bbc news was reinforced by a new version of the countdown sequence leading up to the headlines on the news channel. normally it features bbc reporters on location but from thursday that was replaced by up to one minute's worth of images of, guess who? benedict adam said: but the main pre— wedding focus this week was an on and off issue which seemed at times to be turning into a latin american soap operas. every twist and turn was followed by bbc news. thomas michael was expected to walk his daughter down the aisle at the ceremony at saint georges chapel in windsor. —— thomas markle. nicholas witchell is at buckingham gate for us. it is the clear whether that will happen? no, it is absolutely unclear now. in windsor, preparations for the wedding are gathering pace, with a question over whether the father of the bride will be there. meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. reports suggest thomas markle has been taken else. there are allegations he helped stage paparazzi photos of his preparation for the wedding. i just got some news, we are just

this country helped to create. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. kim jong—un back on track. in singapore next month. shinzo abe, have been discussing korea by phone. and north korea takes place. the latest developments. when it comes to those talks, they started sunday in secret. it was yet another surprise on this peninsula. some kind of deal that they can give to their leaders. to resume talks. talks between the us and north korea. talks. and in singapore, we understand they are talking about the logistics. meeting there in the next few days. and a very short time to do it. remember how far apart the two sides are. to north korea. north korea wants a phased approach. to their leaders. to be any summit depends on that talk. nervousness. weapons. trump sees north korea as a win here. that they will meet on two occasions. ofjitters going on injapan. in the peninsula injapan. umbrella that he puts over the peninsula and japan. that that's not the case. making the news. in an attempt to protect marine life. cutlery and drink stirrers. they'd be replaced with more environmentally f

could be heavy and at times thundering. that's the weather. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. the belgian city of liege. as a terrorist attack. i was walking along the street and i heard gunshots. " leave, run, leave. i did not understand what was happening. has suspended talks of forming a new cabinet until tomorrow. an aggressive form of brain cancer. aide to president obama. murder attempt on uk soul but with global ramifications. global ramifications. who saved the lives of the skripal family against all the odds. good evening and welcome to bbc news. people, including two policewomen, in the belgian city of liege. the gunman was later shot dead by police. been on a police watchlist. contains flash photography. gunfire mid—morning and suddenly confusion. on boulevard d'avroy, people scrambled to get away. were on the scene. passenger in a passing car, too. and taken a hostage. it all ended. police advance from the left. but look at the centre of the screen. the attacker runs out firing. he was shot by police on the spot. at least one of the officers was injured in this excha

kiss, her father's non—attendance — has wedding fever taken over bbc news? and have more important stories been sidelined in the process? it's not been a week for those averse to celebrity weddings or the royal family. bbc anticipation has been rife about all aspects of saturday's ceremony, including — in a report from colleen harris at the start of the week — the bridal dress. the wedding dress. the focus of every bride's big day. but meghan markle will wear hers under an intense global spotlight. tony nickson was watching, and had this response: "this was speculative blather — like so much of the coverage worse was to come, in the eyes of some viewers, on tuesday, when daniela relph went to los angeles, and met the man with whom meghan markle had shared her first kiss, at the age of 13, joshua silversteen. he's an actor and comedian with a clear memory of that first kiss.” think she made a beeline and made the move and is kind of laid one on my lips. nothing to pg—13. it was sweet and generous, and courageous on her part. kathryn stowers felt that interview "crossed a l

i'll be talking to the founder of the group women in hollywood. the other main stories on bbc news at five. as a man is jailed for 20 years for attempted murder. the meeting yesterday. reveals the new design that celebrates her californian roots. since when do you know how to fly? 190 years old?! you look great! releases on the film review. hello, good evening, welcome to the bbc news at five, i am jane hill. to new york police to face charges of rape and sexual misconduct. and it's prompted the launch of the me too and time's up campaigns. harvey weinstein insists any sexual encounters were consensual. helena lee reports. following a grand jury investigation. where he was able to violate them sexually. they expected the case to be resolved favourably. it is to defend something that is criminal behaviour. criminal behaviour. behaviour in that industry, that is not what this is about. is it an admission of guilt? allegations against him. of oscars for films such as shakespeare in love. once an aspiring actress, lucia evans. she says the producer abused her at his office in new york. th

this is bbc news. the headlines: sir alex ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage, he remains in intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery. messages of support from the game's big names, including david beckham — signed by sir alex at 16 — who wrote: ‘keep fighting boss'. jamie acourt — who's wanted over alleged drugs offences — has accepted his extradition to britain. his transfer to the uk could now happen very soon. a 17—year—old boy has been shot dead in south london. one resident said her neighbour narrowly dodged bullets from what appeared to be a drive—by shooting. a guy in a car shooting randomly had shot from a moving car, and just missed her and hit the window of her front room. a new "customs partnership" with the european union after the uk leaves is still on the table, according to the business secretary, greg clark. also in the next hour: promotions and demotions after a final round of matches in the championship. cardiff city have been promoted to the premier league, at the expense of fulham — who lost away to birmingham. also: tributes to

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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: a terrorist knife attack in paris leaves one person dead and at least four others injured. the so—called islamic state say they did it. north korea announces plans to dismantle its nuclear test site within weeks. international experts and journalists are invited to watch. counting is underway after iraqis vote in the first general election since the country's victory over is. favourites israel win the eurovision song contest, while britain's performance is disrupted by a protestor storming the stage. hello and welcome to bbc news. french prosecutors have begun a terrorism investigation after a man armed with a knife lashed out at passers—by in central paris. one person was killed and at least four others were injured. the attacker was shot dead by police. it took place in opera, one of the busiest districts of the city, at around 9:30pm in the evening. eyewitnesses said the knifeman shouted allahu akbar, and later, so—called islamic state said it was be

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: anti—terror police investigate a knife attack in paris. one person is dead, four injured. so—called islamic state say they did it. suicide bombers attacked three churches in indonesia and at least two people have been killed. president trump thanks north korea after it says its nuclear test site will be dismantled in less than two weeks. favourites israel win this year's eurovision song contest, while britain's performance is disrupted by a protestor. french prosecutors have begun a terrorism investigation after a man armed with a knife lashed out at passers—by in central paris. one person was killed and at least four others were injured. the attacker was shot dead by police. it took place in opera, one of the busiest districts of the city, at around 9:30pm in the evening. bill hayton reports. it should have been a pleasant night out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as an att

. the best way to tackle it. chi chi izundu, bbc news. co. information on 08000155 998. would press ahead with an expansion programme for selective schools. disadvantaged pupils. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. townley grammar school in south—east london is in demand. there's a waiting list to get in. the test and secured their place. i cried, i was so happy. it was really amazing. was it the same for you? yeah. i was really relieved. because everyone you know at your age is still doing it. when you get in, it is quite a nice feeling. the head here knows grammar schools are controversial. on their ability does not have to be exclusive. are they in a grammar school because they are privileged? no. creating opportunities for them. take more disadvantaged pupils. it is part of a wider shake—up. could open new faith schools. for parents around the country. expanding grammar schools that get the most talk. the most talk. one—to—one help across the curriculum, which would be helpful. curriculum, which would be helpful. into it, which means it opens the door to mo

win an early election. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. about the eurosceptic forces growing in italy? in italy? thing as a vote to leave the euro currency or leave be you altogether. currency or leave be you altogether. feel are not beneficial to their country. country. european union, brussels should be and is worried. and is worried. from the mistakes and make the eu more relevant to ordinary people. more relevant to ordinary people. clearly they fell. italy was a hugely eu enthusiastic country. country. with the rest of europe as it does in other countries. in other countries. closer and closer european union seems very out of step. seems very out of step. thank you very much. our business editor, simon jack, is here. talk us through some of the financial market reaction. financial market reaction. this is a very nasty wobble we have seen. very nasty wobble we have seen. that order it spooks investors and bankers who owns a lot of bonds. bankers who owns a lot of bonds. relationship with the rest of the new and the eurozone. new and t

football club. also in the sport on bbc news. not the ideal start for chris froome at the giro d'italia. he fell during practice, as he aims to win a third successive grand tour. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. labour has made some gains in local elections across england but overall it's been a disappointing night for the party which failed to win some of its key targets. jeremy corbyn's hopes of major wins in london evaporated as the conservatives not only hung on to wandsworth and westminster, but also retook control of barnet, where the anti—semitism row was blamed. they also lost nuneaton and bedworth for only the second time. the conservatives benefited from a collapse in support for ukip, but they lost trafford in greater manchester, and plymouth was taken from them by labour. the liberal democrats had a good night taking control of richmond—upon—thames. this is the national picture after over three—quarters of the results have been declared. in terms of council control, there has not been much change with both of the biggest parties in england

this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: first a backlash in britain, now offence in france. president trump faces criticism for saying the bataclan attack in paris could have been stopped by giving people guns. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, undergoes emergency surgery for a brain haemmorage. fans and friends wish him well. around 1,600 anti—putin protesters are arrested at rallies in russia, including his leading critic alexander navalny. digging up the secrets of mars. nasa's newest probe blasts off to the red planet on a mission to find out more about its rocky core. also coming up: the first proper look at prince louis as photographs of the newest british royal are released. hello, and welcome to bbc news. us president donald trump has caused outrage in france by suggesting the 2015 attacks on paris could have been stopped by giving people guns. he mimicked gunmen summoning and shooting victims one by one, using his hand to imitate a gun being fired. the former french prime minister manuel valls called the comments "

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: italy's populists call for the president to be impeached, following failed efforts to establish a coalition government. calls for change in northern ireland, after the republic overturns the ban on abortion. salvaging the summit: us and north korean officials try to get president trump and kimjong—un‘s historic meeting back on track. and decoding dolphins: we find out what makes the marine world's most charismatic mammals click. hello. an attempt to form a new government in italy has ended in failure. the man named as prime minister on wednesday, giuseppe conte, said he'd handed back the mandate during a meeting with the country's president. he made the decision after the president blocked the appointment of a finance minister who's questioned whether italy should keep the euro as its currency. james reynolds has the latest from rome. italy's president has begun a dramatic stand—off with the country's populist parties, five star and the right—wing

this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. the prime minister agrees to two additional panel members for the grenfell tower inquiry — after pressure from campaigners. we want to know why the fire started, how the fire started. the culture of the institutions that were supposed to listen to the concerns of the community. why did this happen? more money for grammar schools in england — the government says it'll mean more choice for parents — labour calls it a vanity project. ireland's prime—minister apologises after more than 200 women were wrongly told that their smear tests were all clear. 17 have since died. it hasn't hit me that i am dying. because i am so worried that people are going to get away with it. also tonight... a warning from a senior united nations expert on racism tendae achumee says there are deep structural problems with racial inequality in britain and that brexit has contributed to an environment of increased intolerance. and... adverts for junk food could be banned from london's public transport — as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity. good even

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: high level talks continue, as officials meet to try and revive a summit between donald trump and kimjong—un. trying to gauge what life is like inside north korea. the bbc hears direct testimony from a network of dissidents. two police officers and a civilian are shot dead in belgium. prosecutors are treating it as a terrorist attack. and the american comedy actress roseanne barr has her hit television series cancelled after sending racist tweets. hello. welcome to the programme. as speculation continues about the possibility of a summit meeting between president trump and kimjong—un, the debate about north korea's record on human rights has been largely sidelined. direct testimony from within north korea is exceptionally hard to record, but over many months, the bbc has used a covert network of dissidents to put questions to a range of citizens. as michael cowan reports, they expressed strong views about the country's leadership and relations with the r

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america on pbs and around the world. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: several strong earthquakes shake parts of hawaii after a volcanic eruption. hundreds are forced to leave their homes. president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. your second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever, be under siege as long as i'm your president. cheering chemical weapons inspectors say they've finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria. ready for launch. the first nasa mission that will probe beneath the surface of mars prepares for lift—off. hello and welcome to bbc news. several strong earthquakes have shaken parts of hawaii after the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. it's on hawaii's main island, where dramatic video showed fountains of lava bursting up under a road and streams of molten rock incinerating trees. 1,700 residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency has been declare

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the white house blames north korea for a "trail of broken promises", as president trump cancels the summit with kim jong—un. pyongyang says the move defies the world's wishes and it's willing to resolve differences with the us "whenever, however". hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is expected to hand himself in to police in new york within hours, following allegations of sexual assault. an island off the coast of yemen is declared a disaster zone, after a powerful cyclone. at least 19 people are missing. and it saw a pedestrian, but it was too late. more questions about the safety of self drive cars. welcome to bbc news. north korea says it's open to resolving issues with the us after president trump abruptly cancelled next month's planned summit with kimjong—un, citing what he called pyongyang's "open hostility". he said north korean officials had heavily criticised senior members of his administration and the us stood ready for militar

expectations, but did bbc news raise or at least amplify expectations for the labour party, and then judge their performance a failure for not living up to them? some viewers certainly thought so, with rose doyle writing... the tory party lost positions, despite ukip dramatically falling away, yet the bbc report this as a bad night for labour, and "mixed results. " sarah coates said us this sarcastic version of bbc news headlines, as they sounded to her. and ben lawrence e—mailed... well, we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... now, president trump's announcement on tuesday that the usa was withdrawing from the nuclear agreement signed by barack obama has pushed iran to the top of the news agenda. wednesday's news at ten examined the impact of that decision, with some specialist input. my colleague, rana rahimpour, of bbc persian is with me here in the studio to tell us more about the reaction in tehran. rana? yes, huw. almost three years ago when the nuclear deal was signed, there were... but rana rahimpourand her colleagues have a problem. for the past nine years bbc persi

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7pm... achieved "solid" results, despite not making big gains. gained a lot of seats across the whole country. whole country. votes in places we have never those votes before. council, on a mixed night for the government. we won't take anything for granted. local people, and we will build on this success for the future. across the country collapsed. concerns about their treatment. on hawaii's largest island. after streams of lava began flowing into residential areas. and further details are released about the royal wedding. when she marries prince harry later this month. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. in the local elections in england. of the authorities it targeted in london. jeremy corbyn described the performance as "solid. take anything for granted. of trafford council. of derby and nuneaton. saying his party was "on the way back. for ukip, at —123. and the rest on 14%. editor laura kuenssberg. her report contains some flashing images. them for the most part. congratulations, councillor. here, in a famous tory coun

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughn—jones. our top stories: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues. people are told to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. a warning to tehran — america's secretary of state vows to impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the inquiry into the deadly grenfell tower fire gets under way with harrowing testimony from relatives of the victims. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had a can. —— at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. and delving into the royal wedding album — official portraits of the happy couple on their big day have been released. we start in hawaii, where people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed to limit exposure to toxic gases as flows of molten rock have gathered pace. the kilauea volcano on the big island started erupting on may 3, but shows no signs of slowing. around 2,000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler is on the island. after erupting from beef beneath

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. was bbc news more interested in forcing home secretary amber rudd out of herjob than justice? and why did the name and address of this woman who asked to be kept anonymous appear on screen? justice for the windrush generation. first on 4000 council it thursday, seats were contested in 150 local authorities across england. on friday, we gave analysis. traditionally, governments get a ticking at local elections, but this time around i has not happened. the tories have been in government for eight years. with austerity throughout that time. despite the recent windrush scandal, labour has only made a small steps. it will mean relief for the tories and perhaps leave labour a little puzzled. well hazel watched some of the programme and building up to those elections, including wednesday's newsnight and had this comment to make. i am watching newsnight‘s report on tomorrow's so called it seems local government elections. not one issue mentioned has anything to do with local governments apart from and not at the end to dustbins. by tr

i had as a boy, believe it or not. welcome to bbc news. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: several strong earthquakes shake parts of hawaii after a volcanic eruption. hundreds are forced to leave their homes. president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours there have been more strong earthquakes in hawaii following the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. 1,700 residents have been evacuated from areas most vulnerable to lava flows, ash and toxic gas. federal emergency teams and the national guard have been deployed to the south side of hawaii's big island, where a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smelt it and i ran to the corner, and that is when i ran into a military officer, who told me that it is smoking, and sure as heck enough i take the turn and one s

. and coming up on bbc news... britain's cameron norrie is in second round action at the french open this afternoon. he's taking on the frenchman lucas pouille. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has heard how a grandfather sheltered six people in his top—floor flat on the night of the disaster. the family of raymond bernard paid an emotional tribute to the 63—year—old, who died in the fire, as the commemoration hearings near their end. 72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune. from the inquiry in west london, tom burridge reports. raymond bernard lifting grenfell tower for raymond bernard lifting grenfell towerfor more raymond bernard lifting grenfell tower for more than 30 years. he would have celebrated his 64th birthday last week. my beloved red ray was my modern day moses, my hero. if you were to ask anyone who knew him and who lived in grenfell tower or the surrounding area, they would tell you that ray was a kind, gentle, compassionate man. his dog marley died alongside

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3:00pm. jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges, he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london, comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war—zone. they say it's as bad as a militarily war—zone hospital. knives, knives, knives. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes, including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and... we have lift off. nasa's latest mission to mars has blasted off from california, it plans to map the red planet's interior, and listen for tremors, or "marsquakes". and, click looks at a high—tech solution to combat falling footfall on the high street. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more details have emerged about the arrest of jamie acourt, one of britain's most wanted fugitives. he'd managed to evade detection for years, before being arrested in barcelona on suspicion of drugs offences. jamie acourt was one of five people suspected of being involved in the murder of stephen lawrence in 1993, something he's always denied. spanish police sources say he used false identities. at the time of his arrest, he claimed to be an italian tourist. james waterhouse reports. jamie acourt, not looking too happy after his arrest, was on the list of the most wanted suspects living in spain. spanish police told the bbc he had protection and help, and even claimed he was an italian tourist during his arrest. he was captured by armed officers from the spanish national police as he left this gym near the sagrada familia cathedral in barcelona. so what i saw was the convergence of the different police officers — i guess a pincer operation, to use the terminology — and the next minute they were escorting him out with his hands behind his back in handcuffs. his arrest comes soon after the 25th anniversary of the murdered teenager stephen lawrence. he was attacked by five men at a bus stop in south—east london in a racially motivated killing. this was acourt in 1998, spitting at protesters as he left the stephen lawrence inquiry. he always denied any involvement in the stabbing, and was never charged. acourt was held as part of a joint effort by authorities in the uk and spain. this was part of a long—running campaign called operation captura, which has now been going on for 12 years. in that time, we have named 96 fugitives that we have been looking for in spain, and we have captured 81 of them, and that's a joint campaign, along with crimestoppers and the spanish authorities. acourt is due to appear in court next week for an extradition hearing. james waterhouse, bbc news. our correspondent tom burridge is in barcelona and earlier he explained what the spanish authorities have been telling him. we've got hold of some pretty interesting details about the arrest yesterday, and the whole police operation to track jamie acourt down to this gym. i'm told by a senior spanish police source that jamie acourt was using false names. he had protection and he was moving around spain spending time in parts of the country full of tourists. one witness, a man who witnessed the arrest, said he was told there were undercover police officers inside the gym working out, watching mr acourt, before other officers moved in. i'm told by spanish police that when the officers went to arrest him he initially tried to claim they had got the wrong man. he said, apparently, that he was an italian tourist. he'll face a bail hearing today. in the coming days he is expected to appear before spain's high court in madrid which will decide whether or not to extradite him back to britain. spanish and british police have been working for years to trackjamie acourt down. he could be extradited really quickly. but if he opposes extradition, it could be a matter of weeks. donald trump has said the uk's strict gun laws have led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war zone" because of the number of stabbing victims. the president was defending americans‘ right to own guns, which he said were "under siege", in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. gary o'donoghue reports. reporter: there he is. there's donald j trump. travelling to the nra's convention is becoming an annual pilgrimage for president trump, though today, the president remained staunch in his defence of them and their right onstitutionally to own a gun. your second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever be under siege as long as i'm your president. cheering. but after the shooting of 17 students and teachers at the school in parkland, florida on valentine's day, the mood has changed, with young people around the country keeping gun control at the forefront of the debate. my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week. shortly after that shooting, the president seemed prepared to stand up to the organisation, though little action followed. there was no such tough talk for the nra today. the president also suggesting that just having tight gun laws, like those in london, didn't stop people being killed in other ways. i recently read a story that in london, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital right in the middle is like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds. yes, that's right. they don't have guns, they have knives. this was an uncompromising speech by the president. and in a year where there are congressional elections, there's unlikely to be any more compromise from republicans. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, dallas. a 17—year—old boy is being questioned by police after a woman was attacked with an electric drill in straban in northern ireland. the 38—year—old victim suffered a "very serious" head injury and is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened in the early hours of this morning. police are investigating after a one—year—old boy was found dead in a flat in fife. emergency services were called to a block of flats in dunfermline on wednesday, where the young child's body was discovered. police are treating the incident as "unexplained". there've been a series of earthquakes in hawaii, including the most powerful tremor to hit the state in over a0 years. the epicentre was beneath the erupting volcano, mount kilauea. the 6.9 magnitude quake sent people fleeing from buildings and briefly cut power supplies. residents are taking shelter from ash, toxic gas and lava flows. charlotte gallagher reports. a ribbon of thick lava snakes through the suburban streets and forests, the molten liquid destroying anything in its path. lava has been surging across the island since thursday, sometimes shooting up to 100 feet in the air. it was really smoking bad, you could smell it in the air. we're going to get cut off is what i think‘s going to happen. residents rushed to flee their homes, grabbing what they could. it broke out right down the hill from our house, i smelt it and i ran to the corner and that's when i ran into a military officer that told me that it's smoking and, sure as heck enough, i take the turn, and one of my favourite streets, at least, was on fire. 1,700 people have been ordered to evacuate. those who refuse have been warned no one will rescue them because of the toxic smoke suffocating the area. these deep cracks have appeared on roads and streets. residents say it felt like a giant snake was moving under their houses. you can feel the heat coming from the ground. yeah, there's heat coming up out of there. there's lava under there. this is where the lava is coming from. the kilauea volcano. normally tourists can go right up to the rim. today it's only safe viewed from the air. much of the landscape is now scorched earth with homes, businesses and forests destroyed. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. well, earlier i spoke to dr dougaljerram, an earth scientist from the university of oslo and the one show‘s "dr volcano." he told me how worried residents on hawaii should be. this is a fascinating eruption. it's occurred in the middle of a housing estate, effectively, erupting through the roads. magma shooting 30 metres into the sky. the eruption itself was preceded by a number of earthquakes. about 600 in total that were a record of the magma moving up through the crust, which eventually erupted at the surface. is kilauea the type of volcano that will blow? i'm thinking about the pyroclastic eruption we normally associate with volcanoes. not normally. kilauea, like iceland, is associated more with runny lava floes. the pu'u ‘0'o eruption has been going for some 35 years. i'm sure many viewers have seen oceans of lava dripping into the sea. it's a case of the dangers are really to do with the danger to homes, the lava floe engulfing the homes, but also toxic gases. there had been concern that some of the lava was flowing back underground. a volcano guide said "what goes down is going to have to come up", and there is concern the vents could collapse. what does that then mean? yes, the 1700 people evacuated have been evacuated for good reason. the magma is clearly close to the surface and the cracks are accommodating some stresses close to the surface where it's pushing up. clearly it has erupted, and sometimes it subsides and things can collapse. the danger not only of the lava itself, but also the land collapsing is a real and present threat. what are the usgs watching for now? one of the indications you can get from these eruptions is their movements underground. looking at the seismic tremors, your reports indicated the 6.9 magnitude earthquake and it tells you something big is happening underground at this location. obviously, the activity we are seeing with kilauea is bad for humans, but ultimately that is why hawaii is where it is. exactly, hawaii is a volcano above a hotspot or plume. if you imagine a big bunsen burner underneath the pacific plate, you get these islands popping up. the big island is where that hotspot is heating the ground and causing volcanoes at the surface. the very islands themselves owe their existence to the volcanoes. you mentioned some of those dangers. you've got the lava floe, the sulphur, it's unpleasant. but i suppose the risk is sulphur dioxide and the dust. what other dangers are there? exactly. people have reported gases coming out of the cracks in the road. sulphur dioxide is toxic and can come from such eruptions. i hear some roads have been cut off not because of the danger of the eruptions themselves but because of the gas. but also, it's a wooded area, so you get burning trees. basically, the air quality can be a problem around such eruptions. how long is this going to last? in 1955, a similar eruption lasted for three months, so it could be quite some time. police in paris are deploying in large numbers for mass protests called ahead of the anniversary of president emmanuel macron‘s inauguration. authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence and damage that scarred may day protests in paris earlier this week. let's talk to our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield. why has he upset the protesters? because they believe that he is enacting reforms which favour exclusively the better off end of society. that is the long and short of it. as we know he is between policies which are looked on broadly favourably by the worst of the world. they see france changing —— by the rest of the world. they see him loosening up the labour code, changing the railway systems so that the railway workers don't have jobs for life, changing the university system. there is an element of selection. all things which might be uncontroversial in other countries around the world but here they do trigger a backlash among people who are wedded, who value the ideas of the left. they believe emmanuel macron is the left. they believe emmanuel macron is someone the left. they believe emmanuel macron is someone who is in awe of money and finance, and the kind of globalised liberalism which they are poon globalised liberalism which they are poor. that is why they are on the streets today. they represent a sizeable part of opinion in france. whether they are big enough to really make a difference and put him off these changes is more doubt. quite thank you. thank you. the russian opposition politician alexei navalny has been detained after leading what he says are nationwide protests against vladimir putin's re—election as president. mr navalny, who was banned from running against mr putin after being convicted of corruption, has accused the president of behaving like a craven old man, who thinks he's a tsar, or emperor. russian police are reported to have made several arrests and are now clearing anti putin protestors from moscow's pushkinskaya square. the headlines on bbc news: jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges. he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london, comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war—zone. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes, including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and in sport, stoke's10—year and in sport, stoke's 10—year spell in the premier league has come to an end. they have been relegated after a 2—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. dundee have all but secured their place in the scottish premiership after 1—0 victory against hamilton at park. and it is getting tight in the world snooker championship semifinal between john higgins and kyren wilson. i will be back with an update on that and the rest of the day's sports stories at 5:30 p:m.. see you then. north korea has changed its time zone to match the south following last week's landmark inter—korean summit. the official news agency said the country was moving its clocks forward by 30 minutes, bringing it into line with its southern neighbour. president trump and south korean president moonjae—in are to hold talks at the white house later on this month to prepare for a meeting between mr trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the summit is expected to take place in either late may orjune. president trump has said that a time and place for the summit have been set, but details have not yet been released. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell in seoul. he explained the significance behind this development. it sounds like it is nothing, the north koreans have changed their clocks, moved them forward by half an hourto bring that country in line with their southern neighbours, but it is quite significant because, you can imagine the administration of kim jong—un will have to explain to all north koreans why they are doing this. if this is a goodwill gesture towards the south, that is expressing to everyone in north korea this goodwill. it is interesting, because the times in north and south korea were previously aligned, and north korea changed it because it was seen then as a symbolic shift because the time that we have here now was put in place by the japanese when they occupied the korean peninsula, at the beginning of the 20th century. symbolically, pyongyang decided to change the time. now it has had to symbolically change it back again, so while it sounds like nothing, it actually is quite something. it is interestingly one way that we know that everybody in north korea knows something is going on right now in terms of relations between north and south korea, two countries which are technically still at war. jeremy corbyn says the local election results leave labour well placed to win the next general election. the party won control of several councils and had their best result in the capital since 1971. the party did, however, fail to capture several key targets from the conservatives. the party's former spin—doctor, alastair campbell has criticised the leadership and said labour should be destroying the tory party. we are kidding ourselves if we think these election results are good. what i have been arguing for today is not living in denial of real questions, that the public want liberty address, but to face up to them. it is not to underminejeremy corbyn, to say that i did in the real world , corbyn, to say that i did in the real world, people are asking the question, can he be prime minister, is the shadow cabinet team, are we doing the right thing on brexit, do we have the right position on foreign policy, are we taking anti—semitism seriously? these are real questions. if you look at the way that the tories are handling brexit, would it is always full thinking, there is an element of parts of the labour party thinking, we all stop talking and debating, we will all waltz into power. it does not work like that. with me is michael segalov, a journalist and labour party member. alastair campbell, you heard what he said, he is not happy. i was looking at your twitter feed and you find the whole discussion boarding.|j think it is quite tedious that we're going round in circles talking about the leadership when there has been a clear steer from the labour party never ship thatjeremy corbyn is the leader. the direction of the parties said. this was a good result for the labour party, maybe not the gains that some people were predicting, but last year we were told in the 2017 general election that labour had had a successful foot, that we would never see that sort of result again, but this year we have increased our fortune and that is impressive and should be celebrated. there are some impressive gains in the local results, in places like plymouth. in london, we did not take some places, kensington and chelsea, wandsworth, westminster, actually the results were pretty good for the labour party in these tory strongholds. in wandsworth, and hundred votes would have swung the council from one to the other. these are important game for the labour party. is it doing enough? there has been an increase in the voices saying, we should be way ahead. more should have been done. you happy with the direction of the labour party? what we saw in the last general election, the lasky marco, was exciting policies and terms of national ideas, nationalisation, tuition fees, the nhs, things that got people engaged in politics. in local elections, all parties failed to do that. it feels old. as a younger person, i do not really have roots anywhere. issues that are seen as bread—and—butter in local elections are not there. the labour party needs to find ways to radically shake up the way we do local politics, that is the key to making sure those people who came out last year will come out in the future. isjeremy corbyn the man to do that? there has been another leadership elections to show that is the will of the labour party. it is tiring that we are continually discussing him asa him as a leader. the labour party is not about individuals or leadership. we have people knocking on doors all over the country, people who had not campaign before, to get people talking about the issues that matter. momentum managed to galvanise people in seats up and down the country, people who had not gone underground before, to try and get people talking. finally, lots of the young vote went to the tories. 0bviously the young vote went to the tories. obviously it was the ukip broad. there has been comment made that labour are not going for their target fan base if you want to call it back. how will they do that? it is hard, brexit negotiations are ongoing and for labour to galvanise ukip voters will be tricky. labour campaigned hard despite the fact that the tories took a wider proportion of ukip forgers, but in places like plymouth, the votes went to labour. it is about finding ways of reinvigorating local politics and that has not happened, sadly. thank you very much indeed. a record crowd of over 40,000 is expected at wembley over the next few hours ahead of the women's fa cup final. its a london derby between arsenal and chelsea, asjo currie reports. the decision to move the women's fa cup final to the home of football four years ago is certainly paying off. in 2013 less than 5,000 fans turned up to watch at doncaster‘s keepmoat stadium but since relocating here crowds have not dipped below 30,000 people. and this year's showpiece is expected to be the biggest yet, with over 40,000 tickets already sold. playing in the big arenas, on the big occasions, it takes some time to get used to it, getting control of your emotions to be able to do what you do on the training pitch, to be able to do the same no matter where you are and how many people are watching. and it's not just the crowd that can make history today. arsenal are looking to claim a record 15th title. commentator: what a fantastic goal from dan carter. against the team they beat in 2016, chelsea. i can't even put into words what it felt like to win. i don't know if it was because it was chelsea, winning at wembley or a combination of everything. arsenal—chelsea is always a big game, always expect drama. today's showpiece event comes at the end of another encouraging 12 months in the women's game. england reached the last four of euro 2017, appointed phil neville as their new manager and two english teams made it to the semifinals of the champions league. there is now even a women's only subbuteo set. it is something i played with when i was younger, but it was the male set so to have the female set now launching just before the women's fa cup final it shows the growth of the women's game in this country at this moment in time. whether it is a flick, fluke or a fine finish, whoever wins the trophy later will do so in front of the biggest crowd the women's final has ever seen. yes! a little earlierjo currie told me what we could expect from the match. these finals, historically, on occasion, have been one—sided. last year, manchester city thumping birmingham 4—1, but you are allowed to get excited about today's final because these are two world—class teams at the top of their game. arsenal going for that record 15th women's fa cup title. they have already won the league cup this year so that could be an historic double for arsenal. last week chelsea were playing in the semifinals of the women's champions league. they have an excellent opportunity to win the women's super league title, the divisional title, this season. they are currently second in the table on goal difference behind man city. the fa cup could prove a double for both teams. there are plenty of players who have played for both sides in these teams, there will be rivalry, and keep an eye out for the chelsea ladies manager, emma hayes. a few months ago she mentioned she was pregnant with twins. my understanding is she is due next month, so today, possibly sensibly, she has decided to take a step backwards, take away some of the stress. she will not be leading out her team, she has left that to her number two, paul green. emma hayes says she wants to sit back and enjoy the final, but she is very loud, and she will be in the dugout and you will be able to hear her on the touchline. it is very sunny and hot at wembley so it may not be a bad idea, her sitting down for some of the game at least. remind us where you can watch this match and what time is the kick—off? if you're not one of the lucky 40,000 expected to come down to wembley, do not worry. we have the match in full on bbc one. if you want to listen, it is on bbc 5 live. kick—off is at 5:30pm. nasa has launched its latest mission to mars. a rocket carrying the insight probe blasted off from an air force base in california a short while ago. it's due to touch down on the red planet in november and is designed to detect tremors or mars—quakes. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. three, two... zero. right on time, shrouded in fog, at 4:05am local time the atlas 5 rocket, carrying nasa's mars insight lander, launched from vandenberg air base on the californian coast. current velocity, 4,542 mph. this, the us space agency says, is notjust another mission to the red planet, but a journey back in time. probing beneath the surface of mars, nasa's insight will aim to take the pulse of this planet, to work out how it formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. continues to look excellent at this point. once it's unfolded its vital solar panels, the robotic lander will carefully put down its own scientific instruments which will map the deep structure of the planet. these will take the temperature of mars and analyse the structure of its core. 0ne instrument, a seismometer, will pick up signals from martian earthquakes, or marsquakes. unlike previous missions, the most recent missions have been looking for water and habitability. this particular one is looking at how the planet itself is made up, how it is built. earth and mars formed at the same time, probably by similar processes, so this mission could also shed light on why the two planets are so different. beyond a trip

this is bbc news — our latest headlines: the government agrees to appoint a panel to help oversee the grenfell fire inquiry — after families of the victims said they feared a whitewash. grammar schools in england are to be given extra funding to help them expand — if they can show they're helping disadvantaged pupils. more than 200 women in ireland were wrongly given the all—clear for cervical cancer — now the country's health minister says the public must be told how it happened. and junk food advertising is to be banned on london's public transport, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the government broadens the inquiry panel investigating the grenfell fire — following complaints from campaigners who feared a whitewash. will it now win the confidence of the local community? grammar schools in england are to be given the chance to create new school places — we ask what it'll mean for social mobility. and at 10:40 this evening we'll take a look at what tomo

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines: more police officers are deployed in london, after four shootings in just 2a hours leave one teenager dead and three injured. let my son he the last and be an example to everyone. just let this stop. vladimir putin is to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. the foreign secretary warns president trump that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record—breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. we are ready the sunshine and blue skies here, as we get ready for a heatwave. also, the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate four separate shootings in london over

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: exit polls in ireland's referendum on abortion suggest a big win for the campaign to liberalise the law. with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar, who supported the campaign, says it looks like ireland " will make history". —— "will make history". handcuffed and charged with rape — the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein appears in court in new york. this defendant is his position, money and power to lure women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. after five days of protests by striking truckers, brazil calls in the military to try to unblock the nation's roads. also on the programme, excitement builds for the champions league final in kiev, but some fans with tickets won't be able to get to the match. hello and welcome to bbc news. exit polls in ireland suggest a clear majority in favour of liberalising the country's strict abortion laws. voters were asked in a referendum whether they wanted to scrap the clause in the constitution, which effectively bans abortion. two e

and eastern parts of england. those temperatures into the mid 20s or so. cooling off a little further north and further west. of the uk. temperatures will be on the slide. in north america on pbs and around the world. my name is nkem ifejika. after a volcanic eruption. hundreds are forced to leave their homes. of the national rifle association — and makes this vow. your second amendment rights are under siege. as i'm your president. at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria. will probe beneath the surface of mars prepares for lift—off. hello and welcome to bbc news. volcanoes, mount kilauea. vulnerable to lava flows, ash and toxic gas. of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. on thursday and molten lava poured out. of my favourite streets at least was on fire. dozens of small earthquakes left cracks in the roads. snake was moving under the houses. you can feel the heat coming from the ground... yeah, there's heat coming out of there. there's lava there. and that wasn't the only danger. the air was filled with potentially toxic fumes. as a result, the state governor ordered an evacuation. there was little time to gather possessions. some escaped with what they could. residents are now waiting to see when they'll be allowed home. of an explosive eruption. on its slopes ever since it became active in 1983. relaxing just yet. island of hawaii. he told me he was about 35 miles away from the volcano. of the earthquakes you were mentioning. in fact, we felt a pretty significant 6. about an hour and a half ago. we are feeling the effects but not to the degree those poor folks are. as it is for you around the world. i can imagine, from where you are can you see anything? it and get some live updates and that sort of thing. does that mean you don't need to worry? i suppose these things are affected by wind direction, right? a lot of that. problems, old folks, young people, to be careful of that. but it has been kept down in the puna area if you will. with my jaw open. what are you guys feeling? on the mainland saying, are you guys 0k? it's dramatic. accustomed to it. relief when it stopped at the foot of town. but hurricanes, lava flows, it is sort of our reality now. pictures but it is so beautiful so who can blame you? but they are not leaving, that is nuts, isn't it? on the previous video, the lava is 150 feet high. some people, you can't tell them what to do. they are keeping for the folks being evacuated. you feel that? oh, yeah! 9 and then we had a 4. for quite a while. we felt that, it was the biggest one we felt since this all began. in dallas, texas. with stormy daniels, an adult film star. school in florida. gary 0'donoghue reports from dallas. reporter: there he is. there's donald] trump. the organisation on the back foot. and their right onstitutionally to own a gun. your second amendment rights are under siege. ever be under siege as long as i'm your president. cheering. at the forefront of the debate. my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week. to stand up to the organisation, though little action followed. so let's talk about guns, shall we? cheering. but there was no such tough talk for the nra today. in the united states. in the middle is like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds. yes, that's right. they don't have guns, they have knives. lindsay falcon was one of those close by urging tighter controls. in a waffle house shooting in tennessee last month. to protect our children. this was an uncompromising speech by the president. there's unlikely to be any more compromise from republicans. will hold talks at the white house on 22 may. in late may orjune. had been set, but gave no further details. with israel for the sixth consecutive friday. bullets fired by israeli troops. or possible infiltrations. were expelled or fled from the new state of israel. security council. a two year term starting injanuary. its candidacy after consulting partners and friends. for nearly two weeks. after the funeral of his wife barbara. to his blood. at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria. the team spent almost two weeks in the city of douma. syria's president bashar al—assad denies using the banned weapons. by andrew plant distressing. chemical weapons attack. and took samples. for chemical substances. we are now waiting for their report. these pictures are from the 7 april. from their skin. key targets in syria's chemical weapons programme. rebel—held area of the country. biological tissue from the bodies of victims. analysing the samples could take a month. russia has claimed the attack was faked by opposition groups. weapons — something it has repeatedly denied. before their results are made public. and why some are trying to revive it. to the republic of south africa. and president mitterand. services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. mount kilauea. for stricter controls. across a wide area of the north in india. as buildings collapsed in the intense storm. affected, and more bad weather is on the way. the bbc‘s salman ravi reports from agra. it's now calm in badhera village. a miracle that more lives weren't lost. this is the place where i'm standing here. you can see this house, it's in a rubble now. and the local villagers, they had to perform the last rites. the women are in mourning and know it will be hard to rebuild. translation: suddenly, all the people were caught up in it. people say its speed was 150km/h. it was a disaster. we helped one another. three people died in our village. with the high winds. my father was killed. my niece and i were injured. translation: nobody has ever seen such a hurricane. we pray to god that we don't experience this again. all the farmers' crops have been ruined. translation: i was hiding behind the furniture in the room. with my whole family. officials say the storm came out of nowhere. it was the worst in 20 years, and more bad weather is forecast. salman ravi, bbc news, agra. of britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in spain. in the large—scale supply of drugs. andy moore reports. living in spain. as he was leaving a gym in barcelona. of the teenager stephen lawrence. in south—east london in a racially motivated killing. the stephen lawrence inquiry. and was never charged. large—scale supply of drugs. he had last been seen in eltham in london two years ago. for an extradition hearing. on saturday morning from vandenberg air force base in california. rocky planets formed. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. a mission to the red planet and a journey back in time. 5 billion years ago. which will map the deep structure of the planet. of its core. earthquakes, or marsquakes. looking for water and habitability. how it's built. are so different. from roughly similar materials, but it is very different. it is now dead — it could have been alive 3. not being a habitable place now. to our solar system's past. other stars evolved. victoria gill, bbc news. an ancient tradition. for centuries, the kimono has been a symbol of the nation. but sales are in decline and the market is shrinking. it seems the kimono is too expensive for everyday use. as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. 00:21:06,444 --> 715827684:09:50,275 yuichi 715827684:09:50,275 --> 1431655367:58:34,105 hirose 1431655367:58:34,105 --> 2147483051:47:17,937 is 2147483051:47:17,937 --> 2863310735:36:01,768 a 2863310735:36:01,768 --> 3579138419:24:45,598 master 3579138419:24:45,598 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 craftsman. to the 17th century. with the times. on a daily basis. billion a year. by 2016, that figure had fallen to less than $3 billion. expensive to make, difficult to wear, almost impossible to clean. wool, or even polyester. their aim — to create kimonos that are both affordable and wearable. wardrobe, an outfit in which they can express themselves. particularly with the tokyo 0lympics only two years away. ancient and modern. traditional dress revolutionised for the 21st century. tim allman, bbc news. and meghan markle on may 19th in windsor. will walk his daughter down the aisle at st george's chapel. to meet members of the royal family. that they were divorced when meghan was about six years old. and then on the big day itself, both have roles. by car to windsor castle and then at st george's chapel. as the father of the bride to give her away. william, will be waiting. as they make their way to the chapel. one of the readings. sort of thing. a maid of honour. is one which star wars fans eagerly await all year. be with you. and to mark the occasion, people have been getting creative online. here's laura trevelyan. star wars fans far and wide have been celebrating. imitates lightsaber whooshing. from sports teams to some fuzzier celebrities. imitates yoda: 0h! may the fourth be with you! hmm! everyone has been having a little fun with this clever play on words. on the departures board. even the franchise's stars haven't been able to resist. 0h, hi, will. hi. what the date is. oh, i know what you're doing. 0k, very clever. i don't think so! what the date is. |'m having a really hard time remembering. the day because i don't want to hear the phrase. 0k. may the fourth. be with you! 0h! you do too. laura trevelyan, bbc news. jar—jar binks is still a big fail. you be watching bbc news. hello there, good morning. holiday weekend weather. this weekend, though, could be very different. and wide, and there will be more to come this weekend. rain, it should be dry and getting warmer and warmer as well. not surprisingly, high pressure is in charge of our weather. we are drawing in warmth from the near continent. the outer isles as well. and wales but there will be some sunny spells, too. in north—eastern scotland and low 20s in the south—east of england. there's that rain in the far north—west of scotland. it runs away towards the northern isles then peters out. still could be quite misty across the irish sea here. but generally clear skies. in the sunshine on sunday. probably tending to push that rain away once again. some more sunshine for scotland, northern ireland. increasing amounts of sunshine for england and wales. towards the north channel. perhaps even mid 20s at best. and more sunshine to come on monday, too. again, some stronger winds in the far north—west. a few spots of rain not far away. but generally, a lovely day. temperatures at least around 20—23 degrees or so. monday on record. now, things will start to change after monday. retreats to scandinavia. with pressure falling. of the uk. but further east, it will still be dry on tuesday. and eastern parts of england. those temperatures into the mid 20s or so. cooling off a little further north and further west. of the uk. temperatures will be on the slide. toxic gas and lava flows from the mount kilauea volcano. through fissures in a residential area. of hawaii's big island. to take on the gun lobby. he also repeated a call for teachers to be armed. samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria last month. sent for analysis. able to celebrate significant gains. taking control of four councils, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. talking to voters. the question now is why? get over the line. but we want to hear from you, wherever you are.

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hello. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm ben bland. our top stories: claims that last year's meeting between president trump and the ukrainian leader was arranged after a big payment to mr trump's personal lawyer. we have an exclusive report. yulia skripal — one of two victims of a chemical attack in salisbury — makes her first public appearance since the poisoning. we're so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. we meet one of the many traumatised children who've lost parents in saudi airstrikes, in the worsening conflict in yemen. and as ireland prepares for a momentous vote on the country's abortion laws, we speak to those on both sides of the debate. hello and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has been told that president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen was secretly paid at least $400,000 to secure a white house meeting last june for the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko. mr cohen, who denies receiving any such payment, was not registered as a representative of ukraine, as required under us law. there is no suggestion that president trump knew. our correspondent paul wood has this exclusive report. donald trump's run for the us presidency was watched with alarm by ukraine's government, dismayed by his apparently pro—russian rhetoric. then, trump had a setback. his campaign manager, paul manafort, was forced to resign, accused of getting millions of dollars from russian interests in ukraine. the leak that brought manafort down came from the very top of the ukrainian government, according to sources here and outside ukraine. if that's true, the ukrainians badly miscalculated, backing the losing side in the us election. so in early 2017, president poroshenko was desperate to get talks with donald trump, but he was being offered little more than a white house photo op. according to a senior official here, who has direct knowledge of what happened, poroshenko instructed two close associates to open a back channel. that back channel, our source says, was president trump's personal lawyer and trusted fixer, michael cohen. the senior official says cohen was paid $400,000, a second source says it was more. there's no suggestion that trump knew of this. we're told that cohen got help from felix sater, a convicted former mobster once in business with trump. cohen is under investigation for paying hush money to a porn actress, stormy daniels, on trump's behalf. her lawyer says cohen's bank records show he took money from us companies for access to the president. well, i think it's pretty obvious at this point that michael cohen took substantial sums of money and was selling access to the highest office in the land, namely to the us president. we have every reason to believe that there are additional payments that have not been reported yet from those with ukrainian interests. poroshenko couldn't hide his delight at meeting trump — and before russia's vladimir putin. how many minutes he'd get was still being negotiated as he flew from kiev. but this was more than just a photo op, and after poroshenko went home, ukraine's inquiry into trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, was steadily wound down. "there was never a direct order to stop the manafort inquiry", the special prosecutor in kiev tells me. "but", he says, "from the way the investigation progressed, it was clear that our superiors were trying to create obstacles." did president trump's lawyer ask the ukrainians to stall the inquiry? perhaps he didn't need to — poroshenko knew that to do otherwise, said one source, would be like spitting in trump's face. the us is continuing its own investigation into paul manafort and russian influence in the american election — but without help from ukraine. paul wood with that exclusive report. yulia skripal, one of the two russians targeted in a chemical attack in england in march, says she's "lucky to be alive". she and her father sergei, a former russian spy, were exposed to a nerve agent in the english city of salisbury. they spent several weeks in hospital. in her first filmed public statement since the attack, ms skripal said she wanted to return to russia in the longer term, but she rejected an offer of help from the russian embassy. the embassy has demanded direct access to ms skripal to make sure she wasn't being held against her will. daniel sandford has the story. after weeks of being at the centre of a huge diplomatic crisis, suddenly there she was. julia skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury on march the fourth. but today, she was well enough to read a prepared statement. translation: i still find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that both of us were attacked in such a way. the fact a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking. we are so lucky we survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. the police believe she and her father were poisoned by a russian designed novichok nerve agent, smeared on the doorknob. it led to these scenes in salisbury as the police tried to control contamination. it was clear thatjulia skripal has been left with a scar on her neck from a tracheotomy. translation: my life has been turned upside down as i try to come to terms with the devastating changes both physically and emotionally. i want to help care for my father until his full recovery. in the longer term, i hope to return home to my country. julia skripal prepared signed handwritten copies of her statement in russian and english, wanting to show that they were her words. the russian ambassador has repeatedly suggested that she might be being held against her will, and demanded access to her. translation: i'm grateful for the offers of assistance from the russian embassy but at the moment, i don't wish to avail myself of their services. also, i want to reiterate what i said in my earlier statement, that no—one speaks for me or my father but ourselves. while yulia skripal was in a coma, dozens of diplomats were expelled from britain, the united states, russia and europe. russia retaliated in kind as the crisis grew. she is a russian citizen who lived in russia where herfather is regarded as a traitor. and tonight, it's still unclear where they will live next. daniel sandford reporting. let's take a look at some of the other stories around the world. federal prosecutors in the united states have opened an investigation into the disgraced hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. he faces dozens of sex abuse allegations, ranging from rape to harassment. the accusations have already led to investigations by law enforcement officials in new york, london and los angeles. no charges have yet been brought against him. mr weinstein‘s lawyer has said his client had never engaged in non—consensual sexual acts. the nfl has agreed a new policy that will fine american football teams if their players refuse to stand during the national anthem. the league wants to avoid a repeat of last season's controversy, when players knelt to highlight racial injustice. players will have the option of staying in the locker room during the anthem if they wish. on friday, voters in ireland will vote on whether to overturn the country's strict ban on abortion. currently, terminations are only allowed if there is a substantial risk to the life of the mother. each year, thousands of irish women travel to the uk to access abortion services here. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has been meeting those on both sides of the debate. the idea of ending the natural process of pregnancy before its time was just not something that i could comprehend doing. this is one of ireland's most contentious issues. here, women make choices in the face of a deep moral divide. i knew i could not continue with a pregnancy for another 19 weeks and watch this baby and feel this baby grow stronger... laura was told at 22 weeks that her unborn baby would not survive after birth. the next step for us and the choice that we made was to travel. mentally, wejust made the decision, "0k, this is going to happen, our baby's going to die one way or another, regardless. we can't change that fact and we can't fix that fact". it was either prolong the agony and wait the a0 weeks and go through all of that, or decide to terminate but then we could draw a line in the sand and hopefully move on from it. she flew to a hospital in liverpool for a procedure that would have been illegal at home. in ireland, the eighth amendment of the country's constitution gives an equal right to live for both mother and baby, and this woman is fighting to keep it that way. he lived for 17 minutes and for all his 17 minutes, he was held. ireland's protection of the unborn, she says, gave her strength to continue her pregnancy knowing her baby had a condition he couldn't survive. and he was told how loved he was. it was an incredibly rewarding experience. why do you believe it would be wrong to offer women at least the choice? it's a choice about ending the life, notjust potentially harming, but deliberately ending the life of another. and i don't think that's ever the right solution. more than 3000 women from ireland travel abroad and pay privately for abortions every year. many come here to liverpool, where dr rachel foggin treats irish women each day. quite often, they might be alone. and they may not have told anybody, they may have had to arrange childcare and time off work in secret. why do you yourself believe that women should have access to abortions? i just think for so many different reasons women find themselves in situations, either it's an abnormal pregnancy, it's just not the right time... it should be talked about. it's a normal part of healthcare. back in ireland, campaigners have toured the country to get their message across. this referendum stirs strong emotions on both sides. youse are an absolute disgrace to yourselves. this amendment will change. why would i want that? you're full of it, you're all full of it and you women should be utterly ashamed of yourselves! we try and explain this as logically as possible, that it's never 0k to end the life of any innocent human being. if we're to build a humane society, we need to respect the right to life. and this vote is about what kind of society ireland wants to be. the declining influence of the catholic church means social attitudes are changing. in 2015, ireland voted by a large majority to legalise same—sex marriage, but in this referendum, both sides believe the vote could be much tighter. on friday, voters will decide whether ireland should offer women a new choice. access to abortion — a deeply private issue — now rests on the outcome of a very public debate. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. we will have full coverage of that referendum here on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... surfing, but not as we know it. we'll tell you about foil—boarding. bringing airplane technology to the waves. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but some of the police are tear—gassing the crowd — we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. hello. this is bbc news. my my name is gavin grey and. —— my name is ben bland. the latest headlines: there are claims that last year's meeting between president trump and the ukrainian leader was arranged after a big payment to mr trump's personal lawyer. britain says it'll provide what it's calling "additional support" to saudi arabia to help deal with the fighting in neighbouring yemen. more than 10,000 people have died since the war started four years ago. millions have been displaced, sparking what the un has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the current conflict started when houthi rebels took control of parts of the country. a coalition led by saudi arabia and backed by britain, is trying to dislodge them, using airstrikes and a blockade. the bbc‘s nawal al—maghafi has secured footage from some of those whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. a warning that this report does contain harrowing scenes of suffering. a day ofjoy and happiness. music and dancing to celebrate a very traditional wedding of a young local man. ali, here on the floor, made a living drumming for parties like this. his three brothers and his young son samir in the green t—shirt came along to join the festivities. and filming these pictures was the groom's uncle. translation: people were dancing and celebrating, more than 150 people, dancing and playing games. following the yemenis celebration traditions. and then the strike hit and turned the celebration into a bloodbath. it was a saudi air strike. 22 were killed instantly, including ali and two of his brothers. his son samirescaped. the pictures you are about to see our distressing. —— the pictures you are about to see are distressing. his reaction, incredibly harrowing, unable to comprehend the loss, five—year—old samir will not leave his father. he sums up the sheer hopelessness of yemen's war. he stayed clung to his father until morning. a month later, and samir is still in shock. his uncle tells us the only thing he keeps repeating is his father was killed by an aeroplane. yet another victim in this brutal war. his mother went into labour when she heard the shock news. ali's broken drum hangs as the memory. robbed of an income, the family fears for their future. the war in yemen is now in its fourth year, and in the last month, the fighting has intensified. this is an attack by the saudi coalition on what is now the houthi presidential palace, in the heart of a residential area. as rescuers entered to help the wounded, another strike. run, get out, the residents scream — terrified yet another strike may follow. two air strikes on the same target with a gap of minutes between them is known as a double tap. this can be classified as a war crime. thousands of civilians have been killed in this war. millions have lost their homes and there is... ...no end in sight. that was nawal al—maghafi reporting earlier she explained more about britain's involvement in yemen's long running conflict, and the background to the attack in her report. we have to remember this is one strike on a wedding, and bridges a civilian target. now it is escalating. this is the tragic human cost. —— which is a civilian target. the war is evolving and is turning into a more regional one. for the saudi led coalition, it is no longer about reinstating the legitimate yemeni government, but protecting their borders and domestic security from the houthi ‘s who are receiving increasing support from iran. —— houthis. the bridge government is involved as well. we are providing billions of pounds worth of arms, training, and we have personnel in the command and control headquarters in riyadh. the government has said the personnel are only there to help the personnel are only there to help the coalition investigate attacks after they have happened and they are set saudi coalition to investigate the wedding straight. —— and they are urging the saudi coalition. the uk government has promised to protect against the risk that the houthis bose. —— the wedding strike. in the last few yea rs wedding strike. in the last few years we wedding strike. in the last few yea rs we have wedding strike. in the last few years we have seen 106 listed missiles launched by the movies into saudi arabia. we've also seen over 70,000 air raids into yemen, and does not look like it will end soon. —— houthis. the man nominated to be italy's next prime minister, giuseppe conte, will begin assembling his cabinet. mr conte, a political novice, is expected to take several days to form his team. caroline rigby reports. arriving ea public arriving e a public taxi arriving ea public taxi to meet the president to become italy's new prime minister and somewhat of a political instrument. giuseppe conte will have the country's does populist and perhaps eurosceptic parliament. it is no small cast for a law professor with no political experience. translation: i am ready to defend the interests of italians in europe and internationally, maintaining dialogue with european institutions and representatives of other countries. i want to be the lawyer who will defend the italian people. giuseppe conte's firstjob will be to assemble his cabinet. that is expected to take several days, but is likely to feature the man who put him forward for the role, leaders of the five star movement and the league, the parties that make up the antiestablishment coalition. it means that giuseppe conte would only be the third most powerful figure in his own administration. the 53—year—old appointment brings to an end weeks of negotiation. in charge of the eurozone's third biggest economy. “— of the eurozone's third biggest economy. —— 53's. translation: i am aware of the necessity to confirm italy's place both in europe and internationally. the government will have to look on theissues the government will have to look on the issues of the european budget. the reform of the right of asylum. and the return of the banking union. italy is a country that brussels big to fail, because what happens on this man's watch could have been ramifications elsewhere. but for now, giuseppe conte will have to prove he is a prime minister and is not a placeholder. carolann rigby, bbc news. —— caroline rigby. a new yorkjudge has ruled that president trump may not "block" 0ur north america technology reporter dave lee explains. the president is famous for using twitter to share his views on policy, the media, and anything else that appears to arrive in his head, ofan that appears to arrive in his head, of an early in the morning. people that have disagreed openly with the president by sending tweets to him are president by sending tweets to him a re often president by sending tweets to him are often blocked. but a judge has now said he could no longer do that. users that are blocked on twitter can't see the tweets sent by the account that has blocked them. they also can't reply directly to them. this was an infringement of the first amendment rights of free speech, thejudge said. the jays did say that the president and other officials could still mute people on twitter, meaning that while people could reply to the president, he did not have do hear what they had to say, and those things would not appear in his feed. this ruling does not just affect donald appear in his feed. this ruling does notjust affect donald trump, but all officials in the us, thejudge said. many of them now will be forced to unblock people that had been targeting them on twitter with things they perhaps did not want to hear. dave lee, bbc news, in san francisco. what comes to mind when you think of the beaches of southern california? bronzed bodies, golden sands, and surfing. lots of surfing. well, things might be changing, with a surfboard that is a little bit different, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. in this workshop in the small town of carlsbad, a sporting revolution is taking place. dave dorn and his collea g u es is taking place. dave dorn and his colleagues are perfecting a new kind of surfboard. —— dawn. —— daum. somewhere along the line at my engineering talents and the surfboard and panel board design and worked out what i was doing, and came up with the foilboards and a panel board like you see in the background. high-tech, computer designed, but these testing on the waves. cue the beach boys. —— surfin' safari. it is not so boarding. we have so much fun. today we went out and had a blast. the board works like a hydrofoil. the wing under the water helps it to rise up in the air as it gains speed. and because there is less drag, it can travel much faster, even on the smallest of ways. there is just even on the smallest of ways. there isjust a even on the smallest of ways. there is just a lot of left, you even on the smallest of ways. there isjust a lot of left, you know? you are literally feeling like what an aeroplane wing would do when it lives up. you're that on your body, under your feet. —— waves. lives up. you're that on your body, under your feet. -- waves. the foilboard is by no means perfect. you will still fall off every so often, and it is probably a little more awkward to carry home. tim allman, bbc news. before we go, have a look at these pictures. this is a special moment for a couple of one—year—old armenian backups. they are being released into the wild after being rescued when their mother was killed a year ago. it is the work of an international animal rescue charity, based here in britain. they have been fitted with gps collars me so that their movements can be tracked. —— collars, so that their movements. hello. plenty more spring sunshine forecast for the next few days. it will fill warm in the sunshine as well. it is not that simple, though, because in southern areas, particularly, there is a risk of thundery showers. we will see some of those on thursday, courtesy of this weather front that has been snaking its way in from the near continent. it is not look like much, but it introduces that extra kick of energy and moisture that the atmosphere needs to generate some of the showers and storms. they will be hit and the showers and storms. they will be hitand miss, but the showers and storms. they will be hit and miss, but will drift during the day. for eastern scotland in north—east england, mist fog, but there will burn its way back to the coast, things brightening up as the day goes on. here is how it looks on a high—resolution weather model. a bit more detail across wales, parts of england, as well. showers and thunderstorms dressed in is was. it should dry up for much through the day. long spells of sunshine in northern england and scotland, but still mist and murk and low cloud lapping onto the north sea coastlines as we go through the day. asa coastlines as we go through the day. as a consequence, coastlines as we go through the day. as a consequence, temperatures in aberdeen and newcastle will be pegged back to about 1k aberdeen and newcastle will be pegged back to about 1a or 15 degrees. elsewhere, realwarmth to be had, particularly in the best of the sunshine, with highs of 22 or 23. tuesday night, we are expecting further showers, perhaps thunderstorms, moving a little bit further north at this stage. not eating them, is in scotland, holding onto some of the mist and fog rolling a little bit further inland as the night on. we start friday morning on a muggy note. temperatures 8— 1a degrees. during the day on friday, further pulses of wet weather, at thunderstorms drifting, perhaps getting into northern england. to be north of that, long spells of sunshine. further south, i suspect it will be quite cloudy for much of the time. quite muggy as well. 90 degrees in plymouth and cardiff. 20 in belfast. those temperatures look set to climb as we move on through the weekend. we will tap into this warm air that is sitting in place across the milk near continent. —— near continent. we will also bring up from the south further areas of heavy, perhaps thundery rain, perhaps, we suspect, drifting towards the south—west of the uk, as high pressure has more influence to the north. some dry weather and sunshine further south. real warmth as well, but the risk of some thunderstorms. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bbc has been told that president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen was secretly paid at least $100,000 to secure a white house meeting last june for the ukrainian leader. mr cohen — who denies receiving any such payment — was not registered as a representative of ukraine. the daughter of a former russian spy has made herfirst public appearance since she and her father were poisoned with a nerve agent in the english city of salisbury in march. in a statement to the reuters news agency, yulia skripal said she was lucky to have survived. russia denies any involvement. the italian president sergio mattarella has asked a little known law professor, giuseppe conte, to form a government — ending a stalemate since inconclusive elections in march. mr conte, who is backed by the five star movement and the league, said italy's place was in the european union. now here on bbc news, it's time for wednesday in parliament.

this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven. tributes begin to the 72 people who lost their lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire as the public inquiry gets underway. it was a day of emotional testimony. one father spoke of his son who was stillborn after his family escaped. you know, at that moment... we felt like our hearts had broken. ken livingstone resigns from the labour party — ahead of a legal hearing about claims of anti—semitism. the duke and duchess of sussex thank everyone involved in their wedding celebrations, as kensington palace releases three official photographs from the big day. and on newsnight on a day of harrowing testimony at the grand fell in we meet the couple first to give evidence today having lost their unborn child as a result of their unborn child as a result of the fire. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire opened today —— and it began with a poignant 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. over the coming days the inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to and surround

coming up on bbc news. manager carlos carvalhal will leave swansea at the end of the season. the club are all be relegated from the premier league after eight matches without a win. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has apologised to a libyan dissident after the uk played a part in his detention and torture by colonel gadaffi's forces 1a years ago. theresa may said abdul hakim, and his wife, fatima boudchar, who was pregnant at the time, had suffered "appalling treatment". the couple say an mi6 tip—off helped the us kidnap them in thailand. they were then taken to libya, where mr belhaf was tortured. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has been to meet him in istanbul. there's flash photography at the start of his report. in istanbul a meeting between britain's ambassador and abdul hakim belhadj, a man who says britain colluded in his torture. a letter from the prime minister and a handshake, signals the closing of a dark chapter for the uk government. unprecedented apology in parliament to him and his wife. 0n on behalf or her majesty's govern

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is ben bland. our top stories: claims that last year's meeting between president trump and the ukrainian leader was arranged after a big payment to mr trump's personal lawyer. we have an exclusive report. yulia skripal, one of two russian victims of a chemical attack in the uk, makes herfirst public appearance since the poisoning. translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. we meet one of the many traumatised children who've lost parents in saudi airstrikes in the worsening conflict in yemen. and as ireland prepares for a momentous vote on the country's abortion laws. we speak to those on both sides of the debate. hello. welcome to bbc news. the bbc has been told that president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen was secretly paid at least $400,000 to secure a white house meeting lastjune for the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko. mr cohen, who denies receiving any such payment, was not re

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11 o'clock: the nhs failed to screen almost half a million women for breast cancer. up to 270 may have had their lives cut short. would the customs partnership make trade deals impossible? ministers force theresa may to think again about her preferred option for customs arrangements with the eu after brexit. cambridge analytica — the british company linked to the facebook data scandal — is closing down. the boss of tsb has apologised for the it error that left thousands of customers unable to access their bank accounts online, and says he won't take his £2 million bonus. and on newsnight, the speaker of the houseis and on newsnight, the speaker of the house is forced to defend his position as there is an investigation into allegations of bullying made on this programme. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the lives of as many as 270 women in england may have been cut short because they were not sent an invitation to their final routine screening for breast cancer. that was the revelation by the health secretaryjeremy hun

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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: explosive eruptions at hawaii's mount kilauea. the volcano spews more ash and toxic gas. thousands of residents are told to find shelter. ongoing investigation or partisan witch—hunt? one year into robert mueller‘s investigation, the white house questions its purpose. it's gone on for over a year they have found no evidence of collusion, and still strongly believe that it's a witch hunt. we have a special report on the refugees selling their eu passports and travel documents prompting fears of a security risk. and meghan markle confirms her father won't be attending the royal wedding to focus on his health. high levels of toxic gas have forced emergency workers on hawaii's big island to retreat from the latest eruption of mount kilauea. people have been warned to get away from a sulphur dioxide cloud, which is killing large swathes of vegetation. one of the world's most active volcanoes has erupted explosively, sending ash more than five and half miles int

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: the diplomatic push is on. britain's foreign secretary urges president trump not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. pakistan's interior minister survives an assassination attempt. ahsan iqbal was shot in the arm at a political rally. the extraordinary comeback. malaysia's 92—year—old former prime minister returns to contest the country's general election. some of football's biggest names show their support for manchester united's sir alex ferguson, who's recovering from a brain haemorrhage. another visit by a foreign diplomat, another attempt to persuade the trump administration not to walk away from the iran nuclear agreement. this time it's britain's foreign secretary borisjohnson, ahead of his visit to washington, who said that historic evidence of an iranian secret project to develop nuclear weapons underscored the importance of the deal and was not an argument to scupper it. president trump has been scathingly critical of the agreement, and h

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at 11. the royal family thanks the public for their support of the royal wedding, after thousands line the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. the new duke and duchess of sussex left for their evening reception in an electricjaguar. the couple are staying in the uk rather than going on honeymoon immediately. in other news, a major overhaul of train timetables begins today, affecting half a million passengers. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of victims sign an open letter calling on the public to help stop future atrocities. also in the next hour — officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in a plane crash near havana. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage. and coming up here on the bbc news channel in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in the uk give their take on the week's news. that's on dateline london at 11:30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the royal family have thanked those who travelled to windsor yesterday for the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, and the hundreds of millions estimated to have watched on television around the world. last night, the couple, now known as the duke and duchess of sussex, attended an evening reception for 200 friends and family members in the grounds of windsor castle. the couple are not expected to leave for their honeymoon immediately, choosing instead to remain in the uk before taking a break. this report is from andy moore. on a sublime summer's evening, the royal couple left windsor castle for a night of partying with 200 guests at nearby frogmore house. meghan was now wearing a dress by stella mccartney, harry had changed out of his uniform into black tie. they drove through a now quiet windsor home park, past one last small group of well—wishers and into their future. unusually, perhaps, for a wedding, the bride had turned up precisely on time, and the crowds got their first view of a well kept secret — the dress. fanfare as meghan entered the church behind her, a pageboy‘s face summed up the sheerjoy of the occasion. prince charles accompanied the bride to the altar. "thank you, pa", said harry, and then to his bride, "you look amazing." bishop michael curry gave the address in a style of preaching rarely seen in st george's chapel. there's power in love! there's power in love to help and heal when nothing else can. now the power of love is demonstrated by the fact that we are all here. two young people fell in love and we all showed up. meghan‘s mother was emotional, as the formal part of the ceremony reached its conclusion to the echo of cheers from outside. i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. distant cheering. as they went off to witness the signing of the registrar, prince charles reached out to meghan‘s mother — she was the only member of her family there. finally, the newly—married couple emerged into the bright sunlight. "shall we kiss?" said meghan. "yes," said harry. then they rode in an open—top carriage through the streets of windsor and down the long walk, a spectacle witnessed by tens of thousands first—hand and broadcast worldwide to hundreds of millions. andy moore, bbc news. joining me now from windsor is our correspondent jessica parker. soa so a wonderful day yesterday, what do we know about the party last night? well, of course, the reception last night for just night? well, of course, the reception last night forjust 200 guests reception last night forjust 200 gu ests after reception last night forjust 200 guests after they had had the earlier reception, which was a bigger affair with 600 guests, was a much more private event, so we don't know that many details, but we do know that many details, but we do know that many details, but we do know that meghan, for example, made a speech. we don't know what she said, but we know she spoke at the event, and we are told there were also some more traditional elements as well, so we can imagine perhaps that prince harry made a speech and the best man, his brother, as well. we know there were celebrities there, thanks to the instagram accounts, for instance serena williams posted that she had attended the black—tie event. and at around 11 o'clock last night, there was a fireworks display in the grounds of windsor castle, we can guess that was part of the festivities as well. what are the couple's plans now? well, we know they spent last night here in windsor at the castle, and we know that they are not off on honeymoon immediately, so we can speculate that they might leave the town at some point today, not off on honeymoon yet, but their first engagement as man and wife, public engagement, will be on tuesday at a charity garden party in buckingham palace. so not too many details yet, andi palace. so not too many details yet, and i think there is a sense now that yesterday was a very public affair, all of the country, all of the world invited to watch what was going on, but now perhaps a bit of private time for the couple. all right, good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed, jessica barker. joining me now is thejournalist ed adoo and angela foster, who's assistant news editor at the guardian. ed, what do think the wedding means for the monarchy? a breath of fresh air? it is a game changing moment, when you see a black reverend, a black choir in windsor, with the monarchy, you know, in—house, so to speak, it was a great moment. and also i think for diversity, if we had this conversation 20 years ago, and we said meghan markle would be pa rt and we said meghan markle would be part of the royal family, i'm sure people would say it will never happen. it has. and i think it is bigger and wider than the actual wedding, it is about embracing different cultures, and i think reaching out to all types of people. i think that is what makes it significant. is that the way you see it, angela? you could tell from the guests outside that it would be a very different occasion, and i was blown away by it. the bishop you mentioned there, you know, a powerful address, i think about 13 and a half minutes, some people felt it was a little bit too long, some people thought it was incredibly powerful. that is a normal sermon, the eye was speaking to the guy at reception, my mum is a devout catholic, and we once had a priest from jamaica who ended up singing a frank sinatra song made low, and sometimes that is what needs to be donein sometimes that is what needs to be done in order to address a proper sermon. “— done in order to address a proper sermon. —— made flow. ithink done in order to address a proper sermon. —— made flow. i think what exposed our britishness, in tins of patients, with 30 minutes is a bit too long, like queueing up at a bank 01’ too long, like queueing up at a bank or your too long, like queueing up at a bank oryourtrain is too long, like queueing up at a bank or your train is delayed. —— too long, like queueing up at a bank oryourtrain is delayed. —— in terms of patience, with? where 13 minutes is a bit too long. we saw prince charles and zara phillips looking down politely, you can tell, can you hurry up now, 13 minutes is far too much! what has been the reaction of your readers? you have been getting a lot of feedback. people loved the reverend, that was one of the most read stories of the day, people reading the sermon, people really ta ken day, people reading the sermon, people really taken by that. reading a transcript, 0k? what was significant about that, in light of what is going on with windrush, brexit, terrorism, it is about love, andi brexit, terrorism, it is about love, and i think no—one has used that term, and he has refreshed the nation, and he has said two people, you know, despite what is going on in the world, all you need is love. he said, these are two people in love. what was a surprise, we weren't knowing that was going to happen, we weren't knowing there was going to be a gospel choir, there we re going to be a gospel choir, there were lots of surprises. even meghan and harry looked a bit taken aback, actually! it was amazing. if it had been... anyone who has been to a black church, that would have been tickled, some lady in the background going amen! shouting and screaming, exactly. the next big thing, in 25 yea rs' exactly. the next big thing, in 25 years' time, we have a mixed race princess, will we see a black male member of the royal family? we were just talking about it, i am not endorsing betting, buti just talking about it, i am not endorsing betting, but i might place a bet down, you never know, i might bea a bet down, you never know, i might be a millionaire! when you talk about it, ed, as a game changing moment, notjust for the about it, ed, as a game changing moment, not just for the monarchy but british society. in terms of interracial relationships, i wrote an article a couple of weeks ago about it, and from personal experience, dating out of the box, so experience, dating out of the box, so to speak, where both sides, black and white people, who don't tend to accept interracial relationships for what it is, people straightaway typecast on background and skin colour. this is two people in love who respect each other, and i think for people who are in interracial relationships, mixed relationships, i think there is a sigh of relief — 110w i think there is a sigh of relief — now we can finally be accepted in mainstream culture, and also the term mixed race, trying to kind of question where people from and their background, i often hear conversations where people say, so are you black, are you white, are you from? those kind of questions and stuff can be swept aside, it can be buried for the right reasons. it is about personality, it is about character, it should bejudged not upon race 01’ character, it should bejudged not upon race or background. meghan embraces both sides as well, which isa embraces both sides as well, which is a good point about the wedding, she embraces both sides. and an american coming into the royal family, some people have said, you know, only harry could have got away with it! he is allowed to take more risks than perhaps william would have been able to. yeah, because he is further down the line, but he has always been a bit of a rogue element. i think now he has met the one, meghan is the one, and i think there is a spiritual side to her where there is some sort of greater understanding, where he gets, and obviously that is why they have got together. that is why they are now husband and wife. in terms of the wild element, what he has done previously, i think we will see less of that, we will see a different side. did it matter in the end that her father wasn't there? their mother looked a little bit lonely at times during the service. the service wasjust so times during the service. the service was just so moving, times during the service. the service wasjust so moving, you almost forgot all the drama that had gone before. that was like an afterthought in the end. i thought is the mike kerr mother was amazing, she looked so proud. —— i thought her mother was amazing, she looked so her mother was amazing, she looked so proud. i know it was extraordinary that the sun shone, we have had days of sunshine, some of the foreign visitors can't believe this is written, but it made windsor and britain look astonishing, didn't it, to the whole world? it did, and toa it, to the whole world? it did, and to a lot of people we are not this nation, we are not divided, we are tolerant, we do accept people from different backgrounds, and we are a champion of diversity. i think yesterday was a prime example of what britain is and will be. great to talk to both, thank you for coming in, thank you for your time. the times of every train service provided by four major operators in and around london will change today. govia thameslink railway is rescheduling every train in its franchise, which includes southern, thameslink and great northern services. but passengers in a number of smaller locations complain they will be served with fewer or slower services. here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. from today, arrival and departure times will change on every train run by great northern, thameslink, southern, and the gatwick express. it will also have a knock—on effect on southeastern trains. together, these operations run more than a quarter of all railjourneys in the uk. this is what is part of what was once known as thameslink 2000. it's a few years late. more trains, more seats and more destinations at a cost so far of £7 billion. they've had years to prepare, but are they ready? it is going to be ok. i am not saying there won't be a few bumps, there will, but we are here for the next two weeks, means longer hours for me, to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. this is the reality of train travel for many. capacity has become such an issue that for the first time passenger numbers in the south east are beginning to fall. govia thameslink has promised space for an extra 50,000 passengers travelling in and out of london at peak times, but not everyone will be a winner, some services will be deliberately slowed down, whilst other passengers may find that their regular stopping service just whizzes straight on through. it is in part to accommodate these new trains new infrastructure means trains can run closer together through central london. but the upgrade won't be complete until 2020. the first big test will come tomorrow on the monday—morning commute, passengers are being asked to check the new times before they embark on theirjourney. victoria fritz, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the royal family thanks the public for supporting the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, after thousands line the streets of windsor to see the newlyweds. a major overhaul of train timetables begins today, affecting half a million passengers, but unions warn the changes will hit disabled travellers. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of victims sign an open letter calling on the public to help root out extremism. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's kat downes. good morning. antonio conte's future as chelsea manager still remains in doubt despite his side's1—0 victory against manchester united in the fa cup final. the only goal of the game came from the penalty spot, united defender philjones fouling chelsea's eden hazard. he stepped up to score the resulting spot kick. and that was enough to win the cup. after the game, conte spoke about his future at the club. i don't think it changes my future. i don't think a win or a loss can change the future. it is right for the club to take the best decision, but i don't think the win today can change an assessment and an evaluation about my work. history was made in scottish football yesterday. celtic beat motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park, and it means brendan rodgers' side are the first scottish club to win all three domestic titles in successive seasons, the so—called "double treble". i am lucky to get the chance to manage the club. it is a big thing, big thanks to board for choosing me to come in. you can only do your best, and the last couple of seasons have been magical. i said to the players before the game, "this is a chance for you to make your own history." we have had some brilliant achievements, but like i say, to win today will live with you for ever. former england captain casey stoney is set to become the manager of manchester united's women's team. united are expected to be given a licence to play in the restructured women's super league 2 at the start of the next season. stoney is currently assistant manager to england boss phil neville and is likely to stay in that role. it's the final day of the women's super league season today. all the games are kicking off at 12:30. the pick of the fixtures includes champions chelsea facing liverpool, while birmingham city, who need to avoid defeat to secure european football next season, take on reading, who are a point behind them. british motogp rider cal crutchlow will be on the grid for today's french grand prix despite a crash in qualifying yesterday. here's the view from on board crutchlow‘s bike. he was flung from his lcr honda, landing awkwardly on his back. medical assistance was quick to arrive, and he did give the crowd a thumbs—up before being placed in the back of an ambulance. crutchlow is currently seventh in the world championship. champions exeter chiefs will defend their title against sacarans in the premiership final next weekend. exeter booked their place by confrontably beating newcastle falcons 36—5. don armand scoring one of their three tries in the last minute of the game. saracens beat wasps in their semifinal. scarlets will face leinster in the final of the pro 1a after the european champions narrowly beat munster in dublin. leinster took an early lead with this try from jack conan try. munster fought back, as only point separated the two irish sides at the final whistle. josh warrington is the new ibf world featherweight champion after upsetting the odds to beat lee selby at leeds united's elland road. warrington, fighting in front of his home crowd, dominated in the early exchanges, with selby cut after an accidental clash of heads. the fight went the full 12 rounds, warrington picking up the victory on a split decision. 0n the undercard, double 0lympic champion nicola adams returned to action after some time away from the sport with a convincing win over soledad del valle frias. that's all the sport for now, i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much, see you later on. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those killed have signed an open letter, calling on the public to do more to catch those responsible. the widow of fusilier lee rigby and the brother of a man killed in last year's manchester arena attack are among those who have signed the letter. james waterhouse reports. the timing of this letter is certainly poignant. not only is it a year since young ariana grande fans were so brutally targeted in manchester, in an attack the singer recently described as the worst of humanity, it's also five years since lee rigby was murdered as he made his way back to woolwich barracks. it reads... the signatories, including the brother of one of the manchester victims, say it is this hatred we must take on and defeat. we strongly believe that it is well within the power of ordinary people to have a positive effect on how we handle these things. it really is about reaching out to people who, although they haven't been directly affected, can definitely help us. this appeal is signed by dozens of people affected by attacks, including those in paris at the bataclan, the brussels bombing, and bali. it calls for focus on the honouring the memories of those being killed and not mentioning the names of the killers. there are practical points — to come forward if you know something or suspect a plot, but the core message is simple, to take on hatred wherever you find it. james waterhouse, bbc news. just some news coming into us from sussex police, who are saying that pa rt sussex police, who are saying that part of elmer beach near bognor regis has been called and off because a 6—foot world war ii german sea mine has been found. it is said to be viable. it was found just below the high watermark. 0rdnance experts are dealing with it to make it safe. no evacuations of the seafront properties have been deemed necessary , seafront properties have been deemed necessary, but the public are being asked to stay away from the elmer beach area near bognor regis, whether they are onshore or swimming 01’ whether they are onshore or swimming or sailing, they are asked to stay away from that area, because a world war ii german sea mine, 6—foot long, has been discovered, and it is said to be viable. we will bring you more on that as it comes in from sussex police. the family of the 17—year—old boy accused of killing ten people in a shooting at a high school in texas have said they are shocked and confused at what has happened. relatives of dimitrios pagourtiz offered their condolences to the victims and their families. the teenager is facing capital murder charges. authorities have now said that two supply teachers and eight students were killed at the school in santa fe. police have charged a man with the murder of an 85—year—old woman whose body was found at her home in romford in east london on tuesday. 65—year—old paul prause was arrested on friday in connection with the death of rosina coleman. he'll appear before redbridge magistrates court tomorrow. officials in cuba say 110 people are now known to have died in the plane crash near havana on friday. 99 were cuban. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. the boeing 737 was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of holguin when it crashed shortly after take off at havana airport. one of the plane's flight recorders has now been recovered from the wreckage. will grant reports. cuba is in mourning. two full days of national mourning are taking place for the victims, more than 100 of them, in the island's worst air disaster since the 1980s. amid their pain, people still want to know the full story. how a plane on a routine flight across the island ended this way. eyewitness testimony is beginning to provide some clues, but there isn't a clear picture yet. translation: the plane left the airport, then came to here. it seemed unable to lift, and it came to here, and when it arrived at the house, it turned, it got tangled in the cables, and that is where it fell. now an important breakthrough. the cuban government confirmed it had recovered one of the black box recorders from the wreckage, and potentially vital information as to what caused the plane to come down so what caused the plane to come down $0 50011 what caused the plane to come down so soon after take—off. translation: we already have the black box in our possession, and we are searching for the other black box. the grief and confusion extends beyond cuba. the plane was owned by a mexican company, and families of the mexican crew and passengers gathered in vain for more information. translation: they do not have any data right now. they are just like us, waiting for more information about what happened. earlier, the cuban president visited the crash site, and promised a full investigation. for now, though, the emphasis is on supporting the victims' families, and praying that the survivors, just three of them out of 110 people, pull through. cuba has experienced air disasters in the past, but none this bad for decades. thewquestions are already being raised about the reliability of the rest of its air fleet, much of which dates to the soviet era. for a new president who only recently took over power from raul castro, this represents his first real test as leader. will grant, bbc news. more residents have been rescued from their homes in hawaii as molten lava continues to pour from the ground following the eruption of the kilauea volcano. our correspondent chris buckler has the latest from hawaii. people are being prevented from getting anywhere close to the area. those are volcanic vents, and they create cracks in the ground, and they are getting ever bigger, and lava is shooting out from them. last night we saw fountains of

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: north korea suspends talks with the south, telling it to cancel military exercises with the united states. funerals in gaza for the almost 60 palestinians killed by israeli forces. politicians and diplomats abroad call for peace, but real peace talks ended, failed, a long time ago. latest reports say meghan markle‘s father will have heart surgery in a few hours and won't attend the royal wedding on saturday. author, journalist and chronicler of 1980s america tom wolfe has died at the age of 88. north korea has cancelled planned talks with south korea in protest againstjoint military exercises being held by south korea and the united states. the state news agency called the exercises a rehearsal for an invasion, and said they cast doubt over the imminent summit between kim jong—un and president trump. andrew plant reports. they codename this max thunder — american and south korean military taking part in joint exercises. these pictures are from last year, but they are training together again right now. the pentagon says the max thunder drills are routine and defensive in nature, but they appear to have provoked north korea, its central news agency releasing a statement saying... donald trump and kim jong—un are scheduled to meet in singapore on 12june. the white house has said there is no change to that plan. we are operating under the idea and the notion that the president's meeting is going forward with chairman kim next month. since the last military drills, in 2017, north korea has become more open to the outside world, kim jong—un meeting with the south korean leader in april and releasing american prisoners earlier this month. now, though, it has postponed further talks with the south that were due to take place on wednesday, marking a significant setback in what had been unprecedented progress on the korean peninsula. anthony ruggiero is with the washington think—tank foundation for defense of democracies spoke to us earlier. he has also served as an advisor to the six party nuclear non—proliferation talks, during the george w bush administration. he says north korea is playing a well—rehearsed game. well, looks like north korea is going back to its old playbook, right? you know, cancelling meetings, threatening to cancel meetings, in this case the summit with president donald trump, and trying to get additional concessions. that's really what they're looking for here. it's — you know, it shouldn't surprise anyone that they're going back to the playbook. it's not clear why north korea is now objecting to defensive military exercises, that were already ongoing, and there were prior exercises that they didn't really say anything about. but, playing devil's advocate there, these military exercises, they're called max thunder — 100 warplanes. reasonable, in some ways, for north korea to say, actually, if we're trying to negotiate peace and de—escalation here, you should stop these exercises? well, first of all, they're defensive in nature. and let's also be clear that no—one is talking about north korea's military exercises. no—one is talking about north korea's million—man army that's pointed towards south korea. no—one‘s talking about north korea's missiles that are pointed at south korea. so it always turns to be, let's talk about the united states, and north korea says we have an alleged hostile policy. i think we have to be clear. i mean, also, let's be clear that south korea back in march, when they came to the white house, they said that kim jong—un had said that these defensive military exercises are ok. so the real question is, why the change of heart? 0k, and let's — on that change of heart, how significant do you think this is? is this a deliberate policy change here, or is this a minor hiccup on the way to a peaceful resolution? well, i think we have two problems here. the first is north korea's working from their old playbook, and they‘ re assuming donald trump is working from the normal us playbook, and i think they haven't realised that trump has his own playbook. and second here, which is really this is papering over significant differences between the two sides. north korea wants to extend denuclearisation talks for multiple years, and the us administration wants an upfront, quick, libya—style denuclearisation. right there, you're going to have a hard time having a successful summit, just on the substance alone. more funerals have taken place for the palestinians killed by israeli troops in gaza yesterday. an emergency session of the un security council has heard condemnation of both israel and the militant group hamas. tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of what palestinians call the "catastrophe," when hundreds of thousands of people fled or were expelled from their homes when the state of israel was established. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen sent this report from gaza. his report contains some distressing images. 0n the border, the soundtrack was anti—israeli songs, not gunfire. 2a hours after the killing, the big protests have stopped. but tyres were burning, and palestinians looked warily towards the israeli positions. enterprising traders brought refreshments. so what's next? the israelis deal with the international political fallout, the palestinians have 60 dead. politicians and diplomats abroad call for peace, but real peace talks ended, failed, a long time ago. and, with the current generation of palestinian and israeli leaders, there is no chance of them being revived. the israelis started firing tear gas. the crowd, by then including many families, was getting too big. and the young men were getting too close to the border wire. 0n the other side, the israelis say they are in the right. we are not here looking to create casualties of palestinians. that is not our aim. we are simply here to defend what is ours. we are defending our sovereignty, our civilians that live in close proximity, against an onslaught led by a terrorist organisation that is using civilians in order to penetrate into israel. much of gaza's rage is born in places like beach camp, still a home for refugees, 70 years after more than 700,000 palestinians fled or were forced out of their homes by newly independent israel. palestinians call it "nakba" — catastrophe. 70% of palestinians in gaza are refugees, stuck fast in history. at the al—farooq mosque, yazan tobasi's funeral was much quieter than his death — shot through the eye during the protests. his body was wrapped in the hamas flag. he was 23, and his friends were there to bury him. there were tender moments. israel says it told them to stay away from the border, and hamas is responsible for what happened. his friend said yazan had worked at the hospital, without pay, because of gaza's collapsing economy. poverty and grief breed anger. and so do the deaths of children. a family gathered for another funeral. it was for leyla al—ghandour, who was eight months old. she had a weak heart, and when she inhaled tear gas, she died, herfamily said. children make up half gaza's population. six were killed on monday, according to the ministry of health. her mother, mariam, was in a pit of grief. at shifa, the main hospital, wounded men were being transferred to egypt for surgery. inside, they were still treating casualties from the protest. this boy is 16. all day, i've been asking palestinians if hamas forced them to risk their lives at the protests. no—one said yes. "i did it becausejerusalem is palestinian", said this man — unemployed, 2a years old. this is the busiest time at the hospital since the 2014 war. as a human being, i speak. it's horrible to think about. if you see yesterday, the situation, it's horrible. crying, bloody, pain, painful... what's happening? after the protests, it seems that many people are hoping for some kind of turning point, but the fundamentals of this conflict don't change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the european union's foreign policy chief has said the eu is considering options to save the nuclear deal with iran, after president trump withdrew the us from it. speaking after a meeting with the foreign ministers of iran, france, germany and the uk, federica mogherini said the eu would come forward with new measures in the next few weeks. the iranian minister mohammad javad zarif said there had been a good start to the talks. russia's president says he is confident people will love the new bridge linking russia and the crimean peninsula. vladimir putin opened the highly controversial bridge by driving across it. crimea was annexed by moscow from ukraine in 2014. ukraine says russia is continuing to act outside international law. facebook has revealed it has removed more than 580 million fake accounts. it has also published data for the first time about the amount of inappropriate content it removes, showing a sharp increase in the number of posts containing graphic violence. it follows calls for transparency after the privacy scandal involving a british firm, cambridge analytica. meghan markle‘s father is reported to have said he won't attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry on saturday because he needs to undergo a heart procedure. there have been concerns over his health since allegations surfaced that he had staged press photographs of himself preparing for the wedding. from buckingham palace, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this update. the picture really is absolutely unclear tonight. a few hours ago, the celebrity gossip website tmz, which was the first last night to report that thomas markle would not be attending the wedding, has reported he has changed his mind and announced that he wanted to come to the wedding after hearing from his daughter. there is one major problem. he is in hospital, it has been reported that he suffered chest pains and suffered a heart attack a few days ago. it's been reported he's undergoing tests, and suggested that he may be having surgery tomorrow. if that is correct, and it has not been confirmed, i think it would rule out him being at st george's chapel on saturday. i think meghan markle, much as she has wanted her father to be there to walk her down the aisle, i think her major concern now is for her father's health and wellbeing. but tonight, to the question, will the father of the bride get to the church on time, there is still no definitive answer there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: two more pages of anne frank's diary are released, hidden for years because of their rudejokes. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: north korea has suspended talks with south korea, blaming its military exercises with the united states. a minute's silence has been held at a meeting of the united nations security council in memory of the almost 60 palestinians killed by israeli forces over the past two days. let's stay with that story. the hostility between israel and the palestinians has long centred on the land and borders created following the war that led to the establishment of israel in 19118. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, takes a closer look at the history of the continuing struggle. a history of a people on the run time and again. 19118, the arab—israeli war and the creation of israel. tens of thousands of palestinians fled to gaza. many forced from their homes. a narrow sliver of land became known as the gaza strip. its borders defined by the positions of egyptian and israeli forces, separate from the west bank when the 19118 ceasefire was declared. and for the next 70 years, gaza's future would be shaped by its neighbours, most of all, the state of israel. in 1967, in the six—day war, israel occupied gaza and the west bank, started building jewish settlements on the best land, including along the mediterranean. and then, decades later, a promise of land for peace. the last settlers and soldiers would leave in 2005, proclaiming the end of israeli occupation, but israel kept control of all borders, land air and sea. gazans called it the world's biggest prison. but palestinian politics played its part too. the next year elections brought the militant group hamas to power, pushing out fatah, the main palestinian faction. and pushing gaza towards a growing confrontation with israel, and a tightening blockade, which created a growing humanitarian crisis. in the last ten years, three wars, and in between, efforts to ease gaza's blockade, but never enough, and never enough aid. at the un security council today, this same calls for restraint and the us stood by its ally. i ask my colleagues here in the security council, who among us would accept this type of activity on your border? no—one would. no country in this chamber would act with more restraint than israel has. the same calls to return to peace talks. we see negotiations towards the two—state solution as the best way to end the occupation and to meet the national aspirations of the jewish and palestinian peoples. gaza's fate has been sealed, literally, by its borders. the only route to a better future through negotiations, but that's now further away than ever. lyse doucet, bbc news. the burmese military has intensified its assault on christian rebels fighting for independence in myanmar‘s kachin state. some 4,000 people have fled their homes since early april, according to the un and there are fears that many people remain trapped in conflict—stricken areas, near the border with china. 0ur myanmar correspondent, nick beake, reports. desperate and with nowhere to go, these are the christians of the northernmost part of myanmar, forced from their homes by recent fighting. elephants offer the only way of escape, carrying men, women and children across the water, and whatever possessions they could gather. the conflict here in kachin state has dragged on for more than half a century, but has been overshadowed recently by the scale of the persecution of rohingya muslims in the west of the country. but the burmese military has now intensified its assault on the christian rebels fighting for independence in kachin. the army is accused of bombing this school, although it insists it doesn't target civilians. no pupils were in lessons at the time of this reported attack. translation: a bomb exploded 40 to 50 feet away from the baptist mission school's kitchen. it was inside the compound in the village. many in myanmar are fed up with the ongoing conflict in the country's border regions, and at the weekend, they showed it. in the main city, yangon, the police arrested demonstrators. 17 now face charges — a move condemned by human rights groups. the burmese leader, aung san suu kyi, says her priority is bringing peace. it seems a long way off. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. an extremely rare blue diamond has sold at auction in geneva for $6.7 million after spending the last 300 years in european royal houses. the 6.1 carat diamond, mined from india's famous golconda mine, was given as a wedding present to elisabeth farnese, the daughter of the duke of parma, when she married king philip of spain in 1715. it passed its estimate by more than a million dollars. it managed to remain in the hands of the ruling family of spain, france, italy and austria until today. so we have 300 years of history completely mapped for the diamond and what is even more exciting is that apart from the family, and obviously the jewellers who looked after the family's possession, nobody knew about it, so it's not one of those diamonds that's been recorded in the list of the very special, very historical diamonds. the american author, tom wolfe, best known as the chronicler of the united states under president reagan, has died at the age of 88. he began his career as a reporter, becoming one of the leading figures of newjournalism, which mixed literary techniques with a more subjective approach to writing. stephen smith, looks back at tom wolfe's impact on modernjournalism. this is how tom wolfe began a book—length essay on las vegas. the word or sound hernia repeated 56 times, meant to capture the "running singsong," as he called it, of the dealers at the crap tables. that kind of detail had always been there, wolfe liked to suggest, but people hadn't been paying it close enough attention. i love to find things that are really extraordinary that everybody knows about but they haven't been written about. whenever a young writer pays me the complement of being asked, "how did you get started in this field of writing?" i always say, "first, leave the building!" "take a look at what's out there." the writer's probably best known for the bonfire of the vanities, his prescient account of wall street hubris and identity politics. untouchable, insulated by wealth and power. a master of the universe. people keep telling me that it's a satire and i'm being a gadfly and an irritant. in my mind, i'm, like, "alice, i'm just running as fast as i can to try to catch up with events." wolfe coined neologisms that defined the times we live in and the newjournalism of wolfe and his contemporaries was thrilling to many. tom wolfe, who died at the age of 88. two new pages from anne frank's diary have been published, containing a handful of dirtyjokes and her thoughts on sex. they had been covered with gummed brown paper, apparently to hide her writing from her family. the teenage girl spent more than two years in hiding before being caught by the nazis. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. it's a story that is familiar to so many. for more than two years during the second world war a jewish family hid inside this cramped attic in amsterdam. desperate to avoid detection and arrest by the nazis. among them, anne frank. perhaps the single most well—known victim of the holocaust. her diary of that time was published after the war and has been read around the world. but now the contents of two new pages have been revealed for the first time. i think the only element perhaps that might be interesting from the point of view of her development as a writer and as a teenager is the fact that she's creating kind of fiction in order to address sensitive topics. they were written in september, 1942 and anne then covered them up in black paper. new digital photography techniques were used to decipher what she had written and that was a handful of risque jokes and her somewhat adolescent views on sex. the text that has been revealed today is not very different from other texts and some of the texts of the diary we already know were actually much more explicit than the ones we have revealed today. of course, anne's story had a tragic ending. the family were betrayed, arrested and sent to a concentration camp. like so many others, she died just a few months before the war in europe drew to a close. her diary became her legacy and that legacy now has a whole new chapter. tim allman, bbc news. incredible. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm at vaughan jones. this is bbc news. hello again, good morning. nearly all of us still look like being dry through the rest of this week and into the weekend as well. the temperatures are going to change a bit and we've got some chilly nights on the way, but here in hampshire, we had the highest temperature on tuesday, 23.7 celsius, but the next few days will be cooler by day as well as by night, but a lot of dry weather and some sunshine around as well. now, the cooler air comes around this area of high pressure following that weather front there. ahead of that weather front, we've got some stronger winds, making it feel chillier across many parts of england and wales, together with all this cloud, so cloudier skies. 0n the weather front itself, there's not much rain around, as you can see, at all. as you head further north, increasing amounts of sunshine, perhaps in north wales, certainly across northern england and some good sunny spells for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures will be lower across the board than they were on tuesday, and quite a significant drop for eastern scotland. quite a chilly wind blowing into the evening and overnight across eastern and south—eastern parts of england. the cloud tends to break up and remember, we've pushed in some cooler air, so with the clearer skies, temperatures will fall away. it'll be a chillier night in the south. and in scotland and northern ireland, we could be starting at 12 degrees on thursday morning but plenty of sunshine around. probably infilling a bit of cloud for scotland and northern ireland on thursday but a dry day, the winds not as strong across the south. it will feel just a little bit warmer. maybe those temperatures not showing too much sign of creeping up just yet, but i think it'll be a bit warmer on friday. high pressure still in charge of our weather, these weather fronts not really making much progress into the uk, it's the western isles that'll see more cloud, maybe a spot of rain on friday, otherwise a dry day with some sunshine, maybe seeing a little bit more cloud developing across east anglia and the south—east on friday but tending to become a bit warmer, as i say, so18, 19 degrees through the central belt of scotland, similar temperatures across parts of southern england as well. now, into the weekend, i've put the jet stream on here because the position of the jet stream means we're steering areas of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, keeping that high pressure firmly in charge. now, there are some showers nearby over the near continent. we're not expecting them to arrive in windsor or in the south—east of england. should be fine for the royal wedding. there'll be fair bit of cloud, mind you, but it'll be a bit warmer, temperatures 20, maybe even 21 degrees. a decent day pretty much across the board on saturday. even into sunday and monday, very little rain heading our way. it's mostly high pressure, quite warm in the sunshine. the winds, if anything, coming in from the near continent. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united states says it's still planning a meeting next month between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un, despite the north suspending talks with south korea. the north said joint us—south korean military exercises, currently taking place, were a threat and should stop. dozens of funerals have been taking place in the gaza strip for palestinians killed on monday by israeli forces. two more people were killed on tuesday during demonstrations on the border. at the un security council in new york, there were angry exchanges between israeli and palestinian envoys. for the first time, facebook has revealed the scale of abuse on its site. the company says it removed or warned about 29 million posts in the first three months of this year. it says the postings broke rules about terrorism, hate speech and graphic violence. now on bbc news, it's panorama. it's the household tech we're told makes our lives easier, and safer, but does it? the more devices you have in your house, the more vulnerable you potentially are, the bigger the chance that one of those devices has a big security problem. tonight, we reveal the hidden dangers in this so—called smart technology, as we uncover how products designed to protect our being hacked. these devices are made by companies that haven't put enough effort or thought into the security. we meet a couple who had no idea they've been watched by thousands of strangers online.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: the us prepares to open its embassy in jerusalem, but most countries will boycott the ceremony. the family of bombers who blew themselves up to kill christians in indonesia. britain's brexit disagreement: the government still can't agree on a way forward. and, six weeks until they're allowed to drive on roads, these women in saudi arabia are ready to go. it's as controversial as it is historic. in a symbolic move to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital, the us embassy will open at its new location in the ancient city on monday. earlier, president trump's daughter ivanka and her husband, jared kushner, attended a ceremony hosted by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the couple, both senior white house advisers, will attend the opening, which president trump is expected to address via video—link. his decision to move the embassy from tel aviv angered palestinians, who view eastern jerusalem as their future capital. but the israeli leader has called for other nations to follow the us example. i call on all countries tojoin the us in moving their embassies to jerusalem. move your embassies to jerusalem, because it's the right thing to do, and move your embassies tojerusalem — listen to this — move your embassies to jerusalem because it advances peace. the bbc‘s yolande knell, who's injerusalem, has been assessing the impact of the embassy's opening. these israeli bikers staged their own tributes to the new us embassy. riding in from the old site in tel aviv. soon after the modern state of israel was created exactly 70 years ago, it named jerusalem its capital, but not even its closest ally recognised it until president trump's declaration last year. it's a great thing for israel that the president of the united states did what he promised, and many presidents before him promised, to move tojerusalem. i really want to show to everybody this is the place of our capital, and all the embassies in the world need to be there. this holy and disputed city is at the very heart of the israel palestinian conflict. both sides want it as their capital. for decades, most countries of the world decided its status should be decided between them in peace talks. the us is the first to move its embassy but already others say they'll follow. for now, the new embassy will be just a few rooms in the consulate offices that were already here. it will take years before a new building goes up. but it's the change taking place right now that has huge symbolic significance. that's why israelis are delighted and palestinians are furious. this date is always a time of protest for palestinians. they remember how, infighting ini948, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes on land that became part of israel. this year's demonstrations are also aimed at washington. translation: it will be for the embassy. gaza will rise up, along with the west bank. everyone, the children, the boys, the women, no one will stay home. already president trump's daughter and son—in—law have arrived in israel for the embassy opening, but the white house's idea for a peace plan looks more unrealistic than ever. palestinians say the us isn't an honest broker in the peace process and have cut off official ties. along with the big celebrations here, there are rising tensions. and our middle east editor jeremy bowen is also injerusalem. he's been trying to gauge the mood there. well, life goes on, but there's also a lot of tension, and there's a very big deployment of various kinds of police, paramilitary police. the army isn't very far away either in the territories. so i think there is a fear that there could be some trouble. now, the move of the american embassy for the prime minister, mr netanyahu, is a great triumph, a great day, something he's wanted for a very long time. for the palestinians, it's pretty disastrous, but it's something they are protesting against, and particularly down in gaza, where over the seven weeks of protest more than a0 palestinians have been shot dead by the israelis, and more than 2,000 wounded. so that kind of thing is likely to come to a crescendo in the course of this coming week. indonesian police say that a family of six, including two girls aged nine and i2, carried out the suicide bombings on three churches in which at least 13 people were killed. dozens were injured in the explosions in the city of surabaya. the couple and their children had just returned from syria, as jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marks the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police believe the family had recently returned from fighting with is in syria. presidentjoko widodo visited the site, and called for indonesians to fight the scourge of extremism. translation: this morning, we have ordered the police to track down the networks of the perpetrators at source. we will not tolerate this kind of cowardice. i'm calling on everyone to fight terrorism, which is against the values of all religions, and our national values. indonesia is the world's most populous muslim nation. tracking and containing a dangerous radicalfringe has been a challenge for its security forces for the past two decades. they have had many successes. but this attack by a single family is a reminder that, with hundreds of indonesians returning from the war in syria, the threat is still a very real one. jonathan head, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. president trump has ordered his commerce department to help save the chinese company zte in what appears to be a major policy u—turn ahead of trade talks. zte had admitted trading with iran and north korea and is now in danger of going bust because us firms have been banned from supplying it with parts. during the election campaign, mr trump repeatedly accused china of stealing usjobs. with around half the votes counted in iraq's general election, the party led by shi'ite cleric moqtada al—sadr is in the lead. another shi'ite grouping led by hadi al—amiri is in second place. prime minister haider al—abadi appeared to be running third. turnout in sunday's vote was just 45%. full results are due to be officially announced later on monday. virunga national park in the democratic republic of congo is suspending visits by tourists after an ambush on friday in which a park ranger was shot dead. two british nationals and their congolese driver were released by gunmen after they were taken hostage. the head of virunga park said it would remain closed until it was safe for visitors to return. it's emerged that a knife—wielding attacker who stabbed a man to death in paris on saturday had been on an anti—terror watch list. he's been named by french media as khamzat azimov, a french national born in chechnya. the 21—year—old was killed by police at the scene. a friend of the attacker has been arrested in the city of strasbourg. janey mitchell reports. it should have been a pleasant weekend night out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as the attacker lashed out with a blade. police flooded the area near the opera house and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the suspect and then fired two shots. the attacker came around the corner of the street with blood on his hands, holding a box cutter, very aggressive, came with his arms open, with an angry gesture, came straight at the policemen. the policemen were shouting for him to put his arms down, drop your weapon. they tasered him twice. he managed to sort of isolate one of the policemen, i suppose, as the policemen were trying to encircle him and one of them ended up between the car and the street and ended up getting pushed back a bit and as the attacker went for him, i heard two shots. translation: according to witnesses, the attacker shouted allahu akbar when he attacked with a knife. given the aggressor's mode of operation, the paris anti—terrorism unit are investigating. french media say the suspect, khamzat azimov, was born in 1997 in the southern republic of chechnya. he obtained french nationality in 2010. his parents are being questioned. islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition which fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in any way to the threats issued by attackers. 0ur response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks across france has claimed the lives of almost 250 people. as the investigation continues, the police will remain on high alert. the british prime minister's plans for customs arrangements after brexit have been dealt another blow by a senior cabinet colleague. the environment secretary, michael gove, a leading proponent of leaving the european union, publicly criticised the idea of a customs partnership, saying the concept was flawed. he said there were serious doubts about whether it could be put into practice. here's our political correspondent chris mason. once again, with her cabinet divided, the prime minister is defending her approach to brexit, telling voters and her mps in a sunday times article, "you can trust me to deliver", adding on the most difficult issue, "we will leave the customs union". but acknowledging in the overall settlement, "there will have to be compromises". the prime minister has laid out a very clear flight path for us. michael gove, who campaigned for brexit, sounding very diplomatic today. but hang on a minute — while he wasn't quite as colourful as borisjohnson, who described the option of a customs partnership union with the eu as "crazy", mr gove said it was flawed. boris pointed out that because it's novel, because no model like this exists, there have been significant question marks over the deliverability of it on time. more than that, what the new customs partnership requires the british government to do is in effect to act as the tax collector, and the effective delivery of regulation for the european union. these technical arrangements matter in order to avoid customs checks here at the border between northern ireland and the republic. to achieve this, option one is the so—called customs partnership. the other is to rely on technology, but while plenty in the cabinet don't like the first idea, ireland doesn't like the second. we just simply think it won't work. the only way we can find a solution here that means that we have a fully seamless border with no physical infrastructure or related checks and controls is to maintain alignment, in terms of rules and regulations, on both sides of that border. labour is divided too over how to approach brexit, but is committed to staying in a customs union. it says the government's approach is a shambles. we are in a farcical situation at the moment. nearly two years after the referendum, the cabinet is fighting over two customs options, neither of which, frankly, are workable. there is a ferocious internal debate within labour on how to approach leaving the eu. the prime minister will discuss brexit with her most senior ministers on tuesday, as she tries to find a solution that her cabinet, parliament, and the eu can accept. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with less than a week to go until the big day, we find out how some in britain's black community are viewing the royal wedding. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked a woman just sentenced to six years in jail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states is to officially move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem later on monday. it's a policy that has angered palestinians, who regard the city as their capital. police in indonesia say members of a family, including their children, were responsible for suicide attacks on three churches in the city of surabaya on sunday. one of malaysia's most prominent businessmen has apologised for publicly backing the ousted prime minister, najib razak, in last week's general election. tony fernandes, who runs the airline airasia, had appeared in a video praising mr najib. but now mr fernandes says he'd faced intense pressure from the government. and under the intense pressure i buckled. it wasn't right. i'll forever regret it. but it was a decision made at the spur of the moment to protect that baby that has given so much to malaysia, and will continue to give so much to malaysia. i apologise once again for the pain and the hurt i caused. my views, as i said earlier, i very much the same as all of your views. i look forward to a fantastic new malaysia. tributes have been paid to tessa jowell, the veteran british labour cabinet minister, who has died after spending her final months campaigning for better treatments for brain cancer. she was 70 and was diagnosed with a brain tumour a year ago. the bbc‘s nick robinson, who interviewed her during her illness, reports. i spent a huge amount of time with people with cancer... tessa jowell knew she had just weeks to live when she launched one last campaign to improve cancer care for all. i am not afraid. i feel very clear about my sense of purpose and what i want to do. and how do i know how long it's going to last? baroness jowell. hear, hear. a public servant to the very last, dame tessa spoke to a packed, a tearful house of lords, about how those with tumours like hers could be treated so much better. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me. a friend and ally of tony blair's, tessa, as she was referred to by most people in politics, was popular even with those who didn't much like her boss. her impact on politics was enormous. everything she touched, she turned to gold in some way, whether it was advancing equal pay for women, starting sure start, which is an immense programme for children in our country, or of course bringing the olympics to britain. she did everything with the same passion, determination, verve, ability and charm. the games of the 30th olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of london. when london won the contest to host the olympic games, it was a personal victory for the woman who championed the bid from the very start. i am tessa jowell, 0lympic minister. she oversaw the often troubled preparations for the games, laying the foundations for a moment that brought the country together. without her, i absolutely don't think we would have had a chance of winning the games, nor delivering the games to the level they were, because she just demanded everything. even when very sick, tessa jowell never sought sympathy. she did demand change, change to allow cancer patients to switch from one trial to the next rather than waiting months — months they, she didn't have. there will be people listening to you who will think, "why don't you curl up on the sofa, be with your family and friends, look after yourself"? absolutely impossible. i have so much love in my family, my children, my close friends. "brave and inspiring" are words often used of those whose lives are cut short by cancer. they're not nearly enough to describe tessa jowell. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived, but how it draws to a close. applause. dame da m e tessa dame tessa jowell, who has died at the age of 70. by this time next week prince harry and meghan markle will be married, after a wedding that will include an address from a senior african american bishop. meghan markle herself is mixed race — her mother doria is african american — and her heritage has been the source of much comment even before the engagement. colleen harris has been exploring how some in britain's black community view her arrival in the royal family. two cultures uniting the royal family in modern britain. this was a moment that captivated the world and some corners of the internet. mock videos appeared online, celebrating the news and meghan‘s heritage. i've come to coventry, my home city, and the birthplace of two—tone music, which promoted a black and white unite stance during the ‘80s. one of its leading faces was pauline black from the selecter. i'm certainly not a royalist. i think the monarchy is outmoded, outdated, and has a colonial past. and here is a young black woman about to marry into the royal family. how she will change it, i don't know, but i think she will probably be given a fairly difficult ride, and she might find she's bitten off more than she can chew, but i hope not. why does meghan‘s ethnicity resonate with some black britons? heslyns was the first african caribbean hair salon in coventry, and here meghan is a fascination here for the clients. it's nice to see the royal family's acceptance of black heritage into the family. i don't think her being there specifically is going to change how they run procedures and things that they do on a day—to—day basis. do i think that changes the face of them and makes people from outside of england look us differently? i do, yes. what do you think it says for relations in black britain? or in britain at all? i actually like the monarchy, i think they're very good for the country, and i think with meghan coming into the royal family, it's a reflection of society. i'm excited to see her dress and how her hair will be. i'm sorry she didn't call on me to do her hair, but you know! thousands ofjamaicans give a warm welcome to her majesty, the queen... the relationship between britain and the commonwealth is a complex one. jamaica, which gained independence in 1962, is one of several islands that's flirted with the idea of removing the queen as head of state, severing its colonial ties for good. does meghan markle's presence in the monarchy today represent a significant change? the royal family is a symbolic institution. it's the idea of what it means to be british, what it means to have a british identity. having a woman who is visibly of african heritage, who talks about that heritage in a senior, visible position in the royal family, certainly changes the symbolism around it. i think for someone like me growing up, had there been someone like her in the royal family at that level, it would have changed my relationship with britishness and made it that much easierfor me to understand that i can be black and british and that the two things are not fundamentally in conflict. questions around identity in britain have resurfaced following the controversy around the windrush generation. but meghan‘s identity could be seen as a bridge. her culture that she has from her mother is in her. her father's culture is in her and she is going to bring that, she is going to bring that to harry and the royal family. to me, i think they're willing to accept it. otherwise the queen would never have allowed this marriage to go ahead. for some, harry and meghan‘s marriage is not simply challenging royal tradition, it's a love story reflecting a more modern british society. colleen harris, bbc news. extraordinary changes are coming to the kingdom of saudi arabia. the crown prince, mohammad bin salman, has instigated a series of dramatic reforms. among them — women will soon be able to drive. but if they want to get behind the wheel they'll need a car and a new exhibition in riyadh might help, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this all looks fairly familiar: checking out how comfortable the seat is, examining the switches and dials. but in its own small way, this is nothing short of revolutionary. at this exhibition, women can size up the cars they will soon be able to drive. translation: i am so happy that women will start driving, and i want to have a look at the cars, the models, what suits me exactly, the prices, the options — it is great to get to know the cars. translation: it is a nice step for the saudi people, and especially for saudi women, so she can finish her work without relying on someone else like her father or her brother. gender equality on the nation's roads is not the only recent reform. cinemas and theatres have reopened after a ban that lasted more than three decades. and a new television channel is being launched that is supposed to be aimed at a younger, more modern audience. the man behind these changes, crown prince mohammad bin salman, said that his generation wants to live a normal life. back at the exhibition, women can try out driving for themselves, but only in the car park. comejune 2a, they will be out on the open road. tim allman, bbc news. thank you so much for watching bbc news. goodbye. hello there. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend, but for many of us, sunday was a beautiful day. it brightened up pretty nicely. and we had some great pictures sent in by our weather watchers, including this one from helensburgh in argyll and bute. blue skies and waters quite calm. as we head through this coming week, similar scenes, with high pressure often in charge of the weather. things are looking largely dry. some spells of warm sunshine in the next few days before we see a cooler interlude through the middle of the week. the satellite image shows the cloud that we have had. that has been moving in from both the west and also towards the east as well. so a bit of a cloudy sandwich with a clearfilling in between. in the early hours of monday morning, a chilly start with clear skies and light winds. but it will warm up fairly quickly. we will have that cloud just edging across northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and later on to western fringes of england and wales. also this cloud in the east is bringing some mist and murk to the eastern coast of scotland and a rather cool breeze and cloudy conditions towards east anglia. but 19 or 20 degrees in the sunshine — that is going to feel quite pleasant. looking through monday night and overnight into tuesday, high—pressure tries to build in. we also have this frontal system heading into the north—west of the uk. so i think on tuesday that will bring more cloud to northern ireland and western scotland, initially, with patchy rain on it. we still have a bit of cloud in the east and cool conditions around those north sea coasts, as well. but it should thin and break up, allowing a lot sunshine to many central and eastern areas before the cloud arrives. the warmest places are likely to be aberdeenshire down towards the south—east of england. in this zone, temperatures will reach around about 18—23 degrees or so. it will turn cooler from the north—west behind that weather front. so the front continues its progression southwards and eastwards across the country through tuesday night and on into wednesday, now. and you'll see the blue colours returning to the map behind that front. so a different feel to the weather moving in through the middle of the week with the winds coming from a more northerly direction. a chilly day on wednesday for many, particularly on the coasts in areas like norfolk. a cool breeze coming in here. a bit more cloud across southern part of england and wales with that dying front. more sunshine further north. it is not doing great but this time of year, 12—16 degrees. probably the coolest day of the week on wednesday. and it will be cooler than that it will have been on tuesday. but it looks like it will dry out and warm up a touch as we look towards the end of the week. and it looks like high—pressure holds on as we head towards next weekend, too. bye bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: on the eve of the united states' move of its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, israel's leader, benjamin netanyahu, has called on other countries to do the same thing. most other governments have so far refused. palestinians bitterly oppose the move, which was ordered by president trump. indonesian police say a family of six, including two young girls, carried out the suicide bombings on three churches on sunday. at least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in the city of surabaya. the couple and their children are reported to have just returned from syria. the british prime minister's plans for customs arrangements with the european union after brexit have been dealt another blow by a senior cabinet colleague. the environment secretary, michael gove, a leading brexiteer, publicly criticised the idea of a customs partnership, saying it was flawed. now on bbc news, jane hill with dateline london.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues — people are told to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. a warning to tehran — america's secretary of state vows to impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the inquiry into the deadly grenfell tower fire gets underway with harrowing testimony from relatives of the victims. at that moment we felt like our hearts had broken. and delving into the royal wedding album — official portraits of the happy couple on their big day have been released. hello. we start in hawaii where people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed to limit exposure to toxic gases, as flows of molten rock have gathered pace. the kilauea volcano on the big island started erupting on may 3 but shows no signs of slowing. around 2,000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler is on the island. after erupting from deep beneath the ground of this island, laver has now reached the ocean. to get here, it has destroyed all in its path. molten stands more than 20 feet high, where it has claimed the land. still burning and still deeply dangerous. you can see how roads have become cut off. this is a huge mound of lava that has made its way down from fishes. the cracks in the ground have opened up and the lava is pouring out. the smoke and fumes are toxic, but that is not the only worry. sections of the scorched service are being split apart. what we are concerned about is the possibility of additional fissures opening up. yet some living close to where the laver is continuing to jet out at a ferocious rate had not left their homes. —— lava. kilauea has erupted to create this land, but is now destroying everything on it and many have ta ken now destroying everything on it and many have taken the decision to abandon their hoses. -- houses. for many days did not think they had to leave. and the activity increased enormously. even to get into the evacuation area we had to be escorted by the hawaii national guard. banks very much. those who lived near kilauea cannot ignore it. —— thanks. lately we have had about 100 earthquakes a day. the biggest we had were 6.9. this is a spectacular landscape but beneath this great as it continuing to be shaped. and with kilauea still erupting, the bee can be sure that the prayers to the gods will be answered. —— nobody can be sure. the us has vowed to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran will be "battling to keep its economy alive" after the sanctions take effect. his iranian counterpart has claimed the us is a prisoner of its "failed policies" and will suffer the consequences. mr pompeo is warning that there could be more to come. we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness. the iranian regime should know that this isjust the beginning. the sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not change its course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen to one that rejoins the league of nations. the bbc‘s north america editor jon sopel has more on what the us is hoping to achieve with these sanctions. mike pompeo is calling it a diplomatic roadmap. more realistically, it is america waving a big stick at iran and trying to alter its behaviour. the nuclear deal does concern itself with whether it was developing a nuclear programme. this concerns itself with whether iran is developing political missiles, finding terror groups in the region, or destabilising the region. they want to see a fundamental change in iranian behaviour before sections are lifted. the important thing about the sanctions is that they will not just affect us firms trading with iran. any multinational, whether based in britain, france, or germany, would be hit by the sanctions if they also trade with the united states. so you have seen the united states. so you have seen the great energy giant from france, total, say they cannot do any business with iran because of this, and i'm sure that a lot of other multinational companies will be coming to the same conclusion as well. jon sopel in washington. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. italy's anti—establishment 5—star movement and the far—right league have put forward law professor giuseppe conte as their candidate for prime minister. the two parties are seeking permission from the president to form a coalition government more than two months after winning the most seats in general elections. the syrian army says it's retaken full control of the capital damascus and its surrounding areas for the first time since the civil war began. the army made the announcement after capturing the last small enclave still held by the islamic state group. it's a significant milestone in the country's seven—year civil war. a multi—billion—dollar bid for sky from us telecoms giant comcast may not be referred to the competition authorities in the uk. the decision could be seen as a blow for 21st century fox, which is also trying to buy sky. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has opened, and it began with a poignant 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. over the coming days the inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire. but the first testimony has come from relatives paying harrowing and heartbreaking tribute to their lost loved ones. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. so many killed, so many lives cut short. none more so than logan gomes, not even born when he died after grenfell. his family shared pictures with the enquiry, heartbreaking ones of their tiny, stillborn son, so loved. they prayed he would open his eyes. he looked like he wasjust sleeping... ..as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to... to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, choosing a name, all destroyed. you never know what you are made of until you're broken. mohamed neda, known as sabre, fled the taliban in afghanistan. he came to britain and started a chauffeuring business. his final message to his family from inside the burning tower played to a silent enquiry room. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. it's just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us at fahad's wedding, and will not be there to see and hold his grandchildren, or share in thejoy of becoming a grandparent. 0ur hopes and dreams have been shattered. he was my husband, he was my best friend, i miss him so much. he will always be the love of my life. denis murphy had lived in grenfell for more than 20 years. he had three big loves: family, friends and chelsea. not always in that order, his sister said. he was the linchpin of our family, and touched the lives of so many people. once you had met denis, you would never forget his warmth, wit, cheeky smile and love of life. there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled, and it hurts. it really hurts. a short but poignant tribute to 69—year—old joseph daniels was made by his son. the events of that night took his life and all trace of his existence in this world. he never stood a chance of getting out. it should never have happened. mother and daughter mary mendy and khadija saye died together. mary remembered as strong, hard—working. khadija a photographer lauded for her talent. the family's solicitor read the tribute. there will be two empty chairs on the table for every birthday, christmas and new year's, but they will forever own a position in our hearts. and then the enquiry heard khadija's own words, filmed for a bbc documentary, talking about the future she would never have. then one of my friends said, "you're an artist." i was like, "i am now!" it will be quite an emotional moment to actually say, "khadija, you've done it." you know, you're up there. the tower is now largely covered up, but the grenfell families desperate for the truth to be exposed. lucy manning, bbc news. senior palestinian officials say president mahmoud abbas, who's 82, is to remain in hospital on monday night. unconfirmed reports say he's suffering from pneumonia. the veteran leader has visited hospital three times in the last week, firstfora minor ear surgery and later for unspecified medical tests. the medical director of the al—istishari hospital in ramallah said mr abbas's medical condition was reassuring. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 0n the verge of potential european glory, we visit the egyptian village where mo salah kicked his first football. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but some of the police are tear—gassing the crowd — we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues. people are warned to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. a warning to tehran — america's secretary of state vows to impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on iran. let's return to our top story. einat lev is a volcanologist. she is an assistant research professor at the lamont—doherty earth observatory at columbia university. she has been helping officials monitor and track lava flows and shejoins us from hilo, hawaii. we know you have been tracking this at times probably a little too closely and we will get to that in a moment what i want to start really with your assessment. are you most worried about at the moment? are the biggest danger is right now? the biggest danger is right now? the biggest dangers are presenting at three locations from my assessment. 0ne three locations from my assessment. one is the area where the love is entering the ocean, that causes a lot of steam and chemical reactions, sulphur wreck acid that is going into the air with a lot of particles that anyone should go there, it is a high level of so2 in quite a few places that have caused very large health risks to the result of closed roads. there are fires from where the lava ran into the bushes and the brushes. 0f the lava ran into the bushes and the brushes. of course there is the summit where there have been explosions. let's get to your role in tracking it. we can see some pictures that you have sent us, and this is you against the flow. what was it like being up close? this is you against the flow. what was it like being up close7m this is you against the flow. what was it like being up close? it was a lifetime i don't know, i don't have words to describe it, seriously, i have seen lava before but this is coming else. it isjust so... basic to our being. being so close to it. and even as i said, i was still quite maybe a kilometre away, and it was so quite maybe a kilometre away, and it was so tall and high and bright. you are an expert in these things, obviously, but almost you even got caught, is that kind of unpredictable at the moment? right! bright! said the other night, we we re bright! said the other night, we were monitoring the big flow that was heading towards the ocean and the latest update that we had from the latest update that we had from the air survey the latest update that we had from the airsurvey in the latest update that we had from the air survey in with the afternoon said that the flows were emerging as a single flyer and then when we got close to it, would put a grown up, we saw they were splitting again into two and we were standing in between where the two flows were headed to. so we had to backtrack right to be outside the area of these two flow advancements. and that really shows the risks here, and actually the change because this has been happening since the beginning of the month. but what has changed now is the intensity, the speed and therefore the risks? yes, yes, the love that was coming out at the beginning was probably love that was stored there for a while, for decades, lava. it was more sluggish, it made more big kind of louder sounds but it wasn't moving very fast. and now that it is coming from the summit, there is a lot more running, things are moving very quickly. and that increases the danger. we are bad usa, they give very much forjoining us and sharing your experiences and expertise. —— we are glad you are safe venezuelan president nicolas maduro's re—election has been called a sham by the us after voting irregularities and washington is aiming new economic sanctions at the country in protest. more than a dozen nations are recalling their ambassadors to venezuela after a controversial campaign in which some of mr maduro's rivals were barred from running. all this as the country is ravaged by economic despair. the bbc‘s katy watson reports on what's next for venezuelans. goodbyes are never easy. but if you don't know when the next hello will be, it's all the more painful. claudia is on her way to chile with her husband and sister, leaving their parents behind. translation: our family understands. they know it is for a better future and they support us 100%. but it is still hard. across the road, these cousins do not know where they are going and they don't care. they just want to leave. but all tickets to the border are sold out. i asked him how he feels about mr maduro's victory. translaton: mr maduro won yesterday and we are leaving today. how do you think i feel? the hardest part for me is not being able to hug my three children. looking at photos isn't the same. nearby, maria has been working in front of the bus station for years. renting her phones to those who need to make calls. translation: this is not narnia, this is venezuela. she says she's never seen so many people queueing to leave. something has to change. the scene of venezuelans leaving on the bus every day tells you everything that you need to know about politics here. mr maduro's won another six years in power. the only change most venezuelans expect is that their lives get much harder. 5,000 venezuelans leave every day. that number is expected to rise with the election win. in a country where vast oil wealth once flowed, more people are eking out a living in these muddy waters, searching for treasures. douglas has worked in this river for 1h years. translation: when i started, there were about six people working here. now there are more than 100 because of the crisis. it is thin pickings. these coins used to be worth something. but with hyperinflation of more than 13,000%, they are no more valuable than the sediment itself. instead, he is now on the lookout for silver and gold. even this earring backing could change his day. the night is long for this gang living on the streets. the youngest is just five years old. every month, new arrivals. when dusk falls, the work begins, begging for something to eat. off," —— "it used to be that a lot of people came in their cars to drop food off," 8—year—old jose tells me, "but with the crisis, fewer people can be generous." with no change at the top, the march towards greater economic and social misery quickens. these little boys never had much of a future but it is now looking far less hopeful. katy watson, bbc news. the first official pictures from the royal wedding have been released by the duke and duchess of sussex. the newlyweds said they felt "so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in windsor and those who watched on television across the uk, commonwealth, and around the world." nicholas witchell has been taking a look. relaxing in windsor castle. all the principal players, bride and groom, their close family and the bridesmaids and pageboys. standing to the couple's left is meghan‘s mother, doria ragland, who made such a deep impression at the wedding with her poise and dignity. the queen and the duke of edinburgh are seated in front of prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. among the bridesmaids and pageboys, prince george is smiling, princess charlotte is sitting on her mother's lap. the second picture shows harry and meghan in a more relaxed pose with their young attendants. george has an even bigger smile, charlotte is sitting on the floor holding one of the bouquets. the third photograph is a black and white portrait of the bride and groom looking very happy on the east terrace of windsor castle. so what do people make of the pictures? to see a woman of colour in the royal family, which inherently has been white, that acceptance, it does mean there is a step forward. that's, um... the commonwealth's history, our history and a bit of history in the making. it's nice to see philip about as well. for the queen, visiting the chelsea flower show this evening, the wedding and the positive reactions to its images of diversity will surely be a matter of relief. she knows that the family's younger generation is stepping forward now, and it seems well—equipped for the future. nicholas witchell, bbc news. liverpool hopes are high in the run—up to the champions league against real madrid on saturday and their attempt to win the trophy for a sixth time. much of the teams hopes are pinned on mo salah, the egyptian who has just enjoyed a record—breaking season for them. sally nabil has travelled to the village where he grew up to find out where it all started for him. they dream of becoming football stars. in mohamed salah's home town nagrig, all the kids want to follow in his footsteps. translation: when i see him playing, ifeel it's me playing. i feel grateful that salah is from our town. translation: salah is like a big dream to me. i love salah and other world footballers, too. the kids here are amazing. they are very enthusiastic, very optimistic about the future. mohamed salah has given them a lot of hope. they believe that if he has managed to become a top—class footballer, they can too. salah was just like these children, an ordinary egyptian with a strong will and big ambitions. but his sports teacher immediately spotted his talent. translation: mohamed had a very small body, but he was very skilful. we expected him to be a star, but he went far beyond our expectations. we are living a dream because of him. everywhere you go in nagrig, you see the pictures of the man who has come a long way from rural egypt to the champions league final. but his school friends say he has stayed humble, despite all his success. translation: he always used to dream ofjoining the egyptian football league and then play abroad. when he comes back here, he forgets that he is a star. he isjust ourfriend, and we are all equal. salah has neverforgotten his roots. he is now building a school in his home town. translation: the people here had already started to collect money to build the school. but when salah knew, he and his father decided to fund the whole project. from this sleepy town, mohamed salah has united egyptians from all backgrounds, winning their hearts with his success on and off the pitch. sally nabil, bbc news, nagrig. good luck to him in the final. reminder of our top story before we 90, reminder of our top story before we go, as the threat of calls from hawaii's kill away a volcano continues, people are being told to stay in doors due to danger of toxic gases. but is it for the moment. you can find gases. but is it for the moment. you canfind me gases. but is it for the moment. you can find me on twitter. this is bbc news. the weather is not looking bad at all really over the next few days. we cannot guarantee completely dry weather then again, we need a bit of rain at least from time to time. and on tuesday in fact there is a risk of some downpours with under across the south of the uk in particular. as far as the short—term is concerned, the next few hours, fairly quiet across the uk, a bit of cloud across the north—west here we have a weather front which is across northern ireland and scotland, it is a weak weather front which means it is mostly cloud and not an awful lot of rain at all. the early hours of tuesday morning, a few spots of rain there across scotland to the south of the country b have clear skies and not cold at all, 12 in london, a little fresher in the north—west of scotland, around four degrees. but look at the weather first thing in the morning, it is looking great but there is a chance of some showers across kent and sussex for example, any even the london area but the vast majority of the country is looking bright, not necessarily funny everywhere, a bit more cloud in the north—east, some in scotland, also partly cloudy in northern ireland as well. that is the north of the country where we have a bit of the country where we have a bit of the country where we have a bit of the cloud and to the south, sunshine and then later in the morning into the afternoon the cloud continues to develop so is the risk ofa continues to develop so is the risk of a few downpours, particularly across southern areas, possibly in the midlands as well and a warm one for many of us across the south of the country into the 20s, a little bit colder north. how about the chelsea flower show? it is looking fine, temperatures could hit the mid 20s that there is a chance of rain by the time we get to thursday. but look at the forecast for the middle pa rt look at the forecast for the middle part of the week, it will be a good week with high—pressure extending all the way from scandinavia into the uk. chances are that will be a little bit of cloud early in the morning across some of these north—eastern areas, possibly along that old seacoast down into east anglia, but it will be a warm one for many of us. where you see those orange colours, both at temperatures well into the 20s the 23 or 2a in london, in the north of the country, mid or high teens, possibly even 20. in edinburgh. in the next couple of days, thursday into friday, temperatures probably levelling off across the country further south down to around 22 in london with a risk of one or two showers. having a look at the forecast on saturday, things are set to warm up widely across europe and temperatures could really be hitting the mid, possibly even the high 20s across the south come bank holiday weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: the eruption of kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island has entered a more violent phase. experts say lava is now flowing twice a fast as it was earlier in the eruption and fountains of molten rock are reaching 180 metres in the air. around 2,000 people have already left their homes. the us has vowed to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran will be "battling to keep its economy alive." his iranian counterpart has claimed the us is a prisoner of its "failed policies" and will suffer the consequences. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has opened and began with a 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. the construction company behind the refurbishment told the bbc that it did not test the cladding which burnt rapidly because it was thought to comply with regulations. now on bbc news it's time for monday in parliament.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: warnings of a toxic gas cloud in hawaii after lava from the kilauea volcano reaches the south—east coast. polls have closed after venezuela's presidential elections, boycotted by most of the opposition. authorities fighting an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo say they're prepared for a worst—case scenario. the us and china put a potential trade war on hold, agreeing to back away from imposing tariffs on each other‘s goods. also in the programme: now the most talked about name in fashion, clare waight keller from givenchy describes meghan‘s dress in detail. hello and welcome to the programme. hawaii's erupting volcano is posing a new threat to local residents. lava from mount kilawea is seeping into the ocean releasing toxic gases including hydrochloric acid steam known as laze. more people are being urged to leave their homes on hawaii's big island. one man has been seriously injured and some people have been rescued from their homes

this is bbc news. the headlines: divisions in the conservative party after the business secretary insists the idea of a "customers partnership" with the eu is still on the table. messages of support for the former manchester united boss sir alex ferguson, as he recovers from a brain haemorrhage. a 17—year—old boy is shot dead in south london. his mother appeals for an end to the violence in the capital this year. make my son will be the last and be an example to everyone. just let it stop. and that story features in a number of tomorrow's newspapers, including the daily express — which calls it a bloodbath on our streets. we'll be reviewing all the papers in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. divisions within the conservative party have resurfaced, over the uk's future trading relationship the eu after brexit. the business secretary, greg clark, has suggested thousands ofjobs could be lost, if britain failed to retain close customs arrangements with brussels. today he confirmed a so called "customs partnership," was still being considered. but the proposal is fiercely opposed by leading brexiteers, who say it effectively means the uk will remain in the european union. our political correspondent, alex forsyth reports. when the big beasts of government gathered last week they couldn't agree on a post—brexit trade plan, several oppose the prime minister's preferred option, leading some brexiteers to think they killed it off. not so, said the business secretary today. he came out arguing for a close customs deal with the eu, saying thousands ofjobs depended on it. you need to have in mind the futurejobs depended on it. you need to have in mind the future jobs but also the very important jobs of mind the future jobs but also the very importantjobs of people today. and perhaps stoking tensions with rates of backing tories further, he said arrangements could take longer than planned. whichever option is chosen, it will take some time to have them put in place and available. so what are the choices? one option, a customs partnership, would mean on bihar bob russell is the uk kalex tariffs on goods coming into britain that are destined for the eu -- into britain that are destined for the eu —— collect. the second, a highly streamlined arrangement would aim to minimise checks on trade at the irish border using technology and other schemes. that is what brexiteers favour, claiming those who think it won't work i just scaremongering. this project has been so thoroughly discredited you would think it will come to an end by now. we trade successfully all over the world. the delays on goods coming into southampton are timely. we will have control of goods coming into this country. that prompted tough talk from fellow tories. i'm sorry, i don't think these are ideologues. i don't think they represent the best interests of british business and therefore our economy and our country. theresa may needs to sort them out and see them. the problem for the prime minister is that whichever way she turns she is that whichever way she turns she is likely to work for somebody. number 10 has officials working on the options —— upset tummy. there are deep divisions within her party. meanwhile, labour is convinced it can pile on the pressure by getting support for its plan. quite a lot of the conservatives will follow us in this. we remain in the customs union in the transition period. we want to negotiate a customs union and that will sort a northern ireland water problem, which i think is intractable. when in addition we will get it tariff free trade we want. overcoming barriers here is one thing. then the prime minister must convince brussels of her plan. ata must convince brussels of her plan. at a crucial meeting of eu leaders injune, the at a crucial meeting of eu leaders in june, the clock at a crucial meeting of eu leaders injune, the clock is ticking. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. some of the biggest names in football, have been sending messages of support to sir alex ferguson. the former manchester united manager, is recovering in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. he underwent emergency surgery yesterday. our sports correspondent david ornstein has the latest. last seen in public looking fit and well a week ago, news of sir alex ferguson's illness has rocked the world of football and beyond. among the many messages of support, david beckham said "keep fighting boss. sending prayers and love to cathy and the whole family." while another ex—manchester united star cristiano ronaldo wrote, "my thoughts and prayers are with you, my dear friend. be strong, boss." everyone at match of the day sends our best wishes to sir alex ferguson. the flood of good wishes unrelenting. and i would like to wish my fellow manager ferguson well and very quickly. he's the most iconic figure within football, certainly in the last 30 years. if then you add that to the fact he's such an important role model for so many people around the world, he's captured the world and he's a national institution really. he was yesterday admitted to salford royal hospital. the 76—year—old had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the procedure is said to have gone very well, but a period of intensive care will follow. when he starts to regain consciousness his neurological state will be assessed repeatedly, and he will be only transitioned to an area of care which requires less support when he's starting to regain his independence and he's stable. at old trafford, supporters spoke of their admiration for sir alex. he's a legend, and he has been for the whole club. even though he isn't running the club now, i think a lot of people will feel this. i'm a leeds supporter, but obviously i respect sir alex and what he's done for football. greatest football manager of all time. well, this is where sir alex ferguson is revered the most. a stand is named after him, and there's a statue in his honour. his status is legendary. he led manchester united to an incredible 38 trophies in 26 years, an all time great of the game at home an abroad, reknowned for his tenacity and fighting spirit, but now sir alex ferguson faces perhaps his biggest challenge of all. david ornstein, bbc news, old trafford. the mother of a 17—year—old, shot dead in south london, has being paying tribute to him, and called for an end to the recent violence in the city. raheem ainsworth barton was attacked in southwark yesterday evening. his mother, pretana morgan, said he wasn't in a gang and that she "couldn't have asked for a better son". there are more than 60 murders the police are investigating in london so far this year. here's charlotte gallagher. 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video. another young victim of violent crime in london. his family say he was with his friends, playing football in the sun, when he was shot dead just minutes from his home. people living here say there was a chase involving a car and moped around the residentials streets before the murder. one woman narrowly avoided being shot. the bullet went through her window instead. we just came out of our house, and our house was a crime scene, and it was like, "what the hell?" and where that window is boarded up, there, that's where a gunshot went in, you think? yeah, yeah, you could see the hole. they said that the bullet‘s embedded in the wall. the police officer leading the investigation says this type of violent crime will not be tolerated. it's a fast—paced, early investigation, we are addressing those issues as quickly as possible. the homicide team of the best in the uk, if not the world, and they are doing all they can to make sure we arrest the suspect as quickly as possible. rhyhiem's death is the latest in a spate of violent crime in the capital. with police investigating more than 60 murders so far this year, many are believed to be gang—related. and less than 2a hours after rhyhiem's murder, another shooting. this time, two boys, aged 12 and 15, were shot in harrow in north—west london. they're both being treated in hospital. back in southwark, tributes are being paid. rhyhiem's family say he was a good boy who aspired to work with children. even though she's grieving, his mother wanted to make a plea for the violence to stop. make my son be the last and be a example to everyone. just let it stop! a family grief stricken, a community in shock, as violent crime in london shows no sign of slowing down. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. a 20—year—old man has died after being stabbed in liverpool city centre. police and paramedics were called to the hanover street area, at around 4:00am this morning. merseyside police are appealing for witnesses. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has warned the united states that it would regret pulling out of the international nuclear deal. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is visiting america, to try to persuade the white house to remain part of the agreement. our north america correspondent chris buckler is in washington. how tough a message is this going to be for how tough a message is this going to be foer how tough a message is this going to be for mrjohnson to deliver?” think truthfully it will be a similar message to the one taken to the white house by the french president, emmanuel macron, and the one taken by the german chancellor angela merkel. this is really a last ditch attempt by the british, french, and german officials, who really wa nt french, and german officials, who really want to see this deal remain in place and they are determined to try to get the attention of donald trump. it is white we have an article just published by the new york times, and opinion piece written by borisjohnson himself, and which he talks at length about how he believes this is a good deal. it compares it with handcuffs and says the only person who would benefit, the only country that would benefit, the only country that would benefit from releasing those ha ndcuffs benefit from releasing those handcuffs and changing the terms of the deal would be iran, because it would lift the restrictions on their nuclear programme. as a result, you have a couple of days in which the white house has to decide, it insists no final decision has been taken. president trump has been very clear on many occasions that he feels this is a bad deal, that the restrictions are not harsh enough, that it restrictions are not harsh enough, thatitis restrictions are not harsh enough, that it is far too lenient, and he is threatening to reimpose sanctions, the easing of which was a key pa rt sanctions, the easing of which was a key part of this international accord, unless there is some change from iran. earlier in the week we had the israeli is a saying that they had managed to get evidence from inside iran that pointed to a development of a nuclear programme. and you also had mike pompeo, the new secretary of state in the trump administration backing up a lot of what the israelis said. what is important to remember about those revelations made by israel, they we re revelations made by israel, they were specifically about 15 years ago, from 2003, and what boris johnson says in his article and what the other countries, like france and germany have been at pains to say, is that you have to look at the present and how well, in their view, this deal has been working. they are all very clear that this isn't a perfect agreement, that there are flaws with it, and things could be improved, i think that is what you are going to see from borisjohnson when he goes to the white house. he is going to say very clearly that we wa nt to is going to say very clearly that we want to try and improve it. it seems like the british comedy french, and indeed the germans have worked on some proposals to try and make this a slightly more tight agreement. of course, there remained his angry words between iran and america. mr johnson has one other problem, that is currently he is not scheduled to meet the president himself, he is due to meet the vice president mike pence and a series of senior white house officials, but it is donald trump's mighty needs to change. perhaps that is why we have seen this article written for the new york times and white borisjohnson will appear on fox and friends tomorrow, a cable news showed that appears in the morning and which donald trump regularly watches and tweets about. it may be the best opportunity for boris johnson to speak to the president. chris butler in washington. spain's high court has confirmed that one of britain's most wanted fugitives, jamie acourt, has accepted his extradition back to the uk. he's wanted on suspicion of drugs offences. he was one of the original suspects, in the murder of the black teenager, stephen lawrence, and has always denied any involvement in the killing. afghan interpreters who worked with british troops fighting the taliban, are appealing to the government for help to bring theirfamilies to the uk to join them. on friday the home secretary, sajid javid, said former translators, who were given permits to live in britain for five years, wouldn't have to pay for the right to stay longer. but many are still waiting to be reunited with their wives and children. our home affairs correspondent leila nathoo has more. abdul is now bringing up his eldest son alone. it's been more than two years since he came to the uk from afghanistan, where he worked as an interpreter with the british army, but he says it was too expensive for him to bring the rest of his family with him at the same time, and now he and his son are suffering without them. they told me you can take your family later, but when i come here, and then i found out, i mean it was so tough. when i see my son he was struggling, he was distressed. he told one of his class fellows that he is going to harm himself that has been welcomed by mohammed, who chairs a group representing afg ha n interpreters like him in britain. he says he and his former colleagues have long felt ignored. when we came over here nobody even welcomed us, "we welcome you, you are representative from the army, you have done a lot, you know, back in afghanistan, we would like to thank you." nobody was there. so we felt kind of alone in here, in the middle of a new country, new culture. mohammed was one of the lucky ones who managed to travel to the uk with his wife. his daughter was born here. he now wants to see more families reunited. sajid javid has promised a fair and humane immigration system. one of his first acts after taking charge was to waive the fees for afghan interpreters wanting to live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look at trying to make it easier for their families to join them. leila nathoo, bbc news, the home office. the headlines on bbc news: divisions in the conservative party as business secretary, greg clark, insists the idea of a "customers partnership" with the eu is still an option. some of football's biggest names show their support for sir alex ferguson, who's recovering from a brain haemorrhage. the mother of a 17—year—old boy shot dead in south london appeals for an end to the violence in the capital. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good even these are the chester city have celebrated the premier league title in front of their home fans at the etihad stadium. the trophy held aloft by their captain vincent kompany. aloft by their captain vincent kompa ny. it is aloft by their captain vincent kompany. it is their third title in seven kompany. it is their third title in seve n yea rs kompany. it is their third title in seven years and their first and that body or. it is to make trophies for them this season after their league cup win in february. —— two. chelsea closed the gap on liverpool in the race for a champions league place, a 1-0 race for a champions league place, a 1—0 lead at stamford bridge thanks to olivier giroud's only goal of the game. we must he pleased because i think that we played a really good game. we needed the great commitment of the players to follow a plan and then we must believe it, to get three points, it would be easy but we must do this. —— want a.” three points, it would be easy but we must do this. -- want a. i hate the result but i am pretty much fine with the performance of. i am the one who knows really exactly what the boys invested so far and sol can't be disappointed because we tried everything today, we will fight again, the good thing is that now we have one week to prepare the next game which is very important in the moment and i am really happy about that and then we play our final. there was an emotional day and a piece of history for those who went to the emirates stadium today as arsene wenger led his team for the final home game in charge after nearly 22 years at the helm. he oversaw arsenal's move from their former home into the emirates stadium study he was given a brilliant sendoff by the fans and the players, with arsenal beating burnley 5—0. the players, with arsenal beating burnley 5-0. it is impossible, and the less you are a complete robot, not to be emotional. 22 years of total commitment and it finishes on a day like that and although i would like to thank everybody, people have been great and the support of the team i had the luxury to do myjob for 22 years at the same club, sol can only say thank you, i am grateful for that and i hope, as i said, i grateful for that and i hope, as i said, lam a grateful for that and i hope, as i said, i am a fan above all and i will remaina said, i am a fan above all and i will remain a fan. cardiff city will be visiting —— visiting the emirates stadium next season, celibate bricking promotion to the premier league after a draw with redding saw them cling to the second automatic promotions spot. fulham lost at birmingham and means they miss out ona birmingham and means they miss out on a top—flight so now. they will go into the play—offs, facing derby and aston villa will face middlesbrough on the other semi—final and at the bottom bolton scored two late goals to beat nottingham forest, moving out of the relegation. bensley and ba rnsley out of the relegation. bensley and barnsley drop down to legal and the. mark williams has a healthy lead after the second session of the world snooker championship final. he won the final three frames of the session to take a 10—7 lead over john higgins. it isn't over yet, though. last year, higgins held the same league going into the second day of the final however mark selby fought back to win18— 15, the best of 35. it resumes light on bbc two tomorrow at 2pm in the arson and. —— afternoon. johanna cotter is through to the next round at the madrid open. simona halep and caroline wozniacki are also through. elsewhere, kyle edmund and cameron murray won theirfirst elsewhere, kyle edmund and cameron murray won their first atp tour doubles title in portugal. or the rest of the details available on the bbc sport website. that is all the sport for now. health problems related to the way we live — ourdiets, drinking, smoking and lack of exercise, are costing the nhs in england around 12 billion pounds a year. the people of one community, in the former fishing town of fleetwood in lancashire, have a life expectancy significantly lower than the average for england, and they‘ re determined to change things. our health correspondent dominic hughes has the latest on their progress. fighting for their future. getting the children of fleetwood active. teaching them lessons for life. at school, learning about nutrition, diet and calories. for older men a chance for exercise and much—needed social contact. they're all part of the healthier fleetwood initiative, an attempt to turn around decades of ill health in this former fishing town, that we've been following for the last 18 months. i'm not going to do something miraculously better, just getting out once a week and start to look forward to the future instead of dreading it. we first metjonathan in 2016. plagued by a range of physical and mental health problems, he had modest hopes for how healthier fleetwood might help him. but his experience shows the scale of the challenge. everyone was so enthusiastic for it to get up and going straightaway, and then the reality came in, of it actually it's going to take quite a bit of time this, and i don't know whether ijust got bored or whether it was the mental state at the time, the day comes and goes, and i'm still sat in here smoking cigarettes and watching television. fleetwood is a town where people are dying younger. diseases linked to lifestyle, smoking, drinking, diet and addiction are claiming lives, so the plan was to change an entire culture, encouraging people to take control of their health. this could take decades to completely change the culture. the big push came from the local gp, but he now admits the task is greater than he first imagined. i was really naive, and simply thought, well, really all we need to do is connect this community back together again, the community's drifted apart over the last decade or two. it's been slow progress, but progress has certainly been made. and over the last year—and—a—half, we have seen some signs of positive change. walking football has helped derek tackle the depression and anxiety that left him feeling desperately alone. i've changed, particularly with my own life. i'm talking to my wife again now, where it was just blank, and i've took up cooking and stuff in the kitchen, and i do everything. where before i wasjust... virtually dead walking. the success or failure of what they are trying in fleetwood matters because so many other towns and communities right across the uk face similar problems, and the danger is the nhs itself could be overwhelmed by illnesses associated with our lifestyle — what we eat, what we drink, how much exercise we get and there are lessons here for the wider health service. it will be a long process, but this could be the best chance to improve the health prospects for the next generation in this town. dominic hughes, bbc news, fleetwood. it's been a glorious day on the weather front, with more sunshine to come tomorrow. retailers are hoping shoppers will be tempted, after the washout that was the easter bank holiday weekend. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers. what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers, and part—time gardeners. we've just moved back from living abroad for 20 years. we've got a garden that needs reinvigorating and some new plants. this is an opportunity, on a day like this, you're outside, but you're also doing something. and what will they be buying? why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they're back this weekend, and expected to fly off the shelves. retailers certainly need a good weekend, after a quarter in which a slew of high—profile shops and restaurants shut some stores or closed down entirely. i don't think one long bank holiday weekend of nice weather is going to make up for all of the problems that have taken place in the retail sector. it will go some way, and it will be a good weekend. but it's not going to change the structural changes that are going on, and a bad easter — and it was a particularly bad easter — is not going to be offset by one bank holiday weekend. but this month is unusual. it has two bank holidays, a tour de yorkshire, champions league and fa cup finals and the small matter of a royal wedding. they won't be repeated any time soon. with the weather considerably drier and warmer than it was on the last bank holiday weekend in easter, retailers will certainly be hoping to make hay while the sunshines. even if that means selling products that as consumers might not ordinarily consider. joe lynam, bbc news. stav danaos has the weather. and the cracking day across most of the uk. 26 central tour celsius in north london. lots of weatherwise pictures of unbroken blue skies. not sunny everywhere, part of the north—west of scotland saw thick cloud and outbreaks of rain. is all courtesy of this weather front which will continue to brush past the north—west of the country as we had through the night and even first in bank holiday monday morning. some low cloud and some missed again through the night but for most places is going to be another dry and clear one. temperatures falling into mid single figures across eastern parts of england, a little bit of missed, most towns and cities no lower than nine celsius. monday off on no lower than nine celsius. monday offona no lower than nine celsius. monday off on a dry, bright note as temperatures rising pretty quickly as we come very warm temperatures rising pretty quickly as we come very warm across england and wales through the afternoon. more clout across the north—west of scotland, maybe a little bit of work aloud and miss the best —— low cloud and missed. as we head on into tuesday with start to see this area of low pressure sending its weather front out across the uk, so it needs temperatures will start to fall across northern and western areas in particular. the weather front also producing outbreaks of rain, then scotland, maybe into north—west england and west and wales. for the eastern side of england, another sunny and very warm day. 2627. the cool at you see associated with this next area of low pressure will continue to make inroads across the country and this will have more to it, more energy and it will bring outbreaks of heavy rain to northern ireland and then into western parts of britain as it day wears through on wednesday. again, across the east and the south—east, you could hold on to some fairly warm weather again. temperatures around 20 degrees with the best of the sunshine. as this week continues, it will start to cool down from the west. some rain at times, the best of any sunshine across the south. frost this is bbc news, our latest headlines: divisions in the conservative party after business secretary, greg clark, insists the idea of a "customers partnership" with the eu is still on the table. messages of support for the former manchester united boss, sir alex ferguson, as he recovers from a brain haemorrhage. and the mother of a 17—year—old boy shot dead in