hello and welcome. president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. today, he s expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. he is already here this morning, he is going to meet the irish president at his official residency. they are going to plant a tree together and then they will be in the city centre speaking to politicians at the irish parliament. only the fourth time a us president has been invited to do this so it is a huge honourforjoe biden who is incredibly proud of his irish roots. we saw yesterday he was meeting his family members and locals there and at times, to be honest, it looked like he was on holiday, he was having such a good time. let s see what he got up to. an irish homecoming for a us president. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestra
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Live from london, this is bbc news. president biden is to address the irish parliament in dublin, as he continues his visit of the republic of ireland. a man will appear in court after being extradited from pakistan, charged with the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky in west yorkshire. the president of brazil hopes his visit to shanghai will smooth relations with its biggest trading partner, china. the european space agency will launch its spacecraft towards jupiter later, in one of its most ambitious missions to date.
She and a colleague had been responding to an emergency call from this travel agency in bradford. hi, mr khan. the man charged with her murder is piran ditta khan, seen here arriving for a court hearing in pakistan. he s been in prison there since 2020, but was extradited back to the uk on tuesday and has now been remanded in custody. piran ditta khan is expected to appear here at westminster magistrates court later today. the crown prosecution service says he s been charged with sharon beshenivsky s murder, as well as robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. jon donnison, bbc news in central london. brazil s president luiz in cio lula da silva is in shanghai for an official visit aimed at consolidating relations with china. ties worsened under his predecessor, jair bolsonaro. beijing is brazil s biggest trading partner.
Live from london. this is bbc news. president biden is to address the irish parliament in dublin as he continues his visit of the republic of ireland. a man will appear in court after being extradited from pakistan charged with the murder of pc sharon besh en iv sky in west yorkshire. the president of brazil hopes his visit to shanghai will smooth relations with its biggest trading partner china. the european space agency will launch its spacecraft towardsjupiter later in one of its most ambitious missions to date.