this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm: north korea parade is what is thought to be its first intercontinental ballistic missiles. dozens of people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a convoy carrying evacuees in syria. the bomb shattered coaches and set cars on fire, leaving a trail of bodies, including children, as the convoy waited in rebel—held territory on the outskirts of aleppo. everton football club bans sun journalists from its stadium and training ground following a column by kelvin mackenzie regarding midfielder ross barkley. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way that he described the people of liverpool. what he said about ross barkley i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. what they've done for years, notjust in the last week, is disgusting. and tottenham ramp up the pressure on leaders chelsea,

closing the gap to four points at the top of the premier league. that, and the rest day's sporting headlines, at 6:30pm on sportsday. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. in a moment we'll have a full summary of all the latest news, both here on bbc news channel and on bbc one. but first, the events in north korea. the country has warned the united states that it's ready to react to any provocative action. it comes as the country staged a huge military parade, displaying what appeared to be new submarine—based ballistic missiles. us president donald trump has sent a naval strike force to the region because of concerns that north korea is preparing to carry out another nuclear test.

our correspondent john sudworth along with a group of foreignjournalists has been invited to the capital pyongyang. his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled. during the parade he spoke to my colleague tom donkin. it's an extraordinary sight. you can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands of goose—stepping soldiers, tanks, rockets and other weaponry have marched and rumbled their way through the capital city. this is a display of unity for the young north korean leader, and it's meant, of course, to send a key message, on the anniversary of his grandfather's birth, that his grip on power is unassailable. but as donald trump threatens to thwart his nuclear ambitions, it also sends a message to the outside world that this country's military, with its nuclear tests and missile launchers, is vital for its survival. and military analysts will,

of course, be poring over these pictures for evidence of the latest state of technological advancement of these forces. there has been some strong words from donald trump towards north korea. but equally we have seen strong rhetoric from pyongyang. north korea is making it absolutely clear that nuclear weapons are integral to its strategy for survival. it is probably unlikely that we will see a test today. but kimjong—un is making it absolutely clear that he is not prepared to negotiate away his nuclear weapons whilst being threatened and challenged

by the united states. you were there with a group of foreignjournalists, what you were there with a group of foreign journalists, what kind you were there with a group of foreignjournalists, what kind of access have you been allowed to have, have you been able to speak to average north korean ‘s and get their views on the day's events and of those tensions? we have. these are very tightly controlled media trips. we are able to speak to some north koreans. but will be ever under the watchful eye of our minders. out with the city limits, there is no media access at all. this is a country that controls freedom of information like none other on the planet. one thing that you can see is that it has proved over the years to be extremely resilient, and this is the reason why. it has used its military force,

its nuclear weapons programme, to remarkably strategic effect, outliving all of the other totalitarian regimes which have fallen by the wayside at the end of the cold war. it is clear that north korea have learned the lessons from iraq and libya, and it has learned the weapon, lessons to keep on pushing. it sees, in its military, its security. incredible scenes behind you, those missile launchers driving straight past you. it is easy to forget the reason for today's and military parade. we speculate about potential nuclear warheads, but this is an important day for north koreans, this marks

the founder. he is still, even in death, the president of this country, according to the constitution. you really can feel this parade, it is notjust something you witness, the ground is shaking, you can feel the engines of the caterpillar trucks as they take the caterpillar trucks as they take the rockets and missiles away from the rockets and missiles away from the square. he was the man who began it all, the nuclear weapons programme began in the 1980s under his watch, and since then his son, kimjong—il, his watch, and since then his son, kim jong—il, and now his watch, and since then his son, kimjong—il, and now his grandson, are carrying on that ambition. experts believe that with missiles, r experts believe that with missiles, weaponry like this, they are just a few small steps away from having a real deliverable nuclear arsenal. and, of course, once they reach that stage, it is a game changer in terms

of the regional security situation and the global international diplomatic calculation about what can be done about north korea's military ambitions. its changes things for good. the young man sitting up here in those stands has learned that lesson from his grandfather and father before him. many experts will be watching this parade with great interest for any clues of north korea's current capabilities. bring us up to speed with what we know about their capabilities as it stands. we know that they are very close, perhaps a matter of months, possibly a few yea rs matter of months, possibly a few years at most, away from being able to put in nuclear weapons on a warhead. we have seen in the last few months that the testing of submarine launched ballistic

missiles, we do not know when they will be able to marry the two bits of technology together, the test and feel they test and feel, they test and get success, they get ever closer. what about china's role? there are signs of potential growing frustration. china is north korea's only ally, i suppose. it has recently blocked coal imports. and it will be a suspension of flights between beijing and pyongyang. absolutely. i will make this my last a nswer absolutely. i will make this my last answer because we have been asked to move away from here. but you're right, china is key. we know very little about that strategic relationship, but there is no doubt about it, china's impatience is growing. good evening. north korea has put what appear to be its first intercontinental missiles on

display at a massive military parade in its capital, pyongyang. fears that it is moving ever closer to having a viable long—distance atomic arsenal has raised tensions, with president trump sending an aircraft carrier to the peninsular as a warning. our correspondentjohn sudworth is one of a group of foreign journalists invited to the north korean capital, pyongyang, to witness its parade. his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled. as the parade began, the ground shook. a city at the centre of a mounting crisis echoed to the sound of marching feet. presiding over it all was kim jong—un, apparently untroubled by the international pressure over the now realistic prospect of this most totalitarian states becoming a fully fledged nuclear power. and while president donald trump may

be promising to stop it, north korea has other ideas. it is an extraordinary sight. this is state power expressed as mass unity, and it is meant to send two key messages. to the north korean people, that their young leader's grip on power is unassailable, and to the outside world, that he commands massive military capability. we will respond to nuclear war with nuclear war, a senior official told the crowds. a statement given extra force by the rolling out of these weapons, which analysts say may be north korea's first intercontinental ballistic missiles. but while it may be isolated, it is resilient and often rational, too.

it wants nuclear weapons, not to use them, but as a security guarantee. what message does this send to the outside world? it shows the great strength of korea, this woman tells me. we are the most proud people in the world. the periodic crises have so far always blown over, but each time north korea emerges one step closer to its nuclear goal. after decades of trying, no one has yet worked out how to stop its advance. and we can talk to laura bicker, who's in washington. laura, president trump has said that north korea is a problem that will be taken care of. but, of course, the question remains — how? the policy for now seems to be to exert extreme pressure on pyongyang, deploying diplomacy and weaponry.

the key groundwork was laid between donald trump and the president of china during talks last week. china is north korea's only major ally. already china has banned imports of north korean coal, cutting off that key export markets. with the help of china, the us could push for more crippling sanctions. and in contrast to north korea's isolation in the region, the us is proving that it has allies. the vice president will reassure that they will do whatever is necessary to keep the world safe. the pentagon has also enabled stri keforce the pentagon has also enabled strikeforce in the korean peninsula, including any aircraft carrier. donald trump has already proved she is willing and able to act quickly, and act alone. those ships or a warning to pyongyang that the us is

ready if provoked. everton football club has banned sun newspaper journalists from its ground following an article written by the paper's columnist and former editor kelvin mackenzie. in it, he compared the intelligence of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mckenzie for making what he cold "racial slurs". our correspondent frankie mccamley is at goodison park. arriving here this morning, fans said that they were angry and disappointed by the article written by the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie. but after everton decided to ban some journalists from its ground, leaving this evening fa ns were its ground, leaving this evening fans were much happier and the mood had somewhat lifted. but many said, considering the long history the city has had with the paper, the decision was long overdue. it's ross barkley! the footballer at the centre

of it all — everton footballer ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. and the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. i've reported it to merseyside police, and they're investigating the complaint. i've also written to the press complaints commission. the comments, i believe, were overtly racist. but the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long—running hatred towards the newspaper, who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead, with applause at today's match to mark the 28th anniversary. the sun's publisher, news uk, has apologised for the offence caused, saying it was unaware of ross barkley‘s heritage and there was never any slur intended.

mr mackenzie says it was beyond parody to describe the article as racist. outside the stadium, fans welcomed the news. what he said about ross barkley, it's shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful, the way that he spoke about ross barkley, and the way that he described the people of liverpool, and he should be ashamed. his article should be proofread anyway, it should be read by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite poor. but many will question why the paper, which he edited for many years, allowed the column to be published. the sun, they knew enough to make sure that mackenzie didn't refer to liverpool, it's... especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. it's understood rupert murdoch will be consulted before a decision is made about mr mackenzie's future, which may depend on a police investigation. frankie mccamley, bbc

news, at goodison park. a huge car bomb has hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, killing at least 43 people. the powerful explosion caused widespread damage to the convoy on the outskirts of aleppo and dozens more people have been injured. richard galpin reports. a suicide bomber is believed to have carried out this devastating attack. and this is what remains of buses carrying hundreds of people finally escaping their villages which have been besieged for years. this eyewitness says it's hard to describe what he's seeing — the dead are everywhere, and there are dozens of burned—out vehicles. and amongst the dead in the buses and on the road are women and children. they'd been an easy target. the convoy had been held

up on the road aleppo since friday night, this because of a hitch in the deal agreed between government forces and the rebels. but in the aftermath of this incident, the hope is that the convoys will start moving again as quickly as possible. richard galpin, bbc news. football now, and tottenham are continuing to press the leaders, chelsea, at the top of the premier league after beating bournemouth 4—0 at white hart lane. there were goals for harry kane and sonn hewn—min. david ornsteen reports. it's at this point of the season that tottenham are used to seeing their hopes fade. but this year seems different — if chelsea falter, spurs are waiting in the wings. where once the gap at the top looked insurmountable, now there's a glimmer of light. and that light shone even brighter when moussa dembele drilled them ahead against bournemouth. in the recent absence of harry kane through injury, son heung—min proved an able deputy.

reunited, they combined for tottenham to make it two. spurs have turned white hart lane into something of a fortress — no premier league team has a better home record — and kane, as he showed again, is one of the main reasons why. that's 25 goals in all competitions. and goals could prove crucial if tottenham do push chelsea all the way. the gloss was provided by vincent janssen. the importance of this win all too clear to manager mauricio pochettino. david ornstein, bbc news. formula one, and a mercedes driver has got pole position for tomorrow's bahrain grand prix, but it isn't lewis hamilton. his new team—mate this season, valtteri bottas of finland, snatched the front spot in the dying seconds of qualifying this afternoon. it's bottas's first pole position of his career. hamilton will start from second on the grid. more throughout the evening on the

bbc news channel. we will be back with more later this evening. good evening, this is bbc news. let's get more on the attack in syria, the car bomb that has hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, killing at least 43 people. ourarab affairs our arab affairs editor told me what was known about the attack. this was a convoy of coaches, 70 coaches, and the pictures bodies lying on the side of the

road, children among them, presumably many bodies inside. we may see a much higher level of casualties than we are already hearing. these were people coming from two villages, mainly shia villages in idlib province, which is largely controlled by the rebels. they were being evacuated in port is quite a complex deal, which has been tried before on a smaller scale, and again there were problems with that, with towns near damascus, they have been under control of rebel held forces for two years. government soldiers, officials are concerned about who was coming out of the rebel villages, the rebel towns. are the fighters, too many fighters, heidi coming with weapons they are not supposed to bring? that is why these people were essentially a

sitting target. we are hearing from the other evacuees and from these two tones, from the people in charge of that, there are huge concerns that know they may be targeted in revenge, and i think we need to be concerned obviously about the horror of what has happened. we do not know who was responsible. one wonders who has most to gain from this and why they would do it. but also two things, can this deal continue, and they are up to 30,000 people from this area who were supposed to be moved from this area in coming days, this was a big thing, and secondly, we see an intensification of the attacks on idlib in revenge? because, in theory, as you hand, these very small scale deals were supposed to be a sign of at least some progress? this particular deal,

in this warof some progress? this particular deal, in this war of attrition where they have worn down the rebels, when they have worn down the rebels, when they have an option of starvation or surrender, they see that as forced evacuation. this could be slightly different, quid pro quo. there was a smaller scale deal last year for the wounded and elderly was taken out of these areas, that was difficult to do, that was stalled, and there were attacks on the convoys, but nothing of this scale. i think this is going to have serious repercussions. the driving test is catching up with technology after the driving and vehicle standards agency announced that learners with have to demonstrate they can safely use a sat nav. the agency says it's vital that the practical test keeps up to date, as our correspondent judith moritz reports. every motorist has been through it, the rite of passage of taking a driving test, but in future learners will be examined on new things. the first driving test was taken in 1935. clearly today's drivers are used

to a very different road experience. more than half of them use satnav, and so the test has been updated to reflect that. so it's turning right out of the gates and then continuing to follow the signs from the satnav. i went for a drive with graham o'brien, who helped develop the new test. satnav: turn right and then, at the end of the road, turn left. drivers will have to follow satnav directions. so if we can incorporate it into the test, that will drive the training and get people more familiar with dealing with that level of distraction as well, which we know is one of the biggest causes of accidents in the first six months with new drivers. learners will also be asked to show they can cope with real—life scenarios, such as parking within a bay. we were often taking people down into housing estates, where they would be reversing around a corner and perhaps using up half a test doing some of these set—piece manoeuvres.

the point is to change all of that, to get people a far greater experience of roads. the new tests have been trialled in some areas and will be introduced for everyone by the end of this year. candidates will be asked to drive independently for longer, but the cost and length of the exam will stay the same, as no doubt will the nerves of those going through the process. time for the weather. decent but unspectacular is probably how this saturday will be remembered. it was a lovely start to the day, some patchy cloud and sunny spells, that was the scene across parts of wales, some showers for northern ireland scotla nd some showers for northern ireland scotland and northern england. they will continue into the first part of the evening, the odd heavy one, maybe a thundery one across the far north of scotland. generally

speaking, through the evening into the overnight hours, most of the showers will feed, we will see some dry weather, it will be cold enough for a touch of frost in some places. in the early hours, coding over with some outbreaks of rain. this wet weather for tomorrow, it will come courtesy of this bending weather front. it is a troublemaker, giving us some front. it is a troublemaker, giving us some headaches, uncertainty about how the north or south the wet weather will be and how quickly this lump of rain will go eastwards. but certainly as on of miserable weather across central areas for a good part of easter day. in the northern part of easter day. in the northern part of scotland, a decent stay for a stroll. in northern england, it will be soggy and cold. there could be some snow mixed and over the pennines, the rain pushing across east anglia and the south—east. the

set of wheels and south—west of england probably avoiding the wet weather. for the most part, we should lose the rain pushing towards the south—east as we go into the evening on easter day. as we move out of easter day into easter monday, high pressure will be to the west of the british isles. a northerly wind, not particularly strong, breezy up towards the north—east, but what it will do is bring this cold air southwards across the country. quite chilly feel on easter monday, they remain to cloud around. some spells of sunshine, one two showers, particularly cold in the north—east, six celsius in aberdeen, maybe 14 in london. ifear the chilly six celsius in aberdeen, maybe 14 in london. i fear the chilly week, sunny spells by day but some cold and frosty nights —— a fairly chilly week. could evening, this is bbc news the

headlines at half past six. north korea warns the us not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is ready to hit back with nuclear attacks. the comments came as north korea marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president kim wilson. dozens have been killed in syria after an explosion hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees on the outskirts of aleppo. everton