live from london, this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock. president biden is to address the irish parliament in dublin as he continues his visit of the republic of ireland. north korea launch a missile into the sea of japan, sparking alarm in northern hokkaido. the european space agency will launch its spacecraft towards jupiter on thursday in one of its most ambitious missions to date. hello and welcome.

president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. in belfast yesterday, he urged northern ireland's political parties to resume power—sharing. today, he's expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. charlotte callagher reports from belfast. an irish homecoming for a us president. applause. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. ., , ~' louth. coming here feels like cominu louth. coming here feels like coming home. _ louth. coming here feels like coming home, it _ louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really - louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really does. | coming home, it really does. the way every time i have come, the welcome, the people in the streets, they are so gracious to us. ., , , ., to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on _ to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air _ to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force _ to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force one, - to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force one, and i belfast on air force one, and was greeted by the irish prime

minister, leo varadkar. then on to carlingford and under. despite the rain, crowds lined the streets to welcome one of the streets to welcome one of the world's most powerful men. today, it is back to business in dublin, meeting the irish president and then speaking in the parliament. it is only the fourth us president to be invited to do so. then he is on the road again, meeting his cousins in county mayo where us flags are already flying high. while his trip may be a symbolic and diplomatic one, it is also a personal one. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, dublin. yes, he has a very full agenda today. full coverage throughout the day here on bbc news, and we'll more in business in about 25 minutes. there's a lot more detail on our website — just head to bbc.com/news or use the bbc news app.

now, north korea has fired a suspected medium or long—range ballistic missile into the sea of japan. it prompted the japanese government to tell residents on the northern island of hokkaido to seek shelter, but it later retracted its warning as the missile splashed down outside its territorial waters. the missile headed towards the japanese island of hokkaido, prompting warnings to millions of people to take cover. the japanese government issued an emergency alert across television and on phones for residents of the northern island. it has since been lifted. it comes at a time of heightened tensions on the korean peninsula. let's cross to our correspondentjean mackenzie in south korea. bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. this missile that _ bring us up-to-date. this missile that was - bring us up-to-date. this missile that was fired - bring us up-to-date. this missile that was fired this morning appears to have been a long—range missile, so it could have been an intercontinental ballistic missile launch other missiles capable of reaching all the way to the us mainland, but it looks for a time that it

could touch down very close to japanese territory, or certainly the japanese government thought that was the case. it issued these warning sirens and told the people on the island of hokkaido to seek shelter. she then became clear that it wasn't going to touch down that close to japan, and north korea had done what it normally does with his very long—range missiles which advise them up into base. but i think the reaction this morning shows that this region is on incredibly high alert now when it comes to north korea. because not only has north korea launched around 30 missiles already this year, but the rhetoric coming out of pyongyang is becoming increasingly aggressive. we have heard it say in the last couple of months, give these veiled threats that it is planning to launch a missile overjapan and into the pacific ocean, so it is natural that people are wary of this scenario, these missile tests are becoming more frequent and more aggressive.—

more aggressive. yeah, absolutely, _ more aggressive. yeah, absolutely, as - more aggressive. yeah, absolutely, as you - more aggressive. yeah, absolutely, as you can l absolutely, as you can understand, people are on edge about this. in terms of wider reaction, has there been any from the authorities in south korea or elsewhere for that matter, japan?— korea or elsewhere for that matter, japan? korea or elsewhere for that matter, ja an? ., ., ., matter, japan? south korea and jaan matter, japan? south korea and ja an as matter, japan? south korea and japan as we _ matter, japan? south korea and japan as we would _ matter, japan? south korea and japan as we would expect - matter, japan? south korea and japan as we would expect to - japan as we would expect to have this morning, and reiterated what they say that this is a breach of un security council resolutions, and that it threatens pcr in north—east asia because north korea is ploughing ahead with its nuclear weapons programme and it is building weapons that are increasingly sophisticated and that do pose a greater threat to south korea and japan. now, as i said, we don't know that aclei what missile have launched, you may get more details from the north koreans in the coming hours or perhaps days, but this is important, they are celebrating kim jong—un�*s iith they are celebrating kim jong—un�*s 11th year in power and we know that north korea likes to use these anniversaries to showcase military progress. so we may find out that it has been testing a new piece of

technology and more threatening piece of technology. there is also something else that is concerning the authorities here today in seoul, and that is that north korea for a week now has not answered south korea's phone calls. the two countries have military line and they use it to touch in with each other on a daily basis. the purpose of these calls is so we don't see unintended clashes along the border, don't forget these countries are still technically at war, but when relations between the two countries particularly bad, that is when we seek north korea stopped answering these calls. communication tends to make things a lot better, it reduces the chances of a miscalculation, a misunderstanding and things escalating, though without this communication, the situation becomes more volatile. ok. becomes more volatile. 0k, jane, becomes more volatile. 0k, jane. thank _ becomes more volatile. 0k, jane, thank you _ becomes more volatile. 0k, jane, thank you so - becomes more volatile. 0k, jane, thank you so much. i becomes more volatile. 0k, jane, thank you so much. jean mckenzie insole for us. —— in seoul for us. let's get some of the day's other news. a second black democratic politician in tennessee has been allowed back into

the us state's house of representatives a week after being kicked out for protesting in support of gun control. justin pearson has been reinstated on a temporary basis. his ejection by republicans caused outrage. the united nations has dismissed the idea that its secretary general has been too soft on russia. the allegation against antonio guterres surfaced in a leak of classified us government material. the trove of documents circulating online has included other highly sensitive details about the war in ukraine, and indications that the us has eavesdropped on its allies. donald trump is suing his former lawyer for $500 million, alleging breach of contract. he says michael cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests. cohen's spokesman and lawyer said he was confident the lawsuit against his client would fail. a man will appear in court this morning after being extradited from pakistan, charged with the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky in 2005. she was shot after being called to a burglary in bradford. piran ditta khan, who's 7a, is also facing charges

of robbery and firearms offences. residents of australia's northwestern coast are bracing for the arrival of a fierce storm, which could bring winds of up to 275km/h. warnings have been issued for tropical cyclone ilsa with officials predicting that the wind and heavy rain could cause considerable damage. our correspondent phil mercer is following this for us in sydney. phil, it sounds like more very difficult weather is on its way. tell us more. in difficult weather is on its way. tell us more. in the last hour or so. — way. tell us more. in the last hour or so, cyclone _ way. tell us more. in the last hour or so, cyclone ilsa - hour or so, cyclone ilsa has been upgraded to a category four system, and this could well be one of the most powerful tropical storms to hit

australia in years. now, emergency warnings have been issued for vast areas of the inland, in the northern part of western australia, and also across 700 kilometres of the coast as well. so the potential area that this cyclone would impact is absolutely enormous. mercifully this is pretty unpopulated country, but there are towns and communities that could well be in the eye of the storm, and it is estimated that some inland areas in the pilbara region of western australia could receive a year's worth of rain in just a couple of days. b5 year's worth of rain in 'ust a couple of days.�* couple of days. as you are speaking. _ couple of days. as you are speaking. you _ couple of days. as you are speaking, you can - couple of days. as you are speaking, you can see - couple of days. as you are i speaking, you can see people getting ready and preparing for this. our most doing what they are told, evacuating or bunkering down?- are told, evacuating or bunkering down? are told, evacuating or bunkerin: down? , ., ., bunkering down? they are doing both. to restore _ bunkering down? they are doing both. to restore residence - both. to restore residence after heeding official advice to leave the danger zone or

they are doing what they can to protect themselves, clearing loose debris at their properties, using sand bags, evacuation centres have also been set up as well. there are concerns about the supply of water and electricity, especially in some of the more remote aboriginal communities in that part of australia. now, this is a land well used and major�*s extremes, the cyclone season in this country runs from november until april, but as we say, this cyclone could generate gusts of winds in excess of 270 kilometres an hour. so no matter how well—prepared you are, there are communities that are going to be absolutely battered by this cyclone and it is expected to hit landfall certainly in the next 2a hours and maybe even sooner. the next 24 hours and maybe even sooner.— the next 24 hours and maybe even sooner. 0k, feel, thank ou so even sooner. 0k, feel, thank you so much- _ even sooner. ok, feel, thank you so much. phil— even sooner. 0k, feel, thank you so much. phil mercer- even sooner. 0k, feel, thank l you so much. phil mercer there in sydney. buckingham palace says prince harry will attend his father's coronation next month,

but meghan, the duchess of sussex, won't be travelling from california. the prince willjoin more than 2,000 guests at westminster abbey on may 6. nicky schiller has more details. so the royal planners at buckingham palace, particularly those in charge of the seating plan, will probably be breathing a sigh of relief, as we've had confirmation that prince harry will be attending the coronation of his father, king charles, on may 6. however, his wife, meghan, she is staying in california. there had been speculation that neither of them would travel because it is prince archie, their son's fourth birthday, on may 6. but we had a statement issued by buckingham palace and the sussexes, saying the duke of sussex will attend the coronation service at westminster abbey on may 6. it went on to say that the duchess of sussex will remain in california with prince archie and princess lilibet. now, it will, of course, be the first time that harry has been seen with other members of the royal family since his explosive book spare

was published, and their netflix documentary. so, how will he be received by the family? we know there are still tensions with his brother, william, who he's barely spoken to. and we've heard a lot from harry over the last few months with his book and his netflix documentary, so it's going to be tricky for william and the rest of the family. but i think when all is said and done, the king will be really pleased at the end of the day that his youngest son is going to be there by his side on coronation day. prince harry is one of 2,000 guests to receive this invite from king charles and the queen consort. amongst them are 450 members of community groups and charities. the service will, of course, take place in westminster abbey at 11:00 on the morning of may 6. now, the royal couple, they will take this route to the abbey, shorter than the one that was used by queen elizabeth for her coronation. but it will go up the mall, admiralty arch, down whitehall, the palace of westminster, parliament square and into westminster abbey. they will be inside this royal carriage. it is the

diamond jubilee stagecoach. now, the reason this one is being used is because it will be more comfortable for the royal couple. it has air conditioning and also electric windows. now, one of the key moments of the ceremony will be when king charles is crowned. and this is the crown that will be used. it is the st edward's crown, and it weighs five pounds or over two kilos. finally, a sign that the coronation has moved into the modern era, as buckingham palace have released an official emoji to be used on social media with the hashtag #coronation. so there you have it. now you know. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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is set for a six billion kilometre journey to the outer solar system. it will carry out detailed analysis of the planet and explore if its moons, some of which are thought to have liquid oceans beneath the surface, might be able to sustain life. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. they are some of the largest moons in the solar system, orbiting jupiter they are shrouded in thick layers of eyes, but beneath there are hints of vast liquid oceans and scientists want to find out if they can support life. now a european space agency mission could answer that question. spacecraft called juice and it has an epicjourney ahead of more than 4 billion miles, it will study kalisto in detail before going around the biggest mood ganymede. the uk has

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appear at the top these blackbull's are a radar that will be probing anyth the icy crust. just down here this red circular instrument is a laser that will help them to build a 3-d that will help them to build a 3—d model of the surface. and just above that is a high definition camera that will give us our best ever views of jupiter's moons. the pictures, the visible _ jupiter's moons. the pictures, the visible images _ jupiter's moons. the pictures, the visible images are - jupiter's moons. the pictures, the visible images are going l jupiter's moons. the pictures, | the visible images are going to be absolutely incredible. so ganymede is covered in dark terrain and interesting impact craters and the sort of footprints of the activity that would have taken place early on when it was formed. being in orbit around ganymede will produce imaging resolution of a few metres, so going to be able to see exquisite detail in those pictures. it to see exquisite detail in those pictures.— to see exquisite detail in those pictures. it will take eiuht those pictures. it will take eight years _ those pictures. it will take eight years to _ those pictures. it will take eight years to reach - those pictures. it will take eight years to reach the i those pictures. it will take i eight years to reach the outer solar system, eight years to reach the outer solarsystem, but eight years to reach the outer solar system, but the mission scientists say the weight will be worth it if these distant seemingly inhospitable moons are bound to be habitable, where else could life exist in the universe? rebecca morelle, bbc news.

this is all taking place at just after 2pm gmt today, so we will be live with all of that action so be sure to tune into bbc news then. the harry potter series of books is being made into a new tv series. it will feature a brand—new cast and will be available to stream. the shows will be produced over the course of a decade with each season based on one of the seven bestselling books. authorjk rowling will serve as an executive producer. the decision follows a recent reboot of lord of the rings by amazon prime. let's speak to eric deggans, tv critic for npr radio. hejoins me from st petersburg in florida. a warm welcome to the programme. so, this is all a part of a new streaming service that will be available, hbo max, it's new entity, as it

were. harry potter is one of the ideas to give it a boost. your thoughts was yellow so, yeah, basically max is a new service that combines hbo max and a streaming service called discovery plus, plus warner brothers discovery that came together last year as a combination of discovery and water media. it is all very complicated. one of the things max is going to try to do is complete with netflix and disney+ by offering more family friendly programming. in this reboot, revival, reimagining of the harry potter books in a tv form, a streaming form, is a central part of the strategy, they are trying to create material that has instant identification with young viewers and with parents and that parents will trust to put their kids in front of as a way to draw them away from other more established kid friendly brands like disney. so do you

think this will work? some say the reboot of lord of the rings for amazon was not as successful as they hope. to these kind of reboots work? i think they reboot works when you have a creative reason for doing the reboot beyond business reasons. it's great they want to create material that speaks to children and families and parents, but if there isn't a real creative reason, a story that's within the harry potter world that's worth retelling, then i think they reboot is going to be doomed to failure. we already have a pretty well —— word pretty well made movies that tell a lot of that story. they are going to have to recast, which means they are going to have to find children who are the equal of actors like daniel radcliffe who were considered phenomenons when they were found for the film. so it's going to be a tough road to cast it, is going to be a tough road to tell stories that we haven't already seen in all the

films that are connected to the harry potter franchise, films that are connected to the harry potterfranchise, but films that are connected to the harry potter franchise, but i think is going to be a tough row to re—engage an audience that already thinks it knows these characters and already thinks it knows these stories. the biggest problem with a lot of the rings franchise on amazon on was that they didn't really have much of a story to tell. and it was obvious stop even though they spend more money than anyone has spent two kreder tv show they didn't have a good story at the heart of it. so that is going to be key to this new harry potter franchise.— to this new harry potter franchise. . ., , ., franchise. and many would an ue, franchise. and many would argue. as _ franchise. and many would argue. as you _ franchise. and many would argue, as you say, - franchise. and many would argue, as you say, we - franchise. and many would | argue, as you say, we have franchise. and many would - argue, as you say, we have been there, we have done that, and we know the actors who are fantastic at the time. should we not be thinking of new, original stories?— original stories? exactly. well, the _ original stories? exactly. well, the problem - original stories? exactly. well, the problem that l original stories? exactly. i well, the problem that you original stories? exactly. - well, the problem that you have is you have the streaming services that need massive hits right away and they are afraid to invest in untested, untried new concept. they want to base their biggest bets around

intellectual property, we call it ip, but people actually know, so in addition to the harry potter franchise that is going to be rolled out there will be a prequel for game of thrones, there is going to be a spin—off of the big bang theory, american tv show, and there will be a spin—off of a character from there will be a spin—off of a characterfrom the last there will be a spin—off of a character from the last batman movie, featuring the penguin as played by colin farrell. these are the kind of franchises that people will recognise because they have seen them in other places, but they are not exactly original concepts and you have hit on the problem. we expect originality from grated tv and that is the one that may be lacking here.— be lacking here. ok. we shall watch and _ be lacking here. ok. we shall watch and wait _ be lacking here. ok. we shall watch and wait with _ be lacking here. ok. we shall watch and wait with great - watch and wait with great interest. eric deggans there from npr radio. thank you so much. we appreciate your thoughts. later in our coverage we will look at the business case for max, the new streaming service. have we got the money to spend? do we have the cash to spend? do we have the cash to pay for another streaming

service? all that to come little later. it's feared climate change could affect almost everyone around the world. extreme weather impacts the growing of vital crops. for some, the most vital crop is hops, used in the brewing of beer. and in spain, they're trying a novel way to address the problem, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. spain prides itself on its beer. golden, light, refreshing. but thanks to a warming planet potentially in danger. here in this warehouse in madrid a possible solution, veins of hops growing under led lights. an alternative controllable environment which is only as hot as it needs to be. �* , ., ., , be. it's unfortunately under severe climate _ be. it's unfortunately under severe climate change - be. it's unfortunately under- severe climate change outside. the combination of droughts and higher summer temperatures are leading to extreme reductions on the yield per head and

inequality of the hops. ideally, hops need long summer daysin ideally, hops need long summer days in temperate climes. a climate change isn't helping, with yields dropping dramatically in several countries. fuelled by renewable energy, these hydroponic hops use 95% less water than normal farming. it's all pretty small scale at the moment, but the team behind it a thinking big. our objective is to be able to grow these indoor facilities all over the world, anywhere where there may be a brewer or a farmer or cosmetic company thatis a farmer or cosmetic company that is worried about the supply chain and about the sustainability of the ingredients that they use in their production.— their production. they are still experimenting - their production. they are still experimenting with i still experimenting with different levels of light, combined with the right combination of fertilisers and water. they are on a mission, they say, to save the world's beer. tim allman, bbc news. good to hear it. someone needs

to hold that ambition. new york city has appointed its first "rat czar". kathleen corradi beat 900 applicants to become the city's director of rodent mitigation. she said she would take on the city's estimated two million rats by tackling litter and food waste and using new products to exterminate the rodents. ms corradi said rats were a symptom of broader problems facing new york, including sanitation, health, and housing. even as a child she says she campaigned for anti—rat measures in her neighbourhood. she said she felt a sense of destiny. there you have it. the rat czar. that sounds like a hollywood moving in the making. we have so much more to come in this programme. all the top business stories. including the news that perhaps is good news for uk viewers. tesco, the biggest supermarket chain in

the uk is cutting the price of milk. does this mark a turning paint in the cost—of—living crisis? i will be back with more on that in a moment —— pint. hello there. storm noa has been bringing problems to transport, with road, rail, ferries and airports affected. meanwhile, out to sea, some wild weather in cornwall, with these large, mountainous waves pummelling the coastline. some of the waves were thought to be about eight metres high. that's the same height as two double decker buses stacked on top of each other. storm noa, then, has certainly been making its impact felt. it's this swirl of cloud you can see here on the satellite picture. and the top wind speed was recorded, as it often is in such storms, at the needles on the isle of wight , a very exposed site — at 96 miles an hour. elsewhere, well into the 70s. even across inland parts of southern england, we had gusts into the 60s of miles an hour and that was strong enough to blow over a few trees. now, over the next few hours, those very strong winds are starting to calm down. it's still quite windy, though, for wales and south—west england.

temperatures coming down to between three and six celsius, very similar to what we've seen over recent nights. now, heading into thursday, it should be a fine start to the day for many for england and wales. there'll be showers across northern england, showers for scotland and northern ireland. and i think through the day, there is a chance that some of these showers, particularly for southern and eastern scotland, into eastern areas of england, well, they could merge together to give some longer spells of rain. and some of the rain heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in and temperatures still below par. but when the sunshine comes out, out of the breeze, probably not feeling too bad. probably not feeling too good on friday across southern parts of england and wales, with another area of low pressure moving in, bringing outbreaks of rain widely. some of that's going to be quite heavy as well, whereas the further north you are, you will see showers and thunderstorms, some of them, again, merging together to give some longer spells of rain, so staying very unsettled and pretty cool again for april. highs only reaching around 12 or 13 degrees at best. however, as we get into the weekend, things start to cheer up. the south—westerly winds start to blow away some of that cooler air and the high pressure starts to flex its muscles. now, on saturday, there'll still be a few showers around, maybe a few morning mist

and fog patches to clear, but there'll be some bright or sunny spells and, overall, it's a better kind of day weather—wise. temperatures climbing. we're looking at highs of 15 in glasgow, 15 in norwich and for london as well. and that's just the start of things, because through sunday and into next week, it gets even warmer. indeed, next week, for the first time this year, we should see highs hit 20.

hello again. you are with bbc news. this is the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. caution on inflation: don't bet on lower borrowing costs any time soon the number two at the imf tells the bbc. for now, we think interest rates will have to stay high for several more quarters to be able to durably bring inflation down. also coming up, turning pint? the uk's biggest supermarket cuts the price of milk for the first time in almost three years. is the cost—of—living crisis finally beginning to ease? plus, rise of the renewables: power generation from fossil fuels is set to drop for the first time

as wind and solar surge. and streaming to the max: a major new service unveiled to take on the likes