the prime minister prepares to address mps on the syria strikes, as the government says no further action is planned. as the government says no the targets — suspected chemical weapons sites, but the bombing is being questioned by opposition parties. i can only countenance involvement in syria if there's a un authority behind it. in syria if there's a un there's one overwhelming reason why this was the right thing to do and that is to deter the use of chemical weapons. one week on from the alleged chemical attack that led to the strikes — we hear from a child caught up in it. translation: they put us in the ground and poured water on us. then they took us to the medical centre, sprayed us, gave us injections. centre, sprayed us, we'll have the latest on the effect of the strikes, both in syria and on politics here. on the effect of the strikes, also tonight: on the effect of the strikes, 25 years on from the murder of stephen lawrence, a powerful message from his father. of stephen lawrence, in my heart, iforgive them all for the murder of my son.

an abrupt exit for an advertising giant — sir martin sorrell steps down from wpp. agony and ecstasy at the commonwealth games — scotland's callum hawkins collapses on the verge of winning the marathon. collapses on the verge screaming and cheering. collapses on the verge while england's netball team win gold in the last second of their final against australia. gold in the last second good evening. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has questioned the government's decision jeremy corbyn, has questioned 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. before the missile strike and after. correspondent ben wright. a military facility near damascus destroyed, a storage building and a bunker were also hit by us, uk and french forces. the government says the purpose of the air strikes was clear, to show the use of chemical weapons could never be tolerated. 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. so foolish as to launch another there would, said borisjohnson, be no slide into regime change, no uk meddling in syria's civil war and showing again how low the uk's relationship with russia has sunk,

mrjohnson rubbished recent claims by moscow. mrjohnson rubbished to say that either that britain was involved in what happened in salisbury, which is blatantly offensive, or that we were somehow in what happened in douma, involved which is absolutely demented. in what happened in douma, the political divisions at westminster are deep, with the government and labour's leadership, far apart. i can only countenance involvement in syria if there is a un authority behind it. in syria if there is a un 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. they're obviously hasn't been an agreement. last week, russia again blocked a proposal that the un security council to give chemical weapons inspectors the power to apportion blame for any attack. weapons inspectors the power the uk government says there is clear evidence the assad regime used one of its helicopters to drop a barrel bomb with chemicals in it on douma. to drop a barrel bomb

butjeremy corbyn claims other groups may have been involved. confront assad with that evidence, confront any other group that may be fingered, because, i am saying maybe, i don't know. because, i am saying then say they must now come in and remove and destroy those weapons. mps did not vote to approve this latest military action, but there will be a debate in the commons tomorrow and a statement from the prime minister. in the commons tomorrow and now the government does have the power to launch military action without having the consent of mps first, but opposition parties strongly insist that in this instance, theresa may should not have sidestepped parliament. there sidestepped parliament. weren't many good things come there weren't many good things that come out of the iraq war but one of the things that did was parliament authorising all military action. by thing for this action to take place without parliamentary approval is a

retrograde step. there will be many questions for theresa may here tomorrow. the biggest of all, what is britain and the west's long—term plan for syria 7 today the arab league joined calls for an international investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria. the united states is preparing new sanctions against russia, targeting companies supplying damascus with chemical weapons capability. damascus with chemical president putin meanwhile warned that any further western missile strikes against syria would cause international chaos. here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in damascus, journalists were shown one of the targets. the syrians deny it was a chemical and biological weapons site. the attacks were limited — a punishment, a message the syrian regime's main allies. by avoiding russians and iranians, the russians still insist that the attack in douma a week

ago was a conspiracy organised by britain. but these desperate attempts to decontaminate civilians, and pictures of many others who died in agony, foaming at the mouth, prompted military action by the us, france and the uk. this man, his wife and their children were among hundreds who were treated that traumatic night. their daughter's face, her pain and distress, went around the world. her pain and distress, now the bbc has managed to track them down to the relative safety of a camp in northern syria. them down to the relative safety the family's detailed accounts seem to corroborate the use of chemical weapons. to corroborate the use translation: people were dying. to corroborate the use suddenly, the civil defence came. to corroborate the use they put us in the ground and poured water on us. then, they took us to the medical centre, sprayed us, gave us injections. centre, sprayed us,

i was fainting. centre, sprayed us, my heart was aching. centre, sprayed us, when we went to sleep, the planes shelled. we were covered in dust. the planes shelled. we went back down to the basement, and i saw how they were bringing in the martyrs. and i saw how they were instead of breathing air, we breathed the smell of blood. translation: i saw white smoke, like fog. our legs started to get weak. white smoke, like fog. we started to lose the nerves in our legs. we had a 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 higher floors. the girl's father says he heard a helicopter. the rebels don't have them, and the accusation is that the regime's delivered chemical weapons. translation: after four to five minutes, the regime started to shell us with artillery and rockets. minutes, the regime started to shell after some moments, a helicopter passed over and some guys told us to get down on the floor. passed over and some guys told us president assad met russian

politicians, with his regime, its air force and helicopters untouched by the weekend's attacks. the us, france and britain decided against forcing regime change years ago. decided against forcing no wonder the president looked relaxed. jeremy's here now, alongside our political editor laura kuennsberg. alongside our political we alongside our political are in the eighth year of this war we are in the eighth year of this war now, six we are in the eighth year of this war now, six years we are in the eighth year of this war now, six years since peace talks began, do you see a route of resolving this conflict? those numbers you gave out say it all. they have been trying, there are two sets a peace talks that go on. you need a basis for accommodation, you need a basis for accommodation, you need people who are prepared to talk as if they can make a deal. the regime still thinks, rightly, i think, it can win this particular war. in one talks, they came up with

this idea of de—escalation zones where you try to fight less. one of them was eastern guzan, the area of huge amount of shelling for the last couple of months and culminating in that suspected chemical attack and another de—escalation zone is idlib, rebel held province and possibly next on the list to be attacked. not only are those talks are not working, they are absolutely working against any notion of being connected with what is happening on the ground. sadly, i don't think peace talks are going to make breakthroughs anywhere, since the tenacious work of a lot of diplomats. laura, this has come closer to us through this military action being taken. the focus will be on parliament tomorrow in the prime minister's address? absolute right, theresa may with having bypass parliament in taking this action will have to explain to opposition parties and many of her

colleagues, who have some anxiety and concern as to how this all came about. there will be questions about the wider strategy, what is she trying to achieve beyond making this line, trying to draw a line about the use of chemical weapons. we will hearangerand the use of chemical weapons. we will hear anger and anxiety about the fa ct hear anger and anxiety about the fact that mps were not consulted. numberten will be fact that mps were not consulted. number ten will be wanting to give the impression, perhaps looking for ways to make it seem as though mps are givena ways to make it seem as though mps are given a say, but there are no firm plans to give a vote soon. although the prime minister didn't wa nt although the prime minister didn't want an embarrassing vote be in a position where it might feel she didn't have the backing of mps before taking this action because she could have recall parliament and chose not to. if this goes wrong, she will have the support of parliament in her back pocket as an insurance policy, that consultation before the fact might have given her. thank you both. the father of stephen lawrence, murdered 25 years ago this month,

when he was just 18 years old, has told the bbc that he has forgiven the killers. has told the bbc that he has in an exclusive interview, neville lawrence said it was one of the hardest things he's done. neville lawrence said it was one two men were jailed for the racist murder of the teenager in london in 1993, three other main suspects were never convicted. reeta chakra barti reports were never convicted. reliving old memories. were never convicted. this park in south london is where neville lawrence's son stephen, a keen athlete, would come to train. there is a running track round here that stephen would run? the tragedy of his son's murder could have embittered him, but instead, his message to his son's killers is a startling one of forgiveness. to his son's killers i thought that forgiveness was somebody asking you to forgive them. was somebody asking i didn't realise that you can do it without the person's consent. the person you will have

all these bad feelings about, which i did have about these boys. all these bad feelings about, it was one of the hardest things for me to say to myself. the killers of my son, there are supposed to be five people, two have been convicted. there are supposed to be five but in my heart, i forgive them all for the murder of my son. these are the five men he's speaking of. teenagers themselves at the time of the murder, two of them, david norris and gary dobson were jailed in 2012. three others, brothers neil and jamie acourt and luke knight, were principal suspects but were never convicted. is your load any easier by having carried out this act of forgiveness towards stephen's killers? carried out this act of forgiveness a long way, way better for me now. carried out this act of forgiveness i don't dwell on the subject to much any more. i can get on with my life and maybe if i'd done it earlier, it would have been better for me as well. stephen lawrence was a bright and promising young man. the met bungled the first investigation into his murder, leading britain to take a long,

hard look at the police and racism. there was a public enquiry where tensions erupted. there is still issues, were there corrupt officers? were the lawrences spied on? were there corrupt officers? it's been a painfuljourney says neville lawrence, but at least it's forced change. says neville lawrence, the effect that stephen had is amazing. that has helped me as well because, in a sense, it's helping others. although i've lost him, i've gained something else by the fact that my son is not going to be forgotten because of a horrible, racist murder that these boys inflicted on my son. racist murder that these boys as he nears a quarter of a century since his son's killing, neville lawrence is trying to find peace for himself. last week, the met police announced they were finally winding down the investigation, meaning no further convictions. it's news he struggles with. meaning no further convictions.

so, neville lawrence, you forgive your son's killers? yes. you forgive your son's killers? but you still want them to be brought tojustice? well, they've done something wrong, they should pay for it. my son is in the ground injamaica. they should pay for it. i have lost the fact that i might have a grandson or a granddaughter by my son. all that has been taken away from me. so you forgive, but you want justice? absolutely. but you want justice? neville lawrence speaking to reeta chakrabarti there. a three part documentary on stephen lawrence will be aired on bbc one this week, on stephen lawrence will be aired ‘stephen: the murder that changed a nation'. a group of mps, peers, business leaders and celebrities came together today to launch a campaign to give the public a vote on the final brexit deal. a campaign to give the public a vote those backing the people's vote, launched at an event in london this afternoon, say it wouldn't be a re—run of the referendum but the public must be given the change to either accept or reject britain's deal with the eu. brexit is such a huge and momentous

moment in our history and it should not be left simply to politicians. moment in our history and it should so, i want to urge that we think again and that we insist that the decision about whether to accept the brexit deal is a matterfor the people. accept the brexit deal 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. announced he was being he leaves after 33 years in the job and denies any wrongdoing. our business editor simonjack explains. advertisers want you to remember the products they're selling, not the name of the company that made the ads. many of the biggest ad agencies, marketing companies and pr firms in the world are owned by an even bigger one. it's called wpp and was founded and run since 1985 by this man, sir martin sorrell. founded and run since 1985 he gobbled up dozens of businesses creating a £15 billion global giant with enormous influence.

creating a £15 billion global giant sir martin has defined british advertising for almost 30 years as a businessman. british advertising for so his departure has caused an enormous shock waves through the industry. caused an enormous a big figure on the world business stage, his views were sought—after. .. stage, his views were if the eu does not give on that then, our access... and he was happy to oblige. on that then, our access... after 33 years at the top, he stepped down with immediate effect after recent accusations he may have missed used wpp funds. accusations he may have missed used claims he denies. accusations he may have missed used meanwhile, upstarts have changed the industry with more advertisers going direct to facebook and google rather than via wpp agencies. the company has lost a third of its value, prompting this farewell statement. a third of its value, his critics say he ran the company like a private fiefdom, when he actually owned less than 2%.

like a private fiefdom, when he a pay packet of £70 million in 2015 drew outrage from politicians and rebellion from shareholders. some of whom told the bbc this weekend, it was time for change. bbc this weekend, it for many in the world of advertising, sir martin sorrell was more of a money man than an ad man, treating it like a professional service rather than a creative industry. but he was a powerful advocate for it and in his departure, british business has lost a true giant. simon jack, bbc news. has lost a true giant. in australia, hundreds have fled their homes as a large bush—fire threatens the outskirts of sydney. more than 500 firefighters with support from aircraft have been tackling the blaze. with support from aircraft have police say the fire may have been started deliberately, pa rt

part in catalans have taken part in a demonstration in barcelona calling for separatist leaders to be released from detention. police say more than 300,000 attended although organisers put the figure much higher at three quarters of a million. with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. lizzie greenwood hughes we lizzie greenwood hughes are starting with football much we are starting with football and much of the day follows, so we need to leave the room if you don't want to leave the room if you don't want to know what happened. manchester city have won the premier league title with five games to spare. they cannot be caught after manchester united lost today. andy swiss has more. a week ago, they denied city the title. today, manchester united handed it to them. west bromwich albion had beaten manchester united and manchester city are the champions of the premier league. watching it on tv, vincent kompany. celebrations with his family and

then on the phone with team—mate kevin de bruyne. going to be a nice party. as for the fans, well it doesn't get much sweeter. handed on a plate from their lot across the road after last week. dreamworld. well city's triumph has been emphatic, the title has not been won this early in the season for 17 yea rs. this early in the season for 17 years. they may have had this appointment in europe, but their domestic dominance is beyond dispute. 16 points clear with 93 goals, they have proved almost unstoppable as tottenham discovered yesterday. pep guardiola praise today, even from his rival. they we re today, even from his rival. they were the best team, no drama when the best team wins the league. no drama. as for pep guardiola, he was pictured playing golf today, a relaxing way to clinch the title.

tonight he described his players as awesome and after this, city fans will certainly agree. celtic can still win all three domestic trophies for the second yearin domestic trophies for the second year ina domestic trophies for the second year in a row. they are into the final of the scottish cup after beating rangers. they had a player sent off in their semifinal at hampden park. the commonwealth games has come to a close and it has been a huge success for the home teams. england finish second in the medal table, including stunning the all conquering australians into golden apple. scotland and wales had their best commonwealth games ever. when it came to its finest moment, england saved the best till last with a second left, needing a goal to beat the dominant force in world netball, helen housby had just one shot at history. they have done it. it is my dream come true. the girls have worked so hard. not beating

them once in the whole cycle i have been new comedy beat them to the title is stupendous. but there are some of whom today didn't go as planned. scotland's callum hawkins was leading the marathon, but with little more than a mile to go, the heat took its toll. he is now ok, but it meant a michael shelley from australia took the gold. for wales and scotland, the gold coast is their best away games in history. northern ireland beating the pommel horse olympic champion was part of a trend for england with some big names who didn't quite deliver. but the games have produced new world records and medals for countries who had never won any before. affirming the organisers claims they are more releva nt tha n the organisers claims they are more relevant than ever. as the baton was passed to the next city, birmingham does have a lot to live up to. lewis hamilton admits it will be tough to retain his world title after another

winless week in formula 1. he was given fourth place in a chaotic chinese grand prix where daniel ricciardo took the chequered flag. hamilton is now nine points behind sebastian vettel. there is more on the bbc sport website, including the women's fa cup final line—up. but now back to michelle. that's all from us, here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. here on bbc one, it's time hello. here on bbc one, it's time this is bbc news with xxxx. here on bbc one, it's time 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. weather now with louise lear. today the sun xiang has been fairly

isolated. a beautiful afternoon in the far north. but for most of us, quite a cloudy day with outbreaks of showery rain. as you can see from shropshire. the rain will continue to push north and east overnight. taking that wetter weather at times into northern ireland, north—west england and parts of scotland. a little more cloud, not as cold as the nightjust little more cloud, not as cold as the night just passed. little more cloud, not as cold as the nightjust passed. further south, rain easing away. the butcher is widely to start monday morning at five to 9 degrees. monday starts off ona five to 9 degrees. monday starts off on a relatively quiet note, a fair amount of cloud. the cloud should breakfrom amount of cloud. the cloud should break from time to time to allow sunnis else. the showery rain will reason scarpers. the winds increasing and the arrival of some weather —— wetter weather into northern ireland. izod 12 to 15 degrees. out of monday the winds will strengthen, gusting to gale —force will strengthen, gusting to gale—force through northern ireland, scotla nd gale—force through northern ireland, scotland and north—west england. tom

raines ona scotland and north—west england. tom raines on a heavy at times, for the start of tuesday. as the front bushes outfit will weaken the band of cloud and showery rain. to the north, hires values 13 to 1a degrees. in the south and east and parts of infants, we might see highs of 18 or 19 degrees. in the sunshine that will feel quite pleasant. the middle of the week, and influence of high pressure from the near continent this south easterly flow will drag in this warmer air. something we have not really seen for quite some time. lots of sunshine in the south and east. outbreaks of rain moving further north, so perhaps at around 1a or 16 degrees for scotland and northern ireland. highest values on wednesday on thursday, fair weather cloud out of the west. a fine day, light winds, lots of sunshine, lots of work. highest values possibly of 25 degrees celsius. enjoy. hello.

this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the government say it has no plans for further air strikes on syria amid deep divisions with opposition parties over the issue. the us prepares to impose new sanctions against russian companies with links to president assad. 25 years on from the murder of stephen lawrence, his father, neville lawrence, has told the bbc he forgives his son's killer. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down following an internal investigation into claims of personal misconduct.