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
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m jane hill. our top stories a state visit by king charles to france is postponed ahead of more planned protests against president emmanuel macron s pension reforms. translation: i think would be lacking some sense to propose | to his majesty and the queen consort to come and make a state visit in the middle of the demonstrations. the price of dissent in russia: how a child s drawing sparked a police investigation, a criminal case and a family torn apart. india s congress party says it ll challenge a decision to disqualify opposition mp rahul gandhi after he was handed a two year prison sentence.
the family of a man in northern ireland have been awarded £350,000 in damages after the high court ruled he was tortured by british soldiers. liam holden, who died last year, had said water boarding techniques used while he was in military custody in 1972 had led to him making a false confession of murder. his conviction for that murder was dropped in 2012. i m joined now by our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. i distress in case, emma. explain what more has happened today and crucially what his family are seen. yes, it s very significant. is thought to be the first time in in courts has actually recognised that waterboarding techniques were used ijy waterboarding techniques were used by british soldiers during the troubles. it dates back to 1972, this man was just 19 at the time and was arrested and accused of murdering a british soldier and it was while he was in military custody, he says he was taken by soldiers from the parachute regiment to a lloyd s list area of belfast,
defence for damages and his that case that has concluded today. mr holden never lived to see the end of that case, he died last year, his family were in court today and they will be awarded now £350,000 in damages. they spoke outside court today of their relief, they feel final vindication, today of their relief, they feel finalvindication, his today of their relief, they feel final vindication, his son and daughter spoke about the vindication for their father. daughter spoke about the vindication for theirfather. this daughter spoke about the vindication for their father. this shows that he was an innocent man. for their father. this shows that he was an innocent man. emma thank you our island correspondent. opposition leaders in india have denounced parliament s decision to disqualify the congress party leader rahul gandhi as an mp after he was given a two year prison sentence in a defamation case. mr gandhi who is a key congress party figure was given a two year prison sente
that he ll resign on monday, when he s due to face a no confidence vote. this has been an emotive and divisive issue in plymouth. that s likely to continue to be the case, despite today s court hearing. jenny kumah, bbc news, plymouth. the bbc says it will not resume filming on the latest series of top gear after one of the show s presenters, freddie flintoff, was