welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: the vatican says pope francis is spending a few days in hospital in rome to be treated for a respiratory infection. the un adopts a resolution, asking the world's highest court to define the obligation of countries to combat climate change. i celebrate today for the people of vanuatu who are still reeling from the devastation of two back—to—back cyclones. prosecutors in mexico say they're treating the deadly fire at a migrant centre as suspected homicide and identify eight suspects. king charles is in germany on his first state visit as monarch. he praises germans for their extraordinary hospitality. over all these years and in so many ways,

i have been struck by the warmth of the friendship between our nations. some of the biggest names in technology call for a pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence — warning it could be a threat to humanity. and one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth, the skeleton of a patagotitan dinosaur, is the latest addition to london's natural history museum. we begin with a developing story from rome, where pope francis has been admitted to hospital with what's being described as a respiratory infection. the vatican says the 86—year—old is not suffering from covid, but has been experiencing breathing difficulties in recent days and that he'll spend a few nights under medical supervision. it comes at the busiest time of the year for the pontiff, with easterjust next week.

our reporter sofia bettiza joins me now. sofia, what's the latest on the pope's health? so, as suso, pope was taken to hospital on wednesday afternoon because of reading problems that he has had four days now, and he is more exposed to these sorts of breathing difficulties because he had part of a long removed in his early 20s. now, the vatican has released a statement that says he has a long infection, but not covid stop he will have to spend a few days in hospital and some of his closest staff will spend the night with him. now originally the vatican had said this was part of a scheduled checkup, but italian media reported that he actually got to the hospital in an ambulance and he had to cancel an interview at the last minute. the last time he was seen in

public was early that day when he participated in his weekly audience in st peter's square and he seemed on good form, but when he was being held into his car he was photographed grimacing and visibly in pain. this is a really busy time of the year for pope francis, with many events and services scheduled ahead of easter weekend. any sense of whether those will go ahead? that's right. easter is the busiest time for a pope and pope francis had sunday mass scheduled for this weekend in the next week and several celebrations around holy week and easter. what we do know is all of his commitments for the next two days have been cancelled, so it is very possible he will not be able to do everything that he was hoping to do for easter. and, you know, he will be disappointed, because despite the fact he has mobility problems and he has to use a wheelchair, pope francis is still very act of. you know, just last month he went to south sudan and to the dse. one

final thing to consider is that the pope is set in the past that he would consider resigning if his health were to deteriorate and he felt that he was no longer able to carry on. thank you for that update. the un general assembly has adopted a resolution asking the world's top court to define countries obligations to combat climate change. 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." eyes celebrated today for the people of vanuatu who was still

reeling from the devastation of two back—to—back cyclones this month caused by the fossil fuels and greenhouse emissions that they are not responsible for —— a celebrate today. earlier, i wasjoined by professor leah stokes, associate professor of political science at the university of california, santa barbara. she says countries such as vanuatu are under existential threat if we continue to burn fossil fuels. what the resolution does is it asks the international court of justice, which is a really important body, to take up the issue of climate change and to issue of climate change and to issue an advisory opinion to say, you know, do countries have an obligation under international law to do something about climate change? and that kind of an advisory opinion could actually trickle down into the decisions that are made in international climate negotiations and even into domestic legal conflicts, you know, for example in europe

or the united states or in other countries around the world's top so it is a really big deal, because it really starts to set up an accelerator for legal action on climate change internationally. now, this has been _ change internationally. now, this has been four _ change internationally. now, this has been four years - change internationally. now, this has been four years in i change internationally. now, | this has been four years in the making, with vanuatu leading the charge on this, what are the charge on this, what are the consequences for islands such as vanuatu have nothing is done to address climate change related issues?— related issues? well, climate chan . e related issues? well, climate change is _ related issues? well, climate change is already _ related issues? well, climate change is already happening, | related issues? well, climate i change is already happening, we have already warm the planet by around 1.2 celsius and we are well on track to hit the 1—.5 degree target that small island nations pushed for under the paris agreement to be the target, because this warming leads to things like sea level rise, increased cyclones and hurricanes, and those are really dramatically impacting low—lying nations. we are having issues like, you know, for freshwater in these countries, you're having saltwater intrude into them, you having literally the land being submerged into the ocean,

so these countries are poised to potentially lose their entire homeland, so it is a really existential threat if we do not stop burning fossil fuels and take on the climate crisis. ,, ,, ., ., , ., ., crisis. us senate has voted to reveal the _ crisis. us senate has voted to reveal the legal _ crisis. us senate has voted to reveal the legaljustification l reveal the legal justification invasion of iraq 20 years ago, which is now widely believed to have been a mistake. former us president george w bush had falsely claimed saddam hussain was in possession of weapons of mass destruction. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. what exactly will this repeal measure mean going forward? well, going forward, and that is the most significant part of this. we're talking historically about the gulf war, we're talking historically about the invasion of iraq in 2003, and those are the permissions that have been revoked, but really what democrats and some republicans wanted to see is that similar permissions are not used to get america into future unnecessary

wars and the democrats have been particularly strong on that, the leader of the democrats, chuck schumer, saying that he want to see this country dragged in using that kind of permission to wars, especially in the middle east. i should so the republicans, some republicans, rather more cautious about this and some believe the fact that, and of course this will have to go through the house of representatives, but if it is fully passed, it would perhaps show some weakness on the part of the united states, but the us military ought to be given all the powers possible, really powers originating from government here as they are sent potentially to wars overseas. so there is a distinct difference of opinion there. ., ~ , ., ., there. peter, thank you for that update. _ there. peter, thank you for that update. peter - there. peter, thank you for that update. peter bowes, | there. peter, thank you for . that update. peter bowes, our north america correspondence there. prosecutors in mexico say they're treating the deaths of 39 migrants in a fire at a detention centre as suspected homicides. eight suspects have

been identified. they're accused of doing nothing to evacuate the victims. it comes after unverified footage emerged appearing to show the fire starting at the facility in ciudad juarez. i'll warn you — you may find the images upsetting. 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. it then shows their unsuccessful attempts to escape. the 32—second clip appears to come from a security camera inside the facility run by mexico's national migration institute. our correspondent in mexico city will grant has more. well, the footage isjust one of the questions, it's perhaps the key one at this stage. it appears to have been leaked to the media in ciudad juarez, and certainly the government hasn't denied its veracity — which i would've imagined they would've done 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 obviously not successful in that, and there are guards walking around outside the cell. they then leave 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 being trapped in mexico under the "remain in mexico" programme — part of the biden administration's migration policy that states you must wait in mexico for your court date

to appear in the us. let's get some of the day's other news. president biden is to visit the mississippi town of rolling fork on friday. the town was devastated by a tornado last week, which killed 26 people. mr biden and his wifejill will meet first responders and people affected by the deadly storm. the world football authority, fifa, has stripped indonesia of the right to host this year's under—20 world cup tournament, 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. the sportswear company, adidas, has withdrawn a request to us regulators to reject a trademark application by the black lives matter movement. blm is seeking to register a similar logo with three parallel yellow stripes. adidas had said it was too similar to its famous three—stripe mark, which has featured on its products for more than 70 years. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 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 they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some 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. - a small crowd outsidej 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 bbc news. the latest headlines: the vatican says pope francis is spending a few days in hospital in rome to be treated for a respiratory infection. the un adopts a resolution, asking the world's highest court to define the obligation of countries to combat climate change. the actor guy pearce has apologised for "starting a fire" over trans casting. he said his tweet asking if only trans people should be cast in trans roles was "insensitive" to an "already—harassed minority". joining me now is our australia correspondent phil mercer who's in sydney. what exactly was said? guy

pearce had _ what exactly was said? guy pearce had tweeted - what exactly was said? (izl pearce had tweeted that transgender roles shouldn't be the sole preserve of transgender actors, and what he wrote on twitter was this. that if the only people allowed to play trans characters are trans folks, in his words, then i we also suggesting the only people trans folk can play our trans characters? he also went on to say that surely that would limit your career as an actor and isn't the point of an actor to be able to play anyone outside your own world? essentially what he was trying to do was to defend that definition of being an actor as he saw it. what he got and what he saw it. what he got and what he probably didn't anticipate was this enormous backlash online, some twitter users are sizing heavily criticising guy

pearce. they have argued that the number of transgender roles on tv and in the movies are so limited that priority should be given to transgender actors. so in response, that original tweet and the discussion that followed have been deleted. in their place we have had a lengthy apology from guy pearce who has said sorry for, as you say, starting this fire about gender identity. lt say, starting this fire about gender identity.— gender identity. it is quite surprising _ gender identity. it is quite surprising considering - gender identity. it is quite surprising considering guy pearce's original role, his breakout role was actually in the adventures of priscilla of the adventures of priscilla of the desert. the adventures of priscilla of the desert-— the adventures of priscilla of the desert. that is right, and guy pearce — the desert. that is right, and guy pearce said _ the desert. that is right, and guy pearce said that - the desert. that is right, and guy pearce said that his - the desert. that is right, and guy pearce said that his role | guy pearce said that his role as a drag queen in that movie, very famous and successful australian film of 1994, guy pearce said that that role had

led to him receiving criticism and questions about him playing that particular part, and he said that it was that criticism that prompted him to ask the question. so in response to this backlash of those original tweets on twitter, guy pearce said that this was a very complex and sensitive issue, and he did say that he had crassly involved and already harassed minority in the transgender community, and what he wanted to have as a broader discussion about the definition of acting. so as guy pearce and many, many of us already know, that the internet is a blessing and a curse, and when it comes to making these sorts of comments online, guy pearce has certainly found out that the response can certainly be ferocious to put it mildly. phil mercer, thank you for that update. king charles has been attending

a state banquet in berlin on the first day of his official visit to germany. he's vowed to strengthen the ties between the two countries, and 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. his first overseas trip as monarch was supposed to have begun in france, but protests against raising the pension age, meant that was postponed. a warning this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell contains flashing images. 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. speaks german 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. some of technology's biggest names — among them elon musk — are calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence, warning of profound risks to society and even a threat to humanity. our technology editor zoe kleinman has more details. there are lots of ai products being released by the tech companies at the moment, and the reason is that there is a lot of money involved and nobody wants to get left behind. but there are concerns that we don't yet have the right safety nets to protect us. what do we need protecting

from? is this gets more advanced, there are concerns that will act more independently and will be more difficult for humans to control. the second point is there are already concerned that really quite soon it could start taking over a lot of our jobs, and that would leave us with far fewer ways to make money, and the third thing we already know that i can be biased and discriminate and share misinformation as if it was fact, it can make up photorealistic images of things that never happened and they can be a really big problem for society. let us bring you some breaking news now. ten people have died and more than 230 have been rescued after a passenger ship caught fire of the southern philippine province. it is believed the fire started in an air—conditioned cabin on the vessel. we will bring you more news on that as linguists we get it. —— on that as soon as we get it. one of the biggest animals ever to walk the earth is about to go on display

at the natural history museum in london — or a likeness of one, anyway. the patagotitan dinosaur was discovered nearly ten years ago in argentina. a replica skeleton will go on show so that the public can touch it and walk beneath its very big bones. our science editor rebecca morelle has the 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 140—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 werejoined 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. so, 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. a 13—year—old boy from southwest england who has spent three years camping in his garden to raise money for a local hospice has set a guinness world record for the largest sum raised by camping. max woosey has raised more than £750,000. john maguire reports. through storms, snow and baking sun, for three years, max woosey has been camping out in his garden. but now, it's time to pack up his latest tent and head indoors. i've had the best three years of my life.

it's been ups and downs. i started this because i wanted to raise money for the north devon hospice, since all their fundraising was cut, and the plan was to do the first, the second lockdown. let's finish on a high, and there hopefully are more adventures for the future. max's mum rachael says the first six months were the hardest, when he was just ten years old. as you know, any time you mentioned him stopping, there would be tears and tantrums, or he'd just walk off. he just would not engage with the conversation for a long time. and then after christmas, actually, he felt that three years was enough, and then he wanted to focus on other things. it all started during the first lockdown. max's neighbour rick was being cared for at home by community staff from the north devon hospice. he gave max his tent, and told him to seek adventure. £750,000 later, and it's mission accomplished. so this is the sort

of the ghost room, isn't it? the room that hasn't been used for three years? this is the room that...yeah. it's just a storage room now, as you can see, all the tents. i think i might have to sleep on the floor and eventually build my way back up! since he pitched his tent on that first night, he's become a teenager, moved to secondary school, helped thousands of people in his local community, and inspired many, many more, notjust around the uk, but also around the world. john maguire, bbc news, north devon. a reminder of our top story. pope francis has been taken to hospital in rome where he is treated for a respiratory infection. the vatican said the pope, is 86, had been struggling with difficulties and would need to spend a few days receiving medical treatment. tests showed he had not contracted covid—19. he appeared in good health at his usual audience in st peter's

square earlier in the day. it is all for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak. hello there. there is still some arrange to come. it has turned milder. temperatures reach 16 in northern ireland and in france, 30 degrees on wednesday. this early spring warmth will come to an end as we change the weather, trumpeters will drop it should turn drier. the overnight heavy rain across england and wales, the last of the clearing away from northern england early in the morning stop we will find sunny spells but showers will develop quite widely, some heavy with the hail and thunder, tickly central and eastern part of england. a south—westerly breeze, still mild, maybe warmer than it was on wednesday in scotland, and before those heavy showers arrived, 17 degrees as possible

in eastern england. those heavy showers fade away quickly in the evening but only because it will get wet and windy here from the south—west. an area of low russia, quite a deep one that will track across southern parts of the uk, strengthening winds overnight, bringing heavy rain to england and wales as well. the wind could be gusting, 5060 miles an hour or more in the south coast of england, perhaps into south wales. the winds gradually ease on friday and the rain continues across the southern areas and 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 the easterly breeze from off the north sea. capitals will be lower of the top number is 14 degrees and that is more likely in sheltered western part of scotland. heading into the weekend, the start of april, and it continues to cool down a bit. should be turning drier as the weekend goes on with more sunshine. that area of low pressure will move away and we are stuck with that with and we are stuck with that with a front for a while. pressure rising during the second half of the weekend. the first half

of the weekend. the first half of the weekend sees a lot of cloud around and we still have some patchy rain across northern ireland, wales into southern england, maybe a few showers coming in from off the north sea on a cold breeze. it will feel —— not feel very warm on saturday in the north—east of england and difficult averages will be 11 or 12c. second half of the weekend are not much rain left over, just this band of cloud and we should see some dry air coming in this time. that will hopefully mean more in the way of sunshine. the winds will be lighter as well, stilljabbered lighter as well, still jabbered is lighter as well, stilljabbered is below average, typical ten to 13 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines: pope francis has been taken to hospital in rome where he's being treated for a respiratory infection. the vatican has said the pontiff, who's 86, had been struggling with breathing difficulties and would spend a few days receiving treatment, but he had not contracted covid. the united nations general assembly has adopted a resolution asking the world's highest court to define countries' obligations to combat climate change. delegates said they hope the vote, which is not legally binding, will drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law. prosecutors in mexico say they have identified eight suspects in connection with the deadly fire at a detention centre close to the us border. the decision came after footage

emerged that appeared to show