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
creatures grew so big or how they came to die out, but their size and their success for millions of years puts our own existence into sharp perspective. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now it s the weather with darren bett. we had more rain today but at least it is a little bit warmer. temperatures in northern ireland reached 16 degrees today and it s actually a bit warmer than normal for the time of year across many western parts of europe. in south west france temperatures were topping 30 degrees. of course it will not last and as we change month we will change the weather. it will turn cooler across many western parts of europe but it should also be turning drier at the same time. looking at the rain we had over the past few hours, this is continuing to push across scotland. heavy rain developing across england and wales. a bit further north now. that rain will tend to slide away into the north sea but we will keep some patchy rain going across northern england. 0therwise turni
and amsterdam tells british tourists who are after sex and drug to stay away in a digital campaign. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in germany where king charles has arrived on his first state visit as monarch. he also became the first head of state since the second world war to be honoured with a full ceremonial and military welcome at the brandenburg gate, in berlin. the trip was originally due to begin in france, but protests against raising the pension age meant that visit had to be postponed. king charles has paid tribute to germany s extraordinary hospitality towards ukrainian refugees and said both the countries must stand together with ukraine in defence of freedom and sovereignty . our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest from berlin and a warning that this report contains some flash photography. white tie and tiaras for the state banquet. but don t be too dazzled b
midfield set up to score a stunning goal for arsenal as they seized the initiative in style. it s 16 years since arsenal won europe s top prize. they remain the only english team to win this competition. here, they displayed the level of intensity required on the biggest stage with their dominance rewarded again. had and kate s cross. more chances came and went on a rainy night. in the end, two goals were enough. having already won the domestic league cup, they remain on course for a trouble. on course for a treble. adam cottier, bbc news. indonesia will not host this year s under 20 football world cup after fifa stripped the country of its right to stage the tournament. last friday s draw for the 24 team competition was cancelled by the indonesian organisers following protests earlier this month in the muslim majority country against the participation of israel. fifa have acted following a meeting between their president, gianni infantino, and the chairman of the host countr