and it's notjust in iraq and syria. is has active franchises in afghanistan, in libya, egypt's and beyond. and, yes, there will be more attacks in the west, too. now, we can't always say that the attacks were planned or commissioned by the group, but that's not the point. the point is that the ideology alone is enough to inspire those attacks. and the ideology is very much alive. to understand why, just look at the places where it started. syria's civil war is not yet over. iraq is still divided, too. then there's everyone else with an interest in the region. america, russia, iran, turkey, all with their own different agendas. and you have splits along sectarian lines, along ethnic lines, along regional lines. and as long as those rivalries exist, the middle east is going to remain a deeply unstable place. fertile ground for those who don't mind mixing extreme violence with a narrow, medieval version of islam. and remember, groups like is, like its predecessors, were able to cause mayhem without actually occupying any t

now, one of the sisters, zara, had already had a son in london when she travelled to syria. she gave birth to two of the children subsequently, while also has two sons, one of whom was born in britain. that means between them they have five children. now, if this story is correct that the british government has strip them of their citizenship, the question is what happens to the children. the home secretary, sajid javie, has been very clear that when he makes this decision to revoke citizenship of those who have gone to join islamic state, he says their rights are unaffected and preserved, but if these children need to come back to these children need to come back to the uk, as their mothers want them to, how is that going to be done if the two sisters, their mothers, i know longer british citizens? are they split from their mothers does they split from their mothers does the government actually say in this case we will allow the mothers to come back as well? well, clearly these are complicated and difficult issues but the government's policy and strategy here is under criti

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

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

aleem maqbool sent this report from northeastern syria. it is the syrian democratic forces who raise their flag over baghouz today — the final slither of territory recaptured from the islamic state group. undoubtedly a moment of triumph for the local forces who have sacrificed so much in the fight. "we are gathered here, sons of this great country," says kino gabriel from the sdf, "to confirm our total victory over the islamic state group and their fall." the land has been won back after a major offensive earlier this week with syrian forces advancing on the ground backed by air strikes from the us—led coalition. but throughout, while marking the significance of the achievement, have been the voices of caution. we still have much work to do for an enduring defeat of isis. we have been clear that the campaign is not over. isis or daesh remains a significant threat in the region, the united states, our partners, and our allies. the land has been won back after a major offensive earlier this week with syrian forces advancing on the ground

his mother travelled to syria as a 15—year—old in 2015. the home office had recently taken the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum two and a half weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jarrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mother said her two other children had already died at the end of last year. losing my children, the way i lost them, i don't want to lose this baby as well, and this is really not a place to raise children, this camp. now, medical staff in the roj camp where she's living and the local military forces, the sdf, have confirmed to the bbc that her baby died on thursday in a nearby hospital, after having breathing difficulties. he's already been buried. the family are devastated. the family are not surprised. there were concerns about the child's welfare. shamima has lost her food card, she's made that quite clear, and wasn't able to feed herself, let

you look at iraq and syria and you see they. you look at iraq and syria and you see a they. you look at iraq and syria and you see a lot of people are now living in decimated cities, they actually do not see the coalition against isis, the 17 nation coalition, as necessarily being on their side. 80% of the city of raqqa was destroyed. the city of mysore. it would be easier to rebuild them in some other location. —— mosul. so it is hard to think those planes up above were on their side. added to that, donald trump, he was announcing that us forces were going to leave and leave them vulnerable and also, within a conflict between turkish forces on the one hand, the syrian regime and, of course the kurds, who performed the lame shed of those forces fighting isis in syria. you touched on the demographics. there is a $25 million bounty on big daddy. he has not been seen for a long time. -- the ice leader. there is no proof he has been caught in the strikes. he has gone to ground. it is a part of what isis will build to demonstrate that it has lasted longer than the entirety of

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. so what's been the international reaction to the elimination of so called islamic state in syria? in a statement, president trump was typically strident about the development. he said isis‘s loss of territory is further evidence of its false narrative. they are losers and will always be losers. we will remain vigilant by aligning global efforts to fight isis until it is finally defeated. meanwhile, the british prime minister theresa may said on twitter: also taking to twitter, nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg said: he said nato remains committed to our common fight against terrorism. joining me from kent in southern england is diana darke, syria specialist and author of ‘the last sanctuary in aleppo‘ and ‘my house in damascus.‘ bulky forjoining us. bulky for joining us. i bulky forjoining us. i spotted one of your last tweets on this development. you wrote that was the easy pa rt development. you wrote that was the easy part now the battle will be much tougher. what di

the american military intervention in iraq and syria and libya and other places. we're not going to go back to thatjust now, that point has been heard. maria, what then — we've heard about the regional dimension of this, but what about the global ideological dimension if some of these fighters... we've seen president trump saying, take your fighters back to europe, and a lot of european governments, including the uk government, not actually wanting to take them back. is there a risk of the permeation, as trump puts it? i think the real risk is that we have these two — coming back to the mirror metaphor — we have isis and white supremacist movement in a kind of terrorist guerilla war, which is being used by national governments and becoming part of a geopolitical struggle. i remember the huntington book, the clash of civilisations, which was supposed to set out a path for american power in the world after end of the cold war, what was the grand battle that america was going to be part of? i feel like we are seeing a guerilla version of that battle taking shap

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. an operation in norway to rescue more than 1,000 people from a cruise ship in stormy seas is continuing into the night. the first passengers have already been airlifted to safety. the viking sky sent out a distress call after suffering an engine failure off the southwestern coast. an eyewitness says the ship is being battered by waves up to ten metres high. all 1300 passengers are expected to be taken off the ship, one by one. earlier, i spoke to the travel journalist, 0dd roar lange, from the scene in norway who described how the rescue operation unfolded. the rescue work is still going on. it's five helicopters flying in and out. the ship is about two kilometres away, out to sea and it is still blowing away. the waves are even more heavy than earlier today because the wind direction is changing. so this is a very, very difficult rescue operation going on now. where are the people being taken to? have you spoken to or seen any of them? yeah, yeah. they are taken to a sports hall abou

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

what about syria's future economically. what will happen to the country, which has really been destroyed, in many ways. well you should ask. the real struggle that is going to continue is an economic struggle. bashar al—assad has won the battle in many ways for syria. but economically he cannot reconstruct the 2019 budget he has put together. it isa the 2019 budget he has put together. it is a little bit less than $9 billion. that is smaller than the budget of lebanon lord jordan, which are much smaller countries. 0nly budget of lebanon lord jordan, which are much smaller countries. only $1 billion has been allocated for reconstruction. most international agencies are saying it will take half $1 trillion to rebuild syria. that tells you something of the terrible situation syria is in. the western countries, they are putting crushing sanctions on assad to bring him down economically when they could bring him down militarily. this means that the war will continue in an economic arena. and the syrian people are going to be l

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. the prime minister has also been talking about this today. she has issued a statement in which she says... a teenager has been stabbed and killed in west london. scotland yard say the victim, believed to be a 17—year—old boy, was found seriously injured after reports of a fight outside a block of flats in union lane, isleworth. earlier we heard from our news correspondent jane—frances kelly from the scene. a crime scene tent is still behind me, that is where the teenager was found last night. officers were called at about 10:35pm after reports of a fight. they found a 17—year—old boy with serious wounds, stab wounds. they gave him first aid, an ambulance arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. the detective fronting the investigation said that the teenager earlier had been at nearby syon park with a group of people and that a car pulled up, a group of males got out and they chased him from syon park to this block of flats where the attack took place. the mayor of l

the latest scenes in syria as families flee the chaos. the humanitarian crisis deepens and some of those seeking sanctuary are foreign—born women who supported i asked. --is. now the bbc has learned more of the british women who went to syria have been stripped of their citizenship. they are called reema and zara iqbal, from east london. they left for syria in 2013 and, between them, they have five children. amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprived them of their citizenship in her last year in power. the home office stripped british nationality from more than 100 terrorism suspects in 2017. it is not yet clear how many more the current home secretary has kept out. with more reports of children trapped and cams through no fault of their own, questions have been asked about whether ministers are properly considering their fate. shamima begum stripped of her citizenship after her baby boy was born in a syrian camp, he died days ago. today ministers have defended not doing anything to try to rescue the child. this is a war zone. the

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

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

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

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

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. in the united states, there are calls for the full publication of the report into alleged collusion between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign. special counsel robert mueller submitted his long awaited report yesterday after a two—year inquiry. republicans claim it vindicates president trump. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. for months, the special counsel robert mueller has been investigating the election of a president to the fury of donald trump. and with this final report now delivered, this man, the us attorney general, is deciding what should be made public. william barr left for the department ofjustice this morning. he is hoping to be able to release mr mueller‘s main findings this weekend. the key questions are whether the trump campaign colluded with russia during the 2016 election and whether the president tried to obstruct justice. donald trump didn't appear too worried today. he was golfing at one of his courses in florida and he has

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in north—eastern syria. and you can find much more on the conflict in syria and our website, including an analysis of where the victims of war crimes will receive justice. that another top stories, justice. that another top stories, just go to the website and you can also download the bbc news app. the maker of the medication oxycontin, purdue pharma, has reached a $270 million settlement in a lawsuit which claimed its opioids lead to the deaths of thousands of people. the state of oklahoma brought forward the suit to the drug maker, which is owned by the billionaire sackler family. the settlement is the first from a wave of lawsuits that accused the company of marketing painkillers and helping to create the opioid epidemic in the us. here's john sopel with more. oxycontin came to the market in 1996 and it was seen as a major breakthrough in chronic pain management. it was massively over prescribed, but its addictiveness was underestimated, it's alleged. and nowadays, drug opioid is accounting for 150 deaths

our correspondent is in northern syria for us now. it looks very calm and peaceful where you're standing. but that has been an area of intense fighting in recent months. yes and we have been here over the past couple of weeks or so, and last weekend we were told there was still 5000 people potentially inside that area and that last on clave of the islamic state group, while earlier this week we saw with our own eyes a terrible onslaught, huge offensive against the final on clave through the night and then through the day. hours of bombardment at the camp. and it was felt by forces leaving the front line, in those days they we re the front line, in those days they were telling us that the territory had pretty much been one back and that clashes that remained in recent days would just be against individual militants were hiding in a very complex tunnel network in and around the area and that appears to have been what has been going on in the past couple of days. as well as a clean—up operation to remove unexploded ordinance and potent

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

in syria, where a final assault is expected soon. over the past six years the so—called islamic state caliphate has shrunk from the size of britain to less than a square mile on syria's border with iraq. the syrian democratic forces today paused military operations to allow the last civilians to leave. many travel to camps for the displaced and those facilities are now overwhelmed with people. joining me from damascus is dr fran equiza — the unicef representative in syria. thanks forjoining us. we have been talking especially about the death of the two and a half week baby son of the two and a half week baby son of the two and a half week baby son of the british teenager shamima begum and she was in a camp in north—eastern syria, what are conditions like in these camps, which ijust said, are now overwhelmed with people who have fled different cities? thank you for having me. we have seen in the camp that there were 10,000 people leaving in november, now it is 60,000 people. a huge number of people coming from baghouz where peop

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

quentin somerville, bbc news, deir ez—zour, syria. the us is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads them to hamza bin laden, son of 0sama bin laden, who ran the islamist militant group al qaeda and approved the 9/11 terror attacks. american officials believe hamza was groomed as his father's successor and is emerging as a key leader. it's thought he's on the afg han—pakistan border. 0ur washington correspondnt chris buckler has more on the intelligence effort to track him down and challenge al qaeda. they believe he could be in afghanistan, he could be in pakistan, they've also talked about iran, but what is very clear from what they're saying is that they believe he is a threat and he is someone of concern to the united states. and, certainly, since his father's death back in 2011, when 0sama bin laden was killed in that operation in pakistan, he is someone who has made threats against the us, both audio and video threats that have been posted on the internet, and there seems to be this concern for the al-

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

but came to syria. exactly. around 2500 children born to mothers who are owed an obligation from their own states. we can't keep passing this problem around. if you are a citizen of a country you remain that country's responsibility. but notjust 2500 of foreign nationals — we also found 50 children completely unaccompanied without anyone to look after them and they are of course not in the spotlight but they are the number one concern of save the children. kirsty mcneill there. we can cross live now to paris where yellow vest protestors are at charles de gaulle airport. a few moments ago there was a man in a fez who was dancing around. the mid seems very cheerful, in contrast to some of the protests. this is the seventh weekend in succession opponents of president macron have demonstrated. they wear these yellow vests because all drivers in france are required to carry them. originally this was a protest about fuel pricing and it has of course become a much wider protest now expressing frustration abo

more civilians have emerged from baghouz, the last village still held by the islamic state group in syria. at least four trucks carrying people left the village on saturday. over the past six years the is caliphate has shrunk from the size of britain to less than a square mile on syria's border with iraq. the syrian democratic forces are poised to resume theirfinal push on the area. lebo diseko reports. they had left the final stronghold of these so called islamic state, women and children evacuated out of baghouz nagl surged as they arrive in territorian held by the us backed syrian defence forces. the western backed kurdish arab fighters are poised to launch their final assault on the tiny enclave which is all thatis on the tiny enclave which is all that is left in is control. but they have been waiting for the families to leave. thousands have done so in recent days, with more reported to have left on saturday, loaded onto at least four trucks. the same fighters waiting to begin their final assault on what's left of is land are also those trying to get civilians to safety. translation:

quentin somerville, bbc news, northern syria. the test flight of a possible new capsule for taking us astronauts into space, has gone well. the dragon vehicle, has successfully docked with the international space station. it was launched yesterday by california s spacex company, but still needs approval from nasa, before it can transport humans. on its current mission, it's carrying a test dummy, and 90 kilograms of supplies. i'm joined now by mark mccorkrun, from the european space agency. good to have you with us. hell us about the test flight and what repercussions it may have and its significance. it is an important step to getting another route to get back to the space station. at the moment everybody who gets there across the space partnership, nasa, the russians, japanese and others, use the soyuz space aircraft which are relatively old and limited. now we are in the position with this demonstration flight, hopefully the next flight in july will carry two astronauts and open the door to carrying up to seven astronauts at a

i am just it is not on the ground in northern syria... i amjust asking... it is not on the ground in northern syria... iamjust asking... iwill not give advice simply because we know it is a difficult issue and because nato allies have different views on that. turkey has one view and if the us another. the fact that the us and turkey are sitting down and talking on how to address the specific situation in northern syria. the broadest picture we have made great achievements in the fight against isis. the fight is not over. we need to continue to fight daily ash in the middle east and other areas. we need to train local forces so they can look after their own country better. you allude to the very real political problems between turkey and the united states, two key members. turkey is intent on buying russian s 400 missiles at that very sophisticated missiles which the americans believe would fundamentally compromise their security as part of the nato alliance. are you worried about that missile purchase? that is a difficult issue because we

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

she fled syria in 2014. first of all, i believe your family is in first of all, i believe your family isina first of all, i believe your family is in a assad held area. what are they telling you about whether they are encountering islamic state fighters there? thank you for having me. first, there are no islamic state fighters under assad territory, however they have been relocated to close areas in the eastern side of the area, where a lot of religious 90s reside. however, the situation under assad areas is very about people living there, especially economically and there, especially economically and the human rights situation. —— minorities. for example, the oil is not reaching people, particularly in the winter and the heat, people are not able to access basic everyday life needs like his, like electricity, and however, when it comes to isis, they have been relocated recently, many sources say, from inside of the city, which is inside the south of syria and many other sources in the north say that the

earlier, i spoke to dr fran equiza, the unicef representative in syria. he says harsh conditions in the camps are having deadly consequences. so far there are 106 people dead. it isa so far there are 106 people dead. it is a very, very harsh winter with cold and not the proper at support in the camp. some of them are so wea k in the camp. some of them are so weak that any compensation in the health condition may end in a fatal casualties. and is unicef, is the camps getting any outside help from the international community? some people are working in the camps. they are working in different sectors, save the children, they make sure people receive the support that they deserve a riding to the camp. —— arriving in the camp. let's get some of the day's other news. the mexican navy says it's seized six tons of illegal drugs in operations off the coast of the state of sonora in north—west mexico. a mexican sailor descended from a helicopter onto boats that had been hidden under camouflage. night vision released by the navy also shows sailors boarding a

the child of shamima begum — the british teenager who joined the islamic state group — has died in syria. new satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggests north korea may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. the american actorjussie smollett faces new charges following claims he falsely reported that he was a victim of a hate crime. venezuela's power cut crisis continues and leaves crucial services paralysed. the government says it's sabotage carried out by the opposition. and international women's day ends in a face—off in istanbul. police and security forces say the march was unauthorised. welcome to bbc news. friends of shamima begum's family say it is shocking that britain did not protect her new born baby which has died in a syrian detention camp. the teenager who ran away to join the islamic state group has been stripped of her uk citizenship. she had already lost two babies and had wanted to return to britain. daniel sandford reports. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum 2.5 weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jerrah. in his short life,

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

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