our top stories: gwyneth paltrow takes the stand in atrial where she's accused of causing a skiing accident which left a man with brain damage and broken ribs. i was iwas skiing, i was skiing, and looking downhill as you do, and i was skied directly into by mr sanderson. biden and trudeau talk tough as the us and canada pledge to stand together against authoritarian regimes. king charles�* first state visit to france is postponed as growing unrest over president macron�*s pension reforms grips the country. a russian child's drawing against the war in ukraine sparks a police investigation and tears a family apart.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she's being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. ms paltrow is counter—suing 76—year—old terry sanderson, claiming it was he who skied into her, not the other way around. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional accounts from two of terry sanderson�*s daughters about the impact the accident had on theirfather. today was the oscar—winning actress's turn to give their account of the collision that mr sanderson says left him 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. thejury 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, who was the ski instructor with us, 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. mass protests against a planned increase in the state pension age in france have led to the postponement of king charles�* first state visit as monarch. president macron requested that the three—day trip be put on hold amid on—going unrest across his country. demonstrators there are angry about mr macron forcing through his plans without a vote in the french parliament. 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. translation: 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 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. the us president has spoken of north american unity and improved economic ties in a landmark address to the canadian parliament in ottawa. mr biden said the two countries�* prosperity was deeply connected to their shared security. he and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, pledged to stand together against authoritarian regimes. president biden also addressed rumours about the chinese government supplying arms to russia. i supplying arms to russia. don�*t take china lately, i don�*t i don�*t take china lately, i don�*t take russia lately, but i think we vastly exaggerated. have been hearing now for the three months about china going to provide significant weapons to provide significant weapons to russia, and they haven�*t yet. it doesn�*t mean they won�*t, but they haven�*t yet. if anything has happened, the west

has coalesced, significantly more. how about the acquired, how about the japan and the united states and south korea? how about what we have done in terms of aukus? ijust how about what we have done in terms of aukus? i just want to put it in perspective. i don�*t take it lightly, what china and russia are doing, and it could get significantly worse, but let�*s put it in perspective. we are united, a coalition. we the united states and canada. i�*m joined now live from washington by our correspondent, david willis. clearly a united frontjust days after xi jinping was visiting moscow. is that to be expected? visiting moscow. is that to be “meted?— expected? yes very much so. there has _ expected? yes very much so. there has been _ expected? yes very much so. there has been cordial - there has been cordial relations between these two leaders, which i sensejoe biden was elected president, a change of course from the situation under donald trump,

where at times, the relationship was somewhat hostile, and today, the two leaders agreed amongst other things on the need to stand up economically to china by boosting, for example, semiconductor production and the mining of the sort of minerals that go into electric cars and batteries. canada is rich in just such cars and batteries. canada is rich injust such minerals, and indeed, the two leaders seem to be getting on famously, justin trudeau calling president biden joe at the press conference they held in ottawa today. another romance brewing. in terms of the detail of what they covered, they covered a lot of ground in terms of what you mentioned, economic ties, but they also talked about science? . �* , . but they also talked about science?— but they also talked about science? . �*, . ., ., ., science? that's an area that canada has _ science? that's an area that canada has had _ science? that's an area that canada has had problems i science? that's an area that i canada has had problems with oblate. last year alone, 40,000 migrants are thought to have

gained entry to canada illegally, through border, unofficial border crossings, and that�*s put a strain on social services and put political pressure onjustin trudeau. they are doing it for a couple of reasons, not least because the us is tightened its migration policies, and because canada has been famously welcoming of those fleeing political persecution in the past. well, up to now, canada was bound by a law, or an agreement going back to 2004 which forbade the deportation of asylum seekers who had crossed illegally into canada. well now, that agreement has been tweaked and as of midnight tonight, canada will be able to send back to the us those migrants who have entered the country through illegal border control points. immigration advocates have condemned the

move, they say that this will make life all the more difficult for some of the poorest people in the world. it's poorest people in the world. it�*s worth making the point as well that canada has agreed and returned to take in 15,000 migrants per yearfrom central migrants per year from central and migrants per yearfrom central and south america. the hope of being, orthe and south america. the hope of being, or the intention being that will ease the pressure on the border of the south of the united states, the border it shares with mexico. also an agreement was reached between the two leaders today, and given that many of these migrants are coming from haiti, to put more money into boosting the police force in haiti, which has been increasingly riven by the collapse of law and order. riven by the collapse of law and order-— and order. david, quite a change — and order. david, quite a change in _ and order. david, quite a change in tone _ and order. david, quite a change in tone there, - and order. david, quite a i change in tone there, thank and order. david, quite a - change in tone there, thank you very much forjoining us from washington. shares in us banks have rallied in new york, after volatile trading in the european banking sector. the fall in stocks was led by germany�*s biggest lender,

deutsche bank, which suffered a fall of almost 8.5% in frankfurt, before rebounding later. we can speak to the chief economist of moody�*s analytics, mark zandi, who is in philadelphia. let�*s recap over the week, it�*s been quite an eventful one. monday, we were watching the markets to see if shares were to recover after credit suisse was saved by ubs and of course a regulator stepping into say that silicon valley bank as well. eventually we saw these recover, but now these results are a little down, while not a little, quite a bit.— little, quite a bit. the level bankin: little, quite a bit. the level banking system _ little, quite a bit. the level banking system is - little, quite a bit. the level banking system is under. little, quite a bit. the level banking system is under a l little, quite a bit. the level. banking system is under a lot of pressure, central banks of the federal reserve, the bank of england, they are raising interest rates very aggressively, and they have been for the past year, and that puts a lot of pressure on the banking system, and it has come to a head here in the last couple of weeks with a couple

of failures here in the us, and of failures here in the us, and of course the emergency rescue of course the emergency rescue of credit suisse, the big swiss investment bank by ubs, and i wasjust going to investment bank by ubs, and i was just going to say, you have investors that are very nervous, very skittish, stock investors, bond investors, and any creditor in these institutions are just watching this and are on edge, and i think this is what we are seeing in the trading action. do you think these nerves are a direct response to what we saw with those interest rate rises in the us and here in the uk, because there was talk about perhaps a steadying of interest rates, but then we saw inflation figures are a bit higher here in the uk, and they take upa higher here in the uk, and they take up a little, do you think that was a direct response? it's that was a direct response? it�*s hard to know. it can�*t help. raising interest rates puts pressure on the banking system, makes it more difficult for banks to get funding they need to finance their

operations, their lending, so certainly it was not a positive for the banks, so hard to know if that was the catalyst for the continued banks, it is probably deeper and broader than that but it puts the pressure on central banks to call it here, take a pause, make sure that the financial system is on solid ground before they go back to fighting inflation. in before they go back to fighting inflation. , ., , ,. inflation. in terms of deutsche bank, do _ inflation. in terms of deutsche bank. do you _ inflation. in terms of deutsche bank, do you think _ inflation. in terms of deutsche bank, do you think it - inflation. in terms of deutsche bank, do you think it is - bank, do you think it is perhaps a blip or will they need to be intervention there as well? ., ., �* need to be intervention there aswell? ., ~ ., as well? that i don't know. it feels odd _ as well? that i don't know. it feels odd that _ as well? that i don't know. it feels odd that deutsche - as well? that i don't know. it feels odd that deutsche bank was under pressure. i think it is the lightning rod for all of this general anxious about what is going on in the system right now, so i don�*t know it well enough to know the answer to that question but i do think it does reflectjust that question but i do think it does reflect just a that question but i do think it does reflectjust a broader sense of unease that exists among industrials at this time. the system is under a lot of pressure. the system is under a lot of pressure-— the system is under a lot of ressure. ~ , ., . pressure. we will be watching that closely — pressure. we will be watching that closely here, _ pressure. we will be watching that closely here, thank - pressure. we will be watching that closely here, thank you l that closely here, thank you forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: queen elizabeth�*s dresser

and her pallbearers are among those recognised by king charles in a special honours list. applause i�*m so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have 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. wow! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: oscar winning actress gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she�*s being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. she�*s counter—suing terry sanderson, claiming he skied into her. us presidentjoe biden and the canadian prime minister justin trudeau have pledged to stand together against authoritarian regimes, and said they�*ll reduce their economic dependence on china, on a visit to ottawa. 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 in indian courts. it's in indian courts. extremely rare for someone to it�*s extremely rare for someone to get a jail term for defamation in india. rahul gandhi�*s party, the congress, has called the court�*s verdict erroneous and bizarre. they have said it is a politically motivated move by the ruling party, the bjp. the case was registered by a member of the bjp, the court that rendered thejudgement is in prime minister modi�*s home state. bjp says this is the court�*s decision and the congress should not criticise the judiciary. it comes against the backdrop of a number of raids being conducted and cases being

registered against a number of opposition party leaders. that is perhaps why we have seen so many of them today rally in support of mr gundy. one leader saying this was a new low for indian democracy. mr gandhi has said he is fighting for the voice of india and would pay any price that is required for it. he is not expected to be jailed, he cannot appeal against the verdict, but he cannot contest elections, national elections are due next year unless that sentence is suspended or he is acquitted. —— he can appeal. it is a rare moment in indian politics. whether or not it is a seminal moment in terms of uniting the opposition against the bjp, we will see in the days and weeks to come. 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. our 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 1 march. 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 problems 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. translation: her father alexei told me he was dumbfounded. l 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. translation: 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 9 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. dialtone 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�*s support, no matter what decisions are taken. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yefremov, russia. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news. firefighters in spain are battling the country�*s first wildfire of the year, which has destroyed almost 20 square kilometres of forest. around 1,500 people have been forced from their homes in eastern valencia. 500 firefighters have been deployed and are supported by planes and helipcopters.

three fragments of sculptures from the parthenon that had been held in the vatican�*s collection for more than two centuries have been returned to greece. officials there hope the move will spur other overseas institutions that hold parthenon sculptures to return them — most notably the british museum. eight pallbearers who carried queen elizabeth ii�*s coffin at herfuneral are among those to be recognised in a special honours list. britain�*s longest—serving monarch died in september last year aged 96. our reporter shelley phelps is with me. shelley, tell us more about those recognised in this list? this special honours list following the death of queen elizabeth includes scores of members of the royal household and military personnel who were involved in the queen�*s funeral and others who were involved in the queen�*s lying in state, i�*m sure we can remember those hundreds of people queueing to see the queen and pay their respects. you mentioned the eight grenadier guards, they have been awarded the royal

victoria medal. they played such an important role in the queen�*s funeral, if you think of some of those poignant scenes as they carried the queen�*s often draped in the royal standard with the crown out of it, and they were watched by millions of people around the world. some viewers actually reported holding their breath as the pallbearers carefully carry the queen�*s often into st george�*s chapel. also being recognised are members of the royal air force flight who transported the queen from scotland to london, as well as some of her advisers like angela kelly, who worked with the queen as hairdresser for 25 years. she is said to have ensured that the queen look stylish and modern and that she always had a bit of sparkle. and another of her advisers, one of her aides, he has now brought for the olympics sketch, the james bond sketch where the queen appeared

with daniel craig. and who decides on this? they are independently bestowed, they are not awarded on the advice of the prime minister or anything to do with downing street. , ., ., anything to do with downing street. , . ., ., street. they are all about recognising _ street. they are all about recognising those - street. they are all about recognising those who . street. they are all about l recognising those who have served the monarch and the royal family on served the monarch and the royalfamily on a served the monarch and the royal family on a personal way. thank you forjoining us shelley. i reminder of our top story. actress gwyneth paltrow has denied in court that she cause a 2016 ski collision in utah. terry sanderson is seeking damages of $300,000 after his as the accident left him with life changing injuries. gwyneth paltrow has countersuit, testifying that she thought she was being assaulted and was distracted by her children on the slopes when the incident occurred. the case will continue on monday. that�*s it from us for now. you can reach me on twitter and instagram, we

will be back shortly, thanks 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 south—west 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 south—west. and so that brings a bit of a contrast first thing on sunday morning, milder air sitting down to the south—west, 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.

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this is bbc news, the headlines: oscar winning actress and influencer gwyneth paltrow has given 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 back in 2016. president biden and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have agreed to deepen their countries�* economic cooperation and to stand together against authoritarian regimes on a state visit to ottawa. king charles�* first visit to france has been postponed, as demonstrations continue across the country against president macron�*s changes to the country�*s retirement age. now on bbc news, click.