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". 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. good afternoon. a funeral service has been taking place 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. let's speak to daniela relph. that funeral service is now over. keith palmer's family have left southwark cathedral for a private cremation. as you can imagine, it was a service that mixed pomp and

ceremony with more intimate, personal tributes. it was a day when thousands of police officers came to london to honour the sacrifice of pc keith palmer, as jim london to honour the sacrifice of pc keith palmer, asjim kelly reports. keith palmer's finaljourney began at westminster, close to the spot where his life was taken. and here in this great historical setting, the most prominent floral tribute to number one daddy brought home what this day was about. a five—year—old girl who will grow this day was about. a five—year—old girl who willgrow up this day was about. a five—year—old girl who will grow up without her father. keith palmer was also a husband, son and brother. 0ndaan and on threatening, pc powell was murdered by khalid masood because of the uniform he was wearing and the plays he was helping to protect. the korte ‘s wound its way through the streets to southwark cathedral. thousands of officers lining the

route, many involved in a massive security operation. while this was a very public farewell, pc palmer's family had appealed for privacy. so they weren't filmed or photographed. officers from all over the country had converged on london. they didn't know keith palmer in life but in death they could identify with him and his family. overhead two police helicopters performed a fly—past and a salute. just before the service began there was a two minute silence in london and at police stations around the country. keith palmer's friends omerou described him as a model police officer, carried his cough into the cathedral. afterwards, 50 members of the officer's family left for a private

cremation. they paid tribute to his police family. away from the cameras they are saying goodbye to a man they are saying goodbye to a man they described as a wonderful dad and husband. joining me is ken marsh, chairman of the police federation. can you give us the police federation. can you give usa the police federation. can you give us a sense the police federation. can you give us a sense of what it was like?” thought it was a really nice service, a fitting tribute to keith. the family didn't want any intrusion. they wanted it to be like afamily intrusion. they wanted it to be like a family service. i think that was captured. it was also great to see the amount of colleagues in their supporting the family and being part of them, and letting them know that we are here for them. it was quite a difficult line because there was all this pomp and ceremony around the event, a real spectacle. as well as

this being if private family service? absolutely. there are a protocols that have to be adhered to if you want a force funeral. but we tried to fitted around them so that they get everything they required. i think it worked well. beyond the metropolitan police, was this a very important day in terms of honouring the sacrifice of one individual and indeed the entire force around the country? absolutely. firstly, the respect shown to keith for his heroic behaviour and sadly losing his life. secondly, our colleagues from around the country. we are one win something like this happens. they have all come together to show their support and to show what they felt. did this feel like a fitting tribute? how do you feel at the end of this emotional day? it has been a roller—coaster. that doesn't mean anything to the family is going

through and his closest friends. i'm just there to support them through that. hopefully we have achieved that. hopefully we have achieved that. ken marsh, chairman of the metropolitan police association, thank you. it was a service at southwark cathedral. as well as being a private family funeral, it was also a public memorial to the sacrifice of pc keith palmer. thank you very much. we're going to take you live to washington because president donald trump's supreme court appointee, neil gorsuch arch, is being sworn in. —— neil gorsuch. he took an oath earlier and he is taking part in a ceremony at the white house. neil gorsuch. ijust ceremony at the white house. neil gorsuch. i just want to congratulate you and your entire family. it's something so special. in fact, i've always heard that the

most important thing that a president of the night it is to stores is a point people, hopefully great people like this appointment, to the united states supreme court. —— appoint people. and i can say this is a great honour. applause. and i got it done in the first 100 days! that's even nice. you think that's easy?! this ceremony has special meaning as the justices filling the cedar one of the greatest supreme courtjudges in american history. he was a terrific judge and a terrific person. the justice was a patriot who revered oui’ justice was a patriot who revered our constitution. he was beloved by many. very many. they are here today. and he is deeply missed by

all of us. i want to at this time recognise his incredible wife, maureen, who i got to know very well over the last short period of time. maureen, please stand up. thank you very much. thank you and your family, thank you. thank you, maureen. americans are blessed to have in neil gorsuch show a man who will likewise be a devoted servant of the law. over the past two months, the american people have gotten months, the american people have gotte n to months, the american people have gotten to know, respect and truly admire our newest member of the american supreme court. injustice neil gorsuch show they see a man of great and unquestioned integrity. they see a man of unmatched qualifications. and most of all, and most importantly, they see a man who is deeply faithful to the course

duration of the united states. he will decide cases based not on his personal preferences, but based on a fairand personal preferences, but based on a fair and objective reading of the law. today we have all three branches of government represented at this event. it is a very special thing. and a very special happening. and it's worth taking just a minute to remember what it all means. in oui’ to remember what it all means. in our founders' to remember what it all means. in ourfounders' incredible to remember what it all means. in our founders' incredible wisdom, they gave each branch of government a different role in our great republic. we have a congress to write the laws on behalf of the people. we have a president to enforce those laws and defend our nation. and we have a supreme court to apply and interpret the law in a fairand impartial to apply and interpret the law in a fair and impartial manner, when

disagreements arise. the founders separated power because they knew it was the best way to protect our citizens and keep our constitution secure. you are citizens and keep our constitution secure. you are now citizens and keep our constitution secure. you are now entrusted with the sacred duty of defending our constitution. our country is counting on you to be wise, impartial and counting on you to be wise, impartialand fair, to counting on you to be wise, impartial and fair, to serve under oui’ impartial and fair, to serve under our laws, not over them, and to safeguard the right of the people to govern their own affairs. i have no doubt you will rise to the occasion, and that the decisions you will make will not only protect our constitution today, but for many generations of americans to come. in

just a moment, thejustice generations of americans to come. in just a moment, the justice will be sworn in by justice just a moment, the justice will be sworn in byjustice kenning, a great man of outstanding accomplishment. through his nearly 30 years on the supreme court, justice kennedy has been praised by all for his dedicated and dignified service. we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude, and i am honoured that he is with us today. applause. this is a very, very special moment, because many years ago, a young neil gorsuch started his legal career as a law clerk to justice kennedy. you remember that, right?! it is a fitting testament to justice kennedy's impact that upon giving the old tojustice gore such, he will become the first ever

supreme courtjustice to serve with one of his former law clerks. that's sort of a big deal, isn't it. i like that. that's sort of good. it has never happened before. that is pretty good. it also shows you have a lot of respect for this man. that's very good. we are thrilled to share this historic moment with justice kennedy, with all of you today, and with all americans watching us at home. justice gore such, i congratulate you and your entire family, and i wish god's blessings on your amazing journey ahead. i have no doubt you will go down as one of the truly greatjustices in the history of the

united states supreme court. i now invite justice kennedy to say a few words. thank you very much. applause. thank you, mr president. mr chiefjustice, and applause. thank you, mr president. mr chief justice, and my applause. thank you, mr president. mr chiefjustice, and my fellow adherence to the idea and reality of the rule of law. as many of you know, there are two ofs that a memberof the know, there are two ofs that a member of the federal judiciary know, there are two ofs that a member of the federaljudiciary must take. —— olds. the first is the constitutional oath which applies to all three branches of the gunmen. let's bring injane o'brien, who is monitoring this from government. it's all smiles today. but it has been a struggle for the president, this appointment? this has been

bitter, deeply divisive and very acrimonious. the democrats are fuming that neil gorsuch is taking the oath because they believe it should have been president obama's pig- should have been president obama's pig. but the republicans felt that appointing a newjustice so close to the election was just not fair. so they refused to even consider him. that led to a long and convoluted selection process. he is there and he is on the podium. this is a victory for president trump, a triumph for republicans in the senate. and as president trumpjust said, this is a man who will go on to shape and influence the legal landscape for a long time. let's listen. are you ready to take the oath? please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i neil gorsuch it do solemnly swear...”

neil gorsuch do solemnly swear swear. . . neil gorsuch do solemnly swear swear... that i will administer justice with respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich. and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform... that i will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform... all the duties incumbent upon me... all the duties incumbent upon me... as associate justice of the all the duties incumbent upon me... as associatejustice of the supreme court of the united states under the constitution and laws of the united states. so help me god. congratulations. applause. jane, just explain how big a deal thisjob applause. jane, just explain how big a deal this job is? well, the supreme court is the highest court

in the land. the ninejustices are incredibly powerful in deciding what is constitutional, what should be confirmed as law. they decided the various legal challenges on some very, very pressing social issues. on thursday, the newjustice will be debating which cases to take on. they could include gun writes. they could include businesses' rights to not serve same—sex couples based on religious grounds. a lot of things. let's listen in again. there are so many to whom i owe so much. and i would not be here today without your friendship and support. thank you all from the bottom of my heart. i want to thank the president for nominating me. and for the great confidence and trust in me. i want to thank the vice president for his consta nt to thank the vice president for his

constant encouragement and friendship throughout this process. it's not possible to mention here everyone i should mention. but i would be remiss if i didn't thank president's counsel don mcgann, and the vice president's counsel. and every single person in the white house counsel offers for their tremendous and tireless support. i wa nt tremendous and tireless support. i want to thank my day—to—day team further humour, for this sage advice, for their faith, as we spent months in —— and so many miles to bring together through the senate complex. i want to thank every single person, and there are so many, in the white house and the apartment of justice, who many, in the white house and the apartment ofjustice, who worked through so many late nights and long weeks on my behalf. i want to thank senator mcconnell and his excellent

team for their support and leadership. and i must thank my former law clerks and my dear friends who give so much of themselves, so selflessly, through these last three months. your dear to me. this is truly your doing. and this is your day. i wish i could mention each of you by name. but you know who you are. and you know your names are etched in my heart forever. this process has reminded me just how outrageously blessed i am with my law clerks, with my family and my friends. and i hope that i may continue to rely on each of you as i face this new challenge. to my former colleagues and the wonderful staff of the tenth circuit, i thank you for your faithful service and friendship over so faithful service and friendship over so many years. to my new colleagues

and the start of the supreme court, thank you for the very warm welcome. i look forward to many happy years. that is neil gorsuch. a quick thought from jane o'brien in washington. he has got a lot on his plate. he certainly has. donald trump's controversial ban affecting a number of predominantly muslim countries, this could well end up at the supreme court. it was something senators were very concerned about during the confirmation hearings, asking repeatedly how neil gorsuch would vote ahmad decide or rule on that issue. he wouldn't say. he said to give any indication would be a violation of the separation of the judiciary and the government. so we have yet to see how he is going to go on that. but that certainly is a big one to watch coming up. game, great to talk to. thank you very

much. the russian government has called the us missile strike in syria an "aggressive act" which "violates international law". the news comes as foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations, are meeting in italy over the next two days. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is leading calls for russia's president, 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, from where james robbins sent this report. america's secretary of state is in italy to turn up the international heat on syria's president assad and his russian backers. rex tillerson very deliberately joined an international wreath laying at the memorial to a nazi atrocity here in 19114, the massacre of local villagers. we remember the events of august 12th 19114 that occurred here. then he drew a direct parallel to last week's gas attack

in syria's idlib province. we rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocent anywhere in the world. president trump's foreign minister will use the next two days in italy to work with the major european powers, including britain. rex tillerson is hoping to produce a strong joint message to russia's president putin, urging him to restrain the syrian regime, which moscow fights alongside, and to work instead for political transition away from president assad's rule. he is seeing borisjohnson to coordinate their approach, with the foreign secretary apparently ready to urge new sanctions against russia if it does not give ground. but now president assad's military backers, russia and iran, are raising the temperature further, warning of military retaliation if america repeats last week's cruise—missile strikes.

the kremlin says those strikes show america's total lack of willingness to cooperate with them on syria. the whole focus of the talks over the next couple of days here in this ancient fortified tuscan city will be on trying to send rex tillerson to moscow with the strongest—possible internationally—based message that russia has to change its behaviour, has to distance itself clearly from president assad. the problem is that all past efforts to do just that have failed. james robbins, bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been speaking to reporters in italy. i think, as you know, the united states have already imposed some extra sanctions themselves. we will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions certainly on some of the syrian military figures and

indeed on some of the russian military figures who have been involved in coordinating the syrian military efforts, and has thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. the russians are mocking you for not going to moscow. rex tillerson is a p pa re ntly going to moscow. rex tillerson is apparently happy for you to go. why did the prime minister ask you not to? i think it is very important in these circumstances for the world to present a united front and for there to be absolutely no ambiguity about the message. and the message that 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? 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 mandon the like—minded countries, for a new future for syria? that has got to be

a political deal. and with the best will in the world, it is the americans who have changed the game, james, by using those cruise missiles, which has never happened in the last five years. the game has now been changed. and i think it's important that that message should be heard from the americans to the russians. the russians have resisted all previous pressure to shift position. there is no reason to suggest they will do so now.” position. there is no reason to suggest they will do so now. i think the russians need a way out and a way forward. if i think about the position of vladimir putin now, he is toxic defying the reputation of russia by his continued association with a guy who has flagrantly poisoned his own people. james reynolds joins me. james reynoldsjoins me. what can they hope to achieve from this summit? possibly just

they hope to achieve from this summit? possiblyjust a statement, a simple position paper essentially repeating what the western powers' position has been for many years, that there should be negotiated transition in syria and president should step aside when that transition is complete. every time that has been mentioned to moscow, moscow says no thank you, not even remotely interested in going down that path. but there is another interesting possibility raised by borisjohnson of interesting possibility raised by boris johnson of sanctions. sanctions against notjust syrian figures but russian military figures responsible for that alliance. the history of sanctions for the west is that they have already been imposed on russia for its actions in crimea and the ukraine and they do not appear to have changed russian actions. therefore, why would they change russian actions in syria when it is trying to protect a decades long alliance with syria? thank you. 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 a0 people were killed in two bombings in alexandria and tanta. a three—month state of emergency had been declared sweden has observed a minute of silence, in memory of the victims of the truck attack in central stockholm on friday. four people died and 15 were injured, when a lorry drove into a department store. police say a 39—year—old uzbek man is the main suspect. danjohnson sent this report. on stockholm's streets, time for normality to return. back to work for this sausage seller who helped a father and daughter who had a lucky escape when the truck was driven at his stall. translation: there was only five centimetres between my stand and the truck. look how close it was! gilbert was saved because he was on a break across the street.

today he told us he had to come back and set up and carry on. why not? people have to treat it as a normal day. we should not let what happened frightened us. so, on time, doors opened at the damaged department store, a well—known swedish name in the heart of the capital. after the upset of friday's attack and the uneasy 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. our three countries have suffered horrendous acts of terrorism. we will never surrender to terror. we will get through this together.

chris was the british father of two who 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 they are confident the failed asylum seeker from uzbekistan is the driver. routine may have started to return, but security here it is still tight. a drunk driver lost control of her car ina a drunk driver lost control of her car in a high—speed crash as her two—year—old son said in the back, has been jailed for 26 weeks. the woman was more than three times over the drink—drive limit when she crashed her car in december of last

year. she had overtaken her lorry on an approach to the roundabout when her lorry flew 1a feet into the air before landing on its roof. the toddler was not hurt in that crash. which is pretty astounding. we are going to the balcony. just to let you know, half an hour before maxing leaves the building for the last time. so if you want to send her a quick twitter message, we might read that out. it is raining in my heart for this last half—hour. at least i can bring you some sunshine. a typical scene from fife as short while ago. a lot of the cloud will melt away tonight. cloud thickening of this evening in north—east england for some showers. just noticed behind the cloud moving into hebrides and... rain settling in here for tonight. rain in the far

north—west of scotland. mainly westover high ground. some of that reaching orkney and later on shared —— shetland. the cloud fading away. whether winds lightest, particularly in the south and shetland, temperatures will drop the furthest. some parts of wales could get down to2 some parts of wales could get down to 2 degrees. most of you will have a dry day on tuesday. cloud building in the afternoon. across the north—west highlands, orkney, shetland, we will see rain continued through the day. a bit of a breeze. further south, in the sunshine, feeling pleasant. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at a.30pm: the funeral of pc keith palmer who was murdered in last month's westminster attack has taken 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 he will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions on russia and syria as last week's suspected chemical attack looks set to dominate the g7 meeting in italy. concerns over an increase in anti—social behaviour fuelled by the former legal high spice has prompted a police crackdown in manchester. it should be me doing this, but you go it for the last time. let's go to the bbc sports centre and olly foster. five years ago, after a poor round at augusta, sergio garcia, said he wasn't good enough to win a major. runner up twice at the open and twice at the us pga was the closest he'd come in 73 attempts. the spaniard is now masters champion after a thrilling final round. the 37—year—old was tied on 9—under par with england'sjustin rose

at the end of his final round and had two putts for victory on the first extra hole. he is the third spaniard to wear the greenjacket, jose maria olazabal and the late seve ballesteros have gone before him and it was fitting that garcia won it on what would have been ballesteros' 60th birthday. i feel the calmness i ifeel the calmness i ever felt i feel the calmness i ever felt on a major sunday. even after making a couple of bogeys i was still very positive. i still believed that there were a lot of holes that i could get to and i had some really good shots coming in and i'm so happy! everton's ross barkley trained this morning after escaping serious injury in what his lawyers have called an unprovoked attack last night. merseyside police are examining cctv footage that appear to show barkley being punched in the face. the incident happened in a liverpool bar after the team's 11—2 win over leicester city.

a complaint is yet to be made to the police. barkley‘s lawyer says he didn't know the man who attacked him. arsenal's second largest shareholder alisher usmanov say the club's board must "bear huge responsibility" for the club's poor season and not just arsene wenger. the russian billionaire who doesn't have a seat on the board has criticised the owner stan kroenke. the gunners could jump above manchester united into fifth with a win tonight but face a crystal palace four of their last five including a victory against leaders chelsea surprising results because all the difference between the teams has become shorter and smaller. so anything can happen in any game. it doesn't change basically thinking

about the game. we know that we have toe play ot our best to win the game. i think that it is even more important that we make sure we don't lose against arsenal. like i say, it is not arguably that we have got the ha rd is not arguably that we have got the hard pest run in. we have got the hardest run in, there is no doubt about that, but we are in good form at the moment and hopefully that form will continue and more importantly the results will come with it. the former arsenal and england captain tony adams has been made head coach of the spanish side granada until the end of the season. he's been working as an advisor at the struggling club, but takes over after maanger lucas alcaraz was a sacked. they are second bottom of la liga, seven points from safety with seven games remaining. adams had previous spells at wycombe and portsmouth and also a stint in the azarbaijan league. he's had 2a years at the club and there's a statue of him outside the ground, but st helens have sacked their head coach keiron cunningham. they are currently seventh in the super league table,

having lost half of their eight matches so far this season. finally, some cricket and liam plunkett has signed a one—year contract extension to stay with yorkshire until the end of next season. the fast bowler, who has been in and out of the england set—up for over ten years, has won two county championship titles at headingley. he also won two titles with durham. that's all sport for now. from all of us at the bbc sports centre, to maxine all the best for the future. olly, thank you. the funeral of pc keith palmer took place this afternoon. a short time ago the new commissioner of the metropolitan police shared her thoughts on the ceremony and how pc palmer will be remembered by his colleagues. keith has an extraordinary man and

we've just finished a terribly sad and poignant service to say goodbye to keith and to celebrate an amazing life. he was clearly very kind, good hearted and very hard—working and very, very talented police officer. he arrested extraordinary numbers of criminals, but he was genuinely also a friendly face of british policing and in this horrible, horrible sad time, ithink and in this horrible, horrible sad time, i think all of us in policing hope that today's tribute to him is some small comfort to his family who we can't possibly imagine what they have been going through. we're incredibly proud of him and we know they are too and all our hearts are with them. police in manchester have launched extra patrols in the city centre,

after receiving a surge in calls about people passing out from taking the banned drug, spice. greater manchester police said they dealt with 31 calls relating to the drug in 2a hours after it launched a two—day banning order in the city centre. it has been reported that the substance left some users looking like "zombies". well, lets get more on this now with dr robert ralphs, whojoins me now from salford. what is ann spice is a generic term that's used on the streets to describe this. there is over 200 different strands. since spice, jwho 1awas different strands. since spice, jwho 1 a was first different strands. since spice, jwho 1a was first used in the uk in the late 20000s we are in a third generation. things like a and b. what does it do to people? well,

because it's called a canbinoid and because it's called a canbinoid and because it's called a canbinoid and because it works on the same receptors that cannabis would use... sorry to interrupt, but in lay man's terms, what does it mean? what are the symptoms of someone who had taken it? the symptoms would be, it works on the same receptors as cannabis, but in the dependant users, it has a wide range of effects, mental health effects, it can lead to anxiety, increased heart rates, paranoia, hallucinations, cardiac arrest. a wide range of symptoms. could it be fatal? it can be fatal and there is eight deaths that have been attributed to spice in recent years but it is something that's hard to detect in traditional methods. there is an under estimation of the number of deaths,

but certainly lengthed to cardiac arrests. where are people getting it from? since the act came out at the end of may last year, it moved on to the legal market in many of the towns and cities in the uk. it moved on to the illegal street market in the same way people would get heroin or crack cocaine or cord business. who is taking it? it a particular age group? no, it's all age groups. in research we conducted in manchester you will see a spectrum of society going into the high street shops and purchasing it from young people, through to people in their 60s, every kind of demographic. thank you. libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other — and that directly affects how much we all pay for our mortgages and loans. now the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in the rigging of the libor rate. the 2008 recording adds to evidence

that the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their libor interest rates down. it was obtained by our economics correspondent, andy verity, for a panorama investigation. the libor scandal first blew up in 2012, when barclays boss bob diamond was forced to resign. until recently, libor used to be set by a member of staff at the biggest banks, called a submitter, saying what interest rate they thought they'd have to pay to borrow money. an average was taken, called the london inter—bank offered rate, or liborfor short. it helped determine how much the banks pay to get hold of funds to lend, and therefore what we pay on mortgages and loans. it also gives an indication of how healthy financially the banks are. the submitters were meant to put in rates based only on their own genuine view of the market for borrowing and lending cash. panorama has uncovered a phone call on 29th october 2008, during the financial crisis, when a senior barclays banker, mark dearlove, tells the man putting in libor rates, peterjohnson, to push them down below the true cost of borrowing cash because of pressure from above.

we played the recording to chris philp mp, a member of the treasury select committee. if what dearlove is saying is true, that is shocking. this tape suggests that in fact the bank of england knew about it, and indeed were encouraging or even instructing it. so we need an immediate inquiry to find out exactly what is going on, given what we have just heard on this tape. the recording was never played to the juries in the recent trials of barclays bankers accused of conspiracy to defraud over so—called trader manipulation of libor. three were convicted.

another two, who are supposed to be part of the same conspiracy, were acquitted last week. so you are asking me, do i think that if all this was in, would it make a difference? probably, is the answer. the bank of england told panorama that libor and other global benchmarks were not regulated in the uk or elsewhere during the period in question. and you can see more on this in panorama: the big bank fix at 8.30pm tonight on bbc one. several videos have been posted online of a man being violently dragged off a united airlines plane after the flight was overbooked. the videos posted on social media show a man being pulled out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane which was waiting to take off at chicago o'hare airport by three security officers. united airlines issued a statement, apologising for overbooking the flight. we won't have that trouble getting

you out, will we? right, it's going well! 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. phil mercer sent this report from sydney. 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 it bleaches, the coral isn't dead, but it begins to starve, and can eventually die. the reefs, though, 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 third of the reef bleached severely. and this year, the central third of the reef has bleached severely. it's not irreparable, but it does depend on whether we have more of these mass bleaching events occurring in the next few years. looking at the global—warming trajectories, we would expect that. there is evidence the bleaching is moving south, into areas that have previously been unaffected by the degradation. 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 wonders, australia must take decisive action on climate change. the government in canberra has acknowledged that global warming was the biggest long—term threat facing the reef and has promised to protect it. the question is, can the future of this unique wonderland be

guaranteed before it is too late? in a moment a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day, but first the headlines: the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month's westminster attack, has taken place at southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers lined the route of the funeral cortege. 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. police in manchester say the number of people abusing the drug spice has reached epidemic proportions. hello.

now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. looks like it could be a quiet week on the markets — the easter holiday is keeping things fairly subdued. the only thing that could spice things up in the us is that some of the big beasts of the american banking industry are coming out with their quarterly numbers — names like jp morgan, citigroup and wells fargo. the best performing share on the london market was the mining group bhp billiton. the rise in value in bhp billiton's shares came after it emerged activist investor elliott advisors is calling for an overhaul of the company's structure which may include demerging its oil business. the investigation intojes slater, the head of barclays over governance failings which saw him attempt to identify a whistle—blower, knocked the share price as soon as the markets opened but they then recovered. and there is increasing tension over the french election — borrowing costs for france rose as it appeared that there is increasing support for anti—eu parties,

both to the right and to the left. let's get detailed analysis of this with george godber who is a fund manager with polar capital. let's start talking about the mining companies. bhp talked about a demerger. it seems to have affected the whole sector? viewers may remember elliot was the group that spent a long time attacking one of the oldest investment trusts in the uk, the alliance trust and they are proposing getting rid of that dual structure where it was listed in london and australia, but spinning out the shale assets which bhp billiton bought when the oil price was looking rosy a few years ago, it is the first time we have seen such a strong active approach in this sector and whilst i disagree with some of the things they are saying,

it will focus shareholder attention on the sector to see if there is value to be unlocked. what about on the barclays question, jes slater, putting aside everything that's been said today, how is he seen as the boss of ba rclays said today, how is he seen as the boss of barclays in terms of how he has performed as regards the bank? well, he is seen as hugely important ona number of well, he is seen as hugely important on a number of levels. this was a bank that was very troubled. as we heard earlier in the libor report from the regulatory scrutiny and he has come in and given the business strong leadership and put it back on the right footing and well respected by regulators and by investors and has done a good job of turning the business around. now, what we saw today was a slightly strange situation when the bank shone a light on an internal investigation saying where they felt he made an honest, but real mistake and so far the market has accepted that, but it may not be the last we see of this because the investigation is on—going and the regulator is having a look, but he is important to the

turn around and the improvement that we have seen at barclays. sorry, i mispronounced his name earlier. why should we be worried or not worried about the french election on this side of the channel? the difference with the french election and the possible consequences and the eu referendum that led to the brexit situation is, marie led pen said she wants to take france out of the euro. there was a mechanism for the uk to leave the eu, there is no mechanism at all for a country to leave the euro currency. so if she were to take france down that route it would cause mayhem. so far, there is pretty limited indication that she will end up winning of the she polls well in the first round, but in the second round, the important one that decides the ultimate winner, she doesn't falter on the votes. there

is influence in france, what we have seen with other situations like this, where there has been disquiet is outside the probable event can come through. it is unlikely, but it is one that everyone is watching. markets then quite quiet ahead of the easter holiday. that's all from me. now, a moment all of us here at bbc news have been dreading as we say farewell to maxine. after 21 years she's off to fresh pastures. but before she goes, let's have a look at some of her bbc highlights. bill clinton says he will concentrate on domestic issues, but he also inherits the problems of the former yugoslavia, of iraq and somalia. this is really a record—breaking yearin this is really a record—breaking

year in british politics. there are 3717 candidates, that's more than ever before and the princess is in intensive care. her reported injuries are concussion, a broken arm and serious cuts to her thigh. there are however reports that her condition is grave. there are no special ceremonies. there are no special ceremonies. there isn't much being said about this at all on the streets. people are going about their normal business. it is another phase in what has been describe as the normalisation of northern ireland. hello good afternoon. the conservatives say they plan to end inheritance tax on family homes worth up to £1 million if they win the election. welcome to dateline. this week, how does the world react to the shoutth shooting down of the malaysian airliner. hang on a second, i think

we're hearing news here. it's a girl! the duchess of cambridge has safely delivered a daughter we're hearing at 8.3liam this morning. that's coming from kensington palace. this is coming from the pa news agency which has been told by the palace, it's a girl. reading from an ought owe cue whilst remaining relaxed and confidence requires practise and a few basic techniques. you want to look and sound natural. avoid potential pit falls and all the while engaging the audience. max, stand— by. audience. max, stand-by. hello, good afternoon. welcome to my world. applause what you've just seen is how my hour begins every time i go into the news studio. what you didn't hear was what else is going on in my ear because as well as the counting down to the programme going on air, what we also have is the editorial team saying, "oh, we've lost that video report. could you fill a bit of

time? ?" this is all going on while they're going, five, four, three, two, one, cue. you've got to look fabulous. the jobs will go at tata's operation in scu nthorpe fabulous. the jobs will go at tata's operation in scunthorpe and in scotland. now, the company is not commenting on the news at the moment, but a source has told the bbc that the cuts in scotland could see the end of the operations formally owned by british steel. it has all gone dark. we haven't got the money for the meter. you don't need one for a broomstick! 0h! i made the fatal error of asking you to tweet your responses and messages, way too many to read out. this is from donna trainorfrom

newsline, in northern ireland, she says an anchor that's always at ease in the hot seat. a former boss says, "dependable, and warm." what you see is what she is and it has been a privilege, but the trouble is, as ever she has to get the last word! yes, ido, indeed, becausei ever she has to get the last word! yes, i do, indeed, because i didn't wa nt to yes, i do, indeed, because i didn't want to leave without saying something. this has been the most incredible journey after 21 years. the autocue needs to go up a bit! it has been fantastic. from my first broadcasting job a0 years ago, as a young journalist in belfast during the troubles and living and working around the world, i've interviewed presidents, pop stars, movie stars and covered many of the major stories in the last four decades. i single—handedly presented bbc news during the night of the death of princess diana.

i covered the clinton presidency, the oklahoma bomb, the trial of oj simpson, the gulf war to name a few. i've seen political change, social change and all the highs and lows along the way. it has been an absolute privilege to bring you the news and many of you have been asking where i am going? i've decided to return to the freelance world — of factual, lifestyle and social affairs programmes, documentaries and also feature writing, hosting and keynote speaking. so i want to thank all of my colleagues here at bbc news. they are the people that you see behind us who put our programmes together. and you, i suppose! they are an amazing team and i will miss every one of them. thank you for watching over the years and i know that the bbc news channel will go from strength to strength. so it is goodbye from me. we will miss you dreadfully. before igo... we will miss you dreadfully. before

i go... i've gone. let's get the weather. matt, get us out of this! we will miss you maxine. weather wise, i will leave you with a bit of sunshine too. not quite as much sunshine too. not quite as much sunshine as some of you saw this week. temperatures peaked over 25 celsius across some parts of eastern england, but if you're on your easter break, that was just a brief glimpse of summer. we're back to where we should be for the rest of the week. the winds coming in from the week. the winds coming in from the west or the north—west and by easter weekend these are the sort of temperatures we will typically see. these are closer to where we should be for the time of year. as for your weather, if you're planning your easter week, there will be showers around, but they will come and go. a lot of dry weather to look forward to this weekend and when the sun is out, the sun is going to be strong. the sunshine, showers story takes us through the rest of this week. not too many showers around. one or two

across eastern parts of england, but whilst it is cooler out there than it was this time yesterday, we will have rain gathering to the north—west, the hebrides and the north—west, the hebrides and the north—west highlands, the rain is set to come in. away from that, we will have a dry night. the cloud will have a dry night. the cloud will fade away, clearer skies and with the winds lightest further south you are, this is where we will see the coolest conditions. two or three celsius possible to start tomorrow across wales, central and southern england. lovely, clear, sunny start for many before the cloud builds up. one or two isolated showers maybe, the wettest weather hebrides and orkney, quite a breeze blowing throughout the day. that will make it feel on the cool side. head further south, the sun is stronger, temperatures up to 13 to 16 celsius. as you go tuesday night and into wednesday, the winds starting to westerly to north—westerly. the weather front will bring rain overnight.

mainly west of high ground. as it d rifts mainly west of high ground. as it drifts towards the south, it will fizzle to nothing more than a few spots of rain. dry across southern areas, and temperatures around 16 celsius. as that rain fades, and skies clear, a chilly night across—the—board to skies clear, a chilly night across—the—boa rd to take skies clear, a chilly night across—the—board to take us into wednesday night and thursday morning. a touch of frost in rural areas, clouding over in the west later on. a few showers expected, even here sunshine too. temperatures around ten to 1a celsius. and then into good friday, as the easter holiday begins, this is what we're thinking at the moment. it could change. a brighter day across scotla nd could change. a brighter day across scotland and northern ireland and northern england as an area of rain pushes southwards and fragments and still predominantly dry across the south. bye for now. today at 5pm, the funeral service has taken place of the policeman stabbed to death in the westminster terror attack. pc keith palmer was guarding an entrance to the houses of parliament when he was killed.

he leaves behind a wife and five—year—old daughter. thousands of officers lined the route of the funeral cortege to southwark cathedral, where the service took place. and officers in two police helicopters paid their own tribute, with an aerial salute. we'll have the latest on the events in westminster and southwark. the other main stories on the bbc news at 5pm. foreign ministers from the g7 nations have been trying to find a unified approach to tackling the conflict in syria, after last week's suspected chemical—weapons attack. the bbc has uncovered evidence implicating the bank of england in the so—called libor rigging scandal.