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the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower s birthday- is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel~ this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. king charles is in germany on his first state visit as monarch.
i hope you don t have to stand here too long. no, it s fine. it s a message which will be repeated when the king becomes the first british monarch to address the german federal parliament. nicholas witchell, bbc news, berlin. i m joined now by the german ambassador to the uk, miguel berger, who s in berlin. it s great to get you on newsday, ambassador. in the first instance, your thoughts on how significant this visit is? your thoughts on how significant this visit is? ,., i, ,, this visit is? good evening. i think it s a very this visit is? good evening. i think it s a very significant this visit is? good evening. i think it s a very significant visit. - this visit is? good evening. i think it s a very significant visit. it - it s a very significant visit. it is, as the german president said, it s a very strong european jester and signalled by the king that his first overseas visit goes to the european union and, in this case, goes to germany. in european union and, in this cas
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
eiffet this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story. president putin has threatened to suspend contracts for russian natural gas supplies from friday, if payment is not made in roubles. germany, france and austria have described the demand as blackmail. as fuel prices rise all over the world millions of households in england, wales and scotland will see their energy bills go up substantially from friday. the cap on what suppliers can charge is being raised, and so bills for electricity and gas will go up by 5a%, or around £700 per year that s more than 900 us dollars. our business editor simonjack has more. give me that ball, you little rascal. good girl. a pinch and a punch for the first