leie welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... king charles is in germany on his first state visit as monarch. he praised germans for their "extraordinary hospitality" towards ukrainian refugees and vowed to strengthen ties between the uk and germany. over all these years and in so many ways, i have been struck by the warmth and the friendship between our nations. —— the warmth of the friendship. the vatican says pope francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in rome. outrage is growing in mexico, following a fire at a migrant centre that killed 38 people.

and amsterdam tells british tourists who are after sex and drug to "stay away" in a digital campaign. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in germany — where king charles has arrived on his first state visit as monarch. he also became the first head of state since the second world war to be honoured with a full ceremonial and military welcome at the brandenburg gate, in berlin. the trip was originally due to begin in france, but protests against raising the pension age meant that visit had to be postponed. king charles has paid tribute to germany's "extraordinary hospitality" towards ukrainian refugees and said both the countries must "stand together"

with ukraine in "defence of freedom and sovereignty". our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest from berlin — and a warning that this report contains some flash photography. white tie and tiaras for the state banquet. but don't be too dazzled by all the diamonds and decorations — the first state visit of king charles�*s reign represents a serious mission set by the british government. the focus is europe, the setting is berlin, and the king's language initially was german. es ist wunderbar heute in abend in so grosse gesellschaft su sein. then, in english, this commitment. throughout the time that is granted to me as king, i will do all i can to strengthen the connections between us. and this on ukraine. we stand side by side in protecting and advancing our shared democratic values.

this is epitomised so clearly today as we stand together with ukraine in defence of freedom and sovereignty in the face of unprovoked aggression. the king had received the first full ceremonial welcome at the brandenburg gate for any state visitor. he inspected the guard of honour, standard fare for a state visit, but it's the subtext on these occasions that matters, and that is very clear. state visits are all about the big picture, the core elements in the relationship between the host and the visiting nation. in this instance, of course, with the uk now outside the eu, it's all about the bonds, the links that remain. it's about shared histories and shared values. friendship between two european nations.

i hope you don't have to stand here too long. no, it's fine. it's a message which will be repeated when the king becomes the first british monarch to address the german federal parliament. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin. i'm joined now by the german ambassador to the uk, miguel berger, who's in berlin. it's great to get you on newsday, ambassador. in the first instance, your thoughts on how significant this visit is?— your thoughts on how significant this visit is? ,., i, ,, this visit is? good evening. i think it's a very — this visit is? good evening. i think it's a very significant _ this visit is? good evening. i think it's a very significant visit. - this visit is? good evening. i think it's a very significant visit. it - it's a very significant visit. it is, as the german president said, "it's a very strong european jester and signalled by the king" that his first overseas visit goes to the european union and, in this case, goes to germany. in european union and, in this case, goes to germany.— goes to germany. in terms of relations — goes to germany. in terms of relations between _ goes to germany. in terms of relations between the - goes to germany. in terms of relations between the two - goes to germany. in terms of. relations between the two sides, what do you think is the hope of what do you think is the hope of what might be achieved, in terms of

repairing relations perhaps, or strengthening ties in some areas? you know, ithink strengthening ties in some areas? you know, i think that now with the windsor framework and having sorted out the discussions about the implementation of the northern ireland protocol, we have a different and new basis. so at the state banquet this evening, the president said, "let's open a new chapter because we share values, we share operation." and i really hope that the signet of this visit of the king —— signal —— will be one of strong cooperation. find king -- signal -- will be one of strong cooperation.— king -- signal -- will be one of strong cooperation. and when you talk about those _ strong cooperation. and when you talk about those strong _ strong cooperation. and when you talk about those strong values, i talk about those strong values, ambassador, there's the issue of ukraine, which has been a big part of the conversation so far during this visit. how important is that as an issue between the two countries, as well as for the people of germany? it

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honours at brandenburg gate where the german public could be there, could see the king and queen —— queen consort. when we passed by with the delegation, we could see on the streets many people filming, saluting the king. so i think that's also with the population of berlin very well accompanies it. indeed, one of the — very well accompanies it. indeed, one of the other _ very well accompanies it. indeed, one of the other things _ very well accompanies it. indeed, one of the other things of - very well accompanies it. indeed, one of the other things of course | one of the other things of course that has been brought up, i should say, as a key issue by the king, at least, has been his commitment to climate change — how much do you think that a factor in the conversations and discussions on this visit? it conversations and discussions on this visit? ., i i, i, this visit? it will factor in, and we had a _ this visit? it will factor in, and we had a very _ this visit? it will factor in, and we had a very interesting - this visit? it will factor in, and - we had a very interesting reception at the palace with, for example, the president of cop 28, with claim activists, tomorrow we are going to

the eastern german state of brandenburg to see sustainable agriculture, because we know that for the king this is a very important subject. and in hamburg, we will see green hydrogen production. so throughout the visit, the question of energy transformation, of sustainability figures very highly.— figures very highly. fascinating stuff, and such _ figures very highly. fascinating stuff, and such a _ figures very highly. fascinating stuff, and such a pleasure - figures very highly. fascinating stuff, and such a pleasure to l figures very highly. fascinating i stuff, and such a pleasure to get you on the programme. thank you so much forjoining us.— much for “oining us. thank you for havin much forjoining us. thank you for having me- _ pope francis has been taken to hospital after suffering from a respiratory infection. the vatican said the 86—year—old had breathing difficulties in recent days, but he does not have covid. let's speak to our reporter in rome, davide ghiglione. it's great to get you on the show. if you could just give us the latest

on the pope ozment condition at this point? on the pope ozment condition at this toint? , ., ., on the pope ozment condition at this oint? ,., i, i, on the pope ozment condition at this toint? ,., ., ., ., point? good evening from rome, where alle es point? good evening from rome, where all e es are point? good evening from rome, where all eyes are on — point? good evening from rome, where all eyes are on the _ point? good evening from rome, where all eyes are on the hospital _ point? good evening from rome, where all eyes are on the hospital where - all eyes are on the hospital where pope francis will spend the night. we know that his condition is stable at the moment, but he wasn't expected to be kept there by doctors. the doctors are keeping him at the hospital because they want to make sure he's fine. now his life is not in danger reportedly, and according to what the vatican said — but what people are mainly concerned about is the fact that he's now weaker than before, especially compared to when he started working as the pope, being the pope. and we also know that francis said repeatedly he would resign if he felt too weak, if you felt he didn't have the strength to run the church

any more. so we will know more tomorrow, obviously, from the hospital, but at the moment his condition remains stable. we will see what his decision will be. indeed, this is a pretty busy period though, isn't it, in terms of many events and services scheduled ahead of the easter weekend. any sense whether they will go on with him involved? a“ , whether they will go on with him involved? , i, whether they will go on with him involved? , ., ~ ., involved? exactly, so we do know that all appointments _ involved? exactly, so we do know that all appointments and - involved? exactly, so we do know i that all appointments and audiences are for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow have been cancelled. now obviously it's the easter week, starting from next week, so we will have the palm sunday mass this sunday, which is one of the biggest events for catholics all over the world. so it'll be a very busy week for the pope, and the pope will need energy. he will have to be fully

operational — now we know he's been quite weak over the last few months, he postponed a trip to congo and south sue don. and even when he did it, he was forced to use a wheelchair —— south sudan. he's very energetic, he's got a very energetic soul, but we know he's 86, so everyone has been worried, including the pope himself. we saw him leading the pope himself. we saw him leading the funeral of his predecessor, benedict, but now we will see if he will feel strong enough to carry on. we will know obviously over the coming hours. i’m we will know obviously over the coming hom— we will know obviously over the coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut ou coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut you off— coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut you off there, _ coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut you off there, thank _ coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut you off there, thank you - coming hours. i'm so sorry to have cut you off there, thank you for - cut you off there, thank you for joining us on the programme. thank ou for joining us on the programme. thank you for having _ joining us on the programme. thank you for having me. _ outrage is growing in mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in ciudad juarez that killed 38 migrants. unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the centre run

by mexico's national migration institute. i want to warn you — these pictures are distressing. uniformed officials seem to walk away as the blaze erupts in a corner, leaving a group of men behind in what appears to be a locked cell. the imprisoned men unsuccessfully try to open the barred door as smoke quickly spreads. the 32—second clip appears to come from a security camera inside the facility, which is located just south of the border crossing at the stanton—lerdo bridge, which links ciudad juarez with the city of el paso, in texas. i'm joined now by our correspondent will grant, in mexico city. will, i can imagine lots of speculation right now about this footage and strong reaction to it, as well. just talk us through exactly what we know at this stage about the footage and what came about, and what's seen in there as we've just viewed.— about, and what's seen in there as

we've just viewed. we've 'ust viewed. well, the footage is we've just viewed. well, the footage is 'ust one we've just viewed. well, the footage isiust one of — we've just viewed. well, the footage isjust one of the _ we've just viewed. well, the footage isjust one of the questions, - we've just viewed. well, the footage isjust one of the questions, it's - is just one of the questions, it's perhaps the key one at the stage. it appears to have been linked to micro—leaked to the media from ciudad juarez, and the government hasn't denied its veracity which i would've imagined they would've done that by now if there was any doubt about it. it appears to show very serious questions about the behaviour of the guards in that detention centre — at one point, at least one of the migrants attempts to kick the door open, he's officially not successful in that, and there are guards walking around outside the cell. they then leave when the flames get too severe, and thatis when the flames get too severe, and that is the question that a lot of journalists are asking. and when they asked the president at his daily press briefing, he accused them of being more interested in sensationalism than in the pain and well—being of the trapped migrants. so yeah, that's one of the many questions swirling around, including

of course why these people had been detained in the first place. many of them had been sent back to mexico under the remain in mexico programme. part of the biden administration's policy that states you must wait in mexico for your court dates to appear in the us. will grant, thank you forjoining us. you're watching newsdsay on the bbc. still to come on the programme: and a colossus has landed in london. one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth goes on show at the natural history museum. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but not quite well enough to prevent old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing.

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. _ the eiffel tower's birthday- is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel~ — this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... king charles is in germany on his first state visit as monarch.

he praised germany for their "extraordinary hospitality" towards ukrainian refugees. the vatican says pope francis has a respiratory infection, and will need to spend a few days in hospital in rome. the un general assembly has adopted a resolution asking the world's top court to define the countries obligations to combat climate change. applause the vote was greeted by cheers. although not legally binding, the sponsors are hoping an opinion from the international court ofjustice will drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law. this resolution follows a four—year campaign led by the pacific island nation of vanuatu. vanuatu's prime minister, ishmael kalsakau, said the vote represented "a win for climate justice of epic proportions". and in switzerland, more than 2,000 women are taking

the government to court, claiming that its policy on climate change is violating their right to life and good health. the women — who have an average age of 73 — call themselves "the club of climate seniors". they're taking their case to the european court of human rights after six years of unsuccessful battles in the courts in switzerland. it's the first climate lawsuit to be considered by the court and, depending on the verdict, it could have widespread implications for governments notjust in the eu, but around the world. meanwhile in the uk, the government's own advisers say it's not doing enough to prepare for the weather extremes caused by global warming, and england now faces a "make—or—break moment". the latest report from the climate change committee says there'll be an increased risk to life and infrastructure, unless current policy changes. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. we got a glimpse of britain's climate future last summer. wildfires spread to homes in east london,

as temperatures hit record highs. trains were cancelled, as equipment failed. the tarmac melted, closing luton airport, and a national emergency was declared, as heat—related deaths hit record highs. front—line medical staff saw the effects first hand. that period of intense heat had a profound impact on the volume of patients that needed urgent care, and this resulted in delays and cancellations in planned operations. the government's advisers say the nhs isn't the only institution that needs to do much more to prepare for the weather extremes our changing climate will bring. 0h! the recent shortage of fresh vegetables was blamed, in part, on unseasonable weather in europe, and it shows how vulnerable ourfood system can be. many of our homes overheat in summer. the report says no part of society

in england is adapting fast enough. well, our report is saying the government has not done enough. it's wasted the last ten years. we've had a lost decade, with not enough preparation for the climate change we've got now and, of course, the increasing impacts of climate change that are to come. every sector, and all planning decisions, need to take into account the impact of our changing climate, she says. the uk government has welcomed the report and says it will "robustly address" the full range of climate risks to the uk. it's not all bad news. there are some examples of effective adaptation. the vineyards here in kent, for example, are already choosing grape varieties that will thrive in our increasingly hot and dry summers. we have been able to ripen the traditional grapes of champagne, the grapes may be doing well,

but today's report says that without more preparation, the rest of us are likely to struggle. justin rowlatt, bbc news, kent. officials in the dutch capital, amsterdam, have launched a digital campaign to try to reduce the number of british tourists coming to the city in search of drugs, sex, and alcohol. the campaign — being pushed by the council — targets men aged 18—35 in the uk. anna holligan reports from amsterdam. these adverts will be triggered when people in britain carry out internet searches for terms such as "stag party", "cheap hotel", or "pub crawl amsterdam". for years, locals have complained of binge—drinking brits urinating in public, throwing up in canals, stripping off and engaging in drunken brawls. the council hopes this campaign will stop rowdy lads from booking short breaks in the dutch capital.

but it's being criticised by local entrepreneurs and tourists, like ben. i think it's unfair because... like, trouble happens everywhere with everyone, it's not as if the brits are causing trouble over here. it's to do with everyone and what sort of people they are, so i think it's unfair. amsterdam's red light district is a big draw for a lot of visitors. about a million brits make the trip every year. cheap flights can be picked up for less than £50 — that's about $60. many residents say the real problem is over—tourism, and targeting a specific demographic — in this case, young british men — won't provide a quick fix. amsterdam's mission is to become less sleazy and more sustainable — but its success will depend on whether visitors are attracted by the city's other charms. anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. israel's prime minister 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". the reforms, which include limiting the powers of israel's supreme court, have resulted in weeks of mass protests across the country. some of the biggest names in technology are calling for the development of artificial intelligence to be put on hold in an open letter, citing potential risks to humanity. this follows us—based openai unveiling the most powerful ai system yet two weeks ago. the world football authority, fifa, has stripped indonesia of the right to host this year's under—20 world cup, due to start in less

than two months. it said the decision was taken after the governor of bali refused to host the israeli football squad. one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth, a patagotitan dinosaur, is about to go on display at the natural history museum, in london. discovered nearly ten years ago in argentina, it's a replica skeleton that will be on show — but that means the public will be able to touch it and walk beneath the huge bones. our science editor rebecca morelle has that story. piece by piece, bone by colossal bone. a creature from 100 million years ago begins to emerge. this is patagotitan, one of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth. assembling this dinosaur is like putting together a giant 3d jigsaw puzzle. there are more than 500 bones and fixings but no instruction manual. this beast measures 37 metres

from the tip of its nose all the way down to its tail, and itjust about squeezes into this room with a few twists and turns along the way. the titanosaur is a cast, an exact replica of the original fossilised bones, and getting a creature like this into a iao—year—old building has been a challenge. we have had to take some of the doors off in order to get the crates and different parts of the dinosaur in, and some of the bones and the cast itself are quite heavy so we've had to reinforce our floors. that sense of awe at standing under one of the largest animals to have walked on land and trying to imagine it as a living, breathing creature is, yeah, it's amazing. the bones were unearthed at a ranch in patagonia in argentina just over a decade ago. as scientists got to grips with the scale of their find, they were joined by sir david attenborough. he also got a chance to see what this titan of the cretaceous period might have looked like.

now the exhibition is complete, the dinosaur is ready for its moment in the spotlight. one of the first things you notice is the huge toothy grin with these pencil—like teeth. they are constantly on the move, would have been just feeding machines. constantly using those heads to stuff more and more leaves and twigs and so on into its body just in order to keep it moving around. patagotitan still holds some mysteries. no one knows why these creatures grew so big or how they came to die out, but their size and their success for millions of years puts our own existence into sharp perspective. rebecca morelle, bbc news. india has welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs — more than 70 years after the animals were declared officially extinct there. the four cubs were born in kuno national park wildlife sanctuary to one of the females that came from namibia last september. the country has been

trying to reintroduce the big cats for decades, and last year brought eight cheetahs over from namibia as part of the plan. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. there's still some more rain to come through the rest of this week — at least it has turned milder. on wednesday, temperatures reached 16 celsius in northern ireland, and in southwest france, 30 celsius on wednesday. this early spring warmth will come to an end as we change the month, we change the weather. temperatures will drop, but it should be turning drier. the overnight heavy rain across england and wales, the last of it clearing away from northern england early in the morning. and then, we'll find some sunny spells, but showers will develop quite widely, some of them heavy with some hail and thunder, particularly central and eastern parts of england. still got a south—westerly breeze, it's still mild — may well be a little bit warmer than it was on wednesday in scotland. and before those heavy showers arrive, 17 celsius is possible in eastern england. those heavy showers do fade away quickly in the evening,

but only because it'll get wet and windy here from the southwest. we've got this area of low pressure — quite a deep one, that'll track across southern parts of the uk, strengthening the winds overnight, bringing some heavy rain to england and wales, as well. the winds could be gusting 50—60mph or more in the south coast of england, perhaps into south wales. the winds do gradually ease down on friday. the rain continues across these southern areas. could see some rain coming back towards northern ireland, the rest of the uk seeing a few showers but probably a lot of cloud coming in on that easterly breeze from off the north sea. temperatures will lower — top number this time, ilt celsius, and that's more likely in sheltered western parts of scotland. heading into the weekend, the start of april, and it continues to cool down a bit, but it should be turning drier as the weekend goes on with more sunshine. that area of low pressure will move away, we'll be stuck with that weather front for a while — that gets killed off by pressure rising during the second half of the weekend. first half of the weekend, though, sees a lot of cloud around.

and we've still got some patchy rain across northern ireland, wales, into southern england, maybe a few showers coming in from off the north sea on a chilly breeze. not going to feel very warm at all, i think, on saturday across eastern scotland and the northeast of england, and typical temperatures will be 11—12 celsius. second half of the weekend — there's not much rain left over, just this band of cloud, and we should see some drier air coming in this time. that will hopefully mean more in the way of sunshine. the winds will be a bit lighter, as well, but still, temperatures below average, typically io—i3 celsius.

hello, i'm marc edwards with your sport. it's a good day for gunners fans, after arsenal produced a stunning display to beat bayern munich at the emirates and book their place in the semifinals of the women's champions league. trailing i—o from the first leg, they're into the last four for the first time in a decade, as adam cottier reports. a night to remember in north london began with a setback for arsenal — their captain kim lytle wasn't forced off injured as they set about their captain kim lytle was forced off injured as they set about overturning the deficit for the first leg in germany. in the face of such adversity,. in the face of such adversity, what followed was special. leah williamson having taken over

as captain and moved into midfield set up to score a stunning goal for arsenal as they seized