hello. this is bbc world news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: they're calling it the march for their lives — hundreds of thousands of young americansjoin rallies across their country in support of stricter gun controls. this is the message they want us leaders to hear. we will continue to organise, protest, and speak of what we believe in, until we see the change that our communities deserve. where he did say that enough is enough and not one more. —— we he did say that enough is enough and not one more. “ we are here he did say that enough is enough and not one more. —— we are here to stay. —— say. australia's cricket team is in turmoil as one of them admits he tampered with the ball in a test match. but the captain says he won't resign. being the leader of the team, i am incredibly sorry for trying to bring the game into disrepute. a car bomb attack in the egpytian city of alexandria kills two police officers. the city's security chief who was thought to be the target escaped unhurt. and it's lights out for earth hour. cities around the world take the symbolic step to raise awareness about climate change.

hello and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of thousands of students and campaigners, across america, have taken part in rallies, calling for tougher gun laws. the protest called march for our lives was led by survivors of the massacre at a school in florida last month. they've been addressing crowds around the country, including in washington dc, and vowing to "stop at nothing" until lasting change is made. here's our north america editorjon sopel. # run, run, run.# this wasn't some run—of—the—mill saturday morning protest by a bunch of disaffected kids, this was way, way bigger than that. far more significant. what do you hope today will achieve?

i hope that congress will actually do something about gun laws. stop ignoring us! we should not have guns in schools. like, donald trump is wrong for even trying to give teachers guns at all. and it wasn'tjust in washington. protests took place across the country, bringing the so—called apathetic, don't—care generation onto the streets in unprecedented numbers. these children, tomorrow's voters, are determined that this should not be a one—off protest, but in the national rifle association they have an implacable opponent. it really is the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. # it ain't about how fast i get there...# the rally had performances by the likes of miley cyrus and ariana grande. # know that we're going to be alright.# but the headliners were the young people. there was martin luther king's nine—year—old granddaughter, who had a vision of her own. i have a dream that enough is enough.

cheering. and that should be a gun—free world — period. and then, of course, there were the survivors from the marjory stoneman douglas school in florida. we will come together. we will get rid of these public servants that only serve the gun lobby. and we will save lives! we need to arm our teachers. we need to arm them with pencils, pens, paper and the money they need. they need that money! and finally, silence. alarm bleeps. since the time that i came out here, it has been six minutes and 20 seconds. the shooter has ceased shooting and will soon abandon his rifle,

blend in with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest. fight for your lives, before it's someone else's job. cherring. jennifer hudson brought the rally to an end, singing the times they are a changing — and they may well be. after what these young people have been through, they're not intimidated by the nra, nor cowed by politicians. it won't be easy to change america's gun laws, but for the first time, in a very long time, it no longer seems impossible. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. we'll hearfrom more of the students who took part in the marches a little later in this bulletin. some scandal from the world of sport, now,

where australia's cricket captain steve smith has admitted that he knew one of his team mates was planning to break the laws of the game while playing against south africa. the player is this man, cameron bancroft. he was seen on tv coverage appearing to tamper with the ball — something which is strictly forbidden in cricket, where the condition of the ball can be key to how the game is played. he used an object which he took from his pocket — and then apparently hid in his clothing — to rub against the ball‘s leather surface. here he is speaking after the end of the day's play explaining what he did. look, we had a discussion during the break, and, on myself, isaw look, we had a discussion during the break, and, on myself, i saw an opportunity to potentially use tape, get some, you know, granules from the rough patches on the wicket, and try to, i guess, change the ball condition. it didn't work. the umpires are easily did not change

the ball. but i guess once i was sighted on the screens having done that, that obviously resulted in me shoving it down my trousers. the man sitting alongside cameron bancroft there was the australian captain, steve smith. he admitted that he was aware of the plan to interfere with the ball — as were several other people associated with the team — but while he accepted it was a mistake, he insisted it wasn't time for him to resign. iam not i am not proud of what has happened. you know, it is not within the spirit of the game. my integrity, the team's integrity, the leadership group's integrity has come into question, and rightfully so. it is not on. it is certainly not on, and it won't happen again, i can promise you that, under my leadership. under the laws of cricket, anyone caught tampering with the ball will see their side penalised with five runs. previous instances have seen

players being fined, or serving short suspensions. the reaction from the cricketing world can perhaps be summed up by this tweet from the former england captain kevin petersen. he says he doesn't think it was all cameron bancroft‘s idea, and adds a hashtag #sandpapergate. phil mercer gave me the latest a little earlier from sydney. cameron bancroft is one of the most junior members of the stream cricket team, and he has been charged with ball tampering. essentially, what it seems that he has been doing is trying to alter the service of the ball to change the flight. the flight ball to change the flight. the flight of the ball is incredibly important in cricket. —— surface. there are legal ways that players can do this within the laws of the game, but it seems that cameron ba ncroft game, but it seems that cameron bancroft has crossed the line, and certainly this is a scandal that will stay in australia's rigger reputation. this is a country that prides itself on playing its cricket

extremely hard but they are. but this series with south africa has been extremely fractious, and this incident involving cameron bancroft and steve smith is another chapter in what has been quite a disappointing test match series between south africa and australia, from a behaviour point of view from both fans and players. briefly explain the difference between what is legal and what is not. because you see them showing the ball on their trousers, don't you? you see them looking at the scene of it. what is ok and what is not a cake? this seems that if you watch the game of cricket for any length of time, especially test match critical web players wear white uniforms, that red streak on their trousers is where they are legally allowed to shine one side of the ball. the aim of that is to change the way that the ball behaves in the air. that is perfectly legal and within the spirit of the game. it is widely practised and, as i say, within the

laws of cricket. what is not allow this to use a foreign object to scuff one side of the ball to make us scuff one side of the ball to make us behave differently. a senior official in egypt has survived an assassination attempt in alexandria. the city's head of security is understood to have been the target of this car bomb. he survived unharmed, but two police officers were killed. the attack comes just two days ahead of the presidential election. our correspondent sally nabil went to the scene of the explosion and gave us this update. this is the street where the explosion took place. as you can see, the whole area is cordoned off and the scale of the damage is quite big, actually. many of the cars here are severely damaged. we understand that an improvised explosive device has been planted under one of the parked cars and it went off when the convoy of alexandria's security chief was passing by. the security chief survived, but we know there are victims among his police guards. the timing of the explosion

is quite critical, actually. it comes two days or less before egyptians go to the polls to choose a new president. the minister of the interior was here a short while ago and he had a careful look at the place. the ministry of interior issued a statement as well saying the security chief is back to work and he will not be discouraged by the explosion. we do not know yet who carried out this attack but we understand that the routes in and out of alexandria are being closely monitored by police forces. the ministry of interior have said that security forces are on high alert but what happened here on this street shows there are still some security loopholes. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

more towns in the syrian rebel enclave of eastern ghouta are being evacuated. fighters and their families are leaving the area under a deal with the government, after one of the most intense bombardments of the entire syrian conflict. only one major settlement remains in rebel hands. the family of one of the catalan separatists jailed on friday by the spanish supreme court has been given a warm reception at the regional parliament in barcelona. jordi turull was one of five politicians detained on charges of rebellion. the speaker of the parliament called for a "united front to defend democracy and fundamental rights". turull had been the separatists‘ choice to become the next regional president. a huge soviet—era television tower in the russian city of yekaterinburg has been demolished in preparation for the football world cup injune. the building, in yekaterinburg, was once destined to be the second

tallest in russia, but construction was halted when the soviet union fell, by which point the tower had reached two thirds of its intended 360—metre height. several people fell to their deaths from it, before the local governor decided it was time to bring it down. tributes have been paid to a french police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in a supermarket siege in the town of trebes yesterday. arnaud beltrame was shot by an islamist gunman and later died of his wounds. three other people were also killed. president macron, said that he showed "exceptional courage" and died a hero. lucy williamson reports. this attack has become not the story of a gunman but the story of a hero. arnaud beltrame. the man who made astonishing bravery seem natural, almost routine. flags were lowered to half—mast at his former base today and at units across the country to pay homage to their colleague and friend. he was remembered here too by those who never knew him. another tribute every few minutes.

he is a hero for me because he's given his life, for a lot of people. he knew it was dangerous, what he did, but he did it. the gendarmerie said arnaud beltrame's death was a reminder of their daily commitment to protect the people. for the people themselves, his actions are a defiant response to the country's would—be attackers, a reminder of the best of france. today, the site of so much drama was a chilled and empty crime scene. its car park still littered with the debris of a terrified and desperate flight. inside this building yesterday, arnaud beltrame offered up his life his mobile phone, secretly connected

to colleagues outside, giving the operation a vital edge. his brother told french radio that arnaud had died a hero. translation: what he did was beyond the call of duty. he gave his life for strangers. he must have known that he didn't really have a chance. if that doesn't make him a hero, i don't know what would. his mother said she wasn't surprised at what her son had done. "that's the way he lived and the way he worked," she said. "he used to tell me he was just doing hisjob, nothing more." that's not how it feels today. lucy williamson, bbc news, carcassonne. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: slip—sliding her way to the top. the teenage racing driver taking on her toughest—ever challenge. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between

arabs and israelis. i'm so proud of you both. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. woman: wow! this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: hundreds of thousands of young americans have joined rallies across the united states in support of stricter gun controls. they called on politicians who refuse to support a ban on assault rifles to be voted out of office. let's stay with that story now. and while the biggest of today's rallies was in washington, similar marches were taking place in us cities from coast—to—coast. organisers say there were 800 marches altogether across the country. in many cities activists in the crowd tried to get people to register to vote, trying to turn the protest movement into a potent political force ahead of the mid—term elections later this year. and this was the scene in boston, earlier today. more than a 100,000 people rallied in solidarity. these pictures were sent to us by two students there — along with this message about why they took part. we are here today united on the

topic of gun violence and we are here to speak up and you make a change. we are marching for different reasons, but we are all united in the understanding that gun violence in this country must and right now. enough is enough. and this movement calls attention to the fa ct this movement calls attention to the fact that gun violence does notjust ma nifest fact that gun violence does notjust manifest in mass shootings, it affects communities every day and are disproportionately affects communities of colour. we are here to amplify those voices. as a white person i have power in spaces. i can use that power to emphasise the of people of colour who have been fighting for gun reform the years and have been silenced and ignored. people of i did —— disproportionately affected by gun violence but the neck also action are ignored. we had tens of thousands of people out here today on the boston common. we ate here to say that this is a movement, not

just a moment. it does not end on 24. it continues until no child is a bullet. we will vote in the mid—term, we will buy politicians out of office if they believe guns are more important in children's lives. we will continue to organise, practice, and speak up in what we believe in until we see the change oui’ believe in until we see the change our communities deserve. where he to say that enough is enough and not one more. “— say that enough is enough and not one more. —— we are here. you can find much more on this story on our website, including the background to the school shooting at parkland in florida, which is at the centre of today's rallies. just log on to bbc.com/news. the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest — lys assia — has died in zurich at the age of ninety—four. she won for switzerland in 1956 with a song called refrain. she tried to return as a contestent when she was in her late eighties, in 2012 and 2013.

eurovision has offered its deepest condolences, paying tribute to her lasting commitment to the song contest. it's one of british sport's oldest, and perhaps quirkiest events — the annual boat race along the thames between oxford and cambridge universities. no—one else takes part, but it still draws huge crowds, and is a key part of the sporting calendar. the crews took to the course along london's river again on saturday, and it was cambridge coming out on top in both the men's and women's races. john watson reports. the traditional duel on the thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clea rwater. cambridge started on the south side and soon had the pick of it. calm waters and calm heads, building a lead they would never relinquished. cambridge seem to be into a period of dominance. four members of the crew powered

cambridge to a course record year and their return ushered in an era of light blue dominance with back—to—back wins for the first time in 19 years. after defeat to oxford last year, could the cambridge crew in the men's race match that performance? go! they started strongly. with the lead comes the advantage of plotting the best course, the men's crew demonstrating power and control as they took the lead. with the tallest man to compete in the boat race at six feet ten, the levers to keep them there. cambridge taking the 2018 men's boat race. emphatic victory. today, this stretch of the thames belongs entirely to cambridge. john watson, bbc news. she's barely old enough to hold a licence, but british teenager shanel drewe has already carved out a career as a professional racing driver. it's a costly pursuit, and as she seeks funding for the next year, she's facing

the toughest test of her skills in some of the most challenging driving conditions on earth, close to the arctic circle in sweden. pam caulfield went to meet her there. she isjust 17, she isjust17, but her career is moving fast. last season she can run up moving fast. last season she can run up in the middle and clio cup series, a launchpad for many drivers. she was the youngest and the only woman on the grid. she is also managed to achieve straight 80s and a stars in her gcses and is now studying full—time for her a levels. it has been really demanding. i mean, people at home, here, and the couege mean, people at home, here, and the college and school never really understood what i got up to at the weekend. never understood the sacrifices i had to make to be a successful as they are now. it has been difficult growing up in my childhood with the racing, but i would not live my life any other way. she is in the gym at least six

times per week and has upped her training in preparation for sweden. this is a massive test of my career. being out in the freezing conditions, not in control of the car on the ice, having to learn my way around the circuit. it will be a make or break challenge for us. i am well for it. —— well up. the first thing that hit me was the bitter cold and the feeling in the air of the wind and the freezing frostbite in the air. it is -18 degrees today. she is about to drive on top of a la ke she is about to drive on top of a lake covered in a foot of ice. these are some of the toughest conditions to drive an. it is where formula one drivers come to hone their skills. i've never felt anything like drivers come to hone their skills. i've neverfelt anything like it. the instructor is a swedish rally champion, phillip carlson. you have to be really calm and soft with the

steering wheel. judging performance asa steering wheel. judging performance as a man who could her career. impressing grain glue could win her vital sponsorship. he is a long—time supporter of female supporters —— grey glue. how difficult is it for women to get in? it needs that female category to get the girls started. once they have done a championship or a series all competing against each other, then they can compete against the men quite easily. it was difficult for me growing up not having any particular females to look up to win the motor industry. but i hope to be that person monday and push through anjoe that person monday and push through an joe bearman you that person monday and push through anjoe bearman you can make your own way up there. —— and show women. anjoe bearman you can make your own way up there. -- and show women. but to make that future happen, she needs a good performance right now. how are we looking? looking really good. that looks fast to me. what is

it? 121. that is really good. time to swa p it? 121. that is really good. time to swap places. so how will the instructor do? laughter. iam going instructor do? laughter. i am going to shock you now. it is the same. from what you have seen this weekend, how do you see her career progressing was where i want to help. she ticks all the boxes. lot of racers attempt to make it in motorsport, leading to succeed. so long to it is focused on that part anything can happen. at the moment it is the peaktime broster tried to push through. it is my time, it is now or never, and i will do everything i can to try to do it. cities around the world have been marking earth hour — an environmental campaign which invites people to come together to make a contribution to tackling climate change. one of the ways that's being done

is by people in cities simply turning out their lights for an hour, to save power and reduce energy usage. this was the scene in taipei in taiwan, where tower 101 led the way, by switching into darkness. in manila in the philippines, this group of star wars fans took a different approach — wandering around the city's commercial district using only the illumination from their light sabres. in paris, it was the eiffel tower which slowly went dark, from the top to the bottom. and london also took part. you may recognise buckingham palace, tower bridge, and piccadilly circus. it's the 11th time the earth hour has been held — that is all from me. thank you very much for watching.

good morning. i hate to say it. i don't think when to is ready yet to slink off into the sunset. with the clock change overnight we into british summertime, which means some lighter evenings are with this. you will want the sunshine a day to enjoy it. plenty of that on saturday across the northern half of the country. a great afternoon. moscow is like that through the day ahead. storm hugo pushes through spain and southern france, dragging this weather front with it. southern france, dragging this weatherfront with it. that southern france, dragging this weather front with it. that is what brought the cloud to england and wales. clearer skies following in the wake. the chance of frost around into sunday morning. ice across scotla nd into sunday morning. ice across scotland where we have singtel is through the night. frost free parts of east anglia, the south—east, and the channel islands. this is where the channel islands. this is where the weather front lingers. that will clear. that will break up. sunny spells coming through. england and wales a better day compared with yesterday. lighter winds. pleasant in the sunshine. isolated showers cannot be ruled out in the north or

northern ireland. with some sunshine in between it should feel quite pleasa nt in between it should feel quite pleasant once again. a fine sunday on the way. as we go into the evening, sunset around 7:30 p.m.. the nights are still long enough for the temperatures to drop. a much more widespread frost to start the day on monday. away from the towns and city centres. after a frosty start things will turn mile. then a battle begins over the days ahead. we will see atlantic air try to push its way in. these across milder conditions. mainly across southern areas. from the north and north east colder scandinavian air will make its way back. on monday the milder at will wind out at. after the frosty start, sunshine for scotland, england, wales. dating from the west through the day. sunshine turning hazy. temperatures at lifting up after that frosty start. still in

double figures for many. the rain precedes this area of low pressure which will push through overnight into tuesday. it will bring rain to most areas. a bit of snow over the higher ground. that is because cold airwill be higher ground. that is because cold air will be trying to push its way in on the northern edge. this is where temperatures will drop to single figures. double figures in the south. heavy, thundery showers in the morning. brightness in the afternoon. the same sort of thing on wednesday. by this stage we have more of a north—westerly wind. there will be outbreaks of rain and hill snow in the north. by wednesday, temperatures back into single figures. for degrees in aberdeen. —— four degrees in aberdeen. this is bbc news. the headlines... hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to call for stricter gun controls at rallies across america. the demonstration in washington was led by survivors of the florida school shooting. the captain of the australian cricket team steve smith has admitted he knew one of his team mates was planning

to break the laws of the game while playing against south africa. the player, cameron bancroft, was caught in the act by tv cameras. france has paid tribute for the policeman who died after swapping places with hostages during yesterday's terror attack. president macron says arnaud beltrame died a hero. the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94. she won for switzerland in 1956 with a song called refrain. she tried to return as a contestent when she was in her late eighties, in 2012 and 2013.