we start in france. large numbers have taken to the streets again, the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. on the streets there in france we have more large protests, notjust paris but many of the big cities. notjust paris but many of the big cities. france s constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the government s move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. let s speak to our correspondent hugh schofield who is on the streets near the protests in paris. there is no prospect of the government giving way on the key part of the law which is raising the age from 62 to 64 for state pension, and there is no sign as we see here of the protesters giving up. it may be that beneath the scenes there are things happening as the law approaches this publication in becoming actually law, people will start giving up,
hello and welcome. we will concentrate on the stories dominating the headlines here in the uk. some breaking news here in the uk an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. nusrat ghani claimed she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue when she lost herjob as transport minister in february 2020. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation. this investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, m
bring russia to its senses . that s the message the french president emmanuel macron has delivered on thursday to the man who can, maybe, influence vladimir putin, the chinese leader xi jinping. applying pressure on ukraine isn t an an easy sell after years of worsening relations between the west and china, and president xi s recent visit to moscow. here s some of what president macron had to say. decades of peace in europe. i know i can count on you to bring russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table. but we need to find a lasting peace. that is to say, a peace that respects internationally recognised borders and avoids any form of escalation. what i meant to say was applying russia, not on ukraine. the president of the european commission is also in bejing with emmanuel macron in what s being framed by some as a good cop bad cop scenario. with ursula von der leyen taking the tough stance. we also count on china not to provide any military equipment dir
let s move to france now and big numbers have taken to the streets again the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. france s constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the governments move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. unions have called for a new round of protests and strikes on april 13th. you join me at the end point of today s march year in paris. the curious street theatre, relay for that were in an elevated position overlooking the square and over the last half hourjust been a chewing and firing of police movie and coming clearing out section of the class of two crowd chants bays going off, lots of booing and chanting, people saying everyone hates the police. slightly anarchy for you can see behind me. movement of police down there to put out a fire or something like that. at some point ple
kate forbes who lost out to humza yousaf in the race to be scotland s first minister quits the scottish government. no let up hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of france again as protests at president macron s pension reforms continue into a second week. back at the high court for a second day prince harry accuses the publisher of the mail newspapers of criminality in his privacy case. can he pick out the killer pass? and scotland pull off an incredible victory over spain in their euro qualifier. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: we ll have the best of the action from tonight s euro 2024 qualifying, as scotland go head to head with continental heavyweights spain, while wales take on latvia. good evening. police in the united states who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people d