britain and france say all options are on the table after an alleged chemical weapons attack in syria there's an emergency meeting of the un security council amid international outrage over the attack which left dozens dead. overnight warplanes carried out missile strikes on a syrian government airbas. the syrians and russia are blaming israel. we'll have the latest from our correspondents in the middle east and washington. also this lunchtime: a leaked document from the home office says falling police numbers have contributed to rising levels of violent crime. facebook will send a message to all its users who've had their data improperly accessed. the retrial begins of the american entertainer bill cosby, charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 1a years ago. and at the commonwealth games, it's now a haul of five medals for england gymnast nile wilson, three of them gold. and coming up on bbc news, more

medals for the home teams at the commonwealth games, including england's nile wilson, taking gold in the men's parallel bars. hello, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain and france have agreed that a full range of options should be considered to punish syria for its alleged chemical attack on the town of douma over the weekend, which left dozens of people dead, including women and children. president trump has said the syrian government will "pay a big price"

ahead of emergency meeting of the un security council today to discuss the attack. there was a missile strike on a syrian airbase overnight near the city of homs the syrian government and its ally russia have claimed israel was responsible. our middle east correspondent martin patience reports from beirut, a warning that his report contains images you might find distressing. this unverified footage, posted on social media, appears to show one of the warplanes used in the attack. syrian state television says the airbase was struck by missiles, killing several people. the airfield is located in the centre of the country. russia has accused israel of carrying out the attack. it is yet to comment. russian and iranians forces are also believed to be stationed here. right now, benjamin netanyahu stationed here. right now, benjamin neta nyahu and the stationed here. right now, benjamin netanyahu and the israelis government have to deal with the situation where trump is talking about pulling out of syria entirely, this looks like a way of showing bashar al—assad and the whole

reason, that the israelis are still going to defend themselves, the fact this was an attack on iranians assets, and the fact israel regards iran as its mortal enemy, makes it clear that this is probably an israelis attack. the missile strike follows a suspected chemical attack ina follows a suspected chemical attack in a rebel held town close to the capital, medics hose down children to wash off any chemicals. some were barely conscious. dozens of people died. president trump has blamed the syrian government and its backers for this attack. on social media, he wrote: if he doesn't follow through and live up to that tweet, he is going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran, so this is a defining

moment, mr president, you need to follow through, show the resolve that barack obama never did, to get this right. the danger is that any american military action could draw a russian response. translation: our military on the ground in syria warned several times that a serious provocation was being prepared. the syrian government also spoke about that, serious provocation aimed at accusing damascus once again for using poisonous chemical substances against civilians. —— accusing. using poisonous chemical substances against civilians. -- accusing. in douma, rebels left on buses late last night, it was the scene of the alleged chemical attack, following an agreement brokered by russia. syria's war is changing, and it's becoming more dangerous. in a moment, we'll speak to barbara plett usher in washington, first to martin in beirut.

this missile strike for which the israelis are being blamed, that is underlining how complex the situation in syria is. hugely complex and dangerous, what you have isa complex and dangerous, what you have is a situation in syria which is in effect a mini world war, you have several countries pursuing their own agendas, and that brings a whole host of dangers. just take today's events, you have an alleged israelis air strikes, events, you have an alleged israelis airstrikes, on an events, you have an alleged israelis air strikes, on an airbase, that was housing russian as well as iranians forces. and the danger is, these countries could end up confronting themselves on, each other, on the syrian battlefield, and the bigger danger than that is that it could trigger something far worse than we already see in syria. thank you very much. martin, thank you, in beirut. barbara, lots of words of condemnation of this alleged

chemical attack in syria but no action so far, the un security council meeting tonight, what do we expect? well, we can certainly expect? well, we can certainly expect it will showcase the deep divisions between russia and much of the rest of the council. russia saying there is not even trace of a chemical attack in this area. for a moment, for a period, chemical attack in this area. for a moment, fora period, you had chemical attack in this area. for a moment, for a period, you had to security council meetings, russia called one and a minute later, written and the united states called one, competing security council meetings, now there is only going to be won and i expect we will hear demands for immediate access to the area, foran independent investigation, for accountability from whoever carried out the alleged attack. i don't think we will see any of that, because of the splits on the council, so how will trump respond after the tweet saying there will be after the tweet saying there will be a price to pay? will he launched anotherair a price to pay? will he launched another air strike at a price to pay? will he launched anotherairstrike ata a price to pay? will he launched another air strike at a syrian target, like he did almost exactly one you're a go at a previous

chemical attack and if he does do that, what good will it do, the attack last year does not seem to have been the deterrent that the administration thought it would be. discussion at the white house at the moment about what to do. homeland security adviser has said he would probably take a day or two to decide upon his course of action. the prime minister theresa may is on a visit to scandanavia today, holding talks with her danish and swedish counterparts. she's expected to discuss the conflict in syria and the threat from russia. let's talk to our deputy political editorjohn pienaar in copenhagen. clearly, events in syria at the forefront of the prime minister's mind today is. very much so, the apparent chemical attack in syria is not just a apparent chemical attack in syria is notjust a challenge and a test for the west and its allies, it is a challenge to british influence and to theresa may herself, the team are saying, as you would expect, the

incident needs to be fully investigated, but the prime minister is also keen, i think, to stay in step with key allies like donald trump when it comes to future action. what is less clear is the sort of support that written might ta ke sort of support that written might take when it comes to any action. if there are air strikes, britain could give various types of logistical backing, and a fight in parliament for direct backing, and a fight in parliament fordirectair backing, and a fight in parliament for direct air strikes, jeremy corbyn surprise no one earlier today when the labour leader said what was needed was a political and not a military solution. now, when and if it comes to that point, you could see splits on both sides of the commons, theresa may hopeful of winning the day even so but she will go back to britain after the scandinavian tour with difficult talking and difficult decision still ahead. another example of how so often the agenda is set not by the plans of politicians but by wholly unforeseen events. the home secretary amber rudd

has said she'll do "whatever it takes" to make the streets safer, at the launch of a government strategy to tackle violent crime this morning. a leaked home office document suggests a fall in police numbers is likely to have contributed to a rise in serious crime. but amber rudd denies there's a link, and says she hasn't seen the document. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. in the last week alone, three teenagers were murdered in london, it started with venetia melbourne blake, killed in a drive—by shooting, that same night, and none should call was shot dead and two days later, another man stabbed to death. their debts adding to a sharp increase in killings of young people in london and other big cities. in response to what ministers see as a disturbing national surge in serious violence, the home secretary launched a new strategy this morning, trying to tackle some of

the causes like younger people dealing drugs. —— tanesha melbourne—blake. dealing drugs. —— tanesha melbourne-blake. i'm choosing to make sure that serious violence is seen as them priority that it is, it ruins lives and destroys families, serious violence, attacking it and reducing it is a serious priority, thatis reducing it is a serious priority, that is why we are putting a0 million pines behind the. ministers have always dismissed a link between the rise in violence and é §——7 fry" to ; ”"" ' lifiiffff zzz: to rise 7 w 7 77 ;§

f those " video were convicted. the impact on families caught up in the violence has been devastating. killed in south—east london in january, this son seem to have been stabbed to death. my boy was already dead, idid stabbed to death. my boy was already dead, i did not get to speak with him. it has broken me totally. i just want parents to speak to the kids. to speak to the kids, to stay away from trouble. in an attempt to reduce the violence, ministers are introducing new laws on the internet sale of knives, they are asking social media companies to take more action to remove inflammatory videos, and they want to clamp down

on the use of vulnerable people in smaller towns in so—called county lines drug dealing. facebook will send warnings from this evening to people whose data might have been accessed by the political consulting firm cambridge analytica. it's thought up to 87 million people could have had their data improperly shared, a million of them here in the uk. our technology correspondent rory cellan-jones is with us to explain. rory, this starts at 5 o'clock this evening. what are facebook going to be telling people? it starts at five o'clock, it will roll out gradually over the next 2a hours, people will be looking from this evening, they will get one of two messages, the one on the left goes to everybody, and it is basically about ways of checking what kind of data you are sharing. that you may have connected to facebook, possibly not aware of how much data is shared. the series one, on the right, aimed at those 87

million people who facebook says may have had data in properly shared with facebook analytic and what it saysis with facebook analytic and what it says is they have banned a website called this is your digital life, a personality quiz, that these people to friends may have downloaded, only a few people may have downloaded that but all of their friends had their data it seems in properly shared. so they will get this warning over the next 2a hours. what can they do about it? they can learn a bit more about it, more instructions as to what they can do, because it was a few years ago, cambridge analytica insisted it has deleted all the data, but this is a wake—up call to find out how much you are sharing with facebook and organisations related to it. thank you very much indeed. our top story this lunchtime: britain and france say all options are on the table, after reports of an alleged chemical weapons attack in syria in which dozens were killed. and coming up, a first major at the masters, the american golfer patrick reed

defeats northern ireland's rory mcilroy to win in augusta. coming up on bbc news, the american patrick reed holds holds off the challenge of rory mcilroy to win the masters at augusta. wales investigation has uncovered evidence of traffickersiatgetlng vulnerable people abroad, bringing them to britain and forcing them to work for little or no money. as wyre davies reports, police forces are being urged to take tougher action against criminals who exploit workers.

bought me for—zodallms- with that, what i did was i got drunk and i tried to commit suicide. astonishingly, british police on the trail of the traffickers discovered feko had twice been convicted of ordering murder, but had come to the uk and ran businesses in the welsh capital. one of their cleaning contracts was within a stone's throw of the welsh assembly building. this is an organised crime group. part of the group were based here in cardiff, the other part

were based in the czech republic. they were running a slavery operation, they were running an operation to make money on the back of others. next to drugs trafficking, modern day slavery is thought to be the world's most lucrative crime. last year more than 5000 men, women and children were identified as potential victims in the uk — a 35% increase on the previous year and a 300% rise since records began six years ago. but there could be thousands more victims out there. modern slavery and labour exploitation take many forms. we sent an undercover reporter to several roadside car washes in south wales. at this business, working alongside a team of romanians and kurds, he is offered £30 for a ten—hour day — well below the legal minimum wage. £30 a day, 0k. the manager later bragged the business was making up to £a000 a week. when later challenged, managers deny the allegations raised

in our investigation and said the business had now changed hands. you helped recruit guys to work here for £3 an hour? no. you deny that, yeah? the public have got a massive responsibility. i'd ask people to ask themselves if you take six or seven individuals to clean your car for a quarter of an hour for £5, are they getting the minimum wage? we all know when we use certain services, if they are very, very cheap, let's question ourselves where these individuals come from. there are now laws to protect victims, but campaigners say labour exploitation and slavery happen every day in virtually every community, in plain sight and under our very noses. wyre davies bbc news. hungary's prime minister, viktor orban, has won a third consecutive term in office, with a decisive victory in yesterday's general election.

he's a eurosceptic who's campaigned strongly against muslim immigration, and said his re—election will ensure the defence of the country's borders. his party is projected to have won nearly half of the vote and two—thirds of the seats in parliament. jenny hill reports from budapest. chanting. victor orban‘s done it again. divisive, defiant, hungary ‘s controversial prime minister secured a third consecutive term in office. translation: there is a big battle behind us. we have won a crucial victory. got a chance. given ourselves a chance to defend hungary. i respect the decision of the voters, even if it hurts and feels bad. even if one expected a lot more support for one's party. but we have to accept as part of life and part of democracy when things go differently to what we would have liked. for a while hungary held its breath.

a record turnout led to delays in the count. mr orban‘s fidesz party has seemingly won a majority. but among those who queued, in some cases for hours, were plenty demanding change. we need change because what is happening here is chaos. the problem, everything, corruption, healthcare in ruins, low wages. victor orban was always confident of success. europe's watching closely. mr orban knows how to upset his neighbours. his dream for the eu — closed doors, illiberal values, and most of all, no migrants. it's proved again to be a winning electoral tactic. a simple message, hungary comes first for us all. mr orban, very few migrants

are coming into this country. why the focus on immigration when so few people come? mr orban, the eu say that you flout its values and its laws, is this the direction that hungary should be going in? we are just standing for democracy now. after all, he has powerful friends — russia, poland. and brussels, berlin, paris, will analyse these results. the vote may symbolise a battle for the soul of hungary but it also represents the struggle at the very heart of the european project. jenny hill, bbc news, budapest. the comedian bill cosby returns to court later today in his second trial. he is charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his mansion in pennsylvania fourteen years ago. once the most watched man on american television, the 80—year—old has more recently been in the spotlight over

allegations that he assaulted nearly sixty women over a period of five decades. he denies any wrongdoing. neda tawfik reports from new york. bill crosby is once again on trial. it's been less than a year since a hung jury sent him walking free but this time the comedian faces a very different courtroom and a country reeling from the metoo movement. nearly 60 women have accused cosby of sexual assault over a period of five decades. all except andrea constand ran out of time to bring charges. in the first trial the jury was only able to hear evidence from her and one other accuser. if the court allows more accusers to testify next time, it might make a difference. in other words, it's too early to celebrate, mr cosby. this time around, five additional women will take the witness stand, including chelan lasha, who was just 17 when she says cosby drugged

and assaulted her in 1986. i could not open my eyes, i couldn't move or say anything. and modeljanice dickinson, who says cosby drugged and raped her in 1982. the last thing i remember was bill cosby... in a patchwork robe, dropping his robe and getting on top of me. prosecutors will argue that this shows a pattern of behaviour. andrea constand says he offered her pills to relax which left her incapacitated and not able to reject his sexual advances. mr cosby‘s lawyers said they had a romantic relationship and he was victim of false charges but ultimately the verdict will hinge on andrea constand's case. so will the metoo movement help her? it definitely helps in terms

of making something that would not in the past have been viewed as credible now very much viewed as credible. that these are, that this is pervasive, that they are telling the truth. bill cosby was a trailblazer for african americans in hollywood and was called america's favourite tv dad. the 80—year—old continues to be in the spotlight but now under very different circumstances. neda tawfik, bbc news, new york. golf, and the american patrick reed has won the masters in augusta — his first major title. he finished 15 under par, beating fellow american rickie fowler by a single shot. rory mcilroy was the highest placed brit, but struggled on his final round and finished 9 under. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. the first shot set the tone. commentator: 0h commentator: oh that is way, way right. that's how rory mcilroy began his attempt to win the masters.

he didn't completely lose it, but he never found his form either. some parts, some putts, really let him down. and the leaders were passing him by. patrick reed, a self—confident texan in bold pink, started sunday in the lead. in the creek, no, he was clinging on. commentator: what a break for patrick reed that that ball stayed up. he had a couple of goes at it. another young american, bright rickie fowler, could get himself to ia under par if he made this putt on the 18th. and that meant pressure for the reeds, wife, husband, had to make this to win. commentator: just commentator: just right commentator: just right of centre. patrick reed once instructed the european ryder cup crowd to shush. now augusta could cheer. commentator: yes, well done. just to make the putt on the last and watch the balljust go into the hole, knowing i had won my first major and it would finally end the drought of not winning last year. one of my huge goals coming in this

year was to not only contend at the majors but also get back in that winning circle. the masters is still the only major rory mcilroy has not won. of course it is frustrating, but it's hard to take any positives from it right now, but at least i put myself in a position and that's all i wanted to do in the last four years. i have had top tens but i haven't been tens but close enough to the lead. i got myself there, i didn't quite do enough. but you know, come back again next year and try. so this tournament was patrick reed's march forwards, not tiger woods' great comeback, even at augusta where tradition means everything, time moves on. winners get a green jacket. there is one in mcilroy‘s size, somewhere. joe wilson, bbc news. it's been a good day for britain's gymnasts at the commonwealth games on australia's gold coast. england's nile wilson took his medal haul for the games to five, while his teammate alice kinsella

won the women's beam event. but there was less good news on the track, as injury forced sprinter adam gemili to withdraw from the men's 100 metres final. adam wild reports. if these games are about putting sporting talent in the spotlight while here was a final chance the gymnasts to shine. commentator: it's going to be a thrilling afternoon. the beam a fitting enough place for more sparkling success, alice kinsella of england already had a bronze and silver. now the moment to stay focused. commentator: well done alice kinsella. will it be good enough. yes it is, 13.7 for alice kinsella! i was hoping for a medal but when that score came through i was like, oh my god, i didn't know what to do. i was over the moon. joined on the podium by kelly simm

of england success did not end there. mile wilson is already one of there. mile wilson is already one of the sport's leading lights, well used to success on the horizontal bar, you knew that this was good. commentator: that was absolutely phenomenal. so, it seems, did his pa rents. phenomenal. so, it seems, did his parents. they are doing the routine for him, love and! it's the feeling you get, its been one of the greatest competition experiences i've ever had, the last five days we've absolutely smashed it. ijust wa nt to we've absolutely smashed it. ijust want to thank everyone back at home. back home england's james will stop is an aspiring actor, today central stage on the squash court he was the leading man taking the top prize. outside it was the hottest day yet on the gold coast, the lawn was part that wales didn't wilt, victory over scotla nd that wales didn't wilt, victory over scotland in the men's pairs. commentator: wales have won the gold medal, what a turn up. and in the

pool more surprises to come, england and pd is one of the very best in the world, when he is beaten it is a lwa ys the world, when he is beaten it is always a shock but he got silver this time in the 50 metres breaststroke. his team mate james wilby got bronze. alys thomas from wales went one better, victory for her in the 200 metre butterfly not a surprise for many although it did need a moment to sink in. elsewhere, wales were still waiting, arnold, a star of powder athletics needed a world record with herfinal throw star of powder athletics needed a world record with her final throw of the javelin. can she do it. she accelerates. it is a world record. for wales and hollie arnold the wait was worth it. adam wild, bbc news. our sports correspondent mike bushell is on the gold coast. drama on the track in the last half—hour? yes, what an end to the day we have seen. first come in the

men's 100 day we have seen. first come in the men's100 metres, as you said, england were hoping to get a medal to adam gemili but sadly he had to pull out through injury after the so that was a space | to to victory like i did in the cruise to victory like it did in the semifinals and qualifying but there was a real surprise, he stumbled out of the starting blocks and couldn't recover and it was the south african athlete and took the gold, johan blake had to settle for third. he said he couldn't explain what had gone wrong. just before that in the women's100 metres there was disappointment for asha philip of england because she had hoped for a medal but she missed out by the smallest of margins, literally a fraction. she said she wasn't happy afterwards and she said it was shocking and she should have done better but it was great news for michelle—lee ahye of trinidad and tobago, she was the winner, the first woman from her country to win a commonwealth gold medal so

celebrations for trinidad and tobago. as the dust settles on this busiest day of the games so far way of celebrating beating their gold medal tally from four years ago in glasgow, a good day for england as well, although the hosts dominance in the swimming pool means that australia have a lot of clear water at the top of the medals table tonight, you mike. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. this time last year it was 26 degrees. a huge difference, it's about 15 degrees lower in the south today and on top of that we have got rain. itjust shows how this time of year we get swings from one extreme to another. let's look at the satellite image. the clouds that have plagued the country in the last 2a-a8 have plagued the country in the last 2a—a8 hours have been coming in out of france across the channel, there's a weather front across southern parts of the uk now bringing rainfall, quite heavy,

spots of the midlands, just creeping into cardiff as well, and the air across into cardiff as well, and the air a cross m ost into cardiff as well, and the air across most of the uk is relatively cool across most of the uk is relatively cool. you can see those orange and yellow colours we across central and eastern europe. for the rest of today it's a case of cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain across the south of the country. blog of these values, 25 or 26 degrees, we have nine, ten, but the weather isn't bad everywhere, across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, you can see blobs of rain that there's a lot of bright weather around. the weather is varied across the uk, the south not doing well, the north doing much better. it is the early hours of tuesday, more rain spilling into eastern areas, also cornwall and devon, probably a blob of heavy rain but not cold in the south this coming night, 9 degrees in london, colder there where you have clear skies, a degrees. so this murky grey rainy weather isn't shifting, this

low pressure has parked itself across this area. it isn't moving anywhere so we keep getting these changeable weather patterns with clouds, breaking clouds, outbreaks of rain and some of them churning away like a washing machine. the chances are that tomorrow across the south—east the clouds will break, a window of opportunity is we might get temperatures up to 17 but on the north sea coast with winds coming out of the north sea it will be chilly. that will be the trend for the rest of the week so we will see easterly winds blowing out of the north sea, dragging in cloud, some of it rain bearing cloud, so anywhere from edinburgh all the way towards the lincolnshire coast line and it will be chilly. we had the beast from the east later in the winter and spring, that means the water around the country is cold so it should feel really chilly on that north sea coast. let's summarise this week. inland where the sun comes out it will be relatively mild particularly in the south—east but

we will have rain at times so i think it's we will have rain at times so i think its business as usual for this time of year on the weather front. thank you, tomasz. a reminder of our main story, britain and france say all options are on the table after a weapons attack in syria which killed dozens. that's all from the bbc news at one o'clock so goodbye from me and now we willjoin the bbc news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. here is the latest sports news. let's start with a busy day for the home nations of the commonwealth games, especially fair wales who have won three golds today. most recently in the pool, the 200 metres butterfly. she won a

wager with her coach. training has been going well, i felt good in warm up, potentially i was thinking 206, i had up, potentially i was thinking 206, ihada up, potentially i was thinking 206, i had a bet on with my coach that if i went to 06 i could shave his head! staying in the pool there was a surprise as adam peaty lost out. england's james wilby took the bronze. i have been of my best week. i knew it would be tough race. but i'm enjoying it and that's what counts. it is early season for us, we have european championships in the summerand we have european championships in the summer and with a 50 yukon to ford to be off by even 2%. i'm going to ta ke ford to be off by even 2%. i'm going to take it as a positive move on to europeans. let's bring you

up—to—date with a few other series. there was a long—awaited goals for james. in the men's's squash. he beat new zealand's paul cole. a great day for england's gymnasts. alice kinsella took gold on the beam. there was a shock in the men's 100 metre final in the last hour, jamaica's johann blake was 100 metre final in the last hour, jamaica'sjohann blake was going for gold but had a bad start so south africa, raced to the gold. blake

went on to claim the bronze. disappointment for england's asha phillips. she finished fourth. the gold went to trinidad and tobago. the american golfer patrick reed is waking up today as the new masters champion. he held off the challenge ofjordan spieth, rickie fowler and rory mcilroy to finish 15 under par. one shot clear of fowler, to secure his first major title. all england's women have won some cricket. they level the series at

one all with a final match to come. a rider has been accused of deliberately crashing into riders. he was given a 32nd penalty. the nine time champion accused him of trying to destroy the sport. that is all the spot from us run out but remember you can find lots more on all the stories on the bbc sport website. the prime minister, theresa may is in copenhagen this afternoon meeting danish prime minister lars rasmussen. they are expected to discuss brexit, trade and investment as well as the threat posed

by russia in the wake of the skripal poisoning. and also the recent alleged chemical weapons attack on syria in which dozens weapons attack on syria in which d oze ns of weapons attack on syria in which dozens of people including women and children died in the town of douma. that is the scene in copenhagen. we're just waiting for theresa may at the danish prime minister took her out and we will bring that to you live when it begins. the home secretary, amber rudd, has insisted that dealing with violent crime is a priority for the government, and said she would do whatever was necessary to make the streets safer. but what support is there to help young people who have got mixed up in gangs? we've spent some time with a group of men — who were taken off london's streets — and given the opportunity to try

chi chi izundo reports. a close friend of mine died of knife crime. ifeel like it'sjust a a close friend of mine died of knife crime. i feel like it's just a stupid ideology, as young boys, young black boys, it's a stupid ideology like what is your postcode, what gang are you? it'sjust stupid. i know mums who have shared a million tears because of sons getting stabbed. unfortunately i chose the wrong path but key for life helped me. they kept visiting me in prison, that was a strong thing for me, some unfortunately i chose the wrong path but key for life helped me. they kept visiting me in prison, that was a strong thing for me, some

i don't note taking their own time, voluntarily coming to see me, a stranger, wanting to help me, i thought they must be good people in the world for them to come to see me, that is what i thought, i will not be half—hearted and light to them, i will cut off the bad people in my life. i'm going to network and meet the people and so far all i have seen is positivity, so that is why i am still with them. horses, they are like people, they have their own characters. not every horse is the same, but they have their own personalities. the grey horse had surgery so we have to be

easy how we approach it, they are animals so their instincts will kick in. their nerves will kick in. so we've got to learn how to approach them. it's like taking these skills into everyday life. trust me, a lot of young people need to see this come down get caught up in this lifestyle. —— don't get caught up in this lifestyle. families of the dozens of young people who have died after being attacked on britain's streets this year are calling for answers. we spoke to two families whose son and cousin were killed on the streets of london just months a part about the devastating impact it's had on their lives. noel philips reports. dami was like any other teenager. he loved playing sport, especially rugby. i want people to remember him as the kind, fond, loving, caring

young man. this family are living through an unimaginable nightmare. the 18—year—old son was reportedly stabbed in the 9th of january in bromley, south—east london. i got to the hospital, my boy was already dead, so i didn't get to speak to him. it broke me totally. all i was doing was crying, we were all crying. he had dreams of going to university and was a role model to his younger brothers. i have lots of good memories about him. it makes me feel proud he did something good and he inspired people to do well. damage was killed just six days before his 19th birthday. dami was killed just six days before his 19th birthday. this family photo was taken on christmas day last year. they never thought it

would be their last. he was the fifth person to be killed in the capital this year. i think the hardest thing for me was the fact that i was helpless, i couldn't do anything to help him. i wish i could do something but there was nothing i could do. iwas... michelle knows the pain of also losing a loved one. her cousin was the 31st person to be killed this year. on march 13 he was allegedly attacked on a bus in south—east london. he suffered serious injuries and spent 11 days in intensive care. i was on my knees praying. the hardest thing i ever had to watch, when they took the tubes out. and...

you could tell that he wasn't there any more. he stopped breathing. he stopped struggling. and ijust put my hand on his heart. and just, each heartbeat grew fainter and fainter and i just put my head on his chest and wasjust holding him and just told him it was ok. michelle struggles to finish her sentence. no—one feeling her pain could. her cousin, she says, was never involved in gangs or violence. the police's investigation into dami's death continues but in the meantime his family is determined to send a message to other parents. we just want parents to speak to their kids... to speak to their kids to stay away from trouble. we don't want any parents to go through the pain that

we're going through now. the time is 1:a5pm exactly. we are still waiting for the prime minister who has been meeting her danish counterpart in copenhagen. we think they have been talking about brexit, they have been talking about brexit, the aftermath of the salisbury poisoning of surrogate and yulia skripal. and also about events over the weekend in the town of douma in syria were dozens of people, men, women and children are reported to have died after that poison gas attack. calls, demands, really, for

the emergency meeting of the un security council later today, and trump already saying syria will pay a big price. we will bring you that news co nfe re nce a big price. we will bring you that news conference live as soon as it begins with theresa may and her danish counterpart. us officials say north korea has accepted the trump administration's demand that denuclearisation be on the agenda when the leaders of the two countries meet. this is the first time it's given this guarantee to washington. our correspondent laura bicker is in seoul. there are two reasons this announcement from the us is significant. the first is attacked by goldman for the first time that washington and yong yang are communicating through whatever channels. that helps perhaps in the future solve any miscommunication between the two countries and it could also pave the way for that summit between president trump and kimjong—un. and the second thing is, we hear from these us officials that kimjong—un is prepared to discuss denuclearisation.

there is a bit of a stumbling block ahead because what exactly does north korea mean by denuclearisation? we know what washington means. they want north korea to get rid of its entire nuclear arsenal. they have been clear about that but when it comes to north korea, there discussion of denuclearisation of the korean peninsula usually involves wanting to get rid of us troops and weapons in korea and japan and they may also request the us to get rid of any nuclear armament when it comes to defending south korea and japan and that is something that in the past us administrations have refused to do, so while the two sides are talking and the ground work is being laid for any summit, there is the possibility of a miscommunication early on, but in the next few weeks president moon of south korea will meet president trump face—to—face,

—— will meet kim jong —— will meet kimjong un than face—to—face. the first time in over a decade that the leaders of both koreas have come face—to—face like this, so during that summit it could be that president moon mentions denuclearisation and finds out exactly what north korea wants and it could be after that date on april the 27th that we get a better idea of what could come next. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: downing street says the alleged chemical weapon attack in syria must be urgently investigated — and said they would look at a range of options for responding to the incident. syria and russia blame israel for an overnight attack on a military airbase near the city of homs. the home secretary has insisted that dealing with violent crime is a priority for the government and she'll do whatever it takes to make the streets safer. in the business news:

in about three hours' time facebook will tell its members if the data has been shattered with cambridge analytic. facebook has suspended a canadian data firm that played a key role in the campaign for the uk to leave the eu. the social media giant said aggregateiq may have improperly received users' data. it cites reported links with the parent company of cambridge analytica, the consultancy accused accessing the data of millions of users. deutsche bank has dismissed its british—born chief executive john cryan amid continued losses and a tumbling share price at germany's biggest lender. co—deputy chief executive christian sewing will take over the role with immediate effect. we'll have more on this in a moment. the financial conduct authority says its costs could hit £30 million this year — with a rise in costs as a result of brexit. last year, the fca asked for an extra £2.5 million to cover brexit—related costs but hopes to recoup some of that

from a levy on firms, such as credit rating agencies — that will come under the fca's regulation. as we've been hearing, deutsche bank, has ousted boss john cryan afterjust three years at the helm. but why? well it's all to do with profits. deutsche bank posted an annual loss for 2017 of 500 euros million that followed losses of la billion euros for 2016 f11 and 6.8 billion euros for 2015. our economics editor, kamal ahmed, explained why deutsche bank has been making losses, this morning on business live. i think that deutsche bank like so many banks is suffering about where it is trying to go. if you imagine before the financial crisis in

britain, the royal bank of scotland, ba rclays, britain, the royal bank of scotland, barclays, deutsche britain, the royal bank of scotland, ba rclays, deutsche bank britain, the royal bank of scotland, barclays, deutsche bank in germany, ubs in switzerland, they wanted to be big investment banks around the globe, global crisis hits, what they do? most shrink back to look at retail in country, but for deutsche bank that is difficult because retail in germany is mostly down to the other bank. its direction after the other bank. its direction after the crisis has been very difficult. it was a global big investment bank, wa nts to it was a global big investment bank, wants to shrink down, but it seems to be unclear where it wants to get to. he was brought in to execute the new strategy in 2015, there seems to have been a clash with the board, with the chairman in particular about the speed of execution, not the cerri the strategy, but deutsche bank itself seems to be riven by a few internal battles between trading, commercial banking, in retail banking, frankfurt versus london. all these things have bubbled up, the board has decided it

needs a new personality top and they have gone for this new chief executive, who has a retail bank background, almost a life within deutsche bank itself. but it doesn't a nswer deutsche bank itself. but it doesn't answer the fundamental question where does deutsche bank want to end up. that was kamal ahmed speaking to sally bundock and ben thompson on business live today. deutsche bank's shares sunk by close to a third this year. but interestingly they rose more than 3% in frankfurt — after news or the ousting emerged — thatjohn cryan will be replaced by co—deputy chief executive christian sewing, with immediate effect. for more on this, and other business stories, head to our website, bbc.co.uk. business royal mail chief executive moya greene could step down as early as this year, according to a report from city am. the newspaper said it was unclear when exactly greene would leave the ftse100—listed postal service,

but that a source close to the board said an announcement could be made ahead of the company's full—year results on 17 may 2018. rolls royce's £610 million sale of technology firm l'orange has boosted its shares — it's flogging the fuel injection technology firm to america's woodward for £610 million. that's all the business news. stars of the stage, have been on the red carpet, at the prestigious olivier awards, the biggest night in uk theatre. but it was a hip hop musical from across the atlantic about the us founding father alexander hamilton that swept the boards. here's our arts editor will gompertz. it was supposed to be hamilton's big night. the rap musical imported from broadway which tells the story

of america's founding fathers in a way that's never been told before was in line to win a record—breaking 13 olivier awards. that didn't happen, although with seven oliviers, it was still last night's biggest winner including a best actor in a musical award for giles terera. ijust focused on the man and his life and his circumstances and tried to do that the best i can. all the other stuff is a distraction and i think that paid off. best actor went to bryan cranston for his performance as a news anchorman having a nervous breakdown in network. oh, it's very difficult to be mad as hell when you're holding an olivier. tonight i would like to dedicate this award to the company of network actors and crew who i'm giving a huge hug to tonight and maybe sometime tomorrow, will let go.

it was another american win, noted the guardian's theatre critic, michael billington. roughtly half of the awards, if you look at them, are work of american origin. that's very nice in some ways, but we always hear about the brits conquering broadway but we never talk about the americans colonising our theatre. and i think that's starting to happen. the lamp's on fire. don't change the subject. just pointing it out. jez butterworth‘s the ferryman, a story set in rural northern ireland during the troubles, shows there is still plenty of good work being made on this side of this side of the atlantic. it won in three major categories — best new play, best director for sam mendes, who's previously worked with butterworth on the bond film spectre, and best actress for laura donnelly. jez talked to me about it the whole way through the writing so by the time i actually had the full script, i felt like i was already in the body of the work so completely so that it kind of felt like a very natural thing. it kind of made it the easiest job i've ever done. james graham, the prolific young british playwright who's currently

enjoying a purple patch in the west end, won the best new comedy olivier for his party political send—up labour of love. expect to see a lot more of him and his work in the future. will gompertz, bbc news. prince harry and meghan markle have asked anyone wanting to send them a wedding gift to donate to charity instead. the couple have personally selected seven organisations which represent a range of issues that they are passionate about, including sport for social change, women's empowerment, conservation, the environment, homelessness, hiv and the armed forces. we'll bring you that news conference from denmark as soon as it gets under way, but first the weather. quite mixed across the country right

now, a lot of us have fine weather, blue skies around. that is across the northern half of the uk, for the south that has been cloudy and dreary since yesterday and it is at case of rain at times for the rest of the day. the rain will wax and wane and might come back, so chances are you will need your umbrella if you're out. here is the rain drifting out of the south, here is the weather front that is plaguing southern parts of the country, outbreaks of rain now reaching the midlands whereas in scotland it is a lot better. still relatively fresh across the country compared to the rest of europe. really warm in europe right now, in excess of 20 degrees and a number of areas. this is what the rest of this afternoon looks like. somewhere across the midlands, rain in birmingham, only 12 degrees in london, 13 in edinburgh. more sunshine and one or two showers around as well. through

tonight... were going to the prime minister. theresa may has just taken to the podium. the uk and denmark are and will remain, let me emphasise that, close friends and allies. brexit was a topic today. it is positive that the uk and european condition have reached an agreement in principle about large parts of the withdrawal agreement. including a transitional period. it doesn't change the fact that they are still a number of outstanding issues that must be ove rco m e outstanding issues that must be overcome and time is running out fast. but we hope for the closest possible future relations. of course we will have two balance rights and obligations, but the uk are leaving

the eu but not europe and from the danish point of view we want is close a relation to the uk as possible. we also touched upon the salisbury incident. we stand united with the uk following the attack with the uk following the attack with the uk following the attack with the russian military grade nerve agent. this was a clear by—election of law and order and we are extremely concerned about the incident. we are pleased to learn that sergei skripal and his daughter at yulia are no longer in a critical situation and their health is improving. —— clear violation. i am their health is improving. —— clear violation. iam pleased their health is improving. —— clear violation. i am pleased that the international community sent a strong signal to russia that incidents like this cannot be tolerated. the eu, nato and many member countries managed to react quickly, coordinated and in denmark

we have expelled two russian diplomats, we will continue to have discussions in the eu on the situation and our relations to russia. it is time for russia to show responsibility and engage positively in the world community. the common nato summit should send a strong signal of unity, we are really proud to contribute significantly to the nato enhanced forward presence in estonia led by the uk. it isjust another forward presence in estonia led by the uk. it is just another example of our close corporation and partnership in security. and i think art meetings today confirmed that even though our relations will change in the future, next spring, we will stay engaged and we will still be close allies in the future. so you are most welcome in denmark.