this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. an icon and a trailblazer — tributes pour in from around the world for the british presenter, comedian and drag artist paul o'grady who has died suddenly aged 67. humza yousaf is about to be sworn in as scotland's first minister, the country's youngest leader at 37. asylum seekers in the uk will be

housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. germany prepares for the first state visit by king charles since becoming monarch. israel's prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to stay away in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o'grady has died at the age of 67.

in a statement his partner andre portasio said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on tuesday evening and thanked fans for "all the love they have shown him over the years". paul o'grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. so i'm stood having a drink and i looked over and here's ulrika stood in the door, wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming. lily fast became an audience favourite, hosting some of tv�*s best known shows. it's thursday, it's 7pm, it's top of the pops! please welcome the hostess of blankety blank, lily savage! the former social worker's alter ego now an unlikely family favourite, something few would have predicted when paul created the character. because all the acts those days, most of them were all in sequins, shirley bassey orientated, it was all very glamour. i went the other way with lily, i gave her a skirt

with a tassle and roots. a normal everyday woman. never looked back, this is it. next thing you know i'm on prime telly doing blankety blank! well done, iris. but eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow. now it was paul o'grady appearing in sitcoms. god help that baby, she's as daft as a brush. your brain does shrink when you're pregnant. hers was pea—sized to begin with! remember what she said when i asked her what her iq was? 36, 28, 36. hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady! he was everywhere on prime—time with formats such as paul o'grady's saturday night line—up and old favourite blind date. what brings you on blind date? bomb, i am looking for a different spice in my life, because the spice has been subdued recently, i'm looking for the hot sauce in the hot stuff,

you know what i mean? so right now... you're looking confused. iam. as well as a 14 year stint on bbc radio 2. right, let me investigate here first. but for the last decade, the show that has most touched the public has been the multi—award—winning for the love of dogs. aren't you lovely? come here to me! a show which perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that so characterised paul o'grady. i'm joined now by danny beard, who is the current winner of ru paul's drag race uk.

i know you having to beat paul, and it didn't happen, but he was a huge inspiration to you?— inspiration to you? whoever does this “ob inspiration to you? whoever does this job and _ inspiration to you? whoever does this job and doesn't _ inspiration to you? whoever does this job and doesn't class - inspiration to you? whoever does this job and doesn't class paul- inspiration to you? whoever does this job and doesn't class paul as| this job and doesn't class paul as an inspiration, isn't worth the breath, do you know what i'm saying? it wasn't just for many cleans, breath, do you know what i'm saying? it wasn'tjust for many cleans, the people from liverpool, many classic working class people, it is a sad day. he was a trailblazer, he took drag to the mainstream and set the way for people like me to be able to do ourjobs and take it to the next level. because talk about your personal trajectory and how paul o'grady influenced you? i trajectory and how paul o'grady influenced you?— trajectory and how paul o'grady influenced ou? , ., . influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady — influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as _ influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as a _ influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid. _ influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid. i _ influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid. i think- influenced you? i remember watching paul o'grady as a kid. i think one - paul o'grady as a kid. i think one of the most iconic performances was with cilla black on, you've got to get a

with cilla black on, you've got to geta gimmick, with cilla black on, you've got to get a gimmick, on the royal variety, it was hilarious, and as a young, gay boy to sit there and see something of yourself on television, you know, it meant things were 0k, and meant, you know, i could dream to do that as well. so, it's a really sad day. i to do that as well. so, it's a really sad day.— to do that as well. so, it's a really sad day. to do that as well. so, it's a reall sad da . ., ~ ., really sad day. i was talking to the campaigner _ really sad day. i was talking to the campaigner peter _ really sad day. i was talking to the campaigner peter tatchell - really sad day. i was talking to the campaigner peter tatchell adler . campaigner peter tatchell adler earlier, and he recounted a story from a club in london in the 1980s, i think a club i read somewhere that you have performed at as well, the police raided the club, they were wearing rubber gloves, it was, you know, the height of the aids prices and there were lots of myths around about how people could catch hiv, and paul appeared on the stage and said, oh, good, you've come to help with the washing up. and it was a story which had so much to it, the horror of that time for people, the way people were being treated, but also the way he could use humour to

cut through things. that is an incredible story to hear about, isn't it? ' :: :: , ., ., , incredible story to hear about, isn't it? ' i: i: , ., ., , ., isn't it? 10096, that was the royal box alan tabern, _ isn't it? 10096, that was the royal box alan tabern, it's _ isn't it? 10096, that was the royal box alan tabern, it's still - isn't it? 10096, that was the royal box alan tabern, it's still going. i box alan tabern, it's still going. —— the royal vauxhall tavern. anybody who has tried the boards of the rvt has heard that story, and it shows the resilience that we're people have, and gay people, to make it mainstream as well on television just after the aids crisis and working through it as an entertainer, was testament to who he was as an entertainer and as a person to be able to go through that in such a public way and to break away from that in his later career and become the tv presenter paul that we know is the persona behind lily, and it is amazing, one thing i think we should be remembering today, as we look around the world, drag is changing and people's opinion of drag is changing, it is a small minority but is it is happening with drug brands in america and to look at the legacy of

an icon like paul it is nice to be reminded that drug is not new, it is not scary, it has been around for a long time and we ain't going anywhere, baby.— long time and we ain't going anywhere, baby. long time and we ain't going an here, bab . ., . ., ., anywhere, baby. how much of that chance is anywhere, baby. how much of that change is down _ anywhere, baby. how much of that change is down to _ anywhere, baby. how much of that change is down to him? _ anywhere, baby. how much of that change is down to him? yes, - anywhere, baby. how much of that| change is down to him? yes, sorry, anywhere, baby. how much of that l change is down to him? yes, sorry, i thinki change is down to him? yes, sorry, i thinki lost— change is down to him? yes, sorry, i think i lost you _ change is down to him? yes, sorry, i think i lost you there. _ change is down to him? yes, sorry, i think i lost you there. how _ change is down to him? yes, sorry, i think i lost you there. how much - think i lost you there. how much of that change — think i lost you there. how much of that change that _ think i lost you there. how much of that change that you _ think i lost you there. how much of that change that you talk _ think i lost you there. how much of that change that you talk about - think i lost you there. how much of that change that you talk about is l that change that you talk about is down to him? 50 that change that you talk about is down to him?— that change that you talk about is down to him? so much of it. i think robabl down to him? so much of it. i think probably the _ down to him? so much of it. i think probably the first _ down to him? so much of it. i think probably the first queen _ down to him? so much of it. i think probably the first queen ever - down to him? so much of it. i think probably the first queen ever to - down to him? so much of it. i think probably the first queen ever to be | probably the first queen ever to be on television, to get that big break on television, to get that big break on the big breakfast and then to really make himself known, and he had his own television company, is own tv show, he is an icon and an inspiration to so many we're people that want to make it in the entertainment industry. thank you so much for your— entertainment industry. thank you so much for your thoughts _ entertainment industry. thank you so much for your thoughts are _ entertainment industry. thank you so much for your thoughts are busnari, l much for your thoughts are busnari, joining us from australia. asylum seekers in the uk could be housed on former military bases under plans due to be

announced by the british government later today. more than 51,000 people are currently living in hotels costing around £6 million a day. our chief political correspondent, nick eardley, outlines the further details we're expecting to be announced. i think the main thing that will be confirmed today is the fact that the government is taking over two former ministry of defence sites, in lincolnshire and in essex, which will be used to house asylum seekers and migrants, that is the part of the plan that actually seems to have made some progress. in terms of the wider elements that you mentioned, the idea of ferries being acquired, or barges being used to house people, i'm not sure that that is at a particularly advanced stage yet, certainly people i have been speaking to in government this morning have been playing down the idea that that might be imminent, not least because there are some practical difficulties in doing that. but the argument i think the government is going to make today is that it needs to get

the bill for hotels down, that it is spending far too much money, about £6 million a day, on housing asylum seekers and migrants in hotels around the uk. it also wants to increase what it calls a deterrence for asylum seekers crossing the channel, it wants to say to people, if you come to the uk over the channel on a small boat, you won't end up in a hotel, you will end up in somewhere a lot more basic. but in terms of how far this plan is going to go, this is what the deputy prime minister dominic raab told bbc breakfast earlier. we have got to deal with this. we will look at the whole range of options, low—cost accommodation, ex—army barracks, and where it is appropriate, as has been used elsewhere in europe and i think in scotland as well, vessels, if they can be safely and responsibly used, and i can tell you that the immigration minister will set out these proposals in detail

in the house of commons later today. so, nick, with asylum seekers currently in hotels, will they be moved to some of these other facilities, and secondly, where does that leave the government's plans over these proposed asylum flights to rwanda? i think it is all part of the same plan, actually, but in some ways, the rwanda scheme shows the difficulties with a lot of this, that it is a lot easier to talk tough on this issue than to actually deliver on it. in terms of asylum seekers in hotels just now, i don't think they will be moved any time soon. the initial plan is likely to involve people who arrive in the uk rather than people who are already in the country. but there is just this broader question of how this is going to work in practice, whether there will be enough space for the tens of thousands of people who are coming into the country on small boats at the moment. and i think we might also see a bit of pushback from conservative mps

when it comes to where these sites are going to be. as i mentioned, lincolnshire and essex are the two sites we know about at the moment. well, in lincolnshire, the historic dambusters site, there has been pushback from local tory mps. in essex there has been pushback from local tory mps including the foreign secretary as well. so, this isn't a simple plan for the government to execute, there may well be challenges from local councils as well. what we will get today is what the government wants to do, a lot of talking tough, in a period where we are working up to local elections, delivering it will be a lot harder, and one of the criticisms we've heard this morning from the liberal democrats is that this is more about headlines than an actual solution. nick eardley, thank you very much.

to scotland now, where humza yousaf has been officially sworn in as scotland's first minister at the court of session. becoming first minister at the age of 37, the youngest first minister of 37, the youngest first minister of scotland, after defeating his rivals for the leadership ash regan and kate forbes. humza yousaf has said that he is appointing shona robison as his deputy first minister. i'm joined now by alexandra mackenzie, the bbc scotland correspondent. so, how much is it business as usual for the snp under humza yousaf, and how much will be new?— how much will be new? well, i think he will start — how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting _ how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting back— how much will be new? well, i think he will start getting back to - he will start getting back to business, just when he comes out of the court of session here in edinburgh. i'vejust been inside, this was a very short ceremony, if the is what we can call it, it was probably less than ten minutes, and

humza yousaf arrived a short time before, he was with his family, that included his parents and his three—year—old daughter, who we also saw with him in the parliament yesterday when he was voted in as first minister. and then he went into the war formal setting today of the court of session, and we saw him surrounded byjudges here —— the more formal setting —— surrounded by judges as he signed the oath and he took the oath to king charles, who is likely to meet in the coming days. a very short ceremony, and he has now officially been sworn in as the sixth first minister of scotland, and we expect him to come out quite soon if he hasn't already, and then i'm sure he will be back to business, because i think he is going to have quite a full entry, and one of the first things he will

start doing is getting his cabinet together, which he has already started. we know that kate forbes is not expected to be part of that, showers offered rural affairs but we understand she is instead going to go to the backbenches, and as you said, shona robison, who was at his side yesterday, is going to be his deputy first minister. and side yesterday, is going to be his deputy first minister.— side yesterday, is going to be his deputy first minister. and to what extent is the _ deputy first minister. and to what extent is the conversation - deputy first minister. and to what extent is the conversation going . extent is the conversation going to dominate the early weeks and months, is that something that he wants to start talking about, tackling head—on, or not? start talking about, tackling head-on, or not?— start talking about, tackling head-on, or not? , ., , head-on, or not? yes, i think very much so. — head-on, or not? yes, i think very much so. he _ head-on, or not? yes, i think very much so, he will _ head-on, or not? yes, i think very much so, he will continue - head-on, or not? yes, i think very much so, he will continue the - much so, he will continue the discussion of independence, all the candidates were asked at the hustings if independence would be in scotland in the next five years, and they all, including humza yousaf, said yes, scotland could be an

independent country in the next five years. he talked about that yesterday in the scottish parliament but also other things that he is having to deal with as well, including poverty, is also going to be a priority, and the cost of living crisis, the deputy first minister, shona robison, was on bbc scotland, good morning scotland, this morning, and she said that cost of living would be a priority, but also independence, and she has said that one of the key priorities would be to ask the uk government again for an independence referendum, but as the uk government is also sticking to its guns and has said that no, this is not the time to have another referendum in scotland. so, yes, we may be seeing you faces at the front of scottish politics in scotland, but in terms of the independence debate, i'm not sure an awful lot has changed.—

awful lot has changed. alexandra mackenzie. _ awful lot has changed. alexandra mackenzie, thank _ awful lot has changed. alexandra mackenzie, thank you _ awful lot has changed. alexandra mackenzie, thank you very - awful lot has changed. alexandra | mackenzie, thank you very much. king charles will arrive in germany later today in his first state visit as monarch. the trip was originally due to begin in france but protests against raising the pension age meant that visit was postponed. earlier i wasjoined by our correspondent jenny hill from berlin. well, you know it's by no means his first visit to germany. he has visited around 110 times during the course of his lifetime and we're expecting to hear him speak a little german while he's here, too. it is of course, though, his very first state visit as monarch. and this is his very first state overseas tour. it should have been, as you say, preceded by a visit to france. nevertheless, i think the significance of this diplomatically is shining through a packed schedule of events. that significance, of course, that this is a trip really i think intended to rebuild relationships after brexit.

even the presidential office here in a statement has said that they hope to leave the disruption of that separation behind them. and if you take a look at his schedule over the next three days you can see a lot of focus on what you might say are common areas of interest between britain and europe. for example, the war in ukraine, he's going to meet some ukrainian refugees here in germany. environmental issues, climate change, subjects which are very close, of course, to the monarch's heart. he will be visiting a so—called eco village here in germany and there'll also be a reception which focuses on sustainability. so, a lot going on. it's going to mean a lot, notjust to the monarch himself, but to a lot of people here, i think. today is very much about pageantry and welcome, so a little later on he'll be received here along with the queen consort with full military honours. this is the brandenburg gate

in the very heart of berlin. he will, before that, have been welcomed with a 21—gun salute at the airport upon arrival. tonight there is a state banquet and you really get the sense that the excitement is building here. in the next 20 minutes or so, the public will be allowed into the area behind me. it's one of the very few opportunities they are going to get to catch a glimpse of king charles. journalist tom mctague, the staff political editor at the political website unherd, has been following the king's visit, he joins us now from westminster. jenny wasjust jenny was just mentioning the german public, what kind of reception do you thinking charles will get? i think he will get a good reception, he is popular, he has been to germany multiple times now, he is a kind of kindly figure, but i would like to contrast it with his mother, and there is such a stark difference between his mother's first visit as

queen, which was this extraordinary, 40,000 mile, six—monthjourney 40,000 mile, six—month journey around 40,000 mile, six—monthjourney around the world, when she went to australia, 75% of the australian population turned out to see her, just in person, extraordinary numbers, 6 million to 7 million people out of their population of 9 million. obviously charles is not going to have anywhere near that kind of reception in germany but that does not mean that it is not a success. he is going to be greeted with extraordinary pageantry, and they are going to welcome him with these gun salutes and everything, that they are not giving to other heads of state, so we should compare and contrast but not be too down about it. , ,., .., about it. given the political landscape. _ about it. given the political landscape, how _ about it. given the political landscape, how importantl about it. given the politicall landscape, how important is about it. given the political- landscape, how important is this a state visit, tom?— state visit, tom? absolutely important. _ state visit, tom? absolutely important, and _ state visit, tom? absolutely important, and again, - state visit, tom? absolutely. important, and again, looking state visit, tom? absolutely - important, and again, looking at the queen's first visit and charles' first visit, we can see the different goals of the governments of the day. back then, 70 years ago,

the government wanted to promote the longevity of the empire and the commonwealth, this new, emerging commonwealth. today, we can very much see the primary foreign policy goal of this government which is to start mending relations with europe. they are obviously two very different goals, 70 years apart, but the monarchy is being used in the same way, it is being used by the government as a kind of soft power symbol, something, another tool, that we can use to try and promote our national interest.— our national interest. aided, i . uess, our national interest. aided, i guess. by _ our national interest. aided, i guess. by the _ our national interest. aided, i guess, by the king's - our national interest. aided, i guess, by the king's german | guess, by the king's german ancestry?— guess, by the king's german ancestry? guess, by the king's german ancest ? , , ., ., ancestry? exactly! his father would have been able _ ancestry? exactly! his father would have been able to _ ancestry? exactly! his father would have been able to speak— ancestry? exactly! his father would have been able to speak german i have been able to speak german fluently, and i think in fact it was his first language. charles as i understand it can't speak it fluently but he will still be, i think we are going to hear clips of him speaking in german, and so you

get that sense, i think, of the monarchy almost withdrawing a bit from this kind of global role that the queen had to one of a more european monarchy under charles, and i think that is quite healthy. he starts to resemble much more another european monarchy, weather it is the spanish or the dutch or the swedish. he starts to look very familiar i think two people on the continent. tom, good to talk to you, thank you very much, lizeroux, political editor. a prominent defence thinktank in britain says russia s security and intelligence services have had far more success than its army, after the full scale invasion of ukraine. the royal united services institute report reveals how russia has used unconventional tactics and espionage in the war. it also looks at how ukraine has managed to combat such attacks, and why western governments need to be alert to the threat posed by russia.

to take us through it's finding's i'm joined by our security correspondent, frank gardner. frank, tell us first of all about how the think is contrasting how the security and intelligence services in russia have fared, compared to the russian army. it in russia have fared, compared to the russian army.— the russian army. it paints a very difficult picture _ the russian army. it paints a very difficult picture to _ the russian army. it paints a very difficult picture to the _ the russian army. it paints a very difficult picture to the image - difficult picture to the image we have of the shambolic military operation in ukraine, whereby they advanced fairly rapidly but then ground to a halt and were pushed back from kyiv. but by contrast, the fsb, which is the successors to the infamous kgb, and they look after internal, domestic security in russia, and as far as russia is concerned, that includes their near abroad, ukraine, they, together with the gru, russian military intelligence, and the spr, foreign intelligence, and the spr, foreign intelligence, were planning for this invasion for quite some time before, as far back asjune 21, according to

the report. and what they did was that they formed temporary operational groups where they targeted certain areas, such as melitopol, kharkiv, kherson et cetera. and once tanks rolled in and occupied those areas, what the fsb did was, they would go straight to the local government headquarters, they would seize the files, they would get hold of the computer hard drives, and from that they would build up a picture, a map of exactly who lived where, who was connected to the ukrainian state, and then they would do house—to—house sweeps, they would do house—to—house sweeps, they would do house—to—house sweeps, they would arrest lots of people and they would arrest lots of people and they would arrest lots of people and they would take them for interrogation, according to the report's author, who i spoke to, sometimes these interrogations were, and the torture involved, allegedly, was not even for information, it was simply for intimidation, to say, if you don't cooperate, this is going to happen to your family. and the

report says that the total of around 800 infiltrations were made, in other words, that the fsb was able to get 800 ukrainian collaborators to get 800 ukrainian collaborators to come over to their side and work with them in completely suppressing the population in those areas. we have heard a lot, of course, about the ukrainian successes on the traditional battlefield, less so, i think, about how ukraine has tried to defend itself against the work of russia's security and intelligence services, so what does the report reveal about that?— reveal about that? well, it is really sounding _ reveal about that? well, it is really sounding a _ reveal about that? well, it is really sounding a warning - reveal about that? well, it is i really sounding a warning note reveal about that? well, it is - really sounding a warning note not just to ukraine but to other countries including britain as well as france and germany in saying, look, when russia plans to do something, it plans it quite some time in advance and it uses these intelligence agencies to prepare the ground. and they point to the fact that the bnd, germany's intelligence service, has been pretty badly

penetrated by russian intelligence, that somebody in the signals intelligence, which is a very sensitive part, doing intercepts, somebody quite senior in there has been arrested recently, there have been arrested recently, there have been two arrests, actually, and it shows that they are working quite hard to infiltrate organisations in other countries. and that ukraine was in a way a sort of blueprint for this. they are saying that they have to the same in chechnya, it took quite a long time to totally suppress the population there, but the fsb, says the report, only needs to get 8% of the population to cooperate, and then it reckons it can control the best. they also have an electronic warfare unit, the gru, which was in the case of ukraine able to cut parts of ukraine off from ukrainian television and radio and from the internet, that people were really isolated and then dependent on russian media for information.— dependent on russian media for information. ., ~ ., ,, , ., , information. frank, thank you very much for that, _

information. frank, thank you very much for that, our _ information. frank, thank you very much for that, our security - much for that, our security correspondent, frank gardner. we have been reporting today on the sudden death of the british comedian and drag artist and presenter paul o'grady, and we havejust and drag artist and presenter paul o'grady, and we have just received a statement on behalf of the queen consort camilla from buckingham palace. she worked closely with him on a programme around battersea dogs and cats home, and the statement says her majesty is deeply saddened to have learned of the death of paul o'grady, with whom she worked closely to support the work of import battersea dogs and cats home, and whose warm heart and infectious humour lit up the lives of so many. the statement says the queen consort will share her sympathies with paul's family privately. so, that reaction to the death of paul o'grady from the queen consort, camilla.

it's emerged that the person 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'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 officer engelbert enters the school. alarms sound. 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. like, just like... i'm sorry, like, i am still trying to wrap my head around what we are going through as around 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 reacted angrily to a suggestion from president biden that he should abandon controversial plans for an overhaul of the judiciary. mr netanyahu stressed that, as a sovereign country, israel would make its decisions "by the will of its people and not based on pressures from abroad". speaking before boarding air force one, president biden said he hoped mr netanyahu would try to work out a genuine compromise. like many strong supporters of israel, i'm very concerned. and i'm concerned that they get this straight. they cannot continue down this road. and i've sort of made that clear. i'm hopeful... hopefully, the prime minister will act in a way that he will try

to work out some genuine compromise, but that remains to be seen. live tojerusalem and our correspondent tom bateman.|t�*s it's interesting in that statement from benjamin netanyahu about making decisions by the will of its people. a lot of people in israel don't want these changes to the judiciary to go through. so how much additional pressure does this statement from president biden put on the israeli prime minister? the president biden put on the israeli prime minister?— prime minister? the american ressure prime minister? the american pressure has _ prime minister? the american pressure has already - prime minister? the american pressure has already been - prime minister? the american - pressure has already been massive, it's been building for months. for example, earlierthis it's 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, these are our expectations for what a democratic state is. 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. this has been going on publicly and privately and you get a sense they're from joe biden that he has made it clear to benjamin netanyahu. our sense is also that they were bombarding the israeli government with messages during this 48—hour crisis from sunday into monday when the country was brought to a standstill by protesters and people striking. the american saying, you are imperilling the international image as israel of the international image as israel of the soul democracy in the region. the message has been very clear. and then we have 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 and we will effectively do what we want and we will not listen to outside pressure. and he said, as

he has always said, america is our strongest ally and we have an enduring bond that goes on and on. but this is a serious rift. and it tells you the public division in israel, it shows you the issue is not resolved and the americans, for one, don't regard it as resolved yet. one, don't regard it as resolved et, ., ., one, don't regard it as resolved et. ., ., ., yet. so what would you say, what im act yet. so what would you say, what impact would _ yet. so what would you say, what impact would you _ yet. so what would you say, what impact would you say _ yet. so what would you say, what impact would you say this - yet. so what would you say, what impact would you say this is - yet. so what would you say, what l impact would you say this is having on the nature of the relationship between israel and the us? it is re between israel and the us? it is pretty bad _ between israel and the us? it is pretty bad in — between israel and the us? it is pretty bad in the _ between israeland the us? it 3 pretty bad in the immediate sense. but mr netanyahu is no stranger to facing off democratic us administrations. there was a terrible relationship that developed between him and president obama under the obama administration when joe biden was the vice president. that was to do with the nuclear deal the americans were trying to get mr netanyahu to sign it. the white house was severely angered by all of

that. so joe house was severely angered by all of that. sojoe biden will remember that, but he is an extremely strong pro—israel democrat, he always has been. in terms of the underlying alliance, i think that is not affected at the moment. bottom line here is, the americans, 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 are putting pressure on mr biden and the administration for a while, challenging fat and asking why this money, in their view, is given without strings attached. that is one of the reasons politically we have seen americans and antony blinken say, this doesn't come for free, we expect something different from the israeli government, in the sense they expect them to stick to what they see as democratic values. mr netanyahu publicly, is going to face this. it gives him a way of bringing in the far right members of

the israeli government to try and get them to agree to this sort of back that we have had this week. and so it is useful for mr netanyahu, who can play the sides off against each other. who can play the sides off against each other-— each other. tom, thank you very much. returning to our top story this hour, the british tv presenter and comedian paul o'grady has died at the age of 67. let's take a look at some of the tributes which people have been making on social media. sex and the city star kim cattrall shared a video on instagram, taken when she filmed a show with paul. she simply said: "our hearts our broken". malcolm prince who was paul's producer for decades, tweeted their last photo together and said they'd met up only yesterday. writing a tribute on twitter he said: "we have lost a unique talent — and i've lost a dearfriend. we were all lucky to have paul in our lives. my heart goes out to andre, paul's family, and friends. oh how i'll miss him."

reflecting on paul's work as a drag artist — journalist tom knight wrote: "before drag race and social media, it was rare for queens to break through into mainstream media. paul was one of the few leading the way and smashing down barriers. everyone loved him, but he preferred animals". we also have had in the last few moments from buckingham palace, a statement on behalf of the queen consort, camilla. the statement says, her majesty is deeply saddened to have learned of the death of paul o'grady, with whom she worked closely to support the work of battersea cats and dogs home and his warm heart and infectious humour lit up warm heart and infectious humour lit up the lives of so many. i'm joined now by our correspondent sean dilley who is at battersea dogs and cats home, where paul presented the tv series for the love of dogs. it was a place that paul o'grady loved so well, tell us more about his involvement with battersea? iie

his involvement with battersea? he was his involvement with battersea? he: was an ambassador for battersea cats and dogs home you see behind me. this is where they filmed the itv series for the love of dog. it is a sad occasion but speaking to a few members of staff, it is clear it is one of celebration of paul o'grady�*s life. we spoke to a security officer who said, he was just one of the team here. just to recap, as you say, andre, his partner, did say how the death was unexpected, but peaceful. he said it is time to celebrate paul o'grady�*s life, but also respect privacy. he was a man who had many, many talents. his journey began, believe it or not at the camden council in london when he devised the lily savage character, the drag queen act, which was not necessarily to celebrated back in

the 70s. but my goodness, someone who is known to audiences everywhere and radio to audiences who knew him presenting for 14 years until last august. he was a man who had a great deal of success, but why the name lily savage? simply, his mother's maiden name was savage. everyone you speak to, there is a rice smile as they remembered the blankety blank presenter, children's author no less, during the pandemic. people are sad, but they have this smile and happiness in their voice when they talk about a century, somebody said, almost like a mate and a colleague. said, almost like a mate and a colleague-— said, almost like a mate and a colleauue. , ., , ., colleague. because of his role as an ambassador— colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for _ colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea _ colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea dogs - colleague. because of his role as an ambassador for battersea dogs and | ambassador for battersea dogs and cats home, what did the people think the difference he made to the profile of the home and ultimately helping all those animals to be

rehomed? , helping all those animals to be rehomed?— helping all those animals to be rehomed? , ., , , helping all those animals to be rehomed? , ., _ ., rehomed? they obviously played an amazinal rehomed? they obviously played an amazingly huge _ rehomed? they obviously played an amazingly huge part _ rehomed? they obviously played an amazingly huge part in _ rehomed? they obviously played an amazingly huge part in the - rehomed? they obviously played an amazingly huge part in the charity. l amazingly huge part in the charity. charities monitor something called a buzz score and it is the recognition if he stop ten people in the street, how many people would recognise the name battersea cats and dogs home? people had heard more about the home, forthe people had heard more about the home, for the love of dog, a wonderful opportunity for the charity when it came to highlighting those dogs he featured who are looking for homes. they said he was a champion of the underdog. here is a champion of the underdog. here is a fact, you cannot pretend to like dogs and dogs cannot pretend to like humans. they spoke about his huge heart and about him being happy and the staff have said, whenever he was with the dogs, he was besotted and a lover of animals. no surprise when i

tell you that he was a man who wasn't used to the aggressive tweets of social media but the tweets of alt he kept in the kent countryside along with his four dogs where we heard malcolm prince, his radio producer said he was laughing and joking. so when they say unexpected, but peaceful is away many of us would like to hope we could be there, laughing and joking with our oldest friends, isn't it? seen there, laughing and joking with our oldest friends, isn't it?— oldest friends, isn't it? sean daly at itattersea _ oldest friends, isn't it? sean daly at battersea dogs _ oldest friends, isn't it? sean daly at battersea dogs and _ oldest friends, isn't it? sean daly at battersea dogs and cats - oldest friends, isn't it? sean daly| at battersea dogs and cats home. the uk public�*s satisfaction with the nhs has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a new poll. the british social attitudes survey, which measures the public�*s view of the health service, has found that waiting times and staff shortages were the biggest concerns. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. back in december, tony griffiths was living with leukaemia when he suffered a fall at home in somerset. it took hours for an ambulance to reach the 83—year—old. i mean, it was just all the waiting

at the different stages. his son gareth, driving from manchester, got there faster than the ambulance crew did. then tony, with gareth by his side, faced a long night on a trolley waiting in a&e. it's the feeling that you've spent all those years paying your tax and your national insurance and that you end up in a corridor after waiting five hours for an ambulance, is, yeah, it's disappointing really, isn't it? i mean, when i was there, there was one poor patient actually passed away. and it's sad to think that you've ended up dying in a corridor in a hospital because theyjust haven't got the money to fund them, really. so yeah, it was quite sad to see things like that. the british social attitudes survey indicates satisfaction with the nhs has fallen to its lowest level, just 29% since the survey began in 1983. that's down seven percentage points from the previous year. only 30% of respondents said

they were satisfied with accident and emergency and gp services also saw a fall, just 35% satisfied. with a similar picture for dentistry, inpatient and outpatient hospital services. the levels of dissatisfaction with the nhs we're seeing now have in some ways been a long time in the making and they reflect real operational problems with the nhs. turning these around is not going to happen with another couple of flashy initiatives or any sort of quick fix. it's going to require really long term investment in long term things the health service needs, buildings, equipment, staff and a sustained effort to improve access and get the workforce back to where it needs to be over many years. sadly, a few weeks ago, leukaemia took tony's life. his son gareth says staff at the hospital were excellent. it was the long wait to be seen that was troubling. and while support for the principles of the nhs remain strong,

free at the point of delivery, funded by general taxation, today's findings will cause concern. dominic hughes, bbc news. bbc�*s health correspondent nick triggle tells us more about the outcome of this survey and what the government is doing to improve these areas of the nhs. what it shows is that satisfaction levels have fallen sharply, particularly in the last three years since 2019, down to 29% satisfaction rating. when you look at individual services, a&e, gp, dentistry, general hospital services, all have seen a fall in the past year. the fall has been sharpest for a&e services. now the government says it is investing more money in the nhs and it's got plans to tackle the backlog in hospital operations and they are beginning to make some progress on those long waiting lists and they have a recovery plan for accident and emergency services. so they say things are going to get better. if you take a longer view, how has

the public satisfaction or otherwise looked about the services the nhs has provided? the previous lowest mark was in 1997 when waiting lists were growing. then the labour government came in and invested record sums into the nhs, but it took a long time for satisfaction levels to really start rising. it wasn't until they peaked in 2010 at 70% that we got to the high mark for satisfaction. since then, it's gone up and down a little bit until 2019 when there was a sharp deterioration which mirrors the longer waiting times people are experiencing. and this is the key, people say their biggest concerns are the waiting times and staff shortages. when they get to see staff and they get the treatment, they are very pleased with the quality of care. it's important to make that distinction isn't it and it also important to make a distinction between the satisfaction

of the waiting times for example and the issue of public support for a national health service. indeed. this survey did ask respondents about do they still believe in the principles of the nhs, free at the point of use, and primarily funded through general taxation, and an overwhelming majority, more than eight in ten, supported those principles. but there was a desire to get more funding into the nhs. just over 40% said they were willing to pay more in tax to increase funding for the nhs. although a minority, a significant minority i must say, 28%, said they believe the nhs should still live within its own budget. 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. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been

speaking to some people, struggling to navigate the rental market. there has been times and i have said i will take this one, it is perfect, then they said it has gone. emily's landlord put _ then they said it has gone. emily's landlord put the _ then they said it has gone. emily's landlord put the rent _ then they said it has gone. emily's landlord put the rent up _ then they said it has gone. emily's landlord put the rent up more - then they said it has 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. took me through what the last few days have been like? ., , what the last few days have been like? .,, , , , what the last few days have been like? , ,, ., , like? the most stressful of my life, other than having _ like? the most stressful of my life, other than having a _ like? the most stressful of my life, other than having a baby. _ like? the most stressful of my life, other than having a baby. we - like? the most stressful of my life, other than having a baby. we put . like? the most stressful of my life, | other than having a baby. we put all of our belongings pretty much into this tiny little storage. bud of our belongings pretty much into this tiny little storage.— this tiny little storage. and then se arate. this tiny little storage. and then separate- so — this tiny little storage. and then separate. so we _ this tiny little storage. and then separate. so we had _ this tiny little storage. and then separate. so we had to - this tiny little storage. and then separate. so we had to make i this tiny little storage. and then i separate. so we had to make that really difficult decision to split up really difficult decision to split up as a family?— really difficult decision to split up as a family? aren't our actual relationship. _ up as a family? aren't our actual relationship, it _ up as a family? aren't our actual relationship, it has _ up as a family? aren't our actual relationship, it has been - up as a family? aren't our actual relationship, it has been really l relationship, it has 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 that want to buy a property, and they are staying in the rental market for longer. if you are facing a rent rise, the bbc 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. children across the uk are being affected by the cost of living crisis as families are forced to make tough choices about how they spend their money. four young children aged eight to 11 have been sharing their experiences of living through the winter months with newsround reporter hayley hassall. high, i'm noah. and i'm aliya. she's my sister. he's my brother. and we live in blackpool. this has been the hardest few months of our lives. that means we can't afford lots of things. ..life would be so much more difficult. because mum and dad would have to spend all their money on heating and food and electricity. ok, guys? it's nice, isn't it? during the pandemic our mum was

really ill and she couldn't work. we couldn't earn a lot of money because our dad had to give up hisjob so our parents had to start making furniture at our house. all of the sudden the bills have gone up so we are paying double for our house and are shot. come on then, guys. many children are helping their parents cope with the extra costs this year. but when someone in the family has a disability or an illness, then things can cost even more. zoe is 11 and lives in glasgow. mum, grandad, do you wanta cup of tea? aye, i'll have a cup of tea. i'm zoe from glasgow, scotland and this is my first video diary and i'll be talking about how the cost of living crisis is affecting my family. sometimes we can't afford to put the heating on. especially around winter, we really need it. it's getting very cold in my house because it's

so cold during the morning, we only put it on two heat us up for like ten minutes. then we just turn it off and we get blankets. don't fall asleep there. my mum's got a disability. which means half her body, it's like an nerve thing, it goes with your nerves and it goes through your entire body. she has to get more help, like my grandad, my dad and me will help her. zoe's mum has multiple sclerosis so zoe helps out around the house, and since the cost of living crisis some of their disability payments were delayed. that means they've had to live unless money at a time when things cost much more. it's nice. what have you noticed, what's actually changed? all the food has gone up, prices of food, petrol gone up and everything isjust getting too dear. is it worrying you? sometimes it worries me.

does it worry you? yeah. meanwhile, in colchester in the south—east of england, the cold has meant things are much harder for 11—year—old joe. you look really sleepy, did you not sleep well? i didn't sleep well, it was very cold last night. it was really cold, it dropped below freezing last night. how many layers did you have on in bed? about three. did you? goodness me. it has got two times where we've had to last on only £2 a week. that was very hard for me, as my parents got quite upset and emotional and that made me quite upset and emotional. joe and his mum make regular trips to the local food bank, where they can get supplies forfree. ok, we need to look for stuff for lunch and i need to see if there's any bread, if they've got any today.

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more. there are now more than 2000 food banks in the _ more. there are now more than 2000 food banks in the uk. _ more. there are now more than 2000 food banks in the uk. they _ more. there are now more than 2000 food banks in the uk. they help - food banks in the uk. they help anyone who can't afford to buy food and they have been especially busy this winter. over the last five months, joe, noah, aliya and zoe have had to go without things. and at a spring, it is looking brighter. we can go out to the beach in places and we don't have to spend our money on electricity and heating. taste and we don't have to spend our money on electricity and heating.— on electricity and heating. we can also no to on electricity and heating. we can also go to the _ on electricity and heating. we can also go to the foodbank_ on electricity and heating. we can also go to the foodbank and - on electricity and heating. we can j also go to the foodbank and warm on electricity and heating. we can i also go to the foodbank and warm up if we need _ also go to the foodbank and warm up if we need help. that also go to the foodbank and warm up if we need help-— if we need help. that powerful re ort if we need help. that powerful report from — if we need help. that powerful report from hayley _ if we need help. that powerful report from hayley hassell. i 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—to 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. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @annitabbc. hello again. more widely today we are going to see higher temperatures than we did yesterday. we've got various weather fronts moving across us, each of them bringing in some rain. this cold front here as it comes in across northern ireland will really bring in some heavier rain, notjust across northern ireland but also into wales and south—west england. and some of this could be thundery, especially so across wales. ahead of it, the rain clears from the east coast but there will be some showers getting into the south—east and it will remain fairly cloudy. windy through the irish sea, breezy for most of us, with highs widely between 13 and 16. heading through the evening and overnight we will still have this rain for a time before eventually it all pushes off into the north sea but lingers across shetland. there will be some clear skies, one or two showers and still windy in the south but really wherever you are it is going to be a mild

night, many of us staying in a high single figures or low double figures. and tomorrow if anything, it could well prove to be a little bit warmer, the air coming up from the south—west, in between these sets of weather fronts, looking at a day of sunshine and showers, or bright spells. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery especially across wales and the south—west, some of them will line up across some southern counties and it is going to be a breezy day as well across england and wales, less so for scotland and northern ireland. such a widely 14 to 16 but locally it could get up to 17 or even a little bit higher. overnight thursday into friday we have got a new area of low pressure with its fronts crossing us so it is going to be windy in the isles of scilly, the tip of cornwell, the english channel, the channel islands and areas adjacent to it as well as having some rain moving across england,

wales and eventually northern ireland, just a few showers in scotland, if anything the temperatures dipping just a touch. on saturday we have got a trailing front producing some rain, it is also going to be a very cloudy day with one or two showers during the day, this weather front will really weaken and turn more shabbily in nature and these are our temperatures, ranging from eight in the north to 12 in the south, and it looks like sunday will be a bit drier.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben brown and these are the latest headlines... germany prepares for the first state visit by king charles since becoming monarch. asylum seekers in the uk will be housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. an icon and a trailblazer — tributes pour in from around the world for the british presenter, comedian and drag artist paul o'grady who has died suddenly aged 67. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to "stay away" in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35.

king charles arrives in germany today, on his first state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he's due to touch down this lunchtime, at the start of a three—day trip. it's part of a curtailed royal visit — he was supposed to begin it in france at the weekend, but that leg of the tour was cancelled because of violent protests over president macron's pension reforms. the king will be given an unprecedented ceremonial welcome with military honours at the brandenberg gate in the german capital berlin, and meet the german president frank—walter steinmeier. the visit is being seen as part of a move by the uk to improve relationships with its european neighbours. our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell has more. it should have been at the arc de triomphe in paris, but that wasn't to be. so instead, it will be here at the brandenburg gate in berlin that king charles will begin the first state visit of his reign, with british officials hoping for a smoother passage than was in prospect in france. keep calm and carry on. that could be the unofficial motto of royal visits. it wasn't possible in france, the french decided, because of the street protests over the pension reforms. it should be possible here in germany for a state visit which takes place at an important moment in anglo—german relations. state visits often symbolise something significant. roll back to 1965 and it was the state visit to the then west germany by the late queen elizabeth which put the seal on the restored relationship between two countries which only 20 years earlier had been at war with each other.

and now in the europe of 2023, a europe with britain outside the eu, this state visit will highlight the bigger picture, the many links that remain and the shared resolve over ukraine. so charles, who was last in berlin as prince of wales in 2020, will receive an honoured greeting. he'll be the first head of state since the war to be given a full ceremonial welcome at the brandenburg gate. and he'll be the first british monarch to address the german federal parliament, the bundestag. heading for berlin, a new king on a first state visit, sealing the latest stage in the relationship between the uk and germany. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin. our correspondent, jenny hill, joins us from berlin. what are people in germany saying about this visit?—

about this visit? there is a real sense of excitement. _ about this visit? there is a real sense of excitement. people i about this visit? there is a real i sense of excitement. people have been queueing here for a good three hours this morning in order to get through security and then be escorted through in small groups to the square behind me where in around three hours' time king charles will be welcome to berlin with full military honours. and the people i have been chatting to in the cave this morning have been really interested in the british royal family. they know all about it and some of them have visited london on numerous occasions. i was chatting to a lady who was wearing a splendid hat who said she had been to all the royal events, harry and megan's wedding, the opening for the diana memorial in london. they are really interested in what goes on in the royal family and many of them see this visit, as indeed buckingham palace sees it, as a real chance to emphasise the deep ties between this country and britain and that is at

the heart of king child's visit. the aim is overwhelmingly to try and rebuild those relationships post—brexit so when you look at his agenda over the three day visit you will see a lot of focus on common areas of interest, for example, the war in ukraine, king charles is expected to meet ukrainian refugees. there is focus on environmental issues, climate change, subject close to the monica's at. he is visiting and eke out village here and a reception focused on sustainability. so the people here. the people are excited and curious. they were very fond of his late mother the queen who visited last in 2015. the same spot that her son will come to meet. a lot of them are really intrigued to see what kind of king he is going to be, what is

monarchy will represent. thank you very much- — monarchy will represent. thank you very much- jenny. _ monarchy will represent. thank you very much- jenny. a _ monarchy will represent. thank you very much. jenny, a corresponding | monarchy will represent. thank you | very much. jenny, a corresponding in berlin. jenny, a corresponding in berlin. i'm joined now by thomas matussek, former german ambassaor to the uk. and you've with us. to echo what jenny was saying, do you see this impact as a fence building visit after all the turmoil of brexit? yes, i do see a great outpouring of sympathy, of excitement. i am yes, i do see a great outpouring of sympathy, of excitement. iam not yes, i do see a great outpouring of sympathy, of excitement. i am not so sure that fence mending was really necessary. of course brexit was met with a lot of disappointment here in germany but it was only a dent in the very solid and good relationship with britain and with the british people for a very long time so i think it is the right visit at the

right time and of course there is a curiosity. prince charles is not an unknown person here but people are eager to see how he fills the role of that moniker, the role of the king because a lot of been written about his personal interests and it was regarded in britain as i remember years ago, some people thought it was eccentric, his interest in biodiversity against the exaggerations of modern architecture. in germany was much more mainstream and i can tell you during my time as we had a red green government in germany and a green politician, minister of agriculture, she came frequently over to britain and formed a very good relationship with the then prince of wales so i think germany across the board from left to right is seeing this visit and especially seeing this monarch

with great sympathy. hour and especially seeing this monarch with great sympathy.— with great sympathy. how much interest in _ with great sympathy. how much interest in the _ with great sympathy. how much interest in the monarchy - with great sympathy. how much interest in the monarchy is - with great sympathy. how much| interest in the monarchy is there with great sympathy. how much i interest in the monarchy is there in germany? a country without its own monarchy, is there a kind of fascination with the british monarchy?— fascination with the british monarchy? there is a great fascination _ monarchy? there is a great fascination but _ monarchy? there is a great fascination but there - monarchy? there is a great fascination but there is - monarchy? there is a great - fascination but there is modesty and perhaps it is partly due to the fact that we don't have a monitor can be used to have a monarch who did not quite fulfilled that role and if you compare the protocol of our head of state with the protocol and all the p°mp state with the protocol and all the pomp and circumstance in britain, i think there is a certain envy even. but this is also the reason why there is such an interest in a functioning monarchy like the british monarchy.— functioning monarchy like the british monarchy. functioning monarchy like the british monarch . ~ . ., british monarchy. what are the sort of issues do — british monarchy. what are the sort of issues do you _ british monarchy. what are the sort of issues do you think _ british monarchy. what are the sort of issues do you think are _ british monarchy. what are the sort| of issues do you think are important at the moment in the bilateral relationship between germany and the united kingdom, on the global stage the war in the ukraine has be top of

the war in the ukraine has be top of the agenda? the the war in the ukraine has be top of the agenda?— the war in the ukraine has be top of the arenda? ., , ., ., the agenda? the war is one thing and i think it the agenda? the war is one thing and i think it was — the agenda? the war is one thing and i think it was seen _ the agenda? the war is one thing and i think it was seen with _ the agenda? the war is one thing and i think it was seen with great - i think it was seen with great admiration. the immediate strong reaction of a group of friends to that challenge. we have a very close operation with nato and eight german association that i run, we had a special conference recently with politicians from both sides with industry figures and it really underlines that we regard britain as our closest military ally here on the european continent. another issueis the european continent. another issue is how do we deal with the challenges of expensive energy. we look at the way britain is dealing with it. we have our own way. and of course britain has a permanent member of the un security council, a country with an outlook to the world, is something where we were very interested to share experiences and i noticed during my time as

german un ambassador in new york, the british counterpart was the one i believe i had the closest relationship with. and there are issues like the environment. very close. climate very close to monica's heart. there are so many issues on which we see eye eye so the rupture of brexit in my view was just a little dent in this relationship. —— that monarch's heart. relationship. -- that monarch's heart. ., ., ., ., heart. former ambassador to the united kingdom. _ migrants in the uk could be housed on former military bases under plans due to be announced by the british government later today. more than 51,000 people are currently living in hotels — costing around six million pounds a day. joining me now is our political correspondent, helen catt. tell us more about these plans. we are expecting to hear from the

immigration minister, confirmation that two former raf bases are going to be used to house people who cross the channel on small boats. eight site in lincolnshire and one in essex. the fact the government have been considering these bases has been considering these bases has beenin been considering these bases has been in the public domain for several weeks but now there are been objections from local councils and mps, conservative mps, one of whom is the foreign secretary james cleverly. but we are expecting robertjenrick to announce that those are going ahead and in terms of how many people you would expect to be housed there, we're told the capacity is between 1500 to 2000 people at each base. compare that with the number of people who are currently being housed in hotels. that is 51,000 across 395 hotels. have a listen to what dominic raab said this morning. we

have a listen to what dominic raab said this morning.— said this morning. we have got to deal with this. _ said this morning. we have got to deal with this. we _ said this morning. we have got to deal with this. we will _ said this morning. we have got to deal with this. we will look- said this morning. we have got to deal with this. we will look at - said this morning. we have got to deal with this. we will look at the | deal with this. we will look at the whole _ deal with this. we will look at the whole range of options. low— cost accommodation, ex—army barracks, and where it is appropriate, as has been used elsewhere in europe and i think in scotland as well, vessels, if they can be safely and responsibly used, and i can tell you that immigration minister will set out these proposals in detail in the house of commons later today. you heard... some of them are headline grabbing solutions proposed in the government have been looking into is housing people on ferries and badges. it is understood that those plans are not quite as at an advanced stage as the military bases so we might hear more later but not things like locations. the military bases, the government says it intends to move people in within weeks but there is no exact timescale and the whole idea is to do more of a push away from their

use of hotel accommodation and the costs that come with that to what it is describing as more rudimentary accommodation for people who come across a channel on a small boats. they hope it will act as a further this incentive.— this incentive. just briefly, the whole issue — this incentive. just briefly, the whole issue of _ this incentive. just briefly, the whole issue of how _ this incentive. just briefly, the whole issue of how to - this incentive. just briefly, the whole issue of how to deal- this incentive. just briefly, the | whole issue of how to deal with migrants, it has become a central issue for the government and they see it as something that resonates with voters. it see it as something that resonates with voters-— with voters. it has and certainly it was something — with voters. it has and certainly it was something that _ with voters. it has and certainly it was something that was - with voters. it has and certainly it was something that was getting l with voters. it has and certainly it - was something that was getting more attention last year but the government has made it a central issue for itself. rishi sunak is made it one of his five promises, stopping the bout, on which he says people should judge him. —— stopping the boats. he has put it front and centre to the government's plans. it is very difficult and complex. it is part of the solution, that the government is starting to put forward. ., ., government is starting to put forward. . ,, , ., government is starting to put forward. ., ~' , ., , government is starting to put

forward. . ,, , . we are expecting that announcement from the government on migrants to the uk being housed in former military bases. paul o'grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre port—asio said he died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on tuesday evening — and thanked fans for "all the love they have shown him over the years". paul o'grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming a talk show presenter. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. so i'm stood having a drink and i looked over and here's ulrika stood in the door,

wearing the same frock as me. i didn't know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming. lily fast became an audience favourite, hosting some of tv�*s best known shows. it's thursday, it's 7pm, it's top of the pops! please welcome the hostess of blankety blank, lily savage! the former social worker's alter ego now an unlikely family favourite, something few would have predicted when paul created the character. because all the acts those days, most of them were all in sequins, shirley bassey orientated, it was all very glamour. i went the other way with lily, i gave her a skirt with a tassle and roots. a normal everyday woman. never looked back, this is it. next thing you know i'm on prime telly doing blankety blank! well done, iris. but eventually he decided to escape from lily's formidable shadow. now it was paul o'grady appearing in sitcoms. god help that baby, she's as daft as a brush. your brain does shrink when you're pregnant.

hers was pea—sized to begin with! remember what she said when i asked her what her iq was? 36, 28, 36. hosting a variety of daytime and evening chat and entertainment shows. please welcome your host, paul o'grady! he was everywhere on prime—time with formats such as paul o'grady�*s saturday night line—up and old favourite blind date. what brings you on blind date? bomb, i am looking for a different spice in my life, because the spice has been subdued recently, i'm looking for the hot sauce in the hot stuff, you know what i mean? so right now... you're looking confused. lam _ as well as a 14 year stint on bbc radio 2. right, let me investigate here first. but for the last decade, the show that has most touched the public has been the multi—award—winning for the love of dogs. aren't you lovely? come here to me! a show which perhaps more than any other beautifully showed the warmth, kindness and empathy that

so characterised paul o'grady. people have been paying tribute to paul on social media. sex and the city star kim cattrall shared a video on instagram, taken when she filmed a show with paul. she simply said: "our hearts our broken." malcolm prince who was paul's producerfor decades, tweeted their last photo together and said they'd met up only yesterday. writing a tribute on twitter he said: "we have lost a unique talent — and i've lost a dearfriend. we were all lucky to have paul in our lives. my heart goes out to andre, paul's family, and friends. oh, how i'll miss him." reflecting on paul's work as a drag artist — journalist tom knight wrote: "before drag race and social media, it was rare for queens to break through into mainstream media. paul was one of the few leading the way and smashing down barriers.

everyone loved him, but he preferred animals". since elon musk�*s takeover of twitter, users have suggested that hate is thriving on the platform. in a special newscast podcast some of our reporters shared the abuse that they've been subject to.

insiders at the social media giant told a bbc panorama investigation earlier this month that the company is no longer able to protect users from online abuse following mass sackings under the ownership of elon musk. exclusive research supported their allegations, and after the investigation went out, our social media and disinformation correspondent marianna spring received a barrage of hate on the platform after musk tweeted at her, essentially directing trolls to do the same. it's all reinforcing a lot of what the reporting has revealed. marianna spring joins me now. how bad is her problem and is it getting worse?— how bad is her problem and is it getting worse? how bad is her problem and is it ..ettin worse? ., .,, ,, getting worse? that was the issue we were talking — getting worse? that was the issue we were talking about _ getting worse? that was the issue we were talking about on _ getting worse? that was the issue we were talking about on newscast, - getting worse? that was the issue we were talking about on newscast, the l were talking about on newscast, the episode where we discussed the kind of racist abuse subject to on twitter and also we were talking about the different abuse we receive

are doing ourjobs. online abuse is nothing new. there was a panorama investigation and i investigated how the changes at twitter have affected the changes at twitter have affected the trials and according to that investigation people still at the company, people who have left and uses, they said it is getting worse and the abuse we experience is not just simple criticism, someone saying i don't agree with you, this can be really nasty, misogynistic hater slurs, threatening language, racist abuse and other forms of nasty hate. and what we discuss in the newscast episode is the way we individually deal with those trolls. for me, i cover online abuse and so looking at the backlash in response to that panorama investigation and what it tells me about twitter trolls, that is part of myjob but for reporters who cover other areas, politics or business, it is different. but that doesn't change the fact that women in particular

and womenjournalists the fact that women in particular and women journalists and even the fact that women in particular and womenjournalists and even more so womenjournalists of and womenjournalists and even more so women journalists of colour are subject to this hate and it is something policymakers and social media sites are increasingly aware of but perhaps with clear solutions. the point is, are they doing anything about it?- the point is, are they doing anything about it? the point is, are they doing an hint about it? ~ , ., anything about it? when it comes to twitter, as anything about it? when it comes to twitter. as i — anything about it? when it comes to twitter, as i looked _ anything about it? when it comes to twitter, as i looked into _ anything about it? when it comes to twitter, as i looked into as - anything about it? when it comes to twitter, as i looked into as part - twitter, as i looked into as part of that panorama, there are real concerns that measures taken to protect users, notjust women journalists but the average user, are not working as effectively as they were before. twitter continues to say that respecting their use is's voice is important. the other major social media sites have introduced different measures to try and protect people from online hate from being able to filter your direct messages to limiting who can apply to specific posts —— reply to posts. policymakers, ultimately at the moment the social media site please themselves. the online safety

belt which is currently going through our parliament in the uk looks to make social media site more accountable but then again if they are the ones making the commitment and having to prove they've made those commitments which is what the bill says at the moment, will that make a difference? as part of the podcast we spoke to a researcher who works for the international centre for journalist and works for the international centre forjournalist and she had analysed the hate i get. she talks about a wide issue, regardless of how individual reporters or people deal with the trolls, it is clearly a huge issue and a lot of the tactics are designed to threaten freedom of expression and that is at the heart of this. .., ., expression and that is at the heart of this. ,., ., ., expression and that is at the heart of this. ., ., ~ expression and that is at the heart of this. ., ., ,, ., i. expression and that is at the heart of this. ., ., ,, ., ., ,, of this. good to talk to you. thank ou ve of this. good to talk to you. thank you very much _ of this. good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. _ thank you very much indeed. 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—to—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.

our correspondent anna holligan gave us this update. around 1 million british tourists travel here and on to amsterdam every year and the council now has a search for young british men and thatis, search for young british men and that is, stay away. if you are in the uk and this is a digital discouragement campaign, so if you are in the uk and you search for terms like stag weekend, amsterdam, cheap hotel amsterdam, pub crawl amsterdam, these warning adverts will pop up and they show things like a young man staggering in the street being handcuffed by police, detained, having fingerprints and mug shot taken and the message is if you are coming to amsterdam, which is notoriously europe's most liberal party capital, then stay away

because he mightjust create their times of lifelong memories that won't serve you well in the future. they are trying to deter the drunk and disorderly, discount behaviour that residents have been complaining about for a long time. they have told me in the past about british tourists urinating in the streets and canals, being sick everywhere, getting naked and that is a kind of behaviour they want to get rid of. but i have been speaking to young brits arriving here and many say it is outrageous, we are being stereotyped. this is discrimination. in fact, that kind of sentiment is echoed among some coffee shop cannabis cafe owners i have spoken to. one told me they come for the weed but then they stay for the vincent van gogh. some of the families that live along the beautiful canal network have told me in the past that it is not necessarily the young british men who were causing the problem is, it

is over tourism in general. it is their sheer number. so this is part of amsterdam city council's effort to try to rebrand the capital's rather raunchy reputation, partly created by that cannabis cafe is and the red light district and they hope that if it is successful in the uk it will be rolled out across other eu capitals and here in the netherlands. message is typically blunt and uncompromising. if you are a young british man hoping to come to amsterdam for a wild time, then stay away. to amsterdam for a wild time, then sta awa . ., ., ., . “ stay away. you are watching bbc news. stay away. you are watching bbc news- we _ stay away. you are watching bbc news. we have _ stay away. you are watching bbc news. we have much _ stay away. you are watching bbc news. we have much coverage l news. we have much coverage throughout the day of the king's visit to germany in particular. you'd do that in the next couple of hours. he is going to be greeted at the brandenburg gate in berlin. so

you have been watching bbc news. thank you for your company. more widely today we will see higher temperatures and we did yesterday. we have various weather fronts moving across us, each bringing some rain. this cold front here as it comes in across northern ireland will really bringing heavy rain, not just across northern ireland but also into wales and south—west england and some of this could be thundery, especially so across wales. ahead, the rain cleared from the east coast but there will be showers getting into the south—east and it will remain fairly cloudy. windy through the irish sea, breezy for most of us with highs widely between 13 and 16 degrees. through

the evening and overnight, rain for a time before it eventually pushes into that naughty but lingers across shetland. there will be clear skies, some showers and still windy in the south but wherever you are it will be a mild night. many of us staying in high single figures are low double figures. tomorrow, if anything it could prove to be a warmer. air coming up from the south—west, between these sets of weather fronts, south—west, between these sets of weatherfronts, so south—west, between these sets of weather fronts, so a south—west, between these sets of weatherfronts, so a day south—west, between these sets of weather fronts, so a day of sunshine and showers are bright spells. some showers will be heavy and thundery, especially across wales in the south—west. some will be lined up across southern counties and it will be a breezy day as well across england and wales, less so for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures widely 14 to 16 degrees but locally we could see 17 degrees, possibly even a bit higher than that. overnight thursday into friday, a new area of low pressure with fronts crossing us so it will

be windy on the isles of scilly, the tip of cornwall, through the english channel, the channel islands and areas adjacent as well as having rain moving across england, wales and eventually northern ireland. some showers in scotland. if anything, the temperatures dipping just a touch. it is saturday, a trailing front producing rain. it will be a fairly cloudy day with some showers. through the day this weather fronts will really weaken and turn more showery in nature. temperatures range from eight in the north to 12 in the south. it looks like sunday will be a bit drier.

is artificial intelligence a potential risk to society? experts want advanced ai development paused, on the day the uk government publishes its plan to police it. and shares in the chinese firm alibaba surge after the company announces it's splitting up into 6 separate businesses. this is world business report with me mark lobel, lots to get in today. so let's begin with a quesion of our time — is artificial intelligence a threat to society and humanity?

well a group of ai experts and industry execs including elon musk believe so and have signed an open letter calling for a 6—month