hello — you're watching bbc world news with me tim willcox in washington. a major legislative victory for president trump as republicans in the us congress pass their health care bill. make no mistake, this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. republicans secured just enough votes to push through the legislation. all democrats voted against the bill. and it will face big hurdles in the senate. meanwhile the president will now head to new york to meet the australian prime minister. it's donald trump's first trip home since taking office and i'm christian fraser in paris. after a brutal tv debate between the contenders just 3 days to go until french voters return to the polls. centrist candidate emmanuel macron takes legal action over claims he has a secret bank account in the caribbean. his far—right rival marine le pen repeated the allegation in last night's debate.

mr macron says it's "fake news and lies". plus all the other days news — including the announcement that the duke of edinburgh is to retire from his public duties. the us house of representatives has narrowly passed a republican party proposal to repeal barack obama's affordable health care act. this is how the vote broke down. there were just four votes between the yeses and nos — and it's likely to face even bigger hurdles when it goes in front of the senate. scrapping so—called obamacare, which offered medical insurance to millions more americans, was a key pledge of donald trump's

presidential campaign. he suffered an embarrassing political set—back on the issue in march and his team has lobbied hard since then to secure wavering republicans this time. but donald trump is celebrating now. he's delayed an official visit to washington to celebrate the health care victory. here he is speaking at the white house just a few minutes ago. i went through two years of campaigning and i'm telling you, no matter where i went, people were suffering so badly with the ravages of obamacare. i will say this, as far as of obamacare. i will say this, as farasi of obamacare. i will say this, as faras i am of obamacare. i will say this, as far as i am concerned, your premiums are going to start to come down, we are going to start to come down, we are going to get this passed through the senate, i feel so confident. your deductibles, when it comes to deductibles, they were so ridiculous that nobody got to use their current plan. this nonexistent plan, that i

heard wonderful things about after that. i don't think you will hear so much right now. the insurance companies are fleeing. it has been a catastrophe and this is a great plan. i actually think it will get even better. this is, make no mistake, this is a repeal and replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. democrats spoke to the media after the vote, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said that the bill had more to do with wealth than health. this was about giving a tax break to the richest people in our country and corporate america. at the expense of those people at the dinner table. very sad. expense of those people at the dinnertable. very sad. one expense of those people at the dinner table. very sad. one of the biggest transfers of wealth in the history of our country. but it's an opportunity. it's an opportunity, because the public will now see what they gave their name to. they put their name next to you paying more

for less. we will make sure the public is aware of that. i think they walked the plank. i don't know, they walked the plank. i don't know, they were duped into walking the plank for a bill that will not become law. but i guess their desire to give a tax break for the rich trumped everything. laura bicker was at the white house when the president gave his triumphant press conference. a symbolic victory for the republicans and president trump. he has quite a long way to go, it has to go through the senate next? they have gathered in the rose garden, there have been speeches, congratulatory applause, they have patted each other on the back. donald trump, in his speech, did say it isa donald trump, in his speech, did say it is a good plan but it will get better. what he means is it will have to get work done, because if it

is to get through the senate there are various things that will be a problem for some. this 8 billion pot of money which has been put aside for those with pre—existing conditions, those with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, people that struggled to get insurance, that struggled to get insurance, that $8 billion is only for five yea rs that $8 billion is only for five years and it is uncertain how far that might go. while the congratulations are going on, those in the senate are looking at this wearily. we have already seen a tweet from lindsay graham, a leading republican, saying he is slightly wa ry republican, saying he is slightly wary of the bill. republicans can congratulate themselves, it is their first legislative victory. it took them several attempts, there was a massive failed attempt in march, very embarrassing for all involved. they have managed to get it through the house. this was supposed to be the house. this was supposed to be the easy part, to have so much

arm—twisting to get through the house, it shows how difficult conversations they have to have in the future together through the senate. there is a long road ahead. what about the politics of this as well? this vote, held on the eve of a week—long recess. no independent testing of the figures. the cbo report, for example, no time to do that? as well as the victory, the republicans are taking this and ring away with it, saying this is what we have managed to do. there is a huge gamble involved. you are right, the cbo has not come out with a sturdy yet to say how money people may lose health insurance. the previous study said 2a million people may lose health insurance under the previous plan. there has also not been a cost sturdy yet. it is uncertain how much

it will cost. the details of the plan have not been ironed out and have not been made public. this is a point but not the policy was making, when it comes to this plan, it is a gamble for republicans. it has been standing in the rose garden, they are now owning this. this is no longer obamacare, they can no longer blame democrats for failing longer obamacare, they can no longer blame democrats forfailing health insurance plans. it is up to them now to make sure it goes through. that is a responsibility they will have to own. we understand president trump is still in the white house, but he will be travelling to new york in the next 30 minutes or so. it is his first visit to the city since he moved into the white house in january. he will since he moved into the white house injanuary. he will beat talking to the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull, therefore the anniversary of a sea battle where the us and australian forces joined

forces to fight a japanese fleet. it follows a bad—tempered phone call in january over refugees held in of offshore centres. you are with demonstrated outside, many new yorkers unhappy with some of the executive orders donald trump has been passing. absolutely, you could say that new york has really be in the centre of the protests against president trump. everything from protests against his immigrant ban to the latest health care law that he has enforced that has gone through the house and is heading to the senate. really, they say, a range of his polities. —— policies. this is the city he loves the most, where he built his real estate empire, where he told his father he wa nted empire, where he told his father he wanted to come and succeed, and one of the places where he is most

popular. more than 70% of new yorkers do not support president trump. he only won about 10% of the vote. when i spoke to protest is, they said they are banging pots and pans, showing the numbers, to symbolically drown out the president's visit. they say that they want to show even though president trump is a new yorker, he does not... you know, he is not with new york values that they stand for. we have seen a lot of people come, the numbers are expected to grow as president trump arrives and as working hours finish. cars have been hunting in support of the protesters. —— honking. hunting in support of the protesters. -- honking. it will be interesting to see what kind of relationship he has with malcolm turnbull, following a tricky conversation, with president trump allegedly hanging up? yes, he said it was the worst call he had with a

leader that day and he had spoken to others, like president vladimir putin that day. a very tense conversation. it all surrounded the agreement under president obama to allow in 1200 refugees from australia. president trump said that it was going to be political suicide him to do that, when he was calling for a him to do that, when he was calling fora ban of him to do that, when he was calling for a ban of refugees from the countries, immigrants from those countries. what he has said since is that he intends to honour the agreement. what they are hoping for is that the us and australia can get back on the right foot. it is a normally friendly relationship, australia is only one of four other countries that share intelligence with the us and have a very close relationship. they have a really strong economic ties to the united states, a special visa programme that allows australians to come into the country more easily than other countries. along with national

security issues, the issue of north korea, they have a long agenda items to discuss tonight. when it comes to avenge this evening, a black—tie dinner, will trade beyond the discussion —— when it comes to the events this evening, the black—tie dinner, will trade be on the discussion? well, this is going to bea dinnerto discussion? well, this is going to be a dinner to commemorate the battle of coral sea, known as the battle that saved australia. there will be some members of the australian military along here, with the prime minister and president trump and veterans, speaking with them must also, other officials. we them must also, other officials. we the prime minister touring nypd facilities. it will be shorter than was planned originally before the health care about past. they were expected to have a bilateral meeting. the trump tower, they were

going to have more of a comprehensive chat. now there will come to the air, sea and space museum, to hold that commemoration and again squeeze in time for those pressing issues. stay with us. still to come... we'll be live in paris with the latest on the french presidential elections. with just three days to go, both candidates have been giving rallies in the last hour. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will be retiring from royal duties this autumn. the duke will attend events that have already been scheduled before august, but will accept no new invitations. robert lacey is an

historian that has written many books about the royal family. he knows the family well and says that the duke will still be staying active. it is not a complete retirement. it is a retirement from all of his personal charities, which we don't know about. he spends a lot of time, and loves to spend a lot of time, with ordinary people. people like you and me. i remember being with him on a tour of australia, and we wondered what on earth he did every afternoon for two hours that we re every afternoon for two hours that were blocked off. we wondered if he was getting old and needed to sleep. in fact, he was visiting young people involved in the duke of edinburgh award scheme. you are watching bbc world news. republicans in us congress have narrowly voted to repeal barack obama's affordable health care act. scrapping so—called obamacare was a

key pledge of the presidential campaign. the bill will now face the senate. with just three days to go until french voters elect a new president, front runner emmanuel macron has taken legal action over claims he has a secret bank account in the caribbean. his rival marine le pen repeated the allegations in last night's debate. let's go straight back to christian in paris. thank you very much. three days to go until the voters go to the polls again on sunday. a very binary choice facing the french electorate. they can pick emmanuel macron and his globalised version of france, european facing, open, his globalised version of france, europeanfacing, open, a his globalised version of france, european facing, open, a very different society to the one marine le pen was talking about in the television debate, a nationalised country defending borders and culture, very much more inward looking. that is the choice they are

faced with. a heated debate last night, two then exchanging blows for just over two hours. is it really turning on the electorate? i'm not sure, only 15 million people watched it last night, 3 million down on the figures in 2012, when francois hollande and nicholas sarkozy took each other on. there have been some events today. they have both been back campaigning. a manual macron is very nervous about some of the interference, particularly a fear that maybe the russians are getting involved. there were some documents put out this week which tended to allege he had a secret bank account, an offshore bank account in the caribbean somewhere. it did the rounds on twitter. last night, marine le pen brought it about the debate. he denied it in the strong as possible terms. today, he has filed a lawsuit. let's listen to what he said. translation: last

night, marine le pen showed her true face, that of the national front, the party of the far right, with a lot of aggression, including of a personal nature. many exaggerations, lies and insinuations regarding a personal account that coincided with an extremely organised effort on the internet. my team spent all night with lawyers to obviously dismantle that. but i am not letting it go, because this is what is happening today to our democracies, this is what is threatening democratic life. it is what is called fake news. it can confuse people that only experiencing the campaign through social media and who often face fulsome information. when it comes to subject a serious as this one, you have to react immediately. that is why i am taking legal action today. interesting that somebody that works on the macron campaign say that they have taken side of... cyber security very seriously. when there was a whiff of somebody trying to crack into the system, the whole

tea m to crack into the system, the whole team change their passwords. marine le pen has been out campaigning today. she was attacked by eggs, campaigning amongst her supporters in the north, where she polls very well. she has been speaking at a rally this evening. let's listen to that. translation: many french people, without doubt the majority today, have understood the fundamental game plan of this election. they know if they return to power these men who have held onto it for decades, nothing will change for them. they know it and they realise that if they give another five years to those in power, the situation can only deteriorate. unemployment and poverty will rise, divisions in society will be accentuated. the french no all too well that putting mr macron in would put the lid on the cauldron boiling with french discontent. that was very much the theme that we got from marine le pen

in the television debate. even her own supporters are saying that perhaps she did not do well enough in setting out what her platform is and what she wants to do with france, and spent too much time focusing on emmanuel macron, trying to remind people that he is a product of the system, more of the same, continuity candidate. as i said, both candidates have been back on the campaign trail. one has gone north, marine le pen, to be a his supporters. one has gone south, a manual macron down there. james reynolds has been looking at both campaigns. marine le pen, here in brittany, finds herself targeted by both accusations and protesters' eggs. the eggs may be easier to dodge. critics accuse her of failing to discuss her programme during last night's debate, a charge she denies. translation: the french people know my programme very well, that is because it is very clear and i have been presenting it to them for several years. i wanted to lift the veil, and i believe i did that successfully, on who mr macron is.

here, her message goes down well. 76—year—old claude tells me life needs to change. translation: there is no work any more, there is no money any more, i have grandchildren who don't have jobs, i have a kid who doesn't have a job, we're in a real mess and it has to stop. this is post—industrial france, the front national‘s heartland. this is marine le pen's last chance to try to close the gap with her opponent. she's been making the case for months, even years, but much of this country still wants nothing to do with her. and that is why emmanuel macron is the frontrunner. this morning he repeated a warning. translation: marine le pen has shown she does not love liberty, she has shown that in how she deals withjournalists, she's shown it in her position on same—sex couples, on women and on the freedom of the press.

and emmanuel macron has won the support of one fellow liberal who knows what it's like to face right—wing populists. i know that you face many challenges and i want all of my friends in france to know how much i'm rooting for your success. because of how important this election is, i also want you to know that i am supporting emmanuel macron to lead you forward. en marche! vive la france! emmanuel macron, here visiting the factory in southern france, goes into the final days in the lead. his supporters may be tempted to hold early celebrations but the country has yet to vote. let's speak to gavin lee who is in albi where emmanuel macron has been campaigning today. james is right that there will be

many within the macron camp that are ready to celebrate, but they have to bea ready to celebrate, but they have to be a little bit careful with three days to go? i think so. publicly, he looks full of beans, so does marine le pen. but i followed the campaign trail, with quieter places, a marine le pen rally, and in private they have looked exhausted. he has come all the way south, this is where there is a sea of marine le pen support, vast swathes around nice. but this is where they voted him in. around me at the moment he is in amongst friends. a short while ago, this restaurant in front of me, he was speaking to the staff. he was coming out. i had a brief chat with him. isaid, coming out. i had a brief chat with him. i said, you coming out. i had a brief chat with him. isaid, you have been coming out. i had a brief chat with him. i said, you have been steady in the polls, 60% of support, compared to marine le pen's a0%. how are you

feeling, first of all, are you exhausted? he said no, iam feeling, first of all, are you exhausted? he said no, i am feeling good. isaid, exhausted? he said no, i am feeling good. i said, do you think you can win? he said, yes i can. he waved at the crowd and drove off. he believes he can do it. that said, you spoke about it a minute ago, you can tell the antagonism, the constant physical accusations are taking their toll. he told the crowd tonight that his legal team have been up through the night since the big debate, working out what they can do and why they are taking legal action, the allegation that he had a tax haven, he described it as fake news. he is trying to deal with that as well. there is some menace in the sky and in the campaign. with me is raymond kuhn, a politics professor from queen mary university. ijust i just wanted to ijust wanted to go back to what

james reynolds was saying about marine le pen, she says she doesn't have too explained her platform, my supporters already know what it is. does she get away with that? a lot of people were unconvinced? in a television debate, she's talking to the home nation and she needs to convince quite a lot of people if she is to have any chance to win over the country. about 12% of her supporters thought that macron won the television debate last night. i think she has a lot of work to do and did not do it last night. you area and did not do it last night. you are a politics professor, you are looking into politics in france. what conclusions have you come to about the psyche of the french voters at the moment?” about the psyche of the french voters at the moment? i think the french voters are looking for a president that can give them leadership and they feel that hollande has not done that. a lot of his reforms have been unpopular, even the early reforms that he might have thought would be popular, the

93v have thought would be popular, the gay marriage reform, that brought a lot of french people onto the streets. his labour reform, likewise. we have a very fractured country and the election campaign has demonstrated that. we are still living in a fractured country. somebody explain to me that they are almost split into quarters, you have the hard right, you have the conservative right, then you have the hard left, that are very anti—globalisation, and then this liberal left, in emanuel macron, which some people describe as new labour is not if anything at underestimate the fragmentation, but yes, you have extreme right, you have macron, who claims he is neither right or left, so let's call him centrist. then you have the left, which is extremely divided. the socialist party is divided between the socially democratic, the further left, and then outside of

the socialist party you have those trying to support those framing themselves as the leader of the left. can he unite the country? macron? he has to win a majority in parliament. there are very important parliamentary elections coming up in france, in june. parliamentary elections coming up in france, injune. a lot of people outside of france, and even in france, forget that. a president needs a parliamentary majority. we don't know if macron's party will supply the majority for him. it suggests that they will be the biggest party in parliament after thejune biggest party in parliament after the june elections, biggest party in parliament after thejune elections, but he will not have the majority on his own. we have the majority on his own. we have to leave it, we're out of time. let's get to sunday first, and the big vote in the second round. we will look at some of the weather

patterns around the world, starting in the united states. you might remember last night we were talking about the risk of severe thunderstorms in the south. that certainly happen. these storms that rolled across louisiana brought baseball sized hail. here, the area of low pressure gets less angry, but there is still scope for some really angry rain across parts of the us. wet weather pushing into the north—east, bringing a big drop in temperatures over the next 2a hours, whether drying up across the midwest and parts of the south. guess where this is? this is paging. early on thursday we have a dust storm bringing horrible orange coloured skies. visibility below 1000 metres in places. air quality described as hazardous. the dust storms were so big you could see them from space. this is a cold front, the white cloud. you can see the extent of the dust storms that moved in from the west. we could have more of the same

as we get into friday. we have dust in the air, in the atmosphere once again. that is to the south of the gobi desert. i don't think the cold front will bring much rain to the beijing area. there was a good chance the dust will move all the way into the city, again bringing hazardous air quality around as we head into friday. that is the weather in china. we will look at the weather conditions further east. we have been looking at this over the past few days. this is tropical cyclone donna. you can see how slow—moving misses. torrential rain here, with flooding and landslides. the wind will keep picking up strength, destructive wind on the way. in africa, we have seen some showers in east africa recently. the showers in east africa recently. the showers tending to fade away in somalia. a lot of dry weather here. some useful showers coming across

the coastline of tanzania and south—eastern parts of kenya. we are starting to see some changes in the weather pattern in europe. still a lot of cloud, low pressure affecting parts of france, tending to push eastwards into more central areas of europe. at the same time, the high pressure in scandinavia is moving out into the north atlantic and we are seeing this low swinging across spain and portugal. the weather is turning much more unsettled for spain and portugal, anna brooks of rain in the morning turning heavier than rainy afternoon. —— outbreaks of rain. still a lot of cloud and cool weather for northern germany. in the uk, the area of high pressure heading into the atlantic is driving easterly wind, keeping things cooler along the north—east coast. the best of the sunshine for the northwest, temperatures could reach the high teens in scotland. you're watching bbc world news. a major victory for president trump as republicans in the us congress push

through their health care bill. make no mistake, this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare. make no mistake about it. make no mistake. republicans secure just enough votes to push through the legislation. all democrats voted against the bill and it will face big hurdles in the senate. three days until the french presidential run—off, emmanuel macron takes legal action over claims he has a secret bank account in the caribbean. his far—right rival, marine le pen repeated the allegation in last night's debate. emmanuel macron says it's fake news and lies. the duke of edinburgh is to retire from public daout chris this autumn. he turns 96 next month. the longest serving consort in british history. the surfer who clung to his board

for 30 hours speaks to the bbc about his rescue. after nearly 70 years in the public eye, the duke of edinburgh has decided to retire from royal duties from the autumn. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it's an image to which the nation has become accustomed over a good many decades. the queen and the duke of edinburgh, side—by—side on official business. today they were at a reception at st james' palace. the duke, a few steps behind and there in support. inside, meeting members of the order of merit, swapping stories about hearing aids.

we've all got them! and joking about retirement. i hear you're standing down. i can't stand up much! never mind standing down, i have trouble standing up, he said. but, come the autumn, his attendance at events like this will be the exception. after nearly 70 years of public service the duke has decided, a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it's finally time to step back from public duties. the palace says the decision has not been prompted by any particular concerns about his health, and the evidence would support that. yesterday he was at lord's cricket ground, opening a new stand and sharing a familiarjoke. the world's most experienced plaque unveiler! laughter. alongside all those plaques he has unveiled are the serious achievements. things like the duke of edinburgh award scheme. but his most important contribution has been the support

he has given to his wife, the queen. as she has become the longest reigning monarch in british history, he has become the longest—running consort. they have done it together. the duke taking second place to his wife in public, but her most constant and sometimes forthright supporter in private. he has supported her by being a very strong husband. and he has put herfirst, and he has not tried to interfere in her work, her work as queen is her work. soon though, the duke's public role will come largely to an end. the palace statement said: political leaders paid their tributes. from his steadfast support for her majesty the queen,

to his inspirational duke of edinburgh awards, and his patronage of hundreds of charities and good causes, his contribution to our united kingdom, the commonwealth and the wider world, will be of huge benefit to us all for years to come. i wish him well in his retirement. i wish him well spending time doing the things he wants to do, as opposed to being required to attend lots of events, some of which he may find very exciting, some less so. so all the best, good luck. he has dedicated his life to public service and to supporting the queen. i think he has more than earned his retirement. prince philip, as well as the support he has given the queen and his own public service, has done an amazing amount of charity work as well. the duke's retirement from public duties will mean that other members of the royal family will step up to support the queen. it's likely she will be seen more frequently at major occasions

with the prince of wales or princess anne. but those who know the couple say it won't be quite the same for the queen. the queen will undoubtedly miss him on public occasions. there's no doubt that when they go out for a day together, they are a mutual support system. having been on tours with them, having followed in the car behind them, at the end of the day they get together into the car and he entertains her hugely, telling funny stories about what has happened during the day. so she will definitely miss all of that. and occasionally she will strike us as a lonely figure. but she will be going back to buckingham palace, windsor castle, balmoral, and he will be there. slowly but surely, there is a generational shift taking place at the palace. officials have made it clear the queen will continue with her public engagements. but at the age of 91 now, her load is being lightened. as monarch, she is still the centralfigure. but as today has underlined, there is starting be tangible evidence of transition. manchester united are playing a

spanish club. how is it looking? manchester united have taken the lead in the last five minutes or so through marcus rashford from a delightful free—kick to the right—hand side of the box. it's a beautiful kick. he had a chance in the first—half as well. it was the spanish goalkeeper who kept them at bay in the first—half. it was this man, marcus rashford who has given manchester united a 1—0 leadment the

return leg takes place at old trafford in six days' time and then the winners of that will play in the final against. the final being played in stockholm in sweden on wednesday, 24th may. at this stage, it is manchester united who have the vital away goal. they lead 1—0 with 10 or 15 minutes remaining. today we learnt that neymar is to face trial. tell us more? yeah, it is a tricky situation. neymar moved to the brazilian club in 2013. that was for a fee of around $73 million. of that, $43 a fee of around $73 million. of that, $113 million went to the family. the company that had the image rights are bringing the case because they say they were under cut. ajudge in spain has ordered this does go to trial. these are the

people who will be going to trial. they have been charged, the two clu bs, they have been charged, the two clubs, the current and former barcelona president, and the former sa ntos barcelona president, and the former santos president. the player and the family as well. so it's quite complicated, but in spain, if someone complicated, but in spain, if someone does suffer a two year or less conviction they won't go for a non—difficult, noncriminal case. it means they won't go to jail. neymar, he could be given a two year sentence, but it would be suspended. he wouldn't go to jail. all this stems from the move when he moved to barcelona in spain. thank you very much. voting is under way for the bbc women's footballer of the year. it is one award that marts is yet to win. the world player of the year has moved to play for orlando pride

after three years in sweden. she has been telling us how the last year has been pretty special. hi, my name is marta, i think people should vote for me because everything i do, i do with love. translation: it was an exciting time. it was a big rush, but it was worth it because it was a historic moment from me and i think overall, for women's football. it was thrilling. it was sad because we did not get a medal, but i think the biggest prize was that we realised in some way that the people were with us. my that the people were with us. my mother was definitely my hero.

even today, she is is my hero. she went through many difficulties with four children to raise. my father left her very early. i saw that co nsta nt left her very early. i saw that constant struggle and that inspired mea constant struggle and that inspired me a lot to get where i'm now. i really admire cristiano ronaldo because he is a guy who, even though he has won so many things, he continues to devote himself to what he does. he fights for it. i would also invite my coach tota, who was the guy who encouraged me from the first moment. and who else? well, maybe i could take the king! he will be the best forever. to win this award undoubtedly would meana to win this award undoubtedly would mean a lot to me. it would give me more motivation to pursue my best ever year and to do the best within

the national team and to do the best within my soccer team. brazilian footballer, marta there. who do you want to win the bbc women's footballer of the year? you footballer of the we will hear from the surfer who was rescued at sea from the surfer who was rescued at sea after drifting for more than 30 hours. if you have an old £5 note in your pocket you may want to spend it soon. pocket you may want to spend it soon. the paper note which features the prison reformer elizabeth fry on one side won't be accepted in shops

after close of business tomorrow. most banks and building societies will continue to accept them. more details from our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. just a warning though, his report does contain some flashing images. the period ofjuggling both the old and new £5 notes is coming to an end. the old ones have to go back to the bank. but some at this london market aren't prepared for the paper fiver ceasing to be legal tender at midnight tomorrow. are you sure? absolutely positive. 0k. do you think a lot of people know? no, i don't think many people know at all. i haven't seen it on the news, i haven't read it in the paper. so yeah, it's a real surprise. there are millions still out there, so you'll probably see some more. well, listen, they're not legal tender after friday, so it's not good money, is it? people have got used to the paper fiver featuring elizabeth fry, launched exactly 15 years ago.

she's now making way for the winston churchill plastic fiver. it means until september there won't be a bank of england note with a woman on it, other than of course the queen. but the bank says 150 million old fivers remain at large. that's £750 million worth — or three notes for each adult — in tills, purses and jam jars. so why the abrupt cut—off? the new polymer £5 note featuring sir winston churchill has got lots of sort of clever security features. it makes it much more secure. we want the public to have those notes rather than the paper notes with elizabeth fry. setting a clear date of the 5th of may to withdraw the elizabeth fry notes means people know exactly which notes they should have and which notes to check and which security features to understand. after friday, you will still be able to take your old £5 notes into your own bank and deposit them or exchange them, but shops won't be accepting them, so you're probably best offjust spending them before then. the bank of england says it'll take paper fivers back for all time, but be warned — at the till they'll be rejected. this is bbc world news.

republicans in the us congress have narrowly voted to repeal barack obama's affordable health care act. scrapping so—called obamacare was a key pledge of donald trump's presidential campaign. the bill will now face the senate. with just three days to go until french voters electing new president, frontrunner emmanuel macron has taken legal action over claims he has a secret bank account in the caribbean. his rival, marine le pen, repeated the allegation in last night's televised debate.

we have got a report on children born inner sex. they can face stigma and violence and murder. in kenya, they are seen as a bad omen and some are killed at birth. our correspondent has been to western kenya. it wasn't always like this for this man. he felt lonely and threatened because of how he was born. when i go to girls, go to men. so that confusion made me not play and to have any friends during my

childhood. he credits his mother for protecting him when he was born. traditionally, children who have both male and female parts are considered outcasts and are killed. she kept his condition a secret until puberty. in the year 1989 when i started to see my period to experience that femen nine in me. it was like i was a man and a woman because i was brought up as a boy knowing that i'm a boy, but during that time i started experiencing some physical changes which could make me know that i am not the way i thought to be. determined to help her son lead a normal life, dillon's mother got him hormonal suppressants and a wife, but at 35 he admitted who he was. now, more people like

him are coming out across the country and demanding their rightsment they want recognition from the state. it is problematic. it regulates the gender question markers. that one needs to be worked on because it is a very old act. it needs to come to the realities of the day. the condition can present in life threatening forms, but access to health care is limited and often expense quiff. this facility is just often expense quiff. this facility isjust outside nairobi, is one of the few in the country that have been trying to handle cases of intersex. the doctors refer to the condition as a disorder of sexual development. they say in nine years they have seen nearly 100 cases. sometimes there is nothing you can do for the child. sometimes depending on the diagnosis, sometimes they may require

medication. sometimes they may require surgical intervention. back in western kenya, dillon has found a way to rise above stigma. he formed a church and created a community in which he is accepted and adored. he hopes that by projecting his voice, others born like him, will also find their ways in society. a surfer who was rescued after spending 32 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea has said he had prepared himself to die. speaking exclusively to the bbc, 22—year—old matthew bryce spoke of his relief at being spotted by the coastguard helicopter, but he said when it first flew over, he thought it had missed him. our ireland correspondent, chris buckler, has been talking to matthew bryce in the ulster hospital in belfast, where he is recovering. by the night—time, it wasn'tjust my shoulder, all my limbs were cramping. matthew bryce is exhausted, sunburnt and still recovering. but he's just thankful to have survived after drifting alone

in the irish sea for more than 30 hours. and i would say that's probably a yellow surfboard so that's the right colour. this picture, taken on sunday, shows him surfing off the west coast of scotland before he was pulled out to sea by strong winds and tides. the current changes and i can't do anything. all this time the wind is pushing me further and further and further out. and then at night fell... sorry... he ended up clinging to his surfboard in the middle of the irish sea for a day and a half. he was eventually found halfway between northern ireland and scotland just as the sun was setting and a second night was approaching. i was pretty certain that i was going to die with that sunset. so as i was watching the sun set, i had pretty much made peace with all and then

i heard a helicopter. and the helicopter flew right over. so ijumped off the board and i lifted the board up and i started waving the board. and they flew right over and i thought they had missed me. and they turned. they turned round. and then they saved my life. this is the moment he was rescued from the water. and his family could finally be told that he was alive. you have this elation and then, 20 minutes later, you crash back down. you don't know what state he's in. you don't know how unwell he is and until we got that phone call from matthew, just to hear his voice. the search teams even managed to recover his surfboard.

are you looking forward to being reunited with your surfboard ? is that the right question? i think we'll find a good use for it. maybe as starter fuel! but, yeah... that's it, you're done with surfing? i think so. i couldn't do that again. and that pledge to keep away from the surf is one his family seem determined to make him keep. one very lucky surfer there. it is a species under threat, the northern royal albatross, but anyone who wa nts to royal albatross, but anyone who wants to count on how many there are left has a real challenge on their hands of the giant birds nest on a group of rocks east of new zealand and you've got to be a climber to get anywhere near them! that's until

now because scientists have come up with a new way of assessing them from space. they're the world's largest flying birds, but despite being so easy to spot, counting albatrosses is tricky. most of the sea birds nest on islands which are extremely remote and difficult to access, but now there's a new way to get a tally of the birds — from space. scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacific. ultra high—res images can map areas down to just 30 centimetres, which mean each albatross appears as a white dot, and researchers simply tot them up. images can map areas down to 30 centimetres which means each albatross appears as a white dot and researchers simply tot them up and this is the bird that lives there. the northern royal albatross. the satellite count has come in at 3600 nests. it is half the number that

scientists expected. albatrosses face a number of problems and if we zoom face a number of problems and if we zoom out we can face a number of problems and if we zoom out we can see one of face a number of problems and if we zoom out we can see one of them. ocean currents are circulating plastic waste which can prove deadly for the birds. along with plastics, fishing lines are also a major danger and so are pests like rats that prey on young chicks. out of 22 species of albatross, 15 are under threat. they are quite simple solutions to reducing the number being kill at sea and there are ways to restore their breeding sites as well. what i'm hoping in the future is the satellite images will be able to show us that we're moving in the right direction for saving the albatross. this isn't the first time that satellites helped conservationists. we can track the wildebeests migration from space. whales have been monitored too. they have even established the size of

penguin colonies, researchers want to extend their study to other nesting sites. knowing how many birds there are now will help us to track how they fair in the future. workers were called to a well 30 centimetres wide after a child got stuck at the bottom. they chose the member of their group with the slightest build to go headfirst into the hole. the child was brought to his mother with only minor injuries. one very lucky child there. thank you for being with bbc news. bye for now. hello there. hurs was a day of plenty of sunshine, but temperature contrasts from east to west. just ten or 11 celsius across the east

coast, but 19 or 20 celsius in the west. i think we will have a similar sort of day on friday with a good deal of sunshine and again, the temperature contrast from east to west. it will be around 15, 16, 17 celsius in some parts of northern ireland through the afternoon with plenty of sunshine and a breeze, but western scotla nd sunshine and a breeze, but western scotland favoured for some of the higher temperatures into the upper teens widely. contrast that with nine or ten celsius further east. generally a lot of fine and sunny weather. temperature contrast across northern england 11 or 12 celsius. further west and it is 15 or maybe 16 celsius. we run into the cloud across east anglia and the south east. it will be breezy too, but in spite of the cloud, i don't think we will see much if any in the way of rainfall. there might be some breaks ain the cloud along the south coast. as we go through the evening, we

might seea as we go through the evening, we might see a little bit of extra cloud drift across the midlands bringing a spot or two of rain. many places will be dry. it will turn chilly, i suppose, places will be dry. it will turn chilly, isuppose, majortowns places will be dry. it will turn chilly, i suppose, major towns and cities into single digits. there will be a touch of frost in the highlands of scotland. now as we we look towards saturday, we have got this area of low pressure to the south of the uk. most other places will be fine and dry. still with that east or north easterly windment more in the way of cloud on saturday and maybe a little bit of rain to go with that in northern england, but most of the rain will be towards the far south—west and even here, i don't think it will last too long and temperatures get up to 16 or 17 celsius, but along the north sea coast, it is 11 or 12 celsius. the second part of the weekend. this little area of low pressure drifts away towards the near continent and then the winds fall light across most parts of the uk. there is a breeze for the north sea coastal areas on sunday. a fair bit of cloud again. so again it will stay on the

cool side here, but head away from the coast and we've got dry and bright weather and spells of sunshine, 16,1 bright weather and spells of sunshine, 16, 1 celsius in the sunshine, 16, 1 celsius in the sunshine and light winds, it will feel pleasant indeed, but calls cooler for the north sea coast. feel pleasant indeed, but calls coolerfor the north sea coast. as we look towards the start of the new week, we have got this air low pressure to the west of us, but this reg of high pressure will keep things quiet into monday. still a keen breeze for the north sea coast. light winds, sunny spells and again, it is light winds, sunny spells and again, it i515, 16, light winds, sunny spells and again, it is 15, 16, 17 celsius. pleasant enoughin it is 15, 16, 17 celsius. pleasant enough in the sunshine, but cooler down the eastern coast. by tuesday, the weather fronts trying to push their way into the north—west of the uk. might bring cloud and rain into northern ireland, but elsewhere, it looks like another decent day, but the pattern does repeat. cooler down the pattern does repeat. cooler down the north sea coast with a fair bit of cloud. central and western areas seeing the best of the spells of sunshine. and then later next week, i think through the middle of the week, it looks quiet, wednesday is a decent day for most. we start to see

low pressure systems heading our way. this one will be filling. this one looks like it will become the dominant low that will be driving our weather. it will be a gradual change, but we are looking at stronger winds developing and that's going to drag in showers or longer spells of rain and temperatures will be below where they should be. on the chilly side. tonight at ten — buckingham palace announces that the duke of edinburgh has decided to stop carrying out public engagements. he will retire from the public eye after the summer. but today, it was business as usual — including a touch of his trademark wit. i'm sorry to hear you're standing down. i can't stand up much. prince philip — who'll be 96 next month — has been at the queen's side for nearly seventy years. if we regard the queen's reign so far as a success, and we do, the joint author of that success is the duke of edinburgh. his achievement is unparalleled.

the palace says prince philip decided now was the right time to step down and his decision was not health related. also on the programme tonight. twins, but with very different lives — the nhs hospital trust that's paid millions in compensation after errors at birth