senegal celebrates the rich traditions of the continent s fabrics and textiles with some of africa s leading contemporary designers. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in france, where hundreds of protesters have filled the vast square opposite the parliament building in central paris. they started fires and chanted their opposition to the government s move to push through unpopular pension reforms without a parliamentary vote. president emmanuel macron opted to invoke a controversial article in the french constitution, after a frantic series of meetings with close aides and ministers revealed he d lose a potential vote. the french prime minister elisabeth borne was booed as she arrived in the national assembly to announce that the government would trigger article 49.3 of the french constitution. a short while ago our correspondent hugh schofield joined us from outside the parliament building. hugh schofield, the use of this c
hello and welcome to bbc news. the french prime minister has condemned the violence that accompanied a day of mass demonstrations against reform of the country s pension system. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than 1 million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. most of the protests were peaceful, but there were violent clashes with police in paris and in other cities, including bordeaux, toulouse, lille and nantes. vincent mcaviney reports. bordeaux s town hall set alight by protesters overnight. more than a million had taken to the streets across the country through the day, angry at president macron s raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64. in paris, where over 100,000 had marched in a largely peaceful demonstration, the night was also hijacked by violent protesters. running battles through the capital s centre betwe
low pressure slowly starts moving eastwards into the north sea but there will be showers pretty widely overnight and it will remain breezy. a frost free nights with temperatures between 4 9 celsius. the weekend is going to be dominated by that low pressure. it might be moving out of the way but still close enough to bring in some showers. more rain on the way for the second half of the weekend. saturday s forecast, another showery day with a greater chance of seeing showers across northern ireland, parts of northern england, the midlands and east anglia. across wales and south west england the weather should become drier through the afternoon as pressure rises with a bit more sunshine to end the day. temperatures for most still on the mild side but the second half of the weekend sees some cooler air arriving across the north of the uk whereas in the south we have low pressure moving in, bringing a zone of rain across parts of england and wales. further north, we will see show
to avoid spiralling costs. history for harry, as england get their euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to a winning start. he becomes england s record goalscorer to help england see off italy in naples. how you can follow in the footsteps of king charles but only if you re wearing socks. good morning from wadhurst in east sussex, voted the best place to live in the uk. i will be finding out why andi in the uk. i will be finding out why and i will bring you a full weather forecast. a blustery and unsettled speu forecast. a blustery and unsettled speuin forecast. a blustery and unsettled spell in the next few days. good morning. it s friday, the 24th of march. the education watchdog ofsted says school inspections must continue, despite calls from unions and head teachers to pause them. it follows the death of a primary school head, ruth perry, who took her own life after an inspection which, according to her family, caused intolerable stress . speaking for the first time since
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labou