hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. the british government toughens its rhetoric over russia's involvement in the syrian civil war. defence secretary michael fallon blames the kremlin for the civilian deaths in tuesday's chemical weapons attack. boris johnson seeks support for a new initiative to end the conflict. good morning, it's sunday 9th april. also ahead: a rare honourfor murdered police officer keith palmer. his coffin will be taken to the palace of westminster ahead of his funeral tomorrow. a ceremony to mark the centenary of the first world war battle of vimy ridge. more than 20,000 people are expected to take part. in sport, england'sjustin rose is at the top of the leaderboard at the masters. rose is six under par along

with spain's sergio garcia going into the final day in augusta. who is the bossy one? also this morning, we meet the sisters with a combined age of 300 and a century of stories to share. ben has the weather. after yesterday's sunshine and warmth, today will be even warmer. but not for all of us. scotland and northern ireland turning cloudier and cooler. all the details in 15 minutes. thanks very much. first, our main story. there's been more tough rhetoric from the british government on russia, over its continued support for syrian president, bashar al—assad. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, has sharply criticised the kremlin, saying it was responsible for every civilian death in syria last week. meanwhile, foreign secretary boris johnson has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow and is seeking support for a new move to end the conflict.

we can speak now to our political correspondent susana mendonca. good morning to you. the rhetoric is toughening, whether or not the russians will take any notice remains to be seen. very much so. we are hearing from michael fallon. some scathing criticism of the russian government. he says that by proxy they are responsible for every single one of those deaths that we saw last week and what they are saying is that the british government wants the russians to bring the russians to heal, to put pressure on him, to stop the civil war. all of this criticism of course follows the british government's support for the us action in syria on friday, when they attacked those buildings that they said contained the equipment that had been used for those gas attacks. what michael fallon has said is that he thinks

donald trump made the right call. all of this comes as the foreign secretary boris johnson all of this comes as the foreign secretary borisjohnson was supposed to be going to russia tomorrow for a meeting with the russian foreign minister. that's been cancelled. he faces criticism from the liberal democrats, who is basically saying he was behaving like an american poodle. the foreign secretary's team has said that what they are trying to do now is co—ordinate a response from the g7 industrialised nations who will be meeting on tuesday in italy to try to get some kind of co—ordinated response, to put more pressure on russia. thank you very much indeed. thousands of people are expected to gather at services in stockholm later, to remember those killed in friday's terror attack. four people died when a lorry was driven into them on a busy shopping street. police are still investigating whether a device laterfound onboard was a bomb. from stockholm, maddy savage reports. thousands of people spent saturday

paying their respects and, after police reopened the shopping street where the attack happened, many were quick to find new ways to make their mark. in the old town's mediaeval cathedral, there was a special service to remember that it is, attended by sweden's prime minister. earlier, police revealed that when they towed away the delivery truck used in the violence they had made a disturbing discovery. we have found something in the truck, in the drivers seat. a technical device which should not the deaf. i can't at this stage say whether this is a bomb. the man they think was behind the wheel has connections here, a diverse working—class suburb in the north of the city. he hasn't been named it is 39 and originally from uzbekistan. several others have been arrested following break in different locations. security remains tight, but locals are expected to gather for a peaceful

rally later. they've been told to leave politics at home and come together to show their love for sweden. a controlled explosion has been carried out in the centre of norway's capital, 0slo, after police found a bomb—like device. the area has been sealed off while investigations continue. a suspect has been detained. the us military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programme. us pacific command described the deployment as a "prudent measure to maintain readiness in the region". president trump has said the united states is prepared to act alone if necessary to deal with the nuclear threat from north korea. pc keith palmer, who was killed in the westminster attack last month, will today receive a rare honour. the queen has given her consent for his coffin to lay at rest at the chapel of st mary undercroft in the palace of westminster. his funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at southwark

cathedral. the 48—year—old father and husband, pc keith palmer had been a policeman for 15 years. he was stabbed by khalid masood during the westminster terror attack, as he stood guard outside the houses of parliament. pc palmer was one of four people killed, while a fifth died in hospital just killed, while a fifth died in hospitaljust a killed, while a fifth died in hospital just a few days killed, while a fifth died in hospitaljust a few days ago. later today pc palmer's coughlin will be taken to today pc palmer's coughlin will be ta ken to rest today pc palmer's coughlin will be taken to rest at chapel of st mary undercroft in a palace of westminster. it is a rare honour and one only done with the consent of the queen. the former prime minister baroness thatcher and tony benn are the only people in recent times to have laid bare two. tomorrow, pc palmer's coffin will be taken to

southwark cathedral. as a mark of respect, the metropolitan police have retired pc palmer's shoulder number, which will not be reissued to another officer. a man has suffered what police say are life—changing injuries, after acid was thrown at him in north london. his wife and their two year old son suffered minor burns in the attack, which happened at around 1:00 yesterday afternoon near caledonian road in islington. police say they want to hear from anyone who saw what happened. tributes are being paid to the former radio two presenter, brian matthew, who died yesterday aged 88. his broadcasting career spanned almost 70 years. he's most well known for the ‘sound of the 605‘, a programme he presented for 27 years. but it was his first appearance on the ‘saturday skiffle club', which caught the ear of producers, as brian matthew explained in 2013 to tony blackburn. it was a wonderful opportunity with

that one, because it covered a wide range of the arts and every month or thereabouts we did a live show from thereabouts we did a live show from the theatre and it amazed me that the theatre and it amazed me that the vast audience always turned up to wherever we were. i mean, it was an opportunity to see a number of eminent stars, i suppose that was the attraction. but it was a great programme to be associated with. such an instantly recognisable voice. those paying tribute to the radio two broadcaster include musician and lyricist sirtim rice, calling him a truly magnificent broadcaster. while brian matthew's former colleague at radio two, jeremy vine, said he'd done everything in broadcasting and met everyone in music. more than 20,000 people, including princes charles, william and harry, will gather in northern france today to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. thousands of scottish and canadian troops died in four days of fighting in the battle of vimy ridge. 0ur correspondent

duncan kennedy reports. a battlefield then, covered with symbolism today. vimy ridge, a place of reverie, death and victory. —— bravery. the fighting to take the ridge only lasted four days, but this was just part of the price paid by allied troops. 0verall, this was just part of the price paid by allied troops. overall, the campaign saw 300,000 casualties. the battle of rs saw over 5000 men killed and wounded on average, which gives it a higher daily casualties rate than any of the other famous battles. so it was one of the most intense and brutal campaigns the british army fort. these are scenes from the battlefield. much of the heavy load to dislodge the germans from the ridge was shouldered by comedian and scottish troops. the canadians on three victoria crosses on the first day alone. the scots

suffered so many casualties communities back home were shocked. —— canadians won. today's event, here being rehearsed, will be witnessed by prince charles, prince william and prince harry, as well as 25,000 guests. all those attending will be sat here in front of the striking monument, soaring out of the ridge itself and dedicated to those who died. it's humbling scale a symbol of losses on both sides. every kind of weapon was used here and although world war i would come to a close the following year, this battle showed its horrors we re year, this battle showed its horrors were drawn out to the end. people caught fly—tipping will have to help councils clean up litter, under new proposals by the government. it says fly tippers cost 50 million a year in england

and the number of instances of rubbish being illegally dumped by roads or in parks is on the increase. the crew onboard a turkish airlines flight ended up having to look after one more passenger than they bargained for, after a woman have birth onboard. cabin crew helped to deliver the baby girl after the mother went into labour shortly after take off. the journey from guinea to burkina faso was onlyjust over two hours long, so, as you can see, things happened rather quickly! it must have come as a bit of a shock. i wonder what nationality is the baby? i don't know! dual nationality? free flights on turkish airlines for life! imagine! let's take a look at this morning's papers. we've been talking about the

continuing situation with syria and russia. russia accused of complicity in the warcrimes, russia. russia accused of complicity in the war crimes, that some the sunday times. the picture is of one of the race—goers at aintree yesterday, cheering on one for arthur, perhaps. and michael fallon writing inside the sunday times this morning on that issue. it is also the lead on the sunday telegraph. boris johnson, russia must leave syria. a message that president assad must depart the country, although this is a conversation we have had many times before and one we seem to be returning to once again. the observer has a picture of the grand national. a picture of one for arthur winning. and the story is about the call for an enquiry into an anti— jeremy corbyn plot.

finally, borisjohnson corbyn plot. finally, boris johnson makes corbyn plot. finally, borisjohnson makes the front page of the mail on sunday. boris the poodle. that was the name given to him by the leader of the lib dems. he said he only pulled out over the say—so of washington. he said he was doing the bidding of the white house, which has been denied by foreign office. we will look at the papers later in the programme. next week is holy week, leading up to easter sunday, the day that christians mark their belief thatjesus rose from the dead. but research commissioned by the bbc suggests belief in a life after death is by no means limited to people of faith. a study by comres found one in five atheists, who say they don't believe in a god, also believe in an afterlife. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. you are here to worship today! come on! worship at hill song church in

surrey isn't just an on! worship at hill song church in surrey isn'tjust an expression of gratitude for what this christians say god is doing in their lives now, but also what they say he has in store for them when they die. the bible says that we will have eternal life, we will enter heaven. it doesn't go into major details, it just says that there will be no more weeping, no more tears. it will be a place of greatjoy. weeping, no more tears. it will be a place of great joy. the confidence of christians in the existence of heavenis of christians in the existence of heaven is based on what they believe happened at easter, thatjesus died, was buried and ben rosen again. after our life here we go to heaven and it's paradise, perfect, no pain. it's good. the resurrection is a really powerful event for me, because it isjesus conquering death, essentially. that gives us life. but what of those don't claim

to have any religious faith. —— faith? the bbc poll of 2000 people conducted by comres show thatjust over 30% of those who say they are not religious still believe they will live again after death. mediums and tarot card readers here in covent garden charge of £16 for 30 minutes and say they can put you in touch with friends and relatives who have passed away. it is hoped that what has left is literally the flesh, the physical body, but they believe that they can still sense and be in contact with the loved ones. it is the hope that they have. a desperate hope? the desperate hope, exactly. the sense that we might be able to live beyond the grave has now made the journey from the spiritual to the scientific community. companies like this one are now offering to freeze the deceased body, just in case it

proves possible to raise the dead in the future. until that happens, the world's great religions continue to fill the void. so, whether you're planning to attend church during holy week or visit a medium, our shared beliefs may be closer than we realised. that humanity has a sense that this isn't all there is. even though it's tough to prove. we hope you have been enjoying the glorious weather over the past few days. we can see what is happening outside the windows. greater manchester. misty and hazy outside. it will be another good one. for most of us. yesterday, almost all of us

most of us. yesterday, almost all of us got warmth and sunshine. today, fortu nes us got warmth and sunshine. today, fortunes become more divided the further south and east you are. and other sunny day. even warmer if anything. things will be clouding overin anything. things will be clouding over in this area through the day. weather will be cooler. this will spoil the party across the north—western areas through today. further south and east, high precious ill holding on. that means plenty of sunshine. hazy. 0dd mist and fog around. that will clear quickly. for many, we keep hold of the sunshine, especially for east england and wales. further west, more cloud. we will see rain in the afternoon getting through northern ireland and western scotland. some heavy for a while. temperatures, that bit lower, eight, nine, 10 degrees in the west. eastern scotland. cloud will increase in western england and wales and parts

of cornwall. in the sunshine, central and eastern areas, they could well get up to 25, possibly even 26. this evening and tonight, it is all about this weather front, which will be tracking its way south and east. as it goes, the rain will fizzle. notice this. it will sink south and east. it will introduce cool north—westerly winds and cooler airto all of us. cool north—westerly winds and cooler air to all of us. temperatures by tomorrow morning, 4—9. also some showers. tomorrow, a very different feeling. we get into the cool north—westerly wind. fair amounts of dry weather. showers as well. some of those showers could even be wintry, believe it or not, across the far north of scotland. despite the far north of scotland. despite the sunshine in the south, say goodbye to 25, 26. i the sunshine in the south, say goodbye to 25,26. i think 15 is the sunshine in the south, say goodbye to 25, 26. i think 15 is the

highest temperature we will see. so i guess the message is make the most of the warmth while we haven't. we will do our best. it is always the same in this country, make the most of it while it is there. we will be back with the news at 630. now on bbc news, it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, is mark kermode. lovely to be with you. and you. nice to see you. what do we have? this is a really, really good week. we have i am not your negro, which is an oscar—nominated documentary about james baldwin. we have raw, which is a real breathtaking debut feature. and a quiet passion, terence davies' film about emily dickinson. and i am not your negro,

billed as a documentary. is it solidly a documentary, a funny genre? well, basically what it is if it's based on an unfinished project that james baldwin had started working on, to tell the story of america through the story of three men, medgar evers, malcom x and martin luther king. and so what you get is the film is narrated by samuel ljackson, and it mixes news footage, reportage, clips from movies, clips from television programmes and it puts together basically a narrative which tells the story in a way which is both polemical and i think rather poetic. one of the outstanding features is some of the footage of baldwin himself, who comes across as a brilliant orator with an absolutely mesmerising mind. let's see a clip. i have more in common with a black scholar than i have with a white man who is against scholarship.

and you have more in common with a white author than you have with someone who is against all literature. so why must you always concentrate on colour, or religion, or this? there are other ways of connecting men. i tell you this. when i left this country in 1948, i left this country with one reason only, one reason. i might have gone to hong kong, i might have gone to timbuktu. i ended up on the streets of paris. i had a theory that nothing worse could happen to me there that had already happened to me here. you talk about making it as a writer about yourself. you have to be able then to turn all the intent with which you live, because once you turn on your back on this society, you may die. you can see it seems really, really urgent, really engaging, and it's a terrific watch. it's brilliantly constructed. the montage work is fantastic. the way in which they mix news footage and television and films. there is a very coherent argument, which is about the sort of nature of america, which seems every bit as pertinent now as it did when this was sort of first envisaged.

the thing that was most striking about it is, on the one hand, you asked, is it a documentary. yes, it is. it's nominated alongside 13th. but it's also a polemical essay. it's basically it's a visual essay that's put together with i think extraordinary clarity. but it doesn't lecture. no, it doesn't and that's what's so brilliant about it. that's what makes it watchable? you end up feeling that what you are seeing is a visual representation of an argument that may have been laid down a literature and really engaging, really as i said timely. feels very, very urgent. put together in a way that absolutely grabs the audience's attention and leads them through this story. i think it does so brilliant. it was up against very strong competition in the oscars, but it's a really good piece of work that is accessible to everybody, i think. and has done really well at the box office. it really has. perhaps more than they expected, which is quite heartening as well. now...

now, look, mr kermode, because when we decided that we would like to continue working together, i said your challenge of course was to try to get me into horror films. well, thanks for doing that on week one. that's fine. because i've read a lot about raw. but you haven't seen it. you haven't yet seen it. i haven't the stomach to go. yes, you do. it's a french—belgian cause celebre, from the writer—directorjulia ducournau. the story of a young woman who was a vegetarian, who goes to that school and there are these hazing rituals. one such ritual, she is forced to eat a raw rabbit. she says, i'm not going to do that, i'm a vegetarian, but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites. the film turns into, on the one hand, a horror movie, that refers to movies like i suppose trouble every day, and to some extent carrie, we are what we are. but on the other hand is a story about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants to be part of a group but discovers that she's something outside the group. it's very metaphorical and allegorical and on some level the director described it as a modern tragedy, a modern ancient tragedy.

it's also got a fairy tale element to it. yes, there are visceral things in it. yes, there are moments in which she will gasp and recoil, but there's also humour, wit. there's really heartfelt emotion in it. brilliant performances. it's a film which means something. it has meaty substance, pun fully intended. yes. i hear you. yes. i hearyou. buti yes. i hear you. but i also read that people have been actually physically sick in the cinema. there have been stories of people fainting but i am sure they are exaggerated. iam sure but i am sure they are exaggerated. i am sure they are exaggerated to be give it a go, you will like they lot stop at let us see how long we worked together before i have the guts to see it. i am looking forward toa guts to see it. i am looking forward to a quiet passion. terrence. he is a genuine amazing director. a young poet is told early on that classics

of every language of the works of man, not women, says the editor. she isa man, not women, says the editor. she is a rebellious spirit, emily dickinson, and she is wrestling with the eternal soul and religion and society and also the lack of recognition in her lifetime. sushi is finding solace in herfamily and herfriend. here is a clips. —— so she. this is my third commencement ball. and not a hint of romance. do you suppose that men are frightened ofa you suppose that men are frightened of a woman who teaches and is independent? men are feelers, aren't they? in war. sometimes. in love, never. look at that divine creature. what a noble and he has. like a

roman emperor. nero.|j what a noble and he has. like a roman emperor. nero. ithink cynthia nixon is terrific and kathleen bailey as well. it is funny. that is what i like. there is light and laughter. it is also profound. it is a film about poetry. if you know terrence's work, the way he moves a camera slowly around the room or around the theatre, he is someone who at an early age well in love with cinema, sitting on a balcony as a child looking at the screen. —— fell. you can tell this from every shot. so what happened? she became reclusive? she became old and frail and lived in the same house for yea rs and lived in the same house for years and years. is there the sense of claustrophobia as a result about

this? there is to all of his films. what he does brilliantly is right about lives. she expresses herself group poetry. at one point she says there is posterity, but i want to be recognised in my lifetime. actually it all came later on. this is classic terrence davis material. claustrophobic circumstances with vibrant inner lives. as i said, you have to remember, the poster played this up, it is very funny. there is a lot of laughter. it is tragic and spiritual and transcendent as well. think about it. in a week in which this and raw and others, it is the full plate of cinema. i suggest you see all of them, because you will get something from all of them. long week ahead of the get out. get something from all of them. long week ahead of the get outm is divisive. an absurdist action

movie set entirely in a warehouse with answer but don't —— unsympathetic characters. the idea is, it is a whole movie of a final shootout. it is terrific cinema. it is again much funnier than you would expect from the subject matter.|j will have to take your word on that once. what about dvds for those who wa nt to once. what about dvds for those who want to stay in? moana. classic disney. a polynesian adventurer who sets out to save her homeland. absolutely jaw—dropping sets out to save her homeland. absolutelyjaw—dropping animation. beautiful storytelling. a film made with real love and affection that you could watch at any age at all from 9— 19. it is a real winner.|j was going to say. it is and our

children only? —— aimed at. was going to say. it is and our children only? -- aimed at. anyone of any age can sit down and be overwhelmed. i will discover that my niece has already seen a ten times, probably. they are always watching these. thank you so much. and a quick reminder that you can find all of the reviews on line. the usual address. bbc.com. you will also find all of our previous programme is on the bbc iplayer. 0f all of our previous programme is on the bbc iplayer. of course. i have my task for the weekend. enjoy all of your ten are going. —— cinemagoing. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast,

with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. coming up before 7am, ben will have the weather for you. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. the uk government is leading growing criticism of russia over its continued support for the syrian president, bashar al—assad. sir michael fallon, the defence secretary, has claimed the kremlin is responsible for the 80 civilian deaths in a chemical weapons attack in syria on tuesday. last night russian television showed jets taking off from an air base hit with us cruise missiles after the attack. thousands of people are expected to gather at services in stockholm later, to remember those killed in friday's terror attack. five people died when a lorry was driven into them on a busy shopping street. police are still investigating whether a device laterfound onboard was a bomb.

a 39—year—old man, thought to be the driver, remains in custody. a controlled explosion has been carried out in the centre of norway's capital, 0slo, after police found a bomb—like device. the area has been sealed off while investigations continue. a suspect has been detained. the us military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programme. us pacific command described the deployment as a "prudent measure to maintain readiness in the region". president trump has said the united states is prepared to act alone if necessary to deal with the nuclear threat from north korea. pc keith palmer, who was killed in the westminster attack last month, will today receive a rare honour. the queen has given her consent for his coffin to lay at rest at the chapel of st mary undercroft in the palace of westminster. his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at southwark cathedral.

more than 20,000 people will gather in northern france today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. princes charles, william and harry will be among those attending the event to mark the battle of vimy ridge, near the city of arras. it was a hugely significant battle for scottish and canadian troops, both of whom suffered heavy losses. people caught fly—tipping will have to help councils clean up litter, under new proposals by the government. it says fly tippers cost £50 million a year in england and the number of instances of rubbish being illegally dumped by roads or in parks is on the increase. monaco—style grand prix events could be hosted on roads in england, under new laws coming into force on tomorrow. they will allow motorsport promoters to apply for permission from local authorities to close public roads so they can host races. the government said the move

could increase tourism. the final decision on whether a race is safe to proceed would be made by councils and police. it promises to be an interesting spectacle if it happens. it is the chinese grand prix today. i am sure we will mention it at some point in the bulletin. but golf tops the bill? yes, justin rose is at the top. justin rose has won a major before. he is perfectly poised at the masters. england's justin rose and spain's sergio garcia joint leaders. there are plenty of big names just behind them though. the third round of the masters is known as moving day and justin rose moved right to the front of the queue at augusta. after a slow and steady start for the olympic

champion, five birdies on the back nine help into a super 67 and he now sitsjoint top at nine help into a super 67 and he now sits joint top at six under par. the key for me was staying patient early in the round. this is a golf course where you have to pick your moments and that's what worked well for me today and i am sure that will be somewhat the gameplan tomorrow. perhaps englishmen can discuss the gameplan with his playing partner, sergio garcia, are who is still looking for his first major. —— who is. in the creek! not so, the water somehow avoided and look how the spaniards profited. a beautiful shot and, like justin rose, spaniards profited. a beautiful shot and, likejustin rose, he too is on six under. but they have quite a crowd chasing them, including rickie fowler and former champion jordan spieth. he hit nine shots on the 15th in the first round. he really isa 15th in the first round. he really is a remarkable young man, an amazing golfer. and it was an

equally successful day for lee westwood. he is one under and still has an outside chance. as does world number two rory mcilroy. six shots back, but it could have been better. a double bogey at the seventh damaging what have otherwise been a good ground. no moving day for rory, but perhaps he will come do to make —— come good on proving day. one for arthur, ridden by derek fox, won yesterday's grand national at aintree. it was the first winner trained in scotland for 38 years. the 1a to one shot finished well clear of the favourite blaklion, who came home in fourth place. fox, thejockey, had looked set to miss the race, only returning to the saddle this week following injury. all a0 horses who started the four and half mile race came home unharmed. it is unbelievable. we couldn't believe when we came up to the lane

and it is hard to put into words what it was the best feeling. just as anyjock what it was the best feeling. just as any jock who what it was the best feeling. just as anyjock who wants to win the grand national, you just feel very lucky to win one. it is the first time in my career riding it and it is unbelievable. congratulations to him. chelsea maintained their lead at the top of the premier league after they won 3—1 at bournemouth. marcos alonso rounded off the scoring following an own goal and a strike from eden hazard. the blues are seven points clear, with seven games left to play. tottenham remain in second place, trying to keep the pressure on chelsea. dele alli scored the pick of the goals at white hart lane as spurs beat watford 4—0. it was a sixth win in a row for mauricio pochettino's men. in the day's other results, liverpool remain third after they won away at stoke 2—1, manchester city stay fourth with a win over hull. middlesbrough drew with burnley west brom lost at home to southampton and west ham beat swansea. celtic kept up their hopes of going

a whole scottish premiership season unbeaten, with a 3—1win at home to kilmarnock. hearts ended a run of three straight defeats with a 1—0 win over dundee. this finish from tavares cruz da silva settled it. it was a sixth straight loss for dundee. hamilton drew with ross county. bottom side inverness were well beaten at home by stjohnstone. and partick were 1—0 winners at home to motherwell. great britain have failed to reach the semi—finals of the davis cup for the first time in three years. jamie murray and dom inglot had to win their doubles match against france to stand a chance, but lost. nicolas mahut and julienne benneatau took the first set before murray and inglot responded. but it proved to be the only set britain won with the french taking the crucial points and the next two sets. saracens kept up the pressure on premiership leaders wasps with a 40—19 victory against london rivals harlequins at wembley. there were more than 70,000 fans

there to witness mike rhodes sealing it with this run and score for sarries‘ third try of the game. the win secures their place in the play—offs. quins are sixth. a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of the pro 12. they beat 0spreys at the liberty stadium. leinster‘s replacement fly half ross byrne found space for a shot at goal to put the irish side ahead with overtime approaching. 0spreys then missed a kick of their own. 20—18 was how it finished to leinster. british olympic hero nicola adams won by a unanimous points decision in her first professional boxing fight. the two—time olympic champion beat the argentine fighter virginia carcamo at the manchester arena, winning all four rounds with thejudges. having dominated in the amateur ranks, she turned professional earlier this year, signing with promoter frank warren. it was really good. really enjoyed

myself, loved the crowd. i like entertaining. yeah, it was an amazing experience for the first time. idid amazing experience for the first time. i did i little bit hard to get the stoppage, but it will come with experience. the more times i box and the more rounds i get in either get used to settling down and placing my punches a bit more. great stuff. just a reminder, the chinese grand prix starts at 7am this morning. of course lewis hamilton is on poll. it is raining, to which be fascinating. nice to see nicola adams‘ smile. isn‘t she lovely? good luck to her. the stars of the stage will be out for tonight‘s 0livier awards in london, but there are questions over whether the separate categories for actors and actresses should be scrapped. calls for non—gendered prizes at ceremonies such as the emmy‘s and oscars are growing. and this weekend, the mtv movie and tv awards have announced they‘ll be ditching separate prizes for men and women at next month‘s event. in a moment we‘ll be

asking how it could work, and whether it‘s a good thing. first, here‘s what people out on london‘s west end make of it. at the end of the day how you look but it is there shouldn‘t be a division between an actor and an actress. i think it always seems to be actors are made a big deal of than an actress and i think you put eve ryo ne than an actress and i think you put everyone together. i think there is less chance of... if i was an actress i would be a bit annoyed. whoever is talented should get the award. we are trying to live in a diverse, multicultural, equalworld and by separating genders we are still showing that there are differences between men and women, when there aren‘t. so why not?

differences between men and women, when there aren't. so why not? fair game for everyone. the main thing is tale nt game for everyone. the main thing is talent recognition. as long as the right person wins, i don't see any issue with it. joining us now is the actor joel parry, and the arts critic kate bassett, in our london newsroom. joel joel, you‘re an actor. good idea to get rid of separate categories?” generally think that any kind of movement towards inclusivity for minorities, people who don‘t feel they are represented, is a positive thing and it wouldn‘t be the first body to do this, the national television awards did about ten yea rs television awards did about ten years ago and the grammys have done it. so it is great that we are discussing it. i guess the argument is, kate, that by doing away with

separate categories perhaps you do away with having equal the present occasion. would that be your concern? it isn't. ithink occasion. would that be your concern? it isn't. i think it's a goodidea concern? it isn't. i think it's a good idea overall. i think when you think about it in detail there are a few drawbacks. 0ne think about it in detail there are a few drawbacks. one of the potential drawbacks is you get less people nominated. so if you have only one best actor award, the shortlist will best actor award, the shortlist will be shorter and i think it's good to recognise as many people. but perhaps the solution is to create a new categories, for example. some people might think shortening an award ceremony is not necessarily a bad idea! yes. i think it'sjust about... there aren't that many awards and there are a lot of very talented people, so it would be good to have a shortlist. but when it is announced i think you get the shortlist. this has all come about, joel shortlist. this has all come about, joel, because of a contact that was made with kate dylan who stars in

billions. she was written to because she is not gender specific and they asked each category she might want to go into. it shows the organisers are listening. absolutely. from what i‘ve read about that situation, it is clear they were listening and they were open to the suggestion. they said they were happy for them to be in whatever category they choose. i suppose the oscars was the big one. if you are going to make these changes, that‘s the ultimate one. yes, and it is so steeped in division. i think the more we can talk about it the more comfortable with real feel and we will know what kind of vocabulary to use. the more likely we are to get there. when it comes to the 0livier awards, specifically looking at what‘s going

on in stage productions, what‘s the gender balance across—the—boa rd ? on in stage productions, what‘s the gender balance across—the—board? not just amongst performance but amongst production staff as well.” just amongst performance but amongst production staff as well. i think that's quite complex and it probably depends from industry to industry. in most of the arts, we've realised that there is still quite a lot of work to do in terms of gender equality. i think that's changing and that is being proactively pushed, there is still an issue about it. so i think it is not a world where we are ready to have no awards that are gender specific, but i think awards that are gender specific, but ithink in awards that are gender specific, but i think in terms of the big awards for acting ido the wide... i've never seen white there's really a gender division. i wonder, you could almost take it the other way and say in order to promote female directors you could almost have a best male and best female director award. you think that‘s something that could work? i suppose i think if the big awards go non— binary that would be beneficial, cause i think we should

try and move towards... well, we already have moved towards work not being judged by gender. what i think there is room for awards... different awards to be promoting and encouraging undervalued and underrepresented groups. very interesting. interesting way in which things are moving. i find the whole actor, actress... actor is a very accepted term. interesting. thanks very much. and now for the weather. looking pretty good. how is it looking for the rest of the weekend? well, it is looking pretty good for some of us today. yesterday, just about all of us today. yesterday, just about all of us got some warmth and sunshine, today, fortunes are divided. many start with this. this picture was

from essex. the further south and east, you get to keep the sunshine today. warmer than yesterday. north and west, especially northern ireland in scotland, things clouding over. rain to the cooler. that is because of this weather front to the north—west. high—pressure to the south and east. that is where we will have the warmth in the sunshine. 0ne will have the warmth in the sunshine. one or two fog patches around. they will clear. as you can see, based in brighton is for most of us. things changing out west. —— bathed in brightness. the cloud will increase in this area. rain moving in. heavy rain for a time. temperatures dropping away, eight, nine, 10 degrees. dry for eastern and southern parts of scotland. increasingly cloudy. around the coast of wales, devon and cornwall, as the cloud comes in from the sea,

temperatures will drop away. 11 or 12 degrees. further east, sunshine. highs of 25, maybe even 26 degrees. the weather front through the late afternoon. working its way across scotla nd afternoon. working its way across scotland and northern ireland. some rain at this stage is. as the front south, watch the front of rain, disintegrating. fizzling away. cloud going south. behind that weather front, a cold front. getting in the cooler air tomorrow morning. 5—9. through the day tomorrow, a cool north—westerly wind across the country. a lot of dry weather. fair amount of sunshine. showers in eastern england as well. there could be wintry, believe it or not, in western scotland. look at the temperatures. no more 255, no more 265, a bumper back down the reality. thank you. get out and enjoy the weather. while we can. -- bump. we

will have the headlines 5oon. weather. while we can. -- bump. we will have the headlines soon. but for now, on bbc news, it is time for click. robot voice: welcome home, spen. how was your day? awful. i‘m stressed out. that's a shame. i will run you a bath and play some relaxing music from your anger— management playlist. music plays. rory, do i have any messages? you have 17,000 tweets, 16 e—mails, and 105 fake news updates. any of them urgent? your boss sent an e—mail asking if he can stop by for dinner tonight. do we have anything to eat? there is a quinoa, samphire, and ginger scallop bake

in the fridge which feeds four. i'm setting the oven to come on now and ordered a bottle of his favourite wine to be delivered at 7:00. and order some chocolate double—fudge cake. 0k, i've ordered it. shall i apply for a gym membership for you? rory, mute. now, one day we really will have artificially intelligent personal assistants which we can really talk to and who know us better than we know our5elve5, like pretend rory here. thank you, rory. you're welcome. mr rory cellan—jones, everybody. now, we‘re not there yet, but we are well on the way. what started on our phones with names like siri, cortana, and, uh, "0k, google," can now control our homes and our cars too. amazon‘5 echo led the way. and this week, google‘s home is launched in the uk. now, it‘s all very well having these intelligent personal

assistants to which we can ask anything into their permanently open ears, but the more we use them, the more trust we are going to place in them. 0k, google, is 0bama planning a coup? according to "secrets of the fed..." for example, in his dayjob, the bbc‘s tech correspondent, rory cj, recently discovered that you can‘t always believe what they say. 0bama may, infact, be planning a communist coup d‘etat at the end of his term in 2018. that fake news 5toryjust happened to be the top search result for that question. well, dan simmons has been looking at some of the other unintended consequences of living with these devices. as we transition from controlling things through screens to using our voice, for those providing services, things could start getting tricky. i‘m in the bbc‘s blue room, a space where the broadcaster test5

out new technology. and with voice—assistance, it‘s not all going smoothly. alexa, when‘s the next train to manchester? sorry, i didn‘t understand the question i heard. if you have to find out when the next train to manchester is, right now you have to say, "open the national rail app, tell me when the next train to manchester is," and then you have to go through a number of steps to achieve that. that‘s just not natural. you have to remember a number steps to find out content from somebody else. for the default 5ervice provider, it‘s very simple. "play me from a song," it‘ll be provided by a certain provider. "tell me the news," it‘ll be provided from a certain provider. and that‘s a great thing for those. and that disadvantage applie5 to search results, too. up to now, web5ite5 aimed to be on the first page of results. with voice a55i5tant5, just one answer comes back. 0k, google, how far‘s the moon?

fine, if it‘s a right—wrong definitive answer you‘re after, the ones that companies constantly demo. the moon is 384,400 kilometres from earth. more controversial if you are seeking a product or service. for anyone else, how did it get to that position? only one person can have the first spot. everyone else will have to figure out what do they do, how do they work with amazons and googles to make sure their content and their results appear first. bell chimes. this is not the end of the world, it isjust the end of competition as we know it. oxford university is home to one of the world‘s most influential thinker5 when it comes to competition. if we use our assistants to buy stuff, ariel ezrachi believes there‘ll be consequences, and they won‘t be unintended ones. that shift from an on line environment to the digital helper, what is it that you have? you have a helper that is voice—activated, you are one step further from the ability to look for outside options. your ability to check whether the price you received is truly the best price. you tell your helper, "0rder me one,

two, three," and you just assume that the helper will serve your needs. the likelihood is that, in a two—5ide market, the helper is actually serving the platform. today, your assumption, our default assumption, is that the price you receive is the competitive price. and you‘re suggesting that it won‘t be? i‘m telling you that it‘s not. amazon told us "there is lots of potential and room for many participants. 0urjob is to innovate on behalf of the customer and then let customers decide." but perhaps what these home assistants are most useful for is what they are becoming mo5t known for, and that‘s for controlling other things around the house. alexa, turn on the bar lights. 0k. alexa, bar lights off. 0k. phone rings. hi. dan, are you there?

look, i know we have not seen each other, and you think i am crazy, but i wasjust passing by, and... oh, wait, have you still got that stupid voice control thing, what was it? alexa. turn on the bar lights. 0k. hmm. alexa, turn on the microwave. have i got your attention now? alexa, unlock the front door. 0k. it‘s only me. we set that up. but the lights were real, even though the oven and the front door was faked a little bit by us, to just show you what the potential is of this technology if it cannot recognise your voice. in actual fact, amazon tell us

the unlock feature for doors is not enabled on the echo, and that may be the biggest admi55ion there is that there‘s still some work to be done with security on these devices. welcome to the experience of the text adventure. when computing power was limited, the text adventure that players head—scratching puzzles and mysteries, all brought to life by typing instructions into the game. but the reason that i‘ve taken us by typing instructions into the game. but the reason that i‘ve taken us on this journey down 32 kilobyte memory lane is a game. it‘s a game that i‘ve been playing on this, the amazon echo. and it‘s a title that reminds me of those old text adventures quite a bit. leading you through the abbey, abbess approaches one of the sisters. now, you might think playing a game on one of these is like trying to play a game on your microwave. because the echo, of course, lacks a screen, or any other way of interacting with it other than barking commands at it. but that is exactly how the game i‘m about to play works. play rune5cape.

the player must solve a murder in a fantasy realm. the game plays like an interactive version of an audio book — you get a bit of dialogue, then it waits for a response. surprisingly, it commands quite a bit of your attention, and it‘s quite a relaxing way to play a game, although that relaxing mood is shattered when you hear this... sorry, that is not a valid command. which you hear quite a lot. would you like to talk to the abbess now? talk to the abbess. sorry, that is not a valid command. go to the abbess. sorry, that is not a valid command. talk to the abbess.

sorry... tell me, who is the murderer?! sorry, that is not a valid command. as the action progresses, it can shatter the illusion and become increasingly frustration when it does not understand what you are saying. which is obviously bit of a problem for a game you play by talking to it. sorry, that is not a valid command. when it does work, though, rune5cape on echo is a fun and immer5ive experience. it also points to the potential these devices have beyond reading at the weather to you or reciting rubbishjokes. rune5cape is available by the skill section of the alexa app. that is it for the short part of

click this week. the longer one is on line. follow us on twitter. thank you for your interaction with us this week. that included choosing the name of one person, the assistant. state thank you. thank you. thank you for watching. see you soon. hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. the british government toughens its rhetoric over russia‘s involvement in the syrian civil war. defence secretary michael fallon blames the kremlin for the civilian deaths in tuesday‘s chemical weapons attack. boris johnson seeks support

for a new initiative to end the conflict. good morning, it‘s sunday 9th april. also ahead: a rare honourfor murdered police officer keith palmer. his coffin will be taken to the palace of westminster ahead of his funeral tomorrow. a ceremony to mark the centenary of the first world war battle of vimy ridge. more than 20,000 people are expected to take part.