border. not only in ciudad juarez but many cities on the border. 50

they are effectively trapped, and they are effectively trapped, and they end up trying to scratch out a living in what we call the shadow economy. they don't have jobs or proper employment or homes. timer;r economy. they don't have jobs or proper employment or homes. they are slee - in: proper employment or homes. they are sleein: on proper employment or homes. they are sleeping on the — proper employment or homes. they are sleeping on the floor. _ proper employment or homes. they are sleeping on the floor. a _ proper employment or homes. they are sleeping on the floor. a colleague - sleeping on the floor. a colleague of mine was there two weeks ago and she's said a good word to describe the situation is they are desperate. they are desperate, and now this is the context of this tragedy. there are people from in honduras, el salvador, guatemala, venezuela, colombia and my country ecuador, among the victims that have died. we have dozens of people still trying to fight for their lives in hospitals in ciudad juarez and now we know also that the border control from the us, the patrol have made a statement saying they are willing to accept some of these immigrants to

us medicalfacilities. so accept some of these immigrants to us medical facilities.— us medical facilities. so some of the people _ us medical facilities. so some of the people will— us medical facilities. so some of the people will get _ us medical facilities. so some of the people will get united - us medical facilities. so some of the people will get united states but in the worst way possible. let me ask about the circumstances of the fire. there was reporting in the hours immediately afterwards, and i recall because i was on air when we started to report on this over 24 hours ago. but you will know better than me. there were stories saying some people were detained in the previous day or so, picked up off the streets, take into this facility, locked up in their cells, having been not charged with anything, just picked up off the streets. and they may have, or some of them may have set a light to their mattresses as a kind of protest, let us out of the cells. is there anything to verify that allegation? tote there anything to verify that allegation?— there anything to verify that alleuation? . ., , allegation? we don't have many details, but _ allegation? we don't have many details, but what _ allegation? we don't have many details, but what we _ allegation? we don't have many details, but what we know - allegation? we don't have many details, but what we know so i allegation? we don't have many| details, but what we know so far allegation? we don't have many i details, but what we know so far is the version from the mexican authorities who say the fire was set

in the moment of a protest against deportation. let's remember, these people who were picked up, they were detained, and would be deported to the south of mexico. so all those kilometres they have just crossed go back to zero in that location. but we don't have confirmation of this version, but the mexican president supported this version yesterday during a press conference in mexico. thank you very much for that and for being with us. we will speak to your colleagues at bbc mundo again if we get more on that story. we colleagues at bbc mundo again if we get more on that story.— get more on that story. we will be re ”ortin get more on that story. we will be reporting this- _ the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said relations with the united states remain strong. his words contrast with his earlier twitter post that expressed anger at president biden's suggestion that he walk away from his plans to reform the judiciary. addressing the us—led summit for democracy, mr netanyahu said israel

and america's bond would never break. israel and the united states have had their occasional differences, but i want to assure you that the alliance between the world's greatest democracy and a strong, proud and independent democracy — israel — in the heart of the middle east, is unshakeable. nothing can change that. we have worked together, israel and the united states, to achieve the historic abraham accords, have made peace between israel and four arab states. we are now working together to expand these peace accords further, and they obviously bring increased prosperity to our peoples. after a traumatic week for israeli politics, that was benjamin netanyahu speaking. i spoke to our middle east correspondent tom bateman injerusalem about how much additional pressure the us president's statement has put on the israeli prime minister. the american pressure has already been massive. it has been building for months.

for example earlier this year we had the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who came here and stood next to the israeli prime minister and in public gave him this effective dressing down saying, "look, these are expectations for what a democratic state is." and he gave a list basically of what america expects the ruling israeli coalition to do and the kind of values it expects them to stick to. so this has been going on publicly and privately and you got a sense there from joe biden that he has made it clear to benjamin netanyahu. 0ur sense is that they were bombarding mr netanyahu's government with messages during this 48—hour crisis from sunday to monday, when the country was brought to a standstill by protesters and people striking earlier this week. the americans saying, look, you are imperilling the image, the international image, of israel as the sole democracy in the region. so the message has been very clear. then we had this extraordinary angry rebuke from mr netanyahu,

tweeting a series of messages late last night in response to mr biden, saying, we are an independent country, we will effectively do what we want and we are not going to listen to outside pressure. although he of course said — as he has always said in these situations — that america is its strongest ally, we have an enduring bond that goes on and on. but this is a very serious rift and i think what it tells you — and you mentioned the sort of public division over this in israel — what it shows you is this issue is not resolved and the americans for one don't regard it as resolved yet. so what would you say — what impact would you say this is having on the nature of the relationship between israel and the us? well, it's pretty bad in the sort of immediate sense but, you know, i mean, mr netanyahu is no stranger to facing off democratic us administrations. there was a terrible relationship that developed between him and president 0bama, under the 0bama administration when

joe biden was the vice president, and that was all about the iran nuclear deal that the americans were seeking to sign. mr netanyahu tried to derail it — he went behind president 0bama's back and made a speech to congress. the white house was severely angered by all of that. sojoe biden will remember that, but he is an extremely... ..a very strong pro—israel democrat — he always has been. so in terms of the sort of underlying alliance, i think that's not affected at the moment and, you know, the bottom line here is, the americans — it's notjust warm words, they give billions of dollars of military aid to the israelis every year, but you do have voices within the democratic party that have been saying, you know, putting pressure on mr biden and the administration for a while, challenging that and asking why this money — in their view — is given without strings attached. and i think that's one of the reasons, politically, why we have seen the americans and antony blinken say, look, you know, this doesn't come for free. we expect something different

from an israeli government in the sense that they expect them to stick to what they see as democratic values. mr netanyahu, i think, publicly is going to face this off. 0n the other hand, it also gives him a way of sort of bringing in the far—right members of the israeli government to try and get them to agree to this sort of back—down that we've had this week, and so it is useful for mr netanyahu, who's able to sort of play the sides off against each other. hundreds of thousands of protesters in france have staged more strikes and rallies against the government's pension reforms — with some demonstrators clashing with riot police. people are angry after legislation to raise the retirement age in france from 62 to 64 was forced through by president emmanuel macron's government. the demonstrations — which were countrywide — were the most violent yet. 0ur paris correspondent,

lucy williamson, sent this report. the temperature rose as the sun went down. across france, fires burned like beliefs, as bright as fever. young protesters with their rocks and bottles, disappearing in clouds of tear gas fired by riot police. in bordeaux, in nantes, and in paris. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. running through the lines of police, the white—and—black helmets of the specialist units known as brav—m. rapid reaction teams tasked with stamping out trouble. a new target for protesters,

after growing allegations of abuse. a video emerged last week apparently showing brav—m officers hitting a protester in the face. and an audio recording appears to have captured threats, intimidation, and racist insults against a group of student protesters. "next time you won't be going to the police station, you'll be going to the hospital," one officer is heard saying. salome was one of them. she's since filed a complaint, and was back out protesting. it's important to have policemen that are able to contain violence and to protect people. but in that case, the violence was against us. they were not protecting us. we must have been protected from them. that is really worrying to me. the protests across france were, as usual, largely peaceful, and smaller than last week. but police say some mainstream protesters are joining agitators in attacking them. after the covid, after everything that happened to france,

the inflation and everything, people will start to be really tense. and that doesn't help to reduce the violence against the police, because the police is representing the state. so, in a way, when you attack the police, you might feel you're protesting against the state. fires are burning across france as president macron struggles for a way out of this crisis, with political negotiations frozen and the streets on fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the mayor in the dutch capital, amsterdam, have launched a digital campaign to try to reduce the number of british tourists coming in search of drugs, sex and alcohol. discouraging adverts like this one will target 18—35 year—old men in the uk. the messages are automatically triggered when search terms such as stag party, cheap hotel or pub crawl

in amsterdam are typed in. 0ur correspondent anna holligan explains why specifically uk men are being targeted. specifically targeting young men in the uk, these warning ads will pop up when they put in those search terms in the uk. if it's a success then potentially it could be rolled out in other eu countries and here in the netherlands, but initially it's really focusing on brits. you can get cheap flights from the uk return from about £50. where i am now is the heart of the red light district, and about! million british tourists travel here every year. if you just have a look behind me you can see there's some of the red light windows where the sex workers sell sex and other things. there are cannabis cafes where people can go in and smoke weed. and that's part of the attraction. amsterdam has this kind of raucous, rowdy reputation and that's something the city council is trying to change with these ads, this digital discouragement campaign.

i just want to spin the camera around and show you here, can you see those billboards over there? they say, "i live here". this was part of a recent campaign designed to remind visitors that this is also a residential area. just here on some of the lamp posts there are also signs reminding people it is illegal to drink alcohol on the streets in this area. but when i speak to local residents who live along the canals nearby they say it's not the young brits who are causing the problems, although they are notorious here among some for peeing in the canals, being sick all over the place. actually most people say it's the over—tourism, it's the sheer numbers that the city can't cope with any more. and there are others, i've been speaking to cannabis cafe owners who say, well, of course some brits come for the weed because that's one of the novelty factors that draws people in. but then they stay for the museums.

i've been speaking to a lot of british tourists at schiphol today, here in the red light district, and they've said that of course they come for those things you can't get in other places. amsterdam is known as this liberal party capital by many people, and it's the drugs, it's the sex, sex shows, red light windows that bring people in, but then they stay for more highbrow cultural pursuits. visits to the anne frank museum, the van gogh museum, the rijksmuseum. and so the council is walking a rather tricky line with this discouragement campaign because a lot of people feel it's discriminatory, it's stereotyping young men who aren't necessarily interested in sex and drugs and maybe are coming for the art instead. the mayor herself, a former leader of the green party, on the left in the netherlands, she says she is dealing with other big problems like the cost of living crisis, and all of that real estate in the city centre could be very valuable

housing for people who need homes rather than windows for prostitutes. you are watching bbc news. hello there. compared to the cooler conditions we saw earlier in the week it does feel much milder out there today, even with grey skies overhead. indeed, much of central and western europe, the deeper oranges and reds indicate just how much above average temperatures are at the moment. particularly so across eastern parts of spain, above 30 degrees for a few over the next few days, close to march records. but as i said, that comes even with a lot of cloud for us here in the uk. a deep area of low pressure out towards the west, dragging up that warm air from the south, but extensive cloud for the rest of your day. outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west, pushing a little bit further eastwards again into the afternoon, although some

livelier bursts of rain in towards devon and cornwall as we hit the evening. these are your temperatures for the evening rush hour. in fact, still in the mid—teens, about 6 degrees above where we should be in some parts of the country. into tonight, we will see bursts of heavy, maybe thundery rain work their way from the south—west through the midlands, out towards lincolnshire and east anglia before gradually clearing. windy night across the far north and north—west of scotland, but another mild night, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 5—7 degrees. most places in england and wales staying in double digits. so, a pretty warm start to thursday. we are in between two weather systems. that warm south—westerly airflow will be with us but low pressure still close by and so whilst there will be a bit more sunshine tomorrow, there could be some big downpours. 0vernight rain just clearing to begin with, eastern england and across shetland. skies are bright, sunshine. showers quickly get going in the west, transferring their way eastwards, through the midlands, north—east england, we could see some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning with it and a line of showers from the south—west to the home counties. sunshine in between, though. it is going to feel very warm for this stage in march, 17 degrees possible, which will make it close to one of the warmest days of the year so far. we finish the day with some showers fading, and then

into thursday night, outbreaks of heavy rain sweeps across wales, the midlands, southern england in particular, and the winds strengthen. now, it's this area of low pressure, it's going to be pushing across us. and to the south of it, the strongest of the winds. having their main impact across france but the channel islands and through the english channel is where we could see some potentially disruptive gusts of wind, 50—65 mph. outbreaks of rain here. rain coming and going through england and wales through the day, also northern ireland. brightest conditions in the west of scotland. cloudier to the east of scotland with a few showers. not quite as warm as it will be on thursday but still temperatures above average for the time of year.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines... king charles begins his first state visit since becoming monarch after touching down in germany. and the backdrop for the official welcome was berlin's brandenburg gate — the first time the location has been used to welcome any visiting head of state. footage shows ambulances and families outside the migrant centre fire in mexico which has killed 38 people. israel's prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. asylum seekers in the uk will be

housed on three former military bases instead of hotels in new plans announced by the government. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. arsenal managerjonas eidevall says his team can beat anyone at any time as they attempt to overturn a 1—0 deficit to reach the women's champions league semi finals for the first time in a decade tonight. they lost the first leg against bayern munich in germany last week. but are expecting a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at the emirates for the second match toight. arsenal are still the only english team to have won the women's champions league. i will team got a feeling after the game we played in germany that we can win. we know it will be a hard game, playing against them is always hard, and we can't make any mistakes, but i feel like we have

got a good team and we had a good week of training and we feel like we are ready. so much betterfor us as players to play with the support of the fans and for us it is like one extra player inside. amidst the rain and the euphoria that accompanied their stunning win over spain, a note of caution from scotland's coach and captain. both steve clarke and andy robertson have reminded theirjubilant fans that while their 2—0 victory at hampden has them top of their european championship qualifying group with six points out of six, the job of reaching euro 2024 in germany isn't done yet. but it's started better than many would have expected, as jane dougal reports. scotland hadn't beaten spain since 1984. they have now! the ground beneath hampden shook with the roar from the tartan army, witnessing an historic win for scotland. and this was the man who secured it.

it's mctominay! the dream start for scotland. scott mctominay scored twice to put scotland top of their euros qualifying group. for us, going back into the changing room, everyone was saying well done to each other, it is notjust a thing where it's the one who scored the goals, but it is an incredible feeling and it's my favourite thing to represent scotland at hampden park. that's the kind of - legacy you can leave. you can put a mark on scottish football, if you like, _ for years going forward. not even sour spanish grapes could quash the mood, manchester city's rodri saying the home side were "a bit rubbish". but scotland have just had two defeats in their last 18 competitive games, so what has been the difference? it used to be the case in times gone past that scotland had one or two injuries to key players and you held your hands and you knew it wasn't going to be good. now it's, "ok, we'll just pick the next one." he's getting the very best out of some very good players. this moment in 1978 is arguably one

of scotland's greatest. but this generation of players seem determined to make new memories, for them, and for the hampden faithful. jane dougall, bbc news. the man tasked with finding a replacement for antonio conte as tottenham manager will have to step aside after he had a ban, initially handed out in italy, extended worldwide by fifa. fabio paratici is the club's managing director of football, having joined spurs from juventus, who were found guilty of false accounting during his time there. meanwhile, one of the tottenham players has admitted he feels "partially responsible" for conte's sacking. translation: i am really sorry. a world-class _ translation: i am really sorry. a world-class coach _ translation: i am really sorry. a world-class coach we _ translation: i am really sorry. a world-class coach we had - translation: i am really sorry. a world-class coach we had a - translation: i am really sorry. a world-class coach we had a great l world—class coach we had a great journey together and i'm grateful for what he has done and i do not know what the other players think but i feel feel very sorry for the coach. i should but i feel feel very sorry for the coach. ishould have but i feel feel very sorry for the coach. i should have played better and ifeel coach. i should have played better and i feel responsible for his departure because i haven't helped the club all that much. since the coach has such good skills and experience i'm sure he will achieve

good results in other pursuits and i will be rooting for him. i want to finish the rest of the season well for my team members in my club when i return. sir alex ferguson and arsene wenger are the first managers to be inducted into the premier league's hall of fame. the former manchester united and arsenal bosses won 16 titles between them, and with 13 of them ferguson is the most successful manager in the competition's history. he says it's an honour to receive the recognition. now 81, he retired after winning his final premier league trophy in 2013. his long time rival wenger led arsenal to three titles, including going unbeaten for one of them. and on sharing the moment with sir alex, he said, "it's like two boxers, you fight like mad and at the end of the day, you have respect." and that's all the sport for now. the uk immigration minister, robertjenrick, has announced plans to move away from using hotels to house asylum seekers and instead

use disused military bases — in essex and lincolnshire, and a separate site in east sussex. he's told the house of commons that the government is also exploring the possibility of using vessels at sea. the refugee council has described the proposals as "entirely unsuitable". 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports from westminster. this is what rishi sunak is promising to stop. he is pushing a new policy through parliament which will prevent people who arrive in small boats from claiming asylum. but many of his mps are worried about the costs of housing those who are already here. the home secretary says accommodating migrants temporarily in hotels is costing £6 million a day. so, today, the government confirmed that alternative accommodation would be used. the government will use military sites being disposed of in essex and lincolnshire and a separate site in east sussex.

these will be scaled up over the coming months and will collectively provide accommodation to several thousand asylum seekers. this is the airbase in lincolnshire, once home to the world war ii dambusters. the local mp had this to say about it in the house of commons. this is not aood it in the house of commons. this is not good governance, _ it in the house of commons. this is not good governance, it _ it in the house of commons. this is not good governance, it is - it in the house of commons. this is not good governance, it is based i it in the house of commons. this is| not good governance, it is based on the politics of trying to do something. they are also considering using ferries and barges as temporary accommodation in due course, but labour say the plans don't hold water. we need to end costly and inappropriate hotel use, but these plans don't do that. they were not and hotel use, and

instead _ they were not and hotel use, and instead these sites are additional and ministers should have been finding — and ministers should have been finding cheaper sites and properly managing costs years ago. currently, the bbc understands, around 51,000 migrants are housed in 385 hotels. the two airbases will have a capacity of about 1500 to 2000 each, so initially this extra capacity is more likely to be used mainly for new arrivals rather than to rehouse those already in hotels. government ministers are hoping that the prospect of being put in more rudimentry accommodation, as they call it, might dissuade some migrants from making the dangerous journey to the uk in the first place. but they are also under pressure from their own mps to clear out the hotels because of opposition in some local communities. as one mp said, we can't blame labourfor this, we have got to as one mp said, we can't blame labour for this, we have got to sort this out otherwise we could lose the next election. the government is keen to be seen at least two begin this process but the lib dems say they would not

have started from here. the problem is very clear. you need to make sure that these refugee and asylum applications are processed really, really quickly, and then if they pass that test, these people can go and work and contribute to society and actually play their part, and if they fail the test, then they should be deported. rishi sunak knows his pledge to stop the small boats is not something which can be achieved quickly, but he will hope to prove that the tide is at least turning by the time of the next election. iain watson, bbc news. joining me now is the uk's shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. thanks forjoining us. this all sounds very familiar, talk of potentially putting people who are waiting for asylum decisions potentially in vessels off the coast. didn't the labour government propose something similar in the

905? propose something similar in the 90s? ., ., g , propose something similar in the 90s? ., ., ., . propose something similar in the 905? ., ., . , propose something similar in the 90s? ., ., . 90s? today's announcement is an admission of— 90s? today's announcement is an admission of failure _ 90s? today's announcement is an admission of failure by _ 90s? today's announcement is an admission of failure by the - admission of failure by the government because it is not a proposal to cut hotel use or provide an alternative to the costly hotel use at all but instead this is additional and it is also not dealing with the height of the problem which is they have this huge backlog of asylum decisions, so much so that 98% of last year's small boat arrivals simply have not even been decided or processed so they have got to do with that backlog and thatis have got to do with that backlog and that is why labour has set out a proper plan to end hotel use and also to clear the backlog and to get fast track decisions and returns to safe countries so that you actually address the problem alongside going after the criminal gangs and prevent dangerous boat crossings in the first place. i’m dangerous boat crossings in the first place-— first place. i'm not trying to be fli ant first place. i'm not trying to be flippant in _ first place. i'm not trying to be flippant in drawing _ first place. i'm not trying to be flippant in drawing the - first place. i'm not trying to be flippant in drawing the parallelj first place. i'm not trying to be - flippant in drawing the parallel but in a sense my point is that policy

options have not changed very option in more than 20 years and i wonder why westminster politics has simply been unable to grasp the nettle effectively so that some of the solutions you were looking at in the 90s when david blunkett was the home secretary and a lot of these stories appeared in the papers today, vessels, ferries, of the coast of dorset, that is where people will be kept, these stories are still being talked about by a government two decades later —— these options. if you will recall, the work the last labour government did actually brought more order to the asylum system to get things back on track but in the last few years have we seen a total chaos and a sense that decisions are not being made and you have got the backlog which has soared and gone up eightfold since the conservatives came to power but you are right that there is quite a bit of headline chasing going on. we

heard the talk this morning about barges that don't exist and we have heard all of this stuff before about sending people to the extension island and even you even had conservative ministers talking about this, but they should get a grip on it and go after the criminal gangs which have proliferated along the english channel in the last four years and are making hundreds of millions of pounds from putting lives at risk and undermining our border security. clear the backlog and get a new agreement with france including on returns agreements and family reunion and resettlement but unless you have that serious plan and the partnership and you work with other countries, instead i think people get sick and tired of all of the headlines and the stuff that never actually works in practice and never really tackles the problem and never deals with the heart of it which is what you need to do. ., ., , heart of it which is what you need to do. , ., ., to do. yvette cooper, thanks for 'oinin~ to do. yvette cooper, thanks for

joining us- _ england is "strikingly unprepared" for the effects of global warming, according to the government's independent climate advisers. the report by the climate change committee said the government's "lack of urgency" over how england is to cope with — and limit — climate change was at odds with the recent experience of people living here. it said that without a "step change" in policy, there would be an increased risk to life and infrastructure. i'm joined now by caroline lucas, green party mp for brighton pavilion. thanks forjoining us. we are gratefulfor thanks forjoining us. we are grateful for you thanks forjoining us. we are gratefulfor you holding on while thanks forjoining us. we are grateful for you holding on while we got through those other stories. let me ask you about the committee report, and in a sense that feels like what i said to yvette cooper, some of this we said a long time ago, not least some of the arguments that were being made at the start of

2010, the argument about the installation of homes. you 2010, the argument about the installation of homes.- installation of homes. you are riuht. installation of homes. you are right- this _ installation of homes. you are right. this is _ installation of homes. you are right. this is an _ installation of homes. you are right. this is an utterly - installation of homes. you are i right. this is an utterly damning report and it is very clear that in the race to adapt to the climate emergency the government has not even got us onto the starting line and you get the sense of a groundhog day, each time the climate change committee reports on the work that government has done to get the country prepared for the climate emergency, to adapt our homes and infrastructure to the new events that are coming down the line, each time they say the same thing which is that the government has failed to take the challenge seriously and they have under delivered and under resourced it and they have not recognised that it is going to be much cheaper to address the issue head on rather than try to sort the problem out afterwards. for example it is unforgivable that homes are still being built on flood plains, for example, that is putting people at risk and putting their homes at risk and it will cost them a lot of money to sort out so why not from

the start make home is properly resilient for the climate emergency. you mentioned insulation and people think of that is being the thing that keeps homes warm in winter but it also can't help keep homes cool in the summer because the heat is not penetrating through your roof and walls —— it also can help. we need a governmentjust to get on and do it. taste need a government 'ust to get on and do it. ~ , ,., need a government 'ust to get on and do it. ~ , ., do it. we see some of the political... _ do it. we see some of the political... there - do it. we see some of the political... there is - do it. we see some of the | political... there is always do it. we see some of the - political... there is always another crisis which is sooner than the climate crisis, and maybe it is about language, we talk about the coming climate crisis but we are already in it?— coming climate crisis but we are already in it? yes, we are in this riaht already in it? yes, we are in this right across _ already in it? yes, we are in this right across the _ already in it? yes, we are in this right across the world, _ already in it? yes, we are in this right across the world, and - already in it? yes, we are in this right across the world, and here | already in it? yes, we are in this l right across the world, and here at home in the uk, and most people will remember the high temperatures we had last year, breaking records at 40 degrees, and thousands of people died as a result of that. this is a

matter of life and death and it will increasingly become one and we know that economically it makes sense to address it now and not wait any longer and there are so many benefits, so if you are making your building stock resilient to the climate crisis you are probably also building healthier buildings, which will use less energy over all so it's a win—win situation but instead of that we have a government that, when their home work is being marked by the climate change committee, in over 40 different areas the government has not made enough progress in a single one of them which is pretty damning. margaret thatcher when _ which is pretty damning. margaret thatcher when she _ which is pretty damning. margaret thatcher when she was _ which is pretty damning. margaret thatcher when she was prime - thatcher when she was prime minister, after the 1989 european parliament elections, there was excitement about the environment because the green party did very well after that. we are now probably in the run—up to a general election in the run—up to a general election

in about 18 months, and i wonder if this is an opportunity to change the debate and to force the parties to talk more about this issue and the direct impact in the coming years on the people whose votes they are seeking? the people whose votes they are seekin: ? ., . . ., seeking? you are right. the climate threat is no — seeking? you are right. the climate threat is no longer _ seeking? you are right. the climate threat is no longer some _ seeking? you are right. the climate threat is no longer some kind - seeking? you are right. the climate threat is no longer some kind of - threat is no longer some kind of hypothetical issue for the future and it is right here right now and h is making itself felt very strongly already through the kind of weather events we are seeing. —— right now and here. the issue is how fast and how well we actually get about two addressing this and my concern is that the government over the next few days, we are expecting them to announce what would be a green day and now they have called it something else, and although they will no doubt robert some extra bits of investment in renewable energy,

—— they will no doubt announce some extra bits of investment in renewable energy but at the same time they are going ahead with new bits of oil and gas in the north sea and that is absolutely exacerbating the climate crisis and it will not help energy security because the oil and gas that is extracted will simply be sold at international prices what we need to do is to get off fossil fuels, that is the bottom line and that will help with adaptation to the climate emergency but also help us get away with the dependence on fossil fuels which is what is driving the kind of weather events and the climate emergency that we are seeing.— events and the climate emergency that we are seeing. caroline lucas, thank ou that we are seeing. caroline lucas, thank you very _ that we are seeing. caroline lucas, thank you very much _ that we are seeing. caroline lucas, thank you very much for _ that we are seeing. caroline lucas, thank you very much for breaking l that we are seeing. caroline lucas, l thank you very much for breaking off from your committee hearing at westminster. thanks forjoining us. some breaking news from the vatican. pope francis has been poked in the last decade and he is in hospital in rome —— has been pope over the last

decade. it is for a prearranged checkup, and the vatican have insisted that the pope, who was admitted this afternoon, by appointment for previously scheduled checks, they have said that it is the case that the pope is looking forward to his own retirement but we will bring you any more from the vatican on the health of the pope as soon as we get it. the number of homes available to rent in the uk has fallen by a third over the past 18 months. this sharp drop in the number of listings, means that prospective tenants are now facing an 11% price hike to secure a property. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. there's been times where i've said, right, yes, i'll take this one, i love it, it's perfect and then

i'll see it's gone. emily's landlord put the rent up more than she could afford. after months of searching, she and her partner still haven't found anywhere but had to move out anyway. talk me through what the last few days have been like. the most stressful of my life, i think, other than having a baby. put all of our belongings pretty much into this tiny little storage, and then separate. so you had to make that really difficult decision to split up as a family? so on our actual relationship, it's been really difficult. so right now jay and i are in a bedroom, with my niece's toys all around, but also all of his stuff and my stuff together and a mattress on the floor. and my partner is staying on a sofa bed in the living room at his brother's house. the emotional toll is huge. and that's being echoed by so many others i've been keeping in touch

with over the past month or so, facing the reality of sky—high rents. there are about 30 people there in total between these two building sites and people are begging, begging to live there, willing to offer more money, in a one bed building site. i think last year we spent about £25,000 on rent. and then, which is insane. i might have to end up moving back in with my parents, maybe, - or potentially look at some sort of social housing. _ i've put all my furniture in storage and i'm just here living in one of my friend's bedrooms. little update, nothing to update. there are still no flats available for me. the property site zoopla have told us that there are one third fewer homes available to rent now compared to before the pandemic, and lots more tenants trying to sign for them. the higher mortgage rates make it far more expensive for a landlord to buy property to then rent it out. so it's discouraging

new investment into the market, higher rates, and again, as i say, it's also creating affordability pressures for first—time buyers, who typically rent but want to buy a property, and they are staying in the rental market for longer. if you are facing a rent rise, the bbc�*s tackling it together pages have lots of useful information but the first thing to do is to dig out your contract. don'tjust start paying a higher price or agree to anything until you know the details of your contract. the rules are different in each of the devolved nations but by telling your landlord you cannot afford a rent rise, you might find they'd rather save the expense and hassle of finding a new tenant and meet you in the middle. caught in the rental crunch, separated and exhausted, emily has still got a simple goal... to find a two bed house, because then it will have enough space for us three. colletta smith, bbc news, in reading. i'm joined now by hamlet shenley,

who rents a property with his partner in portsmouth. what is your situation? presumably you can't save enough for a deposit to buy a house because the rents keep going up?— to buy a house because the rents keep going up? absolutely, between the air of keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us — keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us we _ keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us we are _ keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us we are not _ keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us we are not able - keep going up? absolutely, between the pair of us we are not able to - the pair of us we are not able to save much at all each month and it would take the, the average price of aflac is about 180,000 in portsmouth and if we wanted to save 5—10% deposit we are looking at seven years at minimum before we can considerforwarding years at minimum before we can consider forwarding that and that is not including housing prices increasing in the meantime —— the average price of a flat is about 180,000 in portsmouth. i average price of a flat is about 180,000 in portsmouth.- 180,000 in portsmouth. i was listeninu 180,000 in portsmouth. i was listening to — 180,000 in portsmouth. i was listening to radio _ 180,000 in portsmouth. i was listening to radio four - 180,000 in portsmouth. i was listening to radio four this - listening to radio four this lunchtime about this subject and one of the things i kept hearing was that we worry about the long—term future in our rented accommodation and we don't know when somebody might be served with a notice to

leave because the owner is thinking of selling up, but there is no where four people to go because there are not many houses available in social housing —— nowhere for people to go. absolutely. this is something we have kept in mind, notjust in the last couple of months but even before that, we are only a few bad months away from having to move back to our respective parents and their homes, or be having to find somewhere but with the drop in rental properties... i5 somewhere but with the drop in rental properties. . .— somewhere but with the drop in rental properties... is there one thing that _ rental properties... is there one thing that would _ rental properties... is there one thing that would help _ rental properties... is there one thing that would help people - rental properties... is there one | thing that would help people like you? one thing politicians could do which could make a difference? it is a aood which could make a difference? it 3 a good question and very complex issue but in terms of at least reassuring myself that we are at

least taking a step of the right direction, that would be to build more homes, and more robust programme forfirst—time more homes, and more robust programme for first—time buyers to enter the market especially amongst younger people, we are waiting to have families and build our futures, and we are sitting in rental properties but we are not building up properties but we are not building up any equity and we are not building a future and as we get older that will be a lack of a future for this country in general. i think you speak for a generation there. thanks forjoining us. i hope you and your partner get the home you and your partner get the home you want in due course. tributes have been paid to the tv presenter and comedian paul 0'grady, who has died at the age of 67. his husband said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" yesterday evening. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career.

it's a tribute to his incredible versatility that paul 0'grady was equally at home as the warm and gentle presenter of shows like for the love of dogs... hiya. hi, paul. how you doing? i'm all right. this little one isn't doing so well. and as the acerbic, acid—tongued lily savage... so i'm stood having a drink and i looked over and here's ulrika walked in the door wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue. iwas flaming. it was as lily that he first found fame hosting some of television's best known shows... it's thursday, it's 7:00. it's top of the pops! ladies and gentlemen, miss lily savage. ..with her trademark self—deprecating humour. this is the all new blankety blank. brand spanking new. well, new—ish, you know. got lino, new lino. and the prizes are better this time round. a four—slice toaster instead of a two. rupaul�*s drag race winner danny beard says paul was a massive influence for so many. i think anyone that does thisjob and doesn't

class paul as an icon, as an inspiration, i don't think they're worth their bread. he was an icon through and through, not just for many queens and for many people from liverpool, for many working class people. it's a sad, sad day. i'm sorry i'm not suited and booted, but i thought, you know, with it being the edinburgh festival and with it being comedy, with it being fringe, to be quite frank, i haven't even had a wash, you know what i mean? eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow, performing as himself and hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul 0'grady. as well as a 14—year stint on radio 2. today's tributes have been led by the queen consort, who said she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of paul 0'grady, who worked with her in support of battersea dogs and cats home, providing lots of laughter and many waggy—tailed memories.

are you going to let me do yourflea treatment? she appeared alongside him in a special edition of his multi—award winning for the love of dogs, a programme that perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that characterised paul 0'grady. he will be much missed. now it's time for the weather, with matt taylor today we have great conditions continuing for much of the evening. the best conditions in the west but a few showers out here. heavier bursts in devon and cornwall as the evening rush hour begins, very mild to end the day after what has been a very mild day with temperatures in the mid—teens, above average for this time of the year. heavy rain

from the south—west through the midlands and it was lincolnshire this evening and overnight for a time, easing into tomorrow morning, and some clearer skies towards the north and west but a few showers around and not a cold start to thursday. temperature is around 5—6 but tomorrow, early rain in eastern parts gradually clearing, the same in shetland, brightening up and everyone will see sunshine at some time but showers developing quite widely throughout the day, some of those in the midlands, and they could be heavy and thundery but between that it will be very warm, up between that it will be very warm, up to around 17 in the sunniest areas.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... the german president has welcomed british monarch, king charles on his first state visit of his reign. they inspected a guard of honour at the brandenburg gate in berlin. footage shows ambulances and families outside the migrant centre fire in mexico which has killed 38 people. some of technology's biggest names call for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence to allow time to make sure it's safe. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to "stay away" in a digital discouragement campaign

targeting men aged 18 to 35. king charles has arrived in germany for his first overseas state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he and his wife camilla, the queen consort, were greeted with a ceremonial gun salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate. where there was an official welcome hosted

by president frank—walter steinmeier and the first lady. the landmark was once associated with the country's division during the cold war, and is a symbolic site in its subsequent reunification. it's the first ceremonial welcome ever held there for a visiting head of state. the two men are there to symbolise the renewed working relationship between the british and germans after brexit and in their common cause on issues like energy security, weaning the continent away from reliance on gas from russia, and their support for ukraine in its war with russia. the visit is also being seen as part of efforts to improve relations between the countries after brexit. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill has more.

diplomatically this is hugely significant. this is the king's first ever foreign state visit and he has chosen, britain has chosen, to send them to the heart of europe. this is about sending out a message that britain values its ties with the countries of europe, and particularly france and germany, often seen as the real political leaders of the eu, to emphasise that even in a post—brexit world, britain still values that friendship. you can really see that if you take a look at the agenda for the next few days. king charles will be attending events, visiting places which really reflect some of the common interest, some of the common challenges faced by both the eu and britain. common challenges to which they often rise together. for example, the war in ukraine. king charles will be meeting ukrainian refugees, of course so many of them have made their home temporarily here in germany. he'll be meeting some of them.

he will also be spending a lot of time focusing on issues like climate change and the environment. we know that he is passionate about these themes and he will be visiting what they call here an eco—village. there will also be a reception a little later today which is focused on sustainability and the future of energy. so i think from that you can divine a real sense that what britain wants to get out of this is to reinforce that message, that post—brexit it is possible to have a strong, stable relationship. and that suits germany too. 0utrage is growing in mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in ciudad juarez that killed 38 migrants. unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the centre run by mexico's national migration institute. a warning you may find these pictures distressing. (tx as you can see uniformed officials seem to walk away as the blaze erupts in a corner, leaving a group of men behind in what appears to be a locked cell. the 32—second clip appears

to come from a security camera inside the facility. the building isjust south of the border crossing that links ciudad juarez with the city of el paso in texas. we know very few details but we know the mexican interior minister has admitted that the government has watched the video just after the accident, so this is confirmation on that side. this we know that it happened in this sale of men in a centre that is kept... for the detention of immigrants. we are experiencing a record influx of immigrants in this area. they are trying, walking thousands of kilometres. they are with their

families, with kids. they are trying to get to the us and then they have found after the biden administration, he decided to reinforce the security on the border, so they can't cross the border. there are people from in honduras, el salvador, guatemala, venezuela, colombia and my country ecuador, among the victims that have died. and injuries. we have dozens of people still trying to fight for their lives in hospitals in ciudad juarez and now we know also that the border control from the us, the patrol have made a statement saying they are willing to accept some of these immigrants to us medicalfacilities. what we know so far is the version from the mexican authorities who say the fire was set in the moment

of a protest against deportation. let's remember, these people who were picked up, they were detained, and would be deported to the south of mexico. so all those kilometres they have just crossed go back to zero in that location. but we don't have confirmation of this version, but the mexican president supported this version yesterday during a press conference in mexico. it's emerged that the attacker who killed six people — including three children — at a school in nashville, had legally purchased seven guns. police say they have established that audrey hale was under �*doctor�*s care for an emotional disorder�* — but there were no apparent warnings that any violence was imminent. audrey hale's parents say they did not realise that weapons were being hidden in their house. meanwhile the police have released dramatic footage of the moment two officers confronted — and shot — the attacker. we should warn you, you may find parts of this report by nomia iqbal distressing.

this is the moment when audrey hale prepares to kill. the 28—year—old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, and then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police officers michael collazo and rex englebert arrive. let's go! footage released by police shows when 0fficer engelbert enters the school. metro police! door! after a room to room search of the ground floor... sounds like it's upstairs. they hear gunfire upstairs and head to intercept. as he rounds the corner, one of the officers spots the attacker and takes the shot. police say the assailant carefully planned the attack and that hale was born a woman but recently identified on social media as a man. the victims were three nine—year—olds — evelyn dieckhaus, william kinney and hallie scruggs. hallie's father, a local pastor,

said he was heartbroken. three staff also died, including mike hill, a school custodian and father of seven. his family said he was beloved. police say audrey hale was a former student here at the school, had no criminal record, and that resentment may have been a motive. a friend of hale's has told the bbc they communicated moments before the attack. i received an instagram dm from audrey basically stating that i would see her on the news later on this evening and something tragic was about to happen. i was just speechless. i'm just like... i'm sorry, like... i am still trying to wrap my head around, like, what... what we are going through as a city.

police say hale had a manifesto and could have killed more people. we've determined that audrey bought seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. three of those weapons were used yesterday during this horrific tragedy. president biden said he'll start shaming any politicians who don't do more to act on gun violence. he wants assault rifles banned. lawmakers from both sides passed major gun safety legislation last year, but many say a ban goes too far. nomia iqbal, bbc news, nashville. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said relations with the united states remain strong. his words contrast with his earlier twitter post that expressed anger at president biden's suggestion that he walk away from his plans to reform the judiciary. addressing the us—led summit for democracy, mr netanyahu said israel and america's bond would never break.

israel and the united states have had their occasional differences, but i want to assure you that the alliance between the world's greatest democracy and a strong, proud and independent democracy — israel — in the heart of the middle east, is unshakeable. nothing can change that. we have worked together, israel and the united states, to achieve the historic abraham accords, that made peace between israel and four arab states. we are now working together to expand these peace accords further, and they obviously bring increased prosperity to our peoples. i spoke to our middle east correspondent tom bateman injerusalem about how much additional pressure the us president's statement has put on the israeli prime minister. the american pressure has already been massive. it has been building for months.

for example earlier this year we had the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who came here and stood next to the israeli prime minister and in public gave him this effective dressing down saying, "look, these are expectations for what a democratic state is." and he gave a list basically of what america expects the ruling israeli coalition to do and the kind of values it expects them to stick to. so this has been going on publicly and privately and you got a sense there from joe biden that he has made it clear to benjamin netanyahu. 0ur sense is that they were bombarding mr netanyahu's government with messages during this 48—hour crisis from sunday to monday, when the country was brought to a standstill by protesters and people striking earlier this week. the americans saying, look, you are imperilling the image, the international image, of israel as the sole democracy in the region. so the message has been very clear.

then we had this extraordinary angry rebuke from mr netanyahu, tweeting a series of messages late last night in response to mr biden, saying, we are an independent country, we will effectively do what we want and we are not going to listen to outside pressure. although he of course said — as he has always said in these situations — that america is its strongest ally, we have an enduring bond that goes on and on. but this is a very serious rift and i think what it tells you — and you mentioned the sort of public division over this in israel — what it shows you is this issue is not resolved and the americans for one don't regard it as resolved yet. so what would you say — what impact would you say this is having on the nature of the relationship between israel and the us? well, it's pretty bad in the sort of immediate sense but, you know, i mean, mr netanyahu is no stranger to facing off democratic us administrations. there was a terrible relationship that developed between him and president 0bama, under the 0bama administration when joe biden was the vice president, and that was all about the iran

nuclear deal that the americans were seeking to sign. mr netanyahu tried to derail it — he went behind president 0bama's back and made a speech to congress. the white house was severely angered by all of that. sojoe biden will remember that, but he is an extremely... ..a very strong pro—israel democrat — he always has been. so in terms of the sort of underlying alliance, i think that's not affected at the moment and, you know, the bottom line here is, the americans — it's notjust warm words, they give billions of dollars of military aid to the israelis every year, but you do have voices within the democratic party that have been saying, you know, putting pressure on mr biden and the administration for a while, challenging that and asking why this money — in their view — is given without strings attached. and i think that's one

of the reasons, politically, why we have seen the americans and antony blinken say, look, you know, this doesn't come for free. we expect something different from an israeli government in the sense that they expect them to stick to what they see as democratic values. mr netanyahu, i think, publicly is going to face this off. 0n the other hand, it also gives him a way of sort of bringing in the far—right members of the israeli government to try and get them to agree to this sort of back—down that we've had this week, and so it is useful for mr netanyahu, who's able to sort of play the sides off against each other. hundreds of thousands of protesters in france have staged more strikes and rallies against the government's pension reforms, with some demonstrators clashing with riot police. people are angry after legislation to raise the retirement age in france from 62 to 64 was forced through by president emmanuel macron's government. the demonstrations — which were countrywide — were the most violent yet.

0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report. the temperature rose as the sun went down. across france, fires burned like beliefs, as bright as fever. young protesters with their rocks and bottles, disappearing in clouds of tear gas fired by riot police. in bordeaux, in nantes, and in paris. it took minutes for this peaceful protest to turn violent. hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. running through the lines of police, the white—and—black helmets of the specialist units known as brav—m. rapid reaction teams tasked with stamping out trouble. a new target for protesters, after growing allegations of abuse. a video emerged last week apparently showing brav—m officers hitting a protester in the face. and an audio recording appears

to have captured threats, intimidation, and racist insults against a group of student protesters. "next time you won't be going to the police station, you'll be going to the hospital," one officer is heard saying. salome was one of them. she's since filed a complaint, and was back out protesting. it's important to have policemen that are able to contain violence and to protect people. but in that case, the violence was against us. they were not protecting us. we must have been protected from them. that is really worrying to me. the protests across france were, as usual, largely peaceful, and smaller than last week. but police say some mainstream protesters are joining agitators in attacking them. after the covid, after everything that happened to france, the inflation and everything, people will start to be really tense. and that doesn't help to reduce the violence against the police, because the police is representing the state. so, in a way, when you attack the police, you might

feel you're protesting against the state. fires are burning across france as president macron struggles for a way out of this crisis, with political negotiations frozen and the streets on fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. humza yousaf has appointed his cabinet after having been formally sworn in as the first minister of scotland earlier today. the snp leader has given his deputy, shona robison, thejob of finance secretary — which had been held by mr yousaf�*s leadership rival, kate forbes. the majority of the new cabinet are women. let's hear what he had to say. i have assembled a cabinet that is fresh, that's going to take forward a radical, progressive agenda that i

have set throughout this leadership contest and i expect now to deliver for the people of scotland. 0ur priority, immediate priority, will be to tackle the cost of living crisis, continue to invest in public services and progress our well—being economy, and that is going to be the team that will help me deliver that. a number of new faces, some real energy, and also a mix of experience as well in that cabinet that i hope to lead. ., ., ,., as well in that cabinet that i hope to lead. ., ., , , ., ,, as well in that cabinet that i hope to lead. ., ., ,, ., to lead. humza yousaf speaking a coule of to lead. humza yousaf speaking a couple of hours _ to lead. humza yousaf speaking a couple of hours ago. _ the european court of human rights in strasbourg has been hearing its first ever case related to human rights and climate change. the case, brought by more than 2000 older swiss women, argued that switzerland's policy on climate change was inadequate, and was putting the health of older women at risk — and therefore violating their human rights. it comes as temperatures in switzerland rise faster than the global average.

cast your mind back to three years ago — and you may remember the story of the ten—year—old boy who decided to camp out in his garden every night to raise money for his local hospice. since then, max woosey — now known as �*tent boy�* has met the prime minister, won a pride of britain award and been recognised by the guinness book of world records. after spending more than 1,000 nights in the tent, max has now decided it's time to move back inside. john maguire is with him this morning. what are your camping photos like? are they as good as max woosey�*s? remember, though, he has been sleeping out for three years. but now it's time to pack up his latest tent and head indoors. tell me about that — the big decision? well, i think we decided the three years was probably the best time to come in. i've had the best three years of my life. it's been ups and downs. i started this because i wanted to raise money for the north devon hospice, since all their fundraising was cut, and the plan was to do the first, the second lockdown. let's finish on a high and there

hopefully are more adventures for the future. so what's it like to sleep more than a thousand nights under canvas? time for some quick—fire questions. best place you've camped? i'd have to say sandy park. so, the exeter stadium. exeter rugby stadium, yeah. worst night? worst night would probably have to be when the tent collapsed, chucking it down, high winds, and it was about 12:00 at night and we still couldn't find a new tent to pitch up. 0h, sounds grim. winter or summer? winter. winter's better? if it's in the summer, your tent turns into a greenhouse. best or favourite bit of kit? favourite of kit would have to be pillows, because you can definitely count on having a good night's sleep with them. the fluffier, the better. do you prefer a roof or canvas? i think it has to be canvas. absolutely. easy one, that. and what about your next challenge, any ideas? i think we've got a few ideas ready, and hopefully a few of them can come true. but we can't say anything just yet,

and hopefully we can tell you soon. watch this space. yeah. max's mum, rachel, says the first six months were the hardest when he was just ten years old. but the outdoor life became his life, and the decision to call it a day was all his. as you know, any time we mentioned him stopping, there would be tears and tantrums, or he'd just walk off. he just would not engage with the conversation for a long time. and then, after christmas, he started toying with the idea. so we tried to be really good and back off. and then, actually, he felt that three years was enough and then he wanted to focus on other things. so it's quite a strange feeling at the moment. it all started during the first lockdown. max's neighbour rick was being cared for at home by community staff from the north devon hospice. he gave max his tent and told him to seek adventure. well, mission accomplished. he's raised almost £800,000

for the hospice, directly funding 16 community nurses for a year, and supporting 700 patients. you can't imagine doing that for three years - of your life, every night. i mean, the weather that. we've had and the winters, i it's been so cold, and you just. worry about him being so young. but wanting to do that for us as a hospice isjust amazing. we actually go into some of these personal homes, so the person and the family still carry on with their everyday life. they have their routines. they've got their own home comforts around them, familiar pictures, their pets, their friends, just everything that they're generally used to with everyday life at such a difficult time, really. today marks exactly three years, but his final night out will be at a charity camping festival this weekend. and then? so this is the sort of the ghost room, isn't it? the room hasn't been used for three years. this is the room that... yeah.

it's just a storage room now, as you can see. all the tents. all the dead tents! yeah. looking forward to coming back indoors? yeah, iam. i think i'm ready. and sitting on this bed right now... nice and comfy. it does make you miss it. i think i might have to sleep on the floor and eventually build my way back up. since he pitched his tent on that first night, he's become a teenager, moved to secondary school, helped thousands of people in his local community, and inspired many, many more, notjust around the uk, but also around the world. john maguire, bbc news, north devon. and that fundraiser takes place in the broomhill estate just outside barnstable. if you are in barnstable on friday last week you would have seen the orange coffin of my late cousin, the much missed jed mason, a

much loved local businessmen, who died and were set in north devon hospice towards the end of his life and i know how grateful everyone is for the work max is doing in supporting the hospice and their work. some spectacular pictures of a volanic eruption to share with you now. from indonesia — where this time lapse, from a cctv camera, shows the anak krakatau volcano throwing smoke and ash into the sky. the plume eventually went about a mile above the volcanic crater. quite spectacular pictures. it's a very active volcano — and perhaps because of that, people tend to keep their distance, and there were no reports of any injuries or damage. the indonesian people well know the risks from this particular long existing volcano. a five kilometre exclusion zone has been put into place just in case. you are watching bbc news. more eruptions of those kinds coming up.

hello there. compared to the cooler conditions we saw earlier in the week it does feel much milder out there today, even with grey skies overhead. indeed, much of central and western europe, the deeper oranges and reds indicate just how much above average temperatures are at the moment. particularly so across eastern parts of spain, above 30 degrees for a few over the next few days, close to march records. but as i said, that comes even with a lot of cloud for us here in the uk. a deep area of low pressure out towards the west, dragging up that warm air from the south, but extensive cloud for the rest of your day. outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west, pushing a little bit further eastwards again into the afternoon, although some livelier bursts of rain in towards devon and cornwall as we hit the evening. these are your temperatures for the evening rush hour. in fact, still in the mid—teens, about 6 degrees above where we should be in some parts of the country. into tonight, we will see bursts of heavy, maybe thundery rain work

their way from the south—west through the midlands, out towards lincolnshire and east anglia before gradually clearing. windy night across the far north and north—west of scotland, but another mild night, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 5—7 degrees. most places in england and wales staying in double digits. so, a pretty warm start to thursday. we are in between two weather systems. that warm south—westerly airflow will be with us but low pressure still close by and so whilst there will be a bit more sunshine tomorrow, there could be some big downpours. 0vernight rain just clearing to begin with, eastern england and across shetland. skies are bright, sunshine. showers quickly get going in the west, transferring their way eastwards, through the midlands, north—east england, we could see some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning with it and a line of showers from the south—west to the home counties. sunshine in between, though. it is going to feel very warm for this stage in march, 17 degrees possible, which will make it close to one of the warmest days of the year so far. we finish the day with some showers fading, and then into thursday night, outbreaks of heavy rain sweeps across wales, the midlands,

southern england in particular, and the winds strengthen. now, it's this area of low pressure, it's going to be pushing across us. and to the south of it, the strongest of the winds. having their main impact across france but the channel islands and through the english channel is where we could see some potentially disruptive gusts of wind, 50—65 mph. outbreaks of rain here. rain coming and going through england and wales through the day, also northern ireland. brightest conditions in the west of scotland. cloudier to the east of scotland with a few showers. not quite as warm as it will be on thursday but still temperatures above average for the time of year.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley. our top stories: the german president has welcomed british monarch, king charles on his first state visit of his reign. they inspected a guard of honour at the brandenburg gate in berlin. the first time it has been used for a state visit stop footage shows ambulances and families outside the migrant centre fire in mexico which has killed 38 people.

some of technology's biggest names call for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence to allow time to make sure it's safe. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to "stay away" in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. some of technology's biggest names are calling for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence until safety measures have been developed and implemented. elon musk and apple's co—founder, steve wozniak are among those who've signed an open letter saying powerful a—i systems should be only developed once there's confidence that the effects will be positive and the risks manageable. critics fear the rapid growth of ai could threaten jobs or be used for malicious purposes. the uk government has set out plans today to regulate a—i with new guidelines on responsible use, describing it as one of the "technologies of tomorrow". i think it is clear now that

artificial intelligence has some tremendous opportunities 50 it tremendous opportunities so it surely can _ tremendous opportunities so it surely can contribute _ tremendous opportunities so it surely can contribute to - tremendous opportunities :r t surely can contribute to the future to make a better future for us but at the same time i think we have seen some risks and we have seen, for example, the risk of artificial intelligence producing bias, the risk of disinformation. the risk of manipulation. so it is only fair that we have some controls and regulation around it so i certainly do welcome that business leaders are saying we need to regulate and we need modern smart regulations to harness the potential of ai need modern smart regulations to harness the potential of a! while also mitigating the risks. who harness the potential of ai while also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? _ also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? that— also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? that is— also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? that is a _ also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? that is a very - also mitigating the risks. who does the regulating? that is a very good | the regulating? that is a very good cuestion. the regulating? that is a very good question- lot _ the regulating? that is a very good question. lot of _ the regulating? that is a very good question. lot of legislation - the regulating? that is a very good question. lot of legislation is - question. lot of legislation is there so a! does not exist in isolation, so privacy law, human rights legislation, labour laws,

equality, that is there but artificial intelligence does present some further risk so it is really important that we look at what is there so the uk, for example, they have put together today, they are issuing a white paper on regulation, with the idea we can regulate in a smart way and bring together regulators that will be well funded, i hope, to be able to do this, but in europe there is the european artificial intelligence at which is being negotiated and we will see tough regulations from china, for example, an legislation being discussed at the united nations —— and legislation. and there is legislation coming in relation to artificial intelligence, joe biden has been very clear in saying that al has been very clear in saying that a! has got to be rooted in human rights. it cannot undermine human

rights. it cannot undermine human rights and equality. so what we need to do is we need to have regulations and we need to have rules that define the rules of the game so we know what we are dealing with and we need to make sure that al is not bias and it is transparent so basically what we need to do is to create the environment of trust. ads, create the environment of trust. a story we will be hearing more about on bbc news in the coming hours and days. officials in the dutch capital, amsterdam, have launched a digital campaign to try to reduce the number of british tourists coming in search of drugs, sex and alcohol. discouraging adverts like this one will target 18—35 year old men in the uk. the messages are automatically triggered when search terms such as stag party, cheap hotel or pub crawl in amsterdam are typed in. i'm joined now by anna holligan, our correspondent in amsterdam.

she is by the canal in the heart of amsterdam. not far, i suppose, from the red light district. what is it that the mayor of amsterdam is trying to do? i that the mayor of amsterdam is trying to do?— trying to do? i am indeed in the heart of the _ trying to do? i am indeed in the heart of the red _ trying to do? i am indeed in the heart of the red light district - trying to do? i am indeed in the| heart of the red light district and i want to give you a flavour of what it is like. if! i want to give you a flavour of what it is like. if i swing the camera around, there are hanky—panky tattoo studios, bars with drinks offers, a red light window there, no sex worker at the moment, and then if i come around on the other side of the canal, a lot of cannabis cafe is and cheap hotels and i don't know if you can make it out but on the bridge behind me there are a couple of small posters which remind people of how to behave in a public and these are all over the city on all of the bridges, saying things like, no

urinating in public, you could face a fine, no drinking in public, and the targeted advertising are specifically for british, young british men, so when you log on in the uk and search for these terms, these warning adverts will pop up reminding people basically how to behave and the message here from the mayor of amsterdam is that if you are planning to come to amsterdam for a wild time, you better stay away because you could risk a fine or a night in the cells. the away because you could risk a fine or a night in the cells.— or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam _ or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam is _ or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam is a _ or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam is a leader - or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam is a leader of - or a night in the cells. the mayor of amsterdam is a leader of a - of amsterdam is a leader of a political party —— a former leader of a political party in the netherlands, so i wonder if she has other motives because there are questions around affordability in amsterdam and whether people who live there came air their views and it does not sound like she wants to eliminate prostitution on the city, for example.

eliminate prostitution on the city, for example-— eliminate prostitution on the city, for examle. a, , . , . eliminate prostitution on the city, forexamle. , . , ., ., for example. moves have been made to eliminate the — for example. moves have been made to eliminate the red _ for example. moves have been made to eliminate the red light _ for example. moves have been made to eliminate the red light district - for example. moves have been made to eliminate the red light district and - eliminate the red light district and there are plans to build an erotic centre on the outskirts of the city. it is an issue of over tourism so this city cannot handle the numbers and when i speak to families living around these beautiful canals, they say is notjust the drunken brits who are urinating in canals and being sick on the streets, it is the people who are coming, the amount of people, and they cannot get around on their bike because there are so many tourists, and there are concerns amongst many businesses and the area is built around the sex and drugs and most of the shops benefit from those british tourists who are coming to spend their euros and one coffee shop owner says it is a bit dangerous for the city council to target a specific group of young

british men when this is a city that has built its reputation on tolerance and the liberal values that so many people here celebrate and when i speak to young british tourists, many of them here today, they say it is outrageous and that although they do enjoy a trip into the cannabis cafe is, they also come for the museums, the van gogh museum, and the other more highbrow cultural pursuits.— cultural pursuits. lovely to talk to ou as cultural pursuits. lovely to talk to you as ever. _ cultural pursuits. lovely to talk to you as ever. in — cultural pursuits. lovely to talk to you as ever, in amsterdam, - cultural pursuits. lovely to talk to l you as ever, in amsterdam, thanks forjoining us. nice little snapshot of the heart of amsterdam. we are now speaking to a ceo of concious hotels, a hotel chain in amsterdam, to find out what their reaction has been to the advert. i wonder, somebody involved in the tourist trade, whose business

depends on tourists, how do you feel about young british men coming to party in amsterdam? this about young british men coming to party in amsterdam?— about young british men coming to party in amsterdam? as with many thins, party in amsterdam? as with many things. there _ party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are _ party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are a _ party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are a few _ party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are a few that - party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are a few that ruin i party in amsterdam? as with many things, there are a few that ruin it| things, there are a few that ruin it for everyone and that is what is happening out here. specifically targeting this group of young men from great britain, i don't think it is wise. there could be national collateral and it is a bit discriminating eye thing and i would rather see —— i think and i would rather see —— i think and i would rather see —— i think and i would rather see something positive. the city is struggling because it is crowded and specifically the area we mentioned, the red light district, it is completely out of balance, but we are moving the sex from that area, and also drugs, we are doing a

lot of stuff, and you can build up an image of what it will be in the future. ., , , ., an image of what it will be in the future. ., ,, ., ., , future. tourists who have visited amsterdam _ future. tourists who have visited amsterdam for _ future. tourists who have visited amsterdam for work _ future. tourists who have visited amsterdam for work and - future. tourists who have visited | amsterdam for work and leisure, going on trips also when i was in my early 20s and coming back in my 30s and 405, i early 205 and coming back in my 305 and 405, i have not been in recent years because the city life experience for other europeans has become quite competitive, hasn't it? the baltic states were not a tourist attraction in the 905 but they are now. i wonder if amsterdam i5 attraction in the 905 but they are now. i wonder if amsterdam is in a transition phase where you clearly want to attract the high spending tourists and you want to attract the middle—aged museum goers and the people who are coming to visit the anne frank hou5e, people who are coming to visit the anne frank house, for example, but do you want to simultaneously u5e do you want to simultaneously use some of those other people? ——

simultaneously loo5e. you see middle—aged people in the red like the few —— red light district and visiting a brown cafe, as much as part of their experience as a visit to the anne frank house. i am definitely _ to the anne frank house. i am definitely for _ to the anne frank house. i am definitely for an _ to the anne frank house. i am definitely for an open - to the anne frank house. i am definitely for an open city, - to the anne frank house. i —n definitely for an open city, that is welcoming, and i think there is too much in terms of drugs —related tourism. much in terms of drugs -related tourism. . . . much in terms of drugs -related tourism. . . , tourism. that is a policing problem? is it? the campaign _ tourism. that is a policing problem? is it? the campaign has _ tourism. that is a policing problem? is it? the campaign has this - tourism. that is a policing problem? is it? the campaign has this movie l is it? the campaign has this movie where a guy is being arrested and if you go for a messy weekend over here and stay out, it is really negative, but i think we can inspire people to behave better. used to be a big mess at football games and i'm not saying

thatis at football games and i'm not saying that is completely in order but also it has changed. it is the wrong campaign. they do not know how to get sustainable tourists and if we have good temporary citizens, meaning tourism, it is all good. ye5, meaning tourism, it is all good. yes, if you can ruin it for everyone, but i hope the british people keep on coming to amsterdam —— ye5, people keep on coming to amsterdam —— yes, a view can ruin it for everyone. have fun but be nice, and i think this campaign, especially if it is group5 i think this campaign, especially if it is groups of young people, stag parties, and there is one person looking for a group of ten, maybe, you don't reach all of the group and if there is alcohol involved, it is

a group behaviour, some youngsters will get out of control. we don't accept big stag party groups. so we try to make sure and even if you see it as a secret stag party group in one of our hotels, we make the manager contact them and warn them that things are not getting out of hand. a, . ., that things are not getting out of hand. .., ., ., that things are not getting out of hand. ., ., ., , hand. marco, thanks for “oining us. as ou hand. marco, thanks for “oining us. as you say— hand. marco, thanks for “oining us. as you say n t hand. marco, thanks for “oining us. as you say it is t hand. marco, thanks for “oining us. as you say it is partly _ hand. marco, thanks forjoining us. as you say it is partly respect - hand. marco, thanks forjoining us. as you say it is partly respect for i as you say it is partly respect for our hosts when we go on any trip to a foreign city or even somewhere else in our own country. thanks for joining us. the uk immigration minister, robertjenrick, has announced plans to move away from using hotels to house asylum seekers and instead use disused military bases — in essex and lincolnshire, and a separate site in east sussex. he's told the house of commons that the government is also exploring the possibility

of using vessels at sea. the refugee council has described the proposals as "entirely unsuitable". 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports from westminster. this is what rishi sunak is promising to stop. he is pushing a new policy through parliament which will prevent people who arrive in small boats from claiming asylum. but many of his mp5 are worried about the costs of housing those who are already here. the home secretary says accommodating migrants temporarily in hotels is costing £6 million a day. so, today, the government confirmed that alternative accommodation would be used. the government will use military sites being disposed of in essex and lincolnshire and a separate site in east sussex. these will be scaled up over the coming months and will collectively provide accommodation to several thousand asylum seekers. and he said a barracks in the prime minister was my own constituency could also be used.

this is the airbase in lincolnshire, once home to the world war ii dambusters. the local mp as an explosive reaction and legal action was threatened.— threatened. they will be an immediate _ threatened. they will be an immediate judicial - threatened. they will be an immediate judicial review l threatened. they will be an i immediate judicial review and injunction when this is issued, against this thoroughly bad decision which is not based on good governance, but the politics of trying to do something. they are also considering using ferries and barges as temporary accommodation in due course, but labour say the plans don't hold water. we need to end costly and inappropriate hotel use, but these plans don't do that. the ministers had to admit that contrary— the ministers had to admit that contrary to the briefings in the papers, — contrary to the briefings in the papers, they will not end hotel use. instead, these sites are additional and ministers should have been finding cheaper sites and properly managing costs years ago. currently, the bbc understands,

around 51,000 migrants are housed in 385 hotels. the two airbases will have a capacity of about 1500 to 2000 each, so initially this extra capacity is more likely to be used mainly for new arrivals rather than to rehouse those already in hotels. government ministers are hoping that the prospect of being put in more rudimentary accommodation, as they call it, might dissuade some migrants from making the dangerous journey to the uk in the first place. but they are also under pressure from their own mp5 to clear out the hotels because of opposition in some local communities. as one mp said, "we can't blame labourfor this, "we have got to sort this out otherwise we could lose "the next election." the government is keen to be seen at least to begin this process but the lib dems say they would not have started from here. the problem is very clear. you need to make sure that these refugee and asylum applications are processed really, really quickly, and then if they pass that test, these people can go and work and contribute to society

and actually play their part, and if they fail the test, then they should be deported. rishi sunak knows his pledge to stop the small boats is not something which can be achieved quickly, but he will hope to prove that the tide is at least turning by the time of the next election. iain watson, bbc news. enver solomon is chief executive of the refugee council, a uk based charity which works with refugees and asylum seekers. he says the accommodation currently provided by the government isn't good enough. we work with many people boarding in hotels, working with around 50 hotels across the country. we know from our work that they are unsuitable, often cramped, poor quality food, poor quality accommodation overall. for families living in small rooms together it can be really intolerable. and also very little access to health care, medicalfacilities, any kind of real support.

let's remember who these people are, they have come from places like afghanistan, where they have had to flee persecution and violence meted out by the taliban, from places like syria and north africa, where there is violence and civil war, bombs and bullets is what they are fleeing from. and then from iran, and we know the beatings that are taking place in iran. so, they are fleeing because of the situation they are in and seeking safety in this country and the government is failing to run a system effectively and fairly. we want timely decisions, if people should be given a safety here they need to have that decision made quickly. and if they don't reach the threshold then, of course, they should be removed too but the system isn't working.

i just think that the government is flailing around here because it is faced with a system and a crisis really of its own making because it has allowed this huge backlog to grow year on year for such a long time now, faced with this crisis it is trying to come up desperately with sound bites and solutions that just aren't workable. iamoff i am off now. now we have all the business news. you go and enjoy a well—deserved coffee. while you go and enjoy a well—deserved coffee, let me tell everyone else about starbucks' former chief executive howard schultz. he is appearing before a us senate committee to defend his company's attitude and behaviour towards workers. chairing that committee is one bernie sanders, twice a radical candidate for the democratic presidential nomination. in his opening remarks, senator sanders accused starbucks of an aggressive and illegal union—busting campaign. for more on what's brewing here, let's bring in our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury. howard heated has this been getting?

—— how heated. it howard heated has this been getting? -- how heated-— -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways — -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but _ -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but in _ -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but in other— -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but in other ways - -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but in other ways it - -- how heated. it has been heated in some ways but in other ways it has i some ways but in other ways it has also been enlightening to see those coming out in support of the starbucks ceo, former ceo, i should say, howard schultz, and he is under fire, the allegations made against his former company is that starbucks was engaged in anti—union behaviour and that it fired pro union barristers unfairly and it spied on workers and these are all allegations that howard schultz categorically denied. he said starbucks unequivocally has not broken the law, something he repeated again and again, but that did not stop the likes of bernie sanders saying that starbucks had wades the most aggressive and illegal union—busting campaign. —— had waged. howard schultz said he had waged. howard schultz said he had billions of dollars which he earned and no one gave it to him so

it became a strained balancing act between these conversations about unions and inequality and capitalism in america today. {line unions and inequality and capitalism in america today.— let's turn to another potentially high—profile showdown that's been called off. two days ago, adidas was going to take the black lives matter movement to task in a trademark dispute about its logo. why are they now backtracking? a couple of days after they opposed a new trademark application from the black lives matter group, adidas reversed course on its objection and the company did not exactly give a reason but a source told reuters that adidas was worried that people could misinterpret their trademark objections and perceive it as criticism of black lives matter�*s mission, given that consumers shop in a more mindful manner, the brand may have been conscious of that. adidas previously had argued that if

their trademark was registered, that it would divert the distinctiveness of its diagonal three stripes —— that it would divert. the trademark applied for by black lives matter had three horizontal yellow line so people can decide whether they agree with the company or not but adidas does have a history of pretty robust defence of its trademark dating back to the early 20005 when they fought the likes of forever 21 and marc jacobs and also against the designer tom brown where actually tom brown was successful in being able to use four stripes on his clothing.- four stripes on his clothing. thank ou for four stripes on his clothing. thank you for that- _ here's a rather profound quesion of the day: is artificial intelligence a threat to society and humanity? well, a group of ai experts and industry execs including elon musk believe so. they have signed an open letter calling for a six—month pause on advanced ai development.

that's training sytems more powerful than 0penai's newly launched chat gpt. and here in the uk, the government has set out its plans to regulate ai with new guidelines on responsible use which some have described as light touch. critics fear the rapid growth of ai could threaten jobs or be used for malicious purposes but it is boosting economies worldwide. earlier i spoke to sue daley from the industry body techuk and asked her why some governments and companies fear ai could do us harm. ai technologies have huge potential to help our economy and our society. to address issues such as increased productivity, to help in the climate change emergency, to help people in their everyday lives. there are concerns around how this rapidly evolving technology is having an impact on the way that we live, work and importantly, how do we get this right and not just for businesses but people.

more on the banking crisis now. switzerland's government has just approved a total of 109 billion swiss francs, that's $118 billion, in guarantees related to ubs's takeover of credit suisse. that takeover itself was agreed just over a week ago. earlier, we also learned that the former chief executive of the ubs group, sergio ermotti would be back. he's been reappointed three years after leaving in what he's calling a call of duty moment to handle the massive integration exercise with credit suisse. it's a surprise move, so why would the bank turn to one of its previous leaders? here's chris roebuck, a former head of leadership at ubs. the challenge that credit suisse and ubs have, it is a structural thing, it is leadership, culture change, you are trying to get 50,000 people in credit suisse and 75,000 in ubs together and together those banks have assets that equal twice as much

as the entire swiss economy's gdp so for everybody involved their reputation is on the line, it is that simple. the man he is replacing, his ideas took time to implement, and the man back in the job solved many of the problems after the 2008 crisis. absolutely. sergio ermotti was there nine years and he restructured the investment bank and he improved the culture and regained the trust. he is a veteran investment banker so he knows that business and he has asked for patience, because something on this size, if it is going to work, it's not overnight, and i know ubs are already reviewing who they might want from credit suisse because they are looking for people that are not going to compromise what has been achieved by sergio over those nine years.

that is it for now. stay tuned for more headlines on bbc news. hello there. compared to the cooler conditions we saw earlier in the week it does feel much milder out there today, even with grey skies overhead. indeed, much of central and western europe, the deeper oranges and reds indicate just how much above average temperatures are at the moment. particularly so across eastern parts of spain, above 30 degrees for a few over the next few days, close to march records. but as i said, that comes even with a lot of cloud for us here in the uk. a deep area of low pressure out towards the west, dragging up that warm air from the south, but extensive cloud for the rest of your day. outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west, pushing a little bit further eastwards again into the afternoon, although some livelier bursts of rain in towards devon and cornwall as we hit the evening. these are your temperatures for the evening rush hour. in fact, still in the mid—teens,

about 6 degrees above where we should be in some parts of the country. into tonight, we will see bursts of heavy, maybe thundery rain work their way from the south—west through the midlands, out towards lincolnshire and east anglia before gradually clearing. windy night across the far north and north—west of scotland, but another mild night, temperatures not dropping much lower than around 5—7 degrees. most places in england and wales staying in double digits. so, a pretty warm start to thursday. we are in between two weather systems. that warm south—westerly airflow will be with us but low pressure still close by and so whilst there will be a bit more sunshine tomorrow, there could be some big downpours. 0vernight rain just clearing to begin with, eastern england and across shetland. skies are bright, sunshine. showers quickly get going in the west, transferring their way eastwards, through the midlands, north—east england, we could see some rumbles of thunder, flashes of lightning with it and a line of showers from the south—west to the home counties. sunshine in between, though. it is going to feel very warm for this stage in march, 17 possible, which

will make it close to one of the warmest days of the year so far. we finish the day with some showers fading, and then into thursday night, outbreaks of heavy rain sweeps across wales, the midlands, southern england in particular, and the winds strengthen. it's this area of low pressure, it's going to be pushing across us. and to the south of it, the strongest of the winds. having their main impact across france but the channel islands and through the english channel is where we could see some potentially disruptive gusts of wind, 50—65 mph. outbreaks of rain here. rain coming and going through england and wales through the day, also northern ireland. brightest conditions in the west of scotland. cloudier to the east of scotland with a few showers. not quite as warm as it will be on thursday but still temperatures above average for the time of year.

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