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hello and welcome. president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. today, he's expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. hello. take us through the day. it's reall hello. take us through the day. it�*s really back to business forjoe biden today, yesterday, he had some personal time, biden today, yesterday, he had some personaltime, ending biden today, yesterday, he had some personal time, ending the day in a pub chatting to locals, taking selfies, going to behind the bar at one point. today, it is diplomacy and politics and he is going to speak at the irish parliament, only be fourth us president to ever do that, he is going to meet the irish president at his official residence and they are going to plant a tree

together. the final stop here in dublin is at dublin castle where he is going to have a banquet tonight and tomorrow, they are going to county mayo to explore more of the personal family ties. let's county mayo to explore more of the personalfamily ties. let's have county mayo to explore more of the personal family ties. let's have a look at what he did yesterday. an irish homecoming for a us president. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish—american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. coming here, it feels like coming home. it really does. the way every time i've come — the welcome from the people on the streets, they're so gracious to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force one and was greeted by the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. then on to carlingford and dundalk. cheering. despite the rain, crowds lined the streets to welcome one of the world's most powerful men.

today it's back to business in dublin, meeting the irish president and then speaking in the parliament. he's only the fourth us president to be invited to do so. then he's 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's also a personal one. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, dublin. let's stay with that theme and the personal side of the strip. it is very much personal, isn't it? yes, and he looked so relaxed yesterday, it almost looked like he was on his holidays. it is very rare that you see the world's most powerful man probably standing behind a bar, chatting to locals, and the weather yesterday was absolutely horrendous,

it was pouring down. thankfully, there was sun today. there were lots of people out on the streets waiting to meetjoe biden, people holding signs saying welcome home and calling him cousinjoe. it is really obvious that his irish roots are incredibly important to him just as they wear for another irish president, john f kennedy, and he talks about being a proud irish american, a proud irish catholic and it is obvious he feels very at home here. tomorrow, he is going to be in county mayo where he has ancestral ties and he actually went there in 2016 when he was vice president and the reception he received there was huge. he took a tour of the town, met his cousins and since then, his cousins have been to the white house and when one of them got married he sent a message and a card. they are very close, this is not a pr stunt, he is very close to his irish family. he is going to finish his

trip outside the town's cathedral making a speech to the people there and we are expecting thousands of people to come. there is a very strong relationship between america and the republic of ireland, the number of people who have gone back and forth over the centuries, and joe biden is one of the very many americans who come here to explore their ancestry. americans who come here to explore theirancestry. i've americans who come here to explore their ancestry. i've met lots of americans on the streets of belfast and dublin. people are really keen to know about their irish ancestors. when he addresses parliament, he will only be the fourth us president to do that, very much back on script. to do that, very much back on scri t. , , to do that, very much back on scrit. , , . script. yes, very much so. the fourth president _ script. yes, very much so. the fourth president to _ script. yes, very much so. the fourth president to do - script. yes, very much so. the fourth president to do so, - script. yes, very much so. the fourth president to do so, the | script. yes, very much so. the . fourth president to do so, the last one was bill clinton, the others werejohn f kennedy and ronald reagan. i think he is going to be talking about the ancestral ties they have between ireland and the us. really close relationship, how

important it is for both countries. you have to look at the number of americans that identify as irish—american, it is over 30 million and they are important for joe biden when it comes to voting as well. he is saying at the moment he thinks he will run again in 2024 and they are no important voting block for him, saw him speaking at the irish parliament, being seen with the irish president on the streets of dublin is really good for him from a pr of view. imilli of dublin is really good for him from a pr of view.— of dublin is really good for him from a pr of view. will leave it there for now _ from a pr of view. will leave it there for now and _ from a pr of view. will leave it there for now and we'll- from a pr of view. will leave it there for now and we'll be - from a pr of view. will leave it. there for now and we'll be hearing from throughout the day. marie coleman, professor of twentieth century irish history at queen's university, belfast and shejoins me from there now. welcome to the programme. you are the author of the green and white house, what does it look like in site and how does it work? i think ou are site and how does it work? i think you are confusing _ site and how does it work? i think you are confusing me _ site and how does it work? i think you are confusing me with - site and how does it work? i think you are confusing me with the - you are confusing me with the journalist, my area of expertise is 20th century irish history, but i'm

quite happy to talk about the general theme that book was the greening of the white house and the way in which the american presidency particularly from bill clinton onwards took an interest and made a huge commitment to the irish peace protest in the 1990s, appointing the senator who chaired that cause and got the good friday agreement over the line. and even though it is 25 years on and joe biden was here to recognise that, he sent out an important message in the belfast trip yesterday to the effect that the us is still there as an important friend and crucially wants to invest economically in the future of northern ireland. i do to invest economically in the future of northern ireland.— of northern ireland. i do apologise for that. i cast _ of northern ireland. i do apologise for that. i cast my _ of northern ireland. i do apologise for that. i cast my eyes _ of northern ireland. i do apologise for that. i cast my eyes down - of northern ireland. i do apologise for that. i cast my eyes down and l for that. i cast my eyes down and picked up the wrong notes. i appreciate you clarifying that and

of course elaborating on that point. when it comes to irish history, president biden you may have noticed yesterday was criticised when it came to being slightly anti—british. two comments are that matter? the came to being slightly anti-british. two comments are that matter? the do and there was — two comments are that matter? the do and there was a — two comments are that matter? the do and there was a very _ two comments are that matter? the do and there was a very deliberate - and there was a very deliberate effort yesterday to counter that narrative. the four dup leader who is now a commentator on gb news went so far to say yesterday morning that he hated the united kingdom. i don't think the white house was very fast to react and say that wasn't the case. the words yesterday were crucially trying to disavow that notion. the fact that he was greeted by the prime minister of the united kingdom in northern ireland was a recognition that northern ireland is part of the united kingdom. but the speech was very interesting, charlotte spoke about howjoe biden is looking at his irish heritage,

the speech yesterday hardly mention that and focused on his english heritage and his french huguenots heritage and is, those who emigrated from france, because they received catholic discrimination in france. he focused on the part of his heritage that would speak well to the interests of the unionist community. in the interests of the unionist community-— the interests of the unionist communi . , ., community. in terms of the good friday agreement _ community. in terms of the good friday agreement and _ community. in terms of the good friday agreement and the - community. in terms of the good friday agreement and the role i community. in terms of the good l friday agreement and the role that united states played, i believe that would have been under the bill clinton administration. can you detail that two it clinton administration. can you detail that two— clinton administration. can you detail that two it came to fruition under the bill _ detail that two it came to fruition under the bill clinton _ under the bill clinton administration, but to go back to the important part charlotte made in her piece there, the importance within the democratic party, going back to the 1980s, senior democratic figures like ted kennedy were very much pressing the line of we need to

open peace talks, we need to get peace. that pressure was building during the administration of ronald reagan but came to fresh during the bill clinton administration, he was one of the presidents with irish heritage as well. outside the irish content, bill clinton saw the northern ireland peace process within the wider framework of us foreign policy. he was trying to promote peace at the time as well, and northern ireland in some ways was a beacon for that and an example of how previously hostile groups could sit down together and make peace. could sit down together and make eace. . ~' could sit down together and make eace. ., ~ ,, y . it's thursday the 13th of april. our main story. a 74—year—old man has been extradited from pakistan and charged with the murder of a policewoman in 2005. pc sharon beshenivsky was shot by an armed gang during a robbery in bradford. three people have previously been convicted of murder,

in connection to this case. jon donnison reports. pc sharon beshenivsky wasjust nine months into the job when she was fatally shot in november 2005. she was 38 years old and a mother of three and stepmother to two children. she and a colleague had been responding to an emergency call from this travel agency in bradford. hi, mr khan. the man charged with her murder is piran ditta khan, seen here arriving for a court hearing in pakistan. he's been in prison there since 2020, but was extradited back to the uk on tuesday and has now been remanded in custody. piran ditta khan is expected to appear here at westminster magistrates court later today. the crown prosecution service says he's been charged with sharon beshenivsky�*s murder, as well as robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. three people had previously been convicted of murder in connection with this case.

jon donnison, bbc news in central london. brazil's president — luiz inacio lula da silva — is in shanghai for an official visit aimed at consolidating relations with china. ties worsened under his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. beijing is brazil's biggest trading partner. bbc world service asia pacific editor, michael bristowjoins us from york. this trip was slightly delayed, wasn't it? but he is there now, and what is he hoping to achieve? the brazilian what is he hoping to achieve? iie: brazilian president what is he hoping to achieve? "iie: brazilian president was what is he hoping to achieve? i“i2 brazilian president was ill what is he hoping to achieve? ii2 brazilian president was ill for some time, but the fact that he is here no shortly after getting well shows how much store he puts on this relationship with china. he has here for a couple of days, today, he is looking at economic aspects of the relationship, he is already been to the new development bank, a bank set

“p the new development bank, a bank set up by the new development bank, a bank set up by a group of countries, developing countries, including brazil, russia, china and india. this bank essentially funds infrastructure projects and other kinds of projects in these developing economies. president lula has already commented that this offers an alternative to the more established banks and financial institutions, perhaps referring to the world bank and the imf. offering an alternative for developing nations. already, he is keen to push the line that developing nations, china, brazil, india, have an outlook, a development path which is different to western nations. haw different to western nations. how will this visit — different to western nations. how will this visit be _ different to western nations. how will this visit be viewed by the united states? the will this visit be viewed by the united states?— united states? the brazilian resident

united states? the brazilian president has _ united states? the brazilian president has a _ united states? the brazilian president has a difficult - united states? the brazilian - president has a difficult balancing act, you mentioned that chinese brazil biggest trading partner, the second one is the united states. the brazilian president has already been to washington and met presidentjoe biden. he is going to have to have, make a slight balancing act between these two giant nations, but certainly, the brazilian leader believes in the relationship with china over the last few years, under his predecessor, that relationship waned slightly, he is keen to get it back on track and to push an alternative point of view. one of the things he will discuss when he meets xijinping on friday is the things he will discuss when he meets xi jinping on friday is the ukraine war. that gives you an indication that he is not only here to talk about economics, but also to talk about politics and present brazil and china as alternative voices in the world.— brazil and china as alternative voices in the world. thank you very much for that. _

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. now, the latest on the uk economy. new figures show that there was no growth in february after expanding injanuary, according to the office for national statistics. analysts had expected gdp to grow by nought—point—one per cent but growth in construction was offset by falls in the service sector. gross domestic product measures all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy, and helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

he wanted to experience what it was like to enjoy a piece of art, but he has been blind all his life. he has created his own textured pictures out of braille.— out of braille. when people say i have seen _ out of braille. when people say i have seen a _ out of braille. when people say i have seen a shooting _ out of braille. when people say i have seen a shooting star- out of braille. when people say i have seen a shooting star or - out of braille. when people say i have seen a shooting star or a i out of braille. when people say i l have seen a shooting star or a rare creature in the garden, i thought, well, i can't see any of that. when they bought the picture, it clicked. he will never have seen a bird before but he will feel a model to get the general shape and type out the shape in braille and check it with his family to make sure it represents what it is meant to be. his mentor at the princes trust has been helping turn his greeting cards into a business. sign that he is so innovative in his ideas, the idea is that he's got. at the moment he is working on personalised card orders but plans to help local businesses make themselves more accessible to partially sighted customers by making menus and visitor guides. you're live with bbc news.

ukraine's president has called on world leaders to react, after a video apparently showing a ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a russian serviceman, was released. here he is speaking about it. translation: everyone must react. every leader. don't expect it to be forgotten, that time will pass. we are not going to forget anything, neither are we going to forgive the murderers. let's go live to our correspondent in kyiv — hugo bachega. let's start off with the beheading. ukraine are calling for quite a serious investigation.- ukraine are calling for quite a serious investigation. yes, this is an extremely— serious investigation. yes, this is an extremely graphic— serious investigation. yes, this is an extremely graphic video - serious investigation. yes, this is an extremely graphic video that l serious investigation. yes, this is i an extremely graphic video that was first posted on russian social media channels. we have not been able to verify this video, but from what we can see in the footage we believe it was filmed in the summer, it shows

what appears to be a russian soldier beheading a ukrainian captive with a knife. there is another man also believed to be a russian soldier carrying the jacket that was believed to belong to the ukrainian man. again, extremely graphic, and we have seen a strong reaction here in kyiv, president zelensky, we had his reaction there, he said there would be responsibility and this would be responsibility and this would not be forgotten and forgiven. he is urging the international community to react and now the authorities here have opened an investigation. they are treating it as a possible war crime and they are urging the international criminal court to also investigate this case. so that is a reaction here from kyiv, yesterday, we had a reaction in moscow, a spokesman for the kremlin said this video was horrible, but that the authenticity of this footage needed to be checked. still lots of questions

surrounding this, again, extremely graphic video. surrounding this, again, extremely graphic vide0-_ graphic video. questions about the leaks that have _ graphic video. questions about the leaks that have surface _ graphic video. questions about the leaks that have surface also? i graphic video. questions about the | leaks that have surface also? today there are more _ leaks that have surface also? today there are more reports _ leaks that have surface also? today there are more reports based i leaks that have surface also? today there are more reports based on i there are more reports based on these leaks, interesting reports on some us newspapers. the new york times has documents from us officials that appear to confirm that there has been heavy deep infighting between russian government agencies. there has been some speculation about that for some time and these documents seem to confirm that. i think what is also interesting is that it shows the level of information that us intelligence agencies have been able to gather inside russia. the washington post has a different report saying that us officials believe the war is likely to continue into 20 24. and that there is no sign that any kind of

negotiations can happen between the ukrainians and russians. and again, the this document shows that us officials do not believe the ukrainians are likely to make significant gains and a counter offensive. these leaks are happening, these reports are happening, these reports are happening as the ukrainians are planning a counter offensive. we have seen that us officials have questioned the ability of the ukrainians to make major gains. there are questions about ammunition, also the weapons that they have been given, also about troops here in the country. i think this puts a lot of pressure on the ukrainians. they have been silent. they have not reacted to the latest revelations. i think at the beginning they try to downplay the significance of these leaks, but again it puts pressure on them as they are preparing what is expected to be a major offensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation. i think the main

questions remain, we still do not know who is behind these leaks. and we do not know what else has been leaked. . ~ we do not know what else has been leaked. ., ~ , ., we do not know what else has been leaked. . ~' , ., , we do not know what else has been leaked. ., ~ i. , . police in france are expecting hundreds of thousands of protesters on the 12th day of nation—wide strikes against pension reforms. the constitutional court is expected to rule on the legality of the draft pensions law which would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. security is on high alert across several cities. our correspondent, hugh schofield, is in paris: he is in the capital. good morning. these protests, they have been pushed through, yes, there is still one more step to go through for president emmanuel macron. this is what the protesters tell about two yes, absolutely, obviously, as we have said many times, there is all

sorts of other grounds for discontent in france, no doubt, that is exacerbating the public mood. there is a general sense of pure morale which is likely to get worse, inflation is biting and all the rest of it. the point of the whole thing from the start has been the pension reform. we should not take our eyes of that, that is very much what this is about. that is why tomorrow with the report from the constitutional council, we'll see a climax to this whole three month period. because what happens tomorrow will determine the future of this movement and what the future of this movement and what the council is going to do is rule on whether the law that was pushed through as you are saying is and conform to the constitution. it is the last hurdle. it could go three different ways. they can either

approve it in its entirety, or they can reject it in its entirety or they can perhaps most likely, find parts of it which are not conforming to the constitution and take them out. as a consequence of each of those possibilities, we will then see how the movement shapes up in the weeks ahead.— the weeks ahead. here, president emmanuel— the weeks ahead. here, president emmanuel macron _ the weeks ahead. here, president emmanuel macron was _ the weeks ahead. here, president emmanuel macron was on - the weeks ahead. here, president emmanuel macron was on a i the weeks ahead. here, president| emmanuel macron was on a couple the weeks ahead. here, president i emmanuel macron was on a couple of world trips and many people criticise the fact that he travelled away and there was a lot of discontent at home. what is he said on this matter? he discontent at home. what is he said on this matter?— on this matter? he has not said an hin. on this matter? he has not said anything- his— on this matter? he has not said anything. his view _ on this matter? he has not said anything. his view is _ on this matter? he has not said l anything. his view is presidential and olympian. his view is that his role is to set the outlines of policy and let his government get on with implementing it. there is a government and a cabinet, certainly, the president shares the weekly cabinet meeting but the rest, it is a government that gets on with

implementing the policy. he would not see any inconsistency at all in his around the world on trips to beijing and elsewhere in the netherlands this week. i'm keeping an eye from a distance, only, on what is happening in the country. from the protesters point of view, yes, he's not on what you should be his priority, the domestic unrest. and, thank you very much. we his priority, the domestic unrest. and, thank you very much. we will be kee-ain an and, thank you very much. we will be keeping an eye _ and, thank you very much. we will be keeping an eye on _ and, thank you very much. we will be keeping an eye on the _ and, thank you very much. we will be keeping an eye on the various - keeping an eye on the various protests across france throughout the day here on bbc news. new york city has appointed its first rap star, she will take on the city's estimated 2 million rats by tackling litter and food waste and using new products to exterminate the rodents. she said they were a

symptom of broader problems facing new york including sanitation, health and housing. you're watching bbc news. hello again. as we go through the next few days the weather is settling down. we are still looking at sunshine and showers and that is the scenario that we had today. the northern half of the country with treatment showers, some merging to give heavy downpours. wintry in the tops of the grampians, thunder and lightning across eastern parts of england, may be some hail stones as well. furthersouth, england, may be some hail stones as well. further south, showers are fewer and farther between. temperatures nine to 13 celsius, gusty winds with exposure in the west and the south will be easing. this evening and overnight, showers across northern areas, inexorable of low pressure coming in from the south bringing rain. clear skies in

between. we will see pockets of frost, in north—east scotland, northern ireland, northern england and the north east midlands. cold start tomorrow, low pressure bringing rain into the south—west, pushing eastwards, but there is a lack of isobars on the chart, light breezes on friday. the rain pushing from the west to east, a day of sunshine and showers. not all of us catching a shower, but some will be heavy and thundery with hailstones. temperatures nine to 12 celsius, cool for the stage in we would normally expect 10 degrees to 40 degrees north to south. on saturday, in line of cloud which will drift west, a lot of dry weather, sunshine, weatherfront west, a lot of dry weather, sunshine, weather front coming west, a lot of dry weather, sunshine, weatherfront coming in later in the day bringing cloud into northern ireland and that will produce temperatures are climbing, 9

degrees to 15 celsius. heading into sunday, the weather front in the west makes progress east taking dampness, but it will break up and there will be a lot of dry weather around. if anything, temperatures will be a little bit higher, we are looking at a range of 12 degrees to 16 celsius. as we head into next i6 celsius. as we head into next week, high pressure establishes itself across our shores. the weather remains settled, perhaps the odd shower, temperatures will rise, it will be warmer and we will see ourfirst 20 it will be warmer and we will see our first 20 degrees of this year so far.

live from london, this is bbc news. president biden is to address the irish parliament in dublin, as he continues his visit of the republic of ireland. the president of brazil hopes his visit to shanghai will smooth relations with its biggest trading partner, china. a man will appear in court after being extradited from pakistan charged with the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky in west yorkshire. the european space agency will launch its spacecraft towards jupiter later, in one of its most ambitious missions to date.