this is bbc news. the headlines.... a state visit by king charles to france is postponed because at a state visit by king charles to france is postponed because of more lanned france is postponed because of more planned protests _ france is postponed because of more planned protests against _ france is postponed because of more planned protests against president . planned protests against president emmanuel macron's enforcement. translation: the emmanuel macron's enforcement. translation:— emmanuel macron's enforcement. translation: ., v, translation: the king and the queen consort to come _ translation: the king and the queen consort to come make _ translation: the king and the queen consort to come make a _ translation: the king and the queen consort to come make a statement - translation: the king and the queen consort to come make a statement in l consort to come make a statement in the middle of a demonstration. haw consort to come make a statement in the middle of a demonstration. how a child's drawing _ the middle of a demonstration. how a child's drawing sparked _ the middle of a demonstration. how a child's drawing sparked police - child's drawing sparked police investigation, a criminal case and a foreign ally torn apart. day four of the trial of gwyneth paltrow in her role in a ski crash accident. the actress and businesswoman is prepared to give testimony. we will have all the latest in a moment.

it was meant to cement a newly warm anglo french relationship — but the planned three—day visit by king charles and the queen consort camilla to france this weekend has been suspended at the request of president macron, because of escalating protests and some violence over the french government's proposals for pension reform. more than a50 people were arrested on thursday, and am members of the security forces were injured during the most violent day of protests since the start of the year, according to the french interior ministry. more than one million people took to the streets that day to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62—64. from paris, here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. tear gas. riot police. this is paris at the moment. there are piles of uncollected rubbish in the streets and angry demonstrators on the streets. furious with president macron over his plans to raise the state pension age to 64.

matters appear to be deteriorating and next week's state visit by king charles and the queen consort was clearly in the protesters' sights. so, from president macron, a change of plan. "it wouldn't have been serious of us and we'd have lacked common sense if we'd proposed a state visit to his majesty the king and the queen consort in the midst of the protests," the president told journalists. the two men met several times when charles was prince of wales. after today's decision was taken, the president telephoned the king to explain that the first state visit of his reign would have to be postponed. so what should have been the glittering confirmation of a restored relationship with a ceremonial welcome here at the arc de triomphe will have to wait. paris, quite simply, is in no fit state to welcome the king and the queen consort. the entente cordiale between the two

governments may be back on track after the post—brexit tensions, but on the streets of france there is anger. and that's the problem. this was the town hall in bordeaux last night, a building the king and the queen consort had been due to visit next tuesday. and this was the national assembly a few days ago as france's prime minister did her best to explain why members weren't being given a vote on the pension reforms. the king had been due to address the french senate, and this very grand building is the palace of versailles, where the state banquet had been planned for monday evening. hardly the right backdrop in present circumstances. the state visit to france will be rearranged. the visit to germany will go ahead as planned. but paris hasn't been completely denied the sight of king charles. the local waxworks unveiled its version of a kilted king today.

nicholas witchell, bbc news, paris. francoisjoseph schichan is a former french diplomat, and a consultant at the business management firm flint global. i asked him if he thought this state visit had been cancelled due to security fears. so i think it's not so much the issue of security, i don't think that's a problem. what is going on in france at the moment has to do with the domestic political situation, it's not a reflection on what the french people think about the king or the state itself. so i think the issue was really to make sure that the president could welcome his majesty in the best possible environment and circumstances. it's just postponed, so i think we can look forward to when this will happen again. you don't think this reflects negatively on macron? obviously it's not an ideal situation, particularly when you think about the fact there isn't a positive dynamic in public relations

at the moment, as the summit between emmanuel macron and rishi sunak earlier this month there was warm relations and this was supposed to cement that political understanding and renewed friendship after years of this agreement. —— of disagreement. so, yes it's a difficult situation and i think that's clear, but it doesn't change the fact that the relationship between the uk and france is back on track and more positive. that is something that is positive. some might wonder why the issue of state pension is so contentious in france. the age, even if it were raised, is lower than a list of countries across europe. why is it such, i suppose, in issue that touches a nerve of the french public? i think there are several aspects. the first is that you have to remember the pension system is a state pension system, and there's very little beyond that most people.

so, it's very important for most workers. it touches them personally because it is the only income they can look forward to for retirement. this is why it's such a touchy issue. i think there is also the issue of the circumstances in which the reform has been rolled out and discussed in parliament in the middle of a cost—of—living prices and inflation. it didn't help convince the people it's the right thing to do. do you think when they see this process, obviously the central age is central, are they against emmanuel macron, do you think? i think there's an element of that because the government focuses on the issue in a table at the moment and inflation, cost—of—living, are all directed at the president. i think the challenge is for the president and the government to try and open a new chapter and a new page and that is going to be difficult

in the current political circumstances that we have to see how the process go for the next few weeks and what new initiatives the governments and president would put on the table and if there will be some further announcement on that in a few days or weeks. as a french person, how do you feel when you see some of those pictures? i find them quite shocking like the bordellojohn hull going up in for example. —— bordello town hall door going up in flames. it's disconcerting to say the least but this comes from a minority of people and you have to differentiate the people were doing this finance and other cities who may not be on the news channel, but there are people who genuinely demonstrating and peacefully demonstrating against the reform. so, these violent protests are just the tip of the iceberg really and what is concerning and disheartening to see, this action being taken in france,

nevertheless, there are reasonable process in the country and well—functioning. so, i would be too pessimistic at it state. russians who protest against the war in ukraine take considerable risks by doing so — they can lose theirjobs, even theirfreedom. but in one town, a russian man currently being prosecuted for anti—war posts on social media risks losing his daughter. the child, who's now 13, has been sent to a children's home and social services are taking legal action to restrict the father's parental rights. pressure on the family began last year after the girl drew an anti—war picture at school. from the town of yefremov, steve rosenberg reports. this is the last time masha moskalyov was seen in public. police had just detained herfather for anti—war social media posts. masha was taken

to a children's home. it was on march 1st. but the story began last year with a picture. 12—year—old masha drew it at school. "glory to ukraine," it says. "no to war," as russian missiles fly in. then the problem started. town counsellor olga podolski says masha's father, a single parent, contacted her to say the school, shocked by the drawing, had called the police. translate: her father alexei | told me he was dumbfounded. then the police began checking his social media. they told him he was bringing up his daughter in a bad way. the authorities want everyone to toe the line. no one is allowed to have their own opinion. alexei is under house arrest and not allowed to talk to us. since masha drew that picture, he's been charged twice

with discrediting the russian army. he could now be sent to prison. his lawyer says alexei is distraught without his child. translate: alexei, is very| worried about his daughter. he doesn't know what's happening to her. the social services seem obsessed with this family. i think that's purely for political reasons. the family's problems only began after the girl drew that picture. we tried contacting masha's school to get its side of the story. school number nine didn't respond to a written request for comment. so we went along there but were told, "no, we couldn't come in." we tried calling — same result. across town, supporters of the family gathered in court. "return masha to her

father," it says. the localjuvenile affairs commission is taking legal action to restrict alexei's parental rights. the commission has yet to respond to our request for comment. alexei moskalyov had wanted to come here to court, but he wasn't allowed to interrupt his house arrest to be here. even though what's at stake is whether his rights as a father are going to be restricted, and whether his child will be taken away from him. local activists are doing what they can to help. buying food and supplies forfather and daughter. but when we ask the moskalyov�*s neighbors what they think, they're reluctant to say. "i'm scared, to," angelina says. "i'm frightened to answer." "sorry," she says. "i won't express an opinion." and that, too, paints a picture of today's russia of the level of fear.

dissent is unacceptable, punishable. what those in power here expect is people support no matter what decisions are taken. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yefremov, russia. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, held talks with uk prime minister rishi sunak in downing street on friday — but the visit comes at a time of political turmoil in israel. the country has been gripped by months of some of the biggest demonstrations in its history over the government's plans to limit the powers of the courts. protestors gathered outside downing street, as well. a planned photo opportunity for the gathered media was cancelled, and there was no joint statement. during their meeting, mr sunak and mr netanyahu were expected to discuss strengthening "strategic ties", the war in ukraine, and forging "a united internationalfront" against iran's nuclear programme — that's according to mr netanyahu's office. paul adams reports. reporter: mr netanyahu!

your own attorney general says you are breaking the law. israel's prime minister arriving in downing street this morning. a warm welcome from rishi sunak. but the sounds of anguished protests ringing out behind them. it's nothing mr netanyahu hasn't seen for weeks back home. on a much, much bigger scale. but his domestic woes are following him wherever he goes. for the first time in a really long time, britishjews are really making a stand and making a statement in support of the israeli protesters. they don't want anything to do with what they see in israel, the racism, the extremism, the deterioration from democracy and liberal values. a battle for the soul of israel has been raging for weeks.

mr netanyahu's opponents are furious at legal reforms which they say will undermine the rule of law and shield the prime minister from his own legal difficulties. we have a dictator in israel that is trying to make these people hurt us. you tell your government, you tell your people. protesters outside the british embassy in tel aviv last week. they want israel's traditional allies to intervene, but this week, britain and israel said their bilateral relationship had never been closer. for palestinians, israel's political turmoil forms a noisy backdrop to their own difficult lives. this morning, they queued up at israeli checkpoints hoping to reach jerusalem for the first friday prayers of ramadan. there's real tension here, and violence is on the rise in the west bank. the coming weeks could be challenging. paul adams, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come... gwyneth paltrow prepares to give testimony. applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee has decided that south africa will be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting

streaking across the sky, _ the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... european leaders have offered reassurance about the stability of the banking system, after shares in banks across europe fell sharply in value. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, and the french president, emanuel macron, both said european banks were solid. the fall in bank stocks was led by germany's biggest lender, deutsche bank, with its share price at one point down more than 14% — although it did recover a little in later trading. germany's chancellor, olaf scholz, was in brussels to meet other european union leaders for talks about the economy. he was asked if deutsche bank was still a trustworthy organisation.

translation: deutsche bank has fundamentally modernised - and reorganised its business model, and is a very profitable bank. there is no need to worry about anything. earlier, i spoke to our business reporter samira hussain — she told me how central banks were reacting across europe. if you look at what's happened over the last few weeks you will see that the central banks have come in to help european banks that were at risk. that's credit suisse and the hope that this was going to calm the nerves of investors which is something happening here in the united states where regulators swooped in to help the silicon valley bank and the signature bank and protected all of the deposits. investors are still nervous and that's really what you're seeing lots of here. you may have had some of these actions taken, but investors are stilljittery and wondering if deutsche bank is a next bank that could fail.

i'm wondering and i imagine the same for viewers, when they see these desperate stories. is it indicative of some larger trend? that's hard to say. what this all comes down to, or one of the big things it comes down to, is interest rates. we seen central banks in europe and the united states raise rates and one of the unintended consequences of these rate rises is the impact it's having on banks. some of the financial instruments that banks hold as collateral as interest rates go up, those lose their value. that's why people are talking about this liquidity issue and that's what's making a lot of people nervous. no seeing that this week, central banks, both in the united states and europe, still raise interest rates but at a smaller portion. what's really at lending to a lot of confusion is things that have been set here in america about whether or not if some other

banquet to find itself in the midst of a crisis, with the central bank do much to help them out with mark and that's been left unclear. six other people were wounded and what the pentagon says was a kamikaze drone strike in a facility in osaka, using an iranian made drone. a us spokesperson said groups linked to the iranian revolutionary guard were linked to the attack and several other incidents, and describe the american response. tiara describe the american response. two us air force — describe the american response. tnorrr us air force aircraft describe the american response. “ti-on us air force aircraft assigned describe the american response. tnorrr us air force aircraft assigned to... based in the area of responsibility struck two i rgc affiliated facilities at approximately 7:40pm

est, or2:40am facilities at approximately 7:40pm est, or 2:1i0am local. the facilities were located near eastern syria and were located near eastern syria and we are continuing to assess the outcome of the strikes will stop initial reports indicate it was destroyed. any casualties, we are still assessing. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the indian opposition leader, rahul gandhi, says he is fighting for the voice of india after being disqualifed from parliament following a conviction for defamation. his congress party is challenging the verdict. firefighters in eastern spain are tackling the first major wildfire of the year. more than 7,000 hectares of forest in the valencia region have been destroyed. prime minister pedro sanchez said it was yet another example of how climate change was affecting the country. the french scientist, claude lorius — whose study of antarctic ice paved the way to prove the role played by mankind in global warming —

has died at the age of 91. his analysis of ice cores extracted in antarctica established that levels of carbon dioxide started rising sharply after the industrial revolution. the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow is due to take the stand on friday, in a court case involving a skiing incident. she's being sued by a retired optometrist who claims she caused a collision in 2016. terry sanderson, who's now 76, alleges he was hit from behind — but ms paltrow says it was mr sanderson's own fault. ms paltrow is being sued for $300,000. let's go to the pictures of the court, this is when it paltrow�*s lawyer cross—examining the daughter of terry sanderson, and you'll see her injust a moment. of terry sanderson, and you'll see her in just a moment.— of terry sanderson, and you'll see her in just a moment. her in 'ust a moment. separate from the her in just a moment. separate from the ski collision _ her in just a moment. separate from the ski collision and _ her in just a moment. separate from the ski collision and everything, - the ski collision and everything, did you ever think to yourself, "all right, dad will get older, then he'll need more help, so if they're

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more on this in a few minutes' time here on bbc news, stay with us if you can. hello there. it's been another unsettled day, a day of sunny skies and heavy showers, some of them thundery. here in wiltshire, you can see storms stretching onto the horizon as far as the eye can see. and then we had, of course, the inevitable downpours like here in norfolk. you barely make out this rainbow. it was raining so heavily. now the rain has been totting up and of course, this month has been wet so far. there are some places that have seen nearly double the amounts of rainfall we'd expect in march. and there's more rain

to come through the weekend and into the early part of next week as well. now, the radar picture showsjust how widespread the showers have been today. this line of showers created quite a few thunderstorms across parts of southern england, extending into areas of east anglia as well. and during this evening and overnight, the showers won't be quite as heavy, but they'll still be quite widespread overnight. so many of us will continue to see rain on and off through the night. so it's going to stay quite windy across england and wales. it's the breeze and the cloud that keeps temperatures up. so temperatures falling those low within about four to eight degrees celsius. and as we head into the weekend, low pressure starts to pull away into the north sea, but it's close enough still to bring plenty of showers around. we do get a ridge building into wales, in south west england later in the day and that should improve the weather here. so saturday morning, it's quite a showery start with showers quite widespread. there'll be some bright or sunny spells coming through, but i think the greatest chance of seeing downpours into the afternoon northern ireland, northern england,

across the midlands and into parts of east anglia, some of the showers in that zone still heavy with some thunder. still for most of us, just about on the mild side with temperatures 10—11t, but starting to get a bit cooler in scotland. and that's a sign of things to come for the second half of the weekend because colder air is going to start to move in to northern areas of the uk. now further south across england and wales, it's a wet day coming up on sunday with some heavy rain. quite slow to ease off as well. practice skies further north, a mixture of sunshine and showers, but the showers in scotland will have a wintry flavour with some snow up over the hills above about 200 metres elevation. by the end of the day you'll start to see the snow coming down and it will start to feel a good deal cooler, particularly in the northerly winds. a reminder this weekend that the clocks change, but the weather doesn't. we've got loads more rain into next week.

this is bbc news. the headlines — king charles's visit has been postponed as demonstrations continue against the countries retirement age. president biden has been addressed after talks with prime minister trudeau. and trial of gwyneth paltrow, the actress is preparing to give testimony. she denies she was responsible for the injuries so suffered.