this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gwyneth paltrow insists she didn't engage in any risky behaviour as she takes the stand in a case sparked by a skiing accident 7 years ago. king charles�* state visit to france postponed as protests against president macron�*s pension reforms continue. the united states and canada pledge to stand together against authoritarian regimes, as president biden says china �*hasn�*t yet�* delivered arms to russia. the price of dissent in russia: how a child's drawing sparked a police investigation, a criminal case —

and a family torn apart. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the hollywood actress, gwyneth paltrow, has been giving evidence in a trial where she's accused of causing a ski crash in 2016. terry sanderson is suing the star over the incident in utah alleging he was left with brain damage and seeking 300,000 dollars compensation. gwyneth paltrow is countersuing and has told the jury that mr sanderson crashed into her. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional counts from two of terry sanderson�*s daughters about the impact the accident had on their father. today was the oscar—winning

actress's turn to give their account of the collision that mr sanderson says left her with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and there was a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise so my brain was trying to make sense of what was happening. i thought, is this a practicaljoke? is someone doing something perverted? this is really strange. my mind was going very quickly and i was trying to ascertain what was happening. the jury must decide who hit home on the scopes of this upmarket ski resort, which is home to the sundance film festival. miss paltrow is accused not just of causing the crash but skiing off without checking if mr sanderson was hurt. at the time of the collision, were you aware of the rule

that, if you're in a collision, you need to share your name and contact information with the person you're in a collision with. i don't think i was aware of the rule. were you aware that there is kind of a rule of common decency to do that? i would not have left the scene without leaving my information and my information was left. did you provide that information? no, erik christiansen, the ski instructor, said he would leave the information. he wants her to be held accountable, she was to clear her name, any victory will be a long one. it was meant to cement a warming 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 over president macron forcing through a change in the country's pension

age. 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, as france's prime minister did her best to explain why 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. president biden has set out a vision of north american unity and closer economic ties in a speech to the president biden has set out a vision of north american unity and closer economic ties in a speech to the canadian parliament. the us president said the two countries' prosperity was deeply connected to their shared security, and pledged to stand together against authoritarian regimes. he also spoke of the need to work together on issues like climate change and trade. the president and canandian prime ministerjustin trudeau agreed a deal to stop asylum

seekers moving across their shared border via unofficial crossings. 0n global security, president biden said that china �*hasn�*t yet�* delivered arms to russia. i don't take china lightly. i don't take russia lightly. but i think we vastly exaggerate. i have been hearing now for the past three months about, china is going to provide significant weapons to russia... they've all been talking... they haven't yet. does not mean that they won't, but they haven't yet. and if anything has happened the west has coalesced, significantly more. how about the quad? how aboutjapan and the united states and south korea? about what we have done in terms of akaus? so i just want to put into perspective that i do not take it lightly what japan, excuse me, china and russia are doing and it could get significantly worse. but let's put it into perspective. we are united coalitions. we, the united states and canada. 0ur correspondent in washington

david willis has more details. it was a joint statement released between both canada and the united states, which acknowledged what was called the serious long term challenge to the international order posed by china. these are two countries, canada and the united states, that share a global vision. both are suspicious of china's particularly territorial aims, and they vowed to work together ever more closely in order to compete more appropriately, more vigorously with china. but we heard there from president biden. asked about this visit, which came less than a week ago by xi jinping to moscow, about the shifting global alliances as they were portrayed. and mr biden, as you heard there, slapped that down. he basically said that russia and china havejust themselves and a few other countries,

whereas the nato's alliance has been significantly strengthened during the since the russian invasion of ukraine. and he went on to make the point that despite many people's projections, china had yet it appeared to provide arms to russia to help it in its war effort in ukraine. and david, they also talked about the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings and the new deal that's coming into effect tomorrow. that's right. i mean, canada has, of course, been traditionally very welcoming of asylum seekers in the past, samantha. but even it is beginning to fray around the edges that the numbers that have appeared at the border, the us border and have gone across that border illegally last year, 40,000, it's estimated. and that has put political pressure on the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau.

he's been under pressure to find some sort of solution to that, as indeed joe biden has. as far as migrants are concerned, crossing the southern border of the us from mexico. so this agreement that was reached between canada and the united states back in 2004 is being tweaked to basically allow the return of migrants who cross into canada from the us at illegal border posts to allow those people to be sent back. the previous agreement did not include that and that was welcomed by both president biden and the canadian premier, justin trudeau. it's interesting to note as well that a lot of those migrants are coming from haiti, a country which has seen a collapse of law and order. and the two leaders also agreed today in their talks to provide additional funding to the haitian police force,

although they stopped short of announcing plans for some sort of international peacekeeping force for haiti. monitoring groups say as many as 14 members of pro—iranian militia groups may have been killed in american air strikes in the east of syria. the us launched the attack after one american contractor was killed, and six other people were wounded, in what the pentagon says was a one—way — or kamikaze — drone strike on a facility in hasakah — using an iranian—made drone. a us spokesman said groups linked to the iranian revolutionary guard were responsible — for that attack, and several other recent incidents — and described the american response... two us air force f—ise fighter aircraft assigned to us air force's central and based in the centcom area of responsibility, struck two irgc affiliated facilities at approximately 7:40 pm

eastern time or 2:40 am local. the facilities were located near deir ez—zor in eastern syria, and we're continuing to assess the outcome of the strikes. initial indications are that the facilities were destroyed. in regards to any militant casualties, we're still assessing. this is bbc news — our main headlines this hour. gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence to a trial in which she's accused of causing a skiing accident. president biden and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have pledged to stand together against authoritarian regimes — and said they'd reduce their economic dependence on china. 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, 0laf 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 fourteen percent — although it did recover a little in later trading. earlier i spoke to our business reporter samira hussain, she told me how central banks were reacting across europe. if you look at what has happened over the last couple of weeks you have seen that central banks have come in to help european banks that were at risk. of course that is credit suisse. the hope of course was that was going to calm the nerves of investors was on something similar happened in the us where regulators swooped in to help silicon valley bank and the signature bank. and protected all of the deposits. but investors are still nervous. that is really what you are seeing a lot of here. that you may have had some of these actions taken, but investors are still jittery and actions taken, but investors are stilljittery and now wondering, is deutsche bank the next bank that could potentially fail?

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been here in the uk where he's held talks with prime minister rishi sunak — 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. a planned photo opportunity for the gathered media was cancelled and there was no joint statement. paul adams reports. reporter: mr netanyahu! your own attorney general says you're 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 ministerfrom 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 reachjerusalem 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. a child's simple picture against the war in ukraine has ripped a russian family apart. the 13—year—old schoolgirl who drew this has been removed from her father after her school objected to it — and reported her to the police. herfather is being prosecuted for anti—war posts on social media, and now risks losing his daughter. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports from the town of yefremov. this is the last time masha moskalyov was seen in public. police had just detained her father 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 0lga 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 neighbours 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. to india now, where opposition leader, rahul gandhi, has been disqualified from parliament following his conviction for defamation on thursday. mr gandhi — who is a key congress party figure — was given a two—year prison sentence for remarks about the prime minister's surname — modi — in a campaign speech in 2019. mr gandhi was an mp in the southern state of kerala. he remains on bailfor 30 days and has said he will appeal the verdict. from mumbai, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye says rahul gandhi's jail term for defamation is unusual indian courts. it's extremely rare for someone to get a jail term for transformation in india. his

party has called the verdict erroneous and bizarre. saying it was a politically motivated move by the political party. they are saying that this is the congress's decision and it goes against the backdrop of a number of cases being registered in raids being conducted against leaders of opposition parties. that is perhaps why we have seen so many of them today rally in support of mr gandhi. 0ne leader saying that this is a new low for indian democracy. mr gandhi has said that he is fighting for the voice of india and will pay any price required for it. he is not expected to be jail. he can appeal against the verdict but he cannot contest elections. do next year. unless this and it is suspended or he is acquitted. it is a rare moment in indian

politics, whether or not it is a seminal moment in terms of uniting the opposition against bjb we will see move days and weeks to come. eight pallbearers who carried queen elizabeth ii's coffin at her funeral are among those to be recognised in a special honours list. britain's longest—serving monarch, died in september last year, aged 96. 0ur reporter shelley phelps is with me. tell us more. the special honours _ tell us more. the special honours list _ tell us more. the special honours list following - tell us more. the specialj honours list following the death of queen elizabeth include scores of members of the royal household and military personnel who were involved in the queen's funeral. you mention the pallbearers there. have been awarded the medal and have played a hugely important part in herfuneral. thinking of many of the poignant moments during the funeral as they carried the queen's coffin as it was draped with the royal standard in the crown the top of it. it was watched by

millions of people around the world and many viewers reported how they actually held their breath as the pallbearers carried the queens coffin carefully up the steps into st george's chapel. also on the list are members of the royal air force flight who transported the queen from scotland to london as well as advisers including angela kelly, and entrance to the queen for 25 years, her trust her. she'd like to keep the queen looking stylish in modern and i would like to ensure that she had a bit of bling and to sparkle. they were incredibly close, it was reported that the isolated together as a bubble during the coronavirus pandemic. someone else on there, paulwyvern. he appeared alongside the queen during the sketch as part of the 2012 london olympics siri money the james bond sketch also involving the actor daniel craig. also terry pantry, the

queen's had room. you remember the poignant images standing held without holding the reins as the funeral possession entered the castle. so many memories — entered the castle. so many memories for _ entered the castle. so many memories for all _ entered the castle. so many memories for all of - entered the castle. so many memories for all of us - entered the castle. so many memories for all of us that i entered the castle. so many l memories for all of us that we remember so clearly. tell us who decides these honours. the? who decides these honours. they are the gifts _ who decides these honours. they are the gifts of— who decides these honours. they are the gifts of the _ who decides these honours. tie: are the gifts of the king, but they are independently awarded once they are not influence. the prime minister does not have a stay —— say or dining tree. hope point is to recognise people who have served the monarch and the world market a personal way. thank you very much for taking us through that. just before we go. some pictures coming into us from spain. firefighters in spain are battling the country's first wildfire of the year which has destroyed more than the country's first wildfire of the year. the unusually early blazes have

destroyed almost 20 square kilometres of forest. around 1,500 people have been forced from their homes in the eastern valencia region. more than 500 firefighters are in action using 18 planes and helicopters. a reminder of our top story... actress gwyneth paltrow has denied in court that she caused a 2016 ski collision in utah. terry sanderson is seeking damages of 300,000 dollars after he says the accident left him with life changing injuries. paltrow has countersued, testifying that she thought she was being assaulted and was distracted by her children on the slopes when the incident occurred. the televised trial has involved many twists and turns with the judge denying a request from gwyneth�*s legal team to bring in treats for courtroom security. that's it for me for the

moment. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ smanthatvnews thank you very much for watching. hello there. the month of march has been a bit of a roller coaster, hasn't it? and friday was no exception. look at these contrasting weather conditions, a beautiful afternoon in scarborough, north yorkshire, pleasantly warm as well. different story in wiltshire. in fact, there was just shy of an inch of rain by some torrential, and at times thundery, downpours that moved it through the country. we have actually seen quite an unsettled month for many, some areas seeing double the amount of rainfall, and the month is not out with more wet weather to come before we move into april. now, as for the start of the weekend, we are going to see further showers, not quite as many as friday, but this little weather front will enhance the showers from time to time. it's going to be a mild start to the day. sunny spells and a few isolated showers during the morning,

become a little bit more widespread into the afternoon. but there will be some drier, brighter interludes and favoured spots for that is where we had the wettest of the weather, actually, on friday. so across southern and southwest england, along with wales, 13—14 celsius, a line of showers from that front across east anglia, northern england and into northern ireland. a little bit more cloud, but some sunshine into northern scotland, but noticeably cooler as that northerly wind starts to kick in, 5—9 celsius here. now, it looks likely that we are going to see some wetter weather, though, from saturday into sunday with this area of low pressure bringing some rain once again into the southwest. and so that brings a bit of a contrast first thing on sunday morning, milder air sitting down to the southwest, but eventually, as that rain clears, the cooler northerly flow starts to push further south across the country. so a grey, potentially wet start across the south first thing on sunday morning, slowly easing away to brighter, sunnier skies, a few wintry

showers in the far north of scotland, sitting in the cooler air with around 4—6 celsius. further south, it will be noticeably cooler, but not particularly biting with it. now, it looks likely that that cooler trend stays on monday with plenty of sunshine before more rain arrives for tuesday. and just before i say goodbye, don't forget, as we move into the early hours of sunday morning, it's the start of british summertime. we all lose an hours' sleep, but we gain more daylight. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines... hollywood actress and influencer gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence in court, as part of the lawsuit brought against her by a man who was injured in a skiing accident. she has denied being responsible for the injuries suffered by terry sanderson in 2016. the us and canada have issued a joint statement, warning that china poses a serious long—term challenge to international order. a joint statement released after a meeting between president biden and prime minister trudeau, also talked about china's disruptive actions, such as economic coercion and human rights abuses. king charles' visit to france has been postponed, as demonstrations continue against changes to the country's retirement age. at least 450 people have been arrested during the protests.