this is bbc news. there is a warning that two men could escape justice. the there is a warning that two men could escapejustice. the two men ca ptu red could escapejustice. the two men captured by kurdish fighters in january say they have been stripped of the british citizenship. relatives of some of their victims have said america and the uk must agree to bring these men to justice. four of them stood out further brutality. jihadi john, four of them stood out further brutality. jihadijohn, now four of them stood out further brutality. jihadi john, now dead, davis now in jail and the newly ca ptu red davis now in jail and the newly captured payer, alexander coffee and l schlafly l shape. they are accused of the beheadings of alan henning

and david haynes, a former raf engineer who also delivered aid. now in comments which have outraged the victims jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead, aine davis, in prison in turkey, and alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh, captured in january by syrian kurdish fighters who are now holding them in northern syria while their fate is decided. among many others, the gang is accused of beheading alan henning, a driver and aid workerfrom eccles, and david haines, an aid workerfrom perth. now, speaking for the first time since their capture, alexanda kotey described the murder of is hostages as "regrettable". the pair complain that they will not get a fair trial. they say the uk has illegally withdrawn their citizenship, putting them at risk of rendition and torture. us officials believe the gang beheaded at least 27 hostages,

among them the american journalist james foley, who went missing in syria in 2012. his mother says the men must be held to account. i really am not that interested in their opinion on anything. i am interested in them being held accountable diane foley has said she fears that while the two men remain in northern syria, they could still evade justice. the uk was working with its allies to ensure thatjustice was carried out, which for some could mean an international court of justice. out, which for some could mean an international court ofjustice. one option might be that they could be put on trial in front of the international criminal court. that is not impossible. there could be some arguments that the international community should be working together and see if they can be brought to justice. the british eye as fighters are believed to have beheaded 20 hostages. some legal experts believe button should take responsibility for these captured men. we have a duty to try them fairly if you will and to punish them heavily and to show the world just how british justice works. they stand accused of the most barbaric of crimes. where and when the answer

for them is now the subject of an intense international debate. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is with me. what is the government saying? officially they can say that they cannot deny or confirm. last month the defence secretary was strong in his condemnation of the. but his insistence that they should never set foot back on british soil. he said they had ignored british values, so they should never return. the international criminal court may be the venue where they could be tried. what is interesting is the government is saying today that there is intense discussions with america and what should happen next. the us defence secretary said the responsibility should lie with the country of origin of people in this kind of situation, which put the ohus kind of situation, which put the onus back on the uk. there is an

agreement internationally that justice should be delivered, but there is no agreement how, where or when that should happen. into that no more, i danger these men escape and the justice that so many people are desperate to see delivered, doesn't happen. thank you very much. the ministry of defence has released the name of their british soldier killed in syria while fighting islamic state militants. he was from the parachute regiment. his commanding officer paid tribute to him. he was a dutiful son and a friend to many. teachers have moved closer to allowing rolling strike action if they do not receive an above inflation and across—the—board pay increase next year. a conference in brighton, delegates spoke about continuing problems with p and retention. teachers are fed up of

low pay, the erosion of our pay structure and seen good teachers leave the profession. they deserve better and they want to do something about it. our education editor, is in brighton. does this mean strike action is looking increasingly likely? there is no doubt that teachers are very angry. it is much about how hard they feel they are working as about their p. today boz might vote is only the first step towards potential strike balance this autumn. there will be months of consultation before that and that is for one simple reason, the government has made it much harder for public sector workers like teachers to go on strike. not only does the turnout in any ballot now have to be higher, the support for any potential strike action also has to reach a higher level. so the sta kes a re to reach a higher level. so the stakes are very high for the union

and they will not want to risk a ballot if they do not think they can get solid support. so apart from the potential disruption, why should people care? there is a teacher shortage so we may get an offer from the government within the next couple of months and that could take the edge of any desired strike. thank you very much. russia has toured britain it must cut a further 27 staff working in the country in the further worsening of relations following the salisbury nerve agent attack. the former russian spy and his daughter. it is not known if the people affected are diplomats or workers. the united nations is calling for an independent enquiry following the shooting dead of at least 15 palestinian protesters by israeli security forces yesterday. hundreds of people were wounded when

soldiers opened fire on palestinians demonstrating on the border with israel. this was a day of mourning. thousands turning out for funerals in gaza. distraught relatives. and defiant militants. yesterday, palestinians said they planned a peaceful march on the israel — gaza border. israel folau smite military said demonstrators threw stones and try to preach the perimeter of friends. that is when its soldiers opened fire. the result was deadly. at least 15 killed, hundreds wounded. the un is calling for an investigation and israeli officials blame gaza's readers are stirring up unrest. of course they are allowed to protest. this was an attempt of potentially hundreds of people to

move into israel. palestinians here are demanding the right to return to land the last 70 years ago when the state of israel was created. they say they will not give up although israel has long rejected the claim. they are hoping that the old full day and the young will forget. but the young children sitting here now saying they want to go back to their family 's lines, the lands of their fathers and grandfathers. for the next six weeks, palestinians say they will stay in these camps near they will stay in these camps near the israeli border. hundreds of people gathered on the streets of cambridge this afternoon for the funeral of professor stephen hawking, the renowned theological —— theoretical physicist who died last month. the bells were wrong 76

times, once for every year of his life. eddie redmen was amongst those who gave a reading at the service. thousands of people are attending the boxing match in cardiff. both are unbeaten champions and the fight isa are unbeaten champions and the fight is a sell—out. our sports correspondent is in cardiff. this is one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches and many a year. it is the first time to reigning heavyweight championships have met on british soil. the winner will leave with three of the four recognised awards. joshua's rise since winning gold at... it is the nation's biggest star. apologies

with the quality of the line to cardiff. that is over now. there is more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. i will be back with the late bulletin on ten past ten. now it is time for the news wherever you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. manchester city on course for yet another premier league victory. it's fight night in cardiff as anthonyjoshua aims to grab another heavyweight title belt. more tears in australia. this time it's david warner's turn to break down. i want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me. i have let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier

league action to come. the last time pep guardiola came to goodison park saw his team beat. by half—time, the game looking as good as one. raheem sterling. it is still 3-0. mohammed salah has equalled a record by scoring in 21 different premier league matches in a 38 game season. he produced the winner 6 minutes from time at crystal palace. 2—1 was the final score a result

that further strenghtens liverpool's claims on a champions league spot. paul garrity reports. the focus before this contest was undeliverable's more sala who has more goals this season then crystal palace. the spotlight did not take long to change direction. 12 minutes m, long to change direction. 12 minutes in, he won a penalty. liverpool created chances. but the manager could not hide his dissatisfaction. by could not hide his dissatisfaction. by half—time, the top brought rewards. this was the fifth time he had struck against them. with the scores levelled, christian ben take a fluffed his line. when the winner

came, it came from a familiar source, saleh with his next one in the season. so they take the points and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usualfor and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usual for us, and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usualfor us, we and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usual for us, we need and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usualfor us, we need to and saleh the plaudits. it is quite usual for us, we need to fight here. especially after the difficult start we had in the game. it makes it at the end more special, but not necessary to start like this in a game. the rest of the first—half was not bad. i got the impression getting confident opponents. that cost ourselves. much of the talk before west ham's match against southampton was about security at the london stadium, but this evening the talk will be about the home team's performance. west ham dominated the match and outclassed a very poor southampton team. marko arnautovic scored two of the goals in a 3—0 win. it's a result that plunges southampton deeper into relegation trouble. we had a great start, we had great

support from the first minute. he inspired the players as well, they had a good go at the start. tha nkfully had a good go at the start. thankfully we got a few goals. shows you how quickly the picture can change, 14th in the table. we think we are good enough. we have dropped down over a recent results which have not been good enough, tha nkfully have not been good enough, thankfully today boss mike was. the opening ten, 15 minutes, clearly the period either side of the half—time break our feeds on the game you have to manage correctly and make sure you navigate yourself through those without any damage. unfortunately be damaged cells in those periods and conceded four goals from our point of view. give ourselves too much to do in a key game. west brom's premier league days are numbered. they were beaten

again this afternoon. 2—1 at home by burnley. the home side remain 10 points from safety with just six matches to go now. a spectacular volley from ashley barnes set burnley on the way to victory. chris wood got the other, before salomon rondon netted a late consoloation for the home side. the team in the training yesterday we re the team in the training yesterday were not the team i saw in the first half. that comes down to not engaging the position. staying at home, we were so kind of defensive minded in the first home, we were so kind of defensive minwe'ésnthiééifiia z’itj " ' ” ' really difficult for us with getting really difficult for us with every home game there is pressure from fans. we have got to be big enough to deal with that. newcastle united have taken a massive step towards securing their premier league survival. a 1—0 win over huddersfield has taken them to 35 points. the goal came late. perez was the scorer. newcastle are now 7 points above the relegation zone,

but things a looking more precarious for huddersfield, who are only 3 points above that safety line. it was an important game, we needed to win and we did it. it is difficult because they are a good team, organised. we had chances in the first—half that we do take. the second half they could play counterattack. in the end, we continued fishing and we scored and i think we deserved to win. that is my feeling. let's look at the rest of the day's premier league results. leicester won 2—0 at brighton. manchester united beat swansea by the same score. watford and bournemouth drew 2—2. now to the scottish premiership, where second placed rangers came from 2—0 down to secure a point at motherwell. allan campbell scored to put motherwell 2—0 up, after curtis may had scored from the spot.

here are all the day's scottish premiership results. wins foraberdeen, celtic, hibernian and kilmarnock. two matches in the championship are currently goalless. one more line of football news to bring you, former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. wilkins, seen here scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final, is in a critical condition in a london hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. after an excellent start england's bowlers were left frustrated by new zealand's middle order batsman on day two of the 2nd test in christchurch. jonny bairstow completed his century as england reached 307. at one stage in reply new zealand were 36—5, but rallied to 192—6. patrick gearey reports.

a glance around christchurch's green and pleasant land and you would think it was england. ifjonny ba i rstow ca n think it was england. ifjonny bairstow can remember what it looks like. he first full size 100 and 50 days ago. home is where the heart is. ten minutes later, he forgot where the fielder was. england 307 all out. in another ten minutes he would be in another set of gloves. stuart broad and james anderson were keeping him and his lips busy, bowling with the spring of men wanting to fit a frustrating winter behind them. bruce oxenford said no but then that is what the replays are for. out again. and when anderson got the new zealand captain, they had them 36—5. to get

out of the hole, the black cats needed a bit of muscle. england waned, he whacked. his partner were smaller in size but not ambition, lifting his team out of the crisis. both passed 70 before broad and deerstalker combined again. england still on top for now. england were well beaten in the final of the women's tri series by australia this morning. australia won by 57 runs after recording the highest total in women's twenty20 internationals. 209-4. losing always hurts and you aim. we had two games when we came on this tour, to get close to try new things and to win. we got to the final but we were not good enough on

the day. we were not in there for enough of the time to stay in the game. we were just about level. but that partnership between two of the players was outstanding and worked for us. the australian cricketer david warner has spoken publicly for the first time about his role in the ball tampering scandal, saying he takes "full responsibility" for his actions. in another tearful news conference the former vice captain said he would regret his involvement for as long as he lived and that he was"resigned to the fact" he may never play for australia again. in the back of my mind, i suppose there is a tiny ray of hope. that i may one day be given the privilege of playing for my country again, but i am resigned to the fact that that may never happen. well it's been another desperate day for australia's

cricketers on the field too. south africa resumed on day two of the fourth and final test in johannesburg and blasted their way to 488 all out. the tourists have to win this match to level the series but they've collapsed in reply. joe burns is deputising for cameron bancroft opening the batting but he was out early on. usman khawaja offered some response with a half century but he also went for 53. australia closed on 110—6, still 378 behind in the first innings. it's being billed as one of the biggest fights in britain for years. later this evening anthony joshua will take on new zealand's joseph parker in cardiff, with four world heavyweight title belts at stake. let's cross live to the venue and join our correspondent david ornstein. david, joshua is going to enter the ring as a very heavy favourite. he will. this is one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches.

the stadium behind me will be any sell—out at 80,000 spectators, barely an empty seat in the house. that will take joshua's accumulative attendance for a fight to around 250,000, a quarter of a million people. that shows that he is big business. they read in yesterday. josh a while was heavier, he has a height and reach advantage. here's a couple of years older than jewels of parker. but parker is unbeaten, he is never ben beaten down in his amateur or professional career. —— jewels of parker. that should be interesting to see, how it pans out. the winner will walk away with three of the recognised heavyweight belts. no one has ever held all four of the same time. that one is perhaps for

further down the line. tonight is all aboutjoshua further down the line. tonight is all about joshua parker. further down the line. tonight is all aboutjoshua parker. he is now —— the biggest star. he will be hoping to deliver. apologies for some of the picture break—up. munster twice came from behind to beat toulon by 20 points to 19 to reach the semi finals of the european champions cup. when the competition's record try scorer former saracens and england winger chris ashton helped the french side into a three point lead with quarter of an hour to go it looked like they would progress. but munster hit back ten minutes later through ireland winger andrew conway. his try was converted and they managed to hold on to their one point lead until the final whistle. here is the tries. it is now 3—0

against manchester city. still a long way to go if they want to rescue anything from that match. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more for you at half past seven. hello once again. the british isles was not going to have a sparkler of a weekend. a lot of cloud for many but some are getting away with a dry prospect and at times the sun has come through as well for the favoured few. there is better than average chance to see some sunshine to finish off northern and western parts as the cloud ten very slowly to become concentrated across the eastern particularly of england. it has been a pretty miserable day and

it stays that way for the rest of the day into the small errors on easter day itself. underneath clearing skies in the north and west, it will be a chilly night, —6 or perhaps —7 in the scottish glens. for easter day we are getting off to a quiet start. this front will become a player later on in the morning into the afternoon across the far south—west, get out and get on with the easter day if you can. elsewhere, enough cloud across eastern parts further to be the odd shower, some sharp ones in the mix. and some across the western isles of scotla nd and some across the western isles of scotland as well. but otherwise you are infora scotland as well. but otherwise you are in for a decent day. overnight, that moisture goes up into the cold resume. there is some snow in the mountains of wales, northern ireland and the pennines and southern uplands, central belt and on the

hills, but on the lower levels, you may find that you will see some accumulations as well. depends on the intensity. still a couple of days off, that is why we owe warning you. further south, there is no issue, it is too mild. in the far north of scotland, elsewhere just one to be in maine. local radio will keep you right up to date with all those proceedings. that cloud and rain and snow gets up to the north of scotla nd rain and snow gets up to the north of scotland for tuesday. following on the head, some heavy showers in northern ireland, but at least it turns a good deal milder. take care. da kota this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state, complain that they won't get

a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they should be left to rot in guantanamo bay. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin — in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. daring, fearless and one of life's characters. tributes are paid to sergeant matt tonroe — the british soldier killed on operations in syria. as funerals are held for 16 palestinians killed on the gaza—israeli border — the un calls for an independent investigation. also in the next hour, the funeral for professor stephen hawking is held in cambridge.