now we are hearing some news just in. the dutch king willem alexander has apologised for the netherlands role in slavery at an event marking 150 years since slaves were freed in former colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt personally and intensely affected. a dutch study revealed that the royal family earned the equivalent of nearly 600 million dollars from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. exploring the dark side of the universe now that may sound star wars, but it s not science fiction, it s reality. later on saturday, the european space agency will launch a telescope into space to try and solve some of its biggest mysteries. to explain more, here s our science editor rebecca morelle. stunning images of our cosmos,
these protests will continue, and i should just say is i m speaking to you, i can smell strong smoke and burning wafting towards me. if it s anything like the previous nights when we ve been out, it could be that fires are starting to be set in the vicinity to where we are. we are not very far from nanterre, which of course is where a lot of the violence has been in the last few nights, and it is where the teenager nahel was killed by a police officer. ., nahel was killed by a police officer. . ~ ., , ., officer. ra ini, i know you will continue officer. rajini, i know you will continue to officer. rajini, i know you will continue to update officer. rajini, i know you will continue to update us - officer. rajini, i know you will continue to update us over i officer. rajini, i know you will| continue to update us over the coming hours. for now, though, thank you. the king of the netherlands, willem alexander, has apologised for his country s role in slavery at an event marking 150 y
for ukraine and they are fighting against a very significant country of 140 million people, nine time zones, a big army, lots of munitions and so on. ukraine is fighting for their life. we are giving them as much help as humanly possible, but at the end of the day, ukrainian soldiers are assaulting through minefields and into trenches and this is literally a fight for their life. the king of the netherlands willem alexander has apologised for his country s role in slavery at an event marking 150 years since slaves were freed in former colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt personally and intensely affected. a dutch study revealed that the royal family earned the equivalent of nearly 600 million dollars from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. let s hear some of what he had to say and the reaction among those gathered. translation: the horrific legacy | of slavery remains with us today. | its effects can still be felt in racism in our society.
on the bbc news website and app where our team is bringing you updates, as well as full background and analysis. the king of the netherlands, willem alexander has apologized for his country s role in slavery on saturday at an event marking 150 years since the abolition of slavery in former dutch colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt personally and intensely affected. dutch slave traders trafficked more than 600,000 people and a government commisioned study revealed that the dutch royal family earned the equivalent of nearly 600 million dollars from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. translation: the horrific legacy | of slavery remains with us today. | its effects can still be felt in racism in our society. in december last year, the dutch prime minister apologised on behalf of the dutch government for the fact that for centuries in the name of the dutch state, human beings were made into commodities, exploited and abused.
they say they will continue to take to the streets. as you saw then there is an increased police presence starting to build up here in the center of paris. the same we re hearing across many other cities in this country. once again, france is bracing itself for another night of unrest. the king of the netherlands willem alexander has apologised for his country s role in slavery at an event marking 150 years since slaves were freed in former colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt personally and intensely affected. a dutch study revealed that the royal family earned the equivalent of nearly 600 million dollars from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. let s hear some of what he had to say and the reaction among those gathered: translation: the horrific legacy | of slavery remains with us today. | its effects can still be felt in racism in our society. in december last year, the dutch prime minister apologised on behalf of the dutch government