sun comes out, day, but when the sun comes out, especially in the west, it is going to feel relatively mild. whatever the weather, have a very good evening. action against syria. his remarks come after the suspected chemical attack on a rebel—held syrian town at the weekend. we are studying that situation extremely closely, we are meeting with our military and everybody else, and we'll be making some major decisions over the next 24—48 hours. as syria's backer russia says there's no evidence of a chemical attack, the un security council prepares to meet to discuss the crisis. also tonight: a government crackdown on drugs networks to help fight the rise in violent crime — but are falling police numbers partly to blame? users of facebook are told whether they are among the 87 million people whose personal data was improperly shared. i'll be reporting from felixstowe on the growing pressure on the shipping industry to do more to tackle climate change. yes, she can — a golden day

for wales at the commonwealth games, as hollie arnold wins with a world record throw. and, coming up on bbc news. england's nile wilson claims a second gold at the commonwealth games. it's one of nine medals in total won by the home nation gymnasts on day five. good evening. donald trump has refused to rule out military action against syria, after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel—held syrian town. dozens of people are reported to have died in douma at the weekend. but syria has denied responsibility and russia says there's no evidence of chemicals being used. donald trump said nothing

was off the table — and that he'd probably make a decision by the end of the day. tonight the un security council will meet to discuss the attack. in a moment we'll get the latest on the uk response, but first here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. most of the casualties in syria's war were attacked with bullets and high explosives. but chemical weapons have a special horror. this is the aftermath of what witnesses said was a chemical attack, as douma, a town just outside damascus, fell to the regime. we are not showing you pictures we have of dozens showing you pictures we have of d oze ns of showing you pictures we have of dozens of dead bodies with foam on their mouths, which can be a sign of a chemical attack. what happened looks likely to extract a response from western countries. a big price to be paid by syria's president

assad and his russian and iranian backers, according to president trump. we will be making some major decisions over the next 2a to 48 hours. decisions over the next 24 to 48 hours. if it's russia, if it syria, if it's iran, if it's all of them together, we will figure it out and we will know the answer is quite soon. in moscow, sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, said there was no evidence that the russian accusations. translation: our military on the ground in the syrian and republic have warned several times that a serious provocation is being prepared. the syrian government also spoke about that. the serious provocation aimed at accusing damascus once again for using chemical, poisonous substances against the civilian population. chemical, poisonous substances against the civilian populationm seven against the civilian populationm seve n years against the civilian populationm seven years of fighting the war has changed from a campaign to overthrow the regime to a mini world war that

is being fought by many of the world's most powerful countries, and looks to be escalating. a year ago, the americans retaliated after another chemical attack on syrian civilians. it was mostly symbolic. the assad regime, with russian and iranian help, has continued to strengthen its position. from the start of the war, the us, britain and their allies called for president assad to go. but they didn't back their words with deeds. when the president was vulnerable, the us and the uk chose not to act. now he has the firm backing of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, and of course, russia's president putin. that makes him stronger now than at any time since the war began in 2011. it's hard to see what the west can do to change that. the americans and the british missed their chance. in the last 48 hours, syria's mini

world war has been heating up. this is said to be an israeli jet crossing lebanon to raid syria. in february, the israelis had a plane shot down as it hit the same target, an airbase called te 4. heating it was not about chemical weapons, but israel's fight with iran. supporters of president assad took to the streets in aleppo, the city in which the coalition between the syrian regime, the russians and the iranians scored their first significant victory. they still look to be the war‘s big winners, and it's hard to see how western retaliation for the latest chemical attack is going to change that. jeremy bowen, bbc news. the prime minister described the reported chemical weapon attack in syria as "deeply disturbing". on a tour in scandinavia, theresa may said if it was confirmed that the syrian government was responsible, then the "regime and its backers —

including russia — must be held to account". this report from our deputy political editorjohn pienaar contains some flash photography. there's much more to leadership than limousines and handshakes with foreign presidents and premiers. a meeting with the danish leader now encompassed a challenge to western allies, to britain's global role, and to theresa may herself. with a new struggle at home and abroad ahead, how would she respond? if confirmed, this is yet another example of the assad regime's brutality and brazen disregard for its own people, and for its legal obligations not to use these weapons. if they are found to be responsible, the regime and its backers, including russia, must be held to account. it is important that we show a united front. denmark will be ready to join the international partnership against impunity initiative for chemical weapons used. but how would she respond?

are you contemplating direct british military action? if i may, what is your direct message to vladimir putin? we assess what has taken place, and we'll also be discussing with our allies what action is necessary. this is a brutal regime that is attacking its own people, and we are very clear that it must be held to account and its backers must be held to account, too. so, theresa may's clearly keen to keep in step with key allies like america, and reassert british influence. what's less clear is the form that british support might eventually take. if it's direct military action, an air strike, say, that would surely lead to a political struggle at westminster. jeremy corbyn‘s supporters liked his response, "don't fight — talk". the tragedy and the terror of people's lives in syria can only end by a political solution. that means every country in the region, every country in the region as well as russia and the united states, coming together to ensure there is a meaningful ceasefire and there is a political process.

this 2013 defeat still burns in tory memories. labour blocked military action after a chemical strike. today's labour mps may be more split. tories don't all agree, either. we cannot have this level of violence, this level of chemical weapons used in a modern country. it's simply wrong. if we bomb now, what are we going to achieve? because i don't think we're going to change anything, but merely make a cold war with russia into a potentially hot one. here today, sweden tonight. hard decisions and tougher struggles are waiting at home. john pienaar, bbc news, copenhagen. our north america editor, jon sopel, is outside the white house — what are president trump's options? he says nothing is off the table. you can get a sense of what the

president is thinking in one sentence. he virtually described what has happened as atrocious and horrible, and this being about humanity. the cabinet is going to decide in the next 24 to 48 hours, and his advisers are drawing up options. in terms of military assets, the us could do what they like. they have ships in the region and a huge airbase close by. donald trump could go down the route he went down a year ago, which was a retaliatory, very limited strike, 59 cruise missiles at a syrian airfield, but as we have seen, it hasn't stopped chemical weapons attack. all he could go for something more profound that would damage syrian air force ability to fly, but that risks

inflaming the situation and destabilising the region further, and russia has talked of dire consequences in all this, and you also have the dizzying speed at which donald trump's policy on syria is changing. just a week ago he was talking about pulling all american troops out of syria. now he's talking about contemplating america getting involved still further into this intractable conflict. thank you. gangs that recruit children as drugs couriers will be one of the targets of a new government strategy aimed at cutting violent crime in england and wales. the home secretary, amber rudd, has announced a series of measures — including messages online, and more support for organisations helping young people. a leaked home office report linked a rise in violence with falling numbers of police officers. here's our home editor mark easton. behind the statistics and the politics of violent crime is the desperate agony of heartbroken families. who died after being stabbed in london injanuary, one of more than 55 killings in the capital this year. he wasjust i8. i was helpless, i couldn't do

anything to help him. i wish i could do something, but there was nothing i could do. i wasjust... as home secretary amber rudd knows, the public wants answers. why are the killings apparently rising, and what will she do about it? her answer, a new strategy, promising a major shift in the government's approach. the strategy represents a real step change in the way we think about and respond to these personal tragedies which dominate the front pages of our newspapers with seeming depressing regularity. a crucial part of our approach will be focusing on an investing more in prevention and early intervention. a major shift in strategy to end violence on our city's streets, the home secretary said in this report today. but back in 2011, her

predecessor at the home office theresa may also launched a government report promising to end gang and youth violence. and in 2016, another government report also promising an end to gang violence. critics point out that some of the initiatives in these documents have already been cut or abandoned. labour mp chuka umunna, who's been asked by the home secretary to join a cross—party task force on violence, says it is vital to take the politics out of the issues. there isn't one solution to the problem here, it's multifaceted, and that's why you've got to put the politics to one side. you've got to bring all parts of the public sector together with the third sector to stop this bloodshed on our streets. so we came on a weekly basis to build relationships with young people... there's money for early intervention schemes and to divert young people away from drugs. there's no extra cash for more police officers, even though a leaked government document suggests pressure on police

resources may contribute to rises in gang violence. but is it that simple? looking at the last ten years, police numbers have fallen by around 20,000 in england and wales, but crimes of violence resulting in injuries have also fallen over the decade. in fact, the best measure of crime trends suggests serious violence has more than halved. that's not how it feels to some, though. there are signs knife crime may be rising in some areas, and after 13 consecutive years of falls, the murder rate has started to increase again. i got to the hospital, my boy was already dead. so i didn't get to speak to him. it broke me, i saw my son on the bed, dead. it broke me totally. all i was doing was crying. he is a beautiful soul. there are no easy explanations for what leads one young person to kill another, but making our towns and cities safer is a job for more than just the police, and more than just the short term.

mark easton, bbc news. a man has beenjailed for at least 26 years for murdering a travel agent at her office in southport — after she began a relationship with his ex—girlfriend. cassie hayes was attacked at a branch of tui, where she worked as an assistant manager injanuary. she suffered a wound to the throat and died in hospital. andrew burke, who's 31, pleaded guilty to her murder. in the past hour, facebook has begun notifying users whether they're among the 87 million people whose data was shared with the controversial consultancy firm cambridge analytica. it's thought one million users in the uk could be affected. here's our media editor, amol rajan. in less than a decade and a half, one company has done more than any other to connect the world. and not always in a good way. each time we scroll, share or like something on facebook, we leave a digital footprint. and our personal data can be scraped by developers of apps.

or applications, some of whom pass that information on to companies such as cambridge analytica. the british data firm's alleged use of data has plunged facebook into the biggest crisis in its history. some 87 million users data ended up in the hands of the firm. 1 million of them, british. this mathematician and entrepreneurs gave evidence to mp5 at the same time as a whistle—blower who worked for cambridge analytica. the cambridge analytica story shows that their policies and practices are not sufficient to handle all the personal data properly. so i wouldn't trust facebook or mark zuckerberg for that matter with our personal data. personal data is an extension of ourselves. do we really want to sell it, just like we would sell an organ, maybe? so we have to be very careful. today facebook pushed out three notifications to users. one was sent to all users, showing them how to remove apps they would rather did not have access to their data. another was sent to those who had downloaded this is your digital life. it was this app which an academic

used to harvest information that was sent on to cambridge analytica. a third notification was sent to the friends of those who had downloaded this app. facebook used these messages as its effort to confront abuse. not so long ago, most of us kept our most personal information in something like this, in hard copy. if you lost it or if someone took it, then maybe one person would have access to that precious information. but now, most of us leave such information online and there, such information can be sourced or marketed to thousands of people and once you lose control of it, it is very hard to get it back. facebook has spent much of the past 14 years apologising. as chief executive mark zuckerberg prepares to testify before a us congress this week, the recent changes to their privacy settings and today's notifications are a recognition that trust in their brand has been seriously damaged. amol rajan, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening. the suspected chemical attack

in syria — president trump says major decisions on a response will be made within 48 hours. and, still to come. england's adam peaty has to settle for silver at the commonwealth games. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. liverpool bossjurgen klopp insists his team aren't thinking about being favourites, as they head to manchester city with a three—goal advantage in the champions league. international shipping generates more than 2% of global carbon emissions — that's higher than germany — and it's a figure that's projected to increase rapidly. talks are now being held in london to try to clean up the industry. but there's a deep division between countries that want to see urgent action — and those that fear limits could damage their economies. our science editor david shukman reports. at felixstowe docks, britain's largest container port, the staggering sight of a ship that stretches for roughly the length

of four football pitches. the vessels that handle global trade have grown massively. look at the tiny figures on the quayside. but as the industry has expanded, so has the pollution it causes. so far, shipping has been exempted from international climate agreements, but that is now changing. many of the most modern vessels like these are far more efficient than older generations, but if you add up all the greenhouse gas emissions produced by ships around the world, you get a bigger total than the emissions produced by germany. no wonder there's massive pressure now on the shipping industry to clear up. in london today, more than 100 countries started to talk about cutting emissions from shipping. for some, like the small island states, vulnerable to climate change, this is a vital chance to head off the most damaging effects of global warming. we can talk about the bottom line. we can talk about profit, corporate profit. we can talk about economic

development and prosperity, but if your very survival is really at stake, nothing else matters, right? a blast of fumes at dover. the shipping industry does accept it causes pollution, but also says trade is essential. countries like brazil say they can't afford to lose out. brazil sits in a faraway location in terms of its destination export markets, so we have to really look with care any measure that would eventually be adopted that could discriminate against brazil. there are plans to make shipping cleaner. this ferry in norway is battery powered, and japanese researchers want to go back to sails, using wind power in order to burn less fuel. back at felixstowe, we watch one of the massive vessels setting off for asia. it's due at the suez canal by friday. that's when negotiations are due

to finish on what to do about the industry's greenhouse gases. no one is certain of reaching agreement. david shukman, bbc news, in felixstowe. a man has been shot dead by armed police in romford in east london. scotland yard said officers were called just before 4am this morning to reports of a man making threats and claiming to have a gun. the police watchdog is investigating. our correspondent angus crawford is in romford now. what are the police saying about what happened ? well, as you said, the first 999 calls were received just before 4am. there were reports of a man in a house nearby making threats and carrying a firearm. an armed response vehicle was dispatched. when officers got to the house they found the individual had left. they we re found the individual had left. they were told he was carrying a firearm. we don't know exactly what happened

next but within 45 minutes a man believed to be in his 40s was shot dead on the forecourt of the garage just down the road. despite the effo rts just down the road. despite the efforts of two ambulance crews, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. local people said they heard sirens and then two gunshots. the dead man hasn't yet been named but we know that as is routine in the circumstances, the independent office for police conduct has been informed and their investigators have been on site to begin their enquiries into exactly what happened. to put this terrible incident into perspective, this is the first fatal shooting involving police officers in england and wales this year. thank you. the retrial of the actor and comedian bill cosby has got under way in pennsylvania. he is charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his mansion 14 years ago. jurors at his first trial lastjune couldn't reach a verdict. once one of the most watched men on american television, the 80—year old has faced claims of assaulting almost 60

women overfive decades. he denies any wrongdoing. northern ireland's three loyalist paramilitary organisations have pledged to support the rule of law — and to expel members who engage in criminal activity. the ulster volunteer force, the ulster defence association and red hand commando made the commitment in a joint statement issued to mark the 20th anniversary of the good friday agreement. it's been another good day for some of the home nations at the commonwealth games on australia's gold coast. wales' alys thomas won the 200m butterfly gold with a games record — the first commonwealth title for the 27—year—old. she afterwards said she couldn't see anything as her goggles fogged up. over in the gymnastics, england's nile wilson won his 5th medal of the games with gold in the horizontal bar, and his compatriot alice kinsella also won gold in the women's beam. it means the top of the medals table currently looks like this, with australia leading the way, followed by england,

and scotland and wales in 7th and 8th place respectively. natalie pirks reports now on the rest of the action. in the yellow and black of jamaica, was a man ready to step out from usain bolt‘s shadow. instead, yohan blake was left chasing them, after a terrible start. rogers is in the lead and simbine is coming away! it is going to be simbine's gold! simbine gets it! with adam gemili missing the men's 100m through injury, asha philip carried english hopes in the women's race, but yet again, she finished fourth as michelle—lee ahye blazed home to win trinidad and tobago's first commonwealth gold by a woman. an eventful night in the field, too. world and pa ralympic javelin champion, hollie arnold, needed a world record with her final throw to win. oh, that is huge!

it looks huge! it is a world—record! nerves of steel saw wales win another gold, their first of the athletics. well, success here for wales here tonight, but it was a packed day elsewhere, too, not least in the pool, where there was a major upset for a major star. so used to sweeping all before him, adam peaty hadn't lost a major race in four years. but a slow start saw him playing catch up in the 50m breaststroke. he almost got there, but south africa's cameron van der burgh pipped him to gold, by 400ths of a second. i'm not on my best form this week and itjust shows you, even if you are on top of your game, you can still fall. that is the most important lesson i have learned here. and life moves at a gentler pace over at the lawn bowls. but the crowd was still moved by underdog, wales', unexpected victory over defending champion, scotland, in the men's pairs. daniel salmon and mark wyatt, aka speedy and sparky, had just a one—point lead going into the 18th end. how about this for a final bowl?

is he reaching? he needs to run. he is there. natalie pirks, bbc news, the gold coast. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz shafernacker. another miserable day in the south with the cloud and rain but some of us with the cloud and rain but some of us had sunshine. northern parts of the country had a decent day, certainly some sun in scotland. northern england and northern ireland too. in the southern half of the uk, further heavy rain. the rain will be creeping further north as we go through this evening. this is the cloud moving in from the south for the last couple of days. moving across the english channel into the south of the country. with that comes relatively muggy air. not particularly cold out there. this is what it looks like through the evening. some of the rain moving

into parts of the peak district and yorkshire. some rain into northern ireland too. the rain very hit and miss. one place where the skies will be relatively clear is across the north west of scotland. temperatures just a degree above freezing for most of us a lot milder than that. tomorrow, that low pressure is still there on tuesday. still swinging in cloud and outbreaks of rain in our direction. some of the heavy rain potentially affecting north—eastern parts tomorrow and possibly some heavy downpours developing across the south—west. notice the temperatures in london tomorrow and east anglia, they could creep up to 17. it depends how much sunshine we get. we are forecasting for the clouds to break. a better day in the south—east tomorrow. on wednesday this high pressure across scandinavia means the winds will be coming out of the east. they'll be moving across the cold north sea, dragging in some cloud. for anyone living on the north sea coast, on

wednesday it will be nippy with temperatures only around 7—8. in the sunshine further south and west it will be a bit milder. most days this week will still need our umbrellas. a reminder of our main story. the suspected chemical attack in syria. president trump says major decisions on a response will be made within 48 hours. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good evening. the headlines: donald trump says major decisions will be made in response to the suspected chemical attack on a rebel held town in syria. rescue workers of the dozens of people, including women and children, were killed on saturday. we are studying that situation extremely closely, meeting with their military and everybody else, and will be making some major

decisions over the next 24—48 hours. the home secretary says she will do whatever it takes to tackle violent crime as she launches a strategy to deal with it. facebook sends out warnings to people whose data may have been accessed by a political consulting firm. talks are taking place in london on how to register gases which are produced by the worldshipping industry. —— how to reduce greenhouse gases. almost a look at sport, first a look ahead to what is coming up. later on, we will have the latest on the international response to the suspected chemical attack in syria. at 8pm, will be crossing live to new york, where the un security council is due to discuss the attack in eastern syria. former trade ministers will be here with me to review the papers at

10:30pm. lots of reasons to stay with us. now, time for the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday i'm sarah mulkerrins. there's a hatrick of golds for wales at the commonwealth games as swimmer alice thomas leads the way in the pool. don't give up when you are young. there is plenty of time, you have just got to be patient and it will come. just work hard and be patient. but it's a shock silver for adam peaty. the world record holder was beaten into second in the 50 metre breastroke final. and yohan blake blows it in the men's100 metres final, south africa's akani simbine runs clear to win gold. also coming up: liverpool bossjurgen klopp insists his team aren't thinking about being favourites as they head to manchester city with a three goal advantage in the champions league.