Macron and von der Leyen in Beijing

The red carpet will be rolled out in Beijing for France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. The economy will be taking centre stage in their discussions with President Xi Jinping - but will any progress be made on the conflict in Ukraine?

Back in fierce protests are continuing by trade unions against Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms - we speak to one of those protesting.

And we'll also have a special report from our correspondent in Ireland to mark the Good Friday peace deal 25 years ago which ended three decades of violence.