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.

japan says north korea's latest missile test is outrageous and unacceptable, after it fired a suspected medium or long—range ballistic missile into the sea of japan. it prompted the japanese government to tell residents on the island of hokkaido to seek shelter, but the missile splashed down outside its territory. jean makenzie has more seoul. north korea has launched a suspected long—range missile this morning, potentially an intercontinental ballistic missile. so these are the missiles that can, in theory, reach all the way to the us mainland. it appeared for one moment this morning that it was going to touch down very close to japanese territory. or at least that's what the japanese government thought when they issued that warning to the residents on hokkaido. but, actually, north korea has done what it normally does when it fires these long—range missiles — it's fired it right up into space. but what this false alarm shows

is that this region is now on high alert when it comes to north korea and that's because north korea has now fired almost 30 missiles already this year and the rhetoric coming out of pyongyang is increasingly aggressive. we've heard it issue these veiled threats over the last couple of months that it is planning to fly a missile overjapan and into the pacific ocean to reach closer to the united states to prove that it can, if it wants to, hit the us mainland. now, we don't know exactly what missile they have launched yet but this is a big week for north korea. they're celebrating 11 years of kim jong—un�*s rule and we know that they like to use these anniversaries to showcase military progress. so it's quite possible that we'll see, in the coming hours or coming days, that they have tested a new model of missile, a more dangerous missile, potentially. because north korea is posing a greater and greater threat, not only to japan back to south korea and to the united states. it is developing weapons that

are ever more sophisticated. south korea, japan and the united states today have urged north korea to stop the missile tests and to come back to the negotiating table. but these diplomatic attempts to get north korea to talk, to get north korea to give up its nuclear weapons, have been stalled for many, many years, thus making the situation here on the peninsula more volatile. there is another thing that the government here in seoul is worried about today and that's for the past week, north korea has not been answering the phone to south korea. they have a military hotline that they use to touch in daily and that is to try and prevent any unintended clashes along the border here. don't forget, these countries are still technically at war. now, north korea tends to stop answering these calls when the relationship between the countries is particularly bad and this has led south korea to worry that this situation is deteriorating because of course when the two sides are communicating, there are ways to mitigate against misunderstandings, miscommunications and escalations. when that communication stops, things become more volatile.

here in the uk, mp�*s are consulting on measures for easing housing problems in tourist hotspots. homeowners who may want to rent their properties during the peak holiday season would have to apply for planning permission under the proposed measures. for more on this i'm nowjoined by our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. so this is in the consulting stages, but why was this necessary? these short-term — but why was this necessary? these short-term holiday _ but why was this necessary? these short-term holiday lets _ but why was this necessary? these short-term holiday lets are - but why was this necessary? these short-term holiday lets are prettyl short—term holiday lets are pretty divisive, actually. some people love them because they give you another option for tourism. some people hate them because they think they disturb communities. but also drive up house prices and sometimes drive people out of local areas. that is one of the things the government has been talking about when it has unveiled these plans, which would mean that

if you want to rent your house or a second home out for long periods of time, then you would need planning permission from the local authority. we don't know exactly how long you would need to be renting it out to qualify for that planning permission requirement. the government is looking into whether you should be allowed to have it for more than 30 days, for example. but the argument which government is making as there needs to be a better balance between bat tourism side of things and between the right for local communities to have more control over what is in their area and also that idea that house prices go up. it is something the government has had pressure from backbench mps. some conservative mps have been lobbying for this for a long time and it looks like it is now getting closer. but as you say, there is still that consultation to be carried out. this wouldn't happen until at the earliest later this

year and there is a broader question being asked about the house—building crisis in the uk. there is a local elections going on at the moment in england and the labour party for example in saying this is just a sticking plaster and actually you need to build a lot more homes if you are going to provide more affordable accommodation in those areas where prices are going up. the liberal democrats are saying we agree with cracking down on holiday lets as well but want to see tougher action taken. qm. lets as well but want to see tougher action taken-— action taken. 0k, nick, thank you very much — action taken. 0k, nick, thank you very much for— action taken. 0k, nick, thank you very much for that. _ action taken. 0k, nick, thank you very much for that. nick- action taken. 0k, nick, thank you very much for that. nick eardley. | the bbc has learned that one of the two sea king helicopters britain has given to ukraine played a key role in the falklands conflict. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, joins me now. i have just i havejust come back i have just come back from i havejust come back from ukraine where i have been spending some time reporting on the conflict and whilst i was there, i spent some time with the ukrainian navy. they allowed us to film some of the two seakings

helicopters... to film some of the two seakings helicopters. . ._ helicopters... inaudible unfortunately _ helicopters... inaudible unfortunately it - helicopters... inaudible unfortunately it looks - helicopters... inaudiblel unfortunately it looks like helicopters... inaudible - unfortunately it looks like our connection to james has broken but james has put together a report for us on his trip and background to the seaking. for years, this helicopter served the british navy. but now it's flying new colours. one of two seakings the uk has given ukraine. an iconic british aircraft — here to fetch and carry, to rescue and reconnoitre. we joined the crew on patrol in the skies of southern ukraine. this aircraft is not new. it can't fire any missiles, but it can play a key role moving troops and kit to where they need to be on the battlefield. it does it with some style. it's also been used to evacuate casualties and rescue pilots, who've

ejected behind enemy lines — a matter close to the crew's heart. translation: i like this helicopter because it's incredibly _ good for flying. it's one of the best for combat operations, whether transporting equipment or carrying out search and rescue. it's easy to fly, even in difficult conditions. these pictures are from the second helicopter britain's given and its pilots were not even born when it first saw combat in another conflict that began with an illegal invasion. for this aircraft is more than a0 years old and looked like this in the falklands in 1982. just one of many sea kings used by british forces to retake the islands in the south atlantic from invading argentine troops. it's a wonderful aircraft — a hugely flexible aircraft, great capability. you can do almost anything with it. the man who flew this helicopter in the falklands said it played an historic role, taking the british general to port stanley to accept

the argentine surrender. quite an interesting operation, quite apart from the weather. well, the ceasefire hadn't been signed up to this stage, and so the aircraft was flying into stanley, competing not with just the weather, but also some still rather unfriendly argentines around. his old sea king here was even flown in the falklands by prince andrew, then serving as a young naval pilot. they're doing the flight servicing. in a hangar in southern england, a third sea king is being prepared forwarand ukrainian naval engineers have been trained to keep it flying. is this aircraft too old for combat? translation: they are old, but they've gone through - modernisation and we need them very much. i believe this is just the start of our work together. and he may be right. there are other sea kings in britain that could join this one if the government wants to send them. they'd certainly be welcome.

james landale, bbc news in southern ukraine. here in the uk, 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 0.1% 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. well, the uk's gdp figures out — and show a mixed picture. here's theo leggett. good morning. absolutely. it is a mixed picture. we have to be a bit careful with monthly figures because they are a snapshot of a fairly short period of time but the figures

for february do as you say showed zero growth in february. that is flatlining pretty much. now, this is an estimate but it is lower than people thought it would be. but you have to offset that against what happened the previous month. if we go back to january, the initial estimate in january was of go back to january, the initial estimate injanuary was of growth of 0.3%. that has been upgraded to 0.4%. it might not sound like much but it is significant. so overall, what this means is we are about where economists thought where we should be that growth is a very, very light, if at all. what we are not seeing is a consistent picture. so the retail sector, for example, has actually been doing rather well. people have been flocking to the shops, even though there is a cost of living crisis, even though people are struggling to pay their bills, they are going to shop and especially discount stores. another sector which did rather better than expected was construction, which is well above where it was in the

pre—pandemic days. but you have to offset that against the industrial action we have been having in the uk and in february, it was teachers, it was civil servants, and that weighed on the economy. so overall, across the month of february, there were zero growth. as i said, monthly figures can be a little volatile. we saw a steep decline in december, an increase in january, saw a steep decline in december, an increase injanuary, now saw a steep decline in december, an increase in january, now flatlining increase in january, now flatlining in february. you have to look on a bit of a wider scale and the ons says if you look back to last spring, growth has been flat. there hasn't been much at all. so that is not a great picture. but go back a few months and look at what forecasters were saying, it could have been a lot worse. a few months ago, a lot of forecasters were suggesting that the uk would enter a recession, that is are defined of two successive quarters of negative growth. that is now seen a lot less likely than it was. the international monetary fund forecast earlier this week the uk economy would shrink over the next year by

0.3% but was expecting a decline of about double that. so the chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt is saying the picture has brightened. opposition are saying we are still lagging behind our peers and major international economies. so at the moment the picture is not particularly positive but it is not as gloomy as perhaps you would have thought it would be a few months ago. theo, thank you very much indeed. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. hi, my name is adam nathaniel furman. i'm an artist and designer and i'm here in london bridge station, installing a 57 metre long mosaic. so this is the super long mosaic that we're putting together at london bridge and it's made up of tens of thousands of beautiful handmade glass tesserae, which spread over the length of this wall which hundreds of thousands of commuters walk

past every single day. hi, i'mjo and i've been working with volunteers at the london school of mosaic to fabricate the mosaic, bring it to site and today, have our moment of truth. a project like this is special. because you get a real sense of depth of expression. you get a nice mix of. people coming together. a lot of things are very grey now. we can go back to what we used to do, like a0 years ago, and create really uplifting public spaces with beautiful art. you're live with bbc news. the european space agency is due to launch a spacecraft towards jupiter this lunchtime in search for signs of life on three of the planet's moons. the vessel is called the "jupiter icy moons explorer", and is also referred to asjuice. it'll take eight years to reach the moons, which scientists think

may have liquid oceans beneath the surface. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. they're some of the largest moons in the solar system. orbiting jupiter, they're shrouded in thick layers of ice. but beneath, there are hints of vast liquid oceans, and scientists want to find out if they could support life. now, a european space agency mission could answer that question. the spacecraft is called juice, and it has an epicjourney ahead of more than 4 billion miles. it will study europa and callisto in close—up detail before getting into orbit around the biggest moon, ganymede. the uk has developed one of the instruments on the spacecraft. so what we're looking at here is the flight bay of our instrument. the black box is the electronics box. that's where the data is sent through. and that's actually put into a vault on the main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see if the oceans are there and whether they have the conditions that are right for life. we've got volcanic thermal vents on the earth in the really deep oceans of the earth,

where bacteria has been found. could easily be something similar, not like little green people running around the surface because on the surface they'd be killed by the radiation environment anyway. that radiation's going to be a challenge for the spacecraft, too. built in toulouse, in france, its electronics have been shielded to protect it from the harsh environment. it's been designed to study every aspect ofjupiter�*s moons. this spacecraft is packed full of instruments. this huge dish is a communications antenna to send messages back to earth. up here at the top, these black poles are a radar that will be probing beneath the icy crust. just down here, this red circular instrument is a laser that will help them to build a 3d model of the surface. and just above that is a high definition camera that will give us our best ever views ofjupiter�*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 a sort of footprint 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 we're going to be able to see exquisite detail in those pictures. it will take eight years to reach the outer solar system. but the mission scientists say the wait will be worth it. if these distant, seemingly inhospitable moons are found to be habitable, where else could life exist in the universe? rebecca morelle, bbc news. bbc news is doing a live stream of the launch showing the rocket sending juice into space, that's from 12.30 bst — on the bbc news website. buckingham palace says prince harry is to attend his father's coronation next month — but his wife meghan will stay at home in california with the couple's children. it will be the first time that the duke of sussex has been

seen with the royal family since his memoir was published. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. they've kept the royal family waiting but, finally, harry and meghan have replied to the palace's invitation. harry will be coming to the coronation but meghan will not. she's remaining in california for their son archie's fourth birthday. it means harry will have to face his family alone — a family that he hasn't seen since the state funeral of the late queen elizabeth last september. and relations, which weren't terribly good then, have taken a turn for the worse in the months since. first, there was the netflix series in which harry and meghan set out their version of why they'd felt driven out by a hostile media and an unfeeling family. we know the full truth. the institution has the full truth. and then there was harry's book, spare, which disclosed private family moments, including the claim that william had once pushed him

to the ground, kate had been cold towards meghan and family members had leaked stories to the press. in a tv interview, harry said that if he came to the coronation, he hoped the family would face up to these issues. there's a lot to be discussed, and i really hope that they are willing to sit down and talk about it. now we know harry is coming to the coronation, though without meghan. and the question, how will the family respond to him? 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's 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. harry will have a ringside seat in westminster abbey. officials will be hoping that his presence doesn't become too much of a distraction. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

and of course there is plenty more on the bbc news website. all you need to do is search for bbc news. voters in england will have to bring photo id to vote in the upcoming local elections. this change follows northern ireland, who introduced the rule in 2003. people who don't have an official id can apply for a voter authority certificate. ione wells has the details. in three weeks' time, scenes like this will be taking place in hundreds of council areas across england. about 8000 councillors are being elected in total. in the biggest round of local elections in england since 2019. but this time, there is one big change. [30 england since 2019. but this time, there is one big change.— england since 2019. but this time, there is one big change. do you have our id on there is one big change. do you have your m on you? _ there is one big change. do you have your id on you? now _ there is one big change. do you have your id on you? now you _ there is one big change. do you have your id on you? now you have - there is one big change. do you have your id on you? now you have to - there is one big change. do you have | your id on you? now you have to take id, or ou your id on you? now you have to take id. or you won't— your id on you? now you have to take id, or you won't be _ your id on you? now you have to take id, or you won't be able _ your id on you? now you have to take id, or you won't be able to _ your id on you? now you have to take id, or you won't be able to vote. - id, or you won't be able to vote. this visit shows a mock polling station to illustrate the changes. there are different types of id that

you can use including your passport and driving licence. you can check online if you have an acceptable form of id. if you don't, you can apply for a new free voter authority certificate online or by post. you will also need one of those if you don't look like the photo on your id any more or if it has a different name on it to the one you used to register to vote. if you want to vote, there are some key deadlines coming up. the deadline to register to vote is monday the 17th of april. if you need to get a voter authority certificate as id, you will then need to apply for that by 5pm on the 25th of april. there are concerns some people could be disproportionately impacted by the changes if they don't have the right id or forget to changes if they don't have the right id orforget to bring one and then don't come back. we id or forget to bring one and then don't come back.— id or forget to bring one and then don't come back. we know there are some grouos — don't come back. we know there are some grouos in _ don't come back. we know there are some groups in society _ don't come back. we know there are some groups in society that - don't come back. we know there are some groups in society that are - don't come back. we know there are some groups in society that are less| some groups in society that are less likely to have a form of id or who face already multiple barriers to engage with the democratic process, for example the unemployed, over

255, people in the trans community, people with visual impairments or learning disabilities. so we are doing extra work to make sure we are engaged with them. xyour doing extra work to make sure we are engaged with them.— engaged with them. your polling card that will come — engaged with them. your polling card that will come in _ engaged with them. your polling card that will come in the _ engaged with them. your polling card that will come in the post _ engaged with them. your polling card that will come in the post will - engaged with them. your polling card that will come in the post will tell - that will come in the post will tell you where your polling station is. you won't need to take that with you but remember, you will need to bring that id or you will be turned away. it's feared climate change could affect almost everyone around the world. extreme weather impacts the growing of vital crop5. for some — the most vital crop is hop5 — 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 our warming planet, potentially in danger. here in this warehouse in madrid, a possible solution — vines of hop5 growing under led lights. an alternative, controllable environment which is only as hot as it needs to be.

it's unfortunately under severe climate change outside. the combination of droughts and higher summer temperatures are leading to extreme reductions in the yield per hectare and in the quality of those hop5. ideally, hop5 need long summer days in temperate clime5 but climate change isn't helping, with yields dropping dramatically in several countries. fuelled by renewable energy, the5e hydroponic hop5 use 95% less water than normal farming. it's all pretty small scale at the moment, but the team behind it are thinking big. our objective is to be able to grow the5e indoor facilitie5 all over the world. anywhere where there may be a brewer or a farmer or a cosmetic company that is worried about their supply chain and about the sustainability of the ingredients that they use in their production. they're still experimenting with different levels of light, combined with the right combination

of fertili5ers and water. they are on a mission, they say, to save the world's beer. tim allman, bbc news. residents of australia's northwestern coast are bracing for the arrival of a fierce 5torm, which could bring winds of up to 275 kilometres an hour. warnings have been issued for tropical cyclone il5a, with officials predicting that the wind and heavy rain could cause considerable damage. our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, gave us this update. cyclones a re cyclones are a part of life in northern australia but they still make shaping up to be one of the worst to hit au5tralia make shaping up to be one of the worst to hit australia in well over a decade. tropical cyclone ilsa who was categorised a few hours ago as a wa5 categorised a few hours ago as a category four cyclone and now there is an expectation it will intensify

into a category five storm when it makes landfall in the next few hours. category five is the worst that you can get in terms of grading5 of these tropical cyclones. so what we are expecting i5 grading5 of these tropical cyclones. so what we are expecting is that it could generate gu5t5 of wind in excess of 270 kilometres per hour. and also bring rainfall of between two and 400 millimetres. there is also a warning that along a 700 kilometre 5tretch also a warning that along a 700 kilometre stretch of coastline and vast areas in land that there will be very heavy rain and potentially di5ruptive ruins so this is a situation that is affecting a vast part of northern areas of western australia. we are going to take you live to france now. i believe this is a scene from toulou5e. thi5 france now. i believe this is a scene from toulou5e. this is the 12th day of protests against the

government pension reform in the country. this is the southern region of the country. these prote5t5 have not stopped. president macron has tried to push his reform bill through parliament. what is taking place now is it is going before the court said they will be deciding whether this decision has gone against france's constitution. so variou5 against france's constitution. so various sectors have been on strike right across the country. it has led to some interesting scenes on the streets of particularly pari5, we have had violence, but also in terms of refuse collection, rather unhygienic. so this is day 12 of the protests and we will be awaiting and reporting on that decision from the french courts about whether the

decision was constitutional, to push that bill through. you are watching bbc news. now it is the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. as we go through the next few days, the weather is settling down. we still are looking at sunshine and showers and that certainly is the scenario that we have today. the northern half of the country seeing the most frequent shower5, some of them merging to give some heavier downpours. there'll be wintry in the tops of the grampians and we'll see some thunder and lightning acro55 eastern parts of england, maybe some hail as well. further south, the showers are fewer and farther between. temperatures today 9 to 13 degrees. with this morning's gusty wind5 with exposure in the west and the south continuing to ease. through this evening and overnight, there will still be some showers across northern areas. but we've got this next area of low pressure coming in across the south, bringing in some rain. some clear skies in between mean that we will see some pockets of frost, particularly northeast scotland, northern ireland, northern england and the northeast midlands. so a cold start to the day tomorrow.

we've got the low pressure bringing the rain into the southwest, pushing ea5twards. but look at the lack of isobars on the chart. so just light breezes during the course of friday, the rain continuing to push from the west towards the east. and then it really is a day of sunshine and showers. not all of us catching a shower, of course, but some of them will be heavy and thundery with some hail. temperatures about 9 to 12 degrees. so cool for this stage in april. normally, we would expect roughly 10 to 14, north to south. as we head on into saturday, we do have this line of cloud here which is going to be drifting we5tward5. but as you can see, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. a weather front coming in later in the day will bring some cloud into northern ireland and later again, that will produce some drizzle. temperatures climbing, though we're looking at about nine to about 15 degrees. and then as we head on into sunday, well, that weather front that's in the west makes a bit more progress eastwards, taking its cloud

a bit of dampness to start with. but it will continue to break up. and again, there will be a lot of dry weather around and, if anything, the temperatures will be that little bit higher. so we're looking at a range from about 12 to say 16 degrees. but as we head into next week, high pressure really does e5tabli5h itself across our shores. the weather remains fairly settled. might see the odd shower at times, but the temperature will rise, it will be warmer. and we're likely to see our first 20 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. a man will appear in court after being extradited from pakistan charged with the murder of pc sharon be5h—en—iv—5ky in west yorkshire. the president of brazil hopes his visit to shanghai will smooth relations with its biggest trading partner china. the european space agency will launch its spacecraft towardsjupiter later in one of its most ambitious missions to date.