welcome to bbc news, i'm tom donkin. our top stories: a desperate search and rescue effort in colombia — bad weather hampers efforts after a landslide kills more than 200. power politics in venezuela — president maduro claims the credit as the supreme court reverses its decision to strip the congress of its authority. as britain vows to protect gibraltar during brexit negotiations — spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory. and after he was lost for words, bob dylan finally collects his nobel prize for literature. hello and welcome.

a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 2000 people dead. than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene — but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy. " sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled

buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the emergency services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. the red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. dimitri 0'donnell is a journalist based in bogot. and earlier he spoke to my colleague, alpa patel. the rescue operation just started a couple of hours ago. it is early days trying to get people out from under the rubble. there are likely to be more than 200 injuries as well. so far the authorities have taken out more than 100 bodies. that includes adults, women and children. the 1000 soldiers have been deployed to mocoa. this is likely one of the biggest

tragedies to hit this province, mocoa, south—west colombia, in its history. one of the biggest tragedies. and we can see why. the pictures show a devastating scene. how are the rescue teams able to reach those in need? it is quite difficult at the moment. the three rivers converged overnight after severe swelling and it wiped out everything in its path. you have trees overturned, cars and of course complete devastation for residents, some residents, who have lost all of their personal belongings and their homes. 17 neighbourhoods have been affected in mocoa. that is because 30% of the average monthly rainfall fell just overnight and that is what led to this devastating might and landslide that converged in mocoa overnight. so it is a very tough task for the rescue teams. they have more than 1000 soldiers deployed to the region.

and santos says he will not give up until everyone alive will be pulled out from the rubble. he has committed whatever resources needs to be sent to mocoa will be sent. the supreme court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the opposition—led congress of its powers. it follows a surprise intervention by president nicolas maduro. despite the announcement, hundreds of venezuelans marched in the capital — caracas — to protest against the original decision. will grant has the story. whether it was a risky game of brinkmanship or an embarrassing u—turn, the controversial power grab by the supreme court in venezuela has been reversed. following a late—night session of the state security council president maduro said a resolution to the crisis had been found. translation: we have reached an important agreement to solve this controversy and i can tell you by reading the statement and by the publication of the corrections of sentences,

155 and 156, this controversy has been overcome. and not a moment too soon. tempers in caracas already frayed after years of economic chaos and food shortages had begun to flare over this latest political crisis. translation: i am protesting because i do not have freedom. i am protesting for fear of what is happening in my country. and i am protesting for my children. i have two children and i want freedom for them. translation: right now we have a government that has our country cut off, a country in which we are practically on our knees. 0ur venezuela is so pretty, so beautiful and yet today the government wants all the people to kneel before them. the origins of this controversy date back to the legislative elections which handed control of the national assembly to the opposition. however, it is a very current crisis over the democracy venezuela itself, played out internationally as well as at home.

the organisation of american states, country after country, urged mr president maduro government to examine the path it was taken and it is not clear whether the reversal was based on that or on internal pressures , or some combination of the two. so, for now the supreme court has stepped back from the brink. but several key questions remain. will the national assembly be able to carry out its work without further judicial interference? and many venezuela ns are asking what it says about the separation of powers in the country that the supreme court would first make this ruling and then overrule it apparently under the president's orders. at least the immediate crisis seems to have been averted and, the government hopes, with it the threat of further violent protests. in other news: the president of paraguay, horacio cartes, has sacked the interior minister and the chief of police after violent protests on friday over moves to allow

the president to run for a second term in office. the protesters stormed the congress and set fire to the building. the authorities have also arrested four police officers after one of the protesters was killed. a huge south korean cargo ship with 2a people on board has gone missing in the south atlantic after sending out a distress call. a spokesman for the uruguayan navy, which coordinated a search, said the freighter was believed to have sunk. there are reports that two sailors have been spotted on a life raft. the russian poet, yevgeniy yevtushenko, has died in the united states at the age of 8a. he came to prominence in the soviet union of the 1960s. he is best—known for his epic work, babi yar. it commemorates one of the worst nazi atrocities of the second world war, in which 30,000 jews and other prisoners were killed in the ukrainian capital kiev.

the uk government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations. richard lister reports. this rock looming up from the med is casting a shadow over britain's brexit talks, and the people of gibraltar are also wondering what the future holds. they voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of taking the territory back. just this week, theresa may said that wouldn't happen. we are absolutely steadfast in our support of gibraltar and its people and its economy. 0ur position has not changed. but the european council position has changed. in its draft negotiating guidelines, it says after the uk leaves the union, no agreement between the eu and the uk may apply to the territory of gibraltar

without the agreement between the kingdom of spain and the uk. translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. we won't accept any agreement that undermines spain's position on gibraltar‘s sovereignty or that harms spain's economic interests. and madrid has other grievances, too, like gibraltar‘s low tax economy enabling the smuggling of cheap cigarettes into spain. brexit mayjust have given the spanish a bit more negotiating leverage, to the annoyance of politicians on the rock. these are draft guidelines, but already we see spain making the moves that people were expecting she might have made up five minutes to midnight with an agreement ready. she's doing it now and, frankly, i think it's singling out gibraltar unfairly. theresa may's letter triggering article 50 and the brexit process did mention northern ireland's border with the irish republic,

but not that of gibraltar with spain. critics have said that was a mistake which emboldened the spanish. and a spanish veto could mean choppy waters ahead. spain hasn't been shy of confronting britain in the past here over fishing rights off the gibraltar coast. so will britain be more likely to compromise on gibraltar in the interests of a bigger eu deal? it's absolutely wrong that any future free—trade agreement or any future security bilateral arrangements or anything else should depend on britain giving some concession to madrid over gibraltar. let me tell you, that will not happen. spain is putting gibraltarfirmly in the middle of britain's road to brexit, raising the question of what other eu member states may demand from the uk as the price of a deal. let's get more reaction on this, in a moment we'll hear from london, but first some analysis

from brussels. the eu side to view this as an unfriendly act but as the logic of brexit. spain has always disputed the sovereignty of gibraltar. while the sovereignty of gibraltar. while the uk has been inside the union it has been able to prevent that bean reflect that on official wallasey —— been able to. the 27 members said spain had lobbied hard and it will apply to a future trade deal. spain getting some bill etheridge. downing street says they are committed to gibraltar and that it is not for sale. what can britain do about it?

british members of parliament will raise the issue on wednesday. further down the line britain can talk tartt with spain during negotiations. —— hard. when the diplomatic weight started to spend, it is clear quite fragile things could be put in danger. it is revealed that some of donald trump's team are worth a lot of money. all in all, an estimated net worth

of $12 billion. we knew that president trump surrounded himself with people like him — rich people who work in the real estate world, the investment world, who work in entertainment. a lot of the people who have come into the white house and who are serving him have maintained many of those assets, a lot of that well. a lot of that wealth. and here it is the public disclosure forms that show how much these people are worth. for the people who supported president trump, i think that they are thrilled with who he has brought

in and who they have around him as his key advisers. they see these people as essentially trying to turn the american economy around, help them become just as rich as they are. at this point in time the political support president trump maintains from his original base is still there. the folks who didn't vote for him, who voted for hillary clinton, see this as a huge scandal. at this point in time it is a very similar divide as we had back in november. we have never seen anything like this from a president of the united states with this much wealth in this many different places in the united states and around the world. 0bviously lyndonjohnson had a radio station in texas and jimmy carter, famously, his peanut factory in georgia, but nothing to the extent with the amount of investment and assets from president trump and the people around him that we are seeing in the white house right now. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: bob dylan finally

accepts his nobel prize for literature in sweden — at a secret ceremony. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel.

this is bbc world news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: bad weather is hampering search and rescue efforts in colombia, where more than 200 people have been killed in a landslide. the supreme court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the opposition—led congress of its powers, following a surprise intervention by president nicolas maduro. officials in australia warn that swollen rivers are still threatening tens of thousands of people in queensland and new south wales. the floods came in the aftermath of tropical cyclone debbie. logan mayor luke smith joins me from queensland via webcam where officials are keeping a close eye on river levels. and, luke, those are river levels you haven't seen since,

what, some three decades? yes, i think 1974 was our record—setting year in queensland, and both the rivers that run through the city of logan are now in an unprecedented state and both rivers have broken those records since 1974. so it is the first time we have seen these flood levels at this height in the city of logan area. and i have seen that the flood water levels are receding in northern new south wales, but where you are over the border in queensland communities along the logan river are very much on high alert. yes, that is correct. it isa on high alert. yes, that is correct. it is a strange situation, the city is in it is a strange situation, the city isina it is a strange situation, the city is in a state of flux, we have halved the city who have experienced the floodwaters, those waters have receded. we now have a situation where we are working with communities downstream from the logan river who are about to experience inundation so half of the

community have not received this impact yet. absolutely and places further north in rockhampton and the like, they are bracing for some pretty extreme flood levels. absolutely, and that is what — it is a strange scenario. the cyclone has gone, it has moved out, it is not raining. the sky is clear. and, you know, one week on we are now experiencing the devastation of what that cyclone did. so up in rockhampton they are bracing now and working with their residents. they have told residents to move on. and it is up now to the residents to make that choice to get out. we had that experience here in the city of logan when we told people 48 hours before and they ignored our advice and then we had to rescue them later on. it is imperative that people listen to advice and get on high ground as quick as they can. exactly andi ground as quick as they can. exactly and i have seen some sad news of loss of life and people missing. what is the hardest challenge for

you to get to those people who you wa nt to you to get to those people who you want to make sure our safe? yes, a game, the most frustrating thing for us game, the most frustrating thing for us is that people are ignoring advice. —— again. now the wall of water has come through and they are realising they should have listened. we have experienced sadly the death ofa we have experienced sadly the death of a 77—year—old man overnight and that family is absolutely devastated. the friends of the family on the phone to me last night and they are just really at a loss. so the whole of our city, our heart is broken for them today. again, it is broken for them today. again, it isa is broken for them today. again, it is a message, if there are floodwaters, stay right away from them. it is not a place to play. u nfortu nately them. it is not a place to play. unfortunately it them. it is not a place to play. u nfortu nately it ta kes ca rs them. it is not a place to play. unfortunately it takes cars away and it is also taking people. thanks for getting the message across, luke smith, that was the mayor of logan in queensland, where floodwaters are at extremely high levels, the highest levels for some decades. so, thatis highest levels for some decades. so, that is luke smith, the mayor of logan, dealing with the floodwaters.

now to france, where 18 people have been injured when a bonfire exploded at a carnival held in northern paris. video posted on social media showed the bonfire blowing up seconds after being lit. according to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured, and the town's mayor has also been hurt. now, for bob dylan, it was definitely a case of better late than never. bob dylan has finally collected his nobel prize for literature in person, during a very private ceremony in stockholm. he was awarded the prize last year, but failed to travel to sweden to pick it up. anthony curtis gave us his take on how the board was finally accepted. —— award. dylan just has a very strange stance towards things like this and i think —— i think there was a sense certainly in the immediate response that he was supposed to express some

sort of gratitude and i think at this stage, and again those kinds of expectations are the kinds of things that dylan has been trying to elude for a long time, so i think i feel like he didn't want to make that big a deal about it. i think he wanted to... 0k, you're giving me this award, i'm happy to accept it, i'm happy to accept it on my own terms, thank you. dylan, like anybody, he's 75 at this point, he has reached a point in his career where recognition means something in terms of his legacy. how he's going be perceived. but also i think dylan is pretty sure about what his stature is and he's made an entire career out of not performing for things like this. you know, i think there's an element of him that's been historically very resistant to it. so i think he was happy to get it and accept it, but i don't think he wanted anything particularly special in that regard. you know, ithink you know, i think there is no question that he deserved it. i am teaching him at pennsylvania

university. i know the american writers who might have been contenders. there are writers around the world, of course. there is a sense in which his impact has been so sense in which his impact has been so important not just sense in which his impact has been so important notjust in terms of his songwriting and lyrics but in terms of his impact on many literary figures that, you know, it is well—deserved. anthony decurtis from rolling stone magazine there. well, bob dylan himself has been very low key about his nobel prize. but how might the famous singer have reacted if he put his thoughts to music? the musician mitch benn attempted to do just that. have a listen. # well, i had to be in sweden in a way # well, i had a coupla shows to play # so i figured i'd best pick up my nobel

# then i better best be on my way.# mitch bennjoins me now via webcam. firstly, very well done on that, you sounded quite like the man himself. ijust sounded quite like the man himself. i just wanted to ask you about the collection of the award in question in stockholm. do you think that was a case of him just being in town for the gigs and he rocked up and pick it up casually or do you think it actually mean something to the man? it is very difficult to tell how much it means to him. i think it is a case of him having to be in town. ‘cause, yes, as your man from rolling stone said, the whole point of bob dylan is not getting worked up of bob dylan is not getting worked up about this. i don‘t think it is any kind of deliberate slight that it has taken him six months to pick it has taken him six months to pick it up. i don‘t think it was him trying to show that the whole thing is beneath him, something maurice e might do. i think it was a case of him literallyjust, might do. i think it was a case of him literally just, you might do. i think it was a case of him literallyjust, you know, i am a

very busy guide, and he happened to be in town, yes, man, iwill swing by and pick up that thing —— morrissey. that is it, really. he is pretty laid—back and has been for a long time. he always keeps us guessing, enigmatic that way, but surely at this age and stage in his career, he must be thinking about legacy and surely a nobel prize in the pocket doesn‘t hurt that at all? to be perfectly honest, i don‘t know if he really thinks in terms of legacy. he has been around so long and done so much that by this time i think one award feels quite the same as another, to be quite honest, but, yeah, i guess it is not often you get the cross over into the nobel academy into popular music, citing he will be aware of what it means. i just don‘t think it will get that worked up about it. i don‘t think he is that kind of person. just briefly ta ke is that kind of person. just briefly take us through the song we heard a little bit off. 0bviously take us through the song we heard a little bit off. obviously you are a fan, recreating or intimidating or impersonating the man himself. intimidating? i don't think

intimidation, but impersonating is probably something you are quite a fan of? i have done a feudal and parities, i did a show about him on radio 4 parities, i did a show about him on radio4i parities, i did a show about him on radio 4 i have been a fan for a long time, yeah, his style is idiosyncratic, he is a fine artist to kind of mess about with in that way —— a few. he gives you an awful lot to work with. and also it was quite quick. i thought i would do the classic dylan voice catarrh and harmonica thing, which not that much of bob dylan stuff sounds like, certainly not after 1965, but that is still the sound people most associate with him. mitch, we have to leave it there. i am sorry. thank you for talking to us. it has been a pleasure. and you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter. hello, there.

saturday brought some intense april showers, with hail and thunder and lightning reported widely. and weather watcher pictures like this that came in, this is through the evening in milton keynes, show the top of a thunder cloud. in stark contrast, a much drier day awaits us, with some warm spells of sunshine. mind you, it‘s going to be a tad chilly to start sunday morning. a frost in the glens of scotland and northern ireland. ground frost also through north wales, the north midlands and northern england. so very much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around for the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. temperatures just slow to recover after the chilly start. still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, but very isolated in comparison. mostly for the north—east of england. there could be mist and fog elsewhere. a risk for northern ireland

and scotland with the frosty start. still the odd shower for northern ireland, but essentially it‘s a dry picture for saturday. very much a stark contrast to saturday. the cloud will tend to build through the day, fair weather cloud that is. so it may well be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. there is the risk of showers developing in eastern areas. just one or two, in eastern england in particular. given the light winds in the sunshine, 13—17 will be pleasant. sunshine around the coast by the afternoon. if the boat races take place it is set fair, 15—16 in the afternoon when the races are set to take place, and it won‘t be as rough in temperatures as last week with the light winds. some sunshine for the premier league matches taking place over in swansea and london. a little bit of cloud hanging around. again, through the night on sunday, the cloud should melt away under

the area of high pressure, so again a chilly start on monday morning. but we have the advancing weather fronts in northern ireland and scotland. so there could be a bit of mist and fog around for your return to work on monday, but england and wales set fairand quite warm, despite the breeze picking up in the west. the rain holds off. mainly for northern ireland and western parts of scotland. but then we have the rain staggering southwards and eastwards, eventually clearing from the south—east later into wednesday, with the high—pressure returning. it means for monday there‘s rain in the north and west. tuesday, more cloud across the country. that‘s when high—pressure returns. still quite a bit of cloud mid—week. the latest headlines from bbc news. i‘m tom donkin. in colombia, bad weather is holding back efforts of emergency workers after a landslide killed 200 people. the local governor said whole neighbourhoods had been swept away in what he called an unprecedented tragedy. president santos called on authorities to start preventative measures as the rainy season begins.

the supreme court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the opposition—led congress of its powers. it follows a surprise intervention by president nicolas maduro. despite the announcement, hundreds of venezuelans marched in the capital caracas to protest against the original decision. the uk says it will defend the interests of gibraltar following warnings that spain is attempting to use the brexit process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested london and madrid will have to agree on gibraltar‘s place in the brexit talks. it was meant to help those who couldn‘t afford to get on the housing ladder buy theirfirst home.