this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. 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 — borisjohnson seeks support for a new initiative to end the conflict. this is the world's largest humanitarian crisis that we are seen and the world has come together. our current appoints, across europe... reports from egypt say an explosion in a coptic church in the city on tanta has killed at least thirteen people. church services are being held in sweden to remember the four people killed in the lorry attack on friday. police are still questioning a number of people. the body of the police officer, keith palmer — who was stabbed to death last month — is to be taken to the palace of westminster before his funeral tomorrow.

also in the next hour — commemorating the fallen of the first world war. a ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of vimy ridge — more than twenty thousand people are expected to take part. mercedes‘ lewis hamiltion has won the chinese grand prix in shanghai, beating ferrari's sebastian vettel, who finished second. and at ten thirty, the actor ian puleston—davies speaks about his ocd and talks to fellow sufferers. good morning and welcome to bbc news. 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, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow and is seeking support for a new move to end the conflict. with me is our political correspodent, susana mendonca. what is it they are trying to achieve here? i think that they are trying to do is push the responsibility i suppose on to russia. they are trying to get russia. they are trying to get russia too i suppose bring syria to heal and bring a bashar al—assad to heal. he has the support of russia and they want that to change. they have got some tough language from michael fallon writing in the sunday times, he talks about how by proxy, he thinks that russia is responsible for all of those civilian deaths, effectively that they are complicit in that gas attack because they are

backing bash i hear —— bashar al—assad. he talks about how he wa nts al—assad. he talks about how he wants him to go. he wants there to bea wants him to go. he wants there to be a political settlement and that russia needs to put that pressure on him. we have been hearing today from pretty patel, the development secretary and she was making a point as well. she said this had to be something that the international community dead and that russia needs to get on board with the international community in order to put pressure on syria. it is quite clear that events have moved on and oui’ clear that events have moved on and our focus and rightly the focus of the foreign secretary is on working with the international community to look at a political resolution. he is focusing on the g—7 meeting that is focusing on the g—7 meeting that is taking place in the coming week and working with the us but importantly other allies in the international community when it comes to finding the right kind of peaceful and political settlement to this conflict. the problem with that explanation is that we are saying fiow explanation is that we are saying now that the important thing is to

talk and negotiate and get back to the negotiating table, above all with the russians, but at the moment we choose not to go and talk to them, that is surprising. on the contrary, the american secretary of state is going to russia. i think this is notjust about one voice, this is notjust about one voice, this is notjust about one voice, this is about the international community coming together and our foreign secretary is working with his american counterpart, as that is the right thing to do. she was making reference to the fact that borisjohnson was supposed to go to russia tomorrow for talks with the russian foreign minister but has decided to cancel that trip. he has come under a lot of criticism and we have heard from the russian ministry today which basically said that his decision to cancel that visit shows a lack of understanding and they also say that it shows there is little to gain from talking to britain, which the russian ministry says has no real influence in world affairs. that is their fightback

against boris johnson's decision not to go there. borisjohnson has johnson's decision not to go there. boris johnson has been johnson's decision not to go there. borisjohnson has been criticised by the liberal democrats who referred to him as an american poodle, basically saying he stood aside for the americans to have a go perhaps because he could not be trusted to do it himself. they are suggesting that he is perhaps not up to it and that he is perhaps not up to it and that view has been echoed today by alec salmond who was talking to andrew marr. he basically said that boris is behaving like a mini me to the americans and ended up looking quite daft. boris johnson just looks daft, what is the argument for not going ahead with the visit? the american secretary of state is going on wednesday. the idea that he cannot be trusted because he might pursue his own line have an independent thought or cross over what the americans are going to say,

just makes them look like some sort of mini me to the united states of america and that is not the position that any foreign secretary would wa nt that any foreign secretary would want to be in. if the mail on sunday repeats the russian line that the british foreign secretary is a puppet. british foreign secretary is a puppet, then you know you are in trouble and i would have thought borisjohnson looks in deep political trouble this morning. the foreign office of course deny that boris johnson was told not to go and what we understand is that he is currently talking to countries in the g seven, they will be meeting on tuesday in italy and he is trying to get them to come up with a coordinated response that they can put to russia. thank you. reports say at least 13 people have been killed after an explosion inside a church in egypt. state media say the blast targeted the st george coptic church in the city of tanta, north of cairo as worshippers marked palm sunday. authorities say 42 people have been injured. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility. in december, 25 people were killed after a bomb targeted cairo's

largest coptic cathedral. ranyah sabry from the bbc‘s arabic service joins us from cairo. what more can you tell us about what has happened ? what more can you tell us about what has happened? the casualties, we have mixed reports of the numbers coming out of tanta. security sources speak about 13 casualties by local medical sources say the number is as high as 21,25 ambulances work covering the scene and moving the injured and the casualties, some of the injured are in very critical conditions and that is why the number of casualties is expected to increase. no one number of casualties is expected to increase. no one so number of casualties is expected to increase. no one so far has claimed responsibility for the attack at this church, which is actually in the complex of the main coptic church in tanta and just like you said, while gatherers were gathering

to attend the morning mass, the egyptian president has ordered that the armed forces hospitals which is ina the armed forces hospitals which is in a different sector received the casualties. they will aid medically in the rescue. while here, the prime minister is speaking with the minister is speaking with the minister of the interior to check what security breach might have caused the incident. security measures have been beefed up around churches around egypt, including ta nta, before palm churches around egypt, including tanta, before palm sunday and the entire week of celebration that ends easter. as there been any public response? what do people say when this happens? the main response was on social media, twitter in particular, people who are actually speaking about the security and the security breach and saying that no security breach and saying that no security measures have been enough to stop such attacks. this attack comes to stop such attacks. this attack co m es after to stop such attacks. this attack comes after a similar attack in

december which left 29 killed after a number of casualties died a few weeks later. 29 was the number of casualties in the explosion at the st petersburg which occurred here in cairo while people were attending mass two days before christmas. the main lamenting is directed at the ministry of the interior and the fa ct ministry of the interior and the fact that the state has not been very successful, according to the social media users, in fighting terrorism, as it has been claiming over the past years. thank you. 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. 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 later found on board 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 the victims, attended by sweden's prime minister, stefan lofven. 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 driver's seat. a technical device which should not be there. 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, but is 39

and originally from uzbekistan. several others have been arrested following on, but 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. our correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm. ican i can see a lot of people behind you, tell us what is happening at the moment. this is the square worried this rally is due to take place, what has been called a love demonstration. people have been told to come here with candles and messages, and nonpolitical event for them to show their support for stockholm, sweden and the victims of the attack on friday. the flowers have been stacking up on the stairs, the pilot has been growing, it has been moved from another location

closer to the department store at the centre of the attack, in order to be here in focus for about rally. meanwhile shops and cafes in this area are starting to reopen although notably not the department store at the centre of the attack. it issued a controversial message to its customers yesterday saying that it would reopen, offering some items that were damaged in the attack on sale and this lead to a lot of controversy on social media, in particular some arguing that this was very disrespectful and the company has since released a statement apologising for what it said was a poor decision. the store is expected to open later in the week now. to bring you up—to—date on the police investigation, police have told the bbc that they had taken a number of people into custody for questioning during raids around the city on saturday. the only person they have released specific information on so far is the 39—year—old from uzbekistan who is understood to be the man behind

the wheel. three out of four of the victims of the attack have been identified although that information is not yet available to the media. a controlled explosion has been carried out in the centre of norway's capital, oslo, after police found a bomb—like device. the area has been sealed off while investigations continue. a suspect has been detained. localjournalist fredrik drevon was at the scene. i am right in the heart of the area near central station in oslo and now the police cordon has been lifted. life is going back to normal. i can confirm that there was a controlled detonation. it was quite a big blast. behind me, you can see a green tarpaulin and behind that, about 20 metres back, that is where the bomb or a bomb like device was detonated. an attack here could create a lot of chaos. it is an area that has many

bars and restaurants, it is a safe area and a very popular area. we are now seeing the situation de—escalating and police are still having this little area behind me cordoned off. about 50 square metres. it suggests a little area where they are cleaning up after the detonation. 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 lie in rest at the chapel of st mary undercroft in the palace of westminster. his funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at southwark cathedral. nick quraishi reports. a 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, andreea cristea, died in hospital just a few days ago. later today, pc palmer's coffin will be taken to rest in a chapel of st mary undercroft in the palace of westminster. it's 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 lain there too. 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. a157u will not be reissued to another officer. the headlines on bbc news...

the government toughens its rhetoric over russia's involvement in the syrian civil war. an explosion at a coptic church in the city of tanta has killed 13 people. a service has been held in sweden to remember the people killed ina sweden to remember the people killed in a terror attack in sweden on friday. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre... mercedes‘ lewis hamilton has won the chinese grand prix this morning. he led from start to finish ahead of sebastian vettel who came second in the ferrari...red bull's max verstappen had an incredible race, coming from 16th to finish in third.....adam wild reports. shanghai in the wet can be a

fearsome sight. here, battle lines drawn, lewis hamilton and sebastien vettel, there is little between them. hamilton's mercedes started in front, now all he had to do was stay there. whilst the track was dry, it was for a time confusion and chaos that reigned. staying on the track, that reigned. staying on the track, that was for some proving a little too difficult. the early laps stifled by accidents, a pit stop leaving sebastien vettel down the field. hamilton keeping his calm and keeping any trouble behind him. teenager max verstappen having started in 16th now up to second, but that all but‘s ferrari was slowly fighting his way back. he would eventually regain his second place but that was as close as he could get to hamilton who led

from start to finish. the pair are now level on points, and leaving the web of shanghai, the duel continues. the final round of the masters is perfectly poised, with england'sjustin rose and spain's sergio garcia joint leaders on 6 under par. there are plenty of big names just behind them as well at the augusta national. tim hague reports... 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 helped him to a super 67 and he now sitsjoint top nine helped him to a super 67 and he now sits joint top on six under par. i was staying patient early in my round. i think this is a golf course we re round. i think this is a golf course were you pick your moments and that is what worked well for me today and iam sure is what worked well for me today and i am sure that will be somewhat of the game plan tomorrow. perhaps the englishman did not discuss his game plan with his game partner, sergio garcia. he is looking for a first major and with a little luck will fa ncy major and with a little luck will fancy his chances. into the creek. not so the water somehow avoided and

how the spaniard profited. a beautiful shot and like a justin rose, he too is on six under. but they have quite a crowd chasing them including rickie fowler and former champion jordan spieth. he including rickie fowler and former championjordan spieth. he had nine shots on the 15th in the first round, but not this time. he really isa round, but not this time. he really is a remarkable young man and an amazing golfer. it was an equally successful day for lee westwood. he is one under on total and still has an outside chance. as does world number two, rory mcilroy, six shots back, but it could have been much better. a double bogey at the seven, damaging what had been an otherwise good round. no moving day for rory, but perhaps he will come good on proving day. tim hague, bbc news. you can watch the final round live on bbc 2 from 7o ‘clock this evening — or you can listen on bbc radio 5live. there's two games in the premier league today. at 4, last years champions leicester

go to everton who are 7th. leicester have won their last five in the league under craig shakespeare. and the lunchtime kick off sees david moyes‘ bottom of the table sunderland take on his former side manchester united... we are not relegated yet. we have still got a chance and we will still push as hard as we can. sometimes one result can change how things look and if we could wind this game, with the games we have got coming next, we could go in with a bit of hope to try and go on a run. there are three teams who are going to be relegated, but everyone is a good professional, everyone gives everything, everyone fights all season. some of us, we are sacked in the middle of the season, it is difficult for everyone, so of course i have sympathy. boxing now and wbo world lightweight champion terry flanagan is eyeing "the biggest fights" after a fifth successful defence against russian petr petrov. flanagan won on a unanimous points decision in front of his hometown

fans at the manchester arena. also on the card was british olympic hero nicola adams who won her first professional boxing fight. the two—time olympic champion beat the argentine fighter virginia carcamo, winning all four rounds with the judges. adams won the first ever womens boxing gold at the london olympics, retained her title four years later in rio, and also picked up european, world and commonwealth titles on the way. it was really good, i really enjoyed myself, loved the crowd, liked entertaining. it was amazing, an amazing experience for the first time. i think it tried a little bit too hard to get the stoppage but virgil says it will come of experience, the more times i box and the more rounds i get in, i will get a bit more used to settling down. wheelchair racer david weir has won the paris marathon this morning, weir pulled clear with around 5 miles to race to cross the line injust under an hour and a half.

he is expected to retire after london marathon in two weeks — where he is bidding for a seventh victory. that is all your sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website,. and we will have more free you in the next hour. thank you very much, richard. 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 o'clock yesterday afternoon near caledonian road in islington. police say they want to hear from anyone who saw what happened. investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire at care home for the elderly in hertfordshire — in which two people died. the blaze started at the newgrange care home in cheshunt early yesterday morning, causing part of the roof to collapse. firefighters rescued thirty—three people. local authorities are working with the nhs to arrange alternative accommodation for the residents. more than 20 thousand 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. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. a battlefield then, covered with symbolism today. vimy ridge, a place of bravery, death and victory. the fighting to take the ridge only lasted four days, but this was just part of the price paid by allied troops. overall, the arras campaign saw 300,000 casualties. the battle of arras saw over 4,000 men killed and wounded on average, which gives it a higher daily casualties rate than any of the other famous battles, somme or passchendaele. so it was one of the most intense and brutal campaigns the british army fought.

these are scenes from the battlefield. much of the heavy load to dislodge the germans from the ridge was shouldered by canadian and scottish troops. the canadians won three victoria crosses on the first day alone. the scots suffered so many casualties, communities back home were shocked. 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 this striking monument, soaring out of the top of the ridge itself and dedicated to those who died. its 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 were drawn out to the end.

let me take you live to the scene, francois hollande, justin trudeau is there as well. at the ceremony has been called a piece poppy ceremony. it is all part of the commemorations of the day, this particular part of it, that piece poppy is, but 20,000 canadians have actually travelled to then northern france to take part in this. 7000 canadian troops were wounded during fighting. the battle itself began early on april the 9th,

1917 and was part of a larger british led offensive that included australian soldiers, known as the battle of arras. those commemorations taking place now. 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 60s‘, a programme he presented for 27 years. but it was his first appearance on the ‘saturday skiffle club‘, that 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 a theatre and it amazed me that a vast audience always turned up and filled that theatre, 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. those paying tribute to the radio to broadcast included sir tim rice who said he was sad to learn that brian matthew‘s voice had been silenced and went on to call him a truly magnificent broadcaster. his former colleague at radio 2, jeremy vine said he had done everything in broadcasting and had met everyone music. this morning we‘re celebrating three incredible sisters who have been marking a special milestone — a 100th birthday. what makes this even more remarkable isjoan massey‘s sisters were there too — 98 year old mercia, and ailsa, who‘s 102. our reporter david allard was invited along to the party. do we get on?

we do have our arguments. why not? nobody is the same. you cannot say yes all the time, can you? three sisters, 300 years of history. there‘s a lot to reminisce about at joan‘s100th birthday party. i don‘t feel my age. i have to... remember. do the counting. joan was born on the day after america entered the first world war and she had a vital role in the second. drawing maps for the boys up there and stationed at newmarket, with bomber command harris. i enjoyed it. atjust 98, mercia is the youngest sister. do you still see yourself as the baby sister really? certainly not!

do they treat you as the baby sister? no. we have all had a very good relationship. one needs the other. we help each other out. oldest sister ailsa has travelled from scotland for the party. she finally gave up a favourite activity last week at the age of 102. i gave up driving. i am very sad about it. i feel as if i have lost my legs. ailsa has always had a zest for adventure. in her 90s, she backpacked through chile. on my last trip i went back to berlin, where i had been in 1938 to see hitler. when you saw him did you have any inkling of what was to come? yes. it was very, very strict. i think they are role models. they are something to look up to. they are so inspirational to me. who is the bossy one? laughter.

david allard, bbc news. fantastic ladies. now it is time for the weather. almost all of us got to enjoy sunshine and warmth yesterday, but today our fortunes become sunshine and warmth yesterday, but today ourfortunes become more divided. southern and eastern areas are sunny and even warmer than yesterday, further north and west, increasing amounts of cloud and some outbreaks of rain, the weather front moving in across scotland and northern ireland. clouding over a generally for coastal areas as the cloud present. temperatures will drop away but where you keep the sunshine, further east, it could get up sunshine, further east, it could get up to 25 and overnight, the weather front sinks as