live from london. this is bbc news. president biden will 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 in 2005. and the european space agency is sending its first ever mission tojupiter in one of its most ambitious missions to date.

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. let's take you live to dublin where presdeint biden is due to depart for the the official residence of president higgins, his irish counterpart. he will be departing shortly to address the irish parliament, only the fourth us president to do so. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. charlotte 7 charlotte? it is a real day of diplomacy and business forjoe

biden. yesterday afternoon, which was more about his personal ties, he was more about his personal ties, he was in the towns of carlingford and the local pub, chatting to people who lived there, taking selfies, making a speech. at times it really looked like he was on holiday, to be honest. he said at one point, "i don't know why my ancestors left here, it is such a great place to be." he is going to be in dublin, he is going to meet the president and then making that speech in parliament, only the first time a us president has been invited to do so. so a huge honourfor a man who is very proud of his irish roots, and let's find out a bit more about what he has been up to. 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.

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. and charlotte, we were just showing

pictures a short while ago of some of the troops preparing for president biden to leave and make his next scheduled stop. a very formal sight of his diary today. any indication to what he is likely to say to parliament? i think it is auoin likely to say to parliament? i think it is going to _ likely to say to parliament? i think it is going to be — likely to say to parliament? i think it is going to be mainly _ likely to say to parliament? i think it is going to be mainly focused . likely to say to parliament? i think it is going to be mainly focused on j it is going to be mainly focused on those ties between the united states and the republic of ireland, and the strong bond that the countries have because of the number of people that emigrated to the united states over the last century. so i think that is going to be probably the focus of the speech. he may talk a bit about future relations with the irish republic, what more can be done, but i think it is going to be a speech perhaps peppered with quotes from irish poets, he likes to do that often, joe biden. so nothing too controversial in the speech. an egg is a huge honourfor him. he is only

the fourth president to do it. jfk did before him, ronald reagan and bill clinton, in the 1990s. forjoe biden, obviously very proud of his irish roots, to go into the irish parliament today and address politicians is no doubt something he is really looking forward to. and then i think we are going to see a more relaxed joe biden as he finishes off his official engagements here in dublin today and then moves on to county mayo. we will probably be seeing more of the joe biden we saw yesterday, laughing, joking, in the pub. at one point he was behind the bar, he looked like he was going to pour a pint of guinness. where he is going to be spending the day, people are really excited. when he was elected, they were huge celebrations in the town. people were popping champagne corks. no doubt he will be driven past that tomorrow, and his relations who live there cannot wait to see him again and show off the president. he went there as vice

president. he went there as vice president in 2016 and the atmosphere was amazing. i think tomorrow, returning as president, the town has seen nothing like that ever before. the shots that we have on our screen, charlotte, the setting is so very regal, but i think people are paying close attention to the architecture, it gives an indication of what president biden said i believe yesterday, that it was actually an irishman who designed and built the white house, just under scoring yet again those ties between the two nations. from this particular location, there is going to be a guest signing, the signing of the guestbook. also a private meeting, tree planting and the ringing of the peace bell. he then moves on to leo varadkar. he does. so a nice moves on to leo varadkar. he does. 50 a nice chat _ moves on to leo varadkar. he does. so a nice chat with _ moves on to leo varadkar. he does. so a nice chat with michael-

moves on to leo varadkar. he does. so a nice chat with michael d - so a nice chat with michael d higgins, who is also a poet. we know joe biden loves irish poetry, so we know they will beast swapping stories, perhaps if you poems. and then he will be going on to the parliament were already people are gathering outside. it is a way such a world leader to address another country's parliament. we saw it when the lodge on your zelensky address the lodge on your zelensky address the uk parliament. it is a real honour to be invited to do so. no doubt he has been working on that speech four weeks, if not months, and knows exactly what he wants to say. when you talk to people in the irish republic, they do feel very strongly connected with the us because of the number of people who went to the united states, the emigrated there, and also the number of people from america who come to ireland now to explore their roots. joe biden isjust one person who does that. there are thousands and thousands of people who come here every year to find out more about their ancestors. so i thinkjoe biden, very proud of those roots, and a chance for him to address

parliament today after his ancestors left over 100 years ago. a huge honour. ., ., ., , ., honour. charlotte, he has not the ouncest honour. charlotte, he has not the youngest of— honour. charlotte, he has not the youngest of presidents, - honour. charlotte, he has not the youngest of presidents, is - honour. charlotte, he has not the youngest of presidents, is he? i honour. charlotte, he has not the l youngest of presidents, is he? how was he coping with the trip so far? i was actually saying this earlier. i was actually saying this earlier. i feel exhausted. i was actually saying this earlier. ifeel exhausted. i have been following joe biden since he arrived in belfast earlier this week and i am absolutely shattered. i said i don't know howjoe biden is doing because he is a lot older than me. but he seems to have a lot of energy. he was in dundalk last night, making speeches, taking selfies. i imagine probably it is the excitement that drives you on when you were in that kind of situation. it is obviously a trip that he had been longing to do, and the fact that people were out there with their signs saying," welcome home, joe. cousin, joe." it is obviously really exciting for him. it times feel like he is on a bit of a holiday. it is a packed schedule.

a full day in dublin today with official engagement. he is going to be on show the whole time. he is making speeches, he has his banquet, meeting with michael d higgins. tomorrow really is more of a time to relax. he is going to a catholic shrine and then he is going to a heritage centre in county mayo to learn about his ancestors. and then the final piece of the trip is a speech outside the cathedral in the town of ballin r. and i'm no doubt his cousins will be with him at the time to stop he has got his son on the trip, hunter, and his sister, valerie. it is going to be more of a relaxed family occasion tomorrow, or 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that relaxed family occasion tomorrow, or 20.2 his feet up perhaps.— 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that is the official— 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that is the official residence _ 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that is the official residence you - 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that is the official residence you can - 20.2 his feet up perhaps. that is| the official residence you can see on the screen of president higgins. he is going to be welcoming, he is hosting president biden. president

biden will later this afternoon... it will be after three o'clock. i'm going to say after because there may be some travel involved, of course. 1530 bst we have. from around three o'clock british summer time, we are expecting to see president biden depart for the irish parliament. and it is as we head towards 1600 bst, which is four o'clock uk time, london time mr before he addresses parliament. that hopefully giving you an indication of the schedule coming up, and we will be covering it for you as well. a 74—year—old man has been extradited from pakistan to the uk 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. with more on this is our reporter, graham satchell.— with more on this is our reporter, graham satchell. yes, this is a very short hearing _ graham satchell. yes, this is a very short hearing this _ graham satchell. yes, this is a very short hearing this morning. - graham satchell. yes, this is a very short hearing this morning. piran i short hearing this morning. piran ditta khan spoke only twice, once to confirm his name and then to confirm his date of birth, which is october 1948. he his date of birth, which is october 19118. he is a 74—year—old man. he has been charged with six counts, the most serious of which is murder. and he has also been charged with robbery and four counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. as you say, this goes back to november 2005 and the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky. you may remember this case. she had been called to reports of a robbery at a travel agents with another female colleague and was shot inside that travel agent. colleague and was shot inside that travelagent. i colleague and was shot inside that travel agent. i should say that there have been a number of trials

relating to this case, six men previously convicted, three of murder, two of man slaughter and one of robbery. an arrest warrant was made for mr khan and he was arrested in pakistan in 2020. he was extradited back in the uk earlier this week and he was remanded in custody and will appear again in the crown court here in london on monday next week. find crown court here in london on monday next week. �* ., _, , crown court here in london on monday nextweek. �* ., , ,, ., ., next week. and of course, pc sharon beshenivsky — next week. and of course, pc sharon beshenivsky was _ next week. and of course, pc sharon beshenivsky was the _ next week. and of course, pc sharon beshenivsky was the mother - next week. and of course, pc sharon beshenivsky was the mother of - next week. and of course, pc sharon l beshenivsky was the mother of three, a stepmother also of two other children. 0verthe a stepmother also of two other children. over the last nearly 20 years, how have herfamily children. over the last nearly 20 years, how have her family handled this? there was a shot across the nation when this took place. —— there was shock across the nation when this took place.— there was shock across the nation when this took place. women police officers in particular _ when this took place. women police officers in particular are _ when this took place. women police officers in particular are very - officers in particular are very rarely harmed in the line of duty. sharon beshenivsky is only the second female police officer to have

been shot and killed. seven women in total. west yorkshire police have been determined all the way through this case to follow it, as you can imagine, to the very end. and that is why even now 20 years on they are still pursuing this case. it has been, as you say, absolutely terrible for the family of sharon beshenivsky. she was actually shot and killed on the birthday, the four—year birthday, of one of her children. and her husband routinely lays flowers at a memorial to her in bradford. devastating for the family, devastating for the city, devastating for west yorkshire police. we are seeing the continuation of that investigation here today. continuation of that investigation here today-— ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a "world—changer" by the scientists who developed it.

the vaccine is called r21, and appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. for more, our health and science correspondent james gallagher is in the newsroom to talk us through this story. here you have it, the game changer. this is the malaria vaccine described by the university of oxford scientists. it is called r21 0xford scientists. it is called r21 and now we are the first country in the world to have approved it in ghana. the world health organization is assessing it, too. the way it works is it tackles the first stage. as i'm sure you know, it is spread by mosquitoes. it is the first moment when the parasite is injected into your bloodstream that the vaccine starts working and protect it and protects your body in order to prevent a full on bloodstream infection, and that is what causes the deadly symptoms of malaria.

despite the huge progress, and there has genuinely been huge progress in tackling malaria around the world, we still live on a planet where nearly 250 million people are infected with malaria each year and 620,000 people die from it. there is a need for new tools for tackling this deadly disease. and that is where the vaccine comes in. early trials have suggested it gives up to 77% protection against the disease, but they are a small trials in just 409 children. so really they wrote has been waiting for the big data. that was due to be published at the end of last year, it is now some point this year. that pixies trails up point this year. that pixies trails up from 409 to nearly 5000 children. that will be the definitive piece of information that decides whether other countries follow in ghana's footsteps. i can give you a really big clue as to whether we are anticipating is faxing to go around the world. the syrian institute of

india has already put it in place, plans for manufacturing 200 million doses a year of this vaccine. so clearly there is the potential here for this to become a significant new tool in the global efforts to tackle malaria. and maybe a lot more countries will be using a vaccine like this. , ., , countries will be using a vaccine like this. , . , ., ~ ,, , like this. james, thank you very much indeed. _ like this. james, thank you very much indeed. thank— like this. james, thank you very much indeed. thank you. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. wow, look! it's really weird that lots of people — wow, look! it's really weird that lots of people are _ wow, look! it's really weird that lots of people are going - wow, look! it's really weird that lots of people are going to - wow, look! it's really weird that lots of people are going to see i wow, look! it's really weird that i lots of people are going to see my art alongside all of these other artworks. it's crazy seeing it in a frame and having the little thing beside it with the name and my description that i wrote. i beside it with the name and my description that i wrote.- beside it with the name and my description that i wrote. i 'ust1lo, chloe has description that i wrote. i 'ust 14, chloe has won the fi description that i wrote. i 'ust14, chloe has won the rare h description that i wrote. ijust14, chloe has won the rare chance i description that i wrote. ijust14, chloe has won the rare chance to| chloe has won the rare chance to have a piece of artwork displayed at the tate modern in london. she was

named britain pass best young artist after she beat 26 other talented youngsters in the cbc series of the same name. the winning piece is a self—portrait showing chloe wrapping her arms around her home in gateshead.— her arms around her home in gateshead. �* , ., , gateshead. i've lived in this house m whole gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life _ gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life so _ gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life so i _ gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life so i was _ gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life so i was like," - gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life so i was like," my i my whole life so i was like," my house makes me me, i grew up in my house makes me me, i grew up in my house so i will draw my house." it is me hugging my european house and in the background it is the african savannah to show my african heritage. savannah to show my african herita . e. savannah to show my african heritaue. ., ~' savannah to show my african heritaue. ., ~ , ., ,, ., heritage. her work is on display at tate modern _ heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until _ heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until the _ heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until the end - heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until the end of- heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until the end of the l tate modern until the end of the month. you're live with bbc news. residents of australia's northwestern coast are bracing for the arrival of a fierce storm, which could bring winds of up to 275 kilometres an hour. warnings have been issued for tropical cyclone ilsa, with officials predicting that the wind and heavy rain could cause considerable damage. let's speak to michelle stanley —

she's a journalist with abc and joins us from port hedland in western australia, where the storm is expected to make landfall later today. just how far out is it? it is still a couple of hundred kilometres of the coast. it is not likely to hit landfall in port hedland as such, it is most likely to make landfall a couple of hundred kilometres to the north—east where it is mainly pastoral, if you caravan parks in that kind of thing. aside from the cattle and if you stuff that have remained on site, the hope is that most people will evacuate the area and therefore the most destruction will not be felt by the population. at the moment, it has winds of around 295 kilometres per hour. it is likely to reach more than 315 kilometres per hour, which is about

200 mph. so quite intense winds. and it is most likely to make landfall sometime around midnight, local time. ~ . ,., , sometime around midnight, local time. ~ . , ., , sometime around midnight, local time. . , ., time. which is about six hours. a coule of time. which is about six hours. a couple of weeks _ time. which is about six hours. a couple of weeks ago, _ time. which is about six hours. a couple of weeks ago, we - time. which is about six hours. a couple of weeks ago, we were i time. which is about six hours. a i couple of weeks ago, we were talking about cyclone freddy, which actually formed of the west coast of australia. how unusual is this sort of storm damage, stormy weather, to actually hit the mainland? aha, iii of storm damage, stormy weather, to actually hit the mainland?— actually hit the mainland? a if you ha en actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every _ actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every year- _ actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every year. we _ actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every year. we are - actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every year. we are in i actually hit the mainland? a if you happen every year. we are in the l happen every year. we are in the remote north—west of western australia and we have a number of cyclones that form every year. we say the season is usually until about may. but in saying that, we don't have that many that form in april. there was one a couple of years ago in april, but we haven't seen one this time of year in quite some time. the other aspect of this is its intensity. we haven't had a category five system across the

coast of australia in i believe about a decade. that is the most intense cyclo of its time. this is particularly out of the ordinary in its intensity and also being relatively outside cyclone season. in this part of the world, it is something we see every year, we are really well versed, in that area, the cattle stations, the pastoral stations that are expecting the main impact, we actually call it cyclone alley. if that gives you a bit of an understanding, they are very well versed in these kinds of storms. the other aspect that makes this one quite interesting is that it is expected to continue to stay at cyclone intensity well inland, which will be 300 kilometres inland. it is likely to still be a category three system when it hits telfer, and my calculation is were category three is something like 140 mph. so 300

kilometres off the coast, and that is likely to continue again for about 24 hours until it breaks down to a category one and passes a view remote indigenous communities. michelle, thank you very much. i apologise forjumping in. an update on the cyclone heading its way. we are going to take you to dublin. and the official residence of the president, peter higgins. and he will be meeting the irish president as part of his trip to northern ireland, and also the island of ireland. this is the official residence. and just to confirm if president biden has actually entered. we are actually waiting for that. but this is where that is going to take place. it has been described as one of the more formal

days. back to business for the us president. so as part of the arrival, there is a welcome ceremony, a guestbook and a signing will take place as well. and then we will take place as well. and then we will be hearing a ringing of the peace bell as well as the ceremony of tree planting. ijust peace bell as well as the ceremony of tree planting. i just want to double—check what is being said. i think it isjust double—check what is being said. i think it is just part of the background noise there at the moment. some of those very smart troops out at the front of the grounds of the former residents of president peter higgins. and just very quickly to let you know that after lunch and in the of the afternoon, president biden will be departing for the irish parliament. just before four o'clock london time. and he will be heading to parliament, he will be welcomed by the speaker of the house and we are

expecting him to become the fourth us president to address the irish parliament. more on this as we get it. new data shown to the bbc suggests that thousands of metric tonnes of oil have spilled routinely into uk waters from oil and gas production. the spills took place over five years and some of them hit areas meant to protect wildlife. i'm nowjoined by the bbc�*s climate and science reporter live from the cardiff newsroom. i wonder if we could just start off with how much of a problem this is, georgina? 50 with how much of a problem this is, georuina? ., with how much of a problem this is, georuina? . , with how much of a problem this is, georuina? ., , ., ., .,, georgina? so what this data has shown is that _ georgina? so what this data has shown is that 22,000 _ georgina? so what this data has shown is that 22,000 tonnes i georgina? so what this data has shown is that 22,000 tonnes of| georgina? so what this data has i shown is that 22,000 tonnes of oil were spilled into ukc server this five year period mightjust to say thatis five year period mightjust to say that is 164,000 barrels of oil stocked with that in context, at the poole harbour a spell in england last month, just 200 barrels of reservoir who it were spilled. that is the amount of oil we are talking about. but campaigners say is this

oil is being built cumulatively, on average every other day. and marine campaigners say that any oil spills into the ocean has a damaging effect on the ecosystems, biodiversity. we know that the uk sees are very rich in rain life, beautiful species live there, harbour purposes, ora in rain life, beautiful species live there, harbour purposes, or a kiss, and marine campaigners say that this type of chronic pollution really affects how the species can live, how they breed, how they can feed, and they say we are ready now understanding how small amounts of oil can affect how these issues live. —— orcas. those that represent the industry say they take all the oil spillage very seriously. the amount released in this five year period were small in terms of total oil production. they are allowed to release oil as part of routine production. they are given permits

to do that by the government. but what campaigners say is that 40% of the releases they looked at breached those permits. although it is normally allowed, this is outside of those regulations set by the government.— those regulations set by the government. , ., ., ., ~ , ., government. 0k, georgina, thank you very much. — government. 0k, georgina, thank you very much, climate _ government. 0k, georgina, thank you very much, climate and _ government. 0k, georgina, thank you very much, climate and science - very much, climate and science reporter for very much, climate and science reporterfor bbc news. very much, climate and science reporter for bbc news. let's take you back to dublin. this is the formal residence of the president. he is welcoming president biden, who will be arriving. there will be a number of formal engagements that will be taking place at this residence. before president biden is set to later this afternoon to address a joint sitting of both houses of ireland's parliament. he becomes the fourth president to do so after president kennedy back in 63, there was of course also president ronald reagan and

president clinton in 1995. and president clinton in 1995. and president clinton in 1995. and president clinton is a name you will have heard a lot of in relation to the good friday agreement, certainly over the next and past few days. he will be travelling to the area as well as part of events. so the most formal part of his visit to the republic, before this he has visited county louth, and that was a mixture of addressing some audiences. also, on wednesday evening, mixing a bit of family ancestral ties into this visit by president biden. the next stop for him, where again we will hear about there ancestral ties, will be county mayo. county louth was his maternal side of his family. county mayo is his paternal side of

his family. and there we do know that there are a number of distant cousins who will be waiting to welcome president biden. they themselves have also travelled to washington, dc, welcomed by the president, to attend some events. by the president is at the moment travelling with members of his own family as part of this trip. so let's just family as part of this trip. so let'sjust remind family as part of this trip. so let's just remind you of what he is going to be doing. later today, from lunchtime, president biden will depart for farmleigh house for a meeting with leo brad kerr. after that, he will then start to head towards parliament —— the override car. he will be introduced by the speaker of the house and is then set

to make an address to the joint houses. so that will be the more formal part of his visit and his schedule today. later in the day, towards the evening, there will be a banquet dinner, there will be toasts by both the president and the tea search. and then that will round off his thursday evening and we will then see the next part of his trip to county mayo. like i said, his ties from his great great grandfather in valon are in county mayo. so a beautiful site there of the official residence of president michael d headings. and president biden will meet him as part of proceedings today. he started off his visit to northern ireland, a

very brief visit to northern ireland, before he crossed the border to the republic of ireland. and this is the next leg of his visit. those trips have been there for i thinkjust around an hour now awaiting and toasting the president, president biden. very strong ties between the united states and ireland, of course. a number of ceremonies that he has been hosting, but throughout that president biden has never been shy to talk about... not shy to come forward with his family ties. there have been a few of the cuff remarks and always paying tribute particularly to his mum. and in the last st patrick's day tweet and his tribute to the irish people, he did again mention

his mum and his irish heritage. we will be continuing our coverage of this next leg of president biden's visit to the republic of ireland. in the meantime, we have got world business report. no growth for the uk — the latest gdp figures show that the british economy is flatlining. and, rise of the renewables — power generation from fossil fuels is set to drop for the first time as wind and solar surge. welcome to world business report — i'm victoria valentine. the uk economy saw no growth in february after being hit

by the effects of strikes by public sector workers. the office for national statistics said that a rise in construction