lats i asked katie watson about the response to that protest. ., , of reaction i asked katie watson abouthe response to that protest. lots of reaction here i asked katie watson about the response to that protest. lots of reaction here and i asked katie watson about the response to that protest. lots of reaction here and of i asked katie watson about the response to that protest. lots of reaction here and of course abroad, many people saying it was an outburst that was not necessary, that it was not appropriate but there have been plenty of people who have backed her saying this is a message that needed to it isa it is a message many people feel, first nations people here in australia also feel. how it was done in front of the king, i think people hear a very divided on that. certainly the message is clear that there is that concerned that british colonisation led to massacres, lead to huge inequalities that are still very much present here in australia today. pretty much every outlet newspaper, australian has been talking about it. figs australian has been talking about it. �* , ., , about

katy watson, thank _ more vulnerable of course. katy watson, thank you _ more vulnerable of course.r _ more vulnerable of course. katy watson, thank you for giving us all of those details from samoa. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of how germany is being used to store small boats before they're used by migrants to cross the english channel. during a meeting that we covertly filmed, two smugglers reveal how boats are being stored in secret warehouses around the city of essen. our berlin correspondent, jessica parker, has more on this. essen, west germany, a place many migrants come to or pass through. it's here ourjournalist is posing as a syrian man who wants to get to britain on a small boat. wearing a secret camera, he meets this man, a boat smuggler, who says his name is abu sahar. these are videos from abu sahar — motors, dinghies, for use in migrant crossings. this one, he's suggested, is being stored nearby, somewhere around essen, ready, for the right price. they end up at a cafe. it's becoming clear someone else is coming. months of groundwork have led up to this

joining me live now from samoa is our correspondent katy watson. this question of reparations going to be a factor in this gathering? well, officially the _ factor in this gathering? well, officially the big _ factor in this gathering? well, officially the big day _ factor in this gathering? well, officially the big day is - factor in this gathering? well, officially the big day is on - officially the big day is on friday, the leaders have arrived command officially the big story at the top of the agenda is climate change. climate change is an issue that affects especially countries like here in the pacific, rising sea levels and countries wanting much more support when it comes from bigger, wealthier nations in trying to protect them. but that's a pretty officially what is at the top officially what is at the top of the agenda and what is being discussed is there will be many more questions that arise over reparations. now, what we have heard is the bbc has seen this draft communique and in it it talks about the time has come for a meaningful, tru

katy watson reports from samoa.es has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarch. it's also a first for a pacific island to host the summit, and samoa's pulling out all the stops to make a success of it. the main road from the airport to the capital is one long welcome party. villagers across samoa's main island have been sprucing up their homes, ready for this week's visitors. we are samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. same with the king. so, you know, we have this great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so too are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that also matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels — while here, the king's chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects of climate change. the king will then spend friday with commonwealth leaders — climate is expected to once again dominate the agenda. but at this meeting of nations brought together

from sydney our correspondent katy watson reports. monarchists, there's a lot to celebrate. the fact that king charles is travelling 10,000 miles and across ten different time zones, all the while having cancer treatment is, say these students, a testament to his fondness for this country. i'm really excited. i think he's such a big, a big part of our history and our tradition. it's really wonderful that we get to celebrate it. people aren't going to line the streets waving unionjacks. they're going to be waving the australian flag because the king isjust as much the king of australia as he is the king of england. at london airport, i the heir to the throne prepared to say goodbye i to britain for a few months. the king first came here aged 17, spending two terms at a rural boarding school and calling it by far the best experience of his education. he's since returned 15 times, most recently with the now queen for the 2018 commonwealth games. monarchy! the farewell tour! but republicans here say the country needs to move on. they've r

katy watson, bbc news, in samoa.director of the anu pacific institute. he told me why king charles was made a samoan high chief on this visit. samoa is very proud of its history, and part of that history is being part of the commonwealth. the highest gift not only the country but the people is bestowing a chiefly title, it makes king charles one of our own, that cultural connection. there were a few villages offering bestowing titles, and this esteemed title was bestowed today by a village which creates that cultural bond of the king to the people of samoa. there will be more villages tomorrow. but of course this is a day of celebration, that we have on the shores of this island nation a king from the uk. is his reception equally warmly received across samoa? we saw protests in australia, i just wonder if there is any anti—monarchy sentiment in samoa? absolutely not, we are proud in samoa of our cultural heritage. we have our own head of state and head of government, but the celebration in terms of being part of the

katy watson, bbc news, in samoa.reporting on there.— reporting on there. i will be back with — reporting on there. i will be back with more _ reporting on there. i will be back with more shortly - reporting on there. i will be back with more shortly on l reporting on there. i will be i back with more shortly on bbc news. stay with us. thank you for watching. hello there. apart from a few showers across central and southern parts of england, most places were dry today and there was some decent spells of sunshine, a bit of rain, fairly strong winds for the north—west of scotland too. now tonight it looks like many places will turn dry. there�*ll be clear spells and i don�*t think we should have many issues with dense fog, because there�*ll be a little bit more of a breeze, and it�*ll certainly be quite breezy across scotland and northern ireland through the night. so quite blustery here with further cloud, the odd shower as well, particularly north—west scotland. but england and wales, winds will be a little bit lighte

katy watson there.ever father and son to play in a competitive nba game together. history tonight, the first father— son duo to play together in an nba game. the highly anticipated moment came with a few minutes left in the first half of their opening home game of the season against the minnesota timberwolves. both players came into the game with the lakers holding a commanding i6—point advantage. the lakers eventually won by 110—103. lebron — who is 39 — is the top scorer in the league's history, while his 20—year—old son joined the lakers this season. an incredible story. you're watching bbc news. stay with us. hello again. it's been a really foggy start to the day across some parts of england and wales — not all, of course, and it will take its time to clear. should lift by late morning. you can see there's not much in the way of isobars. no wind really to move it along, but it is pretty breezy across the far northwest of scotland and here, we will see a few showers. some showers also coming in acros

katy watson, bbc news, in samoa. you're watching bbc news.ncil is considering the use of a contraceptive pill to control gull numbers. the initiative aims to control their population in worcester, where aggressive gulls have become a menace to residents. the city council has tried a number of other methods to control the birds, including netting their nesting sites and hiring hawks, but they continue to cause problems for locals. the person who has put this idea forward, councillorjill desayrah explained to bbc news about the problems the gulls are causing and why contraception might be the solution. the problem is that seagulls have started to roost, have their young and live in a retail park which is very close to residential houses. these are now urban gulls, mostly black, lesser black backed gulls. um, and they do cause problems for in lots of ways. so theirdroppings are, um, very big and, uh, corrosive to cars, etc. they can attack people, especially those walking dogs, during the nesting season in particular. um, and they make a lot of

katy watson following the royal visits in sydney.le east next, where a fresh round of israeli air strikes hit the lebanese capital, beirut. these are recent pictures out of baabda, lebanon, a suburb of beirut, where mutiple air strikes have been reported on targets the israeli army claims are linked to hezbollah. one site was near a main government hospital. at least four people have reportedly been killed. it comes after israel's army issued fresh evacuation orders for civilians in the capital city's southern suburbs. israel earlier warned of further strikes on hezbollah�*s financial infrastructure, after targeting more than a dozen bank branches in beirut. the israel defense forces says it's targeting the lebanese bank al-qard al—hassan to stop large funds flowing to hezbollah and financing the militant group's operations. but the united nations special coordinator for lebanon told the bbc her office considers the israeli strikes punitive, as lebanese people also use the banks for everyday funds. hezbollah launched 170 projectiles

katy watson, bbc news, in samoa.h his son after they became the first father—son duo to share a court in a competitive match. it didn't last long, just two minutes and 41 seconds, but lebron and his 20—year—old son bronny on court together during the los angeles lakers' season opener against the minnesota timberwolves was enough for the history books. lebronjames is now in his 22nd season in the nba and has yet to say when he plans to call time on his career. geoff capes, who competed for great britain in the shot put at three olympic games, won two commonwealth titles and twice won the world's strongest man competition, has died aged 75, his family have announced. he set the record for a british man in 1980. he competed for great britain at three 0lympic in 1980. he competed for great britain at three olympic games and won two commonwealth titles. 0ur sports correspondentjoins us now. he became a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big — a household name, didn't t? yes, we talk about big characters _ a hous

from sydney, katy watson reports. # god save the king #.e while having cancer treatment, is, say these students, testament to his fondness for this country. i'm really excited. i think he's such a big part of our history and our tradition, it's really wonderful we get to celebrate it. people aren't going to line the streets waving unionjacks, they are going to be waving the australian flag because the king isjust as much the king of australia as he is the king of england. archive: at london airport the heir to the throne prepared _ to say goodbye to britain for a few months. - the king first came here aged 17, spending two terms at a rural boarding school and calling it by far the best experience of his education. voice over: monarchy - the farewell tour. - but republicans here say the country needs to move on. they've released this tongue—in—cheek video encouraging australians to think about a future without the royals. we've been independent for a long time now. but that last little step of independence for us is splitting away from the m

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney. it's called is the third of four supermoons to occur this year. these pictures show the moon over the skyline of hong kong overnight. nasa says it anticipates the moon will appear full for three days. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. plenty of clear skies across england and wales have given our weather watchers the chance to see the hunter's moon, the third supermoon of the year so far. this was darlington a little earlier on, but the clear skies are quite widespread across england and wales, and the supermoon can be seen as far south as hampshire as well. hello there. plenty of clear skies across england and wales have we have got more cloud the further north and west, with strengthening winds ahead of this weather front that's going to arrive during the morning rush hour, but with those clear skies, because it's been so wetjust recently, fog is forming and some of it will be quite dense in places for the early morning rush hour or the journey to school. so that

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney.l media site. thank you for watching world news america. hello there. plenty of clear skies across england and wales have given our weather watchers the chance to see the hunter's moon, the third supermoon of the year so far. this was darlington a little earlier on, but the clear skies are quite widespread across england and wales, and the supermoon can be seen as far south as hampshire as well. we have got more cloud the further north and west, with strengthening winds ahead of this weather front that's going to arrive during the morning rush hour, but with those clear skies, because it's been so wetjust recently, fog is forming and some of it will be quite dense in places for the early morning rush hour or the journey to school. so that fog will lift away during the morning, and central and eastern england, along with eastern scotland, will keep some sunny spells throughout the afternoon. out to the west, some showery rain and strengthening winds with gusts close to a0 miles an hour.

let's speak to our australia correspondent katy watson.inal day of the torah.— day of the torah. the conversation - day of the torah. the conversation we - day of the torah. the | conversation we heard day of the torah. the - conversation we heard on parliament house is a composition that follows the royal couple throughout this trip in australia. questioning the role of monarchy in australia. behind me is another aspect to this country, a show of support for king charles. people have been queueing for several hours, very hot day in sydney. a cut off of 6000 people only 6000 people allowed people only 6000 people allowed people still waiting for a glimpse of the royal couple. this is their final day here glimpse of the royal couple. this is theirfinal day here in australia. they will be meeting the public in just over an australia. they will be meeting the public injust over an hour and after today they will be heading to samoa for the commonwealth head of government meeting and it is their they will go back to the uk. what do ou think wil

before meeting commonwealth leaders at the end of the week. 0ur australia and pacific correspondent katy watsonn extended a big welcome to the king and queen. it is the first time that king charles has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarch. it is also a first for a pacific island to host the summit. and samoa is pulling out all the stops to make a success of it. the main road from the airport to the capital is one long welcome party. villages across samoa's main island have been sprucing up their home waiting for visitors. we samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. the same with the king also. this is a great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so to are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels. while here, the king has chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects of climate change. it is a packed schedule in samoa, as it was in australia. on friday, he will be speaking to commonwealth le

friends and indeed as a family to learn from and to draw strength from one another. 0ur correspond katy watsonn a olo: samoa. we will not get an apology from _ samoa. we will not get an apology from the - samoa. we will not get an apology from the king, . samoa. we will not get an | apology from the king, not samoa. we will not get an - apology from the king, not his role. also something the uk has said they will not do anyway. i don't think the issue is going to go away. clearly, lots 1536 00

our correspondent katy watson was in samoa as the king and queen arrived.nda during the visit. this is the first commonwealth heads of government meeting that king charles is attending since becoming monarch. it's also a first for a pacific nation for hosting the summit. so it's a really big deal for samoa, a small country. there are 4,000 delegates expected to come here. they've had to bring on a cruise ship to accommodate the visitors here this week. now, top of the agenda will be climate change. pacific islands are especially vulnerable when it comes to rising sea levels. but climate change, of course, is something that's very close to the king's heart. he'll be visiting a mangrove project, talking about how to preserve the ocean, also going to the national park and speaking to samoans about how to make this part of the world much less vulnerable. there'll be a lot of pressure, of course, on bigger members of the commonwealth to try and cut their fossil fuel emissions and try and help smaller nations like samoa in terms of climate finance and protecting

the bbc�*s katy watson has been in darwin and sent this report.n by the new government who argued that crime is on the rise and it needs to come down. and one of the ways to do that, they say, is lower the age of criminal responsibility, effectively locking more children. the un says 1a should be the absolute minimum age of criminal responsibility. doctors, lawyers here we have spoken to, human rights groups, indigenous organisations all worn this is a step back and will make the issue worse. children here are going into maximum security prisons are being held in isolation. many of those have mental health issues and disabilities. and add to that in this region about 30% of people are aboriginal but pretty much 100% of the children being locked up are indigenous. i've been speaking to the territories children's commissioner who has been pushing for the government to reconsider. pushing for the government to reconsider-— reconsider. having worked in the justice — reconsider. having worked in the justice system _ reconsider. having worked in the jus

friends and indeed as a family to learn from and to draw strength from one another. 0ur correspondent katy watsona we offer is not going to get an apology from ken, that is not his role. it is also something that the uk has said they are going to do anyway. i don't think the issue is going to go away clearly lots of commonwealth leaders think this needs to get started its early days but i don't see this going away at all. yes, one of the big issues climate change that is something that has been the top of the agenda and plan to be top of the agenda. many commonwealth countries are small island nations like samoa and they are at the forefront of climate change when it comes to rising sea levels and that is something the king in the last two days have seen for himself. just yesterday, he visited the national park, it is clear that those are priorities for him. they are priorities for him. they are priorities here at the commonwealth heads of government meetings. especially the pressure from smaller countries for richer countries, more affluent countries, to do their part in trying to protect some o

more on the australia tour and we willjoin our australia correspondent katie watson.hat happened with that controversial cartoon, there are continuing protests at the sydney opera house? lidia views on how lidia thorpe behaved in parliament house on monday. many people saying it needed to be said, plenty of people saying the way she did it was not appropriate, that perhaps it was even rude to the king. in fact we are out here with people here waiting for the king to come here injust over an hour i believe. they are waiting here in the hot sun in sydney, it's a very sunny day butjust in sydney, it's a very sunny day but just about in sydney, it's a very sunny day butjust about half—an—hour ago, there was an aboriginal protester who was arrested. started shouting you are not mike king! telling the crowd here they are complicit. he was a protester who appeared on sunday outside the church service where the king and queen attended their the crowd here shouted back god save the king. he was asked to move on by the police and said he wouldn't go, he was arrested and taken o

our correspondent in sydney katy watson has more on this.e town called broome, about 2000km north east of perth in western australia. now, three children aged six, seven and eight, had entered a swimming pool in a vacant property owned by matej radelich. now, he caught those children, he tied them with plastic cable ties. and then there was video footage showing two of the children, a very difficult watch showing them crying, clearly very scared. and people calling for him to release the three children. now, he was charged with three counts of aggravated assault. his lawyers claimed that it was a lawful citizen's arrest. he was a victim of crime. he'd had four prior break—ins before this incident, although there were no connections with this incident that happened in march. now, the prosecutor said it was dehumanising. it was unreasonable in the circumstances. now, the magistrate on friday acquitted him of one of the counts of aggravated assault. the eldest child managed to break free from the cable ties and therefore didn't spend as much ti

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney. over berlin's sky on wednesday night. it came from what's known as the �*oort cloud', well beyond pluto. scientists says it's only visible from earth every 80,000 years. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. plenty of clear skies across england and wales have given our weather watchers the chance to see the hunter's moon, the third supermoon of the year so far. this was darlington a little earlier on, but the clear skies are quite widespread across england and wales, and the supermoon can be seen as far south as hampshire as well. we have got more cloud the further north and west, with strengthening winds ahead of this weather front that's going to arrive during the morning rush hour, but with those clear skies, because it's been so wetjust recently, fog is forming and some of it will be quite dense in places for the early morning rush hour or the journey to school. so

. >> thanks, katy and welcome to headliners, your first look at sunday's newspapers. i'm nick dixon and i'm joined tonight by feminist icon cressida watsonhow dare you. >> how dare you. >> and every feminist nightmare. it's louis schaefer. >> i thought i was going to be the feminist icon for a second. >> it could have been you. >> it could have been you. >> it could have been you. >> i don't think she's a feminist icon. no. >> they're both ironic, actually. hers was ironic. yours was accurate. oh, yeah. >> i am an i'm a i'm a nightmare to most people. some people take it personally. >> have you colour coordinated with louis thai tonight? i'm worried about that. no no no no no not quite. >> little accents of gold there. >> little accents of gold there. >> this is a beautiful tie. this comes from italy. i pay between £1 and £2 for all of my ties to italy, via which charity shop? i don't remember. i think i remember which one you do. >> too many visual jokes, though, because this does go out on the radio as well, so let's all remember that. but i do like your tie for radio listeners. he's wearing a nice tie. let's have a quick look at the f

our correspondent katy watson has the latest.tre for the king and queen, theirfinal a soggy centre for the king and queen, their final engagement and another high chief title bestowed on the monarch. it was a colourful farewell, ceremony and celebration have followed the royal couple around on this leg of the tour. so too has the driving rain. this was samoa's moment in the spotlight and nothing was going to stop people here. the queen tried and mostly failed to keep a straight face. it has been deeply appreciated and we will take away from this promise of you the most special of memories of our time here. this you the most special of memories of ourtime here-— our time here. this was a trip that many thought _ our time here. this was a trip that many thought may _ our time here. this was a trip that many thought may not _ our time here. this was a trip that many thought may not happen - our time here. this was a trip that l many thought may not happen when our time here. this was a trip that - many thought may not happen when th

katy watson, bbc news, in samoa. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has travelled to samoa with the prime row over whether reparatoryjustice for slavery should be part of the commonwealth heads of government meeting. the prime minister had only been here a matter of hours and this row about reparations compensation for the slave trade has blown up here. we've had a couple of senior members of the government of the bahamas talking publicly about it already. the argument from them and others is that countries that see themselves as victims of the slave trade should, firstly, get an apology for it, and, secondly, should get money, should get compensation for it. now, on the way out here, the 28 hour shlep on the plane, the prime minister was really clear. he said the uk was not going to say sorry and was not going to talk about reparations. he wanted to talk about the future as opposed to talking about the past. plenty of commonwealth countries, an organisation made up primarily of countries that used to be in the british empire, do want that conversation to continue. and the bbc has reveale

katie watson, bbc news, samoa.ere now — good morning, chris. it's a very sensitive issue, this one. take us through what has been said so far and what we might hear today. good mornin: , and what we might hear today. good morning, charlie _ and what we might hear today. good morning, charlie from _ and what we might hear today. good morning, charlie from samoa, you travel— morning, charlie from samoa, you travel the — morning, charlie from samoa, you travel the best part of 10,000 miles and it— travel the best part of 10,000 miles and it takes 28 hours and when you -et and it takes 28 hours and when you get here _ and it takes 28 hours and when you get here to — and it takes 28 hours and when you get here to the southern tropical pacific— get here to the southern tropical pacific island of samoa, the weather is a bit _ pacific island of samoa, the weather is a bit like — pacific island of samoa, the weather is a bit like back home on skipton hi-h is a bit like back home on skipton high street on a thursday morning

after he was heckled in the country's parliament by an aboriginal senator. 0ur sydney correspondent katy watsone? we can see the crowds are out.— crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here. — crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here, outside _ crowds are out. absolutely. the crowds here, outside sydney . crowds are out. absolutely. the . crowds here, outside sydney opera house, you can seem a meticulously planned operation with police keeping crowds back, overlooking the opera house. many more, another 6000 allowed in the square in front of the opera house. the fact he has visited and indigenous centre this morning and he had a barbecue here in western sydney. the fact he is coming to the opera house shows he is meeting australians and talking about important topics. not without controversy. we saw the senator yesterday, and there have been protests throughout the tour. i think that was expected. important topics have come up here before his visit and will come up afterwards. clearly, they are key topics the royal family field they need to address. he has not