natascha engel said she was excited to take up the role created by the department for business, energy and industrial strategy as part of its renewed push to create a uk shale gas sector but that "the experts have been ignored". ms engel further criticised ‘the government's decision to force the industry to stop fracking every time there is a micro—tremor‘. authorities in cyprus are continuing to search two lakes for victims of a man who's thought to be the country's first serial killer. it follows the confession of a greek cypriot army officer to the murder of seven women and girls. vigils have been held in memory of the victims as isabella allen reports. forensic investigators use robotic cameras to search a toxic lake south of nicosia. they are searching for bodies after a man confessed to killing seven women and girls. translation: the robotic camera has identified two objects which we suspect may be those we've been looking for. tomorrow morning, we'll begin the process of retrieving them so that we can inspect and identify them. yesterday, a vigil was held for the victims o

well, earlier i spoke to natascha engel, the government's former commisoner for shale gas. she started by telling me a bit more about why she's quit. certainly, since i first started six months ago there was always an understanding that fracking was going to struggle to develop if these really ridiculously low limits on earth tremors were going to be kept in place. the understanding was always that they would be reviewed and they would be raised when it was safe to do so and that has not happened. it means there is a restriction placed on fracking which is not placed on any other extractive industry in the country and possibly the world. it is so low that no industry could develop under those circumstances. i want to pick up on some of those points but you have only been in the job six months. is that long enough? would it not have been better to stay in post to make the changes from within? i tried to do that. unless these changes happen quickly, the industry is still not up and running. this is not something that can develop unless these limits are actually reviewed and h

natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban. those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it. the government here maintains that shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the department for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokeserson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and

the uk's shale gas commissioner, natascha engel, has resigned afterjust six months, saying fracking is being throttled by rules preventing mini earthquakes. in her resignation letter, the former labour mp accused the government of "pandering" to "myths and scare stories" about shale gas extraction. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon will again warn the government in westminster not to stand in the way of a second independence referendum today. ms sturgeon will tell delegates at the party's spring conference in edinburgh that attempts to block a vote have been weakened, and that there has been a "surge" in support for a yes vote. this is bbc news, the headlines: a shooting at a synagogue in california has left one person dead and several injured. police say a man has been arrested. thus get more on that story. maria arcega—dunn is a reporter from fox five san diego. she'sjoins us — on the line — from outside the chabad of poway synagogue. thank you for your time. i wanted to asked firstly whether we know more about this gunman and perhaps some of his background. let me give you a lit

natascha engel, a former labour mp, said that unnecessarily strict rules on fracking meant it was nearly impossible to make a success of the industry. she's accused the government of "pandering" to "myths and scare stories". the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, plans to warn the uk government not to stand in the way of a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon will tell delegates at the party's spring conference in edinburgh that attempts to block a vote have been weakened, and that there has been a "surge" in support for a yes vote. voters in spain go to the polls today in a fiecely contested general election — the third in four years. among the contenders, the ultra nationalist vox party, whose leaders attack multiculturalism and feminism — the first real resurgence of the far right since the death of the dictator, general franco, in 1975. from madrid, james reynolds reports. a new far right party is rising in spain. it's called vox. at the party's final rally in madrid, its leader santiago abascal attacked multiculturalism and what he called feminist supremacy. i asked his support

natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban. those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate—changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it. the government here maintains that shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... prayers have been held in the streets in sri lanka as church services are cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. there's to be more prominent health warnings on packets of opioid painkillers because of growing concern over levels of addiction. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. the united nations says man

natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban. those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate—changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it. the government here maintains that shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the united nations says many villages in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out by cyclone kenneth, which hit on thursday. with heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days, there are also fears that many communities will face severe flooding. mozambique is still recovering from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. aid workers say they have been unable to reach many of those affected by the cyclone. one of the worst—hit areas is the coastal city of pemba in t

in the next half hour natascha engel will tell us why she's gone. security fears in sri lanka sees church services cancelled — a week after the easter sunday bombings. mo farah says it would be an ‘amazing achievment‘ to win the london marathon for the first time. this is the scene live at blackheath where 40,000 runners will begin. it's hoped one billion pounds will be raised for charities by the event. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are prashant rao and lucy fisher. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california. a 19—year—old man has been arrested after the shooting outside san diego. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, sophie long reports. # we shall overcome. a community brought together in pain and multi—faith prayers for peace. they came to soothe each other‘s sadness and to pray for those suffering. for laurie gilbert kay who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hour