announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand. there s huge uncertainty about the country s future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that s after they defeated their military backed rivals in a general election. but thailand s upper house the senate is dominated by the military, and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan head reports. stunned by their success, thailand s youngest and most progressive party came to celebrate at the place they call democracy monument, built to commemorate a democracy that many thais say they have never had. today we have politics driven by hope in this country. they were told by an mp who, like so many in the party, has spent time injail for his political views. move forward caught the public s imagination with the boldness and cl
I knew it as soon as we said it, we have pingpong coming up. s been petes been practicing all his life. [laughter] rachel he probably pitched this segment so he could look good again. Pete theyre good. They must be pros. Rachel and i love that its, like, disco music to the ping pingpong pete i think this has to do with whats happening next. Will and tacos on set as well. We had a conversation earlier about flour, hard, and i told you guys rachel were going to try the almond pete wills into almond if tortilla, which i dont know how you get a tortilla out of a nut. Look at that, look at that, i cant even lift it. Rachel come on. Just try a thing. Will youve got to go quick now, pete. Pete its starting to fall apart. Will but not bad tasting. Am i wrong . Rachel no. No. Pete dry and rachel no, no. Pete almonds are not will s heres petes hard shells. Pete now, hard shells are awesome. Will hard shells are awesome. Pete have you had the doritos ones from taco bell . Will get out of here. Ra
as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. tens of thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in saint peter s square in rome as pope francis presided over easter sunday mass. the pontiff is expected to pronounce the traditional holiday blessing later. a four storey residential building has collapsed in the french city of marseille leaving at least five people from the surrounding structures injured. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected preside
more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected president lula has pledged to undo the destruction under the former president bolsonaro. he speaks of tackling the problem in the largest indigenous territory. what happens in the amazon will have a huge impact on our climate crisis. can president lula rebuild the protection programme or is time running out to save the rainforest and the indigenous people that call it home? that