this is bbc news. the headlines at 7: the us threatens more air strikes in syria, and prepares for new sanctions against russia. the government say it has no plans for further air strikes on syria — amid deep divisions with opposition parties over syria. ican i can only think of involvement if there is un backing. there is only one thing to do, to deter the use of chemical weapons notjust one thing to do, to deter the use of chemical weapons not just by one thing to do, to deter the use of chemical weapons notjust by the assad regime, but around the world. one week on from the alleged chemical attack — we speak to one of the children caught up in the fighting in douma instead of breathing air, we breathed the smell of blood.

the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down. hundreds of australian firefghters are tackling a huge bushfire threatening homes in the suburbs of sydney. clergy in salisbury have blessed the city near the spot where the skripals were found after being poisoned — as the bishop calls for a deeper and lasting solution to the diplomatic fallout between uk and russia. and coming up — despair for some and joy for others on the final day of the commonwealth games. scotland's callum hawkins collapses on the verge of winning the marathon. england have done it! history in the netball as england beat australia in the final second of the match — securing their first commonwealth gold medal. manchester city win the premier league title as their rivals united fall to a shock defeat at home to bottom of the league west brom — reaction to that and all the rest of the day's sport in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn has questioned the government's decision to launch air strikes on syria — saying he would only consider taking military action with the backing of the united nations. the strikes by britain, the united states and france targeted suspected chemical weapons sites — today the foreign secretary borisjohnson said no further action was planned. but he said if the assad regime used chemical weapons again, the government would "study the options". here's our political correspondent ben wright. british jets have already fired their missiles at syrian targets. but the political argument continues. the government says the purpose of yesterday's air strike was clear, to show the use of chemical weapons whether in salisbury or syria could never be accepted.

there is no proposal on the table at the moment for further attacks, because, so far, thank heavens, the assad regime hasn't been so foolish as to launch another chemical weapons attack. he said there would be no slide into this or meddling into the civilian war. and showing how low the relationship with russia has sunk, borisjohnson rubbished recent suggestions by russia. to say that the uk was involved in salisbury — which is offensive. or that we were somehow involved in douma — which is absolutely demented. jeremy corbyn is at odds with the government. opposed to military action in syria without un backing. 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 that will stop.

both sides have either vetoed or threatened to do that, they're obviously hasn't been an agreement. russia has repeatedly used its un veto to block sanctions and chemical weapons investigations during the civil war in syria. jeremy corbyn said weapons inspectors should be allowed to do their work. confront president assad with that evidence. confront any other group that may be... i am saying maybe, involved, i don't know. then say they must now come in and remove and destroy those weapons. on the legality of this, on the need for a parliamentary vote, the labour leadership strongly disagrees with the government. a row which will be played out in the house of commons tomorrow when theresa may makes a statement to mps. the government does have the power to launch military action without having the consent of mps first, but opposition parties say that theresa may mustn't sidestep parliament. labour want to clarify

parliament's role in sending british forces into combat. but one of the things that did was a practice of parliament sanctioning military action. in all bar the most exceptions circumstances. for this to take place without parliamentary approval is a retrograde step. the snp is pushing for a symbolic vote tomorrow. theresa may is likely to face tough questions from all sides about her long—term strategy for syria. the united states says its preparing new sanctions against russia over its support for syria. the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said they would affect companies dealing with chemical weapons equipment. president putin has warned that any further western missile strikes against syria would cause international chaos. here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in damascus, journalists were

allowed to see one of the targets. the syrians deny it was a complex used to develop biological and chemical weapons. in the end the operation was a limited attack, a punishment, and a message that the west will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons. powerful hardware was used. this was an american b—i bomber loading up at its base in the us. no wonder there were fears the raids could make syria's war even worse and risk a confrontation with russia and iran. the syrian regime's main allies. but their targets were chosen to avoid hitting them. this was a periscope view of a missile being fired from a us submarine. this week and's winners included those against escalating the war. the americans want nothing to delay the pull—out of us troops, who have been in northern syria fighting jihadists extremists.

president assad's regime wasn't hit, either. his conclusion will be that the us, france, and britain, for all of their power, are not prepared to touch him. no wonder he looked relaxed meeting russian politicians in damascus. this family were caught up in the attack a week ago in douma. the accounts of what happened seemed to corroborate reports it was a chemical attack. the bbc managed to track them down to the relative safety of a camp in northern syria. translation: i saw white smoke like fog. our legs started to get weak. we started to lose the nerves in our legs. had shortness of breath and burning in the nose and chest. there was no oxygen. and we were fighting death to go upstairs and reach the higherfloors. people were dying.

suddenly the civil defence came. they put us on the ground and poured water on us. then they took us to the medical centre, sprayed us, gave us injections. iwas fainting. my heart was aching. when we went to sleep we were covered in dust from the shelling. we went back down to the basement and saw how they were bringing the martyrs. instead of breathing air we breathe in the smell of blood. in douma, the russian military brought in heavy equipment to start clearing rubble. looks like business as usual. jeremy bowen, bbc news. with us nowjasmine el—gamal of the atlantic council — an american think—tank on international affairs. she served during part of the obama administration as syria advisor based in syria and washington. thank you forjoining us. what is

the atmosphere first of all where you are? i'm currently based in beirut and i would say the atmosphere is fairly calm after the attack. it is clear there was not... people feel quite calm. the strikes have been described by some analysts as limited for now at least. how wise then is it to escalate matters politically from tomorrow?” wise then is it to escalate matters politically from tomorrow? i think the trump administration is in a bit ofa bind, the trump administration is in a bit of a bind, because they're trying to prove that they're serious about stopping assad from using chemical weapons further. while at the same time not doing anything so strict or so... time not doing anything so strict or so... that it the eg—

those at targeted — . ' 2—77 757 at targeted sanctions, eff be look at targeted sanctions, particularly related to russian support for the syrian weapons programme. they want to make sure that any action that is being taken is strictly limited to the chemical weapons programme anything else would be seen as an escalation that they may not be prepared to move towards at this time. how united are

president trump's advisors? so, from my understanding, based on my contacts my understanding, based on my co nta cts in my understanding, based on my contacts in the state department and elsewhere in the us government, in the initial hours after the strike, president trump did want to retaliate much more he wasily and the next —— heavily and the next few days were trying to focus action on any sort of punitive strikes on the chemical weapons prague and programme. i would say that his advisors are probably quite united in the sense of let's keep this limited for now and be careful not to get any into any provocations or unintended consequences with the russians or the iranians, it not something we need or the region needs. so let's try to keep this focussed on chemical weapons use and thatis focussed on chemical weapons use and that is within the administration. for the un security council, it is a

bit different, you will see the new d raft bit different, you will see the new draft resolution, proposed by the americans, french and brits, includes other demands such as assad coming to the negotiating table in good faith and access to humanitarian aid, such as ambulances. thank you. our correspondent barbara plett—usher is in washington. we mentioned that the us ambassador the un, nikki hayley has been talking about what might come next and thrashing out what the situation might be with regard to us troops in syria. yes, that was interesting, he was responding to a question about president trump's commitment to syria, he said he wanted to pull out the 2,000 us troops home and bring

them home. she said the troops would be saying until the u alex s has defeated the islamic state group and that has been the main foreign policy goal in syria for the americans. secondly, she said they wa nted americans. secondly, she said they wanted to have a check on the chemical weapons use of president assad to make sure that these weapons would not be used in a way that was against american interests. this is a new goal. this is something she is saying they're working towards within the past week in terms of their presence in syria. she talked of a check on iran's influence and they wanted a check on that, with the help of regional allies. president trump said he has called on regional allies such as egypt and others to step up, to provide resources to make sure iran does not profit from the defeat of

isis. but it is unclear how that would work. controlling territory would work. controlling territory would be a key part and the us controls about 25% of syria through support of its local allies. we were talking with how united the advisors are in the trump administration. what sense are you getting from the white house about the direction that different voices want to go? well, i think with regards to the attacks that took place last week, there was a bit ofa that took place last week, there was a bit of a split between some in the white house and the pent afghanistan. —— pentagon. the pentagon kept it focussed on chemical weapons and not wider than that. with regards to troop presence in syria, the pentagon and the state department had come up with this

plan in recent weeks and they had announced that they would have an indefinite presence there. the goal has been to defeat isis and now it is defeated they want to keep troop there is to provide the groupedwork ground work for a political solution. and then president trump said he wants to bring the troops home, because his base is against international intervention. in the white house it is not clear what the views are, but there is a sense, especially, the discomfort with how much control russia and iran have in syria and removing the us would give licence to iran. and given the hard line tone on iran from the white house, some would be inclined to

keep a military presence there. thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are owen bennett, deputy political editor at huffpost uk and rosamund urwin, financial services correspondent at the sunday times. the headlines on bbc news: the us threatens more air strikes in syria and prepares for new sanctions against russia over its support for bashar al assad, use of chemical weapons. here the government say it has no plans for further air strikes on syria — amid deep divisions with opposition parties over syria. 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. the founder and chief executive of the world's largest advertising group wpp, sir martin sorrell, has resigned —

less than a fortnight after it announced he was being investigated for misconduct. he leaves wpp after 33 years in the job. sir martin denies any wrongdoing, as our business editor simonjack explains. advertisers want you to remember the products they are selling, not the name of the company that made the adverts. many of the biggest advertising agencies, and pr firms, are owned by an even bigger one. it is called wpp and has been run since 1985 by sir martin sorrell. he gobbled up dozens of businesses over the years creating a £15 billion global giant. a big figure on the world business stage his views were sought... if the eu does not give on that... he was happy to give his opinion. after 33 years at the top he stepped down with immediate effect, after accusations he may have mr used

the funds of wpp. he denies this claim. more advertisers are going direct to google and facebook, rather than via wpp agencies. the company has lost a third of its value, prompting this goodbye statement: his critics say he was overpaid and ran the company like his own private fiefdom, when in fact he earned less than 2%. some shareholders told the bbc it was time for a change. for many in the world of advertising sir martin sorrell was more of a money man band an ad man, treating it like a professional service rather than a creative industry. more of a moneyman van and ad man. but british business has lost a true giant. simon jack, bbc news. 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. 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 hundreds of firefighters in australia are tackling a large bush fire on the outer edges of sydney. flames threatened to engulf homes in the city's southern suburbs after unseasonably hot weather

in recent days. police say the fire may have been started deliberately. from sydney, 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. 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. 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 reports. they came from all over the country

— the south—west, the midlands and beyond. more than a thousand people we re beyond. more than a thousand people were in camden demanding a vote on the final brexit deal. given young people are having such a tough time with tuition fee housing and this is being swamped by brexit. with tuition fee housing and this is being swamped by brexitm with tuition fee housing and this is being swamped by brexit. it is an advisory referendum, we can listen to the advice, but don't have to ta ke to the advice, but don't have to take it. the. the terms of divorce should be known by the end of the year. the queue snaked around the block hours before the meeting started. this was a gathering of the committed. this group is also committed. this group is also committed. it wants the result of 2016 referendum to stand. committed. it wants the result of 2016 referendum to standlj committed. it wants the result of 2016 referendum to stand. i think it frustrates the public they're not being listened to. this is the sort of thing that upsets the public to

have somebody say you were wrong. they were right and they made their choice. inside the ballroom, the group of mps, officially launched the people's vote campaign. almost every day we know more about the realities of brexit. we know we are going to be worse off. which ever deal the prime minister gets. we know we are not getting £350 million for the nhs and we know there is every chance we will be threaten peace in northern ireland. if campaign will take its message across the country. a service has been held in salisbury 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, nicholas holtam hosted the "service of cleansing and celebration" at st thomas's church, close to where sergei skripal and his daughter were found. the service was attended by some of the police and other emergency services staff who attended the scene when the pair were first discovered and who worked on the investigation. after the service, the area close to where the skripals were found was blessed with holy water.

with this water of unite, i symbolically cleanse our city! in his sermon the bishop praised the resilience of the city following the attack, our correspondentjohn mcmanus spoke to him before the service. the service will be conducted by the right rev nicholas holtan. who are you reconciling with? it is a service in which we want to thank the community that have carried salisbury through this and to have an opportunity to gather together and to reclaim the city and so this is, it has a number of functions, it is about saying salisbury is open in business

and we are wanting new life in this easter season. we are wanting to reclaim the new life that is given us. it was about 200 metres from here that sergei skripal and his daughter were found. that must have been a shocking event for the city, how have locals reacted? it has been traumatic and terrible for the people directly affected, but it has impacted everybody. for some it has had an impact in a variety of ways. it has an impact on business and people's well being. it's caused people to be anxious. there is a loss of trust and now it has gone global. that is quite tricky to know the relation between salisbury and this uneasy world. what that is relationship? it is the connection between local and global and the sense in which something that

started here has had impacts beyond here. we live in a connected world and we need to learn to live peacefully together. that is another thing we want out of service, we want the pray for peace in our world. in your easter sermon you commented about the political situation. can i ask you about them. you said the expelling of diplomats from russia and britain, you said that us wasn't good news. tell me more about that. we have got to get beyond these immediate reactions to something more long lasting that will build for peace. we have got to think hard, to pray hard and to work 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 strongly criticised by the un. 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 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're trying to help the citizenship. for now, it's up to the families to decide if that pledge is enough. north korea have been commemorating the birth of the country's founder kim il sung. thousands of people attended a fireworks display in the centre of pyeongyang to celebrate the ‘day of the sun'. kim il sung helped to establish north korea as a country in 19118, and was president from 1972 until his death in 1994.

here is the weather with louise. after a cold start, it was a sunny sunday for the far north of scotland, but that wasn't the case elsewhere. a lot of cloud and some showery rain. this will continue to move north and east tonight. into northern ireland, north—west england and scotland. a fair amount of cloud here preventing temperatures from falling too low. but a damp start to monday morning. over night five to nine degrees. the rain will ease to the north and we will have a quiet start to the week. the cloud should break up with some sunny spells and highs of 11 to 15 degrees. by the end of the afternoon the winds will strengthen and we will see gale force winds and wet weather in northern ireland and scotland. once that clears, as we move through the

week, temperatures are set to climb.