the headlines today: the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month's westminster attack, is taking place at southwark cathedral. his family have been joined by thousands of police officers who have been lining the route of the funeral procession through central london. russia faces the threat of fresh international sanctions for its support of syria's president assad, as foreign ministers from the g7 nations meet for two days of talks. the bbc uncovers evidence implicating the bank of england in the so—called libor scandal. the great barrier reef is at a ‘terminal stage‘. scientists say ‘unprecedented' coral bleaching has damaged two—thirds of australia's famous reef. the nearly man no more — sergio garcia wins his first major title on his 74th time of asking, with victory over england'sjustin rose in a sudden death play off at the masters. a funeral service is under way

for pc keith palmer who was stabbed to death outside the houses of parliament during last month's attack in westminster. thousands of police officers from all over the uk lined the route of the funeral procession through central london to southwark cathedral. that go to westminster. the funeral of pc keith palmer is taking place at southwark cathedral. the family requested that it would bea the family requested that it would be a private funeral. throughout the course of the day, police officers from all over the country have arrived here in london to pay their respects to pc keith palmer. he was

48 years old, a husband, a father of the five—year—old girl comedy lost his life just the five—year—old girl comedy lost his lifejust behind the five—year—old girl comedy lost his life just behind be protecting the houses of parliament. his body lay in rest in a couple just beneath the houses of parliament, with a special commission from the queen. it is an honour that is normally afforded only two great statesman and women, but her majesty agreed that the privilege should be extended to pc palmer. his funeral cortege left the palace of westminster, travelled slowly through the streets of london. streets that he knew so well. much of his 15 year policing career took place here in the capital. much of it. -- place here in the capital. much of it. —— much of it in south london. you can see the cortege with the tribute, number one daddy. that really speaks volumes. this funeral

is, as the dean of southwark has had, a time for the country to honour and remember the sacrifice he made, but also is a very personal time. it is the funeral of a husband and a father being attended by some 50 members, we are told, of pc palmer's family. his wife and his daughter, his parents, and so many of his colleagues. a time, as the dean of southwark said, for them to grieve and a time for his colleagues to remember him. police officers lined the streets, their heads bowed, as the funeral cortege went past. for them, a hugely poignant

moment, and for their families. today, a reminder of the risk that they all face. the full police funeral is currently taking place at southwark cathedral. let's speak to our correspondent daniela relph, who's correspondent daniela relph, who's at southwark cathedral. it has been going on for close to an hour now. what struck you immediately was the silence. we are here in this busy bit of south london, by the returns, but it was totally silent as the hearse carrying the coffin of pc keith palmer. tribute saying, number one daddy, son, brother across the

hearse as the coffin was taken off, draped in the flag of the metropolitan police service. friends and colleagues of keith palmer, two of whom we heard earlier today talking about him being the perfect policeman. the service itself, the congregation inside the cathedral include the home secretary, amber rudd, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, and the mp who fought so hard to save the life of keith palmer. the service itself is being led by the dean of southwark, prayers have been read by the seniors chaplain to the metropolitan police service, who has been working closely with keith palmer's family. 0n has been working closely with keith palmer's family. on a more personal level, there was a tribute read by a man who had worked with keith palmer over a number of years. also taking

pa rt over a number of years. also taking part in the service, the new commissioner of the metropolitan police. today is herfirst commissioner of the metropolitan police. today is her first day at work in her newjob, and what she has had to do is come here to southwark cathedral and take part in this service to a fallen colleague. she has read a poem, the poll funeral blues by wh auden, and we have heard a passage from the gospel of stjohn bread, talking about playing down one's life for one's friends. later there will be a commendation by the bishop of southwark, and then there will be a last post and that will bring the funeral service to an end. the coffin will then these southwark cathedral for a private cremation. thank you very much. the funeral is 110w thank you very much. the funeral is now drawing to a close. it has been a very moving morning, here in westminster. his body lying in rest

overnight at the palace of westminster just behind overnight at the palace of westminsterjust behind b. many thousands of police officers take buses to the capital today to pay their respects. even those who couldn't make it observed a two—minute silence outside police stations across the country at two o'clock this afternoon, just before the service got underway. it is a day, as the dean of southwark said, for his friends and family to grieve but also for the country to honour the sacrifice that he made on our behalf. back to you. thank you. the russian government has called the us missile strike on syria an aggressive act which violate international law. this comes as the foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations are meeting in italy. us secretary of state rex tillerson is leading calls for vladimir putin to distance himself from president assad and open a path to a negotiated settlement of the civil war. the foreign secretary,

borisjohnson, will argue that president assad has no future. the meeting is taking place in the tuscan city lucca. america's secretary of state is in italy to turn up the international heat on president assad and his russian backerss. this was the sight of a nazi atrocity in 1944, the massacre of local villagers. we remember the events of 1944 that occurred here. he drew a direct parallel to last week's gas attack in idlib province. we rededicate ourselves to hold into account any and all who commit crimes against innocents, anywhere in the world.

president trump's foreign minister will use the next few days in italy to work with major european powers, including britain. rex tillerson is hoping to send a strong message to russia's president putin, hoping to get him to restrain the syrian regime which russia works alongside and instead transition away from president assad's. he is meeting with borisjohnson to coordinate their approach. the foreign secretary is ready to urge new sanctions against russia if it doesn't give ground. but for now, russia and iran are warning of military retaliation if the us repeats last week's cruise missile strikes. the kremlin is saying the strikes show america's total lack of willingness to cooperate with them on syria. the whole focus of the talks here in this ancient tuscan city will be on trying to send rex tillerson,

the secretary of state, to moscow with his strongest possible international message that russia has to change its behaviour, has to distance itself clearly from syria's president assad. the problem is that all past efforts to do that have failed. in the past half—hour, borisjohnson has been speaking to reporters in italy. officer, this comes only a few days after the appalling attack by the assad regime. —— obviously, this... what you've got here is the world coming together to try to support america in their response, there is overwhelming support for what the us did, signalling that we will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons, the barbaric use of chemical weapons which are banned a hundred years ago. and our support

for efforts by rex tillerson to try to move efforts forward, and try to use what i think is a such substantial opportunity to say to the russians that they have a choice. and that choice is to stick like glue to the assad regime, all that that entails, the toxic regime that that entails, the toxic regime that poisons its own people and indeed is poisoning the reputation of russia. 0r indeed is poisoning the reputation of russia. or to work with the rest of russia. or to work with the rest of the world. everybody represented here of the g7, as well as like—minded countries, turkey, the gulf states, to work with the of the world to find a solution for syria. a political solution. emphasise that that is what people are trying to achieve, a political solution. as you know, the united

states have already imposed a selection sanctions, and we will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions, possibly on the syrian military figures and indeed on the russian military figures who have been involved in coordinating the syrian military efforts. and of course, who are thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. the russians are mocking you for not going to moscow. rex tillerson is apparently happy for you to go. why did the prime minister ask you not to?” for you to go. why did the prime minister ask you not to? i think it is important in these circumstances for the world is to present a united front. and to be ambiguity about the message. and the message we are sending to the russians is very clear. do they want to stick with a

toxic regime? do they want to be eternally associated with a guy who gasses his own people? 0r eternally associated with a guy who gasses his own people? or do they wa nt to gasses his own people? or do they want to work with the americans and the rest of the g7, and indeed like—minded countries, for any future for syria? that has got to be a political deal. and with the best will in the world, it is the americans have changed the game by using those cruise missiles. which has never happened in the last five yea rs. has never happened in the last five years. the game has now been changed. i think it is important that that message should be heard, from the americans to the russians. the russians have resisted previous pressure. there is no evidence they will shift position now.|j pressure. there is no evidence they will shift position now. i think they need a way out and a way forward. if they think about the position of vladimir putin now, he

is toxic flying the reputation of russia by associating with someone who poisoned his own people. i think the evidence is overwhelming. if you look at it, it is absolutely conclusive. what we are fine to do is give rex tillerson the clearest possible mandate from us, the uk, from all our allies here. to say to the russians, this is your choice. stick with that guy, that tyrant, or work with us to find a better solution. that was boris johnson talking to a reporter earlier. it is just approaching 40 plus three, this is the headlines. the funeral of pc keith palmer is taking place at southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers lined the streets of central london. russia is facing the personalty of

further sanctions for its continued association with assad. and the bbc uncovers evidence implicating the bank of england in the so—called libor scandal. and the sport, sergio garcia says that winning the masters is a dream come true. he beat englishmanjustin rose for the jacket. everton‘s ross barkley is considering his options after he was the victim of an unprovoked attack ina barlast the victim of an unprovoked attack in a bar last night. the complaint has been made to the police. i'll be back with more noble stories just after half past. as the urban hearing, russia faces the threat of fresh international

sanctions over its continued association with syria. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has warned of a possible proxy war developing between the united states and russia in syria. let's go to our political editor who is in westminster. derek organ, the labour leader, today painted a very stark warning over intervention in syria. he suggested it could lead to some sort of showdown between america and russia, what he calls a proxy war with both sides retaliating against each other with tit—for—tat missile strikes. he has also accused the foreign secretary, boris johnson, strikes. he has also accused the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, of encouraging former bombing by suggesting that the us would be prepared to engage in more missile strikes and you said that there is 110w strikes and you said that there is now only a small window of opportunity at the g7 talks to, in

his words, reach out and try to restart the geneva peace process. but his overall message was about the potential for a conflict between america and russia. well, it seems that he is encouraging further bombing. i don't believe that's going to bring a solution anywhere nearer. surely, we have to get russia and america around the table together to put pressure on respective parties to this war, because it is in danger of becoming a proxy war between them, in order to have a meaningful and effective ceasefire. as we saw in the last few minutes, 01’ as we saw in the last few minutes, orjohnson appeared to be playing down the possible to further military action, at least for now, stressing that the emphasis was on a political settlement. however, stressing that the emphasis was on a politicalsettlement. however, he did confirm that the g7 countries are looking at further sanctions against what he called syrian and

russian military figures. now, that would be on top of the existing sanctions imposed on various officials and associates of president putin, following russian intervention in crimea and ukraine. what boris johnson intervention in crimea and ukraine. what borisjohnson suggested that g7 is poised, possibly, to look at further tightening up and increasing those sanctions. funerals are being held in egypt for some of the victims of yesterday's bomb attack at st mark's coptic cathedral in alexandria. more than 40 people were killed in two bombings in alexandria and tanta. a three—month state of emergency had been declared. sweden has observed a minute's silence to commemorate the people killed in a lorry attack. the main suspect is a failed asylum seeker from uzbekistan.

0n stockholm's streets, time for normality to return. this sausage seller is back to work. he had a lucky escape when the truck was driven at his school. translation: parish church there was only five centimetres parish church there was only five centimetres he was saved because he was on a break across the street. of saint we have to treat it as a normal day. 0n time, doors opened at the damage department store. it is a well—known swedish and name at heart of the capital. after the upset of friday's attack and feelings over the weekend, there is now a real determination to show that life will carry on as it did before.

but there was also time to think about the victims, who came from three countries. the royal family led a national minute of silence. sweden, belgium and the united kingdom stand together in mourning the citizens we have lost. 0ur three countries have suffered horrendous acts of terrorism. we will never surrender to terror. we will get through this together. chris bevington was the british father of two he made his life in sweden and died here. this morning, investigators confirmed a woman from belgium was killed along with an 11—year—old girl and a woman from sweden. they have questioned more than 600 people and are confident the failed asylum seeker from uzbekistan is the driver. outine may have started to return, but security here is still tight. the chief executive of barclays,

jess staley, will lose his annual bonus of more than a million pounds after two regulators opened an investigation into his conduct in a whistle—blowing case. he had tried to discover who wrote a whistle—blowing letter to the bank. a little earlier our business editor simonjack explained to why this investigation had come about. barclays hired a senior person who was an old friend ofjes staley‘s, they had worked together for years in a previous bank. after that appointment, a letter was written to board members raising questions about past conduct and personal issues in the background of this hire, and also about the nature of his relationship withjes staley, asking whether it was appropriate. now, staley said today in a letter that he said he wrote to ba rclays staff, he thought this wasn't whistle—blowing, he thought this was an unfair personal attack. an attempt to maliciously smear his person. but the compliance people said, back off, this is somewhere

the chief executive shouldn't be poking his nose. soon after, he said, did we sort out that whistle—blowing stuff? and they said it wasn't really whistle—blowing. at which point he took the view, right, i can find out who sent this letter, he was incorrect on that. and now the regulators are taking a dim view of this, because coming down, having powerful ceos hunting down potential down potential whistle—blowers is taken very seriously, because they are the eyes and ears of the regular in these organisations. so this is a serious matter, they're going to take a serious look at it. penalties can be quite severe. they can even disbar people from working in backing, so as i say, whistleblowers are a protected species. there are some argument about whether this was proper whistle—blowing, they're going to look into it. we are going to take you to central london because all morning we have been watching the funeral of pc keith palmer.

you may remember he was stabbed to death outside the houses of parliament after the attack in westminster. police officers from all over the uk have lined the cortege route as the procession made its way from central london to the cathedral. the funeral service has 110w cathedral. the funeral service has now taken place and the procession will return. thousands of members of the public also lined the roads and stood in silence as the cortege passed. 48 years old, pc palmer, married with a five—year—old daughter, was guarding the houses of parliament on the 22nd of march when he was stabbed. the floral tributes left on the top of his hurst said simply, number one daddy. about 50 members of his family, his wife, his daughter, parents, brothers and sisters, are here, and the service

at southwark cathedral will be followed by a private commission. —— a private cremation. a private service along with a full ceremonial police commemoration at the cathedral. 0fficers wearing their white gloves and fresh uniforms stood with their heads bowed at the beginning of the service at two o'clock. hundreds of police officers around the country have taken part, along with the new head of the metropolitan police. a security review has been ordered a parliament after. the attack on pc palmer. the reader of the national police chief counsel said officers from all over the country travelled to line the route, while others held two minute silences outside police stations at tpm. she said she

doesn't think we've ever seen a funeral of this size. that is the service outside the cathedral as pc palmer is taken away for a private service with his family. you're watching bbc news, it is the 20 5pm. australia's great barrier reef is in danger of being destroyed. scientists say coral bleaching — which effectively kills the coral — now affects a 900 miles stretch of the reef. aerial surveys show the latest damage is concentrated in the middle section, whereas last year, bleaching hit mainly the north. experts now fear the severity of these two events will give damaged coral little chance to recover. that for the first time, mass bleaching had affected researchers say they were horrified when they discovered that for the first time, mass bleaching had affected the great barrier reef in consecutive years. when his bleaches, the coral isn't dead, but it begins to starve

and can eventually die. the reefs are resilient but what concerns scientists is that more frequent bleaching, which is caused by rising water temperatures, makes it harder for the coral to recover. last year, the northern reef bleached severely and this year, the central part bleached severely. it depends whether we have more of these mass events occurring in the next two years and get the global warming projections, we would expect that. it looks like the bleaching is moving south into areas that were previously unaffected. the great barrier reef marine park is about the size of italy orjapan and is so big it can be seen from outer space. the research team is warning that to save one of nature's true wonders, australia must take decisive action on climate change. the government in canberra has promised to protect it.

the question is, can it be saved before it is too late? you to show you some pictures we have just had an. borisjohnson arising at the g7 meeting in tuscany, a meeting focusing on the situation in syria, which the russian government has called an aggressive act which file its international law. g7 is looking at sanctions against syria and also trying to open a path to negotiate. they searched for a unified approach to the syrian conflict looks to

dominate these talks as they get underway. boris johnson dominate these talks as they get underway. borisjohnson has had talks with rex tillerson, his american counterpart, already, but has come under fire american counterpart, already, but has come underfire in recent american counterpart, already, but has come under fire in recent days for his decision not to go to moscow ona for his decision not to go to moscow on a scheduled visit this week, instead allowing the american secretary of state, who you can see, this is now lies. this is the same staircase if you're in its later, matters rex tillerson. moran that later, but first we are going to go to the weather. we have had some pleasant smells of sunshine today, but haven't reached the dizzy heights of temperatures we saw yesterday. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, today down a few degrees, but still

a pleasant sunshine. filed in the north, a cool breeze, cloud bubbling up north, a cool breeze, cloud bubbling up could produce a few showers but otherwise england and wales having a fine, dry afternoon. the cloud will not away and we will get largely sunny skies as we move into evening time across england, wales, added a pa rt time across england, wales, added a part scotland. 0ver time across england, wales, added a part scotland. over the night, it will turn cloudier, some rain set in in scotland. further south, will turn cloudier, some rain set in in scotland. furthersouth, england and wales, 67 in the towns and cities but colder in the countryside. —— six or seven. some ground frost, and it will stay quite wet. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 15:30pm. the funeral of pc keith palmer who was murdered in last month's westminster attack is taking place at southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers have been lining the route of the funeral

procession through central london. the us secretary of state rex tillerson has said washington borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he will discuss further sanctions against russia. the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in rigging the so—called libor interest rate. the material provides fresh evidence that it pressured banks to push rates down. scientists say ‘unprecedented' coral bleaching has damaged two—thirds of australia's great barrier reef. news about birds. all poultry in england is to be allowed outside by thursday. this is an update of the avian flu measures. the first cases

we re avian flu measures. the first cases were confirmed. and all gatherings may now also have the restrictions lifted that we will bring you news that a little later on. all poultry is to be allowed out side. let's go to sport. good afternoon. and golf, sergio garcia has said his masters one was a dream come true. after 73 failed attempts, it is is fourth triumph at golf major. there is some fast photography coming up. england'sjustin fast photography coming up. england's justin rose fast photography coming up. england'sjustin rose boost the spaniard all the way and the pair finished on nine under par. there was a play—off at the 18th hole. rose's drive was wayward and garcia sank this part for a victory. he is the third spaniard to one at augusta. as well as a cheque for 1.6 molly and pounds, has victory and

the green jacket presented by danny willett. i felt the calmest i had ever felt on a major sunday. even after making a couple of bogeys, i was still very positive. i still believed that they were a lot of holes i could get in and i hit some really good shots coming and. i am so happy. garcia won that title and what would have been seve ballesteros's 60th birthday. he has the support of 70's sons on social media. they congratulated him with a picture of their father. while the number two, rory mcilroy added... and real madrid and wales star

gareth bill added his congratulations for his friend, saying unbelievable stuff. garcia is the nearly man no more. prior to this year, he has vanished in the top ten of the major 22 times. it has taken and 74 attempts to finally win this one. that is the most for any champion. in terms of prize—money, £1.6 million which is today. maybe a consolation for justin rose who just missed today. maybe a consolation for justin rose whojust missed out. he pockets nine at and £60,000. we have been playing golf against each other since we were 14. we're both going to get up tomorrow morning and a career to get up tomorrow morning and a career blogger one. he will be happy for about a month and golf will take over. i will be disappointed for a month and then golf will take over. there are many more goals this year, there are many more objectives. there is the us open, the open

championship. this was obviously the highlight of the spring and i was disappointed to come so close but the year is only getting going now. in football, everton‘s ross parker is considering his options after allegedly being attacked and bar last night. merseyside police say they are looking at footage that appears to show the player being punched in the face. a complaint is yet to be made to the police. berkeley's lawyer said he didn't know the man who attacked him. he escaped serious injury and trained as normal with everton this morning. sal and will appeal to the fa about sebastian larsson‘s red card against manchester united. he was shown a red card for this challenge. sunderland went on to lose the game three now. they are now ten points from safety at the bottom of the premier league. former england and

arsenal defender tony adams has been appointed head coach of spanish side granada until the end of the season. he had been working as an adviser to the struggling club and takes over after they've sacked their current manager. they are second bottom of the league, seven points from safety with seven games remaining. and by, with seven games remaining. and rugby, st helens have sacked their head coach. he has been for 24 yea rs. head coach. he has been for 24 years. they are currently seventh in the league table having lost half of their eight matches so far this season. that is all the sport. it is the last time you say goodbye to maxine. best of luck, maxine! cuts to legal aid for prisoners are unlawful because they are inherently unfair, the court of appeal ruled today. the legal challenge was brought by the howard league for penal reform and the prisoners' advice service. the charities argued that removing it from some of the most vulnerable people in society was unfair.

clive goldman has been at the high court. it orders at a significant defeat for the government. they have ruled that the moving legal aid from certain categories of prison law, which means removing it from prisoners who are negotiating certain systems. that is unlawful because it is unfair. three areas in which they found this was the case. firstly, pa role which they found this was the case. firstly, parole board hearings for prisoners on indeterminate sentences. it whether they are ready to be transferred to open presents. this is always a critical stage. also, hearings relating to whether someone should remain a category a prisoner. if you remain category a,

you are not going to get released. thirdly, decisions concerning the placing of prisoners and a specialist secure units with an presence. in those three areas, the removal of legal aid from prisoners and their right to be represented in those areas, that was fine to be an unlawful because it was inherently unfair. the challenge was brought by the howard league for penal reform and the prisoners' advice service. i am joined by someone from the howard league for penal reform. you must be delighted's we are all delighted. league for penal reform. you must be delighted's we are all delightedm isa delighted's we are all delightedm is a really important decision. why is a really important decision. why is it so important? going through these meetings, these hearings, why can't they just simply read the papers that are given to them and represent themselves? the court of appeal and 86 page judgment

scrutinised that precise question very carefully. these decisions are of critical importance. it is about moving people efficiently and safely through the system, a system which is very broken. they didn't find in your favour on everything. they found against you and listen to two grounds. and listen to prisoners seeking access to courses that might show that they had changed their ways, as it were. why did you lose on those two grounds? the decision looked at the phil run of cases and had to say whether or not they very high threshold of inherent unfairness in the system which is so incapable of remedying itself. it is a huge achievement that these three areas were deemed to be inherently unfair. this thing that you don't see from this summary today is that the hallowed leak but a whole host

of challenges with the lord chancellor has actually conceded. ashes like mother and baby unit, the settlement of children and elderly from prison and a whole range of other important decisions as a result of this case have also been deemed to come back in. how many prisons are we talking about? how many will get legal aid that wouldn't have got it previously? the outcome of the judgment will be for the lord chancellor to see what he is now going to do about the decision, but the numbers are quite significant. they are about 5500 p tariff and determine prisoners in the system. it is a significant number. thank you very much. we just had from the government that they will that at best judgment very carefully a nd

will that at best judgment very carefully and will consider whether or not they are going to appeal. if there is no appeal, the rules on legal aid for prisoners will have to change. a photo of a woman smiling at an english defence league protester in birmingham, snapped after she stepped in to defend a "fellow brummie", has gone viral. the image of saffiyah khan has been shared thousands of times since it was taken at saturday's demonstration. earlier, ms khan told the victoria derbyshire about that moment. i saw a woman surrounded by quite a large group of edl members, she looked quite intimidated and i didn't think she was comfortable in that position. i wasn't comfortable with her being there either. what did you say? in that position, i couldn't really get to her physically, so the most i could do was agree with her verbally in that i do believe they are racist, which is what she was saying. that is what i was doing, and then i was identified as someone who oppose the edl,

and that kind of stemmed from there, my involvement. facing people like this is not something that i want to do, i would love to live in a place where we didn't have but, yeah, always stand up to it, i have no fear towards the edl. some vocational subjects in england's schools are being scrapped because of budget pressures, according to teaching unions. the nut and atl unions, claim teachers of subjects outside of maths, english, science and the humanities, are most at risk. judith burns reports. one way of measuring performance at 16 is the english baccalaureate. to pass, teenagers need at least a gcse c grade in english, maths, the sciences, a language and either history or geography. it is a key measure of how a school is doing. but according to a poll carried out by two of england's biggest teaching unions, subjects not included are the ones

being hit hardest by budget cuts. of the 1,200 school staff who responded to the poll, half were from secondary schools. three quarters of those said there had been cuts to teaching posts in their schools in the last year, with non—baccalaureate subjects bearing the brunt. unions say the government must find more money fast. the children are missing out, because they are losing that broad and rich and deep educational experience. with education cuts, what children do not get as children, they will never make up. the government says school funding is at record levels, but critics say it is not keeping up with costs, and warn of a £3 billion funding gap by the end of the decade. progress in developing new

treatments for parkinson's is too slow. one of the reasons is because it is less common than diseases such as alzheimer's. today, the charity parkinson's uk is launching a new drive for more money for new research. this is not the kind of its usually associated with parkinson's. the average age of onset is 60. jordan's diagnosis came and he was 16. when he first heard the diagnosis? shattered. absolutely shattered. he was outgoing, loved himself, loved the beers, and i'm

thinking, is he going to be the same? in 1817, james parkinson told that this is the shaking palsy. 200 yea rs that this is the shaking palsy. 200 years on, there is still no cure. that this is the shaking palsy. 200 years on, there is still no curem has been really challenging. at a later apply myself more to make up for what i have lost. he has still managed to graduate and is setting a graduate degree. but the drugs only helped so much. some drugs mask the symptoms, others deal with the side—effects of the drugs to the symptoms. but they don't slow its progression, and eventually the bus stop working. they only work for so long. five or ten years. parkinson's uk say it is time to change that. today the ones that we won't wait

campaign. we have broughtjordan to london to meet the man at the helm of parkinson's uk. at the moment, there is no good news. the best drug to treat parkinson's is 50 years old and the drugs that have been developed and is only really treat the substance of the disease. why so little progress with this neurological condition when medical signs elsewhere has made great strides? the professor tells is the reason is simple lack of investment. parkinson is is on the borderline of profitability. if there were more people affected by the disease you would get more profit back from the signs. we have all the tools and knowledge, we just need the cash to drive the process forward. until a cure, alljordan can do is manage

sentence. cognitive therapies help. sometimes, others swim, jordan is trying something different. how does that feel‘s it feels good. it is challenging but it is rewarding when i get it right. 200 years after the condition was identified, bacchus and uk say those living with the condition shouldn't have to wait any more. it you is within reach with the right funding. it could and should happen in ajordan's n. the right funding. it could and should happen in a jordan's mm does feel close. but not there yet. i have my whole life ahead of me i wa nt i have my whole life ahead of me i want something i can look forward to. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first —— the headlines on bbc news: the funeral of pc keith palmer who was murdered in last month's westminster attack is taking place at southwark cathedral.

thousands of police officers have been lining the route of the funeral procession through central london. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says russia faces fresh international sanctions for its support of syria's president assad, as foreign ministers from the g7 nations meet in italy. the bbc uncovers evidence implicating the bank of england in the so—called libor scandal. business news now. jes staley, the chief executive of barclays is to be investigated by regulators for trying to identify a whistleblower in 2016. he will be investigated by regulators for trying to identify the person in 2016. he said he thought he was allowed to identify him. he has been given a formal

reprimand and could lose his bonus. a secret recording implicating the bank of england in the libor rigging scandal has been uncovered by the bbc‘s panorama programme. the recording from 2008 adds to evidence that the bank of england pressured commercial banks to push their libor rates down during the financial crisis. the bank of england says it has been assisting the criminal investigations. the bbc has seen evidence that top bosses at shell that money paid to the nigerian government for an oil field would be passed a convicted money loaned and the used to pay political bribes. shell says it did not believe it employees acted illegally. it has been active in nigeria for nearly 60 years. a train carrying british goods left essex this morning for a 7,500—milejourney through seven countries all the way to china. it will take just over two weeks to reach its destination, the eastern city of yiwa. it is thought that this right would

make it more affordable for people to sell goods to china. for people to sell goods to china. the 30 containers are filled with items ranging from medicines and baby products, to fizzy drinks and whisky. this train arrived from china back injanuary, with over 40 containers of cargo. today, it is starting the return journey, from essex, through france, germany, poland, russia, kazakhstan, and then reaching the east coast of china in 17 days' time. the final containers are just being put on the train now. there are 30 in total, with all kinds of different products in, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, baby products, all stuff that has been made here in the uk, and will now start the journey from here all the way over to china. we have these thin steel rails that go 7,500 miles to china, taking trade to and from china.

it is an important day. britain imports a lot more than it exports, especially with china. it is hoped this rail link will increase that trade, especially with the weaker pound. but there is competition. london is the 15th european city with a direct link to china. it is just one stopping point in the new modern silk road. to discuss the implications of this new trade route we're joined by doctor sam beatson from the lau china institute of kings college in london. it isa it is a very romantic concept, but is ita it is a very romantic concept, but is it a realistic alternative to see and air? that is a good question. we need to frame this in the context of international trade with china. to understand that, it is not up

possibly £70 billion. a quarter of this as exports to china. there is a deficit and some catching up that needs to be done. it is symbolically significant. the train as a diplomatic success and the success and terms of public relations. the chinese media are talking a lot about this train. in terms of the goods, i think we had some socks and some suitcases. i don't think investors will get excited about that. what you are saying is that this is a pr exercise? i don't think it is just about pr. i this is a pr exercise? i don't think it isjust about pr. i think it is not going to be a profitable exercise at first. i think freight isa exercise at first. i think freight is a lot more important but has all fractures element to it. there is a tendency for ceilings —— sea lanes

to be overtaken by bigger companies. it is safer to move product by rail. easy it is safer but they have to go through... akkad november how many countries it is. if you are going through country by rain, if there is any kind of this disturbance, you getan any kind of this disturbance, you get an upset to europe system. any kind of this disturbance, you get an upset to europe systemlj think that is why we sort socks and suitcases are not high—tech product. however, going back to china is some other very high quality manufacturing. the middle—class of china are going to be attracted by luxury brands. they are going to be attracted by things like milk powder, food, by quality products that in china, laws and regulations are not necessarily so well in

forced in their production. this could be a good opportunity to help to raise the amount of exposed other coming from the uk and going into china. i would just mention the matter of the value of the pound against the us dollar. the us dollar has gained ground against the chinese yen by about 15 cents sentence 2014. since brexit, traders seem to have sold off the pound, so the pound is now about 35% down against the us dollar. this means the dollar has gained ground against the dollar has gained ground against the yen but the pound has lost grand. this means that the luxury goods that are going over to china from the uk are going to attract investors from china and to those very businesses. thanks very much. a quick look at the markets. pretty flat. the ftse is pretty stable. the

dow and nasdaq are both up. in the last hour, the russian government has said the us missile strike on a government airbase there ‘violates international law‘. that‘s as foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations are meet in italy for two days of talks on the conflict. we can talk now to anna borshchevskaya, fellow at the washington institute and expert russia‘s policy toward the middle east. what can this g—7 summit achieve? thank you for having me. there are many questions that remain open about the summit and also about us russian relations in general. certainly, the air strikes signalled a different policy at least in the short term that the united states is

taking towards syria. it is unclear when exactly it is headed. as far as the russian response, it is pretty predictable. it is not surprising that they would say the air strike violates international law. one putting—mac greatest fears is regime change. one of the reasons britain has been backing assad is that he is... protection of a sad for putin as protection of himself. the question for the russians as, it is going to continue? they are interested in talking, despite all the bluster. what about the view of the bluster. what about the view of the united kingdom? with boris johnson going to the g—7 instead, we

hear he will come to moscow later, but russia was less than top entry about the uk over the weekend. absolutely. they were angry. what was interesting about the statement that they said the uk was a shadow. they were saying the uk was following the united states. this was an insult. saying that the uk was an insult. saying that the uk was an insult. saying that the uk was a us lackey. i think, in the long run, but russia mostly cares about is some kind of conversation with the united states and the west at large. of course, they are going to get insulted. but we know have an opportunity to talk to russia from a position of strength. we have to change... thank you very much indeed. just an hour to go. you will

be departing the studio at five o‘clock. be departing the studio at five o'clock. so glad to be spending my last shift with you. a stunning weekend across some part of the uk. it will be back to what it should be for april. most places are dry but the publisher was developing over the next few hours. it is set to time with a cross north and west scotland. feeling, cooler than this time yesterday. sean was across england will fit. it shall unite in shetland and across a site it will be a colder night than last

night. and wales, central and southern england it might get down to two or three degrees. if your garden is prone to frost you may see one in the morning. it‘ll be a dry start before cloud belt up later. most of you will have a nice on tuesday with sunny spells. rain to the north—west highlands for much of the north—west highlands for much of the day. temperatures tomorrow in the day. temperatures tomorrow in the sunshine but feeling, in the north. this is bbc news. the headlines: the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month‘s westminster attack, has taken place at southwark cathedral.

his family were joined by thousands of police officers who have been lining the route of the funeral procession through central london. the foreign secretary says russia faces the foreign secretary says russia fa ces fres h the foreign secretary says russia faces fresh international sanctions over its support of syrian president assad. this is your choice. stick with that guy, stick with that tyrant, or work with‘s to find a better solution. the number of people abusing the drug spice has reached epidemic proportions, according to police in manchester. also this hour: the great barrier reef is at a "terminal stage".