hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. 50, we have a political thriller on bbc news. so, we have a political thriller called miss sloan. we have alien: covenant, the latest in the ongoing alien franchise. and jawbone, written by and starring johnny harris. miss sloan and even you looking at the poster, i wanted to like this, because you think it is washington, it is the west wing. you are in with the intrigue. the story is thatjessica is a lobbyist becomes embroiled in a battle between people who want controls on guns and people who want to sell more guns. she is enlisted by people who say we are trying to make guns seem more popular and we want to get guns to appeal to women and she laughs out of the ring. the next thing is she is approached by the other side fighting for restrictions and she decides that she will throw in her lot with them and they want her because of her very powerful, and that has to be said, cynical, we have lobbying. it has to be said, cynical, we have lobbying. here's a clip. what is the best indicator of voting intention? grassroots action aim

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. mark, what do we have this week? it's the definition of a mixed bag. we have king arthur, guy ritchie's take on the legend. we have a drama set in tehran, called inversion. and colossal, anne hathaway meets godzilla. well, we start with king arthur. we saw in the brief clip there one david beckham. we better start and just say is he an eric cantona? he isn't. this is guy ritchie taking on the legend, if you are old enough to remember 1980s novelty records, king arthur is not all right. charlie is the young hero whose wicked uncle jude law has seized power, leaving him to grow up ducking and diving and he is keeping a low profile until david beckham no less tells him to and i quote, he says, "put ten fingers around the blunt end of that sword and give ita tug." he does, blimey, wouldn't you know it, it comes out. next thing he is having to be answerable because it turns out he might be the rightful heir, here is a clip. yo

you can call us on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc, and do have a look at our website. the address of that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc coverage again next week. goodbye. hello, there. good morning. it's quite wet across the north and north—east of the united kingdom, through the small hours of this morning, quite breezy, too, in the north—east. further south and west, some bright spells but a spattering of showers. turning fairly fresh, 9— 10 degrees in rural spots. a fresh start across the board. still pretty wet in the morning across a large chunk of scotland, some south—western parts staying dry and bright in the morning. northern ireland one or two showers in the morning, some sunshine. scattered showers in northern england, a good deal of sunshine as well. some early showers across wales and the south—west of england. towards the midlands and east anglia, a dry and bright start. 0ne east anglia, a dry and bright start.

we put that point to bbc news, and they told us: on wednesday, bbc news reported on someone who planted a bomb on a tube train. damon smith was caught on cctv leaving a bag with explosives on one of the carriages, the train was evacuated minutes before it was due to its bow. —— to explode. this was damon smith in a police interview. he has asperger‘s syndrome, a form of autism. when i was on the tube, i realise i was going to stratford, right. and i thought it would be a good time to leave my bag for a prank. colin minto was one of several viewers concerned about those references to asperger‘s syndrome. he recorded his thoughts for us on camera. what does the bbc and other news agencies continuously impact on the demonstrable progress that's being made by attributing someone‘s proven or potential mental or ill—health to criminal acts they have committed or any national security issues they have been involved in or being investigated for? is it absolutely necessary, has it been proven that their mental ill—health is relevant and a contributory factorfor their acts? if not,

this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, but first the headlines: police release a picture of the manchester bomber carrying a blue suitcase, asking whether anyone saw him with it between the 18th and 22nd of may. greater manchester police search a landfill site near bury, in connection with the attack. it's been exactly one week since the attack in manchester. vigils have been held to commemorate the 22 people that died. the leaders of britain's two main political parties take part in television interviews. speaking after one another, jeremy corbyn and theresa may faced questions from from journalists and members of the public. a female zoo keeper has died after a tiger entered an enclosure she was in at hamerton zoo in cambridgeshire. the zoo has described it as "a freak accident" and said at no point was public safety affected in any way. captainjack captain jack sparrow comes captainjack sparrow comes back in the latest pirates of the caribbean film. find ou

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00 — police make another arrest and say they've "got hold of a large part" of the terror network surrounding the manchester bomber. these arrests are very significant. we are very happy we have got our hands around some of the key players we are concerned about. there is still a little bit more to do. with the security level at critical, armed police are in force at the start of the bank holiday weekend — with more than 1,000 public events taking place. also this hour, an election row asjeremy corbyn links british military intervention abroad to terrorist atrocities at home. the conservatives call his comments crass and ill timed — but the labour leader insists there must be a new approach to foreign policy. we must be brave enough to admit that the war on terror is not working. we need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture terrorists and generate terrorism. jeremy corbyn has said that terror attacks in britain are our own fault and h

it isn't like commentary on bbc radio four i played tonight. —— bbc radio four i played tonight. —— bbc radio four i played tonight. —— bbc radio five live. old trafford, the weather is almost as pleasant as it was in spain last week when manchester united won 1—0. that and various other things makes them clear favourites to get to the final. what they did against celta vigo, they are very talented with gifted players, whatjose mourinho did was set up a physical, strong side that got in the faces of celta vigo. every ball coming forward, they looked stronger, more competitive. that is what he looked at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in fora at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in for a hard at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in fora hard game. ithink at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in for a hard game. i think he will do that again. do you think they will see a little bit more from celta vigo tonight?” they will see a little bit more from celta vigo tonight? i have seen them many times this season and they are really gifted. they have a dangerous

this is bbc news. the latest headlines. britain‘s top counter—terrorism officer says they‘ve captured ‘a large part‘ of the network involved in the manchester arena attack. the egyptian president says the military have attacked a jihadist training camp in libya — following the deadly ambush of a bus carrying coptic christians. officials in the philippines say foreign fighters linked to so—called islamic state are among militants killed in the south of the country. the military has been conducting air strikes in marawi, on mindanao island, after it was overrun byjihadists. greg dawson reports. the military say they are fighting to stop creation of a caliphate within their country, and this is the front line. the city of marawi, on mindanao island. until recently, it was home to more than 200,000 people. but now, the streets are empty, except for the sound of gunfire. on friday, hundreds more grabbed what they could and left, fearing militants from the local maute group, which has pledged a

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's top counter—terrorism officer says they've captured a large part of the network involved in the manchester arena attack. the egyptian president says the military have attacked a jihadist training camp in libya following the deadly ambush of a bus carrying coptic christians. leaders of the world's leading industrial nations — the g7 — have agreed on new action to counter terrorism. at a summit in italy, they called on internet companies to do more to stop the spread of hateful extremist content online. but the leaders were unable to reach an agreement on climate change, with differences remaining between president trump and the rest of the group. the bbc‘s james landale is at the summit. at this summit, in an ancient town on the coast of sicily, there has been some harmony between the g7 leaders, above all on the need to do more to tackle global terrorism. but there have also been some dramatic and discordant notes on trade and climate change. do

this is bbc news. the headlines: the home secretary amber rudd will chair a cobra meeting this afternoon, to discuss the global cyber attack. nhs computer systems have been hit by software which demands a ransom payment. the european police agency, europol, has described the scale of the attack as unprecedented. thousands of computers in up to 100 countries were infected by the malicious software. this lunchtime car maker nissan's sunderland plant said it too has been affected. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, has warned of a "margaret thatcher—style landslide" for the conservatives unless his party improves its poll ratings before the general election next month. pope francis has declared two portuguese children as saints, on the spot where they reported seeing the virgin mary a hundred years ago. tens of thousands of pilgrims have gathered for the ceremony in the town of fatima. it's 20 years since we last won the eurovision song contest, so what are our chances this time round? the uk hopeful l

you watching bbc news, our main headlines. britain's governing conservatives are on course to make significant gains in local elections. with a month until the general election, they've won hundreds of extra seats, many from the opposition labour party. the french presidential candidates are winding up their campaigns, opinion polls suggest the far right contender marine le pen needs at least 20% points to overtake mark emmanuel macron. north korea has accused the us of plotting with south korea to assassinate kim jong—un. the state media when the cia and south korea's italian, intelligent in dr involve a plot. and china's programme has made its first flight. that's it from me. at ten o'clock, and fiona bruce will be here with a round—up of the day before the news. but first, it's time for newswatch. hello, welcome to newswatch with me, paddy o'connell standing inforsamira. coming up: diane abbott got her maths in a muddle but did bbc news get their sums wrong too and make too muchf it? and madeline mccann is a tragic case

this is bbc news. the headlines: jeremy corbyn is to appear in tonight's bbc tv debate with representatives of the six other major parties. the labour leader said he'd changed his mind on taking part — because voters deserved to see leaders being challenged — and he invited theresa may tojoin him. i invite her to go to cambridge and to debate her policies, debate her record, debate their plans, debate their proposals and let the public make up their mind. but the prime minister is not taking part — she says she'd rather be out meeting voters on the campaign trail. i think debates where the politicians are squabbling among themselves doesn't do anything for the process of electioneering — i think actually it is about getting out and about meeting voters and hearing directly from voters. in other news — a breast surgeon who carried out unnecessary operations on patients leaving them scarred and disfigured has been jailed for 15 years by a judge at nottingham crown court. at least 90 people have

peter hunt, bbc news. nick witchelljoins me now. 0ut out of the public eye but he does still have a role? yes, he certainly does and we should remember that the husband of a queen had no constitutional role, he has never had that. his principal role has a lwa ys had that. his principal role has always been, as the queen wanted describes it, be mike rentable strength and —— to be my principal strength and —— to be my principal strength and —— to be my principal strength and stay. and he will continue doing that in private to the queen and she values is advice greatly. neither should we forget that sentence today that he may still choose to attend certain public events from time to time. it will be decided on an ad hoc basis. this is a man with still a considerable intellectual curiosity. the idea he will step back and put his feet up after a lifetime of duty and attending engagements is a false one. nonetheless he has, as i understand it, been thinking about this for some months and he wanted to

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: a global cyber attack blocks computers and demands a ransom from governments, companies, individuals and even hospitals. i think it's a heinous crime, this hacking, because they are putting people's lives at risk. a veiled threat to the former fbi boss — the white house won't say whether or not there are tapes of his conversations with president trump. venezuelan pensioners take to the streets in protest against the government and official figures show a sharp rise in mother and child deaths. and chelsea win the english premier league at the end of antonio conte‘s first season in charge.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything from me and up until today this has been going on now since the 90s and only today i've gotjustice. he took away my youth. 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the afghan capital, kabul, after a massive car bomb near the german embassy. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he will take part in a televised bbc debate this evening and challenges the prime minister, theresa may, to do the same. i'm annita mcveigh, also in the next hour, preparations are in full swing for the benefit concert in manchester on sunday. ariana grande will headline the one love manchester concert at old trafford cricket ground. one marathon man and his dog. we talk to dion leonard about his new companion and their run through the gobi desert. arsene wenger signs on the dotted line and says he wants to win

this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: tracking down the terror network surrounding the manchester bomber. uk police say they have made immense progress. they're very significant, these arrests. we're very happy we've got our hands around some of the key players that we're concerned about. like i say, there's still a little bit more to do. more details emerge about salman abedi. a formerfriend told the bbc his behaviour had changed in the last six months. funerals in egypt for the coptic christians killed in an attack on friday. the country retaliates with airstrikes on libya. and a glimpse into the past. the bbc is given exclusive access to historic footage that has not been seen in 80 years. britain's top counter—terrorism officer says they have captured a large part of the network involved in the manchester arena attack, where 22 people died. mark rowley said immense progress had been made in the investigation, but there were still important lines to pursue and arrests to be made. a 44—year—old ma

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the new french president, emmanuel macron, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that any use of chemical weapons in syria will provoke retaliation from france. their first meeting was described as frosty and the talks as frank. a week on from the manchester attack, the bbc obtains exclusive pictures of the bomber. salman abedi is seen shopping the day before the blast and the police release an image of him with a suitcase they're still trying to find. us senatorjohn mccain has described russian president vladimir putin as the most important threat to world security, even bigger than islamic state. the republican made the comments while on a visit to australia. in an interview with the abc network, he said the us needed to respond to russia with sanctions. here's some of that interview. i think he is the premier and most important threat, more so than isis. i think isis can do terrible things, and i worry a lot about what's happening with the muslim faith

chris mason, bbc news. in the past hour, jeremy corbyn has confirmed he'll take part in tonight's live election debate, on the bbc, with representatives of six other major parties. the labour leader has repeatedly challenged theresa may to a debate but she has ruled out taking part. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is westminster. this was a complete surprise. mr corbyn has said that he won't turn up corbyn has said that he won't turn up if theresa may does not turn up, but now in this last—minute change of heart, which i think reflects the growing confidence in the corbyn camp about their campaign, it is almost a sort of act of political jujitsu, throwing theresa may onto the defensive with a last—minute surprise manoeuvre. and in this live television question and answer session withjeremy television question and answer session with jeremy paxman television question and answer session withjeremy paxman earlier this week, they believe thatjeremy corbyn came out on top. he was under pressure

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this is bbc world news. glad you could join us, it's midnight here in london and 7am in singapore and we start in berlin where it was all smiles earlier as angela merkel played host to le keqiang. he is the second east asian leader to receive the red—carpet treatment in berlin this week after india's prime minister on tuesday. the more positive mood, a change on last week when the g—7 countries meeting in sicily saw a split with the united states taking a different position to the rest on issues such as climate change and free trade. the bbc‘s joe mellor climate change and free trade. the bbc‘sjoe mellor has been following the events in berlin. it's tempting to read a lot into this, there have been two east asian leaders here and this comes after a week where tensions between the us and germany have never really been higher. of course these visits are planned a long way in advance and it's true to say press officers of either delegation if you take a look at the trade numbers between china and europe

welcome to bbc world news. british police have made and another arrest in connection with monday's terror attack in manchester. they say they have found a large part of the network responsible for the bombing. police are still pursuing a number of lines of enquiry and the terror level remains critical. there will be more police officers at prominent events this weekend, such as the fa cup. an already vast investigation, still expanding. each day, counter—terrorism detectives raid more properties in manchester, cutting through the shutters at this moss side barbershop. the shop owner, abs forjani, is a cousin of the manchester bomber who was arrested earlier in the week, with two of his brothers. police also raided another house in the middle of the night, bringing the number of people in custody to nine, all men, mostly libyan, and aged between 18 and 1m. they're very significant, these arrests. we are very happy we have our hands around some of the key players we are concerned about. there is still a little

this is bbc news. the headlines: british police have arrested another person in connection with monday‘s suicide bomb attack at a concert in the city of manchester. nine people are currently being detained, and the chief counter—terrorism officer said most of the network believed to be linked to the bombing had now been detained. egypt‘s air force has been in action in libya, targeting jihadists in the east of the country. egypt‘s president, abdel fattah el—sisi, said the strikes were in retaliation for a militant attack on a bus carrying coptic christians. at least 28 people were killed in the ambush, south of cairo. the united nations secretary general says the paris climate change agreement will not collapse if president trump does as he has threatened and withdraws the united states. antonio guterres called on donald trump to stay engaged with the agreement. newswatch is coming up later. but now on bbc news, it is time for click.

and now "bbc world news >> this is "bbc world news america." i am jane o'brien. the manchester bomber and tracking down the network that supported him. very happy we have our hands around some of the key players we work concerned about, but there is more to do. 28 people are killed in egypt. and which language should you learn, the answer may depend on what is on the news. we go global to find out. >> ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. british officials say they have captured a large network of people involved with the manchester attack. watch her days after a suicide bomber killed 22 people, the country is going into a holiday weekend on high alert. our correspondent has the latest on the investigation. day counterterrorism ownerives -- the shop was arrested earlier in the week .ith teed up of his brothers please also rated another house in the middle of the night bringing the number of people in custody to nine. they are all between the ages of 18 and 44. with whatvery happy we've done, but there is more to do. abed

well, we put some of those points to bbc news and they told us... we know that the attack in manchester will be a source of upset and concern for our audience and so we always think very carefully about the images and footage we use to tell the stories. this was the biggest terrorist attack in the uk in ten years so it is clearly in the public interest to tell the story as it unfolds. we have provided our audience with a reliable source of news throughout the week, whilst remaining sensitive to the emotions of our audience. much of the revulsion at the attacks stems from it being directed largely at children and young people. one of the victims was just eight years old. that presents a particular journalistic challenge to the bbc programme and website specifically for children, newsround. how to report on a shocking event which is of special interest to its audience, without scaring them unnecessarily or sugar—coating the horrific events of monday night. here are some examples of how the programme makers answered that question. hello, lam ricky, w

you are watching bbc news. our main headlines this hour. police investigating this week's suicide bombing at a concert in manchester have tonight arrested a ninth man. police have detained a 44—year—old man in connection with the bombing. the egyptian president says the military have attacked age hardest training camp following an attack on a bus containing coptic christians. 28 people were killed, many of them children. libby has claimed responsibility so far. internet companies have been called upon to stop the spread of hateful content online. the world leaders were unable to reach an agreement on climate change at the summit. true anger is calling for international assistance is at least 91 people die in flooding and mudslides caused by monsoon rains. —— sri lanka is calling for international assistance. that's it from me. at 10pm you will get a full round—up of the day ‘s news. but first, it's newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. after the manchester arena bombing, we discussed how news should re

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: counting is under way following the local elections. early results in some areas are expected around 2am. the duke of edinburgh announces he's to retire from all public duties with full support from the queen. but it was business as usual for the 95—year—old today, who took his place alongside the queen this lunchtime. president trump moves a step closer to replacing obamacare, as the us house of representatives passes a new healthcare bill. emmanuel macron and marine le pen are back on the campaign trail in france following their hostile tv debate ahead of the polling day on sunday. and coming up at 11:30, we'll take a look at tomorrow morning's front pages, including the sun on the prince of edinburgh, "he's had his phil." good evening, and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour voting has ended in local and mayoral elections across england, scotland and wales. nearly 5,000 council seats are up for grabs. six new metro mayors, with extensive strategic power

this is bbc news. the headlines. the conservatives are promising a cap on energy tariffs if they win the election, claiming 17 million households will save money. too many ordinary working families, too many vulnerable people find themselves on tariffs that are above that they should be paying and that's why we are taking action. jeremy corbyn has launched labour's election campaign, but in a bbc interview refused to confirm, he'd take the uk out of the european union, if brussels offered a bad deal on brexit. you've said brexit is settled. does that mean if you become prime minister, come hell or highwater, we will be leaving the eu? look there was a clear vote in the referendum a year ago but now there are the negotiations which have already begun. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistan, has told the bbc he deeply regrets his actions. an 11 year old girl has died after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in

much more for you anytime, of course, on the bbc website. now on bbc news, the bbc website. now on bbc news, the latest business news live from singapore. china's first commercial aircraft is ready for takeoff, but can it compete with airbus and boeing? and the challenges of doing business in myanmar. we speak to a regional boss. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. glad you could join us. it's a friday. the first made in china passengerjet will fly for the first time this morning. it is called the c919, and it is built by komak. it will not be delivered to airlines until at least 2020, but the industry buzz around the aeroplane is huge. it has been in the works for nearly a decade as china tries to rely less on european airlines like boeing. we had a sneak preview. made in china, those three words now applied to commercial aircraft. this is the c919, china's first home—made commercial aircraft. actually, it is a mock—up, but they hope to roll them off the production line next year. china hopes this will be the chance for

laura bicker, bbc news. shortly we'll be speaking to the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet, live from riyadh in a few minutes. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown, withjust a small space for the brand name and include a graphic warning of the dangers of smoking. the measures, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit, also include a ban on selling packs of ten. tom burridge reports. persuading young people not to smoke. that's what the government hopes these new rules will do. from today, all cigarette packets have to be a standard green design, similar to this. health warnings must cover two thirds of the front and back of the packets. and you can no longer buy packets of ten. there will also be restrictions on e—cigarettes and on rolling tobacco too. public health campaigners say the number of people smoking in britain continues to fall and this is another positive step. it's too early to say how many wil

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says the north korean leader kimjong—un is a "pretty smart cookie" — while also warning that a conflict involving pyongyang could kill millions of people. tornadoes hit texas, leaving at least nine people dead and nearly 50 in hospital. emergency services say they fear the death toll may rise. in venezuela at least 29 people died in april as a result of the political unrest. many due to gunshot wounds. spiralling inflation, food shortages and a call for new elections have brought thousands out onto the streets. president nicolas maduro has announced a 60% increase in the minimum wage — the third increase this year. this comes ahead of more pro—government and opposition marches planned this week. we take a look back at a month of protests. here — theresa may says there'll be no increase in vat — a retail tax — if the conservatives win the general election, with labour saying it wouldn't increase the tax either. but the prime minister

tim muffett, bbc news. russia says there is international support for the creation of "safe zones" in syria, to end the fighting and allow the return of refugees. talks are taking place in the kazakh capital, astana, to try to halt the conflict, in which at least 300,000 people have been killed. richard galpin reports. on the streets of syria's towns and cities, the trauma of civil war continues. this apparently the aftermath of an air strike, near the capital damascus. leaving yet more children caught up in the fighting between the government and rebels. but thousands of miles away in kazakhstan, where peace talks are taking place, there's now a glimmer of hope. russia's one of the main sponsors of the talks here, and speaking in sochi yesterday, president putin pushed the idea for the creation of safe zones in syria. translation: our common sense is the establishment of the safe zone should lead to further pacification of the situation, and to the strengthening of the ceasefire regime, to curb bloody conf

speaking to the bbc's "100 days plus" program. you are watching bbc "world news america." theresa may has accused politicians in brussels of not wanting brexit to succeed or britain to prosper. she said they have made threats against britain trying to affect next month's general election. a senior eu source dismissed it as fantasy. in venezuela, violent clashes with security forces in caracas. retaliated with tear gas and water cannons. the creation of a new assembly with power to rewrite the constitution. the opposition says it will be used to avoid free elections. 21 miners killed in an explosion in a wrong. dozens more believed to be trapped underground after the blast that happened in golestan. they had been hampered by concerns about gas in the mines tunnels. facebook is hiring 3000 people to stop hate speech, child abuse, and self harm. it was a 2.5 hour showdown seen as the climax of a long and bitterly fought campaign. the rivals for the french presidency have been getting their message out to a mass audience. the 10 andnly time macron will go head-to-head on telev

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more information for your vacation planning is available at aruba.com. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the new french president rolled out the red carpet for russia's leader and that is about as cordial as it got. amid talk of election middling by moscow. >> russia today has been an organ of influence throughout the campaign and produced cap of -- counter truths about me and my campaign. >> this doesn't mean that we some

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the prime minister plays down talk of a landslide general election victory after the conservatives‘ local election success. labour pledge not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the french authorities warn the media and the public not to spread documents hacked from the centrist candidate emmanuel macron‘s campaign team ahead of tomorrow's poll. also in the next hour — the young racing driver who lost both legs in a crash says he won't give up. billy monger thanks racing stars and fans for the support he's received. itjust shows you when a tragic event like this happens, how people pull together. and we will take a look at tomorrow's newspaper front pages including the sunday express which says theresa may will target all labour voters. —— labour voters with a string of manifesto pledges. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the main political parties have been out canvassing support on the first full weekend of the general

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the washington post claims president trump revealed highly classified information to russia and risked a source of intelligence on the islamic state — the white house says the claim is false. the us state department accuses syria of installing a crematorium in a military prison to hide mass killings. iraqi forces have renewed their effort to retake districts of western mosul still under the control of the islamic state group — they want to achieve victory before ramadan. after seven months of fighting, militants have been dislodged from all but a few areas of mosul. the bbc have been given rare access to us coalition troops on the ground, helping iraqi forces defeat is. 0ur correspondent feras kilani, with cameraman khalid alayash and producerjoan soley, were the first television team allowed to film at patrol base foundry — near mosul airport. after eight months, this is not a new sight. the battle to take back mosul from the self—proclaimed islamic stat

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more raids and arrests in the uk as police confirm their belief that a network of accomplices helped the manchester bomber. counter—terrorism officials have strongly criticised the leaking of pictures from the scene of the bombing to media organisations in the united states. for more details on the investigation, our correspondent, wyre davies, is outside police headquarters in manchester. in some ways, it's been a pretty successful and rapid period for greater manchester police, just over two days after that bombing in which 22 people were killed. we have now got seven arrests and those have taken place in manchester and further afield, including, of course, one of the brothers of the bomber. we do not know how peripheral or central those arrests are to the inquiry itself. of course, the one person or the one group of people that police really want to get hold of and arrest is whoever supplied and made the bomb which was worn by the bomber on monday night. tha

andrew bryson, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. stay with us you are watching bbc news. stay with us if you can. still to come: are there still nine million bicycles in beijing? why the bike is back in fashion in the chinese capital. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says the n

bethany bell, bbc news. until very recently, bicycle manufacturers in china were struggling for survival amidst the seemingly endless rise of the motor car. but that could be changing and it's all thanks to the rise of bike share schemes. harvey biggs reports. air pollution is notorious in china's major cities, a problem the country's government is waging a high profile war against. one of the driving factors behind the smog has been cars. but it hasn't always been that way. china was once regarded as the kingdom of bicycles, and for decades, two wheels dominated the streets. but as the country began opening up to the world in the ‘80s and ‘90s, cars began to take over. today, less than 12% of commuters cycle to work, but the wheels of change are turning, once again. at this factory in tianjing, a new bicycle is produced every 15 seconds, 2,000 bikes per day. the first time in decades, china is producing large numbers of bikes of the same model, colour and size. and these won't be bought by individuals,

the latest update from bbc weather life as we watch oui’ from bbc weather life as we watch our glorious day in northern ireland, where we have seen good sunshine and the warmest day of the year so far. and in western scotland, temperatures close to 21 celsius, tying skull and bosman warmest day of the year so far. it is where we see the lion's share of the sunshine. sunny spells for england and we. the speckled cloud indicates where we see heavy and thundery showers at the moment. we have seen those in bristol, heavy downpours affecting south wales. later in the night, they are just about gone. most places will be dry with variable cloud and clear spells, maybe the patchy mist and fog and temperatures lower than this in rural spots. there is a chance of -- it in rural spots. there is a chance of —— it will be chilly in western scotland, parts of the touch of frost. showers coming in across eastern england and spreading further west during the day. we will have a drier, sunny day in the far south—west of england into the channel islands by the docking of showers across parts of cen

this is bbc news. one main headline: president trump and the us house of representatives has taken this first step towards blocking barack has taken this first step towards blocking ba rack obama's has taken this first step towards blocking barack obama's health plan. staying with that story. a professor of public health and medicine in florida told me why this is a political victory for donald trump. there are some exceptionally conservative republicans in the house who want to completely trash all of the components of the old affordable care act because they don't believe the government should be devoting any of its resources to supporting the healthca re be devoting any of its resources to supporting the healthcare of individuals, that individuals should be more responsible and that in america we go it alone as opposed to the rest of most of the world. after the rest of most of the world. after the first failure to get it through a lot of representatives of the people had a pretty hard time at town

the bbc and sir cliff remain separately with the bbc. the bbc and sircliff remain in separately with the bbc. the bbc and sir cliff remain in dispute. the bbc has made no comment on today's developments, but previously a spokesman said that the bbc had reported sir cliff's full denial of allegations at every stage, and they said, we have previously said we are very sorry that sir cliff has suffered distress, but we have a duty to report on matters of public interest, and we stand by our journalism. so he has settled his case with south yorkshire police but is still in dispute with the bbc. more now on the manchester attack. until the tragedy in manchester, the london bombings of 2005 were the worst atrocity by british—born islamist terrorists. 12 years ago, the bombers were led by a gang who grew up in the beeston area of leeds. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has been there to gauge the response to what's happened in manchester. what have you been doing since 7/7? why do we have another terrorist attack in the uk aft

we will talk to bbc persia all week as we move up we will talk to bbc persia all week as we move up to friday‘s presidential election in iran. ok, business now, we are going to go back to our lead story, the rand somewhere cyber attack —— the ra nsomwa re. somewhere cyber attack —— the ransomware. telefonica, somewhere cyber attack —— the ra nsomwa re. telefonica, deutsche bank, just to name two. let‘s bring it michelle fleury. is it possible to assess how much this will have cost big corporations?” to assess how much this will have cost big corporations? i think it is very early days at this point. you mentioned a couple of names and i can add to that. the french car—maker renault, i believe in tokyo, hitachi was another firm affected. companies have been shy, as well, in some cases to come forward. there may have been more that were affected that we don‘t yet know about. they might not like the adverse publicity that their clients might know that their systems were compromised. in terms of the cost, one security firm has put a figure out. b just check that figur

hugh pym, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the failure of social media companies to deal with illegal content is condemned as "shameful" by mps. a man shot dead by intruders at a house in dorset has been named by police as 61 year old guy hedger. labour promises new legal standards for rented homes in england, if it gets into power. the conservatives say it would result in higher rents. sport now and time to cross to the bbc sport centre. let'sjoinjessica let's joinjessica all—star good morning. let's start with football, an intriguing day in the premier league yesterday. mauricio pochettino his side's barbie win over arsenal with psychological pressure on chelsea in the race for the title. chelsea's dominant win at everton means they maintained their lead at the top of four matches left in the season. there is a battle for the final champions league qualification spot between the two manchester site as joleon qualification spot between the two manchester site asjoleon ski reports. football deliver

this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm: breast surgeon ian paterson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out unnecessary operations, after falsely telling patients they had breast cancer. he took everything away from me and i'm still... up until today, this has been going on now since the 90s, and only today i've gotjustice. he took away my youth. 80 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the afghan capital, kabul, after a massive car bomb near the german embassy. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he will take part in a televised bbc debate this evening and challenges the prime minister, theresa may, to do the same. i invite her to go to cambridge and debate her policies, debate to record, debate their plans, debate their proposals, and let... and let the public make up their mind. well, i'm interested, you know, in the fact jeremy corbyn seems to be paying far more attention to how many appearances on telly he's doing. i think it ought to be paying a little more attention to thinking

this is bbc news. the headlines at apm: labour leaderjeremy corbyn criticises the government over police cuts — and says there has been a link between foreign policy and terrorism. we must be brave enough to admit the war on terror is not working. we need is smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that generate terrorism. i'mjane hill live in st anne's square in manchester. the city continues to defy the bombers. the great city games will go ahead in the city tonight as planned. police say it had been arrested and they are currently in custody. we are expecting an update from the chief constable later in the hour. we will bring you all of those developments. at the g7 summit in sicily, theresa may urges world leaders to discuss fighting online extremism. ben ainslie‘s bid for sailing history gets under way tomorrow, after a delay caused by high winds. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has given a speech this morning, linking british military action abroa

patrick gearey, bbc news. the british and irish lions have arrived in new zealand ahead of their 10 match tour. head coach warren gatland has admitted they have a tough schedule ahead. they landed in auckland overnight — just three days before their first tour match against the nz provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a week before their first game — while gatland urges players not to listen to the negativity. i've mentioned how difficult the schedule was for 12 months. for people to talk about it now seems a little bit ironic, as we've all been well aware of it and how tough it is. you cannot well on it, we cannot change it. if you let negativity in terms of thinking about those sorts of things worry you, it is going to influence a team. it is what it is, and we are excited about it, looking forward to it. the schedule is tough, but some of those tough games are going to get a slice preparation for the test series. it's been a long couple of mont

this is bbc news. i'm sophie long at buckingham palace where it's been announced the duke of edinburgh is to retire from public duties — a decision he took himself, backed by the queen. but it was business as usual this lunchtime when he took his place alongside the queen — by the autumn he will no longer be accepting engagements. the prince — turns 96 next month — and his decision marks a transition for the royal family. i'll be bringing you all the latest developments. i'm ben brown. the other news at 2pm: the french presidential candidates trade insults on television — now emmanuel macron files a lawsuit to scotch rumours he holds an offshore bank account. the surfer rescued after 32 hours stranded in the irish sea speaks exclusively to the bbc — matthew bryce says he thought he was going to die. they flew right over. i thought they'd missed me. and then they turned round and they saved my life. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. buckingham pa