have been quite embarrassing. it the british royal family it could have been quite embarrassing. it was su osed have been quite embarrassing. it was suwosed to have been quite embarrassing. it was suwosed to be have been quite embarrassing. it was supposed to be quite have been quite embarrassing. it was supposed to be quite significant? yes, it was king charles s first state visit as monarch. he was due to address politicians in the national assembly. to address politicians in the nationalassembly. it to address politicians in the national assembly. it was important for him and important for france. his first trip abroad as king. france is one of the uk s oldest and closest allies. these trips are made at the request of the foreign office, so the royal family don t decide where they re going to go. it is the importance of the links with the uk and the rest of europe, particularly after brexit and the issues that have arisen. as well ahead of coronation, getting people
when all else fails, and if we can t trust them to do theirjob properly, that s a very, very scary thought. the report was commissioned following the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving officer in 2021. we ll be considering the future of the met in the light of the findings. also tonight. borisjohnson has accepted that he misled parliament in relation to social gatherings during lockdown, but he insists it wasn t intentional or reckless. on the second day of the chinese state visit to moscow a warning to the west not to supply more weapons to ukraine. a report from the highlands on a giant project which could be the uk s biggest hydro electric scheme in a0 years. and why the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow is in court after a collision on a ski slope. and coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal s women have it all to do if they re to reach the final four of the champions league, as bayern munich strike first. good evening. the biggest police force in the united
in the same boat. a day of sunshine and heavy showers with thunderstorms. at least one benefit of the strong wind is that the showers don t last in any one place for any length of time, really. we got more of the showers to come as we head into thursday. again, some will turn heavy with hail and thunder. still fairly windy as well. temperatures still on the mild side with south westerly winds dragging mild air from the south. a0 with south westerly winds dragging mild airfrom the south. a0 or 50 celsius also. into thursday night, we might see some more general rain pushing into eastern england. it stays very unsettled in the west with further showers. there is not a great deal changing with the weather pattern through friday on the weekend. loads more showers on the way with colder air in northern scotland. some of the showers will start to turn wintry. thanks, chris. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark which isjust getting underway o
number of backers. here s our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the cameras. but she wouldn t be drawn on the detail she of the policy she would pursue. you stand b that policy she would pursue. you stand by that what policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple - policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple of i by that what you said a couple of we