this is bbc news. i'm maxine mawhinney. i'm so belong. —— and sophie long. the headlines at two. as a vigil is held in stockholm after friday's lorry attack, authorities say a british man was among four people killed. the british government toughens its rhetoric over russia's involvement in the syrian civil war. this is the well‘s largest humanitarian crisis that we are seeing and the world has come together, our counterparts across europe, in america... the foreign secretary faces criticism for his decision to pull out of a trip to moscow. the snp calls him a us puppet, labour says diplomacy must continue. more than 30 people are killed in separate bomb blasts at church services in two egyptian cities. a rare honour — the body of pc keith palmer, who was stabbed to death last month, is taken to the palace of westminster ahead of his funeral tomorrow. also in the next hour...

commemorating the fallen of the first world war. around 20,000 people, many canadian, are in northern france to remember the 100th anniversary of the battle of vimy ridge. mercedes‘ lewis hamilton has won the chinese grand prix in shanghai, beating ferrari's sebastian vettel, who finished second. and in half an hour, charting the rise of china's snooker superstar, in enter the dragon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a british man was among four victims of thursday's terror attack in the swedish capital, stockholm. two swedes and a belgian also died. 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. police have said that more officers will be deployed in stockholm to protect citizens. full national operation resources are being tasked to support the police region in stockholm, the counterterrorist unit, and the national bomb squad and also the helicopters that we use. we are working very closely together with all the police regions that are supporting the police region of stockholm in this incident. we are also working 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 mac deceased unidentified, and the families of the deceased are notified. —— all for deceased. there are two swedish citizens among the deceased, and two foreign citizens. the country there were countries‘ embassies are being contacted as we speak. —— the countries‘ embassies. speak. -- the countries' embassies. we are just hearing that the father of the british man who was killed has been speaking, he has said that chris bevington, who was a1, who was killed in stockholm, he said the family are devastated by his untimely and tragic death. chris

bevington was the british man who was killed in friday‘s terror attack in stockholm, he was a1 years old and his father has been speaking to the press association and said the family are devastated by his untimely and tragic death. 0ur correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm. thousands of people have gathered at a vigil, unfortunately our communication line is poor but we should be able to hear from communication line is poor but we should be able to hearfrom her communication line is poor but we should be able to hear from her now. yes, it is very loud here at this rally. alec, there was a minute of silence to remember the victims, including one british man and somebody belgian nationality. here, tens of thousands of people have gathered to show their solidarity and their love for the country in the wake of this attack. there have been performances from a range of swedish artists as well as from a

british singer. behind me, there are cards and flowers from all who have come to pay their respects. stockholm is clearly coming together today and the key message is that we must not be defeated by terrorism. this is one of the eurovision hopefuls for sweden now performing. he is hugely popular in sweden. he is getting the crowd going, a very diverse turnout in stockholm. this is set to continue for another half an hourorso. is set to continue for another half an hour or so. thank you very much indeed was up reporting from that vigil being held in stockholm, not farfrom vigil being held in stockholm, not far from where the terror attack happened on friday. we will have more on stockholm as people come out to remember those who died, and to denounce terrorism. 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, sir 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 al—shayrat airbase 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 crossover 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 borisjohnson‘s cancelled visit showed that the uk had no real influence in world affairs. susana mendonca, bbc news. there have been two explosions close to churches in northern egypt. the first blast happened near the st george coptic church in tanta, north of cairo, as worshippers marked palm sunday. the second explosion took place in front of st mark‘s church in alexandria — six people were killed there. ranyah sabry from the bbc‘s arabic service joins us from cairo. these blasts really timed for maximum impact? yes, definitely, it was maximum impact, especially the one that took place in tanta, it was half past eight and thousands were

ina church, half past eight and thousands were in a church, listening to the morning mass before they headed out to celebrate palm sunday. the death toll in tanta at the moment stands at 30, and 75 or more injured. in alexander it was more symbolic because the explosion occurred at the main headquarters of the coptic church in egypt, the site which hosts the holy people see, where pope tawadros ii was giving the service, but in the case of alexander, things actually could have been much worse, because security did manage to stop the suicide bomberfrom security did manage to stop the suicide bomber from entering, security did manage to stop the suicide bomberfrom entering, and he decided to detonate his explosive device in front of the church, killing the entire security team, which was placed there by the ministry of the interior, along with some civilians who were passing by. but according to a claim of responsibility from islamic state issued minutes ago, the attack in alexandria did target the holy

people see, and this was the aim to destroy it and the church where it is present. that would be wholly papal seat. but this did not happening today‘s explosion. papal seat. but this did not happening today's explosion. and this is not the first time he get‘s christian minority have been targeted. how prepared are the authorities for these kind of attacks? well, the christian community has been targeted intensively since the removal of mohamed morsi, that was back in 2013. after his removal, churches we re 2013. after his removal, churches were torched all over the country, and more and more communities and more incidents targeted christians, who also had to be moved from the north sinai, where clashes have been occurring between the egyptian army and islamists, and the entire christian community moved from another town on the other side of

the suez canal. the ministry of the interior said it would beef up security measures around churches before palm sunday, and the entire week, which is full of facilities, and obviously in the case of alexandria, the security managed to downtown the effect, which could have been worse. but in tanta, the situation was not the same because we have a large number of casualties, 30 at the moment in addition to 75 injured. in another place in tanta, the security managed to dismantle an explosive device before it went off. is this the end of the incidents or will the country witnessed more during the week of pain, as it is known to christians? this remains to be seen. pope francis, who is due to visit egypt later this month, condemned the attack in cairo and appealed to the terrorists to stop the attacks. he expressed his "deepest condolences" to all egyptians and to the head of the coptic church, and said he would pray that "the hearts of people who sow terror, violence and death" would be converted.

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, described the attacks as "evil". 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. 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, is receiving a rare honour this afternoon. 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. 0ur correspondent daniel boettcher is in westminsterfor us. the coffin of pc keith palmer passed

by hear about 15 minutes ago, as it arrived at the palace of westminster. a police officer —— police officers are standing by to read, bowing their heads, the coffin was met by a guard of honour made up of members of his team from the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. his body will 110w protection command. his body will now be taken to the chapel of st mary undercroft, where there will be a private service, attended by close members of his family, then a honour guard will watch over his coffin for the next 2a hours as it lies in rest in the chapel. tomorrow, the coffin will be moved from westminster to southwark cathedral where there will bea southwark cathedral where there will be a full police service funeral, and we believe that officers from across the country will travel to

london to attend that funeral and also to line the route between westminster and southwark. daniel, thank you very much. a few moments ago we told you that the man who was killed in the stockholm terror attack on friday has been named as chris bevington, who was a1 years old. now we have received a statement from john bevington, his father. we are all devastated by the untimely and tragic death of our talented, compassionate and caring son, chris. a wonderful husband, son, father, brother and close friend to many. the family requests absolute privacy at this incredibly difficult time to mourn his passing in peace. that, the statement from john bevington, chris bevington‘s father. chris bevington, the british man who was killed on friday in stockholm when a

lorry ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the city in a very popular shopping district. the headlines on bbc news: a vigil is being held in stockholm after the lorry attack the body. authorities are safe a british man, chris bevington, was among four people killed. the british government toughens its rhetoric over the involvement of russia in the syrian civil war. more than a0 people are killed in separate bomb blasts at church services in two egyptian cities. 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, very much a day of commemoration sticking place for both canadians and scottish people here at vimy ridge on this day in 1917 exec 100 years ago, we would be standing in the middle of a battlefield, because this strongly canadian operation was taking place to ta ke canadian operation was taking place to take this hill behind me, vimy ridge itself, which was held by the germans. 0n ridge itself, which was held by the germans. on that day, canadians fought and died, and eventually over the course of four days managed to ta ke the course of four days managed to take the hill from the control of the germans, and you can see behind me some of the 25,000 guests who have come along to mark this 100th anniversary, including 10,000 canadians who have come over for what is for them a very special day. including a lot of young people who have come to commemorate the great grandfathers and the great uncles.

thenin grandfathers and the great uncles. then in nearby varas, another scottish day for scottish people. remembering the people who died in a separate but connected battle. bagpipes, prayers and offerings, thoughts and reflections on the sufferings that they managed to undergo on this horrendous battle, this huge battle that took place in the middle of the first world war. it took more than 3500 canadian lives to secure this hill. a scale mirrored by today‘s symbolism. here, prince charles, william and harry are marking the 100th anniversary of the battle that changed canadian identity forever. it really gives me a sense of pride and identity and a sense of sadness for what happened during the war. the battle for vimy ridge only lasted four days. it was

canada‘s national coming—of—age moment when its forces combined to defeat the germans holding the upper ground. in nearby varas, scottish losses in the wider fight were also remembered today. -- arras. 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 somme or passchendaele. among those to die was 26—year—old sergeant david would from edinburgh. —— david wooding. was 26—year—old sergeant david would from edinburgh. -- david wooding. we would not be free to do what we want so would not be free to do what we want so they 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 at vimy ridge and throughout the first world war. well, the main events get under way

in the next couple of hours, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be hymns and prayers, there will be dancing by some of the younger people. there will also be fly pasts and 21 gun salutes, and what we are led to believe is an atmosphere not of sadness but of happiness in the way that is possible as a commemoration of them, a lot of young people here especially not giving it a party atmosphere but certainly an atmosphere but certainly an atmosphere that they want to remember with kindness and with fun, the relatives they lost all those yea rs the relatives they lost all those years ago. it gets under way in a couple of hours, and this really is one of the last great commemorations the first world war. we have passchendaele later this year, and the end of the first world war next year. with vimy ridge and arras, this is one of the last great moments to remember the first world

war. let‘s ta ke let‘s take a look at some other stories making the news this afternoon. police in manchester say they have received 31 calls yesterday relating to the use of the band synthetic drug, khat spice. —— spice. tributes are being paid to the former radio 2 presenter, brian matthew, who died yesterday aged 88. his broadcasting career spanned almost 70 years. he‘s most well known for the sounds 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. his former colleague at radio 2, jeremy vine said he had done everything in broadcasting and had met everyone in music. 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. 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 is the former liverpool dock worker who rose to become the most powerful trade union leader in britain, but he is up against this man, gerard coyne, politically to the right of len mccluskey, who believes the union needs to change. campaigning in nottingham, gerard coyne says the union needs to focus on the challenges of brexit in securing work and increasing automation and he is scathing about what he calls len mccluskey‘s

meddling in the labour party. what he calls len mccluskey‘s meddling in the labour partylj what he calls len mccluskey‘s meddling in the labour party. i am standing because i believe the union has spent too much time messing in westminster politics and what we need to do is make sure that we are focused on making the priorities of out focused on making the priorities of our members 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 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 the biggest donor to the labour party. what‘s more, len mccloskey has been one of the biggest supporters ofjeremy corbyn. he says he is standing on his record but he spends 90% of his time on industrial matters and rejects accusations of political meddling. -- len mccluskey. we are always driven by

oui’ mccluskey. we are always driven by our members and 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 spent too much time meddling in westminster politics, it is ridiculous. there is a third challenger, seen as politically to the left of len mccluskey. yan hansen says he is the grassroots candidate. i think i am hansen says he is the grassroots candidate. i thinki am the hansen says he is the grassroots candidate. i think i am the one 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 experiences of members first—hand andl experiences of members first—hand and i think i will shake it up and put it right. 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, no question, corbyn will be watching this was often be hoping it goes his way and len mccluskey wins because of gerard coyne wins, he knows he will have another reckoning. whoever

wins will lead unite to the next election. voting closes injust over a week. next week is holy week, leading up to easter sunday — the day christians mark their belief jesus 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. the study found that a fifth of people who say they don‘t believe in a god also believe in an afterlife. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. you‘re here to worship today! come on! worship at hillsong church in surrey isn‘t just an expression of gratitude for what the 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 great joy.

the confidence of christians in the existence of heaven is based on what they believe happened at easter, whenjesus died, was buried and then rose again. after our life here we go to heaven and it's paradise, it's perfect, there's no pain. it's good. the resurrection is a really powerful event for me, because it‘s jesus conquering death, essentially. that gives us life. but what of those who don‘t claim to have any religious faith? a bbc poll of 2,000 people conducted by comres shows thatjust over 30% of those who say they are not religious still believe they will live again after death. —— just over 20%. mediums and tarot card readers here in covent garden charge £a5 for 30 minutes and say they can put you in touch with friends and relatives who have passed away. it's 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's the hope that they have. a desperate hope? a 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. martin bashir, bbc news. three 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. 0ur 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 atjoan‘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. 0ldest 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. the crew on board a target illustrate ended up looking after one more passenger than the body for after a woman gave birth on board. the journey is just over two hours long so things happened rather

quickly! now, let‘s check on all the weather details, we can go to the other side of the newsroom and join tomasz. i‘m not sure about your scheduling of all this gorgeous weather, tomasz! i know, what we —— what did we do wrong, both of us, on the warmest day of april so far? it nudged up to 25 celsius just day of april so far? it nudged up to 25 celsiusjust outside, day of april so far? it nudged up to 25 celsius just outside, looking across the newsroom, but for most of us, it is not that warm, it is closer to the mid or high teens, is not everybody is getting those high values. but the cloud has already turned, the weather has turned across scotland and northern ireland, wondering where all the warmth has gone. most of us are not getting it, across scotland and northern ireland, where the front approaching, that is a change. it is approaching, that is a change. it is a much cooler change over the next 2a hours,