hello, good afternoon. in the last hour, it's been announced that a british man was among four victims of thursday's terror attack in the swedish capital, stockholm. officers have revealed that the main suspect, a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan, was an asylum seeker who was facing deportation. he had also expressed sympathy with extremist groups. danjohnson is live in stockholm. yes, this is a rally in the centre of stockholm, just about to get under way. thousands of people have come here to show their support for the victims of this attack and to send a message that they are opposed to violent acts of terrorism. this morning, more information from the police investigating this attack. this is what they had to say earlier. all four deceased are now identified, and the family to the deceased are notified. there are two swedish citizens among the deceased, and there are two foreign citizens. so, confirmation...

inaudible notjust to inaudible not just to swedish inaudible notjust to swedish people died in the attack, but a british man. the foreign office has confirmed that his family are being sported in sweden and the uk as well. a belgian citizen as well. the investigators confirming that their main suspect, a 39—year—old from uzbekistan, applied for residency in sweden in 2014. .. inaudible ido inaudible i do apologise. we have some problems with the audio and the video. the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, says russia is to blame for every civilian death in last week's chemical weapons attack in syria. his words follow a decision by foreign secretary borisjohnson to cancel a visit to moscow, due tomorrow. that move‘s been criticised by labour and the snp, as our political correspondent, susana mendonca, reports. america's military response to the gas attack that left 89

people dead in syria was clear. but now attention is turning to the role of russia and its support for the syrian government. the british defence secretary michael fallon accused the kremlin of being complicit in the chemical attack, describing it as a war crime that happened on russia's watch. writing in the sunday times, he said, by proxy, russia is responsible for every civilian death last week. if russia wants to be absolved of responsibility for future attacks, vladimir putin needs to dismantle assad's chemical weapons arsenal for good. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show the international development secretary said it was time for concerted pressure to be applied on russia. this isn'tjust 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. following the us air strike

on the air base in homs boris johnson announced he was cancelling a planned trip to russia but his american counterpart rex tillerson will go ahead with a trip there later this week. prompting ridicule from mrjohnson‘s critics. the idea that the foreign secretary can't be trusted because he might pursue his own line or have an independent thought or cross of what the americans are going to say itjust makes him look like some sort of mini— me to the united states of america. pictures last night on russian tv showed what they said were aircraft flying once again from the airbase damaged by us missiles. and british hopes of influencing the kremlin‘s position on syria seem slim after the russian foreign ministry said boris johnson's cancelled visit showed that the uk had no real influence world affairs. susana mendonca, bbc news. at least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured following a blast at a coptic christian church in egypt. the blast, in the city of tanta, north of cairo, took place

as worshippers gathered to celebrate palm sunday. there's also been a separate attack on a church in alexandria. len mccluskey, the leader of the uk's biggest trade union, unite, today demanded the labour party investigates what he claims are attempts by certain labour mps to undermine his campaign for a third term. mr mccluskey‘s bid to continue as unite‘s general secretary is being challenged by gerard coyne. the result of this bitter contest could impact the future of the labour party, as our industry correspondent, john moylan, reports. he's the former liverpool dockworker who rose to become the most powerful trade union leader in britain, but he's up against this man, gerard coyne, politically to len mccluskey‘s right, who believes that the uk's biggest union needs to change. make sure that you do vote, because it's really important. campaigning in nottingham, gerard coyne says the union needs to focus on the challenges of brexit, insecure work

and increasing automation, and he's scathing about what he calls len mccluskey‘s meddling in the labour party. i'm standing because i believe the union has spent too much time messing in westminster politics and actually what we need to do is make sure we are focused on making our members‘ priorities absolutely top of the agenda. this contest matters because whoever ends up occupying the general secretary's office on the seventh floor of the unite headquarters here in central london will have an influence which stretches from workplaces right through to westminster. unite is the uk's biggest trade union and of course it is the biggest donor to the labour party. what's more, len mccluskey has been one of the most powerful supporters ofjeremy corbyn. unite put £225,000 into mr corbyn‘s leadership campaigns. he says he's standing on his record, that he spends 90% of his time on industrial matters and he rejects accusations of political meddling. of course we are involved,

but we are always driven by unite's policy, determined by our members. it is myjob to make certain that their views, their policies are heard in the corridors of power. if i have to kick doors down, i will do that, but the idea that i spend too much time meddling in westminster politics is ridiculous. there is a third challenger, seen as politically to the left of len mccluskey. ian allinson says he's the grassroots candidate. i think i am the one candidate in this election who has not worked at the top of the union for decades, and i know the frustrations and experiences of members firsthand and i think that needs shaking up and putting right. the political stakes are high. seasoned westminster watchers believe the race could define the future direction of the labour party. it feels like a proxy battle for the labour leadership. there is no question, corbyn will be watching this result and he will be hoping it goes his way and len mccluskey wins, because if gerard coyne wins,

he knows he'll have another enemy. whoever wins will lead unite through to the next election. voting in this increasingly bitter battle closes in just over a week. john moylan, bbc news. more than 20,000 people, including princes charles, william and harry, are gathering in northern france today to mark the centenary of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. thousands of canadian troops died in four days of fighting in the battle of vimy ridge. duncan kennedy is in vimy now. yes, twin commemorations today. add vimy behind me, it is where canadians fought, died and eventually won. in nearby arras, scottish troops have been remembered for their part in the wider battle that took place here during the first world war. it took more than

3500 canadian lives to secure this hill, a skill mirrored by today's symbolism. here, prince charles with princes william and harry, marking the 100th anniversary of the battle that changed canadian identity forever. it gives me a sense of pride, a sense of identity, and the sense of sadness for what happened during the war. the battle for vimy only lasted four base and was canada's national coming—of—age moment, when its forces combine to defeat the germans holding the upper ground. in nearby arras, scottish losses in the wider fight were also remember today. greater love has no more than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. so ferocious was the fighting in this region, the average daily death toll exceeded

that of the place—5—mac or passchendaele. among those to die was this 26—year—old sergeant, david wood, from edinburgh. we would not be here without them, would we? we would not be free to do what we want when we want. he fought and died for us. when we want. he fought and died for us. we have to remember them and thank them. the queen sent a message saying it was our duty to remember and honour those who served so valiantly add vimy and throughout the first world war. duncan kennedy, bbc news, add vimy. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35. bye for now. let's get more now on the latest from sweden, that one of the victims of friday's terror attack in stockholm was british.

officers have also said their main suspect, believed to be the lorry driver, had expressed sympathies with extremist organisations including so—called islamic state. police have said that more officers will be deployed in stockholm to protect citizens. all national operation resources are being tasked to support the police region in stockholm, that's the counter terrorist unit, the national bomb squad, and also the helicopters that we use. we're working closely together with all the regions that are supporting stockholm in this incident. we are also working, of course, very closely together with

the security service in exchanging information and intelligence. approximately 100 police officers are being deployed from all over the country into stockholm, supporting in this tragic incident. all four deceased are now identified, and family of the deceased have been notified. there are two swedish citizens, among the deceased, and there are two foreign citizens. the countries' embassies are being contacted as we speak. in the last hour, the foreign office

has released a statement, saying: let me show you the live pictures from stockholm at the moment, where people are gathering for a vigil against terrorism. church services have been held as well. thousands of people in that square, standing in silence as a mark of respect. there have been two explosions in churches in egypt. the first was in the city of tanta, north of cairo, in which at least 25 people were killed. the second explosion took

place in alexandria, where six people were killed. our correspondent from cairojoins people were killed. our correspondent from cairo joins us. what is the latest you are hearing? the death toll in the alexandria blast is up to 11 deaths and 35 injured. in addition, there were 30 deaths in tanta, with the death toll there being up. we are speaking about more than a0 deaths and more than 100 injured. it is expected that the number might rise, in tanta in particular, because a number of the injured are in critical condition. the incident in alexandria took place in front of the main cathedral, where the coptic pope was giving a sermon this morning for the first time in four yea rs morning for the first time in four years since he has assumed the post. it was a suicide bomber who was stopped by one of the security officers, a police officer, who died in the incident while trying to stop

him. the suicide bomber insisted on detonating his expose device, killing the officer and a number of civilians in front of the church. in ta nta, civilians in front of the church. in tanta, it civilians in front of the church. in ta nta, it is civilians in front of the church. in tanta, it is not clear exactly how it happened, but we do have the death toll, and so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the explosions, both of them. what about security around these churches? they have been targets in the past, haven't they? they have, and actually, the christian community has been targeted since the former muslim brotherhood president mohammad morsi was removed from power in 2013. this incident comes on palm sunday, where security measures have supposedly been beefed up measures have supposedly been beefed up in the run—up to easter. it was clear in alexandria, where the officers stopped the suicide bomber, and in tanta, officers defused a

bomb before it went off. there are more than a0 people dead and more than 100 injured, and the day is not through yet. definitely, the week as a number of sermons and masses coming up. there is anger on social media from egyptian social media users who are hitting out at the security services and interior ministry for their measures and wondering how they can put an end to this, especially since the country says it has been fighting terrorism for the last format years and the result today is not a very pleasant palm sunday, and quite a bloody one, actually. thank you very much. pope francis, who is due to visit egypt later this month, expressed his deepest condolences to all egyptians and to the head of the

coptic church, saying he would pray that the hearts of people who show terror, violence and death would be converted. michael fallon has said that russia is responsible for the civilian deaths in what he called a barbaric gas attack in syria on tuesday. deaths in what he called a barbaric gas attack in syria on tuesdaylj suppose gas attack in syria on tuesday.” suppose the kremlin must be in a state of shock now, because only ten days ago, rex tillerson said it is no longer washington's priority to remove no longer washington's priority to re m ove by no longer washington's priority to remove by cheryl assad from power, and then suddenly, everything goes com pletely and then suddenly, everything goes completely about—face, 180 degrees, andi completely about—face, 180 degrees, and i suppose that it is now a very ha rd and i suppose that it is now a very hard time for the kremlin to work out what kind of policy it could cobble together now that basher al—assad —— basha al—assad has let

down his moscow ally. i think it will be a very difficult week for russian diplomacy. now we see that rex tillerson is coming to moscow to speak to sergei lavrov, and that will be, i'm pretty sure, a very stony meeting. it is interesting you use the words that assad has let down his russian allies — is that how that will be seen, some form of betrayal? i think that when the syrians allegedly launched this attack, they didn't consult moscow. i suppose it was a way of testing the washington after rex tillerson's words that basher al—assad is safe. —— basha al—assad. there is an accusation that assad

recreated chemical weapons after an agreement to get rid of them. it is ha rd to agreement to get rid of them. it is hard to say which version of the story is worse for moscow. will it change anything in the russian support for syria ? change anything in the russian support for syria? no, it won't. russia is now set in its ways for mr putin bailing out assad. it is a way of showing to the world that moscow is the place where regime change stops. this was his policies for

four years, and stops. this was his policies for fouryears, andi stops. this was his policies for four years, and i can't see stops. this was his policies for fouryears, and i can't see him changing it in the face of western pressure. so, we're probably in for more russian— western confrontation, and although there is a dim hope that sergei lavrov and rex tillerson will reach some kind of preliminary agreement to continue talking, which will probably be the best outcome, but i still do not see how this will end. i think that neither side will change its behaviour. the fact that the us ambassador to the un said that now assad's removal is a priority for tram, this creates an absolute new world for the kremlin. a lot of hopes are dashed. a lot of hopes of washington's complete removalfrom hopes of washington's complete removal from world politics, hopes of washington's complete removalfrom world politics, of isolationism, it seems like they are not coming true, and so the kremlin has to put together some kind of new

set of policies instead of the old one that they thought would be very effective in the new american administration. the us military has ordered a navy strike group to move to the korean peninsula amid concern about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programme. it was described 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 lie in rest at the chapel of st mary undercroft in the palace of westminster. his funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at southwark cathedral. our correspondent is in westminster. pc palmer's coffin will be brought into the palace of

westminster in just under an hour's time. it will be brought under escort and will be received by a guard of honour made up of members from his team at the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. his coffin will then be taken to the chapel of saint mary undercroft inside the palace of westminster. there will be a private service for close members of his family, and pc palmer's body will then lie in rest in the chapel for the next 2a hours. there will be a guard of honour watching over his coffin throughout that time, overnight, then tomorrow, his coffin will be taken from here to southwark cathedral, where there will be a full police service funeral. we expect police officers from many forces across the country to travel to london to attend that funeral, and also to line the route of the cortege.

thousands of people have been taking part in anti—government rallies in caracas and cities across venezuela. they are angry at the government's ban of the country's top opposition leader, henrique capriles, from office. the two—time presidential candidate was banned friday from holding political office for 15 years. he was seen as the best hope of defeating president amadou roe in elections next year. of the supreme court. 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 pounds a year in england — and the number of instances of rubbish being illegally dumped by roads or in parks is on the increase. three incredible sisters 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. now, the weather. the weather is fabulous, absolutely stunning across much of england and wales right now. we are on track to realise those temperatures we have been forecasting, probably nudging up been forecasting, probably nudging up to 25 celsius across the eighth —— across east anglia and the south—east. it is not quite so warm everywhere. most parts of england and wales won't be as high as 25, but closer to 20 celsius. in the north—west of the country, there is an advancing weather front. much fresher conditions coming in, and there will be light rain. the cloud is already extending into west wales

and cornwall, just about nudging into the coast of devon as well. a big change on the weight, while east anglia and the saudi still bask in the warmest weather. this is scotla nd the warmest weather. this is scotland around apm today. rain in the western isles, spots of rain moving into northern ireland, only 13 celsius in belfast, 12 celsius in glasgow. very fresh and cloudy. hazy skies across west wales, the south—west, cornwall, devon. dutiful weather across most of yorkshire. the north west not too bad, although fresher. the warm bubble will be a cross east anglia and the south—east. through the evening, fresher air advancing. this cloud and little spots of rain. the weather front is falling apart, so by the time it reaches southern

areas, we're just talking about a little cloud, nothing more than that. fresh air will be moving south through the night. these are city temperatures, and it will be colder out in the sticks. north—westerly winds tomorrow all the way down to the south and across the english channel, bringing fresh air. 15 celsius in london, 12 celsius in manchester and liverpool, and only 10 celsius in glasgow with showers. the wind switches direction a little on tuesday, but we are still in this relatively cool air mass. most of us will see around 13, 1a celsius. 10 celsius in glasgow. rain in northern parts of the country. towards the end of the week, not much changes. typical weather for the time of the year. we have been very spoiled right now, so we can say that things are going back to normal after this brief warm spell. that's all for now. hello, this is bbc news. the

headlines at half past one. a british man was among four people killed in the lorry attack in stockholm according to police there. investigators also say the main suspect in the attack had expressed sympathies with extremist organisations and a second person has been arrested. the british government toughens its rhetoric over russia's involvement in the syrian civil war, as borisjohnson is criticised for cancelling a planned trip to moscow. there have been two separate bomb blasts at church services in egypt. at least 25 people died in an explosion in the city of tanta, and 11 others have are also reported to have died in a suicide bomb attack in alexandria. —— at least 30 people have died. in the next half an hour the body of the police officer, keith palmer — who was stabbed to death last month — is to be taken to the palace of westminster — to lie in rest — ahead of his funeral tomorrow.

sport now, and here's a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello richard. hello. thanks very much indeed. lewis hamilton has bounced back from defeat in the opening race of the season to win the second in china, the chinese grand prix in shanghai started in damp conditions and caught out several drivers. sebastien bethell was a lower six after mistiming a pit stop there was no stopping hamilton. red bull's driver recovered to complete the podium, hamilton and bethell are locked and a3 points at the top of the drivers‘ standings. there were two gays in the premier league, for

leicester go to everton. —— there we re leicester go to everton. —— there were two games in the premier league. the lunchtime kick—offjust kicked off sees david moyes‘ sunderland take on his former side manchester united. david moyes is‘ sad attempt went on safety, one change the sunderland, for united luke shaw starts after been criticised