live from london, this is bbc news. on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement being signed — the british prime minister calls for power sharing to return to northern ireland. chinese military forces conduct drills around taiwan for a third day. the display of force is beijing's angry reponse to a visit by the taiwanese president to the us. migrant charities say they're concerned for the safety of around 400 people on a boat in the mediterranean that's taking on water. it's believed the vessel's captain has abandoned ship.

hello and welcome. let's begin with the tensions around taiwan — where chinese military forces are conducting drills for a third day. taiwan's defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island, 39 entered taiwan's air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china's military and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands — to assert navigational passage rights. with the latest on the drills, here's our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo. this is the third day of military drills. drills which china calls operationjoint sword.

it is surrounding taiwan, a self—governing island. china's military exercises happened hours within the return of the taiwanese president from her us visit and that meeting with the us speaker of the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. china said that there was going to be a robust response. they had promised repercussions and here we are three days. we have been getting details about those drills over the weekend. the taiwanese defence ministry said more than 30 chinese military aircraft have entered taiwan's�*s air defence base. it says four of the chinese planes were jet fighters from an aircraft carrier and that essentially they approach taiwan's south—east airspace before turning around. we also understand that a total of 70 chinese military aircraft were detected around taiwan in the 24—hour period until 6am local time

on monday. 35 aircraft entered taiwanese airspace. japan of course is watching this quite closely. anything that happens around taiwan will very likely affect japanese territory. we already know that china' aircraft carrier passed through taiwan�* waters china�* aircraft carrier passed through taiwan�* waters on friday. again, that was within hours of that meeting. japan�*s defence ministry now says it conducted air operations in waters close to 0kinawa. the defence ministry said thatjet fighters and helicopters took off and landed from the aircraft carrier about 140 times between friday and sunday. all of this is happening, this show of force, this show of weaponry by china is happening as of course the tension between the us and beijing is going on. we now heard from the united states that a us guided missile destroyer is

performing operations on the south china sea, another very contentious area. large parts of that is claimed by beijing. the us navy says that it is guided missile carrier carried out freedom of navigation operation in the south china sea. this is very tense because china claims large amounts of areas in the south china sea and most of the time it overlaps with exclusive economic zones of other countries. so you have china performing military drills around taiwan, the us guided missile destroyer performing operations on the south china sea and whilst we could see an end to these military drills later today or when china announces it, there is no end in sight to that heightened tension between the us and china. no diplomacy on the horizon. of course, it has been provoked by taiwan�*s president visit to the united states and we are seen repercussions here

in the region. buckingham palace has released new details about king charles�* coronation — from the procession route, to the crownjewels that will be used. here�*s the latest from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. less than four weeks now to their big day, and preparations for the coronation of king charles iii and the crowning of camilla as his queen are in full swing. first, the route that will take them from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and back again has been confirmed. from the palace down the mall to trafalgar square and then down whitehall, around parliament square to the abbey�*s west door. the return route will be the same journey in reverse, a much shorterjourney than that taken by the late queen elizabeth after her coronation. the king and queen consort will travel to the coronation in one of the newest royal carriages, the diamond jubilee state coach, escorted by the household cavalry. inside westminster abbey, the service itself will see the crownjewels, the regalia,

the symbols of the monarch�*s authority, being used for the first time since queen elizabeth was crowned. the sovereign�*s orb and sceptres, swords, bracelets, and spurs — all will have their part in this elaborate religious service, which culminates with the crowning of the monarch with st edward�*s crown. camilla will be crowned with queen mary�*s crown, which contains some of the cullinan diamonds. she�*ll also hold the queen consort�*s rod, which is made of ivory. they will process from the abbey, just as queen elizabeth did, for the return journey to the palace. and for that, they will board this — the 18th century gold state coach. it weighs four tonnes, and it�*s notoriously uncomfortable. the king and queen may be relieved that their journey back to the palace, escorted by military detachments, will be only a quarter of the length of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. royal staff have done their best to make the gold coach

as comfortable as possible. back at buckingham palace, there�*ll be a royal salute and, one imagines, an appearance on the palace balcony, though that hasn�*t been confirmed. 0ne innovation — the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. victoria howard is a royal expert and commentator — i asked her what she thinks about the details of the coronation ceremony that have been released. i think the really interesting details was learning how charles wanted to steer this historic but also personal ceremony. i still want to know who is coming! and what they are wearing. exactly. let�*s talk about some of the things mentioned there. there will be a shorterjourney than there was before but also they have been trying to make this coach a bit more comfortable.

tell us about that. the gold state coach dates back to 1762 and was originally intended to be made for george iii�*s coronation but they missed out on that by about six months because it was such an ornate piece. it is made of wood, there are cherubs and tritons, painted panels across the whole thing but it is notoriously uncomfortable. of course, made in a time where there wasn�*t that technological innovation to make some of these aspects a bit more comfortable. no proper suspension, is there? exactly. william iv, a naval officer himself, compared it to being tossed around in the waves at sea. george vi called it one of the most uncomfortable journeys of his life. so i can only imagine that charles and camilla are quite relieved they have the option to use another carriage for at least part of that journey. and they are quite a lot older than at the time of the queen�*s coronation. mention also of an ivory rod being used. i wonder whether there

is some speculation that people are talking about prince william and how he might feel about that, given all of the campaigning he has done around the ivory issue? yes, and this is something that has been raised before in a different way. so the royal family orders you see of queen elizabeth ii, hers is a yellow ribbon with a portrait of the queen on it that women wear. camilla and kate have on that. they are traditionally made of ivory as well but it is believed kate�*s was not made of ivory because it was a new piece and there was no need for it. elephants are so endangered that it would be completely inappropriate. however i think when it comes to something like the crown jewels, there is a different balance here because they are so old. some of these date back to the late 1600s. charles ii and james ii�*s reign. so it is a different time and it is not like they are going to be recreated. so i think that is one that could possibly be something that continues as tradition

for the royal family in future. we saw the royals arriving yesterday in windsor for the easter sunday service. i saw prince andrew walking directly behind king charles and camilla. did that give you some sort of idea of the prominent role that he might play in the coronation? no, i don�*t think so. yesterday�*s service was very much a family service. it just so happens that they let some photographers in to greet them because they know there is public interest in attending that service. so i don�*t think andrew will have a prominent role at all. he will be there solely because he is the king�*s brother and not because he is duke of york, for example. i wouldn�*t worry too much about that. victoria howard, royal commentator on the details that have been released about the coronation. let�*s look at some of the day�*s other news. nhs staff in the uk will prioritise emergency and urgent care during the junior doctor�*s strike which is set to be the most

disruptive action in nhs history, according to nhs england. up to 250,000 operations and appointments could be postponed due to the strike, with the walkout due to start on tuesday. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, says the number of wild tigers has almost doubled in the country over the past 20 years. the 3,000 tigers in india now account for 75% of the world�*s wild population. announcing the latest tiger census data at a ceremony in the southern state of karnataka, mr modi hailed it as a success story. us vice president kamala harris flew to nashville on friday in a show of support for tennessee state lawmakers who were expelled for staging a demonstration for gun control on the statehouse floor. republicans, who control the tennessee house of representatives, expelled two young black lawmakers who led protesters into the well of the house floor, whilst a resolution to remove a white representative came up one vote short. labour leader, sir keir starmer, has defended an online advert

released by his party — which accused rishi sunak of not wanting to send all child sex abusers to prison. 0ur political correspondent david wallace—lockhart has more. this advert focuses on the number of adults evicted of child sexual assault since 2010, who haven�*t seen jail time. it has a big, smiling rishi sunak on the advert, and suggests that he is content with those figures. now, broadly speaking, the figures that labour have used are right, but they go back to 2010, and, of course, rishi sunak only became an mp in 2015. he has only been around the cabinet table since 2019, so it�*s personalising such a sensitive issue towards him that�*s proving so controversial. criticism from within the labour party, the former home secretary david blunkett saying that his party has gone down in the gutter to fight politics with this advert, but as you say, writing in the daily mail today, sir keir starmer standing by it. he says i make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt

on this, no matter how squeamish it might make some people feel. so, defending the overall idea. perhaps not entirely engaging with that question of why it�*s tailored so personally towards rishi sunak but of course labour really at the moment trying to paint themselves as the party who are tough on crime, tough when it comes to law and order, but remember before politics, sir keir starmer was the director of public prosecutions. a conservative source saying today that they believe when he was in that role he failed to lock up some of the worst people in britain, so we may see some conservative scrutiny of his record when it comes to questions around justice. a judge in italy is set to decide whether a key suspect in the qatargate corruption scandal is to be handed over to belgium. the italian andrea cozzolino is a member of the european parliament — he is accused of taking bribes from qatar and morocco, charges mr cozzolino denies. three other current and former meps

are in prison in belgium awaiting trial for their alleged involvement in the corruption scheme, two of them deny the claims, one has confessed. but mr cozzolino is fighting extradition. the bbc�*s brussels�* correspondentjess parker reports. it was a political earthquake, an alleged corruption scandal at the heart of the european parliament. this story�*s a tangled web — catching lawmakers, officials and lobbyists in its net. in its immediate aftermath, eu leaders rushed to announce action. there will be no sweeping under the carpet. we will ask for more transparency on meetings with foreign actors and those linked to them. the police investigation stretches hundreds of miles from brussels to, among other places here — the port city of salerno in southern italy, where we�*ve spoken to the lawyer of a key suspect... andrea cozzolino, an italian member of the european parliament, suspected of acting in the interests

of foreign powers, namely qatar and morocco, in exchange for money — which he denies. qatar and morocco have also hit back at the claims. belgian prosecutors want andrea cozzolino detained in brussels, but his lawyers are contesting the european arrest warrant. translation: if the belgian prosecutor has the proof - of cozzolino�*s guilt, why don�*t they show it? the fact they don�*t leads us to think that cozzolino�*s arrest is aimed to get him injail and see if he cracks, if he confesses to a crime, even though he didn�*t do it. concerns about the state of belgium�*s prisons have also been raised. in our opinion, in belgium, there isn�*t a prison that could guarantee his health rights. he suffers from heart problems. he needs intensive treatment and could risk his own life if he doesn�*t receive the appropriate care in a crisis. belgium�*s federal prosecutor�*s office declined to comment, but some legal experts aren�*t so reticent. seems to be yet another attempt at delaying,

gaining time and perhaps leveraging on the health status of mr cozzolino in order to somehow tarnish or complicate further a very difficult and very silent investigation across europe. so i would say this is not very fair. news of this investigation first broke back in december last year. it was a bombshell moment. months later, the case continues to fizzle, but it�*s become more complicated. all the while, it�*s a cloud hanging over the european parliament. this case is playing out in the open, before a possible trial has even begun. eu discomfort is palpable, whichever way you look. jessica parker, bbc news, in brussels. now to yemen, where delegations from saudi arabia and 0man are holding peace talks with yemen�*s houthi rebels — aimed at reaching a ceasefire there. this isn�*t the first attempt — but it�*s significant as sebastian usher from the bbc world service explains. there was a temporary

ceasefire last year, which expired in october. that helped calm the situation, that helped bring in confidence building measures and it has — although it expired, there�*s been no realflare up in the fighting since. so i think the very basic aim of these talks will be to ensure that another ceasefire is put in place. but i think it�*s more ambitious than that and that�*s certainly what is coming out from unnamed sources. there�*s been nothing official from either the saudi side or the houthis on this but i think the aim is to have at least a considerably longer ceasefire, if not a permanent ceasefire, which would be at least the start of the end of this war that�*s dragged on for eight years, which is in pretty much a stalemate, really. this particular element of the war, the one where the houthis, who were originally from the north, that came down, took over sanaa, took over virtually the whole country at one point in a saudi led coalition, fighting on behalf of the government that had been forced out, came in.

so i think that the hope is that with the saudi delegation there, we�*ve already seen a symbolic photo leaked by the houthis of one of the houthi leaders shaking the hand of a member of the saudi group, that this is a very, very serious move this time. more so than any before to end the conflict and it comes as there are diplomatic moves around the region that are helping that happen. the spanish golfer, jon rahm, has won the us masters golf in georgia — and reclaimed the number one world ranking. the win was rahm�*s fourth this season, earning him a second career major to go along with his 2021 us open title. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss has more. well, what a day to remember here forjon rahm, as he clinched his first masters title in ultimately emphatic style. he began the final round two shots behind america�*s brooks koepka, but koepka never recovered

from a poor start and instead it was 52—year—old phil mickelson who roared into contention. mickelson began the final round some ten shots adrift but he really rolled back the years to set a testing target, but rahm held his nerve over the closing holes. he�*s proved himself one of the most consistent players in golf over recent years. remember, he won the us open in 2021 and he never looked like losing his composure, as he held on for victory. and what that means is thatjon rahm becomes the fourth spanish man to win the masters after seve ballesteros, jose maria 0lazabal, and sergio garcia. this famous tournament, injon rahm, certainly has a worthy winner. the travel industry may be seeing an uptick but many businesses here in the uk are still suffering from severe staff shortages, more than a year after the end of pandemic restrictions. 0ur reporter peter ruddick has been to the lake district to find out

about some of the problems, and possible solutions. these hands started at the deck this morning at 6.30 in here, but there was already an hour ahead of that doing menus for today, so... easter holidays! fun, fun, fun. at plant by kat�*s kitchen, in keswick, the owner has given more than just her name to the business. staff shortages mean kat�*s having to fill many of the restaurant roles herself. we have nobody available to work this evening. it has got worse — there�*s no question, it has 100% got worse. we�*ve always paid above minimum wage. we�*ve offered apprenticeships, we�*ve offered alternate weekends off, so fewer weekends working. we�*ve offered for me to do the cheffing on evenings so that they can have evenings off. we�*re still not even getting any candidates apply. not even any candidates? no, not even any candidates.

on a beautiful and busy easter weekend, kat�*s is a familiar story. nationally, there are more than 140,000 vacancies in hotels and restaurants like kat�*s. but the issue is particularly challenging here in the lakes, where there are problems with affordable housing and public transport. it means operators are having to come up with pretty innovative solutions. we've got a blend of accommodation in the hotel for staff. 0n the south shores of windermere, it isn�*tjust tourists spending the night in the lakeside hotel. we've had to be creative. we're fortunate here in that we do have some live—in accommodation, some here at the hotel and other accommodation in the local town. so we have an advantage. we actually provide transport ourselves to bring people from barrow in furness, ulverston, dalton. we have three minibuses that constantly backwards and forwards. so from 7:00 in the morning right through until midnight. the cost annually for that to us as a business is somewhere around £120,000.

the hospitality industry is calling for short term immigration reforms to allow businesses to fill roles from overseas. however, the government wants employers to invest in making jobs more attractive to the domestic workforce. we look to our complete package with rewards and benefits and introduced 50% discounts. we have long service awards, we have appreciation awards, we have staff parties. so that�*s all in the short term. what about the long term, keeping people in the company? well, that�*s where our development programmes come in. and rather than spending a lot of money on entry level, we will train our teams up so that we�*ve got the tools to develop a career in our industry. for maria�*s hotel group, that focus is paying off. it wasn't my initial career choice. i wanted to be into information technology kind of thing. i ended up moving into catering and i'm glad i did because it's changed my sort of health and aspects and life, and now i've got a career i can look forward to.

what works for the biggest businesses, though, is not an option for everyone. we were able to take on an intern, but she came from sweden, from a chef school in sweden, and she came and lived in our house. that was the only way we could get somebody. we were approached by the same people again to do it this year and we just can�*t find anything and we can�*t have somebody living in our home, we realised. for now, kat cooks on, but without more cost effective short term solutions, staffing for small businesses like hers remains as difficult to predict as the great british weather. peter ruddick, bbc news, keswick. now, you might be surprised to learn that some dog walkers can make over six figures a year. michelle fleury went to meet some dog walkers in new york — who have seen a major boost in business — since the pandemic.

my pup, willy, is what led us there. he�*s the pup who started it all. michaeljoseph is the owner of parkside pups, a dog walking service. it was a side hustle that naturally started to pick up more, and i was having so much fun with it and meeting the people and helping out the pups. today, he makes more money walking dogs than he did as a special needs teacher in downtown manhattan. they�*re probably going to go into the water annually. we�*re over six figures this year. over the last two years, we�*ve grown 250%. and there�*s no shortage of customers. part of that has to do with all those pandemic puppies. michael says with work from home winding down, more pet owners are calling him. i have so many puppies that i�*ve picked up in the last year, which has really helped the company grow. demand for dog walkers has skyrocketed. this year alone, the dog walking business in america is expected to grow 3%, and it�*s already worth

an estimated $1 billion. come on, let's go, kid. but could a cooling economy change that? i think we are recession proof. nick rodriguez was a new york city doorman before starting doors and dogs almost ten years ago. there you go. come on. we service and operate in the most affluent neighborhoods in new york. these are typically the people who get the bailouts or the end, or people who work in the industries that are really affected by economic turmoil. despite the recent banking turmoil and higher interest rates, he�*s confident that poop pays. you love your dog like your child. so because you love your dog, like your child, because you may be inclined to even work more, we're still a necessity in these animals lives for these two. dog walking isn�*tjust a walk in the park. it�*s a lucrative business, even if the clientele can sometimes be a handful.

michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. it certainly is the day for keeping your brolly to hand. it�*s been a wet morning and we�*ve got some heavy showers to come as we go through the course of this afternoon. the weather much more unsettled than last week. there will be some sunshine, but it is going to be wetter than it was last week. it�*s also going to be windy. the met office has yellow weather warnings out for these areas covering the wind, between 40 to 60 mile an hour gusts. and this is from tuesday afternoon, overnight tuesday into wednesday and all of wednesday. today, though, pollen levels and we�*re talking tree pollen, are moderate or high across much of the uk and they�*re going to remain so as we go through much of this week. so we�*ve got this morning�*s rain continuing to push away into the north sea, lingering for a time in shetland and then we�*ve got two bands of organised showers. now these are likely to be heavy and thundery, blustery as well.

these are the average wind speeds, but on either side of them there�*ll be a bit more sunshine and just the odd shower. temperatures up to about 14 or 15 degrees, but not feeling as cold along the north sea coastline because today there will be a bit more sunshine and less cloud. now, through this evening and overnight, under clear skies, temperatures will fall away quite quickly. it will be breezy. there will still be a few showers around as well and a temperature range between about three and seven degrees. tomorrow, then, we start off with a lot of dry weather, still some showers peppering parts of scotland, but there�*ll be some sunshine, but the cloud building across northern ireland, wales and south west england. and then the rain comes in, accompanied by strengthening winds. temperatures, eight in the north to about 14 further south. now, tuesday night into wednesday, this area of low pressure bringing that rain continues to move across us. and you can see the squeeze on iso bars, so notjust is it going to be wet, it�*s also going to be windy. the rain pushing up into scotland with snow above about 400 metres.

but we could see some wintry showers in the moors, the mountains in wales and also the pennines and frequent showers, but these are our wind gusts. so if you�*re camping, if you�*re still on holiday this week, do bear that in mind, both in a tent and also a caravan. temperatures, seven to about 12 degrees. then as we move towards the end of the week, it does remain unsettled with some rain or showers, but it looks like by the weekend it turns milder.

live from london, this is bbc news. 0n the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement being signed, the british prime minister calls for power—sharing to return to northern ireland. chinese military forces conduct drills around taiwan for a third day. the display of force is beijing�*s angry response to a visit by the taiwanese president to the us. elon musk says the bbc is "among the least biased news organisations." it�*s in response to the bbc�*s objections to being labelled as "government—funded media" on its main twitter account. migrant charities say they�*re concerned for the safety of around 400 people on a boat in the mediterranean that�*s taking on water. it�*s believed the vessel�*s captain has abandoned ship.