and tears a family apart. a close call with a space rock capable of wiping out a city: the asteroid that s about to pass between the earth and the moon. the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she s being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. ms paltrow is counter suing 76 year old terry sanderson, claiming it was he who skied into her, not the other way around. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional accounts from two of terry sanderson s daughters about the impact the accident had on theirfather. today was the oscar winning actress s turn to give her account of the collision that mr sanderson says left him with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise, so my brain was
hello and welcome to bbc news. france is braced for more protests in the coming days over pension reforms, following the cancellation of king charles state visit to the country. the king and queen consort camilla were due to arrive in paris tomorrow, but president macron said it was common sense to cancel the trip. demonstrations are planned this weekend against water shortages, while blockades of oil refineries are leading to fuel shortages on some garage forecourts. simonjones has the latest. police patrolling the streets of paris last night, trying to prevent a repeat of scenes like these. on thursday, what had been largely peaceful protests against the president and his pension reforms turned violent. that night, piles of uncollected rubbish in the capital were satellite. the french authorities say almost 1000 fires were started. this was nantes. and similar scenes on the streets of strasberg. and in bordeaux, the entrance to the town hall was satellite. this city, alo
on day four of the trial of gwyneth paltrow about her role in a skiing accident, the actress is preparing to give testimony. we will have the latest. the state visit of king charles to france has been postponed. the french and british governments took the decision following a phone call between president emmanuel macron and the king and follows the widespread protests over france s pension reforms. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than one million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. here s some of what mr macron said about postponing the king s visit. translation: i believe that you see l the situation linked to the protestsl because of pension reform in france. from the moments last night when the unions announced a new day of mobilisation on tuesday, and with the king s visit planned from monday to wednesday, i think we w
have been quite embarrassing. it the british royal family it could have been quite embarrassing. it was su osed have been quite embarrassing. it was suwosed to have been quite embarrassing. it was suwosed to be have been quite embarrassing. it was supposed to be quite have been quite embarrassing. it was supposed to be quite significant? yes, it was king charles s first state visit as monarch. he was due to address politicians in the national assembly. to address politicians in the nationalassembly. it to address politicians in the national assembly. it was important for him and important for france. his first trip abroad as king. france is one of the uk s oldest and closest allies. these trips are made at the request of the foreign office, so the royal family don t decide where they re going to go. it is the importance of the links with the uk and the rest of europe, particularly after brexit and the issues that have arisen. as well ahead of coronation, getting people