this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines — winnie madikizela—mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. the south african president said she was the mother of the nation. she was not only an inspiration but she also touched the lives of many millions of south africans during the dark days of apartheid. donald trump's trade war with china heats up — as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — as pressures on services look set to continue. in sport, we'll have the latests as alan pardew‘s four—month tenure as west brom manager comes to an end. and we'll be taking another look at the papers — tonight's reviewers are henry zeffman and jessica elgot.

stephen steel —— that stephen spielberg takes on the new world of video games in his new film set in 2045. find out what mark kermode made of it and the rest of the top cinema releases in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. winnie madikizela—mandela — for many years a figurehead of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa — has died at the age of 81. the former wife of nelson mandela, she's been hailed as an icon of the struggle against white minority rule. but she was also a controversial figure, accused of corruption and of condoning brutal violence against opponents.

andrew harding looks back now at her life. into a new south africa. if he became a saintly icon, she was more complicated. heroic but flawed, winnie, the mother of the nation. her world was transformed at age 23, when she met and married nelson mandela. he was a lawyer, already active in the underground struggle against racial apartheid, and soon to be sentenced to life imprisonment. my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people, for the working harmoniously of all the racial groups in this country. in the years that followed, she and her young daughters were ruthlessly harassed by the white minority government. she said that brutality taught her to hate.

in prison, perhaps her husband had it easier. winnie became an increasingly radical, fire refitted head. we bring up the white men's children. we could have killed them any time we wanted to. we shall liberate this country. —— fiery figurehead. she endorsed the vicious practice of necklaceing, putting a burning tyre around those suspected of betraying the cause, and she and her security guards were directly implicated in the abduction and murder of a 14—year—old boy. in 1990, winnie was there with husband as he walked to freedom and guided south africa on its miraculous path to democracy, but the years of separation had taken a toll on their marriage, mandela accused her of infidelity and asked for a divorce.

we have been together since 1958, and whatever is happening, there's something that causes deep trauma. in her later years, still active in politics, she was convicted of fraud. but the sidelines, no place for such a grand figure. she bounced back, sometimes cherishing, sometimes resenting her long marriage to nelson mandela. she claimed a prominent place at his funeral, then contested is well. —— his will. today, the extended family is united in mourning her. the family continues to appreciate the continuous support, the support that we see here in front of us here, our home in soweto. she wasn't afraid for anything. she always spoke her mind. somebody who is an inspiration, who is still

an inspiration even after her passing. tonight, many here in south africa, including a new president, are remembering her courage and defiance. she was courageous and, in many ways, very stubborn, stubborn on behalf of our people, because she knew that, out of her stubborn disposition, she would be able to inspire millions of south africans. winnie madikizela mandela's life mirrored south africa's own turbulent journey, its violence and heroism. in life, she was polarising. in death, many here seem inclined to forgive and to celebrate. and andrew spoke to us from outside winnie mandela's house in soweto a little bit earlier. as you can imagine, the crowd that

has gathered here all afternoon and well into the night, still singing trouble —— struggle songs. she is set being celebrated in her owen wright, not just her set being celebrated in her owen wright, notjust her husband's shadow. —— in her own right. women came ina shadow. —— in her own right. women came in a specially because she was a feminist icon for them and they like her radical politics, politics which are increasingly part of the mainstream here as south africa begins to question some of the compromises and reconciliation that nelson mandela, of course endorsed. the crowd is beginning to thin out that in the next couple of weeks, we will see her legacy re—examined ahead of her state funeraljust across the valley here at orlando stadium. the trade war between the united states and china has escalated. the chinese have imposed a raft of tariffs of up to 25 per cent on more than 120 products — including american pork, wine and fruit.

the measures come into force today — and they're a direct response to president trump's tariffs on chinese steel and aluminium. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. at the white house today, the trumps were entertaining children in the annual easter egg roll. but all the jollity couldn't mask the fact that on trade, the president's hard line means the chickens are coming home to roost. china's retaliation was never in doubt — but on what, and how much, was the question. now we know $3 billion of us goods will face extra import duties of up to 25%, covering 128 separate items. one of the sectors that will be hardest hit by the new duties will be american pig farmers. they export more than $1 billion worth of pork to china. about 26% of all us pork production is exported.

and most of the growth comes from outside us borders. so any restriction on our export markets is not a good development for us pork producers. we are focused on maintaining and expanding export opportunities. so this was not good news for us. the us wine industry is also facing big new barriers to trade with china, an area where america saw a 10% growth last year under donald trump. he is right in certain areas, of targeting different aspect of this dispute. but the broad, sweeping tariffs we have seen have not maybe achieved the goals we might want to see in the long run. doing something about the substantial trade deficit with china was a key part of donald trump's election success. but it comes with risks, both economic and political. these are just the opening skirmishes in what threatens to become a full—blown trade war. the us is already planning restrictions on a further $60 billion worth of chinese

imports, and china in return could hit those midwest farming states hard. in a congressional election year, that could pose the president some serious political problems. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, at the white house. doctors say the nhs in england is likely to see its ‘winter crisis‘ extend into the summer — because of continuing pressures on the system. figures analysed by the british medical association show that the number of patients using a&e, waiting times and hospital admissions will all reach alarming numbers this summer. the government says it will increase nhs funding by £10 billion a year by 2020. richard lister reports. how does that feel? winter always puts hospitals under pressure. this was university hospital of north tees injanuary, one of many in england battling one of the most difficult winter seasons yet, with flu and norovirus forcing evermore people to seek treatment.

but the british medical association says without more money for the nhs now, this winter overcrowding will roll into the summer too. the numbers of patients attending a&e, the numbers waiting more than four hours to be admitted, will be as great as the winter months, and we are likely to see trolley waiting times and pressures on beds similar to the winters of 2015 and 2016. looking at the past five years of data in england, the bma forecasts that between july and september this year, there could be up to 6.2 million visits to a&e, resulting in more than 750,000 people having to wait more than four hours to be seen, and almost 150,000 spending that time on a hospital trolley. those waiting times are more than 5% higher than the government's official targets, and the bma says funding cuts over decades have resulted in insufficient doctors

and hospital beds to meet demand. the winter crisis, it warns, could be here to stay. the staff themselves seem to be working incredibly hard. my worry is that they are just running on empty, and it's... it's difficult to see how they are going to be able to keep going. i've got no complaints at the moment, but if i had a chronic health condition, i would be concerned about increased waiting times. it's no secret that demand for hospital care is growing. the government says it recognises that, too, and injected an extra £2.8 billion into nhs england last year, to be followed by another £10 billion in the budget from 2020. but the bma's concern that money may be too little, too late. the demands on the nhs in england are becoming overwhelming, it says, and it may no longer rely on the summer months to take the pressure off. richard lister, bbc news. in syria — state media says the evacuation has begun of fighters

from the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta. it's thought an agreement had been reached for the jaish al islam faction to leave the town of douma — although the rebels themselves have not confirmed the deal. eastern ghouta has endured weeks of fierce bombardment by president assad's forces and his allies. the final results from egypt's presidential election has given the incumbent, abdel fattah al—sisi 97% of the vote. that's the same percentage he won by four years ago. but the turnout was down at 41%. many saw the outcome as a foregone conclusion, with mr sisi's sole opponent a little—known figure who had previously supported his re—election. the director of public prosecutions for england and wales — is to step down from the post later this year. alison saunders' will leave at the end of a five year contract — which has been marked by a series of controversies; she's described

criticism of her performance as an insult to her staff. clive coleman reports. alison saunders, the head of the crown prosecution service, announced her departure, defiantly facing down criticism of her record. our performance across the last five years has been as good as, if not improving, despite the cuts that we have taken over that period. and we have prosecutors up and down the country, who come to work every day who make really important decisions about people's lives, who do so professionally and well. dealt a tough hand, she inherited swingeing cuts, losing hundreds of prosecutors and other staff. but her time has been dogged by controversies. her decision that his dementia meant that it wasn't in the public interest to prosecute the late labour peer lord janner over allegations of sexual abuse, was overturned.

he was to face a limited trial of the facts before his death. well, sadly, she's been a very disappointing dpp. it's notjust my opinion, it's the opinion of the profession as a whole. and it stems from this central policy that all complainants are to be believed. they need to be sifted, they need to be considered. otherwise it will lead to the injustices that my family suffered. it was the collapse of a series of high—profile rape cases, like that of liam allen, because of failures by police and prosecutors to disclose critical evidence to the defence, that led to the most recent criticism. it prompted an urgent review of all rape and serious sexual assault cases. disclosure is a foundation of ourfair trial system. under it, prosecutors have to pass to the defence any evidence gathered by the police that either assists the defence case or undermines the prosecution's. for years, on alison saunders' watch, defence lawyers have been saying that that's failed far too often. afterfive years heading up what some call the nation's law

firm, alison saunders will leave the crown prosecution service when it's under intense scrutiny. clive coleman, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: winnie madikizela—mandela, the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, has died at the age of 81. the trade war between the united states and china escalates, as beijing slaps tariffs on more than 120 american products. doctors warn the nhs in england is likely to see its winter crisis extend into the summer because of continuing pressures on the system. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is james. good evening. west bromwich albion

are looking for another new manager after alan pardew are looking for another new manager after alan pa rdew left are looking for another new manager after alan pardew left the club by mutual consent. it follows a run of eight successive league defeats for albion which has left them seven points adrift at the bottom of the premier league table and facing almost certain relegation. here is oui’ almost certain relegation. here is our sports reporter. he has only beenin our sports reporter. he has only been in thejob our sports reporter. he has only been in the job five months and 11 premier league name. it has been an awful time in charge for alan pardew. it has been an awful season for west brom, who have only won three premier league games. they sacked tony pulis in november and hoped alan pa rdew sacked tony pulis in november and hoped alan pardew would turn the season hoped alan pardew would turn the season around. it has just not happened and he has paid the price today. they are ten points adrift at the bottom of the table, they have six games left, they have no chance of saving their premier league skins andi of saving their premier league skins and i think they can't wait for it to end. no premier league fixtures today but plenty in the champions league. injury time for cardiff, the blades had taken the lead in the first half but anthony pilkington‘s

strike gave them a draw. the result means that cardiff remain unbeaten in13 means that cardiff remain unbeaten in 13 games. they have missed out on a year record —— 71 year record of nine games in a row. derby county had a 1—0 victory. it was the former manchester united winger lawrence who scored. after earlier missing the penalty. preston are five points behind them in 10th. pretty tight for those play—off places. a few of the teams chasing them have not done so the teams chasing them have not done so well. here are the rest of the championship results. rizal city's results were dented by a defeat to bre ntford results were dented by a defeat to brentford —— bristol city. qpr scored four against norwich. sunderland still five points from safety after defeat to sheffield wednesday. in super league, the busy easter period continued with a full programme of fixtures. st helens

co mforta bly programme of fixtures. st helens comfortably winning at widnes, scoring two tries in ten minutes. the vikings' defences were outfoxed. widnes did get one back, but the saints pulled away in the second half, scoring a further three tries, tommy scoring his 100th for the club. 28— six the final score. there we re club. 28— six the final score. there were wins for warrington, hull fc, leeds and catalan dragons. on to snooker, and in beijing, ronnie o'sullivan is bidding for a record sixth ranking event title in a single season of the china open. he is currently on five for the campaign. victory would see him surpass the record he now shares with henry and selby. o'sullivan hasn't actually won this tournament since 2000, but more than just a record two play for, a top prize of

£225,000. joining him in the last 64 is the world number one, mark selby, who won 6—4. selby, who hasn't lost the tournament since 2014, came from 2-0 the tournament since 2014, came from 2—0 down to the 20—year—old from china. he will face scott donaldson tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won herfirst major tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first major after tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won herfirst major after a tomorrow. a swedish golfer has won her first major after a play—off victory against her south korean opponent in california. the final four of the eight play—off holes we re four of the eight play—off holes were played today after darkness ended play on sunday. this was the putt which one it. a birdie which her rival could not match. this attempt to match it doesn't go in. asa attempt to match it doesn't go in. as a result, she was the upset victor. which of course needed a special celebration, and here it is. straight into the pond behind her caddie. the only problem with that, she had not thought so far ahead.

she was presented with a trophy wearing a dressing down, although i am sure those pictures will adorn her mantelpiece for many years to come. that is all the sport for now. play is to get under way in christchurch christchurch in the second test between england and new zealand. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc website with all the latest news as england try to win a first test since october 20 16. that is all for me for now. the pope is to visit ireland later this year. the last papal visit was in 1979, and the country has changed significantly since then, as our religion editor martin bashir reports from dublin. phoenix park, dublin, in 1979. the largest gathering of irish people in history. 1.25 million attended pope john paul's mass. young people of ireland, i love you. among the soloists —

22—year—old michael mclaughlin. at the time, 87% of irish catholics went to mass. but, following an avalanche of clerical sex abuse scandals, attendance is now at 40%, and michael mclaughlin has abandoned the faith. these were people who were in positions of incredible trust, and they betrayed that trust. not only the acts that were perpetrated on children, but there was the widespread covering up of it by the hierarchy in the church, as well. the horrors endured in the magdalene laundries compounded the church's recent shame. catholic—run workhouses incarcerated 10,000 so—called "fallen women", who were forced to atone for their pregnancies by working in punitive conditions without pay. samantha long's birth mother lived

at this laundry from her second birthday until she died aged 51. the visit this time would be a great opportunity for the pope to try to atone for some of the sins that were committed against children and men and women in this country. when pope francis arrives here in august, he will find a church whose size, power and moral authority is diminished. 40 years ago, divorce, contraception and abortion were against the law. soon, all three could be legal. costumed campaigners urge citizens to vote in a referendum on ireland's constitutional ban on abortion, the eighth amendment. it will take place next month, before the pope arrives. but this won't be his first visit to ireland. as father bergoglio, his name is shown in the records at this seminary where he stayed in 1980. i think it's great that he's coming,

alright, in one way, and there'll be a lot of people who will be very uplifted by him coming here. but i also have some worries about it, because the catholic church now in ireland is in a difficult place, you could say. almost 40 years after that first papal visit, the second is likely to be a more sober affair. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. as the new financial year begins this week, nine million workers will see a change in the amount they automatically pay into their workplace pension. the minimum salary contribution for those on auto—enrollment schemes will rise from 1% to 3%. but there are fears that this increase may lead to more people opting out of paying anything at all. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz has been looking into what the effects might be. like every business, these macaroon makers in birmingham have had to signup employees into a pension. it involves putting a little money every month, £6 and her case, for a

bigger retirement income eventually. but if those contributions go up, would people likejenny opt out? but if those contributions go up, would people like jenny opt out?- the moment it is ok, but it increases lot and i won't be able to do things like travelling that i wa nt to do things like travelling that i want to do. perhaps, yes, i would have to opt out because i won't be able to afford it without having to get a pay increase. helen is a trainee and keen on a pension, but her priority is getting on the housing ladder. i am hoping to buy a house in the next few months, so i am happy to make the contributions now, and they do have that money, but things are about to get a lot tighterfor me. but things are about to get a lot tighter for me. so yes, but things are about to get a lot tighterfor me. so yes, i will but things are about to get a lot tighter for me. so yes, i will have to rethink. at the moment, employees are putting in 1% of most of their pay into the pension. this week that is going up to 3%, and the next year to 5%, so a lot to budget for. meanwhile, the employer is now putting on 1%. this week that is going up to 2%, and then next year

to 3%. so a percent in all, and the question is, how many people are going to be able to afford to pay that? this is a retail store in the great western arcade... the founder of these macaroon shop want staff to carry on with the pension. otherwise they miss out on the big sweetener, they miss out on the big sweetener, the employer's contribution. but she warns the increases will have an impact on pay. it will continue the kind of keep wages down, because we have to plan for the growth in pension costs. the macaroon makers could be giving up a pension of around £4700 a year if they opt out. even so, there is a clear danger that the numbers opting out, around one in ten at the moment across the uk, could rise sharply. iam sure i am sure there was a hint of spring across some parts of the uk today. was i right? well, it has certainly

been a case of mixed fortunes. for some of us, as i was saying, some spring sunshine we saw earlier on today. in other parts of the country it certainly felt like the middle of winter. we had some snowfall across parts of northern england and scotla nd parts of northern england and scotland as well and through the rest of the night we keep that mix of some rain and snow over the hills in the north. so a big contrast across the country. there is a satellite image showing the cloud rolling in from the south and west and working its way gradually northwards across the country. it is not only bringing some rain and some snow but also importing some of errors welser heading through the day on tuesday you can the yellow colours pushing their way northwards. but for scotland in particular, we have still got those cold easterly winds. so the rest of the night, further snowfall over the higher ground of scotland. at lower levels it is mostly going to be falling as rain. some of that will turn fairly sleazy and it will turn to rain later on. write to the central belt over higher ground it is snowing at the moment and for the

north of scotland as well. several more centimetres accumulating here. elsewhere across the country it is milder. some rain showers moving their way gradually eastwards. still very mild overnight in the south. temperatures around nine or 10 degrees for some of us. but further north for scotland in particular, temperatures closer to freezing. so a colder start to tuesday morning, where we have these outbreaks of snow lingering in central and northern parts of scotland. elsewhere it is going to be a story of sunny spells and scattered showers on tuesday. those will will shift their way eastwards across most parts of england and wales and northern ireland for a time as well. it will certainly not be a washout. sunshine returns after those heavy showers and it will lift those temperatures quite nicely to around 14 or 15 degrees in the south. contrast that to four or five celsius with the snow across parts of scotland. for a time we could see that snowfall invigorating, as we see low that snowfall invigorating, as we see low pressure that snowfall invigorating, as we see low pressure taking charge

heading through tuesday night and on into wednesday as well. i think on wednesday sunshine and showers. some of the showers on wednesday could be heavy and potentially thundery with some hail around as well. thursday will be a little bit cooler after a frosty start. a lot of sunshine on offer. then as we look towards the end of the week, what we will see as temperatures once again on the rise. i temperatures once again on the rise. , they are on the way, a southerly breeze developing which will spread a little bit widely across the country. it is quite cold wintry for scotland. sunshine and some heavy, thundery showers further south. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: winnie mandela, the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, has died at the age of 81. the south african president called her the mother of the nation. she was not only an inspiration but she also touched the lives of many millions of south africans during the dark days of apartheid.

donald trump's trade war with china heats up as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. the british medical association, is warning that the nhs could be under as much pressure this summer as it was during the winter crisis. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires — after a series of recent controversies. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times and jessica elgot, political correspondent at the guardian. tomorrow's front

pages, starting with. the guardian has a picture of the anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela who has died today at the age of 81. the paper leads on the story that thousands of nhs ambulances are unable to attend 999 calls because of delays at a&e units. the nhs is also the lead in the daily telegraph which features an interview with the former health secretary, lord lansley who blames government cuts for not spotting his cancer sooner. the metro reports an increase in violence against teachers in the classroom. britain's largest teaching union says children as young as four are attacking staff. the ft says the electric car manufacturer tesla is facing