biden�*s proposing a pretty drastic increase in the corporate tax after donald trump cut it. opposed to that kind of a tax increase to pay for it. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll hear from our china correspondent who's relocated from beijing to taiwan, following threats and pressure from the chinese authorities. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. 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. a 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 towers's- birthday is being marked by a reâ€

joe biden described the duke as a "heck of a guy". the president of china also sent his condolences to queen elizabeth. the australian prime minister said the duke's life had been one of service, loyalty and honour. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. honouring a life of duty and service. a sign of respect for a man who, for decades, has had a long and enduring relationship with this country. the prime minister paid tribute to the duke of edinburgh, whose presence, he said, was a reminder of the stability needed in a world that can often be uncertain. memories of him will, of course, tell stories of his candour and a unique and forceful and authentic personality. but above all, he was a man who was steadfast, who could be relied upon, always standing by his queen. prince philip's military services first brought him here in 1940. but it was in 1954 that he arrived alongside the newly crowned queen elizabeth on an historic visit — the first by a reigning monarch to australia. newsreel voiceover: troops and representatives of many i au

is that they would be ——joe biden administration is that they would be —— joe biden administration, if they are to do with the nuclear programme of iran but other sanctions that have been imposed for other issues in the neck and more difficult. so politically and magically for president biden. so there is a lot that needs to be discussed and to get anywhere to make any progress if it is sort of incident is ongoing to make it that much worse. israel has made absolutely clear that it is against the us returning to anything close to the agreement that was cited for 15. this would look to be an try to put a spanner in the works and already a very fragile situation.— and already a very fragile situation. . ~' , ., , . let's look at some of the day's other news. the formerjordanian crown prince, prince hamza, has appeared in public with king abdullah. it's the first time they have been seen together since hamza said he had been placed under house arrest after being warned against undermining the country's stability. they were attending a ceremony to mark 100 years ofjordan�*s independ

wants 20 years in fact. 20 years this september when joe biden wants to pull all_ september when joe biden wants to pull all the troops out. on the anniversary of 9/11. there is no other— anniversary of 9/11. there is no other reason for it apart from someone _ other reason for it apart from someone decided that that's it and we don't _ someone decided that that's it and we don't want to be there any longec — we don't want to be there any longec i_ we don't want to be there any longer. i will say, we don't want to be there any longer. iwill say, i covered afghanistan for years and it was clear— afghanistan for years and it was clear it — afghanistan for years and it was clear it was going to be a long war. interesting — clear it was going to be a long war. interesting the generals used to say to us at_ interesting the generals used to say to us at the time, what the caliban they would — to us at the time, what the caliban they would hear back from them which is expression you've got the watches, _ is expression you've got the watches, we've got the time. which it keep _ w

joe biden, a big election issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, waterand issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, water and land has been a huge problem here in china and he is trying to ship this country's economy to a more sustainable one, where the growth is of a higher quality and where it won't be killing people unnecessarily. it is important for both men. but as roger touched on, the us and china are absolutely crucial to any kind of progress when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. half the coal burned in the world is burned here in this country and china is responsible for about 30% of carbon emissions as things stand at the moment. the other challenge butjohn kerry is to try and silo this issue, partition it from other areas where china and the us have far more contentious disagreement at the moment over xinjiang, genocide is going on there, says america and over things like hong kong as well. so that will be his biggest challenge, to try and keep them separate from other areas where thi

but at the end of the day when joe biden the country. but at the end of the day whenjoe biden looked at the very bad options on his desk in this work he inherited the decision was largely made on a security basis and we heard from a senior intelligence, senior and ministration official last evening who said that and i believe that the threat coming from afghanistan, from extremist groups like al-qaeda can be dealt with that heavy military presence on the ground as they do now and without having to be engaged in a war with the tele— band. very much an emphasis on 2021 now and the threats come from elsewhere. they come from syria and yemen, and at the afghan threat is no longer a threat that it was in 2001. the official was also at pains to say we are still going to do our best to try to protect women's rights and work with allies and united nations. but when the last of the troops lead before that red letter day september the 11th 2021, were kind of afghanistan with the belief behind, is dramatically different country than in 2001 but i

in the last hour, joe biden has been explaining his decision. with the terror threat now in many places, keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in this one country and across to billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. i'm now the fourth united states president to preside over american troops in afghanistan. two republicans, two democrats. i will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth. after consultant close inc. with our allies and partners, with our military leaders and intelligence personnel, with our diplomats and our development experts, with the congress of the vice president as well as with mr donnie and others around the world, i conclude it is time to end america's longest war. it's time for troops to come home. the police officer who shot a black man following a routine traffic stop has been charged with second—degree m

biden will stop really you are saying that you are concerned that local democracy may be undermined by a lack of awareness, of publicity around using this form of voting stock yeah, and just think in general we don't promote voting in general we don't promote voting “i local elections as much as we should. they are less exciting, less sexy, people perceive there is less power but local government has changed a lot in the last decade. the natural nails have a lot of power, police and crime commissioner is have a lot of power. as citizens we should be far more involved in choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ a, choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ i, i, .,, choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ i, i, i,, ' local area. what about the last 12 months? people _ local area. what about the last 12 months? people have _ local area. what about the last 12 months? people have been - local area. what about the last 12 months? people have been at. local area. what about the last 12 i months? people have been at home local area. what about the last 12 - months

thank you ve much the joe biden white house? thank you very much for— the joe biden white house? thank you very much for having _ the joe biden white house? thank you very much for having me. _ the joe biden white house? thank you very much for having me. it _ the joe biden white house? thank you very much for having me. it is - the joe biden white house? thank you very much for having me. it is quite i very much for having me. it is quite an honour and due to the fact that the indo pacific is at the top of the indo pacific is at the top of the foreign policy agenda of the joe biden administration and japan is a crucial partner to making that effort successful as we just saw from your clip, japan is a technological power. it is very much in the league when developing global supply chains and this various possibilities for its energy corporation that the us want to apply. corporation that the us want to a. .l _ ., corporation that the us want to a- -l . ., ,., ., corporation that the us want to a--l. ., ., , corporation that the us want to apply. how important is the alliance and

a possible summit withjoe biden. do you think that could be on the cards in the not—too—distant future? and if so, what would be on the agenda? this future? and if so, what would be on the agenda?— the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two — the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can restrain i test. if the two sides can restrain themselves enough to keep the possibility of that summit alive, then there's lots they can do. they've got an ongoing negotiation on strategic nuclear weapons control, they are working together to revive the iran denuclearisation agreement, they are both important players on global climate change. there's a whole bunch of business, and the mere fact of sitting down and the mere fact of sitting down and beginning to do that sort of business again then creates opportunities to lower the temperature in other ways. sir tony britt

biden, look at me, talk to me. despite the diplomatic tit—for—tat that we have been seeing here, us sanctions against russia and russian sanctions against the us, talks and the possibility of a summit, there is a possibility but for that to happen, there must be an escalation in tension and the concern is that in europe, nato and america, russia's actions are destabilising the situation. steve rosenberg reporting. meanwhile, escalating tensions between ukraine and russia have been the focus of international talks between ukraine's president and the leaders of france and germany. volodymyr zelensky has been anxious to increase international support following the recent build—up of russian troops along ukraine's eastern border and in crimea. there have been tensions between russia and ukraine ever since russia annexed crimea in april 2014, and russian—backed forces seized a large swathe of eastern ukraine's donetsk and luhansk regions — coloured in turquoise here. a ceasefire was negotiated in 2015, but it

joe biden has held his first face—to—face meeting with a foreign leader at the white house. the us president and japan's prime minister, yoshihide suga, agreed they would work closely to develop new technologies, including artificial intelligence and sg, within norms "set by democracies not autocracies". those technologies are government by shared democratic norms that we both share. norm said by democracy is not autocracies. —— norms set by. we will work together to provide security five jet networks, to increasing our cooperation and supply chain for critical sectors like semiconductors, to driving research in areas like aia, genomics, quantum computing and much more. —— aia. i'm nowjoined by professor amy catalinac, who's an expert in contemporary japanese politics, in the department of politics at new york university. thank you for coming on the programme. i was a significant moment, the first foreign leader the us decides to visit and meet face—to—face. why do you thinkjapan was chosen? that is a great question. i think often us president select japan among

the us will announce its planned emissions reductions at a joe biden climate summit next week. he admitted... it's not easy for any country. we all face this challenge. but europe has set a goal of 55% reduction. the uk has set a goal of 68% reduction. so we are evaluating right now what we ourselves can do. china's already the world's top new factor of wind turbines and solar panels. thejoint statement said finance must shift towards renewables, away from coal. environmentalists say the statement is positive, but warned that tackling climate change will need all nations to strive much harder. roger harrabin, bbc news. a look at our latest headlines... the two russian men suspected of carrying out the salisbury nerve agent attack three years ago are being sought by police in the czech republic. a senior conservative mp warns borisjohnson he'll lose the support of the so—called red wall voters in former labour seats — unless he resolves the row about lobbying. cannon fires. a day of refelection for members of the royal family, after the queen and the nation bid farewell to t

the us will announce its planned emissions reductions at a joe biden climate summit next week. he admitted... it�*s not easy for any country. we all face this challenge. but europe has set a goal of 55% reduction. the uk has set a goal of 68% reduction. so we are evaluating right now what we ourselves can do. china�*s already the world�*s top new factor of wind turbines and solar panels. thejoint statement said finance must shift towards renewables, away from coal. environmentalists say the statement is positive, but warned that tackling climate change will need all nations to strive much harder. roger harrabin, bbc news. supporters of the jailed russian opposition activist, alexei navalny, have said he could die within days. doctors say blood tests indicate he�*s at risk of both kidney and heart failure. mr navalny is on hunger strike, because he�*s not being allowed access to his own medical team. speaking on the andrew marr show russia�*s ambassador to uk, andrei kelin, was asked if mr navalny would be allowed to die in prison. of course he will not be allowed to

the us will announce its planned emissions reductions at a joe biden climate summit next week. he admitted... it's not easy for any country. we all face this challenge. but europe has set a goal of 55% reduction. the uk has set a goal of 68% reduction. so we are evaluating right now what we ourselves can do. china's already the world's top new factor of wind turbines and solar panels. thejoint statement said finance must shift towards renewables, away from coal. environmentalists say the statement is positive, but warned that tackling climate change will need all nations to strive much harder. roger harrabin, bbc news. conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and the pandemic have spiked on social media in recent months. what is it like to believe these theories — and then to reject the online movement with which you've been involved? our specialist reporter marianna spring spoke to one woman about her experiences. conspiracy theories, including about vaccines, have boomed on social media during the pandemic and family and friends of those who believe them have been voi

and it even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he'd telephoned the floyd family last night. they're a good family, and they're calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. i'm praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is... i think it's overwhelming in my view. minneapolis looks like a garrison town. the boots of 3,000 members of the national guard are on the streets. cities across america are boarding up, in the knowledge this verdict will reverberate throughout the land. the spot where george floyd was killed felt early on this morning like the eye of a brewing storm. for activists, this whole area has become a landmark of inequality, a haunting reminder of america's racial breach. will this guilty verdict calm the angry mood? will it bring a sense ofjustice? nick bryant, bbc news, minneapolis. maybe not justice, but accountability maybe notjustice, but accountability at least in this case. the bbc�*s larry madowo is at george floyd square in minneapolis and joins me now for more. larry, if it had not been for the c

joe biden weighs in on the derek chauvin murder trial over the death of george floyd — as the jury

joe biden and an address to the nation, that is an incredibly significant moment and he has made some promises and particularly the left of his party will expect him to deliver on those promises. racial inequity as a central part of his platform, has been a central part and he has talked about it notjust in terms of policing but health and the economy and education, in terms of climate justice, all these areas where race was once put off to the side as a separate issue, joe biden is saying the race is integral to all these other issues and medical needs to deal with and fix. —— these issues are medicare needs to deal with. —— america needs to deal with. jasmine rand is international legal counsel for the george floyd legal team, and represented the case before the united nations. earlier she told victoria derbyshire what impact this verdict may have across the united states.. the significance of getting justice for george floyd alone isjust tremendous, to have accountability for a police officer that murdered a black man in america is really unprecedented in this past decade a

tell us more about that message you want to deliver, especially given the summit led by joe biden you are taking part in. hello, thank you very much. today, it is really very much an important date because it is not only earth day, but for me as an indigenous person, every day in these communities, we must protect it. but it is important because for years, they wanted us all to come together and get a concrete action. i'm not looking for the talks, i am looking for the action that they take. and it is very important also because this year, we are going to have three environmental conferences. and with covid, our health is so impacted because we are not taking care of nature. so that is way it is calling everyone to come back and bring everybody together and we can act only if we come together. meriem, in paris, from unesco's perspective, what do you hope can be achieved at this virtual summit today? achieved at this virtual summit toda ? ~ ~ , , today? well, i think it is very important — today? well, i think it is very important to _ today? well, i think it is very important to kno

hearing world leaders, particularly hearing from joe biden— leaders, particularly hearing from joe biden and borisjohnson, saying we are _ joe biden and borisjohnson, saying we are going to do what we can do, we are going to do what we can do, we want _ we are going to do what we can do, we want to— we are going to do what we can do, we want to do them what they can do,~~~ _ we want to do them what they can do,... �* , ., we want to do them what they can do,...�* ,, ., we want to do them what they can do,...�* ., . do,... are you worried that there has been — do,... are you worried that there has been a _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of— do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine words - do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine words but i do,... are you worried that there i has been a lot of fine words but not a lot of practical suggestions coming from world leaders as to how they are going to go about doing this? for

so we have got joe biden _ up the sectors of the future. so we have got joe biden setting - up the sectors of the future. so we have got joe biden setting that - have gotjoe biden setting that trajectory as help it was saying but will republicans genuinely get on board? because they can see the countries, india and china, are not making those similar pledges. even canada. so how... what is the political will for this?- political will for this? first of all, i political will for this? first of all. i would _ political will for this? first of all, i would if _ political will for this? first of all, i would if the _ political will for this? first of all, i would if the size - political will for this? first of all, i would if the size that i political will for this? first of. all, i would if the size that china has been — all, i would if the size that china has been and is doing a lot. they are not— has been and is doing a lot. they are not doing enough but it is absolutely wrong to suggest as some do that— absolutely wrong to suggest as

here isjoe here is joe biden�*s here isjoe biden�*s pledge. here is joe biden's pledge. the united states _ here isjoe biden's pledge. tie: united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half, in half by the end of this decade. that's where we're headed a nation. and that's what we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not only more prosperous but healthier, fairer and cleanerfor the entire but healthier, fairer and cleaner for the entire planet. you know, these steps will set america on a path of net zero emissions in the economy there no later by 2050. we're joined now by nathaniel keohane in new york city. he's the senior vice president for climate at environmental defense fund in the us, and served in the white house as special assistant to former president barack 0bama. thank you very much for coming on the programme.— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me. starting _ on the programme. thank you for having me. starting

joe biden has pledged to more than halve the united states�* carbon emissions by the end of the decade. the president set the ambitious target during a global video summit, with many other world leaders also promising to make big reductions. hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a young black man who was shot dead by police in the us city of minneapolis. daunte wright was killed during a routine traffic stop. the service in minneapolis heard impassioned appeals for police reform. now on bbc news, it�*s panaroma. tonight on panorama... forgive us all that is past... the church of england�*s broken promises on race and racism... there's a culture of fear where people pretend to be ok, but they're really battling. it makes you feel invisible. it makes you feel absolutely powerless. we speak to clergy claiming discrimination... why would you, on a letter which is asking for a job . opportunity, why would you draw attention to my ethnicity? - the church�*s former top advisor on race relations... based on the racial reckoning of the church, i�*m afraid they�*ve abysmall

well, here is the pledge by us presidentjoe biden. pledge by us president joe biden. ,, ., , , , biden. the united states sets out on the — biden. the united states sets out on the road _ biden. the united states sets out on the road to _ biden. the united states sets out on the road to cut - biden. the united states sets out on the road to cut our - out on the road to cut our greenhouse gases in half, in half, by the end of this decade. that's where we're headed as a nation. and that's what we can do if we take action to build an economy that is not only more prosperous but healthier, fairer, and cleaner for the entire planet. you know, these steps will set america on a path to net zero emissions in the economy by no later than 2050. earlier i spoke to nathanial colon, the senior vice president for claimant and the environmental defence fund in the us, a non—profit organisation. he was a former white house adviser to barack obama. he says it is a feasible goal. i think i will start by saying the pledge made by president biden, this new target, is both ambitious and achievable. it

still to come: the foreign policy challenges facing joe biden, as he seeks to re—establish the role of the us on the world stage. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high — the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer—songwriters of all—time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. he wasjust here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions — a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories at the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery, with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. welcome back. you're watching bbc news. and a reminder of our top story today. india's health care system buckles, as a record surge in covid cases puts pressure on hospital beds and life—saving supplies. when he took office, president biden said he w

nevertheless, joe biden by using this language twice, calling it a genocide twice in his statement on armenian remembrance day is a huge departure for any us president. he is the first us president to use the term and officially acknowledged that the events of 1915 where in fact i genocide. 0ur correspondent in washington. 0ur correspondent in washington. the indonesian navy says a submarine that went missing with 53 sailors on board has sunk — and that debris from the vessel has been found. it follows an extensive search of an area north of bali, where the vessel went missing earlier this week. here's richard galpin. this submarine, the nanggala 402, disappeared four days ago. on board, 53 crew members taking part in a torpedo exercise off the coast of bali. contact was lost after the crew asked for permission to dive. a major operation to find the stricken submarine was launched, with malaysia and australian ships amongst those helping. today it became clear all was lost. the indonesian navy chief yudo margono told a news conference the submarine had sunk 850 metres down from the

many _ joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of— joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us _ joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us who - joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us who are i to decide that. many of us who are concerned about the important turkish american relationship cautioned against it. in the end biden had made this commitment to his voters and he carried it out. it also has a lot of support in congress was up we have to remember that many countries including many in western europe and russia have done this already.— done this already. when you talk about the important _ done this already. when you talk about the important relationship| about the important relationship with turkey, you know this relationship very well. the reaction was swift and is quite strong saying this opens a deep wound in our relationship. it's political opportunities and populism. that's what the turkeys foreign ministry is saying. 50 what the turkeys foreign ministry is sa in._ ., what

this week, joe biden will have been in office 100 days. it's a rather random notion, but it's an excuse for new polls. and so far, he's doing 0k. also in the programme — the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found

peter, joe biden has been determined to draw a contrast with his experience of covid to his predecessor, donald trump. how worried do you think the federal authorities are in the us about vaccination rates, what might be called vaccine resistance? i think it's clear that _ called vaccine resistance? i think it's clear that this _ called vaccine resistance? i think it's clear that this announcement called vaccine resistance? i think. it's clear that this announcement is in large part offering an incentive to people to get the vaccination. now the president has talked about there being a stunning progress in there being a stunning progress in the past few weeks, as far as the roll—out of the vaccine is concerned— and it is very true that things have gone very well across the country, with aboutjust under a third of all americans having had both their vaccination shots and just over 50% having had one. in the incentive is that you can get back to some semblance of normality, you can not wear a mask and go out in public outside, and meet a group of friends. clearly the point is that, if

biden. there is a much greater emphasis on racial justice and i understand that mr biden will be talking about police reform during his first speech to congress on wednesday of this week. i think that is usually significant and of course as you mentioned, it is less than a week now since a very similar enquiry, investigation was launched into the activities of the minneapolis police department following the conviction of the white police officer, of the murder of george floyd and the trial dominating television coverage for the past few weeks. and very much in people's mines. we now have two investigations, not into the specifics of a specific case but into the general activities of a police department, unconstitutional use of force, use of force not only in terms of individuals and police officers responding to a crime but also force against protesters involved in many of the protest that we have seen on the streets over the past year. on the streets over the past ear. �* ~ . ~' on the st

hear more about that in the state of the union from joe - in the state of the union from joe biden. finalthoughts, observations biden. final thoughts, observations on biden. finalthoughts, observations on the before and after photos of the kane serves as they celebrate their tenth year anniversary? —— the kane richardson i love them. i kane richardson i love them. i camped out for their wedding when i was 17~ _ camped out for their wedding when i was 17~ i_ camped out for their wedding when i was 17. i think they are looking very— was 17. i think they are looking very happy. —— the cambridge is. happy_ very happy. —— the cambridge is. happy marriage. he very happy. -- the cambridge is. happy marriage-— very happy. -- the cambridge is. happy marriage. he is developing a mannificent happy marriage. he is developing a magnificent fore _ happy marriage. he is developing a magnificent fore head _ happy marriage. he is developing a magnificent fore head which - happy marriage. he is developing a magnificent fore head which i - happy marriage. he is developing a magnificent

the us president, joe biden, is preparing to mark 100 days in office with his first speech to a joint session of congress. he'll call for ambitious changes to the social benefits system, including free pre—school, paid family leave and free community college. britain's electoral commission has launched a formal investigation into how prime minister borisjohnson paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. there is growing evidence that the official death toll in india's covid crisis is a massive underestimate. the number of reported deaths is nearly 200,000, but crematorium figures show that number could be twice as high. the apollo 11 astronaut michael collins has died at the age of 90. he orbited the moon in the command module as his crewmates neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked on the surface in 1969.

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joe biden also made a plea with lawmakers to work together to get things done. let's agree on what we can, he told them. fine words, but in divided america they're likely to fall on deaf ears. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. we can cross live to georgia and our correspondent at the rally larry madowo. larry, the president marks 100 days in office, and also trying to sell this for trillion dollar plan to the american people. i gather he has just arrived there where you are. he has just arrived there where you are. he: hasjust arrived. just arrived there where you are. he hasjust arrived. you should be has just arrived. you should be speaking any moment now. here outside where he is speaking at the drive—in rally, there are supporters of the former president to her here to express their displeasure. they have signs, one of them says biden lied and jobs died. another says thanks for nothing, biden. that's the opposition he is facing. they are not onboard with this plan. the white house and biden team are hoping that his plan is much more popular with the rest of

joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight, he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. today and indeed for the next two days, we are going to see a classic mixture of sunshine and april showers. and some of the showers will turn out to be heavy with some hail and some thunder in places also. other areas staying dry altogether. they will be hit and miss in nature. one thing we are also seeing is much colder arctic air spreading right across the country for the next few days. we will see a return to overnight frost in many rural areas. now, the showers will tend to fade away, a few continuing overnight for scotland, northeast england, that get wintry over that higher ground. but for many places, it will be dry with lengthy clear spells. these are the towns and cities' values, you can see the blue hue indicates that frost in rural areas. so, friday starts cold and frosty, but b

joe biden has already been targeting those who will pay for this. that is right, he will now in the next coming days have to talk about what does it mean on the other side of the ledger in terms of how are you going to pay for it. his administration and his team had actually been setting out the plan. you had a little bit of a tonight when they talked about how do we make sure that we have a tax structure that is fair. i don't think what we heard tonight that he is actually afraid of taking on the argument of who should pay for a moment when we need to get people back to work and make sure women and families are ok, when we really need to reinvest in our kids, both in terms of childcare schools. so i think he is ready to take this on. of course he is coming of the momentum of really being able to address the vaccinations, really being able to address what america stands for around the world. and so you did really see the sense of an energised biden ready to take on these very big proposals. but then of the day he is a guy from the senate and he is a

joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? we can speak to scott lucas. he is a professor of us politics at birmingham university. he joins us now. good morning. this was a speech about big government and idea logically he is a politician who is much more about intervention than his predecessor was. but do you think his fellow americans will agree that this big government is what is needed for the times we are in? i what is needed for the times we are in? ., what is needed for the times we are in? . ., , . what is needed for the times we are in? ., ., , . "£1, in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big government - in? i have grown since the 1960s in| america where big government was like a bogey word. but there is also a president in america where government intervention in times of crisis has changed the course of th

biden's election victory. this time, however, the capitol building was quiet. congress is on easter recess and most of its politicians are out of town. the suspect has been named as 25—year—old noah greene, an african—american who described himself on social media as a follower of the black nationalist group nation of islam. officials say they have yet to establish a motive for the attack. it came only days after officials started removing a fence put in place following the uprising in january. a week ago, the driver would not have been able to get as close to the building as he did. there had also been talk of reducing the thousands of national guard officers who were drafted in, some of whom found themselves deployed once again. lawmakers will have to decide whether they remain, and whether the fences should go back up. but as flags at the white house were lowered, some were posing a broader question — how to maintain an open democracy when so many people seem to want to cause it harm. david willis,

joe biden is back on the road — part victory lap, part sales pitch. americans use the first 100 days of a president to compare their campaign promises against their early achievements. for biden, it might have been a tougher battle without georgia's two democratic senators who handed him control of the senate. if you ever wonder if elections make a difference, just remember what you did here in georgia when you elected ossoff and warnock. you began to change the environment. biden already passed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that sent money directly to most americans. he thinks his multi—trillion dollar families and infrastructure plan will be just as popular with ordinary citizens. republicans say it will kill jobs and raise taxes, but he promises that only the wealthiest americans will pay for it. it is a once—in—a—generation investment in america. it's the biggestjobs plan in this country since world war ii. and here's what it does — it createsjobs, rebuilding and modernising our roads, highways, our bridges, our ports, our air

my husband, the president of the united states, joe biden! president biden holds a rally in georgia, the first stop on a tour to encourage americans to support his sweeping economic plans. gaunt and visibly diminished, alexei navalny in court via videolink for his first appearance since his hunger strike, accusing president putin of stealing the country's riches. and astonishment as a new gene therapy improves the vision of some patients with a rare inherited eye condition. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with some breaking news. because local media quoting emergency services in israel say at least 38 people have been killed in a stampede at a jewish festival. tens of thousands of people had gathered at the foot of mount meron in northern israel to celebrate a jewish holiday. well, emergency services have been treating people at the scene but have found it difficult to evacuate the injured due to dense crowds. media reports initially said a section of stadium seating had collapsed. prime minis

my husband, the president of the united states, joe biden! president biden holds a rally in georgia — the first stop on a tour to encourage americans to support his sweeping economic plans. actor noel clarke denies sexual harassment allegations after newspaper reports led to a suspension from bafta. and astonishment as a new gene therapy improves the vision of some patients with a rare inherited eye condition. hello, welcome. we start with some breaking news, local media quoting emergency services in israel say at least 38 people have been killed in a stampede at a jewish festival. tens of thousands of people had gathered at the foot of mount meron in northern israel to celebrate a jewish holiday. the emergency services have been treating people at the scene, but have found it difficult to evacuate the injured due to dense crowds. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the incident a "heavy disaster". the annual celebration was closed last year because of the pandemic, and there were concerns raised that despite israel's vaccination p