let's start with syria. donald trump took everybody by surprise late last year by declaring he was going to pull out the 2,000 military personnel the us has in northern syria. we now see claims that the last is — so—called islamic state — stronghold has fallen in northern syria. do you believe that the pentagon pulling out all us forces remains a wise strategic decision? i believe that the global coalition and all nato allies — and nato is part of that global coalition to defeat isis — has made enormous progress. not so many years ago, isis controlled a territory as big as as the united kingdom — millions of people. now they have lost the territory they controlled. that is a big achievement. then we have — and nato will continue to be part of that coalition, for instance, by having a training mission in iraq. because our idea is that we need to train local forces, enabling them to prevent isis... but i asked you specifically about a pull—out of us forces. because interestingly, despite donald

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. theresa may has welcomed the news, issuing a statement in which she says: a teenager has been stabbed and killed in west london. scotland yard say the victim, believed to be a 17—year—old boy, was found seriously injured after reports of a fight outside a block of flats in union lane, isleworth. our correspondent ben ando reports. inch by inch, brick by brick, searching for clues and answers after another teenager is stabbed to death in london. the youngster involved, not yet formally named, was with friends in the nearby park last night. a car pulled up, a gang of men but out and give chase. the youngster ran into this residential estate and was stabbed by the front door of the plot. one woman said one of the gang at least was wearing a mask. the first police officers young said they found the boy alive, barely conscious and unable to speak. they carried out a cpr to try and save his life but were unable to, and he died at the scene. shocked residents woke up to the news landing

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in north—eastern syria. for centuries, one of hinduism's holiest sites, sabarimala temple, in india's southern state of kerala, has banned women between the ages of ten and 50 from entering its grounds. when the country's supreme court ruled the custom was illegal, it sparked violent protests by conservative hindu groups across the region. nevertheless, two women did enter, but one of them has paid a huge personal price. our correspondent sangita myska has been to kanaka durga's home town to hear her story. symbolising the fight for equal rights in india, kanaka durga, who broke with nearly 1,000 years of religious tradition, and who hindu extremists are now threatening to kill. she lives under 24—hour police protection, and this is why. this is kanaka and a friend entering the sa barimala temple. weeks earlier, india's supreme court had ruled that a ban on women between the ages of 10—50 going inside was illegal. kanaka is a2. outside, conservative religious groups erupted in protest. priests conducted

young british men brought ruin to syria. when they came here, they burned their passports and vowed never to return. they are the most committed extremists. they have lost their caliphate and their citizenship. for many, there will be no way back. quentin somerville, bbc news, north eastern syria. police are to be given more freedom to use stop—and—search powers in an attempt to reduce knife crime in england and wales. more police officers, at less senior ranks, will now be able to authorise the tactic in several areas where knife crime is high. campaigners have questioned the effectiveness of stop—and—search and described the move as "disappointing and regressive". our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has the details. another knife off the streets, found in a stop—and—search in north london. some a0 fatal stabbings so far this year. now police in the seven most affected areas are being given a search power banned when theresa may was home secretary. the whole government agree that stop—and—search

headlines: the child of shamima begum, the british teenager who joined the islamic state group, has died in syria. a paramedic told the bbc that the child died from a lung infection. ms begum had hope to return to britain but was stripped of her citizenship. the british government rejects a new clarification from the eu's chief brexit negotiator to resolve the deadlock over the northern ireland back stop, after prime minister theresa may appealed to mps to back her brexit deal in parliament next week. venezuela has suffered the worst blackout in decades, with most of the country paralysed by a power cut, which the government is calling sabotage. hospitals and food companies have been badly hit, and hundreds of passengers are still stranded at the main international airport. now on bbc news, it's time for click, which this week looks at whether your car could be vulnerable to hackers. this week: gone in six seconds with a simple high—tech car dupe. scars and gums and the end of the world as we know it... but we feel fine. for many of us, our karma is one of the most valuable things that we do. �

a british man who insists he went to syria to volunteer as an aid

his family fled the war in syria, they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. this is not an act of nature. in particular, this is an act of, you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression. and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing with is sometimes actually harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand, that someone could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque, where the first attack took place. after a horrific event, it is great to see that we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to darkness, but we are uniting for love and peace. as we learn more about the victims of this terrible crime, we found that they age from 77 to just three years old. they came from bangladesh and pakistan, egypt and somalia. some were even recent refugees from the war in syria, and they all chose to come here

quentin somerville, bbc news, syria. a day of mourning has been declared in ethiopia to remember 157 people killed in sunday's plane crash. the boeing 737 max—8 came down within minutes of taking off from addis ababa on its way to the kenyan capital, nairobi. the passengers came from more than 30 countries. from nairobi, alistair leithead reports. there is very little left of ethiopian airlines flight 302. this is where it crashed, just moments after takeoff. there were 149 passengers and eight crew on board. from the relatively small area, aviation experts believe it would have plunged very quickly from the sky and exploded on impact. eyewitnesses describe the intensity of the impact. translation: it came directly from the sky downwards. we heard a huge explosion, there was no fire before it crashed but once it crashed we saw a huge cloud of smoke. the flight, bound for nairobi, took off from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, at 8:38am local time. butjust 6 minutes later it disappeared off the radar. it crashed near

and he and his group are more thanjust i am from syria, damascus. and he and his group are more than just one ofa and his group are more than just one of a dozen metal bands in a city that has now endured eight years of conflict to dig what is it like playing a gig in damascus when the war is on? ok. iwill tell you playing a gig in damascus when the war is on? ok. i will tell you this. all the gigs we did in damascus, mortar shells were dropping. i won't even mortar shells were dropping. i won't eve n ex press mortar shells were dropping. i won't even express how it is. so what explains the global appeal? volume isa explains the global appeal? volume is a part of it. heavy metal has to be loud. but it is also a way of life to dig a community. heavy metal gets a bad rep. it revels in the imagery of firebreathing dragons and that sort of stuff but it is welcoming and inclusive. we really are. but i think the fact that we are. but i think the fact that we are is what makes it such a wonderful genre and culture because eve ryo ne wonderful genre and cul

syria described mr trump's action as a blatant attack on its sovereignty and territorial integrity. a spokesperson for the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, said the status of golan had not changed. to yemen ,where there's been some of the heaviest fighting in the port of hodeidah overnight since a ceasefire deal was brokered in december. the country has been devastated by a war between pro—government forces backed by a saudi coalition supported by the us and the uk —— against houthi rebels —— backed by iran. —— and the uk, against houthi rebels, backed by iran. tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the current conflict. new figures reveal more than 8,000 people have died as a result of fighting since 2015, a quarter of them women and children. bbc arabic‘s nawal al—maghafi looks at the impact the conflict has had on civilians. her report contains images viewers may find distressing. the corridors of hodeidah's main hospital and packed with desperate people. four years of conflict have caused a humanitarian catastrophe. this two—

forces declare victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in syria. a 17—year—old has been stabbed to death following a fight outside a block of flats in west london. us special counsel robert mueller submits his report into alleged russian collusion with president trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election. and researchers in london have produced these unprecedented images of a baby's heart whilst it's still inside the womb. now on bbc news, the highlights of a special week of coverage from bradford in west yorkshire, featuring stories that matter most to the people of the city. this is we are bradford. we are bradford. doesn't it look fantastic, and over the next half an hour we are going to be exploring the issues that really matter to the folk who live here. the people of bradford are driving the new agenda and they are helping us make a decision about what we cover. and the stories reflecting all of the city's life, being broadcasted across the bbc, on tv, on radio, online and on social media. already we have received hundreds of

quentin somerville, bbc news, deir ez—zour, syria. the us is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads them to hamza bin laden, son of osama bin laden, who ran the islamist militant group al-qaeda and approved the 9/11 terror attacks. american officials believe hamza was groomed as his father's successor and is emerging as a key leader. it's thought he's on the afg han—pakistan border. let's get more on this from our washington correspondent chris buckler. chris, i think they believe he is on the afg han— pakistan chris, i think they believe he is on the afghan— pakistan border, don't they? gas, but they cannot be sure at this stage —— yes. that's why they are offering such a large reward for information for him. they believe he could be in afghanistan, he could be in pakistan, they have also talked about iran, but what is very clear from what they are saying is that they believe he is a threat and he is someone of concern to the united states. and, certainly, since his father's death back in 2011, whe

all say that the syria they knew is gone. it's not only the bricks and mortar of the country that have been torn apart, but families and the very fabric of society. tonight, nura has managed to get through to relatives back home. she asks how the situation is. there's no stability, she's told, in the whole of syria. it's an answer that will keep her in lebanon for now. and in the camps here, many other families are caught between the hardships of refugee life and the risks of returning. mishal husain, bbc news, in the beqaa valley. families have told the bbc about how they've lost loved ones to a bizarre cult. universal medicine was found to be a socially harmful cult by the new south wales supreme court. its main centre and leader, serge benhayon, is based in australia, but its european headquarters are based in a village in rural somerset. rachel stonehouse has been investigating. kasha clifford was 12 when she says her mum moved to somerset to follow universal medicine. one of the main things i can remember was turning eve

secretary has decided to revoke the british citizenship of the women who joined the hardy group in syria. —— the terrorist group. we'll meet the most inspirational team in motorsport — the first racing school for disabled drivers who are aiming to compete on the international circuit. in sport, wales edge ever closer to grand slam glory. they beat scotland in the six nations — their 13th win in a row. good morning. there's some pretty difficult weather out there this morning if you're travelling, be it with the rain and the hill snow and a strong and gusty winds that are now starting to pick up too. i'll have more detail for you on the day ahead in around 15 minutes. it's sunday the 10th of march. our top story: two leading brexiteers are warning that delaying brexit would do "incalculable harm" to public trust in politics. the comments, from tory mp steve baker and the dup's nigel dodds, come two days before the commons again votes on theresa may's eu withdrawal deal. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us from our london newsroom. how significant are these comments?

forces declare victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in syria. a 17—year—old has been stabbed to death following a fight outside a block of flats in west london. us special counsel robert mueller submits his report into alleged russian collusion with president trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election. now on bbc news... as ukraine gears up for its presidential election at the end of the month, jonah fisher meets some of the more colourful candidates and tracks down an oligarch who many claim is pulling the strings from afar. it's five years since hundreds of thousands of ukrainians took to the streets demanding change. after months of protests, culminating in deadly clashes with security forces, their progression president fled, and ukraine elected petro poroshenko, a confectionery billionaire dubbed the chocolate king. their pro—russian president fled. he missed the historical window of opportunity. with the election campaign entering its final days, the opinion polls show the president in big trouble. very soon. it's more u

more now on syria. one of those who is now in a camp having left the islamic state enclave is the british teenager shamima begum. she joined the group when she was 15. the british government has been facing criticism over the decision to revoke her citizenship to stop her returning to the uk after her baby son died in a syrian detention camp last week. chris mason reports. babyjarrah and his mum, 19—year—old shamima begum. she gave birth in a camp used to hold islamic state group fighters with their wives and children. at less than three weeks old, her son has died from pneumonia, and is buried here. the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, said leaving the two of them in a syrian refugee camp was morally reprehensible, and a stain on the conscience of this government. shamima begum is one of around 50,000 people, mostly women and children, living in this camp in north—eastern syria. both a refuge and detention centre, those who chose to join is are now fleeing the fighting and ending up here. cha

we report from syria, on the families stranded in camps and shunned by the world. the longer it goes on, the more there is a risk that something could go wrong, they could be instability in the region again. unless a plan is put in place soon, this really is a ticking time bomb. claims of a "whitewash ofjustice", as us prosecutors drop charges

his family fled the war in syria, they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. this is not an act of nature. in particular, this is an act of, you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression. and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing with is sometimes actually harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand, that someone could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque, where the first attack took place. after a horrific event, it is great to see that we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to darkness, but we are uniting for love and peace. as we learn more about the victims of this terrible crime, we found that they age from 77 to just three years old. they came from bangladesh and pakistan, egypt and somalia. some were even recent refugees from the war in syria, and they all chose to come here

we report from syria on the families stranded in camps and shunned by the world. the longer it goes on, the more there is a risk that something could go wrong, there could be instability in the region again. unless a plan is put in place soon, this really is a ticking time bomb. claims of a "whitewash ofjustice", as us prosecutors drop charges against us actorjussie smollett for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack.

the daily telegraph is of shamima begum, who left the uk tojoin is in 2015 and whose baby has died in syria. meanwhile, the main story is brexit—related. the paper claims theresa may's hopes of a last minute brexit breakthrough appear to be doomed after a "total break—down of trust" between london and brussels. the ft weekend says philip hammond has urged eurosceptic conservatives to back theresa may's brexit deal, saying its approval would allow him to release billions of pounds for stretched public services. one direction star liam payne is backing a daily mirror campaign tackling knife crime. he says he was robbed at knifepoint when he was 12. and the guardian takes a look at school funding. it says teachers are doing the work of canteen staff and cleaners, while essential funds are raised by parent donations in what it calls a "funding crisis. " so lots of different stories in the morning papers but inevitably, the exit once again and phillip hammond, billions on offerfor exit once again and phillip hammond, billions on offer for backing theresa may. they have tried everything else

and 52 years after israel occupied two thirds of syria's golan heights, does it matter that donald trump thinks it's time to recognise those facts on the ground? our dateline panel this week: the broadcaster brian o'connell, who reported the london beat for ireland's rte for more than 20 years. agnes poirier, who writes for the french news magazine marianne, has published a book about art and passion on the left bank of the seine. ned temko was editor of the jewish chronicle, and now writes regularly for the uk's observer newspaper. john fisher burns is a pulitzer prize—winning foreign correspondent, and former london bureau chief for the new york times. theresa may has experienced two gruelling years negotiating the uk's exit from the european union, and endured two humiliating parliamentary defeats on her brexit deal. on wednesday, something snapped. during prime minister's questions she accused mp5 of indulging in naval gazing rather than getting on with thejob. later that evening, she declared herself on the people's side in what she framed as a conflict between people and parliame

all say that the syria they knew is gone. it's not only the bricks and mortar of the country that have been torn apart, but families and the very fabric of society. tonight, nura has managed to get through to relatives back home. she asks how the situation is. there is no stability, she is told, in the whole of syria. it is an answer that will keep her in lebanon for now. and, in the camps here, many other families are caught between the hardships of refugee life and the risks of returning. mishal husain, bbc news, in the beqaa valley. a former british royal marine has broken the world record for rowing solo across the atlantic. he is also the first physically disabled person to row the 3,500 mile crossing. eliza philippidis reports. hooray! wake an artificial leg didn't stop lee spencer shaving 36 days off the record set in 2002. when he left portugal, in europe, he had a definite goal. to get across the ocean faster than anyone else had ever done. he landed in french guiana on monday, and now he is the man to beat. i've tak

isis sprang out of sunni communities in syria and iraq. the territory that isis controlled — islamic state so—called "daesh" in arabic — the territory they controlled has been taken from them but the ideological wellsprings of what became a much stronger movement than al-qaeda was 20 or 30 years ago have got to be addressed. that is why i'm putting emphasis to you, on recognising that there are issues and dilemmas in respective foreign fighters. but also making the point to you that unless we address the humanitarian development, political conditions, across syria and iran, then we are asking for difficulty if not trouble further down the line. just to give you a sense of how delicate the situation is, you've got the assad forces to the east of the kurdish area, you've got the kurds in the middle, you've got iraq on the eastern side... sorry you've got the assad forces on the west, the iraqis on the east, the turks to the north and the trump administration threatening to withdraw the 2000 american troops who are holding the reign at

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in qamishli in northern syria. a teenage boy has been stabbed to death in isleworth, in west london. the 17 year—old was given first aid but died at the scene. following the attack, police in the area have been given increased powers to stop and search anyone they suspect of carrying a knife. ben ando reports. inch by inch, brick by brick. searching for clues and answers, after another teenager is stabbed to death in london. the youngster involved, who's not yet been formally named, was with friends in nearby syon park. police say a car pulled up, a gang of men got out and gave chase. the youngster ran into this residential estate and was stabbed by the front door of one of the blocks. one woman said at least one of the gang was wearing a mask. the first police officers to get here say they found the boy still alive, barely conscious and unable to speak. they carried out cpr and tried to save his life, but they were unable to, and he died at the scene. in isleworth, shocked residents woke up to the news that lond

whichever british citizen in syria in that war zone that the lady might be referring to, whether a child or an adult, especially in the case of a child, as much as someone might want to, if there is no concealer presents, there is no way for british authorities to provide any type of assistance. aviation expert and investigating what caused ethiopian airlines boeing 7117 to crash soon after takeoff on sunday. all 157 people on board were killed. it is the second time in six months of this type of rolling 737 known as the max eight has crashed in the first few minutes of flight. last october a lion air plane crashed into the sea off indonesia, killing all 100 and 89 people on the flight. in the house of lords, a labour peer who is a former pilot voiced his concerns about the significance of the two accidents. my lords, i flew the two accidents. my lords, i flew the 737 200 and 300 and in my day we had a rule. if it can go wrong from it will go wrong. industry seems to have lost sight of this rule. i believe everybody involved will be shown to be in dereliction of their duty. a ruling that

two more teenagers who also went to syria we re teenagers who also went to syria were also stripped of

quentin sommerville, bbc news, syria. a 17—year—old stabbed to death in greater manchester yesterday evening has been named by police. yousef ghaleb makki died after being stabbed in hale barns near altrincham. the teenager was taken to hospital but died a short time later. two boys, also aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. our correspondentjill archbold sent this update from the scene. this is a very affluent area that i'm standing in, close to altering him -- i'm standing in, close to altering him —— altrincham. the usually quiet and leafy streets are lined with large, family sized homes. so for this part of manchester, a scene like the one behind me is very unusual. we've had a steady flow of police officers throughout the day, detectives going door—to—door. and as you'll see, the two large forensic tents in the street at the moment. this has been the picture here since 6:30pm yesterday evening. officers came to this street following reports that a 17—year—old boy had been stabbed. he wa

two more british women living in detention camps in syria, with five children between them, are reported to have been stripped of their uk citizenship. sir cliff richard has joined a campaign calling for legal anonymity for anyone suspected of committing a sexual offence — until they're charged. the family of a 23—year—old british woman missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety. and in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london looks at what will happen as the countdown to brexit nears its climax. good morning. an ethiopian airlines flight has crashed shortly after take—off from addis ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew thought to be on board. the airline told state media there were people of more than 30 nationalities among the dead. the boeing 737 was heading to the kenyan capital, nairobi, when air traffic control lost contact six minutes after take—off. the manufacturer of the plane, boeing, says it is aware of the crash and is closely monitoring events. the boeing 737—max is the same type of aircraft that came down last october shor

and from syria, refugees who thought they'd finally found safety thousands of miles from home. the muslim community in christchurch is tiny and tight—knit. in the whole of new zealand, there are less than 50,000 muslims, less than 1% of the population. tributes were paid to the victims of the deadliest islamophobic attack in modern times. we believe we are living in one of the most peaceful, beautiful countries in the world. we never expected anything like this to happen. so we are all in a state of shock. sonny bill williams, a national idol who converted to islam, said his heart hurt from what had happened. just sending out my duas and inshallahs to everyone that's been killed today in christchurch... yourfamilies, you can take... just, yeah, i'm just sending my duas to you and your loved ones, inshallah you guys are all in paradise. at friday prayers around the world, thoughts and prayers were with new zealand. the condemnation has come from far and wide. countries and communities have been expressing their horror and disgust. the un security council has just held a one—

quentin sommerville, bbc news, north—eastern syria. the government has pledged another £200 million for councils in england to improve roads. £50 million will be available to fix potholes, the rest being used to fund and reward improvements in road repair techniques such as developing new, more durable road surfaces. sent big changes coming up in the week ahead, but for the time being the weather is relatively quiet. quite a bit of code across wales in western england, that gets pulled in gci’oss western england, that gets pulled in across the irish sea and it will thicken up in northern ireland, bringing patchy rain. a dry night otherwise, where we keep the clear spells longest, it will be cold with fast developing in rural areas. for monday, low—pressure slips to the continent to allow this cold front to move into the west, bringing outbreaks of rain to northern ireland in western scotland, with the rain turning steady and heavy later in the day. eastern scotland, east of england and wales fairly dry with sunshine. although it

it's involved with conflict mediation and rebuilding civil society structures in syria. they've also been working with international governments to provide humanitarian aid. i asked him what the situation was like on the ground. the camps used to be before ten to 15 days from now, it is fully populated, full of people. remember that the fight to defeat isis has started for quite a time now and they all move into this camp, which is something like 3000 syrian refugees in the last two weeks and they are regaining the last pocket of this terrorist organisation, the number has almost doubled. the issue is that they need everything. you cannot imagine the needs that are over as that. the un humanitarian assistance, they are trying their best to do it, yet the challenges big. the numbers of people who are coming are large. to know who is who is very difficult question, we do not want at the end the day to learn that a terrorist it group has infiltrated the camps, the medicine should be provided for everyone. just on that, so it interrupted that isa just on that, so it interrup

last month she gave an interview to a daily telegraph journalist in the camp in northern syria. she described the harsh conditions where women are often left fighting for the sparse food aid available for the sparse food aid available for the thousands of families there. she also said she had spoken to security services and that in her words it was up to them to decide what to do with her but she and her sister want to come back to the uk. that could pays an ethical and practical problem for sajid javid if he has stripped them of their citizenship. the two women between them have five children, two of whom were born in britain. that begs the question what happens to them? they are all under ten which means if they were to return to the uk, do they return on their own or are their mother is about to come back? this is a problem that will rear its head frequently in the next few weeks because there are other british women at these camps in northern syria, women who went out, married fighters and had children and lived on the so—called islamic state. many of whom i now living in

in syria, being in a war zone for six years. he told the bbc has been stripped for citizenship, seen as a has been stripped for citizenship, seen as a threat to national—security. i got the home office ‘s letter here and it says er aligned with an al-qaeda aligned group no, of course not.|j aligned with an al-qaeda aligned group no, of course not. i came out here to help the innocent people that were being massacred. there are many expats like myself, doctors, engineers, educating people who had come here legitimately and sincerely to help the syrian people. because his father is pakistani, the home office says he would not be stateless. it is racist. the petition government believe i am pakistani by birthright, if i was a white aid worker that works for oxfam, i don't think you would be asking me the same questions. you don't deny you have picked up a weapon and you have thought in syria? i have defended myself and the syrian people. i don't deny that, no. idon't the syrian people. i don't deny that, no. i don't think there

in syria, i've been in a war zone for six years. from syria, he told the bbc he's been stripped of his citizenship, seen as a threat to national security. i've got the home office's letter here. it says, "you're aligned with an al-qaeda aligned group." no, of course not. i mean, i came out here to help the innocent people that were being massacred by the bashar regime. there's many expats like myself, doctors, engineers, educated people, that have come here legitimately and sincerely to help the syrian people. because mr sharif‘s father is pakistani, the home office says he wouldn't be stateless. it's racist, the british government, if they believe that i'm pakistani by birthright, to a country that i've never lived in. if i was a white aid worker, that worked for 0xfam, i don't think you'd be asking me the same questions. but you don't deny that you've picked up a weapon and you have fought in syria. i've defended myself and i've defended the syrian people. i don't deny that, no. and i don't think there's anything wrong with that

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. theresa may has welcomed the news, issuing a statement in which she says: a short time ago, the us secretary of state mike pompeo, who's visiting beirut, said despite is being defeated, their threat remained. our mission there has not changed, we still have work to do to make sure that radical islamic terrorism does not continue to grow, thank you all very much. the headlines on bbc news: hundreds of thousands of people are marching through central london demanding another brexit referendum. meanwhile, theresa may has written a letter to mps — warning a third meaningful vote won't take place next week without ‘sufficient support‘ for her brexit deal. and in other news, american—backed kurdish forces declare victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in eastern syria. in sport wales will have to play their opening euro 2020 qualifier without aaron ramsey, the midfielder has not recovered from a thigh injury and will not play in the qualifie

western—backed forces in syria have declared a final victory over the so—called islamic state group. the syrian democratic forces said they'd taken full control of the village of baghouz and declared the "total elimination" of is. our correspondent lina sinjab joins us from beirut. ta ke take us through these latest developments, and what has actually happened. basically, the kurdish forces, just made this announcement, that this final battle against the last enclave of the so—called islamic state started early in march, but the sdf had to slow down because they discovered there were thousands of women and children hiding in there. so, to minimise the damage and the casualties of women and children, they had to slow down the operation. we have seen over the past weeks, images in camps, and stories of women and children, is wives and children, that were rescued by the democratic forces, and now it was time for them to declare victory after taking control of the whole area. it is a significant moment, but how do you assess what threat remains from is? this is an important point for a

syria's innocent victims, now as old as the conflict itself. canada's prime minister, and alleged abuse of power. he rejects allegations his government has abused its power with two resignations of claims of political pressure. and the manchester city captain vincent kompany tells us the team's players won't be affected, as the football authorities investigate the club's financial dealings. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... arsenal face a major battle to reach the quarterfinals of the europa league after a 3—1 first leg defeat to rennes. good evening. the father ofjodie chesney, the teenager who was stabbed to death in east london last week, has been paying tribute to his daughter, and made an appeal for help in finding those responsible for her murder. in his first interview, peter chesney said anyone with information should, "do the right thing". a 20—year—old man arrested in leicester on tuesday, on suspicion ofjodie‘s murder, remains in custody. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. on friday morning, jodie ches

begum was 15 when she travelled to syria with two other girls from bethnal green.

among the first funerals, a father and son, refugees from syria who arrived only in new zealand last year. so the prime minister coming to a city thatis the prime minister coming to a city that is still struggling to come to terms with these atrocities, and the prime minister saying that she believes new zealand was targeted because of its safe reputation.” because of its safe reputationli happen because of its safe reputation.” happen to be, though, the prime minister of happen to be, though, the prime ministerofa happen to be, though, the prime minister of a particularly peaceful nation, an inclusive nation, a place where 200 ethnicities and 160 languages are spoken. we pride ourselves on being well known as a welcoming place. in fact, the terrorist who brought this act to new zealand shows us for this terrorist act because we are all of those things —— shows us. terrorist act because we are all of those things -- shows us. -- chose us. those things -- shows us. -- chose us. the prime minister also visited a high school which lost two students, and a former student died as

the couple met days after the teenager arrived in syria to support is. yago riedijk, who's in a kurdish detention centre, faces a six—yearjail sentence if he travels home. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville reports from north east syria. of course, i would love to go back to my own country, which i now understand the privileges that i lived with. you know, the privilege of living there as a citizen and, of course, i understand that many people have a problem with what i did and i totally understand that. i have to take responsibility for what i did, serve my sentence. you married her when she was 15 years old... correct. ..how in any way is that acceptable, you were, what, 23? ithink so, yeah, i remember. and you thought that was ok? to be honest, when my friend came in and said there was a girl, she was interested in marriage, i wasn't really interested because of her age but i accepted the offer anyways. so it was acceptable for you to marry a 15—year—old girl? it was her own choice. she was the one who asked to look for a partner

aleem maqbool sent this report from northeastern syria.

families and fighters leave the islamic state group's last stronghold in syria, as the final assault by western—backed forces begins. we have a special report. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme, india braces for the world's biggest election. 900 million could vote next month, as prime minister narendhra modhi seeks a second term. and women behind the wheel. the new australian taxi app putting passenger safety first. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 3:00am in addis ababa, where monday is a day of mourning for the 157 passengers and crew of an ethiopian airlines plane which crashed shortly after take off. the plane, a boeing 737 max—8, is the same make and model as the lionair plane that crashed in october off the coast of indonesia. alastair leithead has the latest. there is very little left of ethiopian airlines flight 302. this is where it crashed, just minutes after take—off. there were 149 passengers and eight crew on board. from the relatively small area of debris, aviation experts believe it would have plunged vertically into

we are not going to go back to that just syria. we are not going to go back to thatjust now, that point has been heard. we have had about the regional dimension or what about the global ideological dimension of some of these fighters, we have seen president trump sing ticket fighters back to europe and a lot of european governments including the uk not wanting to take them back. is there a risk of the permeation?” wanting to take them back. is there a risk of the permeation? i think the real risk as we have these two, coming back to the mirror metaphor, isis and white supremacist movement and a terrorist gorilla war which is being used by national governments and becoming part of a geopolitical struggle. i remember the and becoming part of a geopolitical struggle. i rememberthe book of and becoming part of a geopolitical struggle. i remember the book of the clash of civilisations which were supposed to set out a path for american power in the world after the cold war, what was the grand battle america was going to be part of? i f

aleem maqbool, bbc news in baghouz, in syria. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. the line—up for the fa cup semifinals is complete, bright and with a lestienne through, they needed penalties to get through championship strugglers millwall. patrick gearey reports. they don't hide it at millwall. premier league visitors know what they are about to walk into. for this quarter—final, the den was a freezing cauldron — even the weather designed for maximum discomfort. it took until the second half for the lions to strike. alex pearce escaped his handler. the roar must have carried to westminster. millwall are in very real danger of being relegated to the third tier. and yet here wasjed wallace, beating his man, putting it on a plate for aidan 0'brien. 2—0, 11 minutes left. pandemonium. brighton were going out with a shrug against a side a division below them. finally, jurgen locadia gave them a bit of gumption. but only one minute of the 90 remained, plus stoppage time, and we were

inside baghouz, the last stronghold of the so—called islamic state group in syria. a man is arrested after running onto the pitch and punching aston villa captainjack grealish as they played rivals birmingham city. and, in six nations rugby, ireland beat france in dublin. we will have full details of that game and the rest of today‘s sporting action in our sports bulletin. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown

is facing criticism for revoking the citizenship of shamima begum, whose baby son died in a camp in syria. a man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder ofjodie chesney in east london earlier this month. the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, of trying "to rerun old arguments", as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in the six nations — england score eight tries against italy and keep up the pressure on wales. we'll have full details of that and today's other sporting events in sportsday at 7:30. rescuers have found the bodies of the missing british mountaineer, tom ballard, and his italian climbing companion, daniele nardi, in pakistan. contact was lost with the pair almost two weeks ago during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains — nunga parbut, in the himalayas. mr ballard is the son of alison hargreaves, who died on the mountain k2 in 1995 — the same year she became the first woman to conquer everest unaided. sarah campbell reports. tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers. he specialised

the baby son of shamima begum, the british teenager who joined the islamic state group, has died in syria. venezuela has now been paralysed by a national power cut for more than 2a hours. the government calls it sabotage. hello and welcome to bbc news. the baby son of shamima begum, the teenager whojoined the islamic state group, has died in a detention camp in syria. a paramedic told the bbc that the baby, who was about two weeks old, and died from a lung infection. she had already lost two babies and had wanted to return to britain, but was stripped of her citizenship. daniel sandford reports. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum 2.5 weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jerrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mother said her two other children had already died at the end of last year. losing my children. the way i lost them, i don't want to lose this baby as well, and this is really not a place to raise children, this camp. now, medical staff in the camp where she's living and the local military forces, the sdf, have confirmed