hello. my name is tom donkin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting at home and around the globe. here's our top stories: north korea has tried, and apparently failed, to launch a missile near shinpo, on its east coast. the first reports came from the south korean military. now, the us says it appears the missile blew up almost immediately. steve evans is our correspondent in seoul. hello. this launch, this failed launch, happened just hours before the vice president is due to touch down where you are. a busy part of the world at the moment, this peninsula, at the moment. yesterday, a big display of thousands of people, and also missiles. experts are looking at the missiles to see what is new. the vice president of the us is coming later on sunday. in the us is coming later on sunday. in the middle, this launch of a missile. it puts everything else in to perspective. as you said, south korea and the us say it has failed.

north korea often throws off missiles to test them. a failure means there are things wrong. so if you are trying to put some weight behind that fearsome display of missile yesterday, you also need to remember that it is not getting things right, it does not have a reliable means of delivering a nuclear warhead. it will not make much noise about this failure because it is a failure, but it does show that there is some distance from them having an effective nuclear arsenal, from them having an effective nucleararsenal, including from them having an effective nuclear arsenal, including reliable missiles. yeah, this failed launch happened near shinpo on the east coast, quite near to a number of countries. that will be of concern to them. yeah, it is apparently very near a submarine base. so one of the questions the experts in the

military will be asking is what is this a missile which might be able to go into a submarine. one of the concerns of the us in particular is north korea may be making progress, and seems to be making progress, on the ability to launch missiles from submarines. it has already, according to its own video, launched according to its own video, launched a missile from a submarine. all of that matters because if it gets the ability to launch nuclear tipped missiles from submarines, that dramatically cut the warning time and makes the world a much more dangerous place. thank you for the update, steve. steve evans, live from seoul, were in a few hours, mike pence, the vice president, is due to touch down. —— where.. to syria, where a huge car bomb has hit a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from two government—held towns. the passengers had been

waiting at a transit point, travelling from fuua and kafraya, to the west of aleppo. the delay was caused by rebel groups raising concerns about the status of people leaving rebel held territory near the capital damascus in a reciprocal evacuation. the syria white helmets, say they have recovered more than 100 bodies. richard galpin reports. in the immediate aftermath, a man runs towards the site of the huge explosion, filming the horrifying scenes around him. it is believed a suicide bomber carried out this attack, reportedly driving a van carrying aid supplies. translation: i can't describe it, i am speechless. there are dead people everywhere. you can see dozens of burnt—out cars, bodies everywhere. emergency staff and opposition factions are evacuating the wounded and the dead. the target was this convoy of buses carrying hundreds of men, women and children finally able to leave their villages which had been under siege for years in syria's continuing civil war. since last night, the convoy had been held up on the road near aleppo because of a hitch in the deal agreed between government forces and the rebels for the evacuation. that left everyone here very

exposed to an attack. with so many killed and injured in this bombing, there are fears of revenge attacks and an end to further agreements to get people out of other besieged towns and villages. for those who survived this attack, the aim now is to get them to safe areas as quickly as possible. some are already reported to be getting back on buses, leaving the horror of this day behind them. richard galpin, bbc news. there is much more on line. you can get much more on the four towns

deal. tens of thousands of people across the united states have marched in more than 100 cities to demand that president trump releases his tax returns, something he has refused to do. some protesters carried huge inflatable chickens, suggesting the president was scared to release the data. president trump's predcessors over the last a0 years have all released their tax returns. greg dawson has more. fanfare. with little chance of the president himself discussing his taxes... all right, cut it out. fanfare abruptly ends. ..protesters in the nation's capital opted for the next next thing. this was a situation where imitation was not meant to flatter. what's the big deal about my taxes? ok, since you guys are my supporters... ..releasing the taxes! piles of shredded mock tax returns were thrown into the crowd. organisers claim the protests have been taking place in over 150 places in the us. chicken dance song plays.

in chicago, crowds took part in a chicken dance, suggesting donald trump is too scared to release his returns. singing: # enjoy the resistance! the president broke a long—held tradition by not releasing his paperwork during his campaign, and these protests were timed to coincide with the mid—april deadline for americans to file their tax returns. if taxation without representation is tyranny, then representation without taxation is authoritarianism. we deserve democracy. cheering. in manhattan, several thousand lined sixth avenue, marching towards one of donald trump's hotels. these people say without his tax returns, it is difficult to know who the billionaire president has had dealings with as a businessman and if there are any conflicts of interest. donald trump says he cannot supply his returns because they're being audited, something the federal tax authorities say is no bar. we're living in a time where honesty has no currency. and i think because of that,

it's kind of all we have. and the only way to really penetrate this administration is to take to the streets. the president's supporters point to a recently leaked 2005 return showing donald trump paying $38—million to the taxman, and many say the issue simply does not matter to them. in berkeley california, rival, pro— and anti—trump rallies descended into a brawl with more than a dozen arrested as fistfights broke out. another reminder of how donald trump continues to be a president that polarises his country. greg dawson, bbc news. turkish politicians have made their final appeals to voters ahead of sunday's referendum on the most sweeping programme of constitutional change since the country became a republic. the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, who stands to gain

significant new powers, told supporters the changes would make turkey stronger. approval could see him stay in office until 2029. mr erdogan‘s opponents say it would lead to an increasingly totalitarian rule. earlier, i spoke to berza simsek from the bbc‘s turkish service. she had more details about how the referendum will take place. there are 55 million voters in turkey, and there will be 167,000 ballot boxes all around the country. so, at 4am gmt, the eastern part of the country will start voting and at 5am gmt the rest of the state will vote. and just give us a bit more detail about what is being proposed, what people are voting for. what will the political system in turkey look like if it is pushed through. the proposed new constitution limits the power of parliament and gives more power to the president. for example, the president would be able to appoint key public officials including ministers and the president will be able to appoint, for example, vice presidents.

the president would be able to abolish the parliament if he or she wanted and call for a new election, for example. the new constitution also decreases the age to be elected as a member of parliament to 18. in the current system, it is 25. it has been quite a tumultuous political period for turkey with the failed coup a little while ago and the purge. give us a sense of the political mood in turkey at the moment. well, the mood is really tense because turkey has been facing a lot of trouble for more than a year. there have been attacks by pkk or by islamic state militants. also, there was a failed coup in july and after that, a state of emergency was declared so the sentiment is quite tense in the country. 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 called "racial slurs." from goodison park, frankie mccamley reports. the footballer in the centre of it all, everton midfielder 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 have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments i believe

were overtly racist. 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 i think is shocking, so i think it's only right. i think it's disgraceful the way he spoke about ross barkley and the way he described the people of liverpool and he should be ashamed.

his article should be proof—read anyway by the editors, so for them to let that go to press, i think it's quite poor. 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, especially on the anniversary of the hillsborough disaster. so it was a gross editorial oversight. arriving here this morning, fans said they were angry and disappointed at the article. following the club's announcement to ban the sun, those feelings have somewhat subsided this evening, but many say that the decision is long overdue. 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. the collapse of a huge rubbish dump in sri lanka's capital,

colombo, has claimed more lives. four children died in hospital overnight and more bodies have been pulled out today. the number of fatalities is now at 19. tons of rubbish fell onto about 100 homes after the dump had been de—stabilised by a fire and heavy rain. ben hennessy reports. in the sri lankan capital, colombo, home after home lay destroyed. it is a scene more resembling an earthquake but look closer and you will see the real cause of this disaster. a 90 metre high tower of rubbish. destabilised by recent floods and a fire, it partially collapsed on friday, throwing tons of rubbish onto homes below. last evening, around 3:00, i got a call from my sister, who was with my mother and her two children. as you can see the heap behind, that's where the house was situated. she got thrown off like something coming underneath like an explosion. she was thrown along, somewhere around the toilet,

she was thrown along with this concrete block right up to the tip. which is about 30 feet above the floor level. i mean, we are still unable to find the mother, the two kids are still missing. many bodies have been pulled from the rubble. dozens more are believed to be trapped. residents say they have complained about the dangers of the rubbish dump for some time and that there were plans to remove it but even as the bbc filmed rescue efforts, residents say dumping at the site continued. i mean, at any moment, this might come again. see that. after the court order also, they are still dumping. there was a court order. so the area residents protested against this. yes, there was a court order to stop it. but still, they keep on dumping it.

earthmoving equipment have been brought in to clear the rubbish. but as the search for survivors continues, it is a slow and delicate operation. right and left wing protesters have clashed at a park in downtown berkeley in california. rival groups exchanged blows and threw bottles and cans as police in riot gear sought to separate them. at least 1a demonstrators were arrested during the brawls, which broke out at the event originally organised as a so—called "patriots day" free speech rally by conservative activists. several people suffered minor injuries. police in the us city of atlanta say a five—year—old boy has died after his head got lodged between a wall and a table fixed to the slow—moving floor of a revolving restaurant. the child was critically injured in the incident at the sun dial restaurant at the top of the westin peachtree plaza hotel. he later died in hospital. his death has been ruled accidental. this is bbc news — our main headline: with tensions high in the korean peninsula, the north has apparently tried and failed to launch a test missile a day after it

paraded its newest military hardware. well, more on that story and earlier we spoke to michael duitsman, research associate at the james martin centre for non—proliferation studies and i asked him what more we know about this failed missile launch. pacific command said it exploded almost at launch, so we are unlikely to find out what sort of missile it was any time soon. it was launched from near the sinpo area, which — so we don't really know — it could be any missile in their arsenal, but we do know that there is a large naval base in the town of sinpo, that is associated with their submarine launch ballistic missile programme. it might be one of the missiles associated with that programme. this port of sinpo is the site of a quite recent failed launch, as well, isn't it? yes. actually, less than two weeks ago, they tried to launch another

missile, and it reached a high altitude, but did not go very far down range. it followed a very strange trajectory and appears to have spun out of control before destroying itself. are you seeing this as a more frequent occurrence, these tests? albeit they fail, but iss it a sign that they might be advancing their capabilities? actually, compared to previous years, last year, they conducted six tests. but the year before that, they had already conducted 12. so the cadence is not actually that different from previous years. although they are probably testing new capabilities. right. and i'm sure you were watching the military parade in pyongyang. did we learn anything new from that? well, we learned quite a bit. they showed us more new technology than they had in any previous parade.

in terms of what? so they shows us, especially at the end, the very large missiles, the canisters, which indicate that they intend to pursue long, probably intercontinental range solid fuel missiles. so, in your mind, that is a deliberate display of what they are capable of, in terms of other military parades, has that showed that their up—to—date, their newest hardware? yes. definitely. just showing us what they are working on, what they intend to develop, even if it isn't currently ready. the family of a british student who was stabbed to death injerusalem have released a statement paying tribute to their "driven and passionate" daughter. hannah bladon, who was 20, was attacked on a tram near the old city yesterday. a palestinian man, who's thought to have a history of mental health problems, has been arrested. phillipa hudson reports. in a statement, issued

through the foreign office, hannah's parents described her as a "talented musician and enthusiastic rugby player — the most caring and compassionate daughter". she was taking part in an archaeological dig, and was attacked while travelling on a packed train near to the old city. at the university of birmingham this morning, staff have paid tribute to an exceptional student. our thoughts at this time are very much with her family and close friends. really, we just want to pay tribute to hannah and her excellent academic career to this point. she was pursuing her real passion in jerusalem around biblical studies. as hannah's family struggles to come to terms with her death, a palestinian man, who is thought to have a history of mental health problems, remains in custody. strike action over funding pressure in england's schools has been backed by the national union of teachers. the nut voted on the measure at its annual spring conference in cardiff.

it comes as a survey ofjust over 3,000 staff carried out by the union found that almost half of young teachers expect to quit the profession within five years. increasing paperwork, longer hours and concerns over mental health were just some of the reasons cited. the driving test is catching up with technology. the driving and vehicle standards agency announced that learners with have to demonstrate that they can safely use a sat nav. the agency says it's vital that the practical test keeps up today, as our correspondent, judith moritz, reports. every motorist has been through it — the right 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 use satnav and so the test has been updated to reflect that. turning right up at the gate, 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, 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 train in 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 these set piece manoeuvres. the whole point is to change all of that, to get people far greater experience of roads. the new tests have been trialled in some areas and will be introduced for everyone by the end of the 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. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.

the world's oldest woman has died at the age of 117. emma morena died at her home in northern italy. she's the last person known to have been born in the 19th century. helena lee reports. here she is celebrating her 117th birthday in november last year surrounded by family and friends at her home in northern italy. asked how she felt on reaching 117, she said she felt well. born in 1899, emma morano's life spanned three centuries. the eldest of three children, she outlived all of her younger siblings. she survived an abusive marriage, the loss of her only son, two world wars, and more than 90 italian governments. and she worked in a factory until she was 65. so, what was her secret?

emma morano thought it was probably her diet. translation: i eat two eggs a day, and that's it. i ate cookies. i don't eat much because i have no teeth. always eating the same things, always at the same time of day. her doctor of 27 years thought there were other reasons too for her long life. translation: the first factor is genetics. it is her own condition, a natural phenomenon, as it happens around the world. her personality would be fundamental as well. the mayor of the small city in northern italy where she lived said she had an extraordinary life, and she will always be remembered for her strength to move forward. helena lee, bbc news. football is incredibly

popular around the world — and there are few places that are more fanatical about the so—called beautiful game than latin america. but there is an earlier type of ballgame in that region that predates soccer by thousands of years. and in mexico — the national championship has been taking place. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. in the shadow of this ancient city, a match of the day that has been 3,500 years in the making. spectators came from far and wide to the teotihuacan pyramids for the mesoamerican ballgame. sometimes known as "ulama," the rules can very. but here, two teams face each other using their hips to keep the ball moving. fail to do that and your opponent gets a point. both men and women can take part in something that is much more than just a sport. translation: what i want is for us mexicans to realise that we have a rich culture.

we ought to be proud because we are the first country in the world to have a game like this. the motion of the ball is supposed to symbolise the rotation of the sun for the aztec, olmec and mayan people. this isn't just a pastime, its history. translation: it is something i was truly proud of, being able to be part of this, and ensure that my roots do not die off, and that we are the generation that revives this remnant from the mayans. this is a game that predates columbus and the birth of christ. ulama, a sport where hips don't lie. tim allman, bbc news. iimagine you i imagine you would be quite sore after playing the game. and you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter, i'm @tomdonkinbbc.

good morning. cloud's been increasing from the west through the night. but where the cloud is clear in the south and east, a chilly start to easter sunday. temperatures close to freezing in one or two spots. but, a bit of morning brightness. the difference, though, really, today, is there will be more cloud. that comes from this feature which will move north of this position. a wet start in northern ireland and potentially in parts of scotland, which could last into the afternoon. turning wetter with occasional rain in the central belt. lunchtime, the northern half of scotland, compared with what we saw on saturday, it will be a day of lighter winds. one or two showers around. warm once the sunshine is on you. brightening up in northern ireland in the afternoon. staying cloudy, damp, and cold in south—east scotland and northern england. the same in east anglia. rain is slow to reach wales and south england could be dry. a bit of sunshine out and winds not coming the north so it

could feel pleasant. breezy. as we finish the day, the rain pushes down across england, east anglia, the midlands, and clips the south—east. introducing a northerly airflow. we've got high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east, opening northerly winds. bringing late—season snow to the alps. it will bring a chilly day for us all as we go into easter monday. a bit of a bite to the winds. the showers will push through. northern and eastern scotland are particularly prone. if you avoid the showers elsewhere, a fair few or of you will, the strength of the sun will still make it feel reasonably pleasant, a bit like saturday. but if anything, temperatures down a degree or so. now, to take us through the night, the winds will ease and the showers fade. these are the city—centre temperatures. gardeners, take note. this is what it will be like in the countryside. widespread frost expected.

not the only one we will see in the coming week. a few frosty nights around. by day, quite a bit of dry and reasonably sunny weather. this is the scene for tuesday. most places having a dry day. the majority, lighter winds. one or two showers in the east and south—east. west and north, after the frosty start, it should be a nice and fresh day. high pressure building through tuesday and wednesday, especially in the northern half of the country. frost in the south. still, a lot of dry weather across the board. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines from bbc news: north korea has tried, and apparently failed, to launch a missile. it follows a military parade in the capital pyongyang, where what appeared to be new ballistic missiles were displayed. with tensions high in the region, there were fears that it might make its sixth nuclear test. a massive suicide car bomb in syria has hit a convoy of buses near aleppo where people

were waiting to be taken to safety from rebel—held areas. up to 100 evacuees have reportedly died. it's not clear who carried out the attack, though a group linked to al qaeda has been blamed. turkish politicians have been making their final appeals to voters ahead of sunday's important constitutional referendum. president erdogan told supporters the changes would make turkey stronger. his opponents say it would lead to an increasingly authoritarian rule. easter is being celebrated by christians across much of the world, including the russian orthodox church. the patriarch of moscow and all russia led a midnight