live from london, this is bbc news. big protests on the streets again in france over the change to the pension age. this is the scene live in paris as disruption continues to rock the capital. elsewhere, emmanuel macron urges china's president to help stop the war in ukraine — asking china to �*bring russia to its senses�*. buckingham palace says it's co—operating with an independent study into the british monarchy�*s links to the slave trade.

hello, welcome to bbc news. we start once again in france because we have seen big numbers taking to the streets. the 11th day of mass protest against the pension age in france. some of the pictures from streets in the centre of the capital. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. france's constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the government's move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. those are the live pictures. let's speak to our correspondent hugh schofield who is on the streets near the protests in paris. we have seen deadlock between the government and protesters. yes. government and protesters. yes, still deadlocked _ government and protesters. yes, still deadlocked and _ government and protesters. ye: still deadlocked and another demonstration on this 11th day of action. the first one was back in mid—january and i have reported on

every single one of them. it's pretty much the same scene, a big crowd. i can't tell you if it is more than the last one are not. and then with outbreaks of violence. there is a restaurant over there which is famous for the protest is because president macron went there on the night of his first election and it's become a bit of a target for them, so there's a lot of argy—bargy shall we say with stones and bottles being thrown at police who are protecting the restaurant. briefly the canopy of the restaurant was set on fire but it was put out. i'm thankful to say the tension has disappeared, it's much more peaceful now, but they keep on going. they will be ending in a couple of hours i would imagine from now. another big display of force from those who oppose the pension reform, but the fact is the pension reform has now gone through parliament. as you are saying in your introduction, it's only got one more hurdle really

constitutionally and that is the constitutional council which has to rule on whether it is in conformity with the constitution, and if it passes at that, then it will be law. one begins to wonder what the point will be of these mammoth demonstrations. it will be of these mammoth demonstrations.— will be of these mammoth demonstrations. ., , ., . ., demonstrations. if it fails to clear that hurdle, _ demonstrations. if it fails to clear that hurdle, what _ demonstrations. if it fails to clear that hurdle, what happens - demonstrations. if it fails to clear that hurdle, what happens then l that hurdle, what happens then politically? it that hurdle, what happens then oliticall ? , , that hurdle, what happens then politically?— that hurdle, what happens then oliticall ? , , politically? it depends whether it fails it completely _ politically? it depends whether it fails it completely or _ politically? it depends whether it fails it completely or fails - politically? it depends whether it fails it completely or fails it - politically? it depends whether it fails it completely or fails it on i fails it completely or fails it on technicalities, on certain parts of it. it is a very complicated subject, and the law is notjust about the 62 to 64 change for the pension age. it's possible they may decide that little bits of it are not in accordance with the constitution. i think it's pretty unlikely they will decide the whole thing is against the constitution but one can't rule it out. don't forget this is not a court in the sense the americans and germans have a court ofjudges who decide on the constitutionality of laws, these are

wise men and women, all of them mainly ex politicians so they may give a political slant to their interpretation of the constitution, and it may be they give some kind of negative spin to the law which allows both sides to climb down without a lot of face. —— a loss of face. i think macron is determined to see this through, he's taken all the damage he's going to get so what is there to lose from continuing? irate is there to lose from continuing? we have to leave it there with you, but we were just looking at those pictures and you can see the smoke coming out of another of the large fires that have been lit there. we saw earlier, we were watching a restaurant that there was a blaze briefly before it was put out. little skirmishes and bits of concern for the authorities but no sense of the real violence we have seen over the last two or three months at different stages with

these protests. let's stay with both this story and the pictures. i'm now joined by axel persson, a train driver and a member of one of the biggest labour unions in france, the cgt. thank you for being on the programme. in terms of these protests, these demonstrations, why have you joined them in terms of the issue at stake? the have you joined them in terms of the issue at stake?— issue at stake? the issue at stake issue at stake? the issue at stake is whether— issue at stake? the issue at stake is whether people _ issue at stake? the issue at stake is whether people will _ issue at stake? the issue at stake is whether people will accept - is whether people will accept working additional two years, even though despite the fact that the majority of shareholders, the big corporations, the you name it, have garnered record profits throughout these past years. so what this is really about is whether we will accept what we perceive as a greedy attack because there is no economic justification given the huge amount of wealth being produced in this

country that we should be working an additional two years just to satisfy the narrow needs of the few for a select minority to even garner more profits than they are already doing, so that's what we are not accepting. the government say the polar opposite, they say france cannot continue to have a pension age of 62, it simply cannot afford it. and there will be many people looking at these pictures, watching the dispute around the world that look at your pension age of 62 and say that is way out of whack with what goes on in their country.— in their country. there are some countries _ in their country. there are some countries who _ in their country. there are some countries who retire _ in their country. there are some countries who retire later - in their country. there are some countries who retire later and i in their country. there are some . countries who retire later and some that retire earlier than france. we should ask the question in these terms, because we are currently retiring at 62 for some and workers like myself can retire at 52

currently, but we are saying and what type of society do we want to live in? one where we use the collective wealth we are creating to finance better public services, wages and pensions? are the should we continue to accompany list degradation and a tax on all our conditions? it's really weird to see that in france nowadays we produce approximately ten, sometimes 15 times more wealth than 70 years ago when the current pension system was created. and now despite the fact wealth is over —— overflowing in society, they say they don't have enough money. it is society, they say they don't have enough money-— enough money. it is about the economic— enough money. it is about the economic backdrop _ enough money. it is about the economic backdrop you - enough money. it is about the economic backdrop you want l enough money. it is about the - economic backdrop you want france to be governed under, that is something thatis be governed under, that is something that is determined by elections, not this sort of thing, surely? we that is determined by elections, not this sort of thing, surely?— this sort of thing, surely? we could have a long — this sort of thing, surely? we could have a long discussion _ this sort of thing, surely? we could have a long discussion about - this sort of thing, surely? we could have a long discussion about this i have a long discussion about this but this is true in most modern so—called democracies across the

world. i mean, winning an election and winning the control of parliament is very different from representing the interests of the majority. you can look at any parliament, it is the same pretty much in the uk is in france. parliament does not reflect for example what society looks like. workers for example represent more than 60% of the population in france. than 6096 of the population in france. ,, , , ., ., . france. sure, but these are not all workers. france. sure, but these are not all workers- you _ france. sure, but these are not all workers. you can't _ france. sure, but these are not all workers. you can't look— france. sure, but these are not all workers. you can't look at - france. sure, but these are not allj workers. you can't look at pictures like this and simply say all workers are against it. that too would be to misinterpret what is going on. this is a workers _ misinterpret what is going on. this is a workers issue, _ misinterpret what is going on. ti 3 is a workers issue, a pensions issue. of course those who are not workers may have an opinion on it but we don't care about it because this is the problem of workers. what this is the problem of workers. what i'm sa in: this is the problem of workers. what i'm saying to — this is the problem of workers. what i'm saying to you _ this is the problem of workers. what i'm saying to you is _ this is the problem of workers. what i'm saying to you is that _ this is the problem of workers. what i'm saying to you is that not all workers arejoining i'm saying to you is that not all workers are joining these protests. it depends, according to the opinion polls more than 90%. even those

targeted by the government say 90% of the workers in support of these strikes. not all of them are on continuous strikes of course, some take part in some demonstrations and not others. the strikes have been fluctuating since january but the vast and overwhelming majority has been supporting the strike and they are against the government on this specific issue. it's very easy to understand because why would we allow ourselves to be robbed of two years of life as pensioners? there is no justification for that. years of life as pensioners? there is nojustification for that. no worker, regardless of what they voted, can accept that. you will find many people in the demonstrations who voted for macron in the last election and who are on strike today because most of them voted not for his programme but to prevent the far right from gaining power. is prevent the far right from gaining ower. �* . ~' prevent the far right from gaining ower. ~ a , ., prevent the far right from gaining ower. , ., , , prevent the far right from gaining ower. ,., ,, power. a quick question because you said earlier you _ power. a quick question because you said earlier you don't _ power. a quick question because you said earlier you don't think _ power. a quick question because you said earlier you don't think the - said earlier you don't think the ballot box is where this dispute gets solved. in terms of what we have heard from the government, absolutely no sign of any sort of

concessions. if there is not a change of mind, what happens in france over the coming weeks? weill. france over the coming weeks? well, no one can — france over the coming weeks? well, no one can know— france over the coming weeks? well, no one can know for— france over the coming weeks? well, no one can know for sure _ france over the coming weeks? well, no one can know for sure but - france over the coming weeks? -ii no one can know for sure but we know that we as organised labour will suggest for all workers to continue to the fight until our demands are met, regardless of what the court or government decides because we know in the end what will happen if we win this struggle not really on —— in parliament. it is to inflict enough damage to force the employers who are making the true decisions on this matter to call the government and tell them to back down. this is what has already happened. last time macron tried to attack our pension system was in 2019, we went on strike for 56 days, the government adopted the pension reform in assembly and then made a political decision never to implement it because after the strike they

organise lockdowns and then made a political decision not to resume the fight that had been suspended because of covid. so we know it's not the institutions we will get our demands met so we have no illusions. we rely on our own strengths. mei we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have to _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have to leave it there but thank you for being on the programme. we will continue to monitor the situation in france and return regularly to the pictures and latest developments. let's turn to another story that has been making headlines today. buckingham palace says it will cooperate with an independent study into the links between the british monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. the research is being carried out by the university of manchester with historic royal palaces. the palace said king charles takes the issues "profoundly seriously" and the royal household will grant access to its archives, with the study due to be completed in 2026. i'm joined by dr halima begum, ceo of the runnymede trust —

an independent race equality think tank in the uk. thank you for coming into the studio. reaction first of all to this news from buckingham palace today. this news from buckingham palace toda . ., , this news from buckingham palace toda. . , , today. really positive. this presumably _ today. really positive. this presumably is _ today. really positive. this presumably is something i today. really positive. this i presumably is something the today. really positive. this - presumably is something the late queen elizabeth ii wanted to see happen and it is wonderful to seeking child taking incremental steps to take this forward, so we are really pleased. in steps to take this forward, so we are really pleased.— steps to take this forward, so we are really pleased. in terms of the archive, which _ are really pleased. in terms of the archive, which parts _ are really pleased. in terms of the archive, which parts to _ are really pleased. in terms of the archive, which parts to you - are really pleased. in terms of the archive, which parts to you are - are really pleased. in terms of the j archive, which parts to you are the most critical for an investigation like this? i most critical for an investigation like this? ~' , ., ., like this? i think it might be too earl to like this? i think it might be too early to say _ like this? i think it might be too early to say which _ like this? i think it might be too early to say which parts - like this? i think it might be too early to say which parts are - early to say which parts are critical because we are actually looking at hundreds of years of history that is quite complex and i think it will take some time to figure out where the emphasis should be in terms of the royal family and its own history, but at the moment its own history, but at the moment it is a welcome step to be looking at this complex history that we are at this complex history that we are a part of an briton is part of. what a part of an briton is part of. what are our

a part of an briton is part of. what are your instincts _ a part of an briton is part of. what are your instincts and _ a part of an briton is part of. what are your instincts and where - a part of an briton is part of. what are your instincts and where it should be looking? mr; are your instincts and where it should be looking? my instincts is that a phd study _ should be looking? my instincts is that a phd study is _ should be looking? my instincts is that a phd study is a _ should be looking? my instincts is that a phd study is a welcome - should be looking? my instincts is| that a phd study is a welcome step but i have done one myself and it is a drop in the ocean, an effort to look at something a bit broader that might cover different aspects of british history and slavery, so i hope this will open the door is a little bit towards a commission that could be supported by the royal family that could then look at the complexity rather than a single issue. b. complexity rather than a single issue. �* _, ,, ., ,., complexity rather than a single issue. �* ,, ., ., issue. a wider commission, so going further than — issue. a wider commission, so going further than this? _ issue. a wider commission, so going further than this? i _ issue. a wider commission, so going further than this? i think _ issue. a wider commission, so going further than this? i think so - further than this? i think so because this _ further than this? i think so because this is _ further than this? i think so because this is a _ further than this? i think so because this is a welcome l further than this? i think so - because this is a welcome start but i think we need to be looking at something that might change the kind of national narrative on how we see british history and its links to slavery because it is way too... it is much bigger thanjust a phd study, right? in is much bigger than 'ust a phd study, rigm_ is much bigger than 'ust a phd stud , riuht? , ., ., study, right? in terms of that wider discussion. — study, right? in terms of that wider discussion. it _ study, right? in terms of that wider discussion, it was _ study, right? in terms of that wider discussion, it was interesting - study, right? in terms of that wider discussion, it was interesting on . discussion, it was interesting on the programme earlier we were

hearing from grenada's reparations commission and they welcomed the move but went on to say that the next step is an actual apology from the british monarchy. it is interesting so far we have heard from king charles last year, we heard from prince william talk of sorrow but no explicit apology. i think there is a middle step before that as well which is actually looking at i think a changing landscape in which the commonwealth is changing as well. so you talked about commonwealth countries. king charles is i suppose head of 15 countries, of which four have already said they want to become republics and appoint an elected president, and these are countries with profound links to slavery so there is much to do in terms of looking at britain's role in terms of its commonwealth relationships. i think that's why change needs to be

incremental. it’s think that's why change needs to be incremental-— incremental. it's interesting because the _ incremental. it's interesting because the narrative - incremental. it's interesting | because the narrative clearly incremental. it's interesting - because the narrative clearly has started, the discussions, the focus on this. again, in terms of the perspective from grenada, they were saying they see this in terms of the dominoes falling and inevitably it will have to come to address that question about reparations. is that how you see it as well?— how you see it as well? changes incremental _ how you see it as well? changes incremental and _ how you see it as well? changes incremental and you _ how you see it as well? changes incremental and you are - how you see it as well? changes incremental and you are right, l how you see it as well? changes i incremental and you are right, this is how progress happens. i think the royalfamily and king charles is how progress happens. i think the royal family and king charles will be looking at showing more leadership in this space. although there are protocols around what the king and the royalfamily can do in this space, slavery is really a moral question, it always has been, so the king would have to show some moral leadership and address the really difficult questions. but none of this is easy. if you look at reconciliation in south africa or the crisis in northern ireland, it is difficult but these difficult conversations need to be had. aren't we havin: conversations need to be had. aren't we having them. _ conversations need to be had. aren't we having them, do _ conversations need to be had. aren't we having them, do you _ conversations need to be had. aren't we having them, do you think? - conversations need to be had. aren't we having them, do you think? do i conversations need to be had. aren't we having them, do you think? do you

think the narrative is loud enough as it stands? i think the narrative is loud enough as it stands?— think the narrative is loud enough as it stands? i thinking charles has said he needs _ as it stands? i thinking charles has said he needs to _ as it stands? i thinking charles has said he needs to have _ as it stands? i thinking charles has said he needs to have this - said he needs to have this conversation and he is prepared to be looking into the future and willing to have that conversation. i think those of us who care about this space as much as the heads of commonwealth states do are prepared to stand ready to support king charles to do this. the runnymede trust is ready to support the king and consider supporting a future commission, a royal commission looking at this. dr commission, a royal commission looking at this.— commission, a royal commission looking at this. dr halima begum, thank ou looking at this. dr halima begum, thank you for— looking at this. dr halima begum, thank you for coming _ looking at this. dr halima begum, thank you for coming in _ looking at this. dr halima begum, thank you for coming in to - looking at this. dr halima begum, thank you for coming in to speak. looking at this. dr halima begum, l thank you for coming in to speak to us, thank you for your time. round the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. ha—ha ha—ha ha—ha ha! the sniggering started in 2003 at what was one of the first clubs of its kind in this country.

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an end to the war in ukraine. - president xi focused his attention on economic issues — saying china's development will not be stopped by decoupling and breaking chains. the french leader made his comments right at the start of today's meeting, when he also asked the chinese leader to press russia to comply with international rules protecting against the use of nuclear weapons. translation: the russian aggression in ukraine has ended _ decades of peace in europe. i know i can count on you to bring russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table. but we need to find a lasting peace. that is to say, a peace that respects internationally recognised borders and avoids any form of escalation. the president of the european commission is also in beijing with emmanuel macron in what's being framed as good cop/bad cop with mr macron's approach has been a conciliatory one. ursula von der leyen taking a tough stance. we also count on china not

to provide any military equipment directly or indirectly to russia, because we all know arming the aggressor would be against international law and it would significantly harm our relationship. president macron will continue to encourage close dialogue with president xi, and on friday the two will travel to the southern city of guangzhou where they will dine together privately. so plenty more ahead in that state visit for emmanuel macron, so we will keep an eye on that and return to the story in the next coming hours and days. the uk's first residential gambling treatment centre for women has opened its doors to cameras for the very first time. the gordon moody facility opened in 2021 after a number of women receiving support for addiction that more than doubled in five years. rachel stonehouse has been speaking to three women who've been

through treatment at the centre. everything was revolving around the gambling and i was just anxious all the time. i would get to the point where i wasjust gambling. it was boring, but i had to do it because that side of my brain was going, gamble, gamble, gamble. it has been the lowest point of my life and the saddest point because everything around me, i was destroying. they hit rock—bottom, but now they are back at the place which changed their lives. do you find the creative sessions therapeutic? i do, actually. is there anytime, it is the only time that i can be in the present. —— it's the only time i can be in the present. the women lived here away from their loved one for five weeks. rebecca was 19 when she first started gambling. almost a decade ago. i had my first son and i got postnatal depression.

and i remember winning, ijust went on a gambling site and i won really big and then i never stopped. what was it like leaving your children during those five weeks to come here? it's so hard being in here when you've got a baby at home that is poorly and they are just saying to you, i want a cuddle. and you can't. sorry. it is ok. all across the country, people are pausing. that is what people are being encouraged to do by the gambling companies. the body which represents the industry in the uk, the betting and gaming council, told bbc news it is encouraged by the latest figures which show rates of problem gambling among women are down on the previous year at 0.1%. they also say they will donate more than £100 million to tackle harmful gambling. same living room! and now all three women are looking to the future. i mean, i haven't gambled, i haven't relapsed and that is what is important for me. and every day is so new. like, we are at... every day that i am gamble—free is a new day for me.

just to help you through perhaps organisations and details in the uk offering information and support for addiction, those are available on our action line website. for viewers outside the uk, if you need support you can also speak to health professionals or organisations in your country, so a lot of information there available. live now to alan feldman — a distinguished fellow in responsible gaming at the university of las vegas international gaming institute. thank you for your time. the consequences are catastrophic when it gets out of control, wherever in the world that is, and you must have seen that. ~ , ,., , ., seen that. absolutely. even though ou are seen that. absolutely. even though you are focusing — seen that. absolutely. even though you are focusing here on a - seen that. absolutely. even though you are focusing here on a very - you are focusing here on a very small percentage at the very extreme, there are a lot of other people who are experiencing some level of harm from gambling. and it

may be one—time and reasonably modest or it could be more severe and more chronic, but it still falls short of the psychological diagnosis of gambling disorder, so we really need to be thinking about this in more expansive ways in order to try to get people on the right path. it is interesting, the number of women suffering from gambling addiction. it is at an all—time high in the uk. have you seen a similar thing in the us as well?— us as well? yes, we have, and in several other _ us as well? yes, we have, and in several other countries _ us as well? yes, we have, and in several other countries i - us as well? yes, we have, and in several other countries i might i us as well? yes, we have, and in i several other countries i might add. it's not incredibly unusual, as you consider the fact that women more and more over the last several decades have gained more agency in their lives, they have gained more working time in their lives and more income. and they are empowered, as well they should be, to make their

own decisions. in some cases however, those decisions ultimately lead to trouble, and in that regard we definitely are seeing more women gambling. it used to be a much more male dominated kind of activity, but definitely seeing more women gambling, and if you see more women gambling, and if you see more women gambling you will see more women who have problems with it. it’s have problems with it. it's interesting _ have problems with it. it's interesting because whatever their gender, when you look at the statistics, about 10% of people with gambling problems ever seek treatment. that is very different to other forms of substance abuse, all sorts of things where the numbers are much higher, the proportions are much higher. are much higher, the proportions are much higher-— much higher. absolutely true, and there are several _ much higher. absolutely true, and there are several reasons - much higher. absolutely true, and there are several reasons for - much higher. absolutely true, and there are several reasons for that. the first that you hear most often from people in recovery are issues surrounding stigma and shame, and they are so ashamed of what they

have done because they continue to believe that they were in control the whole time. and of course they weren't. they were initially at the mercy of the odds of the game, but eventually as their brain chemistry began to change, they became subject to whatever the brain was telling you. in fact one of the interviewees even talked about her brain saying you should gamble, you should gamble, you should gamble. that's exactly what happened. unfortunately, one of the best way is certainly the most effective ways of dealing with gambling disorder is to do exactly what these folks and what god moody does in great britain. �* ., what god moody does in great britain. �* . ., ., ., britain. alan, we are out of time but thank _ britain. alan, we are out of time but thank you — britain. alan, we are out of time but thank you so _ britain. alan, we are out of time but thank you so much _ britain. alan, we are out of time but thank you so much for- britain. alan, we are out of time but thank you so much for your i britain. alan, we are out of time - but thank you so much for your time, speaking live from las vegas. before we pause, let me take you back to paris to show you the latest figures because some people there with gas

masks because we have seen canisters of tear gas and fires in the last few seconds, so more of those disturbances on the streets of paris as people protest against the change in the pension age. hello. it may be hard to believe but there will be a frost across many parts of the country overnight tonight. it follows the cloud and rain we have had over the past couple of days, yesterday's rain onlyjust couple of days, yesterday's rain only just clearing couple of days, yesterday's rain onlyjust clearing away from eastern parts of england, followed by some showers, but this ridge of high pressure will then build, killing off the showers, bringing clearer skies and dropping the temperatures. these are the temperatures as we head towards the early part of the evening. still some showers around across the eastern side of the uk. a lot of those will fade away but we will keep some cloud pushing down some of the eastern coastal areas into east anglia. that will keep the temperature is here higher but

elsewhere clear skies and light winds, further west particularly in northern ireland we will have a slight frost temperatures here higher but elsewhere clear skies and light winds, further west particularly in northern ireland we will have a slight frost temperature is —2. the chilly start to good friday. some cloud coming in off the north sea could bring spots of rain in the far north—east of england. temperatures near normal for the time of year. the second push is probably going to be more significant as we head towards easter monday. but for saturday, i think we will start chilly, there will be some sunshine around. probably seeing more cloud developing through the day and probably more of a southerly breeze, particularly for western parts of the uk. those temperatures are not changing a great deal, could make 14 degrees in glasgow and a top number

of 15 in london. heading into easter sunday and we start dry with a good deal of sunshine. again we will see some cloud developing through the day and maybe some rain coming towards northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. it could be that easter sunday is the warmest of the next few days with temperatures up to 17 degrees. for easter monday, the rain we have coming into northern ireland pushes eastwards. it may well hang on across east anglia and the south—east of england for a while but otherwise it will be followed by some sunshine but also some showers, a breezy day as well and temperatures are likely to be a little bit lower.

live from london, this is bbc news. big protests on the streets again in france over the change to the pension age. this is the scene live in paris as disruption continues to rock the capital dozens of officers at the uk's biggest police force are diverted from tackling terrorism and serious crimes to investigate wrongdoing within the metrpolitan police. almost a week since a prominent afghan girls' education activist was arrested by the taliban, i talk to his brother.