died suddenly aged 67. king charles has arrived in germany for his first overseas state visit since succeeding his mother as the british monarch. he and his wife camilla, the queen consort, were greeted with a ceremonial gun salute shortly after their plane landed in berlin. they then travelled on to the brandenburg gate. where there was an official welcome hosted by president frank walter steinmeier. the landmark was once associated with the country s division during the cold war, and is a symbolic site in its subsequent reunification. it s the first ceremonial welcome ever held there for a visiting head of state. the visit is being seen as part of a move by the uk to improve relationships with its european neighbours. it includes a visit to the german president s residence, bellevue palace, where the king and queen consort signed the guest book and will enjoy a state banquet in their honour. president steinmeier says he is looking forward to working with britain on future
we start in germany. king charles has arrived on his first state visit since he succeeded his mother as the british monarch. let s show you the latest pictures but a warning these contain flashing images. a short time ago king charles and queen consort camilla arrived at bellevue palace in berlin for a state banquet. hosted by the german president. this is now a three day trip. and it began here in berlin. but this was all supposed to begin in france at the weekend. that leg though was cancelled because of those protests in france over pension reforms. well in berlin, the king received this ceremonial welcome at the brandenberg gate. that s significant it s the first time the brandenberg gate has been used to welcome a head of state. the king and queen consort then moved on the german president s residence, bellevue palace. they signed the guest book and this evening are attending a state banquet in their honour. let s hear from the german president. translation: this v
jessica elgot and bryan lanza, who was the communications director for donald trump s transition team. we start tonight here in the uk, where immigration minister, robertjenrick, has announced plans to move away from using hotels to house asylum seekers. instead the government intends to use disused military bases in the southeast and east of england in essex and lincolnshire, and a separate site in east sussex. the government s plans are aimed at reducing spending on hotels and detering small boat channel crossings. according to research by bbc news, 395 hotels are currently being used to accomodate more than 51 thousand people. the uk says it is spending £6.2m a day on hotels for asylum seekers. mrjenrick told the house of commons that the government is also exploring the possibility of using vessels at sea. but the refugee council has described the proposals as entirely unsuitable . let s listen to some of what the immigration minister had to say today in the commons. m
It will go to the u. S. Senate but with a condition making sure that we do Due Diligence here we can. Have a short pause and make sure that the f. B. I. Can investigate. But first we begin in berlin where the german chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President of type area won have taken a first step toward repairing the fractured relationship between their countries aired one pointed to a win win business project on the horizon and merkel said that she was hopeful on finding Common Ground in their Press Conference on friday we heard diplomatic words that were in sharp contrast to the insults and ultimatums we have heard over the past years with germany demanding turkey improve its human rights record an heir to one accusing german politicians of acting like nazis so is this now a relationship reset between two nato allies the critics are skeptical and on
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Emmanuel Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French President in 24 years on Sunday, a pomp-filled three-day trip described as a tribute to the Franco-German friendship.