a warm welcome to bbc news. i'm celia hatton. our top stories: president trump heads to israel and the palestinian territories as his first foreign tour continues. he's set to push for peace in meetings with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. battling depression: uk scientists say an overactive immune system could be to blame. thousands fill the streets of the spanish capital — as real madrid claim theirfirst la liga crown for five years. hundreds of billions of dollars in the us and jobs jobs jobs" the words of president trump as he signs a mammoth defence deal with saudi arabia — but who are the real winners and losers? former royal bank of scotland boss fred goodwin is expected to face investors in court later for the first time since the bank's near collapse in 2008. iran has sharply criticised

president trump for signing a multibillion—dollar arms deal with saudi arabia — its main rival in the gulf. we'll have more on that shortly but mr trump is now heading onto israel and the palestinian territories, where he hopes to revive the middle east peace process. our correspondent, yolande knell, reports on the expectations of mr trump's visit. a room with a view. from his luxury hotel suite, the us president will look out on a holy city at the heart of a decades—old conflict. here he will head to one of the world's most important churches and take his family to this sacred jewish site, the western wall. but donald trump isn'tjust stopping over in jerusalem

for a sightseeing tour. the businessman turned politician is coming in pursuit of what he calls the ultimate deal — to bring about peace between israel and the palestinians. israel's prime minister and his wife were early visitors to the trump white house. this month, the palestinian president came over. i've always heard that perhaps the toughest deal to make is the deal between the israelis and the palestinians. let's see if we can prove them wrong. an american israeli led the local election campaign for mr trump. the relationship with israel has been repaired and, again, 8 years of obama, the american—israel relationship was discouraged. putting daylight between the united states and israel, i mean, that's not daylight anymore. we work together, as we should be. but what will the president say about settlements like this one, where mr zell lives? they're seen as illegal under international law but israel disagrees.

in ramallah, palestinians want president trump to show commitment to the idea of creating a palestinian state. to move forward in a two state solution, it starts with recognising the state palestine and getting the boot of occupation off of our neck. that is something that the us could pressure israel into doing if they would be serious about holding israel accountable. there is official optimism here about president trump's visit. but on both sides there is also doubt about whether his unconventional businesslike approach can achieve a peace deal where so many others have failed. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. ahead of president trump's visit to israel and the palestinian territories, iran's foreign minister issued a sharply worded response to donald trump's accusation that tehran is fuelling sectarian conflict and terror across the middle east. mohammad javad zarif mockingly described saudi arabia as a bastion of democracy and moderation.

here's what president trump had to say about iran on sunday. no discussion of stamping out this threat would be complete without mentioning the government that gives terrorists financial backing, safe harbour and a social standing needed for recruitment. it is a regime that is responsible for so much instability in the region. i am speaking, of course, of iran. from 11 speaking, of course, of iran. from ii on to iraq to yemen, iran funds terrorists and militias, extremist groups that spread to does corruption and chaos across the region. for decades, iran has fuelled the fires of sectarian

conflict and terror. it's a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing destruction of israel, to tell america and ruin for many leaders and nations in this very room. and — you can go to our website for more analysis and coverage of president trump's trip to the middle east. just go to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. sally is here with all the business news. we begin with president trump who is on his way to israel: the next stop on his foreign tour. over the weekend in saudi arabia he signed agreements worth hundreds of billions of dollars between saudi and american firms. the deals are said to be worth more than 350 billion dollars over the next ten years and build on america's decades—long alliance with the world's largest oil producer. saudi arabia is trying to diversify its economy away from oil after crude oil prices slumped by half over

in the past three years. among the us firms trying to work with saudi arabia's private sector are the likes of honeywell, dow chemical and general electric. a key part of the agreement is a $110 billion arms deal — which the white house says is the single biggest in us history. it will supply a range of military items including planes, ships, sophisticated radar and precision—guided bombs. the arms deal is part of a tough stance that mr trump appears to be taking on iran, a move that will please saudi arabian officials. it's in sharp contrast to his predecessor barack obama, who in 2015 signed the nuclear deal with iran. we'll have more analysis on all this in the next 20 minutes in world business report. the former royal bank of scotland boss fred goodwin is expected

to face investors in court later for the first time since the bank's near collapse in 2008. some 9,000 people who lost money on shares are demanding £520 million in compensation from the bank and four former directors, including mr goodwin. they say they were misled over the bank's financial health in the run up to its £16 billion pound government bailout. the bank and former directors deny any wrongdoing. and as campaigning gets under way in france for the parliamentary sector. —— elections we take a look at innovations in the french tech sector. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @sallybundockbbc let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

swiss voters have backed major changes to the country's energy policy — in a referendum that will see the gradual phasing out of nuclear power. no specific date has been set for the decommissioning of the country's five ageing nuclear plants, which currently supply a third of switzerland's energy needs — their output will gradually be replaced by a greater use of renewables. brazilian police have arrested nearly a0 people for drug trafficking offences in central sao paulo, where crack cocaine has been sold and consumed freely. dozens of addicts reacted by vandalising cars and looting shops. jury selection begins for the sexual assault trial of disgraced us megastar bill cosby later today. the 79—year—old entertainer stands accused of sexual assault. former temple university employee andrea constand alleges he drugged and molested her in 200a. mr cosby maintains he is innocent. north korean state media has confirmed the country's latest ballistic missile test — a solid—fuel weapon last tested in february. the country's leader, kim jong—un, supervised the launch of the rocket, which flew about 500 kilometres

before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's new government said the move had dashed its hopes of forging peace with its neighbour. the un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday. 0ur correspondent steve evans is in seoulfor us. this is the 10th test so far this year. north korea now says this missile is ready for use. where does it place it on the spectrum of nuclear development? it means it has made big steps forward. not quite there yet, certainly not there in terms of a missile that can go across the pacific and hit the mainland us. but big steps. two successful missile launchers now in the space of one week. different missiles but both of them are

clearly successful, accepted as successful by japan, the clearly successful, accepted as successful byjapan, the us clearly successful, accepted as successful by japan, the us and south korea. kim jong—un says successful by japan, the us and south korea. kimjong—un says it is successful but, more importantly than that he says go out and make them. make lots of them because they work, this particular missile. two other insignificant development, pictures were sent back from space which seemed to indicate that they are making progress on being able to get a missile out of the atmosphere and back in. that matters because if you want an intercontinental ballistic missile you need to be able to do that. it needs to go out and get back in in one piece. the other thing is that this was a solid fuel missile. solid fuel missiles can be fired up very quickly. so it is fired from a truck, it can be launched quite quickly. all that means it is very, very difficult to detect it just before means it is very, very difficult to detect itjust before launching. so

the un security council meets on tuesday to discuss this latest test. what can the un do at this point?m truth, not a lot. mr trump pins his hopes on china stop china could stop the economy of north korea by turning off the fuel tax. there are indications that gas and petrol prices in north korea are high at the moment so that maybe china just turning them a little bit to say just remember what we can do. but the truth of the matter is that china is probably not going to bring down the regime because it does not wa nt down the regime because it does not want us troops and south korean troops up on the border. so we have a new president, we all know that, who has been threatening military action. previous presidents looked at it and then decided the cost in terms of lives lost with another

korean war would be too much and realised that there has to be another path. has mr trump on the same? we simply do not know. i'm sure we would discuss this letter. thank you very much. scientists in the uk, are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are exploring whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh, has this special report. depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. but around a third of patients who seek help don't respond to drug treatments or talking therapies. so now, scientists are trying a radical new approach. this team at king's college london are examining physical, rather than mental, causes for depression. in particular, they are looking at whether the immune system,

which is designed to defend to our bodies, can be a source of psychological harm. carmine pariante has spent 20 years investigating the link between the immune system and depression. so we know that stress activates the immune system. it's a physiological response in a situation of dangers. however, chronic life adversity switches on the immune system permanently. this affects the brain. it disrupts the connection between the different neurons, and this is what create the depressive symptoms. they are looking for biomarkers in patients' blood and saliva that show inflammation, a sign that the immune system is in overdrive. they are hoping to help patients like michaela whitton, from brighton. depression, i think, has always been with me, from my teenage years until today, you know? it's been...

it's been a part of my life. it's been something that has limited my capacity and capabilities, probably progressively more so as you get older, as well. michaela has given tissue samples, and is being scanned to see whether her immune system has caused inflammation in her brain. it is part of a wellcome trust—funded trial led by ed bullmore. he says drugs used for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis could be repurposed. if we can identify the biomarkers that will allow us to predict which patients with depression are most likely to respond to anti—inflammatory drugs, the good news is that there are a lot of anti—inflammatory drugs already available, that might turn out to be effective antidepressants. there are several trials underway testing anti—inflammatory drugs for depression. for michaela, finding a cause which is not in the mind would help change public perception.

to be able to say that there are physical causes for depression, or other mental health issues — this is immense. it's a massive — a massive turnaround, and will definitely go towards combating some of the stigma that we have here around mental health issues. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh there stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 600 metres up — 1600 metres across. claiming the record for the longest ever high line walk. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations

are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump is set to push for peace — as his first foreign tour continues in israel and the palestinian territories. the charity save the children is warning that a cholera outbreak

in yemen could soon lead to a major epidemic. almost 250 people have died of the disease this month alone, with hundreds of suspected cases being reported every day. sarah corker reports. two years for war have left yemen in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. cities are in ruins, there are severe shortages of food and more than 2 million young children are malnourished. now a cholera outbreak has become the latest deadly threat. hospitals are overwhelmed. has become the latest deadly threat. hospitals are overwhelmedlj has become the latest deadly threat. hospitals are overwhelmed. i could see myself how difficult the situation has become, to provide services in a country that is suffering from conflict and lack of income and there is an increasing number of patients, including many cholera patients, that we see in the ward. it is completely full. the

disease is spread through contaminated food and water and can kill within hours if left untreated. but the ongoing conflict between the government and the rebels means that half of yemen's hospitals had closed while exports have been bombed, making it difficult to get aid in. the speed of this cholera outbreak has been described as unprecedented. almost 250 people have died in the last month and the charity save the children is warning that more than 65,000 cases are expected by the end ofjune at current rates. across yemen, hundreds of cases are being reported every day with nearly two out of three suspected of being children under 15. 18 of the country's 22 provinces are affected. the capital, sana, declared a state of emergency last week with more than 4000 suspected cases. uncollected rubbish in the capital has contaminated some water supplies. 14 million people have no

access to safe drinking water. the charity says all sides in the conflict should end restrictions on the import of aid immediately and help slow the spread of this easily treatable disease. sarah kolko, bbc news. to south africa where many women argue their safety is at risk on a daily basis. in just the last two weeks, five women were killed, allegedly by their partners. femicide in south africa is five times higher than the global average, though killings don'tjust target women — children and those in the lgbt community are also targeted. nomsa maseko takes a look at the issues. a warning, some viewers may find this story distressing. a sorrowful memorialfor a sorrowful memorial for this young woman. she was murdered, sprinkled with acid and satellite. herb boyfriend has been charged with her

murder. they are not being protected. it is up to us. i am livid! too many, because it cannot bea livid! too many, because it cannot be a loan. the spate of brutal crimes against women led to the hashtag men are trash, which flooded social media. a young woman was abducted at a taxi rank in february. they were calling me names and telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed tojump out of telling the eu is going to kill me. she managed to jump out of the speeding car, leaving her badly injured. i wasjust like, you have tojump injured. i wasjust like, you have to jump out. that is all you have to do. if you don'tjump out, you are going to die. do you want to die or

do you want tojump going to die. do you want to die or do you want to jump out? at least you would have died a fighter. you would have fought for your life. i don't want this experience to change how i feel about men. there are some good men out there. this was just one rotten potato, one bad man. we can't say men, all men are trash. it's just those men that do bad things and they need to be dealt with. while there is renewed public outrage and violence against women, this is not a new problem. most women fear that their lives on a daily basis. you walk in the street, you get called and if you don't apply, they will swear at you. you while walking and they will grab you oi’ while walking and they will grab you or spank you. yes, things like that. it is very problematic as a woman.

while parents across the country are asking what more can be done to keep their daughters safe, attention is now turning to men's attitudes towards women. sport now and real madrid are the spanish champions again. they won their first league title since 2012 after a two nil win against malaga. as so often in recent years it was cristiano ronaldo who started them on the way to the win — his 40th goal of the season settling any nerves they may have been feeling. karim benzema scored the other goal. their nearest rivals for the title barcelona also won their final game of the season the win sparked jubilant scenes in the stadium but also back home in the spanish capital where thousands of fans waited until the early hours to see their heroes return. the league victory is the first for coach zinedine zidane who will now hope to lead them to back to back champions league

titles in two weeks time. the team who real will play in the champions league final next month is juventus. they also won their domestic league on sunday. the italians were 3—0 winners to complete a league and cup double for the third season running. they will now hope to complete a historic treble for them by winning the champions league against the spanish champions now if you have a fear of heights, you might want to look away now. highlining is an extreme sport practiced byjust a few brave souls. it involves hundreds of metres of rope suspended from one mountain to another and a thrill seeker with impeccable balance. one student from germany has set out to break the world highlining record as reged ahmed reports. it wasn't breathtaking views over the french riviera this daredevil was yet to see. walking 600m along a

rope in bare feet, suspended between two mountains, this was a challenge for one daredevil with a head for heights. the line is very long. the longest in the world. and i have never crossed such a long line. so, for me, it's about endurance but also it does this come and that's very hard. in the middle, it easier but at the end and in the beginning, it is really hard to do this. 27—year—old student friedrich kuhne is training to be a maths professor that in his spare time, he's decided to step up to the high lining world record. the previous record is 800m. he is aiming to cover double that distance. high lining is an extreme sport considered more challenging than the conventional tightrope and that's because the line is not

com pletely that's because the line is not completely taught so there is some bouncing and stretching along the way. the view is great. you feel like you are floating in the air. it is quite magical. the strap moves all over the place. it also moves like this. the guys who are going to ci’oss like this. the guys who are going to cross it are sturdy. balancing hundreds of metres above the ground with friends and fellow enthusiasts anxiously watching, it took this thrillseeker two hours to get to the other side and to break the world record. we have to end on this. a total of the canadian prime ministerjogging past a high school prom photo session along the waterfront in vancouver. it has gone viral. the prime minister, known to his sporting prowess, ran past the stu d e nts sporting prowess, ran past the students all dressed in their finest. that is it from us for now. and she very much. it was a weekend of two halves

weatherwise. there was the scene sentin weatherwise. there was the scene sent in by one of our weather watchers sunday afternoon in cornwall and we will see sky is pretty similar to this through much of the week ahead. things will be warming up this week and it will stay largely dry with high pressure off and in charge. high pressure towards the east of the uk. lower pressure in the west. some of us will see some outbreaks of rain today. let's take a look around the country. a lot of dry weather on the cards for much of scotland. arrange pushing into the western isles of scotland. there will be some drier interludes as well. as we make our way south across the whole of

england and wales, not much change. temperatures in the mid—teens first thing in the morning. we have got light winds as well. it's going to be, for the bulk of the country, a dry start to the working week. a little bit patchy rain from northern ireland. heading its way slowly eastwards through the day. 17 or 18 degrees we have the cloud in the outbreaks of showery rain. further south, 24, possibly 25 degrees. we are likely to see the warmest day of the year so far over the next few days. the rain clears to the north—east as we head into tuesday. it's great to be a frost free stuff on tuesday with just one or two misty patches around but they will clear away pretty quickly. during tuesday, a westerly breeze which will bring more cloud and hill fog and was all around coasts and hills in the west, particularly western scotland. the further east you go, it will stay a bit sunnier. perhaps

not quite as warm as monday but still, a pleasant day. wednesday, high—pressure sticking around. just the could see why two showers. temperatures sunshine with a light wind, 24 or25 temperatures sunshine with a light wind, 24 or 25 degrees. at warming trend continues towards the end of the week. 26 celsius by the time we get to friday. enjoy, goodbye for now. president trump's first foreign tour continues today with a visit to israel and the palestinian territories. he's set to meet both israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. in saudi arabia the us president called on muslim countries to take responsibility for tackling extremism. he also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia's biggest rival. scientists in the uk are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are now looking

at whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. in spain thousands of real madrid football fans have been celebrating their team's first league title since 2012. players joined the party aboard an open top bus