welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: out of control and ready to burn up, experts say china's abandoned space lab is about to start its fiery descent to earth. beijing imposes new import taxes on us goods, as donald trump increases tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. israel rejects international calls for an investigation into the killing of 15 people during violent protests. in his easter message, the pope appeals for an end to conflict, and particularly what he calls the carnage in syria. welcome. an eight—tonne piece of space junk is making its descent towards earth.

13 space agencies are tracking the defunct chinese space lab called the tiangong—i. it is expected to hit earth in a few hours. fear not — much of it will break up before impact, and its most likely destination is the ocean. lebo diseko reports. the palace and —— the hell is blasting off. tiangong—i was first bea blasting off. tiangong—i was first be a launchpad for bigger and better projects but since then the eight ton spacecraft, about the time of the school bus, has stopped working and now it is hurtling towards the —— size of the school bus. it is ha rd to —— size of the school bus. it is hard to predict the exact path that will take exactly it might fall. estimates have included south america, africa, the middle east and central asia, to name just america, africa, the middle east and central asia, to namejust a america, africa, the middle east and central asia, to name just a few. america, africa, the middle east and central asia, to namejust a few. we do know that it will burn up as it

re—enters the earth's atmosphere. what falls to earth will probably just be the breed which will land in the sea, rather than where people live —— debris. as for what it might look like, experts say a series of fireballs streaking across the sky, provided that there is no cloud locking it. all of this is a far cry from the space station's glory days, when astronauts spent several days on board. china says it is dealing with the re—entry with a highly responsible attitude, and complying with international conventions. but it all seems pretty embarrassing for the country's space programme. for the country's space programme. for the rest of us, all that remains is to watch, wait and see when and where the space station might fall. drjonathan mcdowell is an astronomer at the harvard—smithsonian center for astrophysics. he is in boston. welcome back to the programme. could you tell us roughly, within a

hemisphere, where this thing is going to land? yes, so we now know it is on its last orbit. it may already have come down. on its last few orbits, as the earth turns underneath its orbit, it stays in its fixed orbit and the earth turns underneath it, and only certain countries are going to be underneath during a short period of a few hours. in particular, itjust flew over south america, over buenos aires. it was cloudy there, so no one can tell me if it was seen or not. it flew over africa, it is now flying over central asia, onto, not. it flew over africa, it is now flying over centralasia, onto, in fa ct, flying over centralasia, onto, in fact, china. there is a chance it could end up back where it started. and then it is going to fly over the pacific to the eastern pacific, and then back around to south america again. and so that is kind of that trek it is doing right now. and so

north america, europe, india, australia, not so much. north america, europe, india, australia, not so muchlj north america, europe, india, australia, not so much. i amjust having a look at something from the china manned space agency. they are talking about off sao paulo, that is where it is expected to re—enter the earth's atmosphere. is that to your knowledge, or do you have something different? the problem is, that we have an hour during which it might react. and then they take the middle of that time, and they say when is going to be in the middle of that time? so they might re—enter there but they might be half an hour off, in which case it is on the other side of the world. so i think until they can narrow down the time, that position now quoting doesn't really mean anything. and so yes, it might be there, it might be something else. and it is frustrating to everybody. i can't tell you if it is still up, everybody. i can't tell you if it is stillup, i everybody. i can't tell you if it is still up, i can't tell you where it is coming down, and wejust have still up, i can't tell you where it is coming down, and we just have to wait until the results are in, sort of like an election. and what is

going to be definitive is the measurements from the us radars and the us orbiting satellites, that see the us orbiting satellites, that see the heat, the infrared flair as the thing burns up as it goes in. the heat, the infrared flair as the thing burns up as it goes inlj the heat, the infrared flair as the thing burns up as it goes in. i hope it is more interesting than election night, doctor mcdowell. roughly which countries should be looking up into the sky tonight? right, so definitely china, definitely brazil, and really all through the middle east and west and north africa. and so east and west and north africa. and so those are the main places that i think it is going to go. it recently made a pass right over beirut. it made a pass right over beirut. it made a pass over tajikistan. so those are the sort of place is that it is coming right over right now. just having a look at the shinwa

newsagency, from china, they are saying it broke up over the south pacific, re—entering at 8:15 a.m., mostly burnt up on re—entry. a p pa re ntly mostly burnt up on re—entry. apparently i am giving you breaking news. well, i am a little sceptical, you see, because that is the same report they gave an hour ago as their prediction. and so what tends to happen in these cases is what was a prediction, once the time passes, becomes, quote, fact, without them having been able to actually confirm it. and so i am going to wait a little while, because i think this is one of these stories where you get these reports and then an hour later it turns out maybe not. we will come back to you if we get some confirmation. if you are watching in the middle east or any of those countries, send us some pictures or any reports you get. hopefully we can confirm that. china's foreign ministry says, from today, new tariffs will be imposed on a series of products imported from the united states. it has slapped retaliatory tariffs on 128 us imports, including pork and fruits.

it is a direct response to president trump's announcement of new taxes on steel and aluminium brought into america. some industry analysts had warned that such actions could spark a global trade war. from washington, here is chris buckler. china was one of the countries foremost in president trump's mind, when last month he detailed steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. the american steel and aluminium. the american steel and aluminium industry has been ravaged by aggressive foreign trade practices. it is really an assault on our country. the workers who poured their souls in the building this great nation were betrayed, but that betrayal is now over. retaliation from beijing was inevitable, and effective immediately there will be a 25% charge on pork exporter from the us into china, as well as new taxes for

fruit, nuts, wind and a range of other product. the american authorities have already announced plans for further targeted tariffs for tens of billions of dollars worth of chinese imports. they say thatis worth of chinese imports. they say that is in response to unfair trading practices in china that affect us companies, but it raises the possibility of yet more action being taken, in what has become a tit—for—tat trade battle. and to get more detail and analysis on china's retaliation against american trade tariffs, just go to our website — bbc.com/news. some other stories making the news: president trump has reasserted his opposition to legalising the status of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the united states as children. earlier on twitter, he accused mexico of doing "very little, if not nothing," to stop migrants crossing its northern border. he threatened to walk away from the north american free trade agreement.

polls have closed in costa rica in a presidential run—off in which voters were choosing between a conservative evangelical, fabricio alvarado, and a former minister for the governing centre—left party, carlos alvarado. latest estimates show the two candidates are neck—and—neck. results are likely to be announced in the next few hours. israel has rejected calls for an independent inquiry into the killing of at least 15 palestinian protestors, by israeli troops in gaza on friday. both the united nations and the european union have called foran inquiry. the israeli defence minister says his soldiers were protecting the country's borders, and that ten of those who died were militant islamist activists. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from the gaza strip. a third day of protests on gaza's border with israel. these tents sitjust hundreds of metres from the fence where israeli snipers watch. palestinians say they will stay put, as they talk about the events of friday.

translation: we are innocent civilians, but the israeli occupation doesn't even give us the right to express ourselves. translation: our people, our sons, our youth — they were standing about 500 metres away from the border, but they shoot and kill. the numbers of protesters here have fallen since the events of friday but for those who continue to come, they do so for a key reason, that they see as at the core of this conflict — the palestinian right of return. but for israel it is the position of these camps, so close to the fence, that they see as a provocation. as we filmed, more gunfire broke out. palestinian leaders say the force used on friday was disproportionate and indiscriminate. gaza's health ministry said, in addition to those killed,

more than 750 people were injured from live ammunition on friday. the eu's diplomatic chief has echoed a call from the head of the united nations for an independent inquiry. but israel says it was protecting its fence from what it called violent rioters, arguing any breach would threaten israeli lives. it says at least ten of those killed belonged to militant islamist groups, including hamas, which controls the gaza strip. israel's defence minister rejected calls for an inquiry into the deaths. the rhetoric stepped up today as turkey's president, tayyip erdogan, labelled israel's prime minister a terrorist. mr netanyahu responded, saying... palestinians say they will protest here for six weeks, culminating when the us plans to move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. many on both sides of this conflict fear further violence

is on the horizon. tom bateman, bbc news, gaza. the wider middle east was part of the pope's easter address at the vatican on easter sunday. he called for reconciliation and an end to civil war in syria and in yemen. meanwhile, the archbishop of canterbury in his easter address said everyone should have hope, whatever their circumstances. our religion editor martin bashir reports. the stark surroundings of st peter's square on good friday were transformed this morning by 50,000 plants and flowers. but, on a joyous day in the christian calendar, pope francis described a world torn apart by conflict, beginning with syria, extending across the middle east to parts of africa. and he prayed for christians living in these places. "may our brothers and sisters in christ, who put up with injustices and persecution,

be radiant witnesses of the risen lord," he said. services took place across the uk, including salisbury, where bishop nicholas holtam said the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia had violated the city, but encouraged christians to rebuild relationships and confidence in one another. in canterbury, the archbishop, justin welby, spoke of choosing hope instead of despair. and, perhaps mindful of his recent appearance at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, he urged the church to be honest about its own wrongdoing. we must be a holy church made up of holy people, rejecting the seeking of power, transparent about our failings, humble when we sing. the royal family attended easter worship at st george's chapel

in windsor, though the queen was not accompanied by the duke of edinburgh because of problems with his hip. also absent — prince harry and his fiancee, meghan markle, who will be married there next month. martin bashir, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: coming together to reduce child obesity. we see the work of a programme trying to do just that in amsterdam. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worse, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace.

from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: out of control and all burnt up. the xinhua news agency says china's abandoned space station re—entered the earth's atmosphere over the south pacific in the last few minutes. beijing imposes new import taxes on us goods, as donald trump increases tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. north korea's leader, kimjong—un,

has watched a performance by south korean k—pop stars at a rare event in pyongyang. the concert is the latest in a series of conciliatory gestures appearing to mark a thaw in relations between the two sides. the leaders of the two koreas are due to hold a summit on the border later this month. this report by james waterhouse contains some flashing images. the sight of kim jong—un waving to enthusiastic applause might not be anything new, but south korean reports say he is now the first north korean leader ever to go to a performance by an artistic group from the south. nearly 200 singers, dancers, and technicians are in the capital for two concerts. south korean ministers say he showed much interest in the show, and asked about the songs and lyrics. the spectators were treated to performances of korean pop, also known as k—pop.

including the group red velvet, who made their intentions clear before leaving south korea. translation: it is our great honour to perform with veteran singers. as we're the youngest singers, we'll do our best to deliver bright energy to the north korean people. it is hoped this will serve as a peace gesture ahead of a meeting between the leaders of north and south korea. the south's taekwondo athletes also performed for an audience ahead of a joint display of their martial art on monday. beyond the concerts, south korea and the us have begun their annual joint military exercises. the pentagon says they will be on a similar scale to previous years — 300,000 troops will take part. but the drill will be

a month shorter than usual, and won't involve nuclear submarines. but the drills have angered north korea. kim jong—un met the chinese president, xijinping, last week, and he has offered to have a face—to—face meeting with donald trump. no date yet, but it is expected before the end of may. in march 1995, a sarin nerve gas attack on the tokyo subway killed 13 people and caused illness among thousands of others. the attack was carried out by members of a cult. seven of the 13 inmates on death row have been transferred from the tokyo detention centre to other facilities around the country, prompting speculation the government is preparing to execute them. our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. it is a spring morning in 1995 and panic has struck the tokyo

metro. people are collapsing and struggling for breath. five trains have been hit by a mass attack using a deadly nerve agent called sarin. the sarin gas has been made by followers of this man, shoko asahara, the leader of a religious cult called aum shinrikyo. this woman's husband was on duty at the station when the gas was released. he rushed to help people, was overcome, and collapsed on the platform. translation: my husband had no idea it was sarin gas, he was in the middle of a terrorist attack. by the time they realised, my husband was already down. he started to have a convulsion and seizures. mrs takahashi's husband

was one of 13 who died. 6000 others suffered varying degrees of poisoning. in 2004, shoko asahara and 12 of his followers were sentenced to death for planning and carrying out the attack. now the final barrier to the executions has been removed. this behind me is the tokyo detention house and this is where shoko asahara and the other senior aum leaders have been held for the last 13 years. but in the last few years, several of the aum leaders have been moved to other high security prisons injapan, suggesting the japanese government is now preparing for the executions and that those executions could be carried out on the same day. was it very packed, a lot of people on the train? yes, suddenly... the attack left this woman

with permanent nerve damage and partial loss of vision. 23 years later the trauma of that day comes rushing back at the mention of shoko asahara's name. i hope he... never to... shoko asahara still has followers. the religious cult he founded still exists — albeit under a new name. some fear the execution could turn asahara into a saint. after 23 years it appears it will now happen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.

a sugar tax comes into effect in britain this week, aimed at tackling childhood obesity which is now a growing health problem around the world. in amsterdam, health officials have come up with an anti—obesity programme that brings together schools, doctors, and neighbourhood groups — so far it's seen some positive results, asjeremy cooke explains. meet tyrell — a typical nine—year—old but struggling with weight, caught up in the global childhood obesity crisis. with one in five of its children overweight, amsterdam is determined to help kids like tyrell. you want to feel fit, and your condition has to be ok, so i try to make him aware already, like just think about your health. the amsterdam initiative means every child is put through their paces — weighed but also tested for strength, endurance and balance — to see who needs help. for tyrell, that means regular home visits from dieticians

advising on healthy eating. and then there's the gym — free sessions twice a week with other children on the programme. they're having fun, getting fit and, crucially, losing pounds. the amsterdam mission is to educate kids and their parents to the benefits of exercise, the dangers of unhealthy food. and it's targeted help. is it a healthy option? it's a little bit healthy. a little bit. a little bit healthy, yeah. it looks delicious. yeah. there's a special push to reach families in the low—income parts of town with large immigrant populations. in some middle eastern communities, almost 30% of kids are overweight — much higher than the national average. so they're coming together to share ways to improve their children's diets. in my shopping list, i have only healthy things. when i come home they say, "mum, it's only green, everything is green!" the children of amsterdam are on the move —

on the ice, burning calories. it's free entry here and in other cities sports facilities. exercise helping to force obesity rates down. there's nothing more important than the future of our children, not only all political parties but also sports organisations, schools, shop owners, everyone is helping, and that creates an environment in which you can change. all schools in this programme banned junk food, and break time means eating only fruit, drinking only water. most parents are enthusiastic supporters, but of course there have been challenges. there has been some protest, yeah, some people think that we should not be sitting in their parenting chair and telling them how to raise their children. elements of what they're doing here in amsterdam have been tried elsewhere — including, of course, in the uk — but with

limited success. what seems to be different here is that there is consistent consensus, a joined—up approach, meaning that these kids are getting the same message from city hall, through their classrooms, and into the family kitchen. in amsterdam, it's all about the children. lessons here perhaps for other cities hoping to build a better, leaner future. jeremy cooke, bbc news, amsterdam. you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @nkem|fejika. a reminder of our top story. the default chinese spacelab hurtling towards earth has apparently re—entered. we'll find out in the next few minutes and hours if that is accurate. goodbye. hello there.

easter sunday was a little bit disappointing across many areas. it was rather cloudy, cool. the best of the sunshine was reserved across the north and the west of scotland. now we look to the south, to the next area of low pressure, which is going to bring disruptive weather for easter monday. it is an area of rain, sleet, and snow, fairly strong winds as well, continuing to push northwards during the early hours of easter monday with some snowfall likely across the higher ground of wales into central and northern england and even into northern ireland by early parts of easter monday. particularly across scotland, where we'll have clear skies and widespread frost. for easter monday morning there could be travel disruption across northern ireland into central, southern scotland and northern england. widespread heavy wet, snow, could see up to 10—15 centimetres over the north pennines and into the southern uplands. some drifting of that so because of the strong east to south—easterly wind.

down to lower levels as well. a mixture of severe weather for the easter monday morning. further south, mainly rain. for england and wales milder air moving in. there will be a few sunny spells, one or two showers, temperatures in double figures, 10—13 degrees. cold and dry across the northern half of scotland with one or two wintry showers. if you are on the move easter monday bear in mind that there is snow across central northern areas that could cause problems. keep tuned to the radio and subsequent weather forecast. a big area of low pressure will be close to the uk as we head into the latter part of monday and into tuesday. one thing it will be doing is dragging up some very mild air from spain and from france. initially across england and wales and pushing on into southern scotland and northern ireland through tuesday. there is the remnants of the sleet and snow across the northern half of scotland, heavy snow, drifting. strong easterly wind. further south, outbreaks of rain. for england and wales we will see sunny spells. a few heavy, maybe

thundery april showers. look at those temperatures. that mild air, 13 maybe 15 celsius. much milder than what we have been used to. low pressure still with us tuesday into wednesday. eastern areas will see the milder air. cold air pouring in behind this area of low pressure. outbreaks of rain for scotland, northern ireland, turning wintry over the higher ground of scotland, maybe down to the lower levels. elsewhere for england and wales it is another day of heavy april, maybe thundery showers and sunny spells. again, feeling quite mild, temperatures in double figures.

this is bbc news. the headlines: chinese authorities say its defunct tiangong—1 space laboratory has re—entered the earth's atmosphere and most of it has burnt up over the south pacific. experts say most of the craft would have burned up during in its descent. beijing is imposing import taxes on a range of us goods, in retaliation to donald trump's tariff increases on steel and aluminium imports. last month, china said it was planning tariffs on up to $3 billion worth of us imports. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, has attended a ground—breaking pop concert featuring south korean stars. the event is the latest in a series of conciliatory gestures that appear to mark a thaw in relations between the two sides. the leaders of the two koreas are due to hold a summit this month. now on bbc news:

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