this is bbc world news today. i'm ben bland. our top stories: syria's alleged chemical attack — the un security council is to meet on monday. scores are reported to have been killed. donald trump calls syria's president "animal assad" and warns of a big price to pay. polling stations have stayed open late in hungary's election due to large queues of voters. prime minister viktor orban is hoping to win a third consecutive term. high security at churches across egypt, as orthodox christians celebrate easter. also in the programme — we meet one of bollywood's rising stars, who grew up 8,000 kilometres away in wales. hello and welcome to world news today. president donald trump has blamed syria's president assad and his backers, russia and iran, for what he's called a mindless chemical attack in syria.

and he's warned there will be a big price to pay. dozens of people are reported to have been killed. the un security council is expected to meet on monday. the attack happened in the rebel—held enclave of douma in eastern ghouta near damascus. 0pposition fighters are reported to have reached a deal with russia to leave the area. in his tweet, president trump said the alleged chemical attack was mindless, with russia and iran responsible for backing president assad, who he called "an animal — big price to pay". we'll have analysis from our diplomatic correspondent in a moment, but first, this report from martin patience in beirut. this was the scene at the emergency clinic in douma. medics hosing down children, after an alleged chemical attack. these pictures were filmed by activists on the ground. some children were barely conscious.

this baby is alive, but struggling to breathe. the medics are doing what they can. but they are overwhelmed, working in a war zone, with not enough medical supplies. we received many patients who suffered from symptoms compatible with exposure to chlorine gas, high concentration chlorine gas, the symptoms were deteriorating in a fashion that is not compatible with pure chlorine gas exposure and that is why our physicians are concerned about exposure to nerve gas in low concentration. president trump denounced alleged chemical attack, on social media he wrote: the white house is ruling nothing out. is it possible there will be

another missile attack? i wouldn't take anything off the table. these are horrible photos, we are looking into the attack, the state department put out a statement last night, and the president's senior national security cabinet have been talking throughout the evening and this morning. back in syria, government troops have surrounded douma. it is the last rebel—held town in eastern ghouta. both damascus and its ally russia describe claims of a chemical attack as fabrication. they are prepared to take douma at any cost. this footage was shot by syria's civil defence, known as the white helmets. here, they run into the aftermath of an air strike. they find an injured man.

while the politicians talk, this is the reality in douma. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. with me is james landale, the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent. james, when president trump says there will be a big price to pay, what does he mean exactly? lot of clever people are trying to work out what means right now, because the tweet was ambiguous. his response to syria has been inconsistent. a year ago, in response to the syrian government's bombing with chemical weapons of a village, president trump decided to launch 59 tomahawk missiles against the airbase in syria that was used to deploy chemical weapon, which was seen as a big change compared to the regime, which was reluctant to use military action. but that was a one—off, there was not much warning or follow—up, and there has been no us

response to other, subsequent users of chemical weapons, which have grown in recent months, so nobody is sure whether that's a president or a one—off. there is clearly a discussion going on this evening. the president is meeting his national security advisers and he'll have to decide whether or not now is a moment that he wants to drive a line in the sand and say, we have to stop this becoming a normal thing, or whether or not he wants to go down the economic and diplomatic route, at least for now. last week, the president was talking about maybe now is the moment to withdraw us troops from the parts of syria where it is. after this, the suspected chemical attack, something like nine out of 15 members of the security council have called this meeting for monday, what will happen? what happens tomorrow?” think initially the discussion will be, let's see what the rest of the

international community thinks, let's try and establish the facts and work out precisely what happened. are we going to have a formal investigation? if you remember, since that chemical attack a year ago, russia has vetoed what is called the joint investigatory mechanism. in other words, a system the un set up through the chemical weapons watchdog to look at these things. there will be some debate about, do we have the right inspection mechanism to find out what happened ? inspection mechanism to find out what happened? then, i think, inspection mechanism to find out what happened? then, ithink, in inspection mechanism to find out what happened? then, i think, in the context of that debate, in the margins, there will be discussions, do we go for military action? but i think ultimately that will be led by debate between the us, uk and the french, because primarily they are the nations with military assets that can be deployed in this, and above all, primarily, where does president trump bowl? last time, it was said he had an emotional response to seem awful images of children dying. does he have a

similar response here? what is the role of his new national security adviser, john bolton? lots of questions. thank you, james landale. some breaking news — the united states has said it has been told by north korea that it is prepared to discuss denuclearisation when leader kim jong—un meets president donald trump. it's the first time that pyongyang has communicated that directly. until now, washington has relied on south korea to convey kim's intentions. that summit is due to take place next month. some polling stations in hungary have stayed open beyond their official closing time to enable large queues of people to vote in the general election. 0pinion polls have pointed to a third consecutive term for right—wing nationalist prime minister viktor 0rban, but opposition parties are hoping the high turnout will favour them. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe is in the capital, budapest.

hejoins us now. nick, as we understand, some of these polling stations are still open, and they can't even begin to count the votes until they've all closed, can they? what seems to be happening is those two polling stations in budapest which had huge queues outside, 3000 people, when the polls was supposed to close, they are closing pretty much as we speak. in the meantime, let polling stations across the country, some of the real votes cast have been counted. there is not a single official or even preliminary result released yet, so people are waiting at the different party headquarters, pretty much onset of books. 0utside the fidesz headquarters, there is a big screen behind me, and behind thatis big screen behind me, and behind that is what is known as budapest as the whale, the fidesz campaign

headquarters, so no known results yet and all other parties watching nervously the only indication we have had so far was a leading parliamentarian for fidesz saying that he was sure that his party wouldn't be able to win a two thirds majority, but he was confident they would win a simple majority. that's the only indication yet, certainly from the fidesz side, that they still think they are going to win, albeit with a lower majority. what issues have dominated the campaign, and what we expect from viktor 0rban if he gets a third consecutive term? the main issue from fidesz has been migration. i think they have surprised some of their own party. they have pushed that button because they think it's the one that can win them the most votes, or perhaps consolidate their core voters, which

normally around 2 million plus. the opposition have been focusing on other issues, which they feel are closer to the hearts of hungarian electors, especially emigration rather than immigration. a lot of hungarians, hundreds of thousands, have left to better paid jobs, for what many say is a better atmosphere in western europe. other issues raised have been allegations of widespread corruption against the fidesz government, and issues like the poor state of health care. any idea when we find out the results? no, buti idea when we find out the results? no, but i think really in the next half an hour to an hour we will start getting the first indications on the basis of real votes counted. at the moment, as i say, no news at all yet, just the kind of leaks coming in from the different polling stations around the country, but no indication yet of what is happening with the real votes that have been

cast. thank you, nicola thorp. -- nick thorpe. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... we'll have all the sports news for you, including arsenal's win over southampton, as danny welbeck scores twice. they are jumping they arejumping up on the they are jumping up on the statue. massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past.

i think the picassos are beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. president trump warns syria's government there will be a big price to pay for the suspected chemical attack in douma. scores of civilians were reportedly killed. polls are staying open late in hungary's general election, due to large queues of voters. prime minister viktor 0rban is seeking a third consecutive term. canada is in mourning following the deaths of 15 young ice hockey players in a bus crash. they were all aged between 16 and 21 and played for a team call the humboldt broncos.

prime ministerjustin trudeau will attend a national vigil in the coming hours at a hockey rink in their home town in the province of saskatchewan. heather hiscox of cbc news reports. the last home game for the humboldt broncos went into triple overtime, and the arena was packed, nobody leaving the seat until the last second. the arena is likely to be packed into night, but for a different reason, and with a different reason, and with a different tone. this is where the community vigil will be held. i'm not allowed on the ice, so let me show you what they are setting up. 400 seats at the front for family members hockey family, other junior players who might be in attendance. they wanted to make sure that the broncos logo and name was uncovered and on full display at centre right. a couple of other things i notice from here, the broadcast booth for the local radio station, and the

name of one of those killed on friday. many eyes will be on this bench as well, the empty home bench, with the broncos' name on it. there are 1800 seats, and organisers expect everyone to be filled. they are planning for an overflow crowd as well, a screen set up in the curling club and the high school, both attached to this complex. there be people there, very likely thousands of people in attendance tonight. we understand the programme will last about 45 minutes. it's not a time for speeches. this is organised by the humboldt community association, so it's an opportunity for prayer, scriptural reading, and it's meant to bring together the community and comfort them, a community and comfort them, a community very much in survival mode, and reeling after the tragedy of friday night. cbc news, humboldt. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

brazilian police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse supporters of former president luiz inacio lula da silva, who's begun a jail sentence for corruption. he maintains his innocence, but eventually agreed to comply with the arrest warrant against him. millions of travellers are facing fresh transport disruption in france, as rail workers protest against president emmanuel macron's economic reform plans. local trains as well as regional high—speed services and some international journeys are affected in the latest action. train staff are in a dispute over the government's planned overhaul of state—run sncf. a huge, unexploded bomb from the second world war has been successfully defused by a team of specialists in the western german city of paderborn. more than 26,000 residents had to be evacuated ahead of the operation. 0nce defused, the 1.8 tonne british bomb was loaded on a lorry for disposal. this weekend 0rthodox christians around the world have been celebrating easter festivities.

worshippers at one church in tanta in northern egypt are marking one year since a deadly attack that killed dozens during a palm sunday service. harry darkins reports. metal detectors and armed security guards greet christian worshippers at st george's church in tanta, northern egypt. a reminder that exactly one year ago this became a place of chaos and bloodshed. during a packed palm sunday service, a suicide attacker blew himself up inside the church, killing 29 people and injuring more than 70 others. another blast in alexandria on the same day killed dozens more. so—called islamic state said it was behind those attacks. what happened in this church shook egypt's coptic community to its core. it was the deadliest assault against them in years. but worshippers insist that this is a time of celebration. translation: i hope everybody has a good

year and a beautiful day, of course. it's easter. translation: it's a miracle that the church is back to normal in one year. it took an enormous effort to get it back on track. the attack has left an indelible mark on st george's church and the congregation. the street outside has been renamed martyrs street. pictures of the victims now online the walls of the ancient building, their memory immortalised. translation: people feel like simply entering this place is a blessing for them, just visiting the tombs of the victims, seeing the shrines. it's all a blessing. they pray for peace and goodwill, but the pain of last year's attack is palpable. harry darkins, bbc news. tulsen tollett has all the sport. starting with golf, and the players

are well into the final round of the khan masters, with patrick reed still in the lead. the american is currently three shots in front at 14 under par with playing partner rory mcilroy. searching for his elusive first win in this major. he is three shots behind at 11 under also a couple of early bogeys and birdies. jordan spieth birdied five on the front nine to put himself in the mix at ten under par. if you are in the uk, bbc two has live coverage, and outside the uk the bbc sport website orapp is outside the uk the bbc sport website or app is the place to go. now to football, and there were two matches in the premier league on sunday. in the late match, chelsea were held 1—1 at home by struggling west ham. cesar azpilicueta with the goal in the first half. but substitute javier hernandez equalised in the 2nd half, straight after coming on. the result means west ham remain 14th, six points

above the drop zone, while chelsea are now 10 points behind spurs with six games remaining. it isa it is a game, to explain our season, yeah. it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity. you don't get the chances to score, many chances and simple chances. but if you don't score, it's difficult to win. i think this game explained our season. earlier, arsenal beat southampton 3—2 to win their 6th game in row in all competitions. arsenal went behind early but rallied to go in 2—1 up at the break. pierre emerick aubameyang and danny welbeck with the goals. charlie austin pulled the visitors level, before welbeck headed home the winner. the game saw two red cards at the end — arsenal's mohammed elneny and jack stephens for southampton both given their marching orders. for me, every game you win makes you

stronger. and so it's important that we keep our run going. because we were, of course, have gone through a difficult spell, and because the players have a fighting mentality and they are proud, they came back, but hopefully now we can keep it going. in spain's primera division, it finished 1—0 in the madrid derby between real and atletico at the bernabeu. cristiano ronaldo scored for the 10th game in a row for the hosts with a superb volley off a cross from gareth bale for the first of the match in the 53rd minute. their lead lasted just 4 minutes though. antoine griezmann equalising for the away side and the result means atletico lose ground on leaders barcelona, who are now 11 points clear at the top while real stay third. in formula 1, sebastian vettel held off the challenge of valteri bottas to win the bahrain grand prix. the ferrari driver struggled with his tyres, as bottas closed in on him, but the german managed to keep him at bay, and claim his second victory of the season maintaining his

perfect record so far. the mercedes of bottas was 2nd, with his team—mate lewis hamilton getting onto the podium in 3rd despite starting from 9th place. the semifinals of the davis cup have been decided. spain's tie with germany went to the final rubber. rafael nadal put them level with victory over alexander zverev. winning in straight sets against the world number 4. in the decider david ferrer won a marathon of an encounter against philip kohlschreiber, to win in 5 sets, and clinch a dramatic 3—2 victory. spain take on the defending champions france next. the french made their way to the last four after luca pouille beat italy's fabio fognini in genoa. pouille battled back from a set down to win, giving france an unassailable 3—1 lead. croatia beat kazakstan 3—0 to set up a tie with the usa after they beat belgium 3—0. there is action from day five of the

commonwealth games from the gold coast, starting in a few hours, including a 79—year—old canadian taking part in the shooting, to become the oldest ever commonwealth games entrant. news that at the website. bollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world producing hundreds of films every year. this april sees the release of october — a romantic drama starring one of india's heart—throbs varun dhawan and newly discovered actress banita sandhu. she was born and raised in the uk. haroon rashid has been to her hometown of newport in wales to find out more about her path to bollywood stardom. this is one of the most talked—about bollywood movies of the year. october stars one of the highest grossing actors in bollywood, varun dhawan. but it's a fresh face on the screen

that's got everyone talking, and she lives 5,000 miles away from mumbai. hello. how are you? well, thank you. banita sandhu is born and raised in the uk and i've come to her home near newport to find out more about her and her transformation into a bollywood star. i grew up in wales in a small village and when i was 18 i moved to london for university. it was a strategic move on my part, i have to say, because obviously i was studying but i knew at the same time, london being the hub of all film and television in britain, it was a great place to do castings at the same time. banita would fly around the world to shoot commercials during her holidays from studying english literature at university, hoping eventually it would lead to her big break. it was during the making of this advert that she first met

the director of october, shoojit sircar. unbeknown to me, shoojit, that ad we did together, it was kind of his way of auditioning me for october. mum, i'm on the tv! banita has dreamt of being on screen since she was ten, and her mother was more than happy to help her achieve her ambition. banita first showed interest in acting when we were watching coronation street together. we were snuggled up and she was watching it with me and said, "mum, that's what i want to be — i want to be an actress." i'm good, how are you? banita has come to cardiff to meet herformer agent and drama coach for the first time since she went to india. she looks good on camera and she's got a natural ability. that's the ticket, quite honestly. so this one, my sister and i... banita shows me some of the bollywood films she grew up watching, and says being home keeps her grounded. i still don't feel like i'm famous. i'm so outside of that world.

even if i do get "papped" — i hate that word — but even when that does happen i come back to this safe haven where nobody knows me and it's kind of nice to lead two lives. action! with the offers already flooding in ahead of october's release, and banita on course to graduate this summer, it looks like she'll be swapping newport for mumbai more often. haroon rashid, bbc news. a reminder of our top story... nine members of the united nations security council have requested an emergency meeting over the suspected chemical attack in the rebel—held town of douma in syria. president trump has blamed president putin and iran don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @benmbland. hello. quite the range of weather

across the country today. wonderful weekend for some of us. get on that beachin weekend for some of us. get on that beach in cornwall undergrad blue sky! one picture from st ives this afternoon. not everyone so lucky, central and eastern parts of england cloudy, some of us went as well, misty and murky. that zone of cloudy, damp weather stays with us overnight. mild underneath. elsewhere, clear spells, with some showers fading away, but watch out for patchy fog. south—west scotland most at risk, and some of it could be quite dense. away from the south—east, about two to 5 degrees, but maybe a bit lower, with a touch frost in parts of north—east scotland. on monday, the cloudy, damp zone takes some of the rain further west across the midlands, getting to east wales later. the

western fringes of wales, england, much of northern england away from yorkshire, scotland and northern ireland seeing some sunny spells, but you may catch a shower in scotla nd but you may catch a shower in scotland and northern ireland, and it may be on the heavy side. this is monday into tuesday, and the way the pattern is setting up. low pressure to the south, high pressure from scandinavia, and the result will be an easterly flow coming in. don't worry about this being bitterly cold. for many of us, we will have temperatures at all above average, with the exception of chilly north sea coasts. rain at times, not all the time, some sunny spells, but not plenty of sunshine as the week goes on. let's look at tuesday. we will see this spell of rain breaking out of england and wales in two parts of scotla nd of england and wales in two parts of scotland and northern ireland during the day. south—eastern areas start brighten up, with some heavy showers

inching into southern england, especially south—west england and wales. any sunshine warming up. that move seacoast as a sign of things to come, temperatures in single figures for many of us through the week ahead, with that wind coming in off quite a cold sea. plenty of low cloud and missed, that sort of thing. go west for the best of the dry and occasionally bright weather this week. ‘s this is bbc news. the us security council is likely to meet on monday after the suspected chemical attack in syria. dozens of civilians reported to be killed and president trump wants the syrian government will have a big price to pay for the atrocity. those are staying open late in hungary's general election due to large queues of voters. is seeking a third consecutive term. justin trudeau says an entire country is in shock and mourning after 15 people are killed in a road

accident involving a junior ice hockey team and a national vigil will take place later. no clear motive for the van attack on monday but they have