the death of 17—year—old nahel — during a traffic stop — has sparked protests and looting in several french cities. these are scenes from friday night, as another 1,000 300 people were arrested. president emmanuel macron has cancelled his scheduled visit to germany as a result of the unrest. and these are some of the latest images from france, where you can see a massive police presence in the streets. some 16,000 officers have been deployed nationwide. meanwhile, authorities in paris say street searches have led to at least 37 arrests of people "carrying a weapon". many of the protesters have been young people, who say nahel�*s death has sparked anger over similar mistreatment at the hands of police. earlier, my colleague in paris rajini vaidyanathan described the scene on the champs elysees, as police officers responded to

a fifth night of unrest. you can hear the sound of beeping horns. there are officers everywhere you look. you can see over there in the distance, police officers, there's police vans as well. over in the horizon there, you can't see, are blue flashing lights that go all the way down this road. and earlier in the day when we were here, this place was packed with tourists, people having coffees out on the street and now, actually, we can just move the camera down there, you can see more officers are now arriving in their riot helmets. they're all going down one of the side streets off here. there's been a lot of police activity on the side streets off here at the champs—elysees. and on the other side there, more police vans.

i mean, this is a massive security operation that goes france's interior minister said he would send extra forces and equipment to three cities which saw the worst of the rioting last night — marseille, lyon and grenobleearlier i spoke to the mayor of grenoble, eric piolle. the a short—term thing is that i ask for more security forces for this evening, so to one of the ministers that i know quite well so we got some more for this night. but the framework we are in is really the difficult thing meaning that in the last 20 years in france, i do think that various governments that went through lost control on what is asked to the police. so the framework which is the basic things we ask of police to do is not the correct one and we lost this connection between police and population,

they are not seen any more as public service, asking for peace and managing the peace, but for confrontation with the youth especially in popular neighbourhoods. we will be keeping you up to date on the latest developments in france right here on bbc news, plus — we have continuing live coverage on the bbc news website and app — where our team is bringing you updates, as well as full background and analysis. to haiti, where united nations secretary general antonio guterres has urged the international community to provide more aid to support the country's growing humanitarian needs. he also addressed the country's growing gang crisis, calling for support for haitian police to fight gangs that have largely overrun the island's capital, port—au—prince. during his visit on saturday, he discussed the importance

of a security force to curb gang activity so haiti can distribute humanitarian aid and expand the economy. earlier i spoke to jacqueline charles, the caribbean correspondent at the miami herald, who is based in port—au—prince. thank you so much for being with us here on bbc news. to begin with, just paint a picture of the situation that people are facing there in haiti right now. this is a country of approximately 12 million residents and almost half, 5.2 million, are in need of humanitarian assistance and this includes 3 million children. just last month we had deadly floods, we had another earthquake on the southern panhandle. the situation with gangs, especially in the capital, they control over 60% of port—au—prince. it makes it difficult to get around, it makes it difficult for people to go out to work, to just get basic food.

you have a situation where tens of thousands of haitians have been forced from their homes, they're sleeping in public plazas, on the streets, others have also fled the country so it really is a dire humanitarian situation that the un in the last couple of weeks have been trying to raise attention to. and just focusing on that situation of the capital being controlled, as you've just pointed out there, jacqueline, for a large part, by gangs. and we've also heard some really horrendous reports that in a bid for control and in a bid to instilfear, there have been reports of sexual violence essentially being used in particular against girls, against women. yes, catherine russell, the head of unicef, was recently down there, she talked about an 11—year—old who had been raped and just gave birth a couple of days ago. this is the new tactic the gangs are using. you're having babies having babies and they're are having to carry the child of their rapist.

people are feeling very, very vulnerable. we've had a number of massacres and within those massacres we're hearing about the violence, the rape that's taking place. as you've pointed out, the united nations secretary general is there and he's called for this international force during that visit. i just wonder, with all of your knowledge of haiti whether you think that that would actually calm things if we think back, for example, to 2010 and we know the tensions that have been there with international peacekeepers, particularly in light of that cholera crisis. do you think that a new force on the ground there would actually help? well, today you have a resurgence of cholera. and you have a situation, as i mentioned, 12 million people, a police force, 9,000, ready, active duty, but in fact only 3,500 are on duty in the country at any given day at one time. this is the figure that the un has put out. but when you think about the fact you have groups — they're doing ransom kidnappings, they're raping, there's a violence that's being carried throughout, and 3,500 police officers

and they're are not all in port—au—prince, the reality is is for the average haitian who's on the ground there, they basically want help, they basically recognise that their police force cannot do it alone. now, this is a very touchy topic. i just spoke to the secretary general and in in an interview with the miami herald and he says this is not an occupying force that he is talking about, it's about a robust security force to accompany the haitian national police, it's not to replace the police but you have a police today that's ill—equipped, doesn't have weapons, doesn't even have ballistic vests in order to carry out theirjob and they need the assistance, and when you talk to police officers they tell you that they want it. well, unicef�*s executive director catherine russell had previously said that haiti is becoming a forgotten crisis. we've got the visit of the un secretary general now but nine months after the government actually asked for help. why do you think that is? why do you think that up until this point there had been really not very much

attention on this crisis? i think today haiti is also a victim of the geopolitical reality of the world. you've got a war in ukraine as you alljust, demonstrated. you've got hunger, in africa, you've got the situation in sudan. there's a lot of crisis that's out there, but i also believe when i talk to diplomats, the fact that the united states which is, what, less than two hours from haiti, they support the deployment of a force but they don't want to lead it. when i talk to other foreign diplomats they believe that this is also a hindrance, fact that the us which is the mighty power, the fact that they do not want to go in, that this provides some hesitancy. we do have some countries like jamaica that have raised their hands, and some african countries, but what the un lacks, or what us lack is a country to lead such a deployment. what we're hearing now from some of these nations including canada is they want to see more of a political agreement, a broader political agreement. there's concerns that they

are basically upholding the current government which you know is a caretaker government that came into power two years ago this month after the assassination of haiti's president which remains unsolved. so there's a lot of work to be done but everybody agrees tat the situation is really dire and they're trying to figure out a way to prevent an explosive situation, something that's already bad from getting worse. all right, jacqueline charles there, miami herald's caribbean correspondent who's joining us from port—au—prince, thank you so much for your reporting. really good to talk to you. the king of the netherlands, willem—alexander, has apologized for his country's role in slavery on saturday at an event marking 150 years since the abolition of slavery in former dutch colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt "personally and intensely" affected.

dutch slave traders trafficked more than 600,000 people and a government—commisioned study revealed that the dutch royal family earned the equivalent of nearly $600 million from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. translation: the horrific legacy of slavery remains l with us today. its effects can still be felt in racism in our society. in december last year, the dutch prime minister apologised on behalf of the dutch government for the fact that, for centuries, in the name of the dutch state, human beings were made into commodities, exploited and abused. today, i stand before you. today, as your king and as a member of the government, i make this apology myself. cheering and applause. and i feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul. earlier, i spoke with dr ana lucia araujo an american historian

and professor at howard university in washington dc, who has authored numerous books on the slave trade. its the first apology of this time. even if it is an apology that felt as personal, it is an important step because no other state ever made an apology, an official and public apology as he is making. and the abolition of slavery and the dutch colonies.— of slavery and the dutch colonies. , ., ~ ., , ., colonies. just talk to us a little bit. _ colonies. just talk to us a little bit, remind - colonies. just talk to us a little bit, remind us - colonies. just talk to us a | little bit, remind us about colonies. just talk to us a - little bit, remind us about the role in the netherlands of perpetuating the global slave trade in the past.—

trade in the past. yes, the dutch played _ trade in the past. yes, the dutch played a _ trade in the past. yes, the dutch played a very - trade in the past. yes, the| dutch played a very central role, starting mainly in the 17th century with then outposts in africa and then into west africa. and also played an important role in the caribbean and but also in brazil. the dutch conquered brazil in the northeast of brazil in the southern and for a few decades they established there plantations and also transported people to brazil but of course it was mainly in the caribbean but the dutch were involved at different levels in financing and transporting enslaved people from the african continent to the americas.

so we have had this apology from the dutch king today and previously nahel had apologised but he also said at that time that the dutch government was not prepared to any form of reparations. do you think there is a sense that that might be revisited at any point in this discussion? i revisited at any point in this discussion?— discussion? i believe it is coin: discussion? i believe it is going to _ discussion? i believe it is going to be _ discussion? i believe it is going to be revisited - discussion? i believe it is - going to be revisited because one of the reasons why these heads of state, they never officially apologise for slavery in the past is because an apology is usually the first step if reparations are to be given. and perhaps this will be an issue that will be revisited but there are is, that needs to be released in 2025 about the role of the dutch in the slave

trade and perhaps from there, they would be matters that will be taking but it is important that we know that the apology is usually the first step for reparations and this is why these heads of state, they have been avoiding such an important statement. been avoiding such an important statement-— statement. more broadly, what kinds of conversations - statement. more broadly, what kinds of conversations are - kinds of conversations are happening right now, are being had in the netherlands about the legacy of slavery?- the legacy of slavery? there are many — the legacy of slavery? there l are many conversations going on. this is not specific to the netherlands. in other places it is going on, the united states, in britain, in france and in other countries in the americas to but for example they have been studies by historians, the dutch study, brendan and and

other historians have been studying the involvement of the dutch in the atlantic slave trade and in addition to that for example many museums in the netherlands have been acknowledging and explaining the role of the dutch in the atlantic slave trade and all these museums are now including exhibitions that tell the stories and of course this is not unrelated to the fact that black lives matter as a global movement emerged over the past ten years and this had an impact in the netherlands. then all this conversation is happening on the one hand because of the 160 anniversary of the abolition but also because of the pressure by social movements and also by historians and scholars who

have been studying these connections over the past years and these connections are not only related to the dutch. they are related to all other countries as this is also related to what a monarch is in the world at a time when slavery and the atlantic slave trade were in place. welcome on that oint trade were in place. welcome on that point then, _ trade were in place. welcome on that point then, what _ trade were in place. welcome on that point then, what do - trade were in place. welcome on that point then, what do you - that point then, what do you think other countries watching on you have colonial legacies might be thinking? france, for example, the united kingdom. do you think that this apology from the dutch monarch would give some kind of impetus for apologies from other nations? i believe so. i believe so. because there is already a discussion going on in britain, an official apology was never issued by a british monarch. tony blair in 2007 when britain commemorated 200 anniversary of the abolition of the british slave trade, he said that he was sorry, but the language of

his apology that make these apologies are very important to pay attention to the language because the language as always, a sort of personal feeling and not connecting the role of the state and supporting what is now... france in 2001 also had a law which made, recognised slavery in the atlantic slave trade as crimes against humanity but in a these countries we have the same problem and i think what the king did today is also to recognise the legacies and the legacy is present racism. there is very visible of course against the populations of african descent in europe and the americas. then i believe this is going to spark more discussion in other places but we do not know if this is going to result in reparations. doctor ana lucia araujo,, thank

you. survivors are calling for an official apology for what they say was the forced repatriation of unmarried mothers from britain to ireland during the last century. thousands of irish women and girls were sent back, despite having the legal right to live in britain. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. she came on the ship or boat, as it was. and there were other mothers on there. i was wrapped in a blue blanket. she must have loved me so much. maria cahill is recounting a journey which happened in 195a. she'd been born in london, a british citizen. her mother, philomena, was irish and wasn't married. this was their destination — an institution for unmarried

women and girls in castlepollard in county westmeath. i should never have been in ireland — that's my take on that — because i was born in london. the mother and baby homes, as they were known, were seen as places of punishment. maria was eventually adopted. later, mother and daughter looked for each other. after philomena died, maria discovered they'd both lived in edinburgh at the same time. repatriations were organised by british and irish state agencies and religious charities until the 19705. research, so far, has revealed around 3,000 cases, but campaigners believe the real figure is higher. archives indicate welfare officials in britain regarded unmarried irish mothers as a burden on resources. the cost was something that theyjust kept coming back to, and this was part of the reason for the repatriation scheme.

it was supposed to be an optional scheme for the woman. all of the women that i spoke to, they all said they did not know that. they felt like it was completely forced, that they did not have a choice. maria's daughter says the state authorities, such as councils and church organisations, should apologise. an acknowledgement that that happened and an apology for it would be enormously welcome. but as long as it stays silenced and under the carpet, you know, it's as if all of that happened and she's gone through all of this and we've struggled with all of this for no acknowledgement and no reason. the irish government said it recognised the deep hurt of many survivors who were repatriated and that comprehensive birth information services were now in place. several organisations in the uk who researchers have linked to repatriations didn't respond to a request for comments. maria has spent decades investigating the mystery

of her own early life. my advice to women who have gone through this and are going through it is to keep strong. there's always a paper trail. it might have took me a0 years, but, eventually, the bits and pieces were coming together. she hopes a bigger picture will become clear — the full truth about the lonely westward journeys across the irish sea. chris page, bbc news. in other news: sri lanka's parliament has approved a plan to restructure part of its $1l2 billion of domestic debt. the finance minister said the move was essential if the country was to meet the terms of its imf bailout. police in kenya say 52 people are now known to have been killed in a road accident on friday. and more people may be still trapped in the wreckage

after a lorry carrying a shipping container lost control and ploughed into multiple vehicles and pedestrians near the western town of kericho. a space mission to try to solve some of the biggest mysteries of the universe has launched from cape canaveral in florida. the euclid spacecraft will study dark matter and dark energy. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, explains. three, two, one... heading into space to solve some of the most profound cosmic mysteries. the european space agency's euclid spacecraft is on its way. what we can see in the cosmos makes up a tiny fraction of what's really there. euclid will aim to shed light on what's called the dark universe. the challenge is, we can't see it and scientists don't really know what it is. it's just like trying to set off on a ship before people knew where land was in different directions. now we're just trying to map out the universe and try and understand where we fit into it and how we've got here.

the spacecraft will be making a vast 3—d map of the cosmos. it's trying to understand phenomena called dark energy and dark matter. so what is dark matter? galaxies, like our own milky way, are held together by gravity. the force comes from everything that's in them — the stars, planets, the dust. the thing is, all of this material doesn't provide enough gravity to stop these great spirals from flying apart. there's something else there — a cosmic glue that we can't see that adds the extra gravity to bind them together, and that's dark matter. and what about the other missing part of the cosmos, dark energy? since the big bang, the universe has been expanding, with galaxies moving ever further apart. scientists had thought that over time this would slow down but, actually, this expansion is speeding up and it's thought that a mysterious force, dark

energy, is driving this. it could enormously influence the fate of our universe. how far is it going to expand? is it going to go forever and accelerate? is itjust going to rip apart or will it perhaps collapse back down again? and understanding that fifth force, if that's what dark energy is, will help us understand not only where we came from but where we're going in this universe. it will take the spacecraft six years to complete its map of the sky but scientists say the wait will be worth it. rebecca morelle, bbc news. and staying out of this world, nasa's james webb telescope is out with a new near—infrared look at saturn. at this wavelength, the planet looks dark but the icy rings stay bright. the rings are made up of rocky and icy fragments that range in size from a grain of sand, to some that are as big as earth's largest mountains. this image is part of a project that will take deep exposures of saturn and test the telescope's ability to detect faint moons.

you are watching bbc news. i'm helena humphries. thanks for your company. bye for now. hello there. it looks like this cool and blustery wind will continue to blow through the rest of this weekend. at least, though, we're seeing some sunshine. this was the scene yesterday afternoon at sutton coldfield in the midlands. further north and particularly in the north and west of scotland, this is where we've had more cloud and some rather frequent and even heavy showers as well. we've got showers in the same area at the moment. the blustery wind coming in from the west or north—west and it's not particularly warm because the air is originating from around iceland or even greenland. these are the temperatures we're starting with early on sunday, so double—figure temperatures but a fresher feel for england and wales than it was at the same time on saturday. we'll see some sunshine to begin with. the cloud will bubble up.

it's mostly fair weather cloud for england and wales. the odd light shower maybe for north wales, more likely in north—west england. some showers developing in northern ireland and particularly again in scotland, where some could be heavy and possibly even thundery as well. strongest winds will be in scotland. blustery everywhere. temperatures on the cool side. 17 scotland, northern ireland to a high of 22 in the south—east of england. and even as we head into the beginning of next week, we've still got those rather cool and blustery winds around as well. that weather front continues to bring some wet weather in the far north of scotland. elsewhere, there'll be some sunshine but we're likely to find more showers breaking out and we could see a spell of wet weather pushing its way eastwards over the irish sea and eastwards across england and wales to give some late showers for the first day of wimbledon. and those temperatures are still below par for this time of the year — 16—21 celsius. now, we're in cooler air for the next few days. the jet stream is to the south of the uk. the position of the jet and the strength of the jet is going to be crucial

because it could develop this area of rain here into a deeper area of low pressure that could bring some stronger winds as well as some wet weather. a lot of uncertainty about the details, it has to be said, for tuesday. got some rain moving down across scotland and northern ireland, then some showers. now, it looks like the wetter weather will push eastwards across more southern and central parts of england with sunny skies later in wales and the south—west, but things could well change. but what isn't changing is just how chilly it is going to be — 16—20 degrees — and it's going to stay cool for much of the week ahead. after tuesday, it does look a bit drier. if you're looking for any warmth, you probably have to wait until friday in the south—east.

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