the who last summer at the world championships in london was co ntroversially championships in london was controversially stopped from entering the championships because it was thought he was suffering from the nora virus. certainly shown tonight in the last hour what london was missing with a dominant display. apart from the province from wales, a disappointing night overall for the home nations —— apart from the bronze. the home teams need to catch up. talking of disappointment, imagine coming all this way and not being allowed to enter, that is what happened to data melissa, gutted after an administration error meant she could not enter the women's time trial. there will be a review. brett lee she can enter the road race. second chance at the weekend, separate event. —— at least she can enter the road race. now the weather. it looked a bit whacked on

the gold coast. how is it here? i do not want to get your hopes up but it looks like there is warmer weather coming your way but not until next week. now we have the rain. having said that, warming up a little bit asi said that, warming up a little bit as i speak in the far south—east of the country, kent, sussex, the skies are turning sunnier and warmth is wafting in around this area of low pressure, warmth coming up of france, temperatures we suspect across the south—east today getting up across the south—east today getting up to around 17, maybe 18. that is the exception. further north, the north—east of england in particular, cold, grey, raining on and off. this evening, most of the rain in the very far north will fizzle away, but coming back out of the new continent across east anglia into the midlands as well, looks as though it could be

quite soggy for some of us first thing in the morning. tomorrow the extreme south coast might end with sunshine. further inland, some rain. the best of the weather tomorrow probably in the north—west. for example, lancashire, lake district, south—western parts of scotland. on the north sea coast, you have probably noticed just how cold it is. really chilly. the cold water, only 5 degrees in the north sea. with the easterly wind, you can see the north sea coasts will be very chilly and the air only warms up by cue, three degrees over the land. —— two, three degrees. in the south, less of the seed trapped, the temperatures in london quite happily up. —— the sea tract. friday, the thinking is, notjust cloud, but spells of rain returning to aberdeenshire, the north coast, but

in the south, just about getting a hint of more of a southerly, temperatures perhaps up to 16, 17. a really messy week. hands up, really difficult to predict where the little areas of rain are going, but the chance of rain is there. for the weekend, things will be improving a little bit, perhaps warming up, and fingers crossed, next week, proper spring will arrive. is good afternoon. here is a look at the sport. day 6 of the commonwealth games drawing to a close. the final session of the swimming ended with a dramatic race in the men 4 by 100 metres medley.

australia snatching gold from england right at the end. adam peaty gave england the lead on the breaststroke leg but they could not fend off the aussie challenge, coming agonisingly close to clinching gold. ben proud went head to head with australia's kyle chalmers at the end falling short by nine one hundredths of a second. earlier on proud successfully defended his 50 metres freestlye title after breaking the games record in qualifying. very, very pleased about that. tonight was about getting a medal. ifi tonight was about getting a medal. if i can get three in these conditions, i am if i can get three in these conditions, iam positive if i can get three in these conditions, i am positive for the rest of the year. there's been a brilliant silver in the mens 200

metres individual medley for scotland's duncan scott. 19 one hundreths of a second separated him and australia's mitch in the women's aoom freestyle, holly hibbott won silver whilst her england team mate eleanor faulkner won her third bronze medal in these games. 17—year—old ariarne titmus of australia took her third gold of the games... and georgia davies of wales had to settle for bronze in the women's 50m backstroke, after winning gold in glasgow four years ago. tom daley won't defend his 10 metre platform individual commonwealth title. he has a hip problem and says

he's "truly devastated" but he still hopes to compete with dan goodfellow in the sychronised event on friday. some other bad news english sprinter adam gemili has confirmed he will be out of action for two weeks and as a result his commonwealth games are over. he withdrew from the 100 metres final on monday after struggling with a thigh injury.... not great news for andrew pozzi in the men's 110m hurdles today... he could only manage sixth in the final, having won gold in the world indoor championships 60 metres last month. jamaica's ronald levy won the race. south african's caster semenya crusied to victory in the women's 1500 metres. setting a new games record on the way... melissa courtney sneaked the bronze for wales in a personal best time. overnight there were two shooting golds for the home nations...

david phelps taking the men's 50 metres prone rifle title for wales, there was also gold for england in the queen's prize pairs. away from the action northern ireland's boxing captain sean mccomb has been banned from areas of the gold coast at the commonwealth games after being involved in an incident in a nightclub. he was beaten in the light welterweight division over the weekend, police said mccomb was issued with an infringement notice for causing public nuisance after officers were called to a disturbance at a nightclub. and tonight in the champions league, manchester city have it

all to do if they're to reach the semi finals. liverpooljust have to hold on. remember, liverpool lead city 3 0 from the first leg and it would take one of the great champions league comebacks for pep guardiola's side to overturn the deficit. but it is something the manager says is possible. let's get more on our top story — the release of yulia skripalfrom hospital. a short time ago theresa may was asked about this — and the alleged chemical attack in syria. yulia skripal is a british citizen. any secret resettlement of them would result to an abduction of russian citizens. the russian embassy also saying that if they we re embassy also saying that if they were secretly resettled, the opportunity to hear their version of events would be lost. the world, while having no opportunity to

interact with them would see this as an abduction of two russian nationals or as their isolation. that is what the russian embassy website. yulia skripal has been discharged from hospital. herfather is also making good progress and will be discharged in due course. a short time ago theresa may was asked about this — and the alleged chemical attack in syria. obviously, i welcome the fact that yulia skripal has been discharged from hospital and i wish her the best for her continuing recovery. and i would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff at the hospital in salisbury who have looked after her and her father so well. now turning to the apparent chemical attack on syria over the last few days. have you spoken to president trump about any potential military action? do you expect to speak to him later today? first of all, this attack that took place in douma is a barbaric attack. we are working urgently with our allies and partners to assess what has happened

on the ground. if this is the responsibility of president assad's regime in syria, then it is another example of the brutality and brazen disregard for their people that they show. i spoke this morning to president macron, i will be speaking later today to president trump. and the national security council meets regularly and i will be chairing a meeting of the national security council later today. we will be working with our allies, as i say, crucially, to make an assessment of what has happened on the ground. all the indications are that president trump hopes to launch military action in syria, will the uk join that military action? as i say, we will work with our allies to assess what has happened on the ground in syria. it is a barbaric chemical weapons attack that has taken place, of course, illegal use of chemical weapons. i have already spoken to president macron about this,

i will be speaking to president trump later today. we will be talking about this issue and including the discussions taking place at the security council of the united nations. the former prime minister tony blair said today that he does not believe that the authorisation of parliament is needed for the uk to engage in military action in syria. do you accept that case? our focus at the moment is working with our allies and partners to assess what has taken place on the ground. there are important discussions taking place at the un security council. i will continue to talk with our allies and partners, president macron and president trump later today. is there a legaljustification for military action in syria? the first stage is for us to be assessing with our partners and allies what has happened in syria on the ground. what we have seen is a chemical weapons attack, an appalling

chemical weapons attack. if this is the responsibility of the assad regime, it is another example of the brazen disregard usuals for his people. we think those who are responsible should be held to account. —— he shows. more now on the 20th anniversary of the good friday peace agreement, which is taking place in northern ireland. the former us president bill clinton is among the international figures gathering in belfast today for events to mark the occasion. the deal was the most significant breakthrough in the northern ireland peace process — after a conflict which killed more than 3,500 people. those attending today include the former senator george mitchell. those attending today include the former senator george mitchelllj feel former senator george mitchell.” feel great being here in northern ireland again. i love that place, i love the people. i enjoy coming

back. this is a special day marking the 20th anniversary of the good friday agreement. i hope in a way it focuses public attention, notjust in northern ireland but across the uk and ireland, of the importance of the principles that the agreement represented. mutual respect, working together for a represented. mutual respect, working togetherfor a common represented. mutual respect, working together for a common good, overcoming deep mistrust and long—time period of hostilities. and i think that is needed now all across these islands and really around much of the western world. many societies are experiencing political dysfunction. i'm an american, we have ourfair share of it. in the uk, there are problems, every society has problems in change. the good friday agreement did not by itself guarantee a case of political stability reconciliation. it did not report to

solve all problems for all time. it set a template, a set of principles by which decision should be made foremost among them that differences should be resolved by democratic and peaceful means, not by the use of threat or violence. what you think it was that made the local politicians rise to that challenge? they demonstrated great courage and vision. is fashionable to ridicule political leaders and demean them. much of it is deserved. we do not paid much attention and a tribute those occasions when audrey men and women rise to the occasion with courage and vision as did the political leaders in 1990. it is they that are the real heroes of the process and the people of the —— northern ireland who supported the agreement. and voted on it after it

was reached. what is your message to the current politicians given the stalemate? they should look back 20 yea rs stalemate? they should look back 20 years and see what strong and courageous political leadership can accomplish. and to apply that same kind of vision and courage to the problems of today. when you were in that talks, those final few hours, you have said how in february things look bleak and in the week of the agreement things moved ahead. where are you confident it would happen?” was not always confident it would happen. no one could have gone through the failures we went through and be confident. we were hopeful it would happen. but until ten minutes of the time we reached agreement, i did not know what the agreement would be. thanks to the courage and leadership of the political leaders of northern ireland, the parties did ee, of northern ireland, the parties did agree, the governments did agree and we we re agree, the governments did agree and we were able to move forward. that

is the former us senator george mitchell reflecting on the good friday agreement. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first — the headlines on bbc news: yulia skripal — the daughter of the poisoned former russian spy sergei skripal — is discharged from hospital. president trump promises a "forceful response" to a suspected chemical attack in syria — other nations are weighing their options. over four million households will see their fuel bills increase, as british gas raises its prices for some customers. i'm alice baxter — in the business news. british gas is to increase energy prices for those on standard tariffs by an average of 5.5% — that's around £60 a year. the rise, which applies to both gas and electricity, will see the average annual dual—fuel bill go up to £1,161. the beast from the east kept shoppers away from shops in march.

uk retail sales rose by 1.4% last month, compared to the year before — although they remained volatile because of the cold weather. supermarket chain iceland is to stop using palm oil in own—brand products by the end of 2018. the chain — the first major uk supermarket to ban palm oil — said it was used in more than half of its products, from biscuits to soap. it says growing demand for the oil was devastating tropical rainforests across southeast asia. as you've been hearing, british gas is to increase the energy prices for those on standard tariffs by an average of 5.5% — or £60 a year. the rise, which applies to both gas and electricity, will see the average annual dual—fuel bill go up to £1,161. the company, the uk's largest energy supplier, said that 4.1 million

of its customers would be affected. the increase will take effect from 29 may and means british gas is the first of the major suppliers to raise prices this spring. we've already had some government reaction from the minister for energy and clean growth, claire perry saying she's "disappointed by british gas's announcement of an unjustified price rise in its default tariff when customers are already paying more than they need to". claire perry goes on to say that "switching suppliers will always help consumers get the best deal, saving £308 by switching from a default tariff offered by the big six." joining us now is jasmine birtles, financial expert, at moneymagpie. let's begin with that comment by clear perry. talking about the need 110w clear perry. talking about the need now for customers to look around, to

look for a better deal. do you think she's right that customers on these default arabs will be better off looking elsewhere? yes, i think so. —— tariffs. people should be able to save £300. it is worth it, it only ta kes te n save £300. it is worth it, it only takes ten or 15 minutes to do that. people like me keep saying this, we keep saying, just switch, it is easy. it genuinely is. although customers might say, why should we? why should i spend my time and effort doing that. it is a good thing that we have that choice. we do have the freedom to move to another better cheaper tariff and we can do it once a year. just to keep on top of it and make sure we are not wasting £300 a year on gas and electricity that we are using. one

of the consumers, concerns consumers may have that might explain our apathy when it comes to switching is the fear that british gas is raising its prices this time, but other supplies are going to follow suit. you go to that trouble changing and other providers do the same. we are expecting the others of the big six to follow suit to some degree. there are 20 or30 to follow suit to some degree. there are 20 or 30 at least providers. many of which which are very small but quite interesting. you have some that are green, some that are specifically trying to help people to heat and to eat. and there are some that are doing very well. the ones that are quite a lot cheaper are working purely online and on the telephone, even just are working purely online and on the telephone, evenjust online. it is horses for courses, there are

companies that you can move to and get something better, cheaper and quite often more tailor—made for what you want in your life. quickly, if people are wondering what kind of talent they are on, how will they find out if they are on a fixed tariff? you can see it on your bill that you are sent. the bill is used to be horrendous, the ones you got from the gas and electricity people we re from the gas and electricity people were full of words and numbers you had no idea. they have been forced byjem to make them cleaner, you should be able to see that. ring them up and as somewhat tariff are my on, what could i be on? if you do not feel like moving to another company, you could be put on a better tariff with the company you are with at the moment. it is worth doing that are switching website where you can actually switch to any that will save you money long—term. really good advice. good to talk to

you, jasmine. as we've been hearing, iceland is to stop using palm oil in own—brand products by the end of 2018. the deeside—based chain — the first major uk supermarket to ban palm oil — said it was used in more than half of its products, from biscuits to soap. the ban only applies to iceland—brand products, meaning other products sold by the retailer may still contain palm oil. iceland's boss has said prices will not go up as a result. china has asked the world trade organization for dispute settlement with the united states over us tariffs slapped on imports of chinese steel and alumium products. china claims the duties of 25% and 10% are inconsistent with the wto's own rules. the complaint was filed on 5 april. glencore chief executive

ivan glasenberg has resigned as a director of russian aluminium producer rusal after the us imposed sanctions. the british mining firm says its "evaluating" it's contracts with rusal but insists that they're "not financially material" to the business. rusal was founded by chelsea owner roman abramovich. and waitrose will stop using disposable coffee cups in all of its stores by the autumn — saving 52 million cups a year in the process. some 2.5 billion disosable cups are thrown away annually in the uk, almost none of which are recycled because of their plastic lining. a quick look at the markets now. shares in retailer card factory have climbed after it pledged to pay shareholders a special dividend despite posting a profits fall of 12%. meanwhile fashion firm ted baker is up while vedanta resources is up around 4.5%. and shares in british gas owener centrica have.. gone down, by 1.4%. that's all the business news.

treasures including a gold crown and a royal dress, which were taken from ethiopia by the british 150 years ago, could be returned to ethiopia by the victoria and albert musuem on long—term loan basis. ethiopia has repeatedly asked for the return of the treasures, but its pleas have so far gone unanswered. lisa—marie misztak went to find out more. beautifully written manuscripts. a meticulously crafted golden crown. silverjewellery, these are some of the items that were plundered and ethiopia during the battle of magdala in april 1868. the royal and religious treasures were taken when a british expeditionary force laid siege to the mountain fortress of the emperor of what was then abyssinia. this was the response to the emperor's imprisonment of europeans.

but now, there are some hope for those fighting for the treasures to be returned home. the history of these items in our collections are legally complicated. the easiest way in order to have these items in ethiopia is a long—term loan and we've done that with other items in our collection, with other parts of the world in the past. the ethiopian government lodged a former restitution claim for the treasures in 2007 which was denied. the suggestion of a loan was first welcomed by the ethiopian embassy in london which has partnered with the museum on this exhibition. loans are not a new thing. that in itself is a good beginning, a good start for the continued dialogue, discussion and engagement of two countries regarding the artefacts. there been contradicting statements on exactly what this feel pr's position is for the return

of the artefacts. the uk ambassador applauded the mood to loan the collections to ethiopia, but the country's culture and to lose a minister has rejected the loan and will now intensify efforts to return the treasures back permanently. calls to return the treasures have been ongoing for years but have not bore fruit. i think it is a most welcome proposal. i think barring the possibility of a return of some of these treasures held by institutions in britain, it will be wonderful if a long—term loan of these treasures to ethiopia could be arranged. i think it will be greatly welcomed by the ethiopian people. in the meantime, an exhibition like this continues to help shine a light on the plight of many countries around the world that are still fighting to have sacred and precious items returned. a line of news coming in about the

suspected attack in syria of the chemical weapons. the syrian government have invited the chemical weapons watchdog to centre team to investigate those allegations of a chemical attack in eastern guitar. let's check out the weather now with thomas. very changeable weather because the country today. the sun is out in east anglia and temperatures are rising. for many of ours it is a case of a chance of rain through the course of the day. the worst of the weather is across the north—east of the country, a chilly breeze often northsea, outbreaks of rain, but

further south where the quiet —— skies clearing, even here we cutesy showers brewing during the course of the afternoon and evening. —— could see. here is that grey and rainy weather across the north—east. tonight, for many of us it turns drive the flavour for more rain d rifts drive the flavour for more rain drifts out of holland and belgium, stretching into east anglia, midlands and wales as well. that sets the scene for tomorrow. the far south of the country, they will have fine weather all the way to plymouth, further inland it will be cloudy and rainy, london, oxfordshire and the peak district. the best of the weather tomorrow will be in the lake district, the south—west of scotland. it will be chilly in the north sea coast in the last few days. the waters are cold after the cold start to spring, the

beast from the east. any easterly wind that blows across the north sea drags on that chilly air. from folkestone, aberdeen, edinburgh, newcastle, temperatures are struggling. 7 degrees. in the south where there is a shorter sea trout, temperatures get up to 16 degrees. this pattern continues. it is not just kleber rain drifting into the north—east of the country, aberdeen, into the borders, the north—east of england, may be some spots of rain. across most of the country on friday, at least further south, it is looking drive. the best of the weather will be in the south, temperatures around 17 degrees. and the weekend is looking drier and brighter. is

hello, you're watching afternoon live — is atching afternoon live — today at 2.00pm. yulia skripal — one of the victims of the salisbury nerve agent attack — has left hospital. her father may be discharged soon too. both patients have responded exceptionally well. equally, both patients are at different stages of their recovery. we have now discharged yulia from salisbury district hospital. but the russian embassy isn't happy — it says what it calls the secret resettlement of the skripals is abduction or forced isolation. president trump promises a quick and forceful response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria — he'll speak to theresa may later today. and it's 20 years today since the good friday agreement — a milestone in the northern ireland peace process.