the king and queen will continue their tour of france with a visit to the bordeaux region later. on thursday, king charles received a standing ovation for his speech in the french upper house of parliament, the senate. and there was also time for a bit of sport, with queen camilla taking on the french first lady at table tennis. earlier i spoke to our correspondent hugh schofield who gave us the latest in bordeaux. well, he's coming here. i'm in bordeaux wine country, a very rainy morning, cold. but the harvest is getting under way here at the chateau and he's coming here with queen camilla this afternoon, because this vineyard is implemented of his efforts to get, convert the world to organic farming. this is a vineyard, a very, very prestigious vineyard, very expensive reds and whites,

which is based on his wine is built on the principles of organic farming. in other words, no chemicals, horse—drawn vehicles and the rest of it. they are very proud of it here and they say they are a pioneer of this kind of winemaking in bordeaux and they are happy to see the king and queen here later today to share their experiences and i think to thank the king, certainly that what the owner said, thank the king for himself being a kind of pioneer and pushing these ideas which he has done for the last 20, 30, a0 years. that's part of his agenda, he'll be seen, as say, this experimental forest. when i say forest, i'm told the trees are not particularly well advanced but it is a place where they are studying the growth of trees and how they are being affected by climate change. so very much an environmental theme

to this part of the state visit, but also a defence aspect as well. because there is a british frigate mode right now in the river garonne in the centre of bordeaux and he be visiting that to emphasise the military ties, which, of course, still persist and are very strong between france and britain despite the rift over brexit. i know the visit hasn't completed yet, but how do you think it has gone compared to the visit in germany earlier this year? i think everyone is very happy with it. i think it has not gone unnoticed that the crowds have not been there. you know, on the first day when there was the procession down the champs—elysees, it was thinly attended by prescience. i think that is significant in a way, but probably more of our changing times than of anything else.

the idea that he would be greeted by hosts of parisians and people of bordeaux i think it's something from a bygone age, itjust doesn't happen any more. i think there's a certain disappointment attached to that, but in general, that aside, i think it has gone very well, it has certainly gone like clockwork. and in the parliament yesterday, in the senate building what was very apparent to me, anyway, who was there, was the kind of awe with which the king and queen are regarded. he certainly commanded that audience of very senior people by virtue of his royalty and what he said. the message he said had a great impact and as many people have said before, i will say it again, a royal like that is worth a thousand treaties of friendship between two countries, diplomatically speaking. he is a tool of british foreign policy like no other. an eight—year—old girl has become the first child in the uk to get a kidney transplant — without the need for a lifetime

of drugs to stop her body rejecting the organ. aditi received both the kidney and stem cells from her mother, essentially "reprogramming" her body's immune system to accept the organ as her own. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. aditi's health has been transformed by a double transplant, thanks to her mum and a team at great ormond street hospital in london. she has an extremely rare genetic condition, which weakened her immune system and meant her kidneys were failing. aditi received both the kidney and stem cells from her mother, first, aditi had a bone marrow transplant, using stem cells from her mum. this rebuilt aditi's immune system. six months later, she had a kidney transplant, again donated by her mother and her immune system accepted the organ as her own. her immune deficiency had to be corrected by having mum's

bone marrow first, and because aditi was able to engraft and accept her mum's bone marrow, that therefore meant that her body could then see her mum's kidney when it was transplanted as being part of her. within weeks of the transplant, aditi was taken off immunosuppression, which means she doesn't risk the long term side effects of these powerful drugs, which usually have to be taken daily to prevent organ rejection. the family is delighted. ifeel so happy, actually, as i then... i've given the blood cells and the kidney. so happy. yes, of course. i feel perfectly 0k, yes. i'm so proud of her. and she is amazing. she's doing very fine each and every day. and most of the support, i would say, is from from her side. because if she was someone who was bogged down by the procedures, or what she listens to on the ward, it could have been much more difficult for us.

on the other hand, she was the one who was actually more outgoing. aditi is back at school and both her immune system and transplanted kidney are working normally. the procedure is unlikely to be widely used, as the double transplant carries increased risks to the patient. fergus walsh, bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky has arrived in canada on an unannounced visit to the country, the first since russia's full—scale invasion last year. the head of state and his wife were welcomed by prime ministerjustin trudeau. on thursday, president biden announced a new $325 million aid package for kyiv from the united states, after meeting with mr zelensky at the white house. let's go live to kyiv and speak to mark mackinnon,

senior international correspondent for the globe and mail. presumably mr zelensky is quite pleased to be arriving in canada, getting a warm reception after a mixed reception in the us, what does he need now from canada that he may be isn't getting in the us? the he need now from canada that he may be isn't getting in the us?— be isn't getting in the us? the hard truth is, canada _ be isn't getting in the us? the hard truth is, canada doesn't _ be isn't getting in the us? the hard truth is, canada doesn't have - be isn't getting in the us? the hard truth is, canada doesn't have whatl truth is, canada doesn't have what mr zelensky was hoping to get from the united states, which was long—range missiles, or anything of the sort. his visit to the us was mixed. he was welcomed by mr biden and there was a new package of military aid that has come forth, but it doesn't include the thing that ukraine has been saying it needsis that ukraine has been saying it needs is its counter offensive, makes this very slow progress in the south and east of the country which would make the ability to strike far behind russian lines. in canada, he will be greeted as a hero by both sides of the house when he addresses both sides of the house. not much of a dividing canada like the united states for support for ukraine, at

least we haven't seen yet. i was speaking to mr zelensky�*s office this week and they don't have a big ask from canada. it is a trip to say thank you and i'm sure mr trudeau will make some announcements of further military aid. canada doesn't have the military aid ukraine needs to progress in its counter offensive. to progress in its counter offensive-— to progress in its counter offensive. �*, ., ~' offensive. let's focus on your work at the moment, _ offensive. let's focus on your work at the moment, your _ offensive. let's focus on your work at the moment, your experience . offensive. let's focus on your worki at the moment, your experience in ukraine. we have spent a lot of time there, you are there at the moment, what changes have you seen in the past few months in comparison to how ukraine was holding up when the invasion first place?— invasion first place? there have been several _ invasion first place? there have been several different - invasion first place? there have been several different phases. l invasion first place? there have i been several different phases. the early days and weeks where it was very fearful here in kyiv and around the country, many ukraine is shared the country, many ukraine is shared the perception of western intelligence that ukraine simply couldn't withstand the might of the russian federation and it would be a

war ending quite quickly with russia gaining control of kyiv. then we saw the resistance and where they stop the resistance and where they stop the attack on kyiv and the counter attacks which liberated large chunks of the territory that russia had taken. and that created almost too much optimism, almost a belief he of the war would be over by, you know, early this year, if not the end of this year, somehow the russian federation was defeated and we would see ukraine liberating the donbas region. this most recent counter offensive, high levels of casualties every day, they are pounding each other along the front line of the donbas and the south of the country. the mood now is, please be patient with us, to the west. there is a fear that almost hollywood style movie we saw last year where things were developing quite quickly and in

a way that was very easy to sell to western politicians to get behind us, look what is happening, this amazing victory is taking place. now reality is setting in and they worried that west will lose its patience and at some point it will start drawing back on its military aid. i5 start drawing back on its military aid. , . , ., start drawing back on its military aid. , ., , ., ., aid. is there a bit of a red line that the ukrainians _ aid. is there a bit of a red line that the ukrainians have - aid. is there a bit of a red line that the ukrainians have to i aid. is there a bit of a red line i that the ukrainians have to reach in order to build up the political support again, to be able to demonstrate they are adequately using the financial aid, using the weapons they are being given by the west? i weapons they are being given by the west? ~' ., , ., , , west? i think the hope was this current counter— west? i think the hope was this current counter offensive i west? i think the hope was this current counter offensive would assume they'd reach the coast and split the russian held territory in two and that would be a major victory and give hope for another counter offensive and hopefully for western aid to continue pouring in. now there is almost a deadline, they feel they have to get all of this

done before the november presidential elections next year in the united states. there is a real fear the republicans will either take control of the white house or the congress and aid from the us will start drying up and what happens in europe isn't clear after that. . , happens in europe isn't clear after that. ., ., ., that. really good to hear what you have to say. _ that. really good to hear what you have to say, thank _ that. really good to hear what you have to say, thank you _ that. really good to hear what you have to say, thank you very - that. really good to hear what you have to say, thank you very much. j here in the uk, labour leader sir keir starmer will outline his party's economic plans today with shadow here in the uk, labour says it wants ministers to be legally bound to consult the official economic watchdog — the office for budget responsibility — on tax and spending changes. it's after what labour called "disastrous" mistakes made in last year's mini budget when liz truss was the prime minister. live to westminster now where we can speak to our political correspondent peter saull. what more can you tell me about these changes that labour wants to put into place?— these changes that labour wants to put into place? almost a year to the da since put into place? almost a year to the day since the _ put into place? almost a year to the day since the not _ put into place? almost a year to the day since the not so _ put into place? almost a year to the day since the not so many _ put into place? almost a year to the day since the not so many budget i put into place? almost a year to the day since the not so many budget it| day since the not so many budget it talked about were liz truss was

prime minister which sent the markets reeling and the pound tumbling. labour seeking to remind us what happened, they will continue to do that as we head towards the general election. this is a clear attempt from labour to portray themselves as the party of fiscal responsibility. the conservatives would say, we have had a change of prime minister and we have got things back on an even keel. what labour are saying is where they to win the next general election, they would give the office for budget on to the tb is an independent watchdog, the power to publish forecasts whenever there is a major economic announcement from the government, even if it is something that happens at the last minute. the other thing labour is saying, they would fix the date of the budget and law. it would happen every autumn, more specifically in november. traditionally, budgets in the uk have happened in the spring. but in recent years it is more fluid. some have been in the autumn, some have beenin have been in the autumn, some have been in the spring and we have had what is supposed to be a less

economic statement, either in the spring or in the autumn. although they are supposed to be lesser, a lot have contained some major spending announcements. labour saying these proposals will give a lot more certainty to businesses and households and if you have those major tax and spend decisions announced in the autumn, that will give people time to prepare for the changes coming in at the end of the financial year at the end of march. it is always interesting when politicians propose putting more legal obligations onto government and taking power essentially and putting into the hands of an independent watchdog. do you think voters will respond to this kind of proposed change? it is voters will respond to this kind of proposed change?— voters will respond to this kind of proposed change? it is not the most excitin: proposed change? it is not the most exciting announcements. _ proposed change? it is not the most exciting announcements. i _ proposed change? it is not the most exciting announcements. i have i proposed change? it is not the most i exciting announcements. i have found it difficult talking about it, how interesting it is. it does not in the sense that labour have had problems in the past in terms of economic credibility, the container of deaves will continue to say they are the party of fiscal responsibility. —— conservatives. it was george osborne in 2010 who set

“p was george osborne in 2010 who set up the office for budget responsibility in response to what they saw at the time was labour's irresponsible spending on various different things. this is a debate we will have going into the general election. labour on the one side, pointing out in terms of the conservatives' management of the economy and the conservatives harking back to the last time labour was in power. if they want to announce something major during a pandemic, for example, even might make it difficult to do that. qm. make it difficult to do that. 0k, thank you _ make it difficult to do that. 0k, thank you for— make it difficult to do that. 0k, thank you for taking _ make it difficult to do that. 0k, thank you for taking us through that. brazil's supreme court has started considering whether to decriminalise abortion in south america's largest country. a process that could take months. currently, abortion is only allowed in three cases — that of rape, risk to the woman's life and when the foetus has an undeveloped brain. if the country's supreme court

votes in favour, abortion would be decriminalised up to 12 weeks gestation. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao paulo. three weeks ago, paloma had an abortion. she doesn't want to show her face, such is the tip you around such is the taboo around terminations here in brazil. she shows me the scans revealing that the baby she was expecting had a rare condition, that meant it wouldn't survive birth and could have risked her life, too. therein began a painful process to access a right she thought would be a given. "i asked the doctor if my baby would survive," she told me, "he said i had to wait for it to be born. "the nurse he was with him said the baby's heart was beating but i'd regret the decision in the future." through tears, paloma told them that the choice was hers. only, it wasn't. there are only three cases in which abortion is allowed, rate, in which abortion is allowed, rape, where the woman's life is at risk or in the case of anencephaly, when the foetus's brain is underdeveloped.

paloma's case wasn't one of those. she was told, though, that with two supporting doctors a judge would likely grant a termination. her doctor refused and it took six weeks to be granted one, jumping through hurdles all the while. "i think i speak for everyone when i say that it was a nightmare," says paloma. "we aren't the owners of our own bodies, are we? prolonging the suffering." it's estimated that by the age of 40, one in seven women here in brazil will have had at least one abortion. but while the procedure remains largely illegal, the risk of having a dangerous abortion remains high. conservative groups are increasingly being challenged by doctors who say this needs to be a public health issue, that women will access abortion regardless and the priority is keeping them safe. natalia nearly had an abortion at 21, until her religious mother convinced her otherwise. milane is 23 and gave birth four months ago and she pregnant again. saying that she wants to have

as many children as god allows her. both women are catholic. they believe that life begins at conception and they actively campaign against liberalising abortion. they believe the move by the supreme court is purely political. translation: we all know that i president lula has a leftist agenda, an abortionist agenda. feminists defend freedom to abort. the issues of abortion and feminism work together and they are linked to the left. but those at the coal face reject that. dr santos has dealt with several women who have tried to carry out abortions at home, so fearful they were of the consequences. by the time they arrive at hospital, they are bleeding and infected. translation: we have to understand i that it's not a political decision. i it is about choices and we all have a right to choose. the more we talk about it, the more people will understand. we have never talked so much

about women's rights as we are now. talking about this prejudice, all these discussions have come together. activists from across latin america have come together on this, it's known as the green wave movement and it is changing everything for women from mexico to argentina and many countries in between. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. scientists and star gazers will have their eyes on the skies above the us state of utah this weekend. a capsule — containing rocks and dust from an asteroid — is due to plummet from space at more than 15 times the speed of a rifle bullet. it took four years to reach the asteroid and collect the samples, which could give vital clues about the formation of our planet, more than four billion years ago. our science editor rebecca morelle has the details.

more of the getting samples of the asteroid material to study and try and understand its history. what asteroid material to study and try and understand its history. what is so uniuue and understand its history. what is so unique about _ and understand its history. what is so unique about this _ and understand its history. what is so unique about this particular- so unique about this particular sample? scientists, have they been able to study something like this before? , ., , before? yes, we have studied asteroids _ before? yes, we have studied asteroids before _ before? yes, we have studied asteroids before three - before? yes, we have studied i asteroids before three meteorites and there have been a couple of japanese missions that have visited asteroids and collected material and brought that back. the japanese mission, but this is the first nasa mission, but this is the first nasa mission to bring material back from an asteroid. it is bringing a lot more material than the other missions. we think that is about 250 grams of sample. this type of asteroid it is collecting the

material from, asteroid it is collecting the materialfrom, these asteroid it is collecting the material from, these asteroids are very interesting. they were formed at the very beginning of the solar system, so essentially they are a time capsule from the beginning of the solar system. we think asteroids like this might have delivered some of the ingredients necessary for life to earth, things like water and organic compounds. this life to earth, things like water and organic compounds.— organic compounds. as you are speaking. _ organic compounds. as you are speaking. we — organic compounds. as you are speaking, we are _ organic compounds. as you are speaking, we are looking i organic compounds. as you are speaking, we are looking at i organic compounds. as you are i speaking, we are looking at some interesting images taken from the mission of the sample collection itself. it took place quite a few years ago and it has taken some time for the sample to come back to earth so it can be studied?— so it can be studied? yes, the samle so it can be studied? yes, the sample collection _ so it can be studied? yes, the sample collection was - so it can be studied? yes, the sample collection was a i so it can be studied? yes, the | sample collection was a couple so it can be studied? yes, the i sample collection was a couple of years ago. when the spacecraft arrived at the asteroid, it was a bit of a surprise. they were expecting an asteroid with a fairly smooth surface, like a sandy beach. they found it was a rocky surface,

there were boulders up to tens of metres across and there were many of them. the first issue was to select them. the first issue was to select the sampling site. so there were lots of time spent surveying the asteroid and selecting the site. the site that was chosen is called nightingale and the collection method used, touch and go sample acquisition mechanism. basically the spacecraft approach the asteroid and extended an arm, which went into the surface of the asteroid. gas was blown through the arm to disturb the surface and it got collected in that head and withdrawn back into the spacecraft. northern soul, a music and dance movement that emerged in england in the 1960s, is marking a milestone. one of its most famous clubs is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend.

the wigan casino no longer exists in physicalform but its spirit lives on — in blackpool. our arts correspondent david sillito is there. # do you want me to get down on my knees? # beg you, baby, please. # cry a million tears #. the fabled wigan casino in its �*70s heyday and one of the few nights a camera was allowed in — for a film about young people who travelled from across the country to dance all night to what had become known as northern soul. i suddenly saw this amazing dancing going on and that was mesmerising. # what can i do when i still love you? entirely of their own invention, these kids had come up with something that was theirs, the focus of their week. different. take it easy, please! take it easy. - don't push! there is even a blue plaque to it, but the casino itself has long gone. in its place, as you can see, is a shopping centre.

# do i love you? but while the casino is gone, many are still keeping the faith, such as gideon here and sandy. alexa, play the night by frankie valli and the four seasons. and they've still got it. # beware of this promise. it was a wednesday. when i first walked in, i was like, whoa! what was different about it when you walked in? it was just pulsating and the atmosphere was just amazing. yeah, you could feel it. and the hairs are standing up on my arm, literally, look. that feeling i get even now after how many decades? 45 years. i can't describe what he'sjust said there. 45 years. there'll never be another wigan casino — never ever. # and you know you're gonna lose more than you found. _ also in the film, young chris

from leigh, who was a bit worried about telling her dad where she was going. i told my mum how much i liked it and she figured i'd want to go every week. she says, "well, you're going to have to tell your dad because he's got an idea anyway," you know. but she said i'm not telling him. 45 years on, we tracked her down. did your dad ever approve of you going? well, he knew about it when he saw the film, didn't he? that showed you how bright i was! i'm not the sharpest knife in't box. do you miss those days? yeah, because it was special. once you get into northern, you don't lose it. it's like another family. once you're in, you're in for life. you're fantastic! nah, nah, nah.

looking at those days, what was it like in there? oh, it was banging. like, you'd go and sweat was dripping off the walls. and as soon as you walked through the door, you were on it. because the music was going poom—poom—poom. it didn't matter. how did you do it all night? yeah, well, some of us had a bit of help, but it's one of them. i'm not asking any questions. i saw that and i thought, i want to meet her, i want to meet her. you are a star and i found you, i found you. have i changed? nothing — nothing has changed. i've still not got a posh accent. # follow you around, everywhere in town. i northern soul — it wasn'tjust wigan, it was a family, a community. and, 50 years on, thousands

are still keeping the faith. ijust want i just want to hang out with that woman! now it's time for a look at the weather. fine start across many parts of the uk with sunny starts. showers have been gathering towards northern and western areas. are passing through. on the satellite image, this is linked with a swell of cloud. sunny spells and showers on saturday's weather, there is this clear spot. this sunday, a period of wet and windy weather on its way. for the rest of the day, showers continuing towards northern western areas. they will drift towards the south and east so all of us at some point this afternoon catching a shower, strong winds in the north—east of scotland with gales maximum temperatures,

germany getting to 1a to 18 celsius. it will feel fresh. tonight, this ridge of high pressure moving in and the ridge means basically the air is descending in the atmosphere, it clears the moisture so that showers disappear, the cloud breaks up and there will be some clear spells. that will allow temperatures to fall away, three awful celsius in central areas of scotland. in the capital, is temperatures in single figures. a chilly but sunny start to the weekend. one or two showers in norfolk and suffolk, there is generally clearing away. lots of sunshine for many but the cloud will increase across northern ireland, west wales on the far south—west of england late in the day. temperatures 1a, may be 18 degrees. similar to today. as we go into the weekend, the second half of the weekend, the second half of the weekend on sunday, we will see this deep area of low pressure. this will contain the remnants of hurricane nigel. the white lines, the isobars

are close together, winds are strengthening and the weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. that rain is particularly heavy across parts of wales, northern ireland, the isle of man and up into scotland as the afternoon goes on. gales around the irish sea coats as well. towards the midlands, eastern and south—eastern areas, it is looking mostly dry. they will be some sunshine, temperatures for many and sunday up a little bit, 18 to 20 celsius with a south—westerly wind. it is the south—westerly wind that will keep temperatures 18 to 23 degrees throughout the week ahead with a mixture of sunny spells and showers.

live from london, this is bbc news. ukraine's president makes a surprise visit to canada, as he continues to rally support for his country in north america. more questions for the bbc — following a claim that russell brand exposed himself to a woman, then laughed about it on his bbc radio 2 show. a militaryjudge at guantanamo bay has ruled that one of the five defendants charged over the nine—eleven attacks is not fit to stand trial.

one of the world's most powerful media moguls, rupert murdoch, steps down as the head of fox and news corporation — passing the family empire to his eldest son lachlan. and seven years after blasting off, a rocket prepares to deliver what scientists hope will be the secrets to how life began on earth. hello. ukraine's president zelensky has arrived in canada on an unannounced visit, his first to the country since russia's full—scale invasion last year. he and his wife were welcomed by prime ministerjustin trudeau. on thursday, president biden announced a new $325 million dollar aid package for kyiv from the united states, after meeting mr zelensky at the white house. our correspondent, helena humphreys, has more details on what is — and isn't — included in the deal. it amounts to some $325 million in weaponry, specifically when it comes to air defence, something we know that president zelensky had been calling for.

more ammunition, as well — ammunition to be fired from those