this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at two: " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again after yesterday's attacks on suspected chemical weapons facilities. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for a vote in parliament tomorrow, following yesterday's air strikes. it looked awfully to me as though the prime minister was more interested in following donald trump's lead than anything else. this is policy made up by twitter. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down. hundreds of australian firefghters are tackling a large bushfire threatening homes in the suburbs of sydney. also coming up: jubilation at the commonwealth games. england beat australia in the netball, to secure the greatest result in their history and win their first commonwealth gold medal. and at 14:30, in hardtalk,

stephen sackur speaks to sivjensen, norway's finance minister and the leader of the right—wing progress party. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he would only consider involvement in syria if it had the backing of the un. it follows yesterday's missile strikes by the us, france and the uk on suspected chemical weapons sites. meanwhile, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said no further military action is planned, but that the government would "study the options" if syria used chemical weapons again. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. british forces in action. four tornado aircraft took part

in bombing raids on chemical storage facilities in syria yesterday. and today, the government was clear — this was about sending a signal that the use of chemical weapons, whether in salisbury or in syria, wouldn't be tolerated. it wasn't about changing the course of the conflict in the middle east. though the foreign secretary did not absolutely rule out further action. there is no proposal on the table at the moment for further attacks because so far, thank heavens, the assad regime has not been so foolish as to launch another chemical weapons attack. if we say that we are limiting our action to chemical weapons, our particular desire to reinforce that prohibition, which is what this is all about, yes, of course it follows the rest of the syrian war must proceed as it will. his justification for the action was in part that chemical weapons had been used here in britain too, and he was dismissive of russian suggestions the uk could be behind the salisbury poisoning or had faked

the syrian attack. it is plainly an utterly preposterous and deranged suggestion. the labour leader opposed the air strikes and has called for renewed diplomacy to bring about a ceasefire. i can only countenance involvement in syria if there is a un authority behind it. the russians vetoed un resolutions on this six times now. there is no reason to think they will stop. both sides have either vetoed or threatened to veto. there has not been agreement. so, what would he do if he had incontrovertible evidence the assad regime had used chemical weapons? confront assad with that evidence, confront any other group that may be fingered because of that — maybe, i'm saying maybe, i don't know. and then say they must now come in and remove and destroy those weapons. political disagreements are not limited to whether the syrian airstrikes should have taken place. even some mps who backed the military action are deeply unhappy that it took place without a prior vote in parliament.

the prime minister will address mps tomorrow, but there are now calls for the law to be changed so that any action in future would have to be approved notjust by the cabinet, but by parliament. labour want a new war powers act to give mps a say. the snp is calling for an agency debate. for an emergency debate. if there was to be any further change to the role of uk forces in syria, any change to that, or further change to that should be sanctioned by a parliamentary vote. the prime minister will hope this action does not have to be repeated, but even some of her own mps will want greater scrutiny of her decisions. our political correspondent, mark lobel, is here. all sorts of people have said there needs to be a parliamentary vote although it would be retrospective in this case, what are the chances of this happening? not impossible. a lot of opposition parties are calling for a vote, the snp in

particular calling for an emergency debate. that would be a protest vote, it would not bind the government but it would expose divisions in several parties between the mps and their leader. labour has also called for a vote and they are especially unhappy, jeremy corbyn, about what he calls the dubious legal nature of the justification for the strikes theresa may launched in western syria. especially by choosing humanitarian grounds, he stays that is still legally dubious. he said he would only cantons involvement in syria if there was a un involvement behind it, but some conservatives have said, jeremy corbyn knows russia would veto that some picnic use of a roaring what is going on on the ground in syria. —— so going on on the ground in syria. —— so they accuse him of using what is going on. vince cable one certainty about whether this was one one—off strike or a sustained campaign. theresa may is making a statement

tomorrow and will be on her feet taking questions for a couple of hours taking questions from mps, that would not be enough for some people. there is an issue of who can make these important decisions and some would say it is right the prime minister, the cabinet should have that flexibility to make these decisions. that is right. there has been a convention that the prime minister would ring these decisions to parliament. in this case, she clearly has not done that, labour wa nt to clearly has not done that, labour want to stop that being the case and there want to introduce a war powers act. according to the press release from midday, they want to enshrine in law that the commitments get parliamentary approval before military action. it calls —— calls for a military action. it calls —— calls fora war military action. it calls —— calls for a war powers act have come before at interventions in afghanistan, libya and iraq. for some thing stronger than this unenforceable convention. tentative plans were dropped around two years ago by the then defence secretary michael fallon and prime minister david cameron. they said they did

not want to be artificially constrained to keep this country safe but if this were to go ahead, the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry said if the prime minister got could not or the country was invaded, there would not have to be a delay, they could get some response “— have to be a delay, they could get some response —— the prime minister got kidnapped. would we have been able to call parliament in this instance? i spoke to two people today who said no because of where everybody was spread around the globe, they could not get back in time to match french and american deadlines leaving britain isolated and weak. and borisjohnson said today the reason they did not get parliamentary approval was because they wanted to focus on the speed and efficiency of the operation. jeremy corbyn is adamant theresa may should have recalled parliament and if not, she should have held a vote before doing anything tomorrow when everybody returns. and he seems to think that that is the way the public mood is going and some of the

early polling support his view. i'm sure the argument will carry on tomorrow, thank you very much. well, the syrian government denies having used chemical weapons, and has insisted it is not breaking any international laws which prohibit their use. so just what do they say the us, french and british missions targeted? seth done, from cbs news, went to see one of the damaged sites, in damascus, and sent this report. one of the targets of those air strikes were still smouldering late this afternoon. the us military says this afternoon. the us military says this complex in damascus was a centre for the research, relevant and production of terror —— chemical and production of terror —— chemical and biological weapons. your office was there? yes, where you see the smoke, the scientist told us. he has been here for 38 years. he said he cried when he saw this place today. his life's work destroyed. with chemical weapons being developed here? that is totally incorrect, he

said. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons visited here and did not report anything wrong with this place. syrians are adamant this was not a place to develop chemical weapons, but rather a place of learning, research institution where they develop things like pharmaceuticals. what is clear now is that it has gone. this is what you were producing there? he told as these air strikes took his livelihood. this is a big institution, is it impossible there were things going on you didn't know about? no, never, he told us. last year's report from the opcw about the facility noted the opcw about the facility noted the syrians delayed a scheduled visit due to security concerns, but ultimately, chemical weapons investigators did not find any red flags. but the pentagon says destroying that facility will set syria's chemical weapons programme back several years. the founder and head of the world's

largest advertising agency, wpp — sir martin sorrell — has resigned, less than a fortnight after the company announced he was being investigated for misconduct. he leaves wpp after 33 years in the job. sir martin denies any wrongdoing. joe lynam has more. you might not know the agencies behind them, but you will know many of the adverts that they come up with. wpp owns many of the largest advertising and public relations groups in the world and this is the man who created the £15 billion behemoth. sir martin sorrell took a company called wire and plastic products, which made supermarket baskets, into a major entity in 112 countries. but now, a 33—year glittering career is coming to an end amid recent accusations that he may have misused wpp funds. although sir martin has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, he said it would be in the best interests of the business if he stepped down now. this resignation is a lot more

than the use of company funds. many believe that wpp is simply not growing like it used to. tech giants like facebook and google are placing ads directly with consumers and bypassing the advertising agencies controlled by wpp, whose share price has fallen by a third over the past year and many believe that sir martin has lost his midas touch. sirmartin said... "the current disruption we are experiencing is simply putting too much unnecessary pressure on the business. that is why i have decided that in the interests of our clients, shareholders and all other stakeholders, it is best for me to step aside." sir martin will be disappointed that having run wpp for a third of a century, he didn't really get to choose when to step down. joe lynam, bbc news. two teenagers have been arrested after five people were struck by a car in essex yesterday afternoon. three people remain in hospital following the incident in canvey island. a 17—year—old boy and an 18—year—old man, both from the area, are being questioned by essex police

this afternoon, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. police have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in birmingham. officers were called to a shooting in the bordesley area of the city at just after midnight. a 20—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. police are appealing for information from the public. a man has died, and a woman is in a critical condition, after the vehicle they were in collided with a car during a police pursuit on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent. the pair were being followed by officers on the a50, near longton, after their vehicle failed to stop. they collided with a car on the eastbound carriageway at around 6:15 this morning. staffordshire police have referred the incident to the independent office for police conduct, which is routine when somebody dies during an operation. a service is being held in salisbury later this afternoon,

with the purpose of symbolically reclaiming the city for the common good, after the nerve agent attack last month. the bishop of salisbury is hosting the "service of cleansing and celebration". john mcmanus is in salisbury for us now. yes, this is saint thomas's church, which is a very old church that has been here for about 800 years situated in the heart of salisbury and it is for that reason this church will host the service of cleansing and reconciliation in under one hour. rather than perhaps famous cathedral just under one hour. rather than perhaps famous cathedraljust on the road. it is because this church... the service will be conducted by the right reverend nicholas hoult, the bishop of salisbury, who joins right reverend nicholas hoult, the bishop of salisbury, whojoins me 110w. bishop of salisbury, whojoins me now. bishop nicholas, this is a service of reconciliation, but who

are you reconciling with? well, it isa are you reconciling with? well, it is a service in which we want to thank community that have carried salisbury through this and to have an opportunity to gather together and to reclaim the city. and so this has got a nod and blush a number of functions but it is saint salisbury is open, in business, and wanted new life in this easter season, we want to reclaim the new life it has given us. to reclaim the new life it has given us. it was only about 200 metres from here that sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were found on a park bench near the river suffering from what appears to be the ill effects of nerve agent. that was to be profoundly shocking for a city like this, how have locals reacted? traumatic for those directly affected and it has had an impact and just about everybody here. for some, it has been very traumatic and has had an impact in a variety of ways. on business, on people's mental health and well—being, it has caused people to be anxious, there isa caused people to be anxious, there is a loss of trust in one another and it has now gone global. and that

is quite tricky to know, what is the relationship between salisbury and this very uneasy world in which we i'iow this very uneasy world in which we now live? and this very uneasy world in which we now live ? and what this very uneasy world in which we now live? and what is that relationship? it is the connection between local and global and the sense in which something that started here has had an impact way beyond here, that we live in a connected world and we need to learn to live peacefully together. i think thatis to live peacefully together. i think that is another thing we want out of today's service. we want to pray for peace in our world. in your easter sermon, you made comments about the geopolitical situation, can i ask you about them ? geopolitical situation, can i ask you about them? you said the expelling diplomats, where russia and brush it expelled diplomats, you said that was not good news, can you tell me more? —— russia. said that was not good news, can you tell me more? -- russia. we have got to get beyond these immediate reactions to something which is much deeperand reactions to something which is much deeper and much more long lasting and which will build for peace in out and which will build for peace in our world. so we have got to think ha rd our world. so we have got to think hard and to pray hard and to work

for peace and justice. we have got to find a way beyond the present crisis. when you walk around salisbury, that was still parts of the city cordoned off waiting to be decontaminated. like this easy restau ra nt decontaminated. like this easy restaurant and the park bench whether skripals were found. can salisbury come back and be the way it was after this? of course salisbury will come back. we need to patiently worked through with the emergency services to get to a conclusion so that we can start to live again in the city notjust conclusion so that we can start to live again in the city not just as it was. it is different. this is a great opportunity for salisbury to think again about what sort of city we are and how we belong together with one another and what we want to be. bishop of salisbury, many thanks. the service gets under way in about 45 minutes here. the diocese of salisbury say they expect a packed church as people remember the events of the month ago and also look forward to the future.

thanks very much. from salisbury. the headlines on bbc news: " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again after yesterday's attacks on suspected chemical weapons facilities. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for a vote in parliament tomorrow, following yesterday's air strikes. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down. mps, celebrities and business leaders have launched a campaign calling for a public vote on the final brexit deal between the uk and the european union. the people's vote drive aims to unite anti—brexit groups, with a rally being held in north london. our correspondent, ian palmer, is at the rally in camden. what are they trying to achieve? well, they are trying to achieve

what you said. they want the 65 million people, the voters of britain, to have the right to vote on the final brexit deal when we know what it is, presumably sometime in march 2019. they say the country, this decision is so important that the country should have the right to say, yes, we like the deal, let's continue with it. or, no, we don't like the deal. the question is, if that vote is actually refuse, or what will then happen, does that mean the government goes back to the eu to try and get a better deal, or does that mean that there is no deal at all and there is a hard brexit? i was here 2.5 hours before the meeting started. they had to delay the beginning of this meeting because there were so many people wanting to get in. it is about to start ina

wanting to get in. it is about to start in a couple of moments. with the platform of chuck unit, caroline su karen because the global mp and actor patrick stewart who says that he believes that britain should have the right to say no to the future final brexit deal as and when we know what it is. from north london, thank you very much. a bushfire is burning out of control near sydney — with the flames now threatening some streets around 20 miles from the city centre. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes, and australian police say they suspect the blaze may have been started deliberately. phil mercer reports. strong winds have pushed the flames toward suburban streets, about 35 kilometres from the centre of sydney. as the blaze approached, many residents left, while others stayed to join a huge firefighting effort. authorities said the fast—moving

outbreak was aggressive and unpredictable. while 500 firefighters confronted the inferno on the ground, they were supported in the skies by more than a dozen aircraft. very warm autumn weather and a lack of rain have turned bushland on sydney's outer fringes into a tinderbox. we have to deal with the worst that mother nature can throw at us. and the worse australians are presented with by nature, the better it brings up the australian spirit. the better it brings out the australian spirit. conditions in the fire zone are reported to be easing. but crews will again be working through the night to try to contain the blaze. south—eastern australia is one of the world's most fire—prone regions. most outbreaks are sparked by lightning, or accidentally, by power lines. sometimes, more sinister hands are to blame. australian police believe this monstrous fire in south—western

sydney may have been lit on purpose. experts say that australia's annual bushfire season is starting earlier and ending later. they believe that climate change is making the threat worse. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. myanmar says it has re—patriated the first family of rohingya muslims, who fled violence in rakhine state. more than 700,000 people took refuge in neighbouring bangladesh, following a military operation which the un says was tantamount to ethnic cleansing. the burmese government says it has been responding to terrorist groups. rylee carlson reports. the myanmar government says this is the first rohingya family to cross back over the border from bangladesh into rakhine state. the un has not confirmed their story but, here, they are met by immigration officers who check their papers and begin

their voluntary repatriation. in this reception centre, they're fingerprinted, their photos are taken and they are given a medical checkup. at the end, they are also given a national verification card, a small piece of id that many rohingya are refusing because their citizenship is still in question. hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims fled this area into neighbouring bangladesh. the united nations has called the reported killings, rapes and arson ‘ethnic cleansing', a claim the country denies, calling it instead a legitimate counterinsurgency operation. last week, myanmar‘s minister of social welfare and resettlement visited a camp in cox's bazar, where he was met with

rohingya refugees concerned about their status and persecution if they returned home. the most important thing is to start the repatriation process as soon as possible. so we've got to overcome all the difficulties. do they say that they want citizenship? yeah, yeah, we are trying to have the citizenship. for now, it's up to the families to decide if that pledge is enough. four years since more than 200 nigerian school girls were kidnapped by thejihadist group boko haram, their parents are renewing calls for their release. more than a hundred of the chibok girls are still missing. nigeria's president says disagreements within the militant group have led to setbacks in negotiations. but he insists his government would not give up. lebo diseko has more. it's a road no parent

would ever want to walk. four years since their children were kidnapped by boko haram, mothers, fathers and the community in chibok march to demand action. truly, our people are traumatised, especially the females. our mothers. we are suffering for... for check and look about our children. we never see it. we cry, cry, cry. we never see our children. in april 2014, islamist militants abducted more than 200 goals from their school in chibok, in the north—east of nigeria. some have since been released, but more than 100 have still not been returned. one journalist with links to the jihadists claims that just 15 are still alive, but the government has told the bbc it is still in discussions with the group over

the 112 still missing. the president says he is committed to getting all the girls back. i want to appeal to the chibok community never to lose hope or to despair. we are determined as never before to bring back our remaining chibok daughters, and this, we must accomplish and that will be soon, by god's grace. president buhari had previously said that boko haram had been defeated, but as recently as february, the group was blamed for more kidnappings. activists say the government needs to do more to bring back the missing girls. the government has not done enough in bringing back the chibok girls. enough means having all of the girls come back. it's four years that we are having to commemorate now. for the families, this is the most painful of anniversaries. all they can do is pray

and plead once more for the return of their children. lebo diseko, bbc news. the commonwealth games has come to a close, with england's netball team scoring a dramatic last—minute victory to secure gold. they beat hosts australia by 52 points to 51. it's the first time a team other than australia or new zealand has won the netball at the games. tim hague has the very latest. never before had england reached the commonwealth games netball final. never before have they won any more than a bronze. and yet, with another last—gasp goal, england's roses bloomed at the buzzer. commentator: england have done it! they have made history. they have snatched the gold medal from australia. quite simply, the greatest result in their history, and a win to rewrite the record books.

it's my dream come true. the girls have worked so hard over the last international phase, they've put in there, they were against the world number one. they're renowned. we've not beaten them once in the whole cycle i've been here. to beat them at that time wasjust stupendous and i'm really proud of them, really, really proud. imagine, too, how proud the adcocks are today. the husband and wife combination of chris and gabby, the reigning champions, defending their title in the mixed badminton by beating team—mates marcus ellis and lauren smith. but it hasn't been alljoy for the home nations down under. take this, for example. scotland's callum hawkins leading the marathon, with only a mile to go, only for exhaustion to cruelly rob him of victory in the 30—degree heat. the fact it took several minutes for medical help to arrive has led to criticism of the organisers. another scotsman, robbie simpson, was able to make the podium, though. he battled through to bronze in the searing temperatures.

and that's it, the final day of the commonwealth games over. the gold coast may be more than 10,000 miles away, but it's been a home from home for the home nations. tim hague, bbc news. lots of smiles on the gold coast, is that any sunshine over here? it will be easily the warmest weather we have seen this year. how one? temperatures towards wednesday and thursday picking up with highs of 25 degrees around london. not far behind that, birmingham and norwich. across the board, high teens, low 20s, so pleasant spring warm sunshine around the corner. we have seen some sunshine today. this was early in the highlands of scotland, a bit of snow still on the mountains, but further south and west, we have rain. rain coming along across england, wales and

northern ireland. so one of those days where you will get a downpour, thenit days where you will get a downpour, then it becomes drier and brighter, then it becomes drier and brighter, then another downpour. that might happen a couple of at times across wales and south—west england today. so very unsettled. rain in south—west scotland at the moment, but the north of scotland is dry with sunshine. overnight tonight, showers continue to push north clearing skies following towards the south of the uk. temperatures overnight, 5—9dc. that is latest gégthérs'e this is bbc news — our latest headlines. " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again after yesterdays attacks on suspected chemical weapons facilities jeremy corbyn has said he would sanction operations