his visit to germany later in the week will go ahead. the bbc has paused plans to scrap the bbc singers, the uk s only full time professional chamber choir, after a public backlash against the move. the singers were due to be axed just before their centenary because of bbc budget cuts, but now, the corporation says they will continue performing while it looks at other ways of funding them, as our media correspondent david sillito reports. singing the bbc singers a part of british musical life for nearly 100 years. however, what began as the wireless chorus of 192a didn t look as though it was going to make it to its centenary year. the bbc said it had to make cuts the choir would close in september. however, there s been a u turn. and in the queue for today s concert, there was relief that britain s only full time, salaried professional choir looks to have been saved. it s something to aspire to, certainly for young singers coming up professionally. ijust read on my phone
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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
this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their pain staking search for survivors. we ll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden s backing for a new global forum to fight climate change. residents in australia and new zealand are urged to take shelter as cyclone gabrielle hurtles towards the islands threatening to bring destructive winds and heavy rain. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria has risen to more than 2a,000. millions are thought to be homeless in the region, and rescuers are increasingly focusing on those requiring food and shelter. the united nations says almost 900,000 people are in urgent need of hot mea