weapons attack in syria before launching missile strikes. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the missiles launched by american, british and french forces at the weekend were aimed at syria's suspected chemical weapons facilities. and this is just some of the destruction the missiles caused on the ground. but russia's foreign minister said the attacks on his syrian allies had also left relations between russia and the west worse than the cold war. in a bbc interview, sergei lavrov accused the western allies of having a phobia about russia, which he described as "genocide by sanction". we lose basically the last remnants of trust to our western friends, who prefer to operate on the basis of very weird logic. they punish first in douma, in syria, and then they wait for the inspectors of opcw to visit the place and to inspect. but, as journalists were allowed into douma to film life returning after months of fighting, it emerged the inspectors from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons had not been allowed in — for what russian and syrian officials s

from the bbc sport centre with james pearce. hello, good evening. the clubs at the bottom of the premier league table live to fight another day. cesc fabregas scored for chelsea, and took four from bottom swansea to and took four from bottom swansea to a 1—0 defeat. the teams below them all picked up points today. bottom clu b west all picked up points today. bottom club west bromwich to win, and have all other results go their way if they wanted to avoid relegation, which is what happened. they won 1—0 at newcastle takes to a goal from matt phillips. quite a turnaround at west ronson ‘s darren moore took charge. now unbeaten in four matches. —— at west brom since darryn matches. —— at west brom since da rryn lloyd matches. —— at west brom since darryn lloyd took charge. it has been a difficult task and all we could do was have everybody come together and unite together and show togetherness. that is the big thing. the recent form results in recent weeks have been very good. we are delighted with today's performance and result, against a really good team. here a

fbi, james comey, arguably the most pivotalfigure of james comey, arguably the most pivotal figure of the us election in 2015 that gave us donald trump. we will have live reaction from anthony scaramucci. join us ben. —— we are live from new york with the exclusive uk and you —— join us ben. —— then. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the queen has welcomed commonwealth leaders to buckingham palace for the formal opening of the commonwealth heads of government meeting, which involves representatives from 53 countries and territories. looking to the future, her majesty, who'll be 92 this weekend, told the leaders that it's her sincere wish that prince charles will succeed her one day as head of the commonwealth. the summit is happening amid intense controversy about the government's mistreatment of caribbean migrants who settled in the uk. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. the diplomatic term for it is "transition". the careful, discreet preparation for the inevitable, when a monarch, who will be 92 this saturday, is no longer on the throne. commonw

international peace and security. in his new book, former fbi director james comey calls the president "unethical and untethered from the truth." mr trump says comey‘s a "slimeball." hello and welcome to bbc world news. the un secretary general has warned that the cold war is "back with a vengeance" — and he gave a dire warning about military escalation in syria. antonio guterres‘s comments were made at a heated session of the un security council in new york — as relations between the west and russia plummeted further. moscow has again defended the assad government saying an alleged attack in eastern ghouta did not involve chemical weapons. it accused foreign powers of staging the attack. the white house says it's now very confident syria carried out last weekend's attack, and 12 american warships have been spotted moving to the middle east. our 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

to the middle east. our 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 are a part of victory and insisting they found no evidence of any poison attacks, no victims, either. western powers suspect has been ample time to destroy evidence as the west finalises plans for possible punitive strikes. the united nations security council, the cockpit were opposing powers fight with words, today the secretary general warned that present military tensions between the west and russia could spiral out of control. the cold war is back with a vengeance but with a difference natarsha the mechanism 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 this war at least

diplomatic correspondent james landale, who asked russia what their current theory was, after making so many suggestions of possible alternatives to the uk government claims that the russian state was behind the poisoning. james landale, bbc. how can you say that you are following due process and abiding by the rules of the international community when you see will not accept the findings of this body unless russian investigators are involved. and can you clarify the answer to my colleague, when he asked, what is russia's current theory behind the salisbury attack? we have heard many different theories from different russian voices as to who might have been responsible. which other countries that you've mentioned? you said, and i quote, we are not naming anyone. cani i quote, we are not naming anyone. can i be clear, as of 20 past two, today the official position of the russian state is that they are not blaming anyone. this is the conclusion in the answer to your question. after the evidence we will make the conclusions. that was also my statement about the russian involvement. it's no

court charged with 13 murders and 51 rapes. prosecutors allege joseph james deangelo was the so—called golden state killer, whose crimes 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 s

—— welcome to bbc news. former fbi director james comey steps up his war of words with president trump, claiming he's not up to the job. i don't think he is said to be president. —— fit to be. more fallout after the air strikes on syria: the us threatens new sanctions against russia over its support for president assad. a drive—by shooting at a church in pakistan leaves two dead. the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. australian firefighters tackling a huge bushfire outside sydney say the blaze is still out of control. and capturing the sound of the stars: nasa's new mission to seek earth—like worlds and alien life. hello and welcome to bbc news. this is just happened in the last hour or two. the former fbi directorjames comey has said he believes donald trump is morally unfit to lead the country. during a television interview with abc news, mr comey said it was "possible" that the russians had material that could be used to blackmail mr trump. he fired mr comey in may last year, citing the fbi's behaviour in investigating hillary clinton and its probe int

defence secretary, general james mattis feeling it should be more limited. at the moment it seems limited but they will be watching syria closely, and that is clear from all these pietersen ice, but they were what aside's regime —— speeches on ice. that they will watch president aside's regime and there will be more action if there is another chemical attack. our middle east correspondent martin patiencejoins us from our middle east correspondent martin patience joins us from beirut. you have been monitoring events from where you are, what is happening in damascus? the latest we have heard, we arejust damascus? the latest we have heard, we are just getting social media and state tv in syria is now showing that civilians have gathered near a square close to a military airport on the outskirts of damascus which was apparently attacked by american cruise missiles. i think this gives you some illustration, people are just waking up this morning in the middle east, the syrian government will be assessing the damage, but after the fire and furious at we have seen over the past few d

a claim that moscow was behind the attack. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. the foreign secretary there really on the attack againstjeremy corbyn, but the foreign office itself is facing some embarrassment having somewhat overstepped mart in some tweets it has been making. what's happened is the british government has gone into a muddle. the basis of its assessment that it was highly likely that russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack in salisbury was always based on a bit of science and a bit of intelligence. the science saying this stuff is not a jot, a nerve agent from russia, and the intelligent agent saying the russians have stockpiles and a programme, an overt state and an assassination scheme, and in all likelihood, russia was behind it. what has happened is the head of the military laboratory has said it is not theirjob to say to is the russians. the problem is that, even though what he said was technically correct, the foreign secretary in previous interviews has suggested that, perhaps porton down had pointed the finger at rochon when it hadn'

, thanks to the efforts of james vince and mark stoneman at the crease. thanks to the efforts of james vince england bowled new zealand out for 278, stuart broad and james anderson taking all ten wickets, while stoneman and vince made a 123—run partnership on day three to help england to a lead of 231 runs. on day three to help england rugby union's european champions cup holders, saracens, have been knocked out of the competition at the quarterfinal stage by leinster. their 30—19 victory ended saracens' hopes of winning a third straight champions cup. racing 92 are also into the semifinals after beating clermont auvergne. into the semifinals at the first major of the women's golf season, england's charley hull and jodie ewart shadoff are still in contention, four shots off the lead of pernilla lindberg, withjust one round remaining at the ana inspiration. while ian poulter is trying to qualify for the first major of the men's season, the masters. to qualify for the first major poulter needs to win the houston open to secure a place at augusta national. the houston open to secure a

of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. president miguel diaz—canel promises to continue communist rule in cuba as the castro dynasty is finally brought to an end. a plastic: how the world's waterways are being clogged by bags and bottles which will never disintegrate. i am in indonesia where there is so much plastic waste joe pinder rivers that the army called in been called in to help. —— there is so been called in to help. —— there is so much in the been called in to help. —— there is so much - in the rivers. welcome to the programme. the leaders of more than 50 countries have been attending a state banquet at buckingham palace at the end of the first official day of the commonwealth heads of government meeting in london. prominent among the topics discussed were development issues, climate change, and holding governments to account. on friday, the commonwealth leaders will discuss who will succeed the queen as head of the commonwealth. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.

diplomatic correspondent james landale is at the foreign office, but first let's go to our north america editorjon sopel at the white house. is at the white house. a military response from the l now is a military response from the us now more than likely given president trump's comments? we have been here before, almost exactly a year ago, when we saw the same sort of distressing images coming out of syria. donald trump declared those unacceptable and within three days, 59 cruise missiles landed on a syrian airfield where aircraft had taken off from that had used sarin gas in that attack. and there is every reason to believe donald trump's national security adviser ‘s are considering exactly the same options. furthermore, you have a new national security adviser restarted work this weekend, ambassadorjohn bolton, who is known to be very hawkish when it comes to russia and very hawkish when it comes to iran. so when donald trump says there may bea so when donald trump says there may be a price to pay, you can be certain that is exactly what is being considered. i suppose the one differe

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

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

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

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

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

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

and 80s. the man they've arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook has this report. the man police say terrorise california while serving as an officer of the law himself, joseph james deangelo. 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 forjustice. over these years, hundreds of individuals have sought justice for these victims and their families. voiceover: the rapist moved into contra costa 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 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 officer, now 72 yea

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

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

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

our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. it's just over four weeks since sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned by a nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks during which the former russian intelligence officer and his 33—year—old daughter have lain critically ill, at times in a coma. but today, ms skripal revealed that she at least was on the mend. in a statement issued on her behalf by the police, she said: she thanked the staff of salisbury district hospital for their care and added: earlier, russian television broadcast an unverified recording of an alleged phone call between yulia skripal and her cousin, viktoria, in which ms skripal reportedly claimed that everyone‘s health was ok, with no irreversible harm, and that she would be discharged soon. in london, the russian ambassador used a news conference, once again, to deny his country's involvement in the attack on ms skripal, and welcomed the news she was recovering. i'm really happy, and i hope that sergei skripal will also recover. and i'm quite sure that one day she will come back to moscow. today, the fo

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

that russia is obstructing the inquiry, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. the missiles launched by american, british and french forces at the weekend were aimed at syria's suspected chemical—weapons facilities. and this is just some of the destruction but russia's foreign minister said the attacks on his syrian allies had also left relations between russia and the west worse than the cold war. in a bbc interview, sergei lavrov accused the western allies of having a phobia about russia, which he described as "genocide by sanction". we lose, basically, the last remnants of trust to our western friends, who prefer to operate on the basis of very weird logic. they punish first in douma, in syria, and then they wait for the inspectors of 0pcw to visit the place and to inspect. but as journalists were allowed into douma to film life returning after months of fighting, it emerged the inspectors from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons had not been allowed in — for what russian and syrian officials said were security issues. at the 0pcw headqua

be celebrating alongside team—mate james hall, just pipped by wilson into second to make it an england 1—2. and the medals didn't stop coming, former royal marinejoe townsend lost both of his legs in afghanistan ten years ago. today he won the para—triathalon. commentator: and jade jones wins the women's. a golden double for england, now could the mixed relay team complete the full set? all four have to complete their own mini triathlons. vicky holland led england off and into the lead. australia were their rivals for the top spot as the lead switched between the two nations. but by the time alistair brownlee was in action, the gap was just too big to close. gold to australia, but for the home teams on the gold coast, there'll be plenty more opportunities to come. alex gulrajani, bbc news. in the last half hour or so, zoe smith has won a silver medal for england in the women's 63kg weightlifting. smith won gold in the 58k in glasgow four years ago, but was delighted with a silver this time round despite a back injury. earlierjack oliver also claimed a silverfor england in t

absolutely clear. we have acted because it is in our national interest. james comey doesn't like donald trump — indeed the former fbi director doesn't think the man who fired him is even fit to be president. he strikes me as a person of above average intelligence. i don't

continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations also on the programme: james comey speaks to the bbc. the former director of the fbi says he would think twice about sharing

commonwealth games. earlier we saw gymnasts nile wilson and james hall give england a one—two in the men's all—around gymnastics final. golds as well for england'sjoe townsend and jadejones in the mens and womens para triathlon. adam peaty was made to work really hard for his gold by england teammate, james wilby but peaty managed to hold on for the win, with wilby getting a silver to add to the gold he won in the 200 metres. scotland's neil fachie and guide matt rotherham added a second gold of the games to their collection. they broke the world record in the heats before winning the visually impaired sprint final. and wales were celebrating gold shortly afterwards in the women's sprint race as elinor barker, powered through the pain barrier to see off scotland's katie archibald. barker gained a whole lap on the field to finish on a0 points and won two of ten sprints. that's all the sport for now. studio: thanks for joining studio: thanks forjoining us. 1a people have died after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a lorry in western canada. another 1a other passengers

victims was the american journalist james foley, here in the helmet. his mother says she‘s worried the men could escape if there‘s a delay in dealing with them. if somebody doesn‘t take the leadership and take them to trial, i fear they‘ll get away or something else. i am concerned that the international community and our government, the us government, and uk, need to work together to hold them accountable. but that raises the question of where the two men should be held accountable. the home secretary, amber rudd, hasn‘t confirmed that they‘ve both been stripped of their british citizenship. what is known is that the uk has been speaking to the americans about them, and that the last thing britain wants is to have them back here to stand trial. a view endorsed by the government‘s legal and political supporters. i‘m sure it would be desirable that individuals against whom there are serious allegations should be brought to trial. but that‘s not to say that the home secretary is wrong in her view that they should be deprived of british citizenship, which i understand she‘s

correspondent, james landale, was in windsor for the summit. he 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 fitting that one day he will continue the work of his mother, her majesty the queen. and in a statement, pri

about the strategy of america, 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. britain, france and the united states are convinced this was the latest in a long line of assad's chemical attacks and had to be punished. so what was achieved? the strikes sent a deliberate, precise, if limited message to president assad, "you are not the target — your chemical weapons programme is." the united states fired missiles from two warships and from the submarine uss john warner, plus in the air, two b—1 lancer bombers. the raf flew tornadoes from akrotiri in cyprus, staying out of syrian airspace to fire their storm shadow missiles. and france launched missiles from its frigate, languedoc, as well as rafale and mirage strike aircraft flying from france. so, the us was not acting alone, but with two close allies this time, and that is politically important. the targets of all this firepower? syria's chemical weapons production. the main target for 76 missiles was a research an

tuesday. the us defence secretary james mattis suggested the syrian regime may have brought about the delays on purpose. andrew plant reports. it is almost two weeks since this alleged attack using chlorine, said to have killed more than a0 people. the syrian government is accused of using a banned weapon, something president bashar al—assad denies. a tea m president bashar al—assad denies. a team from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons arrived in the country this week to examine the sight, but the fact—finding mission has so far been unable to work. there was an advance un security team that went into douma yesterday as is standard practice for these high risk situations, as is standard practice. they came under fire, there was also an explosive device that was detonated. britain and france both said they have proof that the syrian government carried out the attack. at the pentagon on wednesday, us defence secretary james martin is suggested that delays could have been orchestrated by the syrian regime. we are very much aware the delay that the regime

sport centre, here's james pearce. hello, it has been a red letter tay for spurs. they have beaten chelsea at sta mford for spurs. they have beaten chelsea at stamford bridge for the first time in 28 years. the 3—1 result has huge significance for the champions league qualifications places. spurs are now eight points clear of chelsea. stamford bridge is a fortress tottenham have failed to conquerfor 28 years. fortress tottenham have failed to conquer for 28 years. their hopes of changing that would have been higher had harry kane been fit to start. without him, their attacking threat was initially limited. while chels tested lloris before morata found a way through. the home side seemed to be in control. but in eriksen, totte n ha m be in control. but in eriksen, tottenham have a player who can turn a match in a moment. his eighth league strike a contender for goal of the season that. inspired others to have a go. son was left frustrated. but dele alli wasn't. the 21—year—old marking his 100th premier league game in style. then chelsea's defence surrended again to dele alli.

prince charles succeeds her as head of the commonwealth. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. president miguel diaz—canel promises to continue communist rule in cuba as the castro dynasty finally draws to a close. drowning in plastic, how the world's waterways are being clogged by bags and bottles which will never disintegrate. i'm in indonesia, where there's so much plastic waste choking the rivers that the army has been called in to help. m7 7777” commonwealth leaders at a banquet at buckingham palace tonight must decide who will be the next head of the commonwealth. the title is not hereditary, but it is clear that the commonwealth's choice is prince charles. in the palace ballroom this morning, the 53 commonwealth leaders prepared the way. # god save our gracious queen # they know that this will almost certainly be the last commonwealth conference over which the queen will preside in person. change is coming, and prince charles reminded the commonwealth of his long—standing

ultimately affecting the grades that they can come outwith. and ultimately affecting the grades james is training as a welder in hull. hands—on work and studying at college, the minimum apprentice wage is £3.70 an hour. at college, the minimum apprentice james isn't in touch with his parents. so it was a relief when his employer put him up to £5. when you don't have family behind you, you have to pay and do stuff like you might not think you'd have to at this age, or some people don't have to do. to at this age, or some just walk behind me and soon you'll see... more students like selena aren't going to university. the government says support has increased, and a review is looking again at the costs of study in england. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. of study in england. some football news now — ahead of the premier league and fa cup highlights coming up on bbc one later. the fa cup final will be between manchester united and chelsea after the blues beat southampton 2—0 in their wembley semi—final. southampton 2—0 in their 0livier giroud scored the best of their goals. chelsea w