live from london. this is bbc news... fbi agents are questioning a 21—year—old man over a major leak of classified us documents. he's expected to appear in court later. protests in france as the highest legal body will decide whether president macron�*s pension reforms can become law. the president of brazil meets his chinese counterpart as he continues his official visit in beijing. asjunior doctors in england stage their fourth day of strikes, the result is due later of a ballot of nurses.

a us air national guardsman is being questioned, after being arrested by fbi officers investigating the leaking of classified documents. jack teixeira, who's just 21, is expected to appear in court in boston later. the leaked material first appeared on an online chat forum, and has exposed details of ukraine's war plans. it also reveals the extent of the us's spying on its allies. here's what we know about jack teixeira. the 21—year—old is a us air national guardsman. he was listed as a member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, based at otis air national guard base in western cape cod. according to his service record, which was obtained by our us partner cbs news, mr teixeira joined the force in 2019. david willis has the

latest from washington. dressed in shorts and a t—shirt, with news helicopters hovering overhead, the suspect in the latest us intelligence drama was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston. today, thejustice department arrested jack douglas teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information. fbi agents took teixeira into custody earlier this afternoon without incident. jack teixeira is 21 years old and worked for the intelligence wing of the massachusetts national guard. one of the friends with whom he allegedly shared information told the washington post teixeira was neither a whistle—blower nor a foreign agent. any claims that he is a russian operative or pro—russian is categorically false. he is not interested in helping any foreign agencies with their attack on the us or other countries.

he was a young, charismatic man who loved nature, god, who loved shooting guns and racing cars. among the leaks were us assessments about the progress of the war in ukraine. top secret information shared amongst a small group of friends on the chat app discord, so it's claimed, a process that had been going on for months, motivated in this case not by ideology, but by a desire to gain kudos within the group. we have an individual who's leaking material because they want to develop personal friendships online. in effect, they're using the release of top secret us intelligence documents as leverage to gain friendships with individuals in online chat forums. and i think that the insider threat remains the same as always, but the motivation is perhaps different from what we've seen before. the pentagon says it's looking into how such information is distributed, but a spokesman also made the point that it was the nature of the us

military to entrust young service members with high levels of responsibility. jack teixeira is due to appear in court in boston later today, charged with the unauthorised removal and transmission of classified information. david willis, bbc news, washington. daniel lipman as a reporter with the political newspaper based in washington and he has more on why a major intelligence leak has been known to happen again. much major intelligence leak has been known to happen again.- major intelligence leak has been known to happen again. much of the insider threat _ known to happen again. much of the insider threat analysis _ known to happen again. much of the insider threat analysis and _ insider threat analysis and psychological evaluations to make sure you don't have people who are prone to leaking this information in an online world... we are not doing as much of the insider threat analysis and psychological evaluations to make sure that you don't have people who are prone to leaking this information. in an online world, we're all kind

of addicted to our phones and to likes on instagram. and for someone who's 21 and isolated, especially in the last few years during the pandemic, you can... this guy got sucked in. and i think there's a lot of questions about why someone who is a 21—year—old massachusetts air national guardsman had access to stuff going on in ukraine that he had no business knowing and probably should not have been in a position to get all that information about our allies in south korea, for example. by arresting this guy, they're trying to prevent future leaks because he had more of this information in these documents on hand that he was dribbling out to the press. and so with him injail right now, they're not going to allow that to happen. but there's still a lot of these documents that have come out in the last week. and this guy seems to have been a martyr, unlike someone like edward snowden who fled to russia. this guyjust stayed at his parents house and was seemingly willing to just get arrested for something that is not an ideological thing that he did.

this was more of him wanting to appear macho in an online form. but there's — our allies know that we spy on everyone, including ourfriends. that is not a huge secret. but some of the documents that revealed how, say, serbia was helping ukraine when they are more, you know, neutral, that is going to make it a little tougher. and also, we have to smooth over relations with ukraine because there's documents that said, hey, we don't really think that their military is as strong for a spring offensive. president biden continues his visit to the republic of ireland. today, on his final day, he will visit ballina in north county mayo, where he has family roots. the highlight will be a public address at the cathedral there.

live now to dublin and we are joined by kevin o'malley, former united states ambassador to ireland. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. mi; thank you for “oining us here on bbc news. y , . , thank you for “oining us here on bbc "mi first — thank you for “oining us here on bbc news.�* first off, - thank you for “oining us here on bbc news.�* first off, as - thank you for “oining us here on bbc news.�* first off, as a i news. my pleasure. first off, as a former diplomat, _ news. my pleasure. first off, as a former diplomat, how _ news. my pleasure. first off, as a former diplomat, how would - news. my pleasure. first off, as a former diplomat, how would you i former diplomat, how would you assess the trip so far? i former diplomat, how would you assess the trip so far?— former diplomat, how would you assess the trip so far? i would say it's widely successful _ assess the trip so far? i would say it's widely successful -- _ assess the trip so far? i would say it's widely successful -- wildly - it's widely successful —— wildly successful. the irish people seem to enjoy it. the crowds are immense. the coverage on the local and national broadcast media is nonstop and the president himself is having and the president himself is having a wonderful, wonderful time. find a wonderful, wonderful time. and what about _ a wonderful, wonderful time. and what about this _ a wonderful, wonderful time. and what about this striking the balance between the politics, the very thorny politics of northern ireland, and also the personal. has that been done well? 50.

and also the personal. has that been done well? ., ., , , , , done well? so, the authority issues, as ou done well? so, the authority issues, as you say. — done well? so, the authority issues, as you say. were _ done well? so, the authority issues, as you say, were dealt _ done well? so, the authority issues, as you say, were dealt with - done well? so, the authority issues, as you say, were dealt with when . done well? so, the authority issues, | as you say, were dealt with when the president stepped off in belfast earlier this week and he addressed those and issued, made sure that everyone understood the commitment that the united states has backed the parties involved come to a compromise or to some sort of agreement that manifests the spirit of the good friday agreement. but this part of the trip in the republic is really more a combination of personal history and the relationship, both culturally and commercially, between the united states and ireland, which is... there's always been a strong cultural connection but the commercial connection between our two countries has expanded greatly in the last two generations.-

in the last two generations. before we no the in the last two generations. before we go the more — in the last two generations. before we go the more personal— in the last two generations. before we go the more personal side - in the last two generations. before we go the more personal side of. we go the more personal side of things you bring up the commercial side. president biden made a point of hinting at the economic that could flow into northern ireland if there differences were resolved —— economic prosperity. do you think you said enough when he said your history is our history and more importantly your future is america's future and it's a judgment for you to make not me but i hope it happens? did that go far enough? well, i think happens? did that go far enough? well, ithink it happens? did that go far enough? well, i think it went as far as it could possibly go. how would the issues in the north get resolved is not a matter that the united states can dictate and we made that clear earlier and in the most recent addresses. the parties have to come to an agreement. they have to compromise and find a way to live and work and actually govern, govern

together, and what the president was suggesting, i think, together, and what the president was suggesting, ithink, is together, and what the president was suggesting, i think, is that if the people in the northjust looked suggesting, i think, is that if the people in the north just looked at the prosperity in the south of a public, they can see what their future can be. there is no reason that north island, northern ireland doesn't look like the public debt might look to the prosperity in the south and the republic. based on its relationship with its damning the united states.— relationship with its damning the united states. let's turn to those ersonal united states. let's turn to those personal connections _ united states. let's turn to those personal connections share - united states. let's turn to those personal connections share he i united states. let's turn to those personal connections share he is | united states. let's turn to those i personal connections share he is not the first us — personal connections share he is not the first us president _ personal connections "i—e he is not the first us president with irish heritage. he is certainly the second irish catholic president. but how key are there when we're talking about politics and diplomacy because it does come across that connections between the us and the ancestral connections and ireland have been nurtured very closely.— connections and ireland have been nurtured very closely. well, i think what's important _

nurtured very closely. well, i think what's important to _ nurtured very closely. well, i think what's important to note _ nurtured very closely. well, i think what's important to note first - nurtured very closely. well, i think what's important to note first is . what's important to note first is that they exist almost at the cellular level. there is a loss of shared dna between the island of ireland and the united states of america. —— there is a lot of shared dna. and over the years that relationship which was cultural and spiritual has blossomed into something that includes the commercial. as a young boy, i remember my grandparents sending a few dollars each year back from the united states to their relatives in ireland and that was the extent of the commercial relationship between them in the 1915 60s —— the 1950s and the 1960s. but now if you walk through dublin you can see the presence of the american national any prosperity that's created both in ireland and the states so i think

that the relationship has always existed. it has now grown into something that is stronger and in something that is stronger and in some ways even better. fik. some ways even better. 0k. ambassador _ some ways even better. 0k. ambassador kevin _ some ways even better. 0k. ambassador kevin 0'malley, thank you very much for your time. thank you. my very much for your time. thank you. my pleasure. the highest legal body in france will decide — later today — whether president macron�*s controversial pension reform plans — raising the state pension age from 62 to 64 — can become law. the bill was forced through without a parliamentary vote — triggering months of protests. on thursday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across france — as yetunde yusuf reports. across france, protesters made a lively return to the streets. this was the scene in toulouse. many of the protests have been peaceful, but there's also been widespread disruption. in paris, once again, there were clashes between demonstrators and the riot police.

people here are angry over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. and in recent weeks, that anger has intensified after the government forced through the legislation without a vote in the lower house of parliament. today, the constitutional council will make a decision on the reforms. unions want the new laws to be struck down. translation: whatever the opinion of the constitutional council, - unless it changes the law, unless it says stop, that the law is not constitutional, we, the unions, will continue protesting. the french government says the changes are needed to keep the pension system viable as people live longer. whether council members approve the whole of the law, reject all of it, or parts of it, the verdict today will be crucial in determining how the very vocal

opposition movement plays out in the weeks and months ahead. yetunde yusuf, bbc news. a short time ago, our paris correspondent, hugh schofield said there was no way of knowing which way the ruling will go. what the decision will be — it's not known. you talk to one constitutional expert and they'll say one thing and then the next will say the opposite. we really are in the dark here. but on this decision hinges an awful lot. it's hard to see how this campaign, which has been going on for three months now, of almost weekly strikes and protests, can keep going after today. if it's a victory for the unions and they strike the law down, then obviously the movement will wind up because they've won. if it doesn't, if it gives more or less a victory to the government, then i find it hard to see how

the movement or protests can continue much longer because that would mean that the government then promulgated the law, it would become law. it would be hard to see what the protests would do. i suspect they would continue for a bit but i suspect they would also dwindle, which is not be to say that the anger will disappear but simply there'll be a sense of, what's the point in keeping going? hugh, we've just got a shot of the constitutional court here for viewers to look at. we've got security guards in front of a high fence. in terms of what's going on on the streets and depending on the outcome and the ruling of the court, what does it feel like in paris? is the apprehension of what could take place later? we had those strikes yesterday and for many days before, as well. well, we had marches and demonstrations yesterday and we have had them sporadically, as we've been saying, for the last three months. i suspect there is a strong chance of spontaneous demonstration, not that spontaneous that everyone will be waiting, but of demonstrations taking place this evening — particularly if the council decides

that the law basically can stand. i mean, the likelihood, ithink, is that the council will say that there are bits of the law which are not in accordance to the constitution but basically it can stand, including the key measure, which is raising the pension age. if that happens, there'll be a lot of angry people and, yes, i suspect there will be more demonstrations which will last into the evening and then dissipate. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. wow. it's like, really weird like that. loads of people are going to see my art alongside all of these other artworks.

it was crazy like seeing it in a frame and having the little thing beside it with like the name and like my description that i wrote itjust14. chloe has won the rare chance to have a piece of her artwork displayed at the tate modern in london. atjust14, chloe has won the rare chance to have a piece of her artwork displayed at the tate modern in london. she was named britain's best young artist after she beat 26 other talented youngsters in the bbc series of the same name. the winning piece is a self—portrait showing chloe wrapping her arms around her home in gateshead. i've lived in this house my whole life, so i was like, "oh, well, "my house makes me, me." i grew up in my house, so i learnt how to draw in my house in the painting, like it's me hugging my european house. and then in the background it's like the african savannah, showing my african heritage. her work is on display at tate modern until the end of the month. you're live with bbc news.

brazil's president, lula da silva, is meeting the chinese leader xi jinping at the climax of his official visit to china. there was a large ceremony to greet him upon his arrival. the two leaders are expected to sign trade deals and to also discuss the war in ukraine. earlier i spoke to larissa wachholz a senior fellow with the brazilian center for international relations. she is in beijing with the brazilian delegation. and i spoke to herjust as president lula arrived. i asked her about the significance of this meeting. it is very important indeed, not only brazil has a new government that would like to show their priorities in terms of international affairs and meeting all their major partners, and the brazilian president has been visiting these partners since the beginning of the government, so from january this year. i also think it's very important to highlight the optimism that is in place because of china reopening after almost three years closed due to the pandemic of covid—19. so i think we have a special window in which the two things

are very important, right? it's the first time that most people, most business people can also be back to china. and it's also the time when the new government can come here and show how important china is as a partner to brazil. larissa, your speciality — just to let viewers know — is within the agriculture sector. what are both countries going to get from each other from the sector? who wins? how do they win? well, brazil is a major exporter of agricultural goods to china and china buys about one third of everything brazil exports in terms of agricultural products. but we do have issues of adding

value to our exports, and one of the things we would like to be seeing in this trip is that we are able to get more plans of brazilian animal protein approved for the chinese market, which for us is a value added product in the agricultural export basket. and it's highly valuable for us if we can add more plans that are allowed to export to the chinese market. so we do hope this is going to be announced. what makes sense for a country like brazil is to be open to trade, to have dialogue, to communicate with everyone. so a country like brazil benefits from diversity, and i think the us has a clear understanding of that because this is how brazil has behaved throughout the years. so i think they do understand that as a key feature of how brazil got to where it is today in terms of its international presence and its foreign affairs strategy.

junior doctors in england are striking for a fourth day over pay. around 117,000 nhsjunior doctors are on their last day of a four—day strike as they claim there has been a 26% real—terms pay cut since 2009. the government said the demands of the british medical association union would amount to a 35% pay rise. the result is also due later of a ballot of nurses over pay. our reporter simonjones sent us the latest from the picket line outside of st thomas' hospital in central london. well, once again, there's a picket line here for the day for of this dispute. but we've got junior doctors here asking for a 35% pay rise. but there's also a lot of focus today for the nhs on the fact that

we're expecting a result on a ballot that's been taking place with nurses. now the government offered them a 5% pay increase. the ballot has now closed. we we're expecting the result of that later today. it's by no means certain that the nurses will accept that 5% pay offer in england. let's talk now to one of the junior doctors and from the british medical association. adriano, just tell me, first of all, i'll get on to what you're asking for. but no doubt you're watching the result of the nurses ballot very closely. naturally, we are watching the results of the nursing ballot very closely. nurses are our colleagues. we work in the same environments, were part of the very same themes and we care for the same patients and we support our colleagues in their faith,

in their fight for fair pay. however, i don't feel like i can't comment on the decisions other trade unions make for themselves, but i am confident that the nurses will make a choice that is right for them. so nurses are being offered 5%. junior doctors want 35%. yes, that is correct. our pay has fallen by 26% over the last 15 years, and all we're asking for is for our pay to be restored to the level that it was in 2008. now, we heard from the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, who said itjust would be wrong to offer that type of money because it would fuel inflation. do you have any sympathy with that? i have read an article by paul whiteley which essentially said who essentially said that public sector workers pay awards, do not increase inflation. so i would have to disagree with mr.. hang on that, unfortunately. so this is day four of the strike. how are you feeling not being able to go into work for four days when obviously you go into work to help patients to save lives? naturally, we are disappointed it had to come to that again. we are extremely sad that the government has refused

to engage in meaningful negotiations with the bma. again, it did not have to come to that. i would like to apologise to all the patients whose elective appointments have been cancelled. it really should not have to come to that. dr adrianna zembrzycka, from the bma junior doctor committeee ending that report by simonjones a powerful tropical storm has hit the north west coast of australia. cyclone ilsa made landfall in the town of port hedland last night, but avoided the most populated areas. residents have been told to stay indoors as the storm continues to move inland. our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, gave us this update. well, this was the first category five cyclone — that's as severe as it gets in the current grading system — to cross western australia's coastline since 2009. so this clearly is the most powerful tropical storm to hit that part of the country in well over a decade.

now, a record wind speed was also recorded. so this was a tropical storm that was packing an almighty punch, but, mercifully, it avoided the most populated towns and communities in that part of the north—western coast of western australia. if you look at a map of australia, about a third of the continent is covered by the state of western australia. so the area we're talking about is towards the north—western tip of western australia, and they cyclone is now tracking inland. it's now been downgraded to a category two storm, but it's still a huge danger to those communities in its path, raising the risk of those destructive winds causing more damage and flash flooding in those areas as well. that was phil mercer with the latest

on cyclone isla currently affecting parts of australia. we have been watching bbc news. more coming up shortly. good morning. it's going to be another day dominated by sunny spells and sharp and thundery downpours for many of us. so if you have seen some early morning sunshine, i hope you managed to get out and enjoy it a little. it does become quite messy as we go through the day. we had a line of more heavy, persistent rain from these weather fronts that are slipping their way south and east over into france, the heaviest of the rain across south west england and south wales over the last few hours. and as it pushes its way down through the channels, we'll see a fair amount of cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere across the channel coast. at the same time, we'll see a line of more heavy thundery downpours developing across wales, up through the midlands into eastern england through the afternoon. some of these really quite

torrential and quite widespread for northern ireland and scotland. it's not quite as severe, sunny spells and a few isolated showers as we go through the day. top temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees across scotland and northern ireland. highs valleys of maybe 10 to 13 across england and wales. now we'll see a spell of heavy rain moving its way through eastern england overnight. clearer skies out to the west. so a real contrast with the feel of the weather. first thing on saturday morning, low single figures frost not out of the question in sheltered rural parts, but where that rain is, well, that's where we're likely to see the temperatures holding up. so on the whole, it's an improving picture as we go through the weekend. finally, we're going to lose the frequent showers and we're going to import a southerly flow. so milder air will start to push in and temperatures slightly above where they should be for the time of year. so early rain will clear away through eastern england. cloudy skies for a time, but the sunshine, the best of it. out to the west, it'll be a pleasant

afternoon for many of us, largely fine and dry. any showers will become fairly isolated and top temperatures likely between ten and 16 degrees. that's 61 fahrenheit. as we move into sunday, that dry weather story set to continue. we could see a little more in the way of cloud, particularly up into the far north west and thick enough maybe for a spot or two of drizzle, but on the whole dry, settled, pleasantly warm and certainly better than it has been over the last few days. and that trend is set to continue through the week ahead. an easterly wind mightjust prevent those temperatures from climbing to high, but nevertheless settled and pleasant.

brazil's president lula is in brics partner china for talks. what threat do the emerging powers pose to the old world order? accelerating into the future — ford launches hands—free driving on uk motorways. welcome to world business report. let's start with china and its growing influence over the world economy because while global finance chiefs meet in washington, president xi is hosting brazil's president lula da silva. trade between china and brazil surged 10% last year

to $150 billlion.