hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
symbolises our friendship in a specialway. it symbolises our friendship in a special way. it was a british architect who was responsible for reconstructing the reichstag. the glass dome has become the symbol of the reichstag. foster spoke of it as a beacon signalling the vigour of the democratic process. your majesty, many germans admire the british culture and lifestyle. and they remember your mother with deep respect. throughout her life, queen elizabeth ii worked to promote reconciliation between our two countries. in the year 2000, accompanied by your father, prince philip, she came here to the bundestag and visited the dome. the united kingdom and germany are and will remain close allies and trustful partners. this will not change after the united kingdom s
membership. she was suggesting the tube would not be treated in any special way. tube would not be treated in any specialway. but tube would not be treated in any special way. but actually the pace at which it has progressed has been quicker than other applications will stop it has been accelerated procedure so far from ukraine but at the end of the day it needs to match requirements to meet the eu legal and financial structures and it has to show it would be capable of joining the euro. there are member states who are pretty hesitant about the idea of what s called enlargement of the eu circles, expanding the size of the eu, because they already think there s a lot to sort out within the existing set of member states and they are nervous expanding further but there was pressure on the eu to send positive signals to ukraine given it is fighting a war. is fighting a war. jessica parker in brussels, thank is fighting a war. jessica parker in brussels, thank you. the first ever women