still considering a possible military response. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. douma is firmly back under syrian government control. this is the ruined town where it is alleged president assad‘s forces used chemical weapons a week ago. rebel forces have now fled, or been killed. russian troops are in douma, too, claiming they‘re part of victory, insisting they found no evidence of any poison attack, no victims either. western powers suspect there has been ample time to destroy evidence. the west is finalising plans for possible punitive strikes. at the united nations security council, the cockpit where opposing powers fight with words, the secretary—general warned that military tensions between the west and russia could spiral out of control. the cold war is back with a vengeance but with a difference. the mechanisms and safeguards to manage the risks of escalation that existed in the past no longer seem to be present. the united states says it has not yet decided on military action, but their estimates point to president assad using chemical weapons in t

united states because of his constant lies, his views on race and his treatment of women. james comey‘s comments came in an interview with the american abc network. he was fired a year ago over his handling of the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. president trump has previously called mr comey a liar. he has become more famous than me. president trump has made no secret of his anger at the huge amount of attention being given to james comey and his tell all book. instead of handshakes, they are now exchanging. ahead of james comey‘s handshakes, they are now exchanging. ahead ofjames comey‘s prime time interview, donald trump called him a line and a leaker and untrutful slimeball among other things. this was james comey‘s chance to fire back. james comey made clear his disdain for the values of a president. he is not medically unfit to be president, he is morally unfit to be president, he is morally unfit to be president, he is morally unfit to be president. a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville a person who talks abou

housing and local governance secretary, filled by this man, james brokenshire. and the international development secretary penny mortons, taking on amber rudd's former responsibilities as minister for women and equality. the focus today is on this man, and the department behind him. yes, a promotion, butajob that for so, so many, has proved to be a poisoned chalice. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. on arriving at the home office this morning, sajid javid affirmed that his most urgent task was to help the windrush generation. but he also faces other challenges such as planning a post—brexit immigration system, and a spike in violent crime. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. he may not have been responsible for it, but the new home secretary's priority will be to deal with the fallout of the windrush crisis. a hotline has been set up to fast—track cases and the government has promised to waive fees for citizenship and language tests. nick broderick came to britain from jamaica as a baby in 1962. he's spent the last four years fighting for his right to stay in the

the charity commission. our correspondent, james landale, gave us more details. documents circulated internally at the home office over two years ago warned that theresa may's attempt as home secretary to create

welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. good to see you, james. you too. what have you been watching? well, this week, wejourney into the dark recesses of martin freeman's mind in ghost stories. then we travel to 19205 new york in todd haynes' family drama, wonderstruck. and finally, we go to jennifer garner's sofa in the much talked about teen movie, love, simon. and look, we've barely begun and i already have a bone to pick with you. oh, go on. because i thought, right, so the good dr kermode is away for a couple of weeks. he is, yes. i thought i'll have a respite from him haranguing me about horror films, and what have you brought me? well, i tell you what, it is a peach of a weekend for horror movie fans because we're going to talk about ghost stories in a second. there's also this film, which we haven't got time to talk about, called a quiet place, starring emily blunt, which is.. which is way too scary for me — oh, my goodness. very scary, worth your money. so if you like your horror movies, your scary movies, this

, everyone back home. back at home, england's james. business barring actively stop today, he was the leading man, taking the top prize. 0utside, it was the hottest days if all the gold coast, the law may have been parched, but wales would not wilt. victory over scotland in the men's bowls. what a turnout! and in people, there were more surprises to come, england's adam peaty is one of the world's very best, but when he is beaten it is a war is a shock. silver this time in the 50 metres best road. his team—mate james got bronze. alice thomas woods shortly after go one better, victory far higher in the 200 meter butterfly wasn't a surprise for many, although it did need a moment to sink in. but elsewhere, wales were still waiting, holly arnold, a star of athletics needed a world record with her very final throw of the javelin. can she do it? whee she accelerates, gives it plenty! this looks huge! it's a world record. for wales and hollie arnold, the wait was worth it. elsewhere at the games there was drama in the injured himself on his last lift. he attempted to clean and jerk 228kg

over from her. we were speculating earlier, someone like james brokenshire, who was northern ireland secretary and had to resign because of a cancer scare, he may come back. ithink to resign because of a cancer scare, he may come back. i think i was eight remainer. it would leave the balance of power pretty well unchanged within the cabinet ——i think i was a remain. i tend to agree withjohn on think i was a remain. i tend to agree with john on amber think i was a remain. i tend to agree withjohn on amber rudd, i don't think she will be a troublemaker. there are two reasons, firstly she resigned, she was not sacked like nicky morgan all many others, i think the second thing is if she is thinking of the future, she does not want to fall out with too many people. this is probably a good opportunity to mend fences. i think she should have a good political future. i think she is very capable. do you think she will wa nt very capable. do you think she will want that, issue summary who saw her political career lasting not use by decades? -- somebody. she is plainly an ambitious

, played by geraldine james, with a hint of anxiety, as if she is partly frightened of her daughter. anyway, our heroine meets this young man, played by johnny flynn, called pascal, a wild character, a vagabond, and immediately the family take against him. plus, the rest of the community are very suspicious of him, but she falls in love with him, and he sparks in a rebellious spirit that has hitherto been kept under wraps. here is a clip. i'm sorry, sir, butjeans aren't allowed in the clubhouse. it's the club dress code. but they're blackjeans! i'm sorry. maybe the burger, then. yeah. hubbub. i'd like to make a toast. to my family. for everything you've done for me. i forgive you. thud. get out! what i really like about this film, you can see from this the palpable tension, and, secondly, there has been a string of murders on the island, and the finger of suspicion points towards pascal, obviously johnny flynn's character, who moll believes is innocent, because she is in love, because he is manipulative, or is it because she has dark secrets in our past? the best way of describing t

terrorised california in the 1970s and 1980s. james cook reports. this frail old man is accused of terrorising california in the 1970s and ‘80s. is joseph james deangelo your true and correct legal name? i‘m yes. handcuffed to a wheelchair, joseph james deangelo appeared confused at times as thejudge explained he was initially facing two counts of murder. the accused made no plea and was refused bail. in total, he‘s suspected of at least 13 killings, 51 rapes and scores of burglaries, many dating to the time when he was a police officer. his lawyer says he‘s entitled to a fair trial. we have the law that suggests that he is innocent until they prove him guilty and that‘s what i was going to ask everybody to remember, because i feel like he‘s been tried in the press here already. mr deangelo, a father of grown—up children, was said to be extremely surprised when he was arrested at home in a quiet suburb of sacramento last week. the crime spree had begun more than a0 years ago, just half an hour‘s drive away, before spreading to the san francisco area and then on to c

women. james comey‘s comments came in an interview with the american abc network, a year after he was fired by the president. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler reports. oh, and there's james. he's become more famous than me. president trump has made no secret of his anger at the huge amount of attention being given to james comey and his tell—all book. instead of handshakes, they're now exchanging insults. ahead of mr comey‘s prime time television interview, donald trump called him on twitter "a liar, a leaker and an untrutful slimeball," among other things. the interview, james... this was a chance for the man he fired as fbi director to fire back. in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos for america's abc news, james comey made very clear his disdain for the values of a president he once served. i don't think he is medically unfit to be president, i think he's morally unfit to be president. a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they are pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and sm

action that would continue, and under defence secretary, james mattis, said this was one might strikes. what is going on? is it just was one might strikes. what is going on? is itjust one night of strikes? i will give you exactly the quote from james matters, in which he said very clearly that this was a one—time shop. an indication that this was a one—off military action. i will quote exactly what donald trump said, he said we are prepared to sustain this response until being syrian regime stopped its use of prohibited chemical agent. he was talking about a range of things there. military, economic and diplomatic means. but certainly president trump was holding out the option for potentially more military action if there was a repeat of chemical weapons being used. and it must be said that there is a bit of the divide between the pentagon and the divide between the pentagon and the white house in the way they have approached this particular strike. there are indications that president trump wanted a more aggressive, perhaps more significant strike. and that those in the pe

attention surrounding stormy daniels weren't enough — today james comey‘s new book was officially released. the former fbi director has been on a publicity tour questioning the president's moral fitness to be president. mr trump has fired back saying mr comey has committed crimes and should be jailed — an accusation he answered today. the president of united states is calling for the imprisonment a private citizen, as he has done for a whole lot of people who criticised him, that is not acceptable in this country. i hope people read the book and see why the rule of law is such and see why the rule of law is such an important value in this country and key to that is that the president doesn't get to decide who goes to jail. the president isn't happy with mr comey‘s book. he called him a slimeball on twitter this weekend. but he also sees an opportunity here — today he launched a fundraising drive, the rallying subject, onejim comey... it read. comey represents the worst of the swamp. he doesn't want hardworking americans like you to win. today we fight back. well, joining us

. what was it in saint james i drizzle. what was it in saint james ‘s? 26 degrees. that is really hard to be running them. if you're running and running with other people, you have their hate and the heat from the pavement. it probably felt like more. that rhino must have lost about three stone! the metro called it a moment of madness. mentioning that he could not get a drink in the hottest marathon. the express , drink in the hottest marathon. the express, inside pages, they focus on some of those raising money for a charity, the amateurs. some not quite doing so well either. yes. there is some great evidence from the boston marathon that when the weather is really extreme, that women are less likely to drop out than men because they are more likely to adjust their time whereas men will stick to their target time even though the conditions are much more difficult. i wonder if we did a similar breakdown, i think of the hundreds of runners who collapse, how it would split men and women. that must be heartbreaking after months of training. and the heat just get you. or you under do the w

tells the bbc he'd think twice about sharing sensitive information with the president. james comey told the bbc‘s newsnight program president trump has dangerous impulses and lacks the people to keep him in check. cuba's new president has declared that communist rule will continue. miguel diaz—canel steps in as the country's leader after six decades of castros at the helm. and you might be familiar with the african county of swaziland. well, the nation's king has declared his country will now instead be known as "the kingdom of eswatini". the announcement was made as the country celebrated 50 years of independence from british rule. the story's very popular on the bbc website. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the queen has told the leaders of more than 50 countries that she'd like prince charles to succeed her, one day, like prince charles . is from g global potential impact on the global! apple shares are bruised re -orts of softer smart- hone after reports of softer smartphone sales from a chip supply in taiwan. —— supplier

indiana paces stun the cleveland cavaliers with a 98— 80 victory on sunday. brian james cavaliers with a 98— 80 victory on sunday. brianjames led the cavaliers were 24 points in a losing effort. —— lebron james. cavaliers were 24 points in a losing effort. —— lebronjames. the cavaliers had their first loss effort. —— lebronjames. the cavaliers had theirfirst loss in the opening round in eight years. they completely outplayed the conference champions whose turbulent regular season has carried over into the blouse. that is all from us. the latest on the website. —— the play—offs. good morning. i think it's pretty safe to say it's been a miserable april so far, hasn't it? but things look likely to change as we move through this week. yes, if you haven't already heard, we're heading for some warmer weather. there will still some rain in the forecast, mostly out to the west, and at times some strong to gale force gusts of winds. but, you want to know how warm it's going to be — well, we could see highs of 25 degrees in london, that's 77 fahrenheit. and widely across th

fbi chief, james comey says president trump is a serial liar, who's morally unfit for office. and he said more besides. we will also hear from cape and he said more besides. we will also hearfrom cape canaveral in florida, because nasa has a new mission that will turn vibrations from stars into sound, and that in turn will help us understand space. a number of developments after those western airstrikes in syria. first, this exclusive interview with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, for the bbc‘s hardtalk programme with stephen sackur. here is mr lavrov on whether that alleged chemical attack actually happen. there is no proof that on 7th of april chemical weapons were used in douma, and you already... but there is proof. can you? emmanuel macron and the french have made it quite plain they have intercepts that showed syrian helicoptered movement over douma, they have pictures of gas canisters found that the site of the attack, they also have the record of the syrian government over the last several years using chemical weapons. if you put all of that together, as far as

correspondent james landale. it's just over four weeks since sergei skripal and yulia were found poisoned by nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks since they've lain critically ill, at times in a coma. but today, miss skripal revealed she at least is on the mend. in a statement, she said: she thanked the stuff of salisbury district hospital for their care and added: today, russian television broadcast an unverified recording of an alleged phone call between yulia skripal and her cousin, victoria. she's hoping to come to britain to visit miss skripal with the help of russian diplomats if british officials are prepared to risk giving her a visa. in london, the russian ambassador welcomed the news that miss skripal is recovering. i'm really happy and i hope that sergei skripal will also recover and i'm quite sure that one day yulia will come back to moscow. but he once again denied any russian involvement in the attack. so amid the claims and counterclaims, what's the uk case? theresa may says the substance used is novichok, a type of nerve agent developed by russia. br

in qualifying but was also eclipsed as james wilby of england finished first. australia got the first two places in the men's 400 metres freestyle, james gulliver england got bronze behind mike horton and jack mcloughlin. in the first paralympics final a new world best in the men's s 14 200 metres presold, tom heyman of england, who won silver last time in glasgow moved to gold smashing his own record and all royal approval. ellie robinson of england was favoured in the women's s seven women's butterfly and she swum a lifetime best in the heats, keeping it up to win gold. narrowly missing out on a world record. for me this is not about winning a medal or about winning gold, i have won the battle against any doubts or challenges faced. it so much. i have proved to myself and proved that i can overcome challenges and win that battle. after winning paralympic gold in rio the 16—year—old now has another from another commonwealth games and it seems to mean just as much. jimmy lumsden, bbc news. it a lwa ys much. jimmy lumsden, bbc news. it always seems in the open air pool tomorrow. ma

continue the work of his mother. let's get this report from james landale. let's get this report from james landale. changing the guard at windsor castle. 0nly today, it wasn't just the soldiers. world leaders gathered beneath the battlements to decide who should replace their host as head of the commonwealth when her reign ends — a role that's never been hereditary. last night, the queen treated her guests and herself to a much—needed drink, and gently reminded them she had a son who could take on the job when the time came. and today, she gave them the run of her castle for their private deliberations about her and their future. i'd like to thank her majesty the queen for her generous invitation into her home. and the first time, i think, a heads of government meeting has been held here. they expressed their gratitude by agreeing formally that the prince of wales would indeed one day become their symbolic leader. but this time it wasn't just about agreeing the future leadership of the commonwealth. it was also about agreeing its future role. so amid all the grandeur, the leaders

state television. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the former russian intelligence officer sergei skripal may remain critically ill, but his 33—year—old daughter yulia says she is recovering. so attention is focusing on what she knows about the nerve—agent attack that left them both fighting for their lives in salisbury. for now, ms skripal has refused to see russian diplomats. but russian television claimed she had spoken to her cousin viktoria by phone. she's been offered help by the russian authorities to travel to britain to see yulia skripal — if she is granted a visa. but she told newsnight of her concerns. at the united nations, the diplomatic confrontation continued, with britain again insisting that it was highly likely that russia was behind the attack, and russia denying it had ever made novichok nerve agent — let alone used it. translation: we have told our british colleagues that you're playing with fire, and you will be sorry. i think the metaphor that i find most apt is that of an arsonist turned firefighter. but in this particular instance,

, this is the reality in douma. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. with me is james landale, the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent. james, when president trump says there will be a big price to pay, what does he mean exactly? lot of clever people are trying to work out what means right now, because the tweet was ambiguous. his response to syria has been inconsistent. a year ago, in response to the syrian government's bombing with chemical weapons of a village, president trump decided to launch 59 tomahawk missiles against the airbase in syria that was used to deploy chemical weapon, which was seen as a big change compared to the regime, which was reluctant to use military action. but that was a one—off, there was not much warning or follow—up, and there has been no us response to other, subsequent users of chemical weapons, which have grown in recent months, so nobody is sure whether that's a president or a one—off. there is clearly a discussion going on this evening. the president is meeting his national security advisers and he'll have to decide whether or not now is a moment that

had been forecast. our health correspondent james gallagher reports. they are some of our favourite drinks but the sugar tax means they are now more expensive, or the recipe has been changed. the sugar content of ribena and lucozade has been more than halved, artificial sweeteners are being used instead. but pepsi is sticking to its sweet recipe, and will now cost more. as is coca—cola, although it will come in smaller, more expensive 1.5 litre bottles. so how big is the tax? drinks that are more than around 5% sugar will be taxed at 18p per litre. those that are more than 8% sugar will be taxed at 24p per litre. the amount of the treasury expects to has already fallen from 500 million a year to 240 million, so many soft drinks have been redesigned. changes to irn—bru led to an online campaign and even people stockpiling stop scotland's other national drink. this tax is not universally popular. rather than addressing the cause of the problem it's just taxing people that can probably not afford to pay more for it anyway. i want to discourage my children from being able to go out

its business in emerging markets. james bevan is chief investment officer at ccla investment management. hello. good morning. one of the big movers overnight, taiwan semiconductor, it is saying it is not selling as many chips because smartphones are not selling as well as they used to. that is big. it is taking its guidance down from 15% to 10%. this taking its guidance down from 15% to io%. this is not a company in any trouble. it said smartphones were a challenge but also they were not going to make money from crypto currencies. they have been unwinding as global credit conditions become more difficult. they invested in crypto currency? the chips are involved in mining and training. it isa involved in mining and training. it is a huge issue. looking forward taiwan, chris emmy have a huge opportunity in terms of the internet of things and autonomous cars. i would say this is a short—term thing. why is oil rising so much? some issues at stake here. the saudis want a higher oil price. we know the crown prince wants to spend money on modernisation. we are nervous about whethe

law claimed gold in the men's one metre springboard, while scotland's james heatly won bronze in the same event. there were also celebrations for team scotland in the double trap shooting — with a gold for david mcmath. and tim kneale claimed silver in that event, to win the isle of man's first medal of these games. adam wild reports. if the games are about reaching games and hitting targets then the belmont shooting centre was the perfect place for scotland to june just that. they've never won 30 medals at an overseas games but with gold in the double trap, they set a new record with david mcmath. the scottish contingent are beside themselves. i took a lot of time out of university to train so for the past couple of months i pretty much professional. i think all the dedication has been worth it. sylvia went to tim kneale from the isle of man, theirfirst went to tim kneale from the isle of man, their first medal went to tim kneale from the isle of man, theirfirst medal in the games. earlier scotland had triumphed in the shooting, linda pearson announcing her retirement shortly afte

80s. the man they've arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook has this report. josephjames joseph james d'angelo, the josephjames d'angelo, the man police said terrorised california while serving as an officer of the law himself. after decades of frustration for detectives, they found a suspect under their noses in this quiet suburb of the state capital. for over 40 years, cou ntless capital. for over 40 years, countless victims have waited for justice. over these years, countless victims have waited for justice. overthese years, hundreds of individuals have soughtjustice for these victims and their families. the rapist moved into the cou nty families. the rapist moved into the county in october, striking three times injust over three weeks... more than 175 crimes in the 70s and 80s have been linked to the golden state killer, including 12 murders and 51 rates. she was awakened while being blindfolded. she never saw her assailant. the crime spree started in sacramento, before spreading to the san francisco area and then central and southern california. it took

literary and potato peel pie society starring lily james. good evening and welcome to bbc news. commonwealth leaders have agreed that prince charles will, in due course, succeed his mother, queen elizabeth, as the head of the organisation. the decision was confirmed in a statement by the british prime minister, theresa may, at the end of the summit. the announcement from the prime minister was part of a number of policies agreed by the 53 countries. as well as a new head of the commonwealth, the countries agreed on a commonwealth blue charter, affecting one third of the world's waters — protecting the oceans from the effects of climate change, pollution and over—fishing. countries also agreed to tackle the deadly disease malaria — aiming to reduce the number of people who contract the disease by 2023. and a boost for trade and investment too — with a commitment to increase intercommonwealth trade by £2 trillion pounds by 2030 — and a further promise to tackle cyber security. ben brown has been following the summit from buckingham palace. we have had the final communi

the us secretary of defence jim —— james of that we have had the us secretary of defencejim —— james mattis talking to his career in cancer but, —— he's korean counterpart. talking about what they want for this, denuclearisation is the main thing. we have had moves and nods towards denuclearisation in the past but they have not happen, how different things this time? —— are things. they have not happen, how different things this time? -- are things. you have a north korea leader who is trying to change his image and an event yesterday which was watched around the world but you are right that even in the last 20 years we have had a couple of events before that have moved those directions. the capable, denuclearisation as far as the americans are concerned is about north korea giving up its weapons “— about north korea giving up its weapons —— this is the key point. while we have these conversations that involve the north and south korean leaders saying they want to see the peninsula denuclearise, as far as analysts are concerned kim jong—un is not likely to give up h

take over "one day. " our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from windsor. this is something that has never happened before. almost 50 commonwealth leaders gathering amid the splendour of windsor castle to discuss their future. it's called a retreat where they sit without advisers, agenda, and, yes, without a table, to talk frankly among themselves about what the commonwealth is to do to prove its relevance to ordinary people. good morning, everybody, welcome to windsor castle. the prime minister said the leaders were committed to revitalising the commonwealth, making it more sustainable, prosperous and secure. but... a conversation about these challenges cannot ignore the fact that, at the very moment that international cooperation is so important, some nations are choosing instead to shun the rules—based system that underpins global security and prosperity. but i look forward to discussing how commonwealth can play its part to support the rules—based order, and the very concept of international corporation. of international cooperation. so today the leaders

james comey, who he fired and his look puts out a whole bunch of allegations, and just 2a hours ago we got comey‘s memos of meetings held with donald trump in trump tower and the oval office. but when you look at this it is all focusing on the same issue, and it is frustrating to donald trump, it is frustrating to donald trump, it is frustrating to donald trump, it is frustrating to those around him, that there is this cloud that continues to hang over his presidency. these questions of this investigation, that robert mueller is leading, and certainly this plays into it, by claiming that they are or some kind of conspiracy between the trump campaign, wikileaks, and the trump campaign, wikileaks, and the russian government. as i say, they will continue to deny that, i don't think that when you look at this particular legal suit, there is really a ny this particular legal suit, there is really any sense of new information coming out, but wanted does is it keeps it in the public domain. another thing worth mentioning is that there are some who feel that this legal suit may not go far, p

correspondent, james landale, reports. changing the guard at windsor castle. only today, it wasn't just the soldiers. world leaders gathered beneath the battlements to decide who should replace their host as head of the commonwealth when her reign ends — a role that's never been hereditary. last night, the queen treated her guests and herself to a much—needed drink. and gently reminded them she had a son who could take on the job when the time came. but today, she stepped back and gave them the run of her castle for their private deliberations. without advisers or even a table. and they decided the prince of wales would, one day, be their next symbolic leader. a decision by consensus, according to one president, but by unanimity, according to the prime minister. his royal highness has been a proud supporter of the commonwealth for more than four decades and has spoken passionately about the organisation's unique diversity. and it is fitting that one day, he will continue the work of his mother, her majesty the queen. and in a statement, prince charles said he was deeply touched

welcome to sportsday — i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. seven in succession for celtic. it's yet another premiership title for them as they put five past old firm rivals rangers. simply too good. lyon beat manchester city in the champions league semi—final. and a first win of the season for lewis hamilton. everything goes his way in baku at the ajerbaijan grand prix. a busy day of sport, lots to come in the programme. let's start with football. celtic have won the scottish premiership title for the seventh year in a row after thrashing rangers 5—0 at celtic park. the victory means that if celtic beat motherwell in the scottish cup final they will win the treble for the second consecutive season. chris mchlaughlan was at today's match. yes, the celtic fans will celebrate long into the night, and well they might. they watched their team absolutely demolish their rivals here in the east end of glasgow this afternoon. it was 5—0, going on ten, to be honest. two goals from eduard, with james forrest, rogic and callum mcgregor also getting on the scoresheet. celtic‘s

defending his 200 metre breaststroke title but was pipped to gold by england's james wilby despite leading for much of the race. wilby came up with a brilliant last 25 metres. max whitlock helped england defend their gymnastic team title. the double olympic champion top scored with his floor and pommel routines to clinch the win with team mates nile wilson, courtney tulloch, james hall and dominick cunningham. scotland won five medals today, their only gold came in the velodrome. neil fackie and pilot matt rotherham set a commonwelth record in the blind and visually impaired 1000m time trial. wales took silver, their only medal of the day. lots more action in the velodrome and the pool. lots of live sport on the bbc website. arsenal have disappointed in this season's premier league, they're so far outside the top four that their only realistic route back into the champions league is to win the europa league. they have taken a big step towards the semifinal after winning the first leg of the quarterfinal 4—1 against cs moscow at home. the europa league final is arsenal's remaining

some as a limited punishment on syria. britain and france? here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. this is what provoked the strikes. last saturday's apparent gas attack on civilians in douma. to be punished. so what was achieved? your chemical weapons programme is. and from the submarine ussjohn warner. plus, in the air, two bi lancer bombers. staying out of syrian airspace to fire their storm shadow missiles. as well rafale and mirage strike aircraft flying from france. and that's politically important. the targets of all this firepower — syria's chemical weapons production. centre close to damascus. but also a chemical weapons storage site near homs. storm shadow missiles. the main french target for seven of their nine missiles. peace in syria ? america's wider military alliance. more and more. solution. on the ground. and the rebels' last holdout in eastern ghouta. which will surely dictate much of the terms of any eventual peace. james robbins, bbc news. they are believed this has achieved what they wanted. what they wanted. i suspect they feel they have achieved so

action and also involving economic and diplomatic pressure. his own secretary james mattis said that the strikes we saw in the early hours of the morning in the middle east might be a one—off for this moment at least. james mattis describing them as a one—time shot. theresa may said the attacks were designed to deter the use of chemical weapons by the regime of bashar al assad, adding the use of chemical weapons could not become normalised. jeremy corbyn said the action was "legally questionable". the british parliament did not get a chance to vote on whether these attacks should go ahead. the raf attacked a suspected chemical weapons base. officials say the mission appears to have been highly successful. we will take a look at all of the events of the last few hours with my colleague ben ando. with afterburners glowing, and loaded with storm shadow cruise missiles, four raf tornadoes take to the sky as britain's contribution to raids overnight in response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons. their target, a bunker and command post near the city of homs, believed to be the

the 1970s and ‘80s. the man they have arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook has this report. joseph james deangelo, the man police say terrorised california while serving as an officer of the law himself. after decades of frustration for detectives, they found the suspect under their noses in this quiet suburb of the state capital. for over 40 years, countless victims have waited for justice. over these years, hundreds of individuals have soughtjustice for these victims and their families. archive: the rapist moved into contra costa county in october, striking three times in just over three weeks... more than 175 crimes in the ‘70s and ‘80s have been linked to the golden state killer, including 12 murders and 51 rapes. she was awakened while being blindfolded. she never saw her assailant. the crime spree started in sacramento, before spreading to the san francisco area, and then central and southern california. it took years before investigators could confirm that the crimes were linked. advances in science eventually led detectives to the former police o

, james landale. it's just do the four weeks since sergei skripal and yulia were found poisoned by no jake —— nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks since they've lain critically ill, at times and a cobra. but today, mr skripal revealed she at least is on the mend. in a statement, she said, i woke up over a week ago now and i'm glad to say my strength is growing vaguely. i'm grateful for the interest in my strength is growing vaguely. i'm gratefulfor the interest in me and for the many messages of goodwill i've received. i have many people to thank for my recovery and would especially like to mention the people of salisbury that came to my aid when my father and i were incapacitated. she thanked the stuff of salisbury district hospital for their care and added, i'm sure you appreciate the entire episode is somewhat disorientating and i hope that you will respect my privacy and that you will respect my privacy and that of my family during the period of my convalescence. today, russian television broadcast an unverified recording of an alleged phone call between yulia

england's james will stop is an aspiring actor, today central stage on the squash court he was the leading man taking the top prize. outside it was the hottest day yet on the gold coast, the lawn was part that wales didn't wilt, victory over scotla nd that wales didn't wilt, victory over scotland in the men's pairs. commentator: wales have won the gold medal, what a turn up. and in the pool more surprises to come, england and pd is one of the very best in the world, when he is beaten it is a lwa ys the world, when he is beaten it is always a shock but he got silver this time in the 50 metres breaststroke. his team mate james wilby got bronze. alys thomas from wales went one better, victory for her in the 200 metre butterfly not a surprise for many although it did need a moment to sink in. elsewhere, wales were still waiting, arnold, a star of powder athletics needed a world record with herfinal throw star of powder athletics needed a world record with her final throw of the javelin. can she do it. she accelerates. it is a world record. for wales and hollie arnold the wait was worth

. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james lansdale. i diplomatic correspondent james la nsdale. i bet diplomatic correspondent james lansdale. i bet the guns fire as you start speaking! what did do queen say that caught your attention? what was interesting is that she formally asked the commonwealth for the prince of wales to succeed her as head of the commonwealth. she said it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer future stability for future generations and will one day decide the prince of wales should carry on the prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 19117. the queen has been explicit in asking the commonwealth leaders, possibly tomorrow, to make the decision. let's have a quick listen to the guns. i think they are finally about to fire. the king's troop royal horse artillery formed in 1946 troop royal horse artillery formed in 19116 at the end of the world war. they will fire 53 times to mark the 53 nation ‘s of the commonwealth, large and small. leaders gathered here in central london and this is the

syndrome in their first trimester. but there are concerns this could lead to more terminations. james lives in barry with his family. he is 12 years old and also has down syndrome. his father has reservations about offering the new test. i think it's a very dangerous direction of travel, because obviously, that is one of a number of similar types of illness that you could start applying the same sort of idea to. i mean they have, certainly from my experience with james, he has something to offer society. the welsh government say the test is about giving parents a safer test and plays an important role in providing parents with information and support needed for their pregnancy. planning is also under way for nipt to be available in england later this year, with scotland also looking at the possibility of introducing the test in the future. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. let's start with the business end of the football season, with some clubs looking up and some very much looking down. both west brom

, bbc news. now, with all the sport, here's james pearce at the bbc sport centre... the commonwealth games begin in australia's gold coast on wednesday. it's the largest international event to be staged in australia for more than a decade. but already there's been an investigation into the discovery of syringes at the athletes‘ village, as our correspondent hywel griffith reports. there may be two days to go, but already at the athletes‘ village the games has had its first scandal, after syringes were found there by a cleaner. it is not known yet what they contained. but it has threatened to take the shine off this city‘s moment in the sun. the gold coast wants the games to sell the allure of its endless sand and surf. more than £1 billion is being spent to do that. but much of it on upgrades and rebuilds rather than brand—new stadiums. the question we had, do we need an 80,000 seat stadium? we will never need one on the coast. so we‘ve taken an existing australian football stadium, with 25,000 seats, horseshoe, filled in that end, got 40,000. that‘s all we need. instead

car crash involving three vehicles. james comey gives an interview in which he calls donald trump morally unfit to be president. and the pub chain wetherspoon has shut down its twitter, instagram and facebook accounts due to concerns over trolling on social media, and misuse of personal data. sport now on afternoon live with will perry. manchester city, they have done it and they still have records to break. it was a case rather than if for manchester city to win a title. they are starting to see what the owner, who came to the club to do. a fifth top—flight crown in total but a long way behind manchester united with 20 overall. this is how vincent kompany celebrated yesterday, watching manchester united‘s defeat at home against west brom. this is vincent kompany in the pub, celebrating with fa ns kompany in the pub, celebrating with fans and players. city have scored 93 this season and needs seven in the final five league games to become the fourth team to score more than 100 become the fourth team to score more than100 ina become the fourth team to score more than 100 in a p

diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. extraordinary images. what has been the international reaction? the international reaction? broadly welcome, but a cautious welcome. welcome, but a cautious welcome. good things are happening, but only time will tell. time will tell. secretary borisjohnson has in the last few minutes issued a statement. last few minutes issued a statement. said this summit is not the end in itself. itself. there are still many questions to be answered. questions to be answered. into concrete steps towards denuclearisation. denuclearisation. welcomed byjapan and china, but a very broadband cautious welcome. very broadband cautious welcome. was portraying himself as a man of peace. is he genuine? that is the big question. big question. reflects a substantial de—escalation of tensions between both sides. of tensions between both sides. military conflict between the sides, so it is significant. so it is significant. but we have been here before. been here before. point is that there was very little detail today about denuclearisation. detail today about de

. will we have more lebron james heroics in the nda later? what is the latest on the heavyweight unification fight is? —— nba. —— fighters? the cleveland cavaliers arejust one win fighters? the cleveland cavaliers are just one win away from advancing in the nba playoffs, leading indiana 3-2 in the nba playoffs, leading indiana 3—2 on friday. they go into the game with plenty of momentum after a dramatic 98— 95 win last time out. lebronjames dramatic 98— 95 win last time out. lebron james looks like dramatic 98— 95 win last time out. lebronjames looks like made a win, but kept it tied with this block. at the other end, he gave this 3—pointer to give the cavs a victory. the king of the court, the king of clay, and he is really playing like it at the moment. rafael nadal is yet to drop a set on the surface this season. you want to keep that going on friday at the barcelona open, taking on the slovakian player. that is after blowing past garcia—lopez, his countryman. he dropped just one game in the opening set and then lopez put up more of a fight in the second wi

is time for the film review. with jane hill and james king. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is james king. good to see you, james. what have you been watching? this week we journey into the dark recesses of martin freeman's mind in ghost stories. then we travel to 1920s new york in the family drama wonderstruck. and, finally, we go tojennifer garner's sofa in the much talked about teen movie love, simon. we've already barely begun and i have a bone to pick with you. doctor kermode is away, so i thought i would have a respite about horror films and what have you brought me? it is a peach of a weekend for fans of horror stories. we will talk about ghost stories in a moment and there's this film we have not got time to talk about, called the quiet place, very scary. if you like your horror movies, this is a great weekend. let's focus on ghost stories, this is british horror written and directed by andy nyman and jeremy dyson. andy regularly works with darren brown, jeremy is part of the league of gentlemen team. andy star

statement by leaders at the end of the summit in the uk. james landale was in windsor to the summitand sent james landale was in windsor to the summit and sent this report. changing the guard at windsor castle. only today, it wasn't just the soldiers. world leaders gathered beneath the battlements to decide who should replace their host as head of the commonwealth when her reign ends — a role that's never been hereditary. last night, the queen treated her guests and herself to a much—needed drink and gently reminded them she had a son who could take on the job when the time came. but today, she stepped back and gave them the run of her castle for their private deliberations without advisers or even a table. and they decided the prince of wales would, one day, be their next symbolic leader — a decision by consensus, according to one president, but by unanimity, according to the prime minister. his royal highness has been a proud supporter of the commonwealth for more than four decades and has spoken passionately about the organisation's unique diversity. and it is fittin

responsibility. james landale has more. more than one month on in salisbury, the investigation continues into a nerve agent attack that britain believes was carried out by russia. an assessment based on science, yes, but also intelligence. no other country has a combination of the capability, the intent and the motive to carry out such an act. but the head of the porton down military laboratory muddied the waters by saying it was not the job of his scientists to say where the nerve agent had been made, contrary to what the foreign secretary had appeared to suggest. the people from porton down, they were absolutely categorical. i mean, i asked the guy myself. i said, "are you sure? he said, "there's no doubt." and today, the foreign office deleted an inaccurate tweet that had also suggested porton down had said the novichok was produced in russia. all of which gave russia another chance to question britain's evidence, calling at short notice a meeting of the chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw, in the hague, where its diplomats accused britain of a dirty flow of lies and outright russiaphobia. t