how do you personally see your role in covering climate change for bbc news? we are constantly looking for new things to say, but within the broader truth of what's happening with the climates. next week, for instance, i'm doing some reporting on soil. most people no idea that soil holds more carbon then there is in the atmosphere. soil holds more carbon than there is in trees. we have to keep looking for new angles and just keep stressing that this is an ongoing problem. roger harrabin, thank you so much. at least 250 people are now known to have died in the horrific bombings in sri lanka last sunday of the attacks and their aftermath have been widely reported on bbc news. but there were some reservations about some of that coverage. like most people, i was appalled by the acts of terrorism on easter sunday in sri lanka and the devastating loss of life. the close—up camera shots of women screaming for their children and grandchildren, the raw and visceral emotion was deeply unsettling, and ifelt i was intruding on private acts of grief. i appreciate how dif

simon jones, bbc news. more than 60 migrants have been allowed to disembark in the maltese capital valetta after four eu countries agreed to take them in. the ship had earlier been refused entry by malta, and also italy, saying it was libya's responsibility to take in the boat. the italian foreign minister has warned of a new wave of migrants if european nations get involved in the libyan conflict. catherine karelli reports. these migrants have been at sea off the coast of malta for nearly two weeks. but no longer. the passengers on board the alan kurdi rescue ship will now be redistributed between germany, france, portugal, and luxembourg. the maltese government isn't happy. it's standing firm in its refusal to take in any migrants, calling on other eu member states to step up. it says that the case was neither its responsibility nor its remit. italy's government also refused entry to the vessel. its ports have been closed to humanitarian ships since lastjune. thousands of migrants and refugees are trapped

adam hancock, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. into the wild — after months of pressure, russia agrees to release 100 whales being held in captivity. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today, it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: mass demonstrations continue in sudan. protesters call for the military to help them overthrow the president. theresa may continues to call for a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. this weekend marks 25 years since the rwandan genocide where 800,000 people were killed. tensions between the two ethnic groups in the african country the two ethnic groups in the african cou ntry started the two ethnic groups in the african country started long before, under

that's all from the bbc news at six. wejoin the bbc that's all from the bbc news at six. we join the bbc news teams where you are. goodbye. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: police release new images of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in northern ireland last week — and ask for help from the public in identifying him. lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit. her death has prompted politicians to step up their efforts to restore power—sharing in northern ireland. lyra symbolise the ireland and her tragic death be in vain. —— the new northern ireland. and her tragic death cannot be in vain. and retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1,200 jobs. libya says the brother of the manchester bomber — salman abedi — was about to be extradited to britain, but that's been halted because of heavy fighting around the capital, tripoli. britain's top civil servant demands that ministers co—operate — as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from th

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. laura: the head of sudan's military leadership has told the c the army won't use force against protesters who are demanding they give up power. this comes as african leaders textended the ultimatum f military to organize a return to civilian rule. a wave of mass demonstrations helped force president omar al-bashir from office earlier this month. nce then, protesters have continued to push for civilian rule, not military. from khartoum, fergal keane reports. fergal: the protesters still in place. so, too, ordered not to usehe force,oldiers. today their leader went on a persuasion offensive in his first interview with the international media. >> we don't want to rule the country at all. we just came to secure the country, not to run it. as soon as there is consensus today or tomorrow, we would hand over power. fergal: but here outside army headquarters, there is skepticism, fear that the military is trying to divide further an opposition that is struggled to deler a united political age

freya cole, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come — see how the other half lived — the private apartments used by marie antoinette are re—opened to the public. pol pot, one of the century‘s greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine‘s offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: in one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history, ti

amol rajan, bbc news. climate change activists say they plan to expand their protests from central london to heathrow airport tomorrow — just as the easter getaway begins. extinction rebellion are calling for the government to reduce the uk's greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025. and in a bbc documentary due to be broadcast tonight — 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and a warning — this report contains some distressing images. cheering blocking the streets, protesters from around the country descending on central london. rebellion! extinction rebellion leading another day of disruption. an attempt to force urgent action on climate change. this is the new wave of eco activism. it's giving climate change attention, but will it bring action? the campaigners here want greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to zero by 2025. scientists say it's a target that's virtually impossible to achieve. the united nations agrees that we need to get to zero carbon emissions but over a much longer

this is bbc news. the headlines: representatives of protesters in sudan have met military leaders in the capital, khartoum. the meeting came in response to a call for dialogue made by the country's third leader in as many days. a spokesman for the protesters told the bbc they insisted on the formation of a civilian government. the maltese navy has transferred more than 60 migrants from a german charity vessel to a maltese port — after a number of other eu countries offered to take them in. india has observed the centenary of a massacre by british troops that's seen as one of the darkest incidents of the colonial era. on april the 13th 1919, soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed people protesting against repressive laws in amritsar. now on bbc news — click.

amol rajan, bbc news. for a third day in a row, climate change activists from extinction rebellion have been protesting in central london. a goup gathered outside jeremy corbyn‘s home while others glued themselves to a carriage on the docklands light railway. so far, some 300 of them have been arrested. tom symonds is at oxford circus. this is normally one of the busiest bridges across the thames. extinction rebellion, a new, direct action protest group, hoped to take control of this and other key london locations for up to two weeks. well, today, the police moved in. we have an emergency here and i don't think we are causing any harm. using powers designed to balance the right to protest with the need to reduce disruption. the police are taking this extremely slowly, not least to keep the temperature under control. but also because they are starting to run out of police cells. we are here because humanity is facing extinction. i'm here as a peaceful protester. the government must take action. their dema

and coming up on bbc news... rugby australia says it intends to sack of one of its stars — israel folau, after he posted anti—lgbt comments saying "hell awaits" gay people. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the european union has agreed to delay brexit for another six months. the uk had been due to leave tomorrow, but after talks late into the night at a summit in brussels, eu leaders gave theresa may a flexible extension until the 31st of october, or earlier if mps do finally pass a brexit deal. it means the uk will now have to hold elections for the european parliament on may the 23rd, and, if it doesn't, it will crash out of the eu on the 1st ofjune. donald tusk, the eu council president, said he had a message for his british friends: "please do not waste from brussels, our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. it was appropriately the witching hourin it was appropriately the witching hour in brussels when this halloween deadline was set. the prime minister was forced to accept somethin

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. security forces loyal to the sudanese president have opened fire on protestors who've been demonstrating for months against his presidency. as the gunfire rang out, some soldiers also intervened to protect protesters. in a weekend of protests, at least six were killed. some hope the army will help topple 0mar al—bashir. anne soy reports. incredible scenes outside the army headquarters in khartoum. civilians in the military on one side, as the soldiers fired an unclear target. witnesses say they were responding to gunfire from security forces. that would be hugely significant at this point. gunfire then, celebrations follow as crowds surged forward. a soldier is filmed harming a civilian. do the day, this has been the mood in the streets of khartoum. —— through the day. and here's why the protesters are happy, the military has shown no opposition to them. but the army chiefs have not expressly declared their support for the protests either, at least not just yet. translation: —

fergal keane, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, has been arrested 7 years after taking refuge at the ecuadorian embassy in london. his lawyer says he‘s now facing extradition to the us, charged with publishing state secrets. theresa may tells mps she wants britain to leave the european union as soon as possible — after the eu delays the uk‘s departure until the end of october. there are celebrations in sudan, as 30 years of its dictator‘s rule come to an end. jack shepherd, who was convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the thames, has been jailed for an extra 6 months for fleeing the uk before he was sentenced to 6 years for the manslaughter of charlotte brown. he returned to the uk last night after 10 months on the run. shepherd pleaded guilty at the old bailey to breaching bail and absconding, as our correspondent helena lee reports. charlotte brown‘s family arrived at the old bailey this morning knowing they would finally see jack shepherd face justice, the day the

peter cook, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: sweden considers whether to reopen an investigation into allegations of rape made against wikileaks founderjulian assange. coming up, is this the future of recycling? would you sort your rubbish into seven different bin bags? coming up on bbc news, arsenal have launched an investigation after a social media video appeared to show a fan racially abusing the napoli defender kalidou koulibaly at the emirates stadium in the europa league last night. sudanese military leaders have sought to reassure protestors that they have no ambition to rule the country long—term, after they removed president 0mar al—bashirfrom office. the head of sudan's military political committee said elections would be held in the country following a transitional period of up to two years. demonstrators who fear the coup leaders are too close to the former president, remain camped out in the streets of the capital khartoum, and are calling for a more rapid move to democracy. paul a

mark easton, bbc news, nottingham. one of the world's critically endangered animals, the sumatran orangutan, is being killed in increasing numbers and could be extinct within two decades. that is the bleak warning from charities working to protect the animals, whose rainforest habitat faces unprecedented pressure. vast tracts of indonesia's tropical rainforest are being cleared for palm oil plantations. it is the world's most widely consumed vegetable oil found in processed foods, cosmetics, even biodiesel fuels. many adult orangutans are being killed by farmers, while their babies are traded as exotic pets. from sumatra, our correspondent mehulika sitepu sent this report. this rescue team has been told the wife of a soldier has been keeping a young orangutan as her pet. bom bom was kept in a cage for three years. they have agreed to hand him over. it's hard to watch. life with this family is all bom bom has known since his mother was killed. getting him to a rehabilitation centre is his only chance of freedom back in

ramzan karmali, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will hear from the man who has just completed the longest journey in an electric car, through a total of 33 countries. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today, it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: london has become the first city in the world to charge polluting vehicles for using its roads. president trump announces he's replacing the woman in charge of his border policy. the secretary for homeland security, kirsten nieljsen, says she's resigned with immediate effect. more on that story now. eric ham is a political analyst in washington. he told me why he thought president trump took this step. well, you have to

the bbc news app. exactly a week after the easter sunday bombings, church services in sri lanka have been cancelled, amid fears of further attacks. thousands of troops are searching for the islamist militants still at large. at least 15 people were killed in a raid on a safe house; it's understood the wife and daughter of the suspected ringleader of last week's atrocities were both wounded. yogita limaye reports. the search continues for those behind sri lanka's horror. police have been carrying out raids across the country. on friday, they followed a tip—off to this house, in the eastern city of sainthamaruthu. armed men were inside who set off an explosion. a gun battle followed, and the house burned down. more than a dozen died. women and children were caught up in the violence. among them are believed to be the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim — the alleged ringleader, he was one of two suicide bombers at the shangri la hotel. in a separate raid, police found a huge cache of bomb—mak

james landale, bbc news. commemorations are taking place in rwanda, 25 years after the genocide in which 800,000 people were killed. the president who led a rebel army that ended the fighting lit a remembrance flame at the kigali genocide memorial, where many of the victims are buried. ferdinand 0mondi has sent this report from kigali. atime to a time to mourn and reflect. the president and parts of his family, foreign ministers of state paid their respects at the kigali genocide memorial, where over 250,000 people are buried. they then let this flame, which will stay burning for the next 100 days to mark the time it took to kill nearly 1 million people. in 1994, there was no hope, only dark as. today, light, radiates from this place. in the first seven days of morning, no ceremonies are expected, no weddings, no loud music, not even loud cheering out football match will be countenanced. i am now taking part in the commemorative war, which is one of the events lined up for today. hundreds of citizens joining

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. 15 bodies, including those of six children, are found by sri lankan security forces after a gun battle with islamist militants. nearly 100 labour mps and meps, including shadow ministers, are demanding thatjeremy corbyn backs another referendum on any brexit deal. northern ireland politicians are being urged to deliver on power—sharing by the priest who received a standing ovation at lyra mckee‘s funeral. i get the sense that people want our politicians to move, and they want them to move now. and by that, i mean in terms of entering into those talks, and in a way that will actually bring a positive result at the end of them. cosmetics clinics offering "quick fixes" with treatments such as botox are accused of fuelling a mental health epidemic. and west ham beat tottenham 1—0, to end their 100% record at their new stadium. we'll have more on this and the rest of the day's sporting action in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc n

hugh pym, bbc news. environmental protestors have targeted financial institutions across london on the eleventh day of demonstrations across the city. supporters of the protest group extinction rebellion blocked roads around the treasury and the london stock exchange. our science editor david shukman joins us from the group's protest site at marble arch in central london. david, these protests have upset some people. where has it left the argument about how to deal with climate change? george, whether you admire the passion of the people here or resent the disruption they have caused, it is clear we have seenin have caused, it is clear we have seen in recent days are very original process, this series of non—violent, often good—humoured protest involving a wide range of people including lawyers and pensioners. more than 1000 of have been arrested, most recently in the city of london today you mentioned, as the demonstrations targeted financial institutions for their support forfossilfuels financial i

bbc news, jamaica. jane: the leaders of northss koa and ru have wrapped up their first summit in the port city of vladivostok. kim jong-un praised the talkss meaningful while vladimir putin securitygyang needs needs before it takes action on denuclearization. the summits came as talks broke down between trump and camen february. there are reports north korean officials tried to fill the united state $2 t million f medical treatment of american student otto warmbier. he was jailed in north korea in 2015 for allegedly trying to steal a propaganda poster. while in custody, he fell into a coma and died after being -- his return to the u.s. bill richardson spoke to my colleagues about the case. >> you we involved in trying outft otto warmbier north korea. did you know anything about this? >> no, it id not know. is delusional, it's crazy, it is typical of north korea. when i was there to get two t there in thes 1990's, they wanted the united states to pay for the ammunition to knock them down. this is another

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: police in sri lanka have made 13 arrests after a wave of bomb attacks on churches and hotels left more than 200 people dead. a government minister has told bbc news police were briefed about the threat ten days ago, but the prime minister wasn't informed. in ukraine, president petro poroshenko has conceded victory to his rival, the comedian volodymyr zelensky. exit polls suggest mr zelensky, with no previous experience of politics, has won a landslide majority. he stars in a ukrainian television show as a fictional president and is said to have won the presidential election with nearly three—quarters of the vote. this report from jonah fisher contains some flash photography. the latest episode of the volodymyr zelensky show started at the polling station. are you ready to be president? i don't know, the people will decide it in the evening. i'm ready. he doesn't, however, have any political experience, or, judging by his election campaign, that many ideas. the

♪ >> stacurious. ♪ [applause] >> and now, "bbc world news. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i amv laura yan. pushing for a delay and waiting for an answer.pr britain'e minister makes her case for a brexit extension brussels, still saying the earlier of the exit, the bter. prime min. may: i wanted to be able to leave the european union in a smooth and orderly way as soons possible. laura: the u.s. attorney general declares that the trump campaign was spied , and he is going to review what happened and why. plus, behold the first-ever images of a black hole. this picture from a distant galaxy has scientistexcited about what it could reveal. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television anre in americalso around the globe. european leaders are debating whher to give britain an extension for brexit, as the u.k.'s prime minister waits on the sidelines. theresa may went to br to ask for brexit to be postponed until the end of june. all 27 members must agree to the delay. just onebjection could veto the whole thing, and then britain would crash out o

tom burridge, bbc news. jane: earlier my colleagues katty kay and christian fraser spoke to the former chief of staff administration for their program "beyond 100 days." faa been asleep at the wheel on this one? >> they share some of the blame. let's go back to t original sin. the original sin is that this plane should never have been certified. in effect, cha the powerful engines change the structure of the aircraft. boeing was bragging about how fast they got it certified. once you do that, all the pressure you have pilot training, don't burden the airlines -- it was sold at minimal pilot training. they need to go back and look at whether that was a wise dision . the faa has been suffering from attrition of people for many, rs were doing more with less has been the mantra. they are to blame, but they don't have the capability to keep up especially with modern automation. katty: is there an insidious relationship between a major company like boeing and regulators? standing outside is very big offices in was

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm. 15 bodies, including those of six children, are found by sri lankan security forces after a gun battle with islamist militants. the labour leadership says it will decide next week whether to commit to back another referendum on any brexit deal in their european election manifesto. we would prefer to have a general election, but failing that, if we get that agreement, we're prepared to consider to put it to a confirmatory vote. but that is a decision the national executives of the party will make on tuesday. northern ireland politicians are being urged to deliver on power—sharing by the priest who received a standing ovation at lyra mckee‘s funeral. cosmetics clinics offering "quick fixes" with treatments such as botox are accused of fuelling a mental health epidemic. and west ham beat tottenham 1—0, to end their 100% record at their new stadium. we'll have more on this and the rest of the day's action in sportsday. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. s

and coming up on bbc news... the masters is under way at augusta, with northern ireland's rory mcilroy favourite to win the one major missing from his collection. good evening. the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, is tonight in prison after being arrested at the ecuadorian embassy in london, where he'd been living for the past seven years, after asylum was withdrawn. mr assange first took refuge there to avoid extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations, which have since been dropped. he now faces potential extradition to the us over the leaking of government secrets. he made headlines around the world in 2010, when wikileaks released footage showing us soldiers shooting dead iraqi civilians. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has this report. this was the momentjulian assange‘s seven years of self—imposed asylum came to an end. older, greyer perhaps, but still defiant, still protesting. after the ecuadorian authorities revoked his asylum and allowed in the police to arrest him for brea

this is bbc news. hello there. the weekend brought us some very mixed fortunes in terms of the weather. for many parts, it was pretty cloudy and drizzly, particularly in the north and east. there were some clear skies though further west. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday night in barnstaple, in devon. as we head through the day on monday then, still some mixed fortunes. a lot of dry and fairly sunny weather developing but there will be some rain around, particularly in the south. we've got a slow—moving weather front which is going to be with us for the next few days. here it is. during the day on monday it'll be draped from south—east england through parts of the midlands, wales up towards northern ireland. so it's ths zone that will stay quite cloudy. first thing in the morning, most of us looking frost—free butjust a touch of frost, i think, for some of the sheltered glens of scotland first thing. through the day, we keep that weak front, bringing some cloud and showers from southâ€

david sillito, bbc news. police in edinburgh say the shooting of an actor — who starred in the film trainspotting two — is being treated as murder. bradley welsh, who was a2, appeared alongside ewan mcgregor and robert carlyle as the gangland figure mr doyle in the film. the author of the trainspotting novels irvine welsh paid tribute on twitter, saying that his heart was broken. around 55,000 children in england have been moved between schools without explanation, suggesting difficult pupils are being deliberately removed, according to an education think—tank. the education policy institute looked at cases where pupils changed school without moving home. almost a quarter of the moves took place in 330 secondary schools. the government says it‘s illegal to exclude or remove children for academic reasons. here‘s our education correspondent sean coughlan. the education policy institute has been examining the numbers of children moving between secondary schools. it says, over five years, there have bee

pumza fihlani, bbc news, maputo. the headlines on bbc news. sri lankan security forces have detained the wife and child of the man believed to be the mastermind behind the wave of bomb attacks on easter sunday. the home office is being investigated after they revoked the visas of 30,000 foreign students, over claims they cheated in an english language exam. the labour party is to change its european election manifesto leaflets, saying it may support another referendum on any brexit deal. spaniards go the polls tomorrow in a fiercely—contested general election — the third in the past four years. the controversial far—right vox party is threatening to shake up spanish politics, but critics say its divisive message could set the country back decades. andy beatt reports. spain's third general election in just four years. with as many as 40% of voters still undecided ahead of sunday's vote, politicians of all colours have been campaigning hard. among them, the far—right populist party vox, enjoying a surge of support and hoping to upstage t

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: fears of a major confrontation in libya as a warlord approaches the capital. president trump has visited what he saysis president trump has visited what he says is the first part of his southern wall. earlier he rode back a threat to close the border with mexico. the england and spurs defender, danny rose, says he can't wait to end his career as a footballer because of the failure of the authorities to tackle racist abuse. racist chanting was directed at rose and other england players during the recent euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro. he says the way the problem is being tackled is a farce. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. today's question four foot bull: what can make a play at the height of his powers decide he's had enough? well, danny rose has enjoyed racism. most recently at england's aami montenegro. he does not believe that foot all is taking that issue seriously. they can only get find a little bit of money for being racist. it is a bit of a

this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: the cabinet office minister, david lidington, says the government and labour will both have to compromise as they look to break the deadlock over brexit. a leaked recording ofjeremy corbyn reveals that the labour party lost, mislaid or ignored evidence of anti—semitism in the party. the labour mp who made the recording says the handling of anti—semitic complaints should be taken away from the party altogether. there is no alternative but to have that independent investigation of complaints, otherwise there will not be an opportunity to start rebuilding the trust that we have lost. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. two children have been killed in texas, after a tornado caused a tree to hit their family car. good afternoon. theresa may's deputy says both the conservatives and labour will have to compromise, if their continuing talks over brexit are to end in an agreement. cabinet office minis

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6. the uk's shale gas commissioner resigns after only six months in thejob — blaming ministers for paying too much attention to the environmental lobby. from within you cannot really do much, but when you have government in such paralysis, you have to do something like this to make yourself heard. a woman is shot dead and three people injured at a calinfornina synagogue. a man — believed to have used an assault rifle — has been arrested. nicola sturgeon says no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. i'm setting out today our strategy to win our country's independence. still hoping britain won't take part in next month's european elections — the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis explains why. security fears in sri lanka result in church services cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. he has run quicker than anyone else before, including himself, cool winds the london marathon.

sarah smith, bbc news. stevie chalmers, the celtic forward who scored the winning goal in the 1967 european cup final, has died at the age of 83. commentaror: celtic have scored! -- commentator: celtic have scored! the victory was the first time a british side lifted the trophy — and was one of 12 honours chalmers won during his time at celtic. his death comes after the captain of that 67 team, billy mcneill, passed away last week. now, it is one of the most viewed moments of yesterday's london marathon — the runner who was trying to break a world record dressed as big ben but got stuck trying to cross the finish line. it turned out lukas bates' costume was also too big to get into the pub afterwards. so, he left it outside. but now his costume has gone missing as duncan kennedy reports. what you get when you mix this with this... the answer, of course, is this... the answer, of course, is this... lukas bates running not so much against the clock as as the clock! 26 miles, as the queen elizabeth tower,

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. laura: today the trump administration dignated the iran revolutionary guardor a terrorist organization. it is an unpleasant and move nst another country' military. the president says it is sending nationssign to other thinking of conducting business with the irgc. iran has one it will take reciprocal action. among those behind the announcement was the president of policy planning at the state government. the bbc's katty kay spoke to him earlier. katty: the statement suggests that the aim is to squeeze the iarevolutionary guard finay. i'm wondering what the long-term s of the united states i with the designation. it to get rid of the revolutionary guard completely, some kind of regime change in tehran? >> it's simply to deny the regime the revenue it needs to conduct its expansionifo and a violenign policy. since 2007, this regime has succeeded in expanding its footprint from lebanon, iraq, syria, bahra. we need to be doing everything we can to weaken the regime and the irgc. it is ver

anne soy, bbc news. prosecutors in sweden are considering whether to reopen an investigation into a rape allegation againstjulian assange. the wikilea ks founder was arrested on thursday, when ecuador revoked his asylum at its embassy in london, after nearly seven years. the us wants him extradited to face charges of conspiracy to hack a government computer. but, here in the uk the opposition labour party says he shouldn't be sent to america for having exposed evidence of us atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. here's tom symonds. swedish prosecutors have been pursuing julian assange for years about rape, coercion and molestation allegations. he took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. eventually, the prosecutors stopped trying to question him. but when the metropolitan police dragged him into custody, they got a second chance. they have until next august to restart the rape investigation. assange fought not to go to sweden because he was worried sweden would extradite him to the us. now britain's consideri

this is bbc news. the headlines: police in sri lanka investigating a series of devastating bomb attacks which killed more than 200 people in churches and luxury hotels have made 13 arrests. a curfew's in place and social media curbed. the authorities say most of the coordinated blasts were suicide attacks. the comedian and actor volodymyr zelensky has won a landslide victory in ukraine's presidential election. full results are not yet in but his rival, the incumbent petro poroshenko, acknowledged defeat after exit polls showed mr zelensky had won about 70% of the vote. the leaders of the protests that led to the ousting of sudan's former president say they have suspended talks and cooperation with the transitional military council that's running the country. they urged demonstrators to continue their peaceful sit—ins until a transition to a civilian government was achieved.

sarah walton, bbc news. a woman remains in police custody, following the death of a 10—year—old boy, who was attacked by a dog in cornwall. police were called to the scene at a caravan park in looe yesterday morning. the 28—year—old woman is being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control. the animal involved was described as a bulldog—type breed. the organisers of street protests in sudan have held meetings with senior military figures to demand civilian rule in the country. president bashir, who led sudan for almost 30 years, was ousted by the military three days ago. generals have promised a transition to democratic government within two years, but protesters have rejected the offer. dame rosalind marsden is an associate fellow at chatham house and the former british ambassador to sudan. she gave us her assessment of the stand—off in the country. i think we are at a very critical moment now in this political drama thatis moment now in this political dr

this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories: a race against time — president trump urges people to vaccinate after two universities are quarantined to try to contain an outbreak of measles. anger replaces sorrow in sri lanka in the wake of the church bombings. the prime minister tells the bbc he wasn't aware of the warnings. what you do when you are out the loop? you are talking about not being in the loop? you are the prime minister, you are number two on the national security council. two years after the manchester arena bombing, libya tells the bbc it's cyclone kenneth strikes mozambique, just weeks after idai — 200km/h winds hit the country. and a new exhibition opens exploring the life and work of maverick cinematic genius stanley kubrick. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has urged americans to be immunised against measles, despite previously casting doubt on the vaccination. health officials believe the recent rise in people contracting the virus is partly connected to misinformation abou

tom symons, bbc news. the schools watchdog, 0fsted, says councils in england have spent tens of thousands of pounds putting excluded children in centres that are not legally registered as schools. up to 6,000 pupils have been found attending establishments suspected of operating outside the law, including some religious centres. the government has promised to give 0fsted stronger powers to tackle the problem. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. classrooms... two years ago, the inspectors arrived here. i went with them as they investigated, finding children excluded from mainstream schools. we agreed not to name it, to protect vulnerable children. we have cause to suspect that an unregistered school is being run at the premises here. 0k. crumbling buildings, no facilities, no teachers, but still, the local council sent children here. that just means that children won't be having their learning they need. it means they won't be preparing for exams, which will affect their life chances, then and al

this is bbc news. the headlines: american prosecutors have announced charges againstjulian assange, of wikileaks, and the uk government must now decide whether to extradite him. he was taken into custody when ecuador withdrew the protection of its embassy in london after nearly seven years. he faces conspiracy charges in the us related to one of the biggest ever leaks of government secrets. thousands of protestors have been rallying in sudan despite a curfew, and the military coup which has removed long—time president omar al—bashir. after 30 years of dictatorial rule, a military council is now in charge in khartoum. a french court has ruled in favour of a farmer who blames the us biotechnology firm, monsanto, for his health problems. paul francois says he became ill after inhaling a now—banned weedkiller made by monsanto. he has accused the company of giving insufficient safety warnings.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story. the sri lankan government has sharply lowered the number of people it says were killed in easter sunday's attacks. it now says 253 people died, that's more than a hundred fewer than the previous figure. the defence minister has resigned, saying the country's security institutions had failed to do theirjob. the uk has warned against ‘all but essential travel‘ to sri lanka. in christchurch — prince wiliam has delivered a powerful messsage on defeating extremism. he also praised new zealanders for their compassion in the aftermath of the mosques attacks which claimed 50 lives. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the cast of the 25th james bond film, has been announced. daniel craig will play 007 for the fifth time. the oscar—winning star of bohemian rhapsody, rami malek, will play the villain. and the top story in the uk: the protest group extinction rebellion have targeted financial institutions across london on the 11th day of demonstrations across the city. supporters block

this is bbc news. the uk prime minister has asked to delay the brexit process, this time until the 30th ofjune. eu leaders however have voiced a reluctance to grant any extension without a clear plan from the british government. meanwhile, after three days of discussions designed to break the impasse, the oppostion labour party has criticised the government's approach saying they've not come up with any changes to the current brexit deal. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports from westminster. it's a race against time, brexit. just not enough time. the pm's deputy still talking to labour today. not saying much though. lovely weather today, isn't it? some tories hate even talking to labour, though it's all going nowhere fast. here was labour's chief whip. what could break the brexit deadlock? we've received something from the government which we're looking at now. really? what was that then? a piece of paper. a while inside, then out again. you know i can't say anything and i don't want to spe

tom symons, bbc news. in the 2016 us presidential election, the wikileaks website released emails which damaged hillary clinton's campaign. commenting on news of his arrest, mrs clinton said he should "answer for what he's done". joining me now from washington is our correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. how likely is he to face charges? it's important to realise that the only charge brought against him at the moment is in relation to the hacking of a pentagon computer and state department computers through and with the help of chelsea manning backin and with the help of chelsea manning back in 2009 and 2010. nothing in the us indictment at the moment mentions the 2016 general election oi’ mentions the 2016 general election or indeed anything else. but the speculation here is rife that other charges will be brought, and hillary clinton was asked whether that should happen at an event in new york city. it is clear from the indictment that came out, it is not about punishing journalism, it is about assisting the

caroline rigby, bbc news. earlier, our uk political correspondent rob watson gave his thoughts on the likelyhood that theresa may might bring her deal back before parliament for a fourth time and what that deal might look like. there wouldn't be any change in the substance, but i guess two things might have changed. that is, mps won't have been able to find an alternative — although who knows, they may have another vote on wednesday — and of course the other thing that is happening is that the clock continues to tick down to a no—deal brexit on april the 12th. i don't have any doubt that if she can, theresa may will bring her deal back because everyone watching needs to understand theresa may has certainly convinced herself, if not all the politicians, that her deal is the best and only way to deal with the results of the referendum in 2016. the question is though, could it really get through parliament on a fourth attempt? in some ways, what has happened in the last few hours is not helpful to theresa m

sima kotecha, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright, who's in westminster. the housing crisis, it's a hot political issue, is the rental sector a new front in all this? we are used to the government promising to build the housing crisis by building more homes for people to buy but homeownership has dropped by 10% in the last decade and politicians have certainly spotted this. they know that many more of their voters are living in private rented accommodation in their rights and protections have not kept pace. so in the last year or two we have seen government and opposition parties jousting over policies, targeted at tenants bust up in automotive, labour announced a raft of new ideas from ending no fault evictions to giving city is the power to cap rents, to have rent control. today, james brokenshire accepted the housing market had not kept up with the explosion in the rental sector. this is a consultation being announced today to change the law will require a bill that will need t

amol rajan, bbc news. inflation was unchanged last month, at 1.9 per economists had expected a slight increase. lower food prices offset higher prices for clothes and petrol. the liberal democrats have announced their candidates for the european elections. the pro—european party will campaign for another referendum on eu membership, in the hope of persuading voters to back remain. the party leader, sir vince cable, has called for anti—brexit parties to work together, saying it would be better if they were ‘fighting under the same banner‘. the court of appeal has rejected a challenge by the royal opera house, against a previous ruling in favour of a viola player, whose hearing was damaged during a rehearsal. christopher goldscheider was sitting in front of the brass section of the orchestra. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, sent this update from outside the royal opera house in london for years there's been protection from noise regulations for workers, but there's been a sort of myth that so