hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is ton donkin. here are our top stories: a state of emergency is declared in egypt, after two bomb attacks on coptic christians leave more than a0 dead. as a us navy strike force heads toward the korean peninsula, president trump will review options for removing the threat posed by north korean missiles. a new warning over australia's great barrier reef — coral bleaching is severe, and getting worse at a faster rate. and glory in augusta — spain's sergio garcia finally wins the masters and his first golf major. thanks for being with us. a three—month state of emergency has been announced in egypt, following two attacks

on coptic christian churches. more than a0 people were killed, and many others wounded, as worshippers gathered for palm sunday in tanta, which is north of cairo, and in alexandria. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. greg dawson has this report. seconds after this footage, and it was a device was detonated. the dental christian celebration transformed into a scene of horror. the head of egypt's coptic church had been inside, but was unharmed. this was a co—ordinated attack. the first target was the church of st george in the city of tanta, filled with worshippers. translation: the situation is painful. it is not fair. the

authorities have received warnings before that the church has been targeted. why would measures being taken to targeted. why would measures being ta ken to protect targeted. why would measures being taken to protect people? hours later, this response from egypt's president. trad back several steps be taken. the first will be the declaration of a state of emergency for three months after the necessary legal procedures are completed. —— translation: several steps. we are announcing the state of emergency only to protect our country and security. the measure messi army will be deployed to help police guard important buildings. security forces will be able to make arrest without warrant. —— the measure means that the army. egypt was ruled for almost two decades under a state of emergency. it's —— its unpopularity was an important factor in the 2011 uprising. 0nce

unpopularity was an important factor in the 2011 uprising. once an evening, the first funerals were held for victims. egypt's coptic christians have enjoyed decades of dissemination. but a community known for its resilience is now demanding greater protection in its own country. to find out more about the attacks in egypt, including an explanation on the coptic church head to our website. that's at the usual address — bbc.com/news. president trump has told his advisers to prepare a full range of options to deal with the nuclear threat coming from north korea. a us navy strike group is already sailing towards the korean peninsula. president trump's national security adviser said the deployment was prudent and criticised north korea as a rogue, nuclear—armed nation. david campa nale reports. the carl vinson strike group, composed of an aircraft carrier, two guided missile destroyers and a guided missile cruiser, had been due to visit australia. instead, it's under full steam

towards the western pacific ocean, where it recently conducted exercises with the south korean navy. as well as massive strike power, the carrier group has the capability to intercept ballistic missiles. president trump made it clear to beijing last week that he's prepared to act alone against pyongyang if necessary. the decision to order missile strikes against syria, a reminder of his resolve. if you violate international norms, if you violate international agreements, if you fail to live up to international commitments, if you become a threat to others, at some point a response is likely to be taken. north korea's most recent rocket test, condemned by japan and south korea, came on the eve of china's president's visit to washington. and it follows the launch, one month ago, of ballistic missiles into the sea of japan.

it is clear that their programme is moving forward at a marked pace. each test shows its rockets can go large distances, with established technology capable of striking of us military assets and allies in the region. but the taepodong 2 system goes further, underlying an ability to put crude satellites into orbit. pyongyang says it has a sovereign right to do this. with satellite pictures suggesting yet another nuclear test may be close, the fear is that north korea will end up with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching mainland america. pyongyang says it has been provoked by military exercises between the us and south korea, which it sees as preparation for an invasion. as tensions rise, the arrival of china's nuclear envoy in south korea may hasten the resumption of six—party talks, and the role of diplomacy in solving the crisis. david campanale, bbc news. i discussed this with foreign policy expert nancy soderberg earlier.

nancy's held many senior national security positions under president's bill clinton and barack 0bama, and has also served as an ambassador to the un. she talked about donald trump's options in dealing with north korea. there are a range of options. he has plenty of options, including negotiating and putting pressure on china. i think that is a general question of the options. the problem is that since the first president bush negotiated the treaty with the north koreans, the north koreans quickly figured out that the nuclear programme was the one currency in international arenas and have used it time

and time again. they make a deal and then they cheat and they make a deal and then they cheat. and they threw nuclear hissy fits. it is the most difficult problem out there. and the actions that president trump has are limited. you cannotjust bomb the nuclear sites you cannotjust wipe out their bases. the risk of attacking them is that you have momentum for them. the trick is that, and donald trump understands, you have to work through the chinese. through the weekend they will work together and we will see if there can be some kind of diplomatic push. if not, there is no doubt the administration will have some kind of, at least, symbolic strike, which could play both ways, frankly. yeah, let's move onto syria. i want to get your thoughts on that as well. the focus there is because secretary

of state rex tillerson has criticised russia for failing to prevent the chemical weapons attack on civilians. he said he would talk about this when he visits the country on tuesday. this is some of what he said. i think the president was very clear in his message to the american people that this strike was related solely to the most recent, horrific use of chemical weapons against women, children, and as the president said, even small babies. and so the strike was a message to bashar al—assad that your multiple violations of your agreements under the chemical weapons charter back in 2013, that those would not go without a response in the future. and we are asking russia to fulfil its commitment, and we are asking and calling on bashar al—assad to cease the use of these weapons. the matter, there is no change to military posture. secretary of state, rex tillerson. john kerry previously reached a deal with the russians to eliminate all chemical weapons.

that obviously did not work out. will rex tillerson have luck achieving what president 0bama could not do given what happened in the last week? we don't know. when president 0bama put in the red line and russia said they will stop that red line without military action, i mean, thatjust did not work. the russians said they got all of them and they clearly did not. so the number one question is how do we get rid of all of the chemical weapons stockpiles from syria? number one on the agenda will be that when he visits moscow next week. secondly, what is our policy in syria ? we do not have one and have not had one in the last six years. hundreds of thousands of people dead — half the country, 10 million people, displaced

inside the country or outside of it. we need to look at it as a two—track policy. the first is we have to defeat islamic state, and to do that you need to work with bashar al—assad and russia and the others. and then how do you solve the civil war? there is the increasingly discredited bashar al—assad with these chemical weapons. it is clear who he is. he has no legitimacy continuing to be president. then you have opposition which is somewhat difficult to predict. the us and the russians being on opposite sides. you've got the saudis and the iranians, to put it regionally in context. and that will be a difficult problem to solve. the us and russians need to come up with a strategy that works and they will need some force to back it up. force and diplomacy together equals peace. that is a scenario that will take some time. islamic state is number one and then a longer term strategy

about the syrian war in syria. it will not be easy. we for the first time we saw president trump as commander—in—chief when he conducted the airstrikes which had broad public support in the united states. now the question is can he be the negotiator as well? 20,000 people have gathered in central stockholm to remember the victims of friday's deadly lorry attack. swedish police say the uzbek suspect was facing deportation and had expressed sympathy with extremists groups. a british father of two has been named as one of the victims. danjohnson reports from stockholm. a square in stockholm close to friday's attack. time to stop, time to think. a chance to reflect on jumbled emotions, and on uncomfortable feelings, and to consider lives lost in a few terrible moments. chris bevington was one of those killed.

a dad to two young boys who moved to sweden to build a life, a family, and a career working for music company, spotify. his father said this. he was here in the crowded shopping street when a delivery truck was hijacked and used as a weapon. a belgian and two swedish citizens were also killed. police have revealed more about the 39—year—old from uzbekistan they believe was at the wheel. he has applied for permanent residence in sweden, he has been denied that. and he has been wanted by the police. this is where the truck ended up, smashed against a department store window. people have kept coming here to write messages of hope and defiance on the boards, and there have been more tributes to the victims too. just yards away, a display

of the tolerance and kindness some fear could be at risk. thousands shared their sadness, anger, and unease about the future. i want stockholm to be open, as it always has been for so many years. and now, all of a sudden, most of the people seem to be afraid, but still are very calm. we stand here in solidarity, notjust with those, like, in stockholm, but around the world, with everyone who needs tojust feel the love, and that we are together in this and we are not afraid. there was pride as well in the city's response. impromptu applause for the police and a message for those who threaten the way of life here. if we become scared then we play into their hands. i think this is a good picture of how sweden reacted. so far, that reaction‘s been solid. but tougher tests could still come. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come: saying farewell to mr rock ‘n‘ roll — the funeral takes place for american music legend chuck berry. 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful,

they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: egypt's president has declared a three—month state of emergency, following two bomb attacks on coptic churches, in which more than a0 people died. as a us navy strike group heads towards korea, donald trump prepares to review options for dealing with the north korean nuclear threat. for generations, india has battled to put an end to sex—selective abortions. although it is illegalfor doctors to reveal the gender of babies during pregnancy, it is estimated

that 600,000 baby girls are aborted every year. the issue is in the spotlight once again after a grim discovery in the western state of maharashtra. yogita limaye has this report from sangli. a horrifying discovery. the remains of tiny foetuses were found buried here under soft mud. 19 of them, wrapped up in plastic bags, and cast away. it all came to light when this 25—year—old woman died during a botched abortion. her family says her husband forced her to do it because she was pregnant with a girl. they complained to the police, and that uncovered a female foeticide racket. translation: my daughter will not come back, but at least these things will stop happening if some action is taken.

as parents of a girl in india, you go through so much to bring up your daughter and get her married. but what's the use, if this is the end? police have so far arrested more than a dozen people, including the woman's husband and three doctors. translation: during our interrogation, we discovered that there are four middle—men engaged in the racket, and at least one of these doctors involved was terminating 2—3 pregnancies every week, based on the sex of the baby. this is the hospital where some of the abortions allegedly took place. finding out the gender of an unborn child is illegal here in india, and there is tough punishment for offenders, which includes time in prison. yet centres that conduct sex—determination tests continue to survive and thrive in many parts of the country. and that is because there

is great demand for them, despite government campaigns to save the girl child. translation: the mindset in india is that a girl is a liability. if a female child is born, then the family knows that it will have to collect money to give as dowry during her wedding. so parents think that, instead of raising a daughter, nurturing her, educating her, and then paying a large amount to get her married, they're better off aborting her. dowry is also illegal in india. but laws have very little effect on the ground. for many daughters of india, there are battles at every stage, and some don't even get a chance to fight. yogita limaye, bbc news, sangli. scientists claim two thirds of australia's great barrier reef has now been devastated by severe coral bleaching. they say aerial surveys of the world's largest living structure have shown damage in the central section of the reef, which stretches more than 2,000 km down queensland's coast. phil mercer is in sydney.

i have heard warnings about coral bleaching for, i am sure, many years 110w. bleaching for, i am sure, many years now. is there something more serious than we have heard before? well, for the first time, the great barrier reef has suffered mass bleaching in consecutive years. and, after aerial surveys , consecutive years. and, after aerial surveys, scientists are telling us here in australia that the middle section of the reef has been devastated by coral bleaching. last year it was the northern part of the great barrier reef. so if you put all of this together, it means that all of this together, it means that a stretch of 1500 kilometres of the world's largest living structure are 110w world's largest living structure are now affect did by coral bleaching. bleaching, by the way, is a lost of algae. it is caused by rising sea temperatures, and research is here in australia believe that the government and the broader

international community... well, time for them is running out to save the great barrier reef unless more action is taken to try to combat climate change. and what kind of action conservationists and the experts suggesting that the government do? well, the barrier reef faces micro and macro threats. when you think of the local threats that the great barrier reef faces, overfishing, poor water quality, the industrialisation of that part of the australian coastline, those are things that the authorities are trying to address. most particularly water quality, trying to reduce pesticides and other contaminants running off from farmland, for example, into the great barrier reef. conservationists believe that the picture is far broader, and that the picture is far broader, and that the only way to save the great barrier reef into the future is to address the global problem of climate change. the australian and queensland governments say they are taking this very seriously, what

today's report will highlight, from the conservationists' point of view, that time is perhaps running out. you are there in sydney, so you know very well that the barrier reef is the jewel in the australian tourism crown. do you think that this new warning will push the issue up the political agenda? it will do, and when you look at the significance of the great barrier reef, not only to australia's economy, it generates billions of dollars each year. it contributes about 60 odd thousand jobs to the economy as well. but on top of that, it is arguably australia's greatest natural treasure, stretching for 2300 kilometres down australia's north—eastern coast. and conservationists hope that these sorts of warnings will now be heeded, and urgent action will be taken. very good to talk to you, phil mercer giving that latest warning on the accelerated rate of

degradation for the great barrier reef. some golf news for you, but notjust any update: sergio garcia has won the masters, in augusta, his first ever major title. but he did have to do it the hard way. going into the last round, he shared the lead with england'sjustin rose. nothing could separate them over 18 holes, and they went to a sudden—death play—off, where garcia was finally able to sink the winning putt. his victory, and that famous green jacket, comes on what would've been the 60th birthday of his fellow countryman and idol, seve ballesteros. more on this in sport today, in about 25 minutes. the prince of wales, france's president hollande, and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, all gathered in northern france on sunday to mark one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. more than 3,500 canadian troops died at the battle of vimy ridge. duncan kennedy reports. it was the battle that defined a nation, in a conflict whose horrors defied belief. today's commemoration at vimy ridge

was a chance for canada to remember those who fell here, and those who rose to the challenge of victory. the burden they bore, and the country they made. because this, too, is why we're here. why we remember. more than 3,500 canadians died in the four days it took to secure the ridge. an event later described as the moment canada came of age. today, beneath a world war i fly—past, prince william and prince harry laids boots and poppies, as symbols of loss and remembrance. this was a battlefield of corpses. the canadians at vimy

embodied the true north, strong and free. in nearby arras, scottish losses in the wider fight were also remembered today. greater love has no more than this. that he lay down his life for his friends. the daily rate of casualties was greater than at the somme. among those to die was 26—year—old sergeant david wood from edinburgh. we wouldn't be here without them, would we? we wouldn't be free to do what we want, when we want. so they fought for us, and died for us, so we've got to remember them and thank them. there are no more combat veterans alive from the first world war. vimy ridge and arras are among the final great acts of commemoration, to

honour their sacrifice, mourn their loss, and remember their lives. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at vimy ridge. fans, family and friends have paid their final respects to rock'n‘roll legend chuck berry, who died last month. they gathered in chuck berry's hometown of st louis to pay tribute at the blueberry hill, where he performed more than 200 consecutive monthly concerts. a memorial service was held, where the 90—year—old's body lay in an open coffin, with his signature red gibson guitar bolted to the lid. and you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter. i'm @tomdonkinbbc. good morning. sunday was a glorious

day for many of us. was it spring or summer? and really, it was hard to tell, because we had wall—to—wall sunshine throughout the day, and in parts of eastern and south—eastern england, highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. you can see the clear blue skies from sunday's satellite picture, a little more cloud up into the north—west, and the cloud thick enough to produce some rain, which died off and will continue to do so as this weather front sinks south but this weather front‘s important because as it pushes further south it produces north—westerly winds, a colder source of air and that will bring a noticeable change to the story. we're losing the warm russets of sunday, as that north—westerly flow drags the cooler air across the country through the course of the day. so it's going to turn noticeably coolerfor all of us. as we start off the day, then, temperatures will sit at around seven to nine degrees, so not too bad, that frontal system bringing quite a lot of cloud.

but up into the north—west, some of the showers will be wintry to the tops of the hills and mountains, believe it or not. as we go through the day, we run the risk of a few showers in scotland and one or two cropping up in the north—east of england. i suspect by the middle of the afternoon it should be a better afternoon in south—west england and wales where we had a bit of cloud yesterday, but temperatures at around ten or 13. we could see temperatures down a good 8—10 degrees in comparison to sunday's weather in the south—east, with a risk of a few showers in parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshire. heading up into scotland, yes, there will be the risk of a few showers here, but also some lengthy spells of sunshine. by the end of the afternoon, though, cloud and more organised rain starts to gather into the western isles, and this will be a weather front toppling over that high pressure, and start to push into the far north of scotland. high pressure really just exerting its influence still, across england and wales, here things will stay relatively quiet. chilly start to tuesday morning,

a touch of frost in more sheltered prone spots, but clearer skies will lead to more good spells of sunshine. breezy up into the far north and there will be some showery outbreaks of rain continuing here as well. as we move into wednesday, we see more of a stronger north—westerly wind starting to pick up, gales not out of the question. but again, the best of the drier weather will always be further south, but there is going to be a fair amount of cloud around i suspect, on wednesday, and on exposed coasts it will feel that little bit colder. little change on thursday. what's in store for the easter weekend? the dry theme's set to continue, sunshine and a few isolated showers but that cool wind set to stay with us. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm tom donkin. president sisi has declared a three—month state of emergency throughout egypt after bomb attacks killed more than a0 people at two coptic christian churches. the army will be deployed to help police protect vital installations and security forces will be able to make arrests without warrants. donald trump has asked his advisers to be prepared to give a full range

of options to deal with the nuclear threat coming from north korea. a us navy strike group is already heading towards the korean peninsula. the us national security adviser criticised north korea as a rogue, nuclear—armed nation. the spanish golfer, sergio garcia, has won the masters — his first success in one of the sport's big four tournaments. garcia won a play—off against britain'sjustin rose at augusta, georgia, after the two men had finished the fourth and final round tied on nine—under—par for the championship. coming up next, it is dateline london.