this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines... king charles begins his first state visit since becoming monarch after touching down in germany. these are live pictures of the official welcome at berlin's brandenburg gate, a symbol of the reunited city after the desolation of the second world war. it's the first time the location has been used to welcome any visiting head of state. asylum seekers in the uk will be housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. footage shows three people in what

appears to be official uniform walking past a fire at a locked cell at a migrant centre in mexico where 38 people subsequently died. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, has reacted angrily to comments by us presidentjoe biden, who urged him to walk away from his controversialjudicial reform plans, which are so farjust on hold. and amsterdam tells a rowdy british sex and drug tourists, don't come to our capital in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men between 18 and 35. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news king charles is to arrive in germany shortly. his first state visit since succeeding his mother as a british monarch in

autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation in just over a autumn last year and comes ahead of his coronation injust over a month. the start of a three—day trip, part of a curtailed royal visit that was due to begin in paris at the weekend. but that leg was cancelled because of violent protests over president emmanuel macron�*s pension reform. the king's safety couldn't be guaranteed. his modesty will be given an unprecedented ceremony and i welcome with military honours at the brandenburg gate in the german capital. these are the pictures they live. he will meet the german president frank—walter steinmeier. we are getting a perspective of the scene at the moment, the line—up of camera crews and the crowd who are waiting to welcome him. we are expecting to see him in the next few minutes. let's talk to our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill.

let's start with what we are expecting, because this, as we said in the introduction, the first time brandenburg gate has been used in this way. how important is the visit? i this way. how important is the visit? ~ �* , , visit? i think it's hugely significant. _ visit? i think it's hugely significant. in - visit? i think it's hugely significant. in the - visit? i think it's hugely significant. in the next| visit? i think it's hugely i significant. in the next few visit? i think it's hugely _ significant. in the next few minutes king charles iii will arrive here in the heart of berlin for what is his first state visit overseas. you cannot really, in fact i think his convoyis cannot really, in fact i think his convoy is about to pass us now and you can't underestimate the significance of that. this visit has been very closely designed. he was supposed to go to france first and then onto germany but this is about britain's saying our european neighbours are important to us. that's why king charles will visit them first. just looking out to see if there is any more movement, there is a real sense of anticipation as

you can imagine. i'm surrounded by people on the pavement where i am standing and many more members of the public have been allowed through to the square behind me where they will get a ringside seat and they hope to catch a glimpse of king charles. i think a lot of people here sense what is no doubt britain's aim, that this visit is about rebuilding relationships in a post—brexit world and emphasising the importance to britain dotted that we are just seeing the german president arriving. as head of state he is the one who will officially greet king charles iii. it is unprecedented that someone should be welcomed here at brandenburg gate with full military honours. i don't know what you can see a rear at the moment but there is a huge military band. they moved from their mustering position a few moments ago to prepare for the arrival of king charles iii. they were warming up a little bit earlier, no doubt

delighting the crowd is because many people waiting for king charles have been queueing here hours in the hope of getting in. i been queueing here hours in the hope of getting in-— of getting in. i know you are at a disadvantage — of getting in. i know you are at a disadvantage because _ of getting in. i know you are at a disadvantage because you - of getting in. i know you are at a disadvantage because you are i of getting in. i know you are at a disadvantage because you are in| of getting in. i know you are at a - disadvantage because you are in the heart of it. we are actually seeing the president and first lady looking rather fine in the president and first lady looking ratherfine in a red coat and lovely hat. the president isn't wearing a hat, but he doesn't wear hats, has a fine head of hair, unlike some of us. remind us, the links between the british royal family us. remind us, the links between the british royalfamily in us. remind us, the links between the british royal family in germany are deadline links.— british royal family in germany are deadline links. they are. and i must tell ou, deadline links. they are. and i must tellyou. your— deadline links. they are. and i must tell you, your pronunciation - deadline links. they are. and i must tell you, your pronunciation of - deadline links. they are. and i must tell you, your pronunciation of the i tell you, your pronunciation of the first lady was excellent. there will be a state banquet tonight at which some german arrest cats will be at attendance. they are related to king charles iii. there is a sense that

with the sense of the beginning of a new monarchy in great britain there is time for a new chapter. and i am just pausing because another police outrider group is coming past and we think any moment we will see the royal vehicle. there is perhaps a sense of looking back at the pass through new eyes. over the course of his visit prince charles —— king charles will visit hamburg and attend service at the church visit represents a degree of reconciliation, notjust looking back but looking more closely at the post—brexit relation. we can start to hear some noise behind me. you will be able to tell me better what you can see. sounds as though some of the military are preparing and getting into position. serra; of the military are preparing and

getting into position.— getting into position. sorry to interrunt. _ getting into position. sorry to interrupt, let's _ getting into position. sorry to interrupt, let's see _ getting into position. sorry to interrupt, let's see if - getting into position. sorry to interrupt, let's see if we - getting into position. sorry to interrupt, let's see if we can l getting into position. sorry to - interrupt, let's see if we can hear some of the sound and then we can come back to you. oh, there's not much sound. the guard of honour is lining up. i guess they are about to welcome, looks like the cortege walking down towards the brandenburg gate. the president inspecting the guard of honour and shaking hands with some sailors from the german navy who are in attendance. we will see the president walk into position. you might ask why the german chancellor is not here, but it is a state visit so you go head of state and head of state, and in germany that is frank—walter steinmeier, a distinct political figure. lining up with elke budenbender, to give it another

endorsement sincejenny gave me that wonderful endorsement. she will pull me up when i get things wrong. jenny is at a disadvantage because she is in the scrub and she can't really see what we can see on these pictures. we are very keen on transparency here on bbc news will stop effectively we get a lot of pictures into the building and try to get the best of them to you. a lot of them come under what are called pool arrangements. things like pictures from reuters, the afp, and we have these pictures are supplied to us. we have our correspondence on the ground, but we are in their hands, giving us the best of the pictures. there were signs of the cortege approaching the gate. jenny, you mentioned hamburg, a reminder of the history of the relationship between germany and britain. it's a reminder of a dark period, the period in the run—up and

beyond the second world war. britain an occupying power for part of berlin and a stretch of west germany after the second world war. yes indeed. this _ after the second world war. yes indeed. this is _ after the second world war. yes indeed. this is an historic relationship full of ups and downs. king charles is no stranger to germany. he has visited around a0 times over the course of his life. this is the first time he is arriving as monarch. we are told he might speak a little german while he is here. he is due to address members of the german parliament tomorrow and he will be holding a meeting with the german chancellor olaf scholz. but for now, as you said, he will be received by the head of the german state, president frank—walter steinmeier. his role is largely ceremonial, he doesn't have a great amount of power to wield as such but he represents germany as head of state so he will be there at

the brandenburg gate to greet the new king of britain. don't forget of course that we have not yet had the coronation and that's why people see this as so significant. before he is even crowned, king charles makes his first state overseas visit to germany. we can hear the crowd are starting to cheer, and here comes the royal cavalcade. king charles are waving at the crowd. they are thrilled. so many people here saying they really wanted to be here because they consider this to be a truly historic moment.— truly historic moment. germany abolished its _ truly historic moment. germany abolished its monarchy - truly historic moment. germany abolished its monarchy and - abolished its monarchy and immediately after the first world war the kaiser was sent on his way and ended up in the netherlands. here is the king pass my carflying the royal pendant, the sovereign's pendant for brits in front of it. it's also a diplomatic advantage to this visit. we have had a rough period in relations between the european union and leading countries like germany. angela merkel as

chancellor did her bit to try to smooth relations and was helpful to david cameron when he was in charge at the time of the brexit referendum. there is a chance to rebuild relations. the king is now stepping from the car. shaking hands with the president, being introduced to the first lady. with him is the queen consort, camilla. lots of speculation about if her title would change after the coronation. for viewers in the uk, she has been in the news this morning paying tribute to a leading british television personality, paul o'grady, who died suddenly and unexpectedly overnight, and who she worked with promoting the cause of animal welfare in the uk. the four of them are having a chat, i am uk. the four of them are having a chat, iam not uk. the four of them are having a chat, i am not a specialist on royal frocks, but it's a rather striking

green hat, complete with the feathers that camilla always favours, and looks to me like an aquamarine coat, but i am also colour—blind so i might be the least appropriate presenter on this occasion but you are stuck with me and i will make the best of it! we are getting the best of the pictures. i was hoping we would get a band. would you mind answering the point about the politics as the four of them pose for the photographers to take their pictures. i was of them pose for the photographers to take their pictures.— to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the _ to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the car _ to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the car drove _ to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the car drove by - to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the car drove by and - to take their pictures. i was pretty close as the car drove by and i - close as the car drove by and i think she was wearing blue but i might also be mistaken. this is an opportunity for a reset of the relationship. if you take a look at the agenda over the next three days you can see they have taken every opportunity to focus on areas of common shared interest. the war in ukraine for example, which has brought britain and europe together in their response. you will see king

charles visiting ukrainian refugees, so many ukrainian refugees have made their temporary home here in germany. you will see a lot of focus on the environment and climate change, subjects close to the monarch's heart and he will be attending later this afternoon a reception focused on sustainability as well as visiting a nico village. —— a eco—village. is this being covered on german television as well? i can see the crowd, but one or two of them might have travelled to germany because they follow royal visits. what is your sense of the general reaction, is it benign indifference or enthusiasm? i think somewhere — indifference or enthusiasm? i think somewhere between _ indifference or enthusiasm? i think somewhere between the _ indifference or enthusiasm? i think somewhere between the two. - indifference or enthusiasm? i think somewhere between the two. the | indifference or enthusiasm? i think- somewhere between the two. the vast majority of germans look on the british royalfamily, many of

majority of germans look on the british royal family, many of them with a degree of fondness and that is in large part due to the popularity of the late queen elizabeth. but also there's a lot of intrigue about the royal family. you touched on this earlier when you talked about the fact germany doesn't have royals. i think there is a real sense, that's one of the reasons people here find it so curious, all the traditions and rituals, and of course the personalities and it's one of the reasons people here waiting in the q earlier said they were so keen to be here. and i think some of them have followed the royal family around europe. we followed the royal family around euroe. ~ ., followed the royal family around euroe. ~ . ., followed the royal family around euro e, . ., ., ., europe. we are about to get the formal welcome _ europe. we are about to get the formal welcome from _ europe. we are about to get the formal welcome from the - europe. we are about to get the l formal welcome from the podium, europe. we are about to get the . formal welcome from the podium, i think.

and the band play. god save the king plays.

german national anthem plays.

the british national anthem followed by the german national anthem, and anthem dating from the 18th century in part, and is now the president and his majesty will inspect the troops accompanied by the massed ranks of the german ranks who play

in the heart of modern berlin, a city much rebuilt since the devastation of the second world war and the period of occupation. built perhaps with an extra energy at the beginning of the 1990s after the fall of the berlin wall and the collapse of the soviet union and the eventual reintegration, with some resistance for then british prime minister margaret thatcher, who left office in 1990, who worried a united germany might once again be a threat to the stability of europe, a view not shared by helmut kohl, the chancellor of germany, and then angela merkel, chancellorfor such a long period, who was herself a daughter of east germany. those links, very powerful links now, and important links in fusing together the german sense of identity, and jenny hill can tell us more about

that as the king receives his greeting. one wonders whether sometimes whether the wartime memories still cast a shadow over this relationship. or there are some areas that perhaps won't get talked about, jenny. areas that perhaps won't get talked about. jenny-— about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in — about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in the _ about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in the past. _ about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in the past. that's - about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in the past. that's why . about, jenny. that's certainly been the case in the past. that's why i l the case in the past. that's why i find myself wondering, with this particular visit, we might see a bit of a new chapter. this is a new monarch, king charles iii, visiting berlin, a city that was reduced to rubble in the second world war. perhaps a chance to say, let's look now to the future. he is, as we know, very keen on issues like climate change and the environment, but that's something that's really a priority for the german government, although they squabble over how they will deal with it. these are subjects that will be discussed at meetings between the king and the

head of state frank—walter steinmeier, but also the german chancellor olaf scholz when they meet tomorrow. the king will visit hamburg on friday and there he will attend a service in a church that was completely destroyed, bombed by the allies during the second world war. it's the first time a member of the british royalfamily would have visited that church. it will be a powerful moment, but a moment in which i wonder many people may say, this is the time now to look ahead. i wonder how many people will be viewing this visit through that prism. certainly some of the people queueing here to get a ringside seat earlier were saying to me, king charles is new, and as yet rather untested as a monarch. they are not sure what sort of king he will be but they see him as someone who represents the future and a new era. thank you to jenny represents the future and a new era. thank you tojenny hill, our political correspondent. we hope to talk to you later in the course of

the afternoon in berlin. these are live pictures. you are watching bbc news, we havejust been live pictures. you are watching bbc news, we have just been speaking to our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, as king charles iii makes his first international visit, a state visit, he should have begun the weekend at paris before moving to berlin today. the french leg was scrapped because of protests and france lost out in germany was the beneficiary of the first pictures of the new king charles overseas. he hasn't even been correlated, if that's a word, he has not even delivered the coronation oath, administered the coronation oath, but you become king in the uk as soon as the old monarchy dies, to avoid squabbles in families. they don't really happen these days but they used to happen a lot and some ended up in fisticuffs and we don't want that these days. our royal family in the uk comes from germany.

when they ran out of royals in this country they turned to distant cousins, and they were still under a german name until the first world war before they turned to windsor. more from berlin and this state visit throughout the next few hours on bbc news. stay with us for that. the uk immigration minister, robertjenrick, has announced plans to move away from using hotels to house asylum seekers and instead use disused military bases in essex and lincolnshire, and a separate site in east sussex. he's told the house of commons that the government is also exploring the possibility of using vessels at sea. the refugee council has described the proposals as "entirely unsuitable". i'm joined now by chief executive refugee council, enver solomon. this was a well trailed

announcement. it had been publicised, leaked to favourable newspapers, there had been lots of speculation over what the minister would say because there has been speculation about there not being enough accommodation for people arriving by boat over the english channel, landing, being detained, being processed for asylum or being sent away somewhere. in the meantime there is a huge backlog and people are being housed in hotels, and presumably the hotel accommodation isn't that suitable for people in this situation.— this situation. that's right. we work with _ this situation. that's right. we work with many _ this situation. that's right. we work with many people - this situation. that's right. we l work with many people boarding this situation. that's right. we - work with many people boarding in hotels, working with around 50 hotels, working with around 50 hotels across the country. we know from our work that they are unsuitable, often cramped, poor quality food, poor quality accommodation overall. forfamilies accommodation overall. for families living accommodation overall. forfamilies living in small rooms together it can be really intolerable. and also very little access to health care,

medical facilities, very little access to health care, medicalfacilities, any kind of real support. let's remember who these people are, they have gone from places like afghanistan, where they have had to flee persecution and violence meted out by the taliban, from places like syria and north africa, where there is violence and civil war, africa, where there is violence and civilwar, bombs africa, where there is violence and civil war, bombs and bullets is what they are fleeing from. and then from iran, and we know the beatings that are taking place in iran. so they are taking place in iran. so they are fleeing because of the situation they are in and seeking safety in this country and the government is failing to run a system effectively and fairly. we want timely decisions if people should be given a safety here they need to have that decision made quickly. and if they don't reach the threshold then of course they should be removed too but the system isn't working. it they should be removed too but the system isn't working.— system isn't working. it hasn't been workin: system isn't working. it hasn't been working for— system isn't working. it hasn't been working for years. _ system isn't working. it hasn't been working for years. does _ system isn't working. it hasn't been working for years. does this - system isn't working. it hasn't been working for years. does this have i system isn't working. it hasn't been | working for years. does this have an air of familiarity around it? i have been knocking around this parish are

far too long but i remember when i was a political correspondent 20 years ago, the then labour government, and the name that comes to mind is david blunkett, lord blunkett, talking about housing people in the ferries of the south of england coast, and i don't remember that ever coming to fruition. ., ., ., , fruition. your right and that tells a sto in fruition. your right and that tells a story in and — fruition. your right and that tells a story in and of— fruition. your right and that tells a story in and of itself, - fruition. your right and that tells a story in and of itself, that - fruition. your right and that tells| a story in and of itself, that when government has looked at this before, it hasn't got anywhere and it hasn't got anywhere because it is unworkable. the logistics are not possible to put into practice, the costis possible to put into practice, the cost is too huge. and ijust think that the government is flailing around here because it is faced with around here because it is faced with a system and a crisis really of its own making because it has allowed this huge backlog to grow year on yearfor such a long this huge backlog to grow year on year for such a long time this huge backlog to grow year on yearfor such a long time now, faced with this crisis it is trying to come up desperately with sound bites and solutions thatjust aren't workable. we need to go back to

getting the basics right and focus on that. i getting the basics right and focus on that. ., getting the basics right and focus on that. . ,., , getting the basics right and focus on that. . , ., , on that. i am sorry to interrupt, our views _ on that. i am sorry to interrupt, our views internationally - on that. i am sorry to interrupt, our views internationally are - our views internationally are leaving us. you are watching bbc news.

adidas backtracks in the battle over its logo, after attracting criticism from the black lives matter movement. and norway charges ahead with its electric dreams, by offering its batteries a second life to a greener future. this is world business report with me, mark lobel. it's a packed show today so let's quickly kick off with the sportswear giant adidas. it has withdrawn a request to us regulators to reject a trademark application by the black lives matter movement which it said infringed its copyright. blm is seeking to register a logo

with three parallel yellow stripes.