this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the prime minister is expected to call an emergency debate in parliament on syria as the government says no further action is planned. the targets, suspected chemical weapons sites, but the bombing is being questioned by opposition parties. ican i can only countenance this involvement in syria if there is un authority behind it. the overwhelming reason why this was the right thing to do is because it deters the use of chemical weapons, notjust by the deters the use of chemical weapons, not just by the assad deters 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. the civil defence came suddenly. they put us on the ground and put

water on us. i was shaking. 25 years on from the murder of stephen lawrence, a powerful message from his father. it was the murder of my son. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down following an internal investigation into claims of personal misconduct. and coming up, despairfor some and joy for others on the final day of the commonwealth games. scotland's callum hawkins is recovering after collapsing on the verge of winning the marathon. they've done it! 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. we'll be speaking to netball england about the victory. and in half an hour, rosamund urwin from sunday times and owen bennett from huffpostuk willjoin me for a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. good evening, and welcome to bbc

news. in the last hour, the bbc has learned that the theresa may will tomorrow take the unusual step for a prime minister of calling for an emergency debate on syria. however that doesn't mean that a binding vote will take place on military action. during the day the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, continued to press for mps to have a say, while the foreign secretary boris johnson says that if the assad regime uses chemical weapons again, the government will "study its options." here's our political correspondent, ben wright. before the missile strike and after. 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. 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. to say that either that britain was involved in what happened in salisbury, which is blatantly offensive, or that we're somehow involved in what happened in douma, which is absolutely demented. 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.

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 has not been an agreement. last week, russia again blocked a proposal at the un security council to give chemical weapons inspectors the power to apportion blame for any attack. the uk government says there's clear evidence the assad regime used one of its helicopters to drop a barrel bomb with chemicals in it on douma. 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, 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. 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. not many good things came out of the iraq war debacle, but one that did was parliament organising military action in all circumstances. for this to happen without parliamentary approval, it is a retrograde step. there will be questions for theresa may tomorrow. the biggest of all, what is britain and the west's long—term plan for syria. ben wright, bbc news. today, the arab leaguejoined 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. a warning, our middle east editor jeremy bowen's package has pictures of the aftermath of the chemical attack. 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 that the west won't tolerate the use of chemical weapons. the operation was designed to minimise the risks of starting a new war by avoiding russians and iranians, the syrian regime's main allies. 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. now the bbc has managed to track them down to the relative safety of a camp in northern syria. the family's detailed accounts seem

to corroborate the use of chemical weapons. translation: people were dying. suddenly, the civil defence came. they put us in the ground and poured water on us. then, they took us to the medical centre, sprayed us, gave us injections. i was fainting. my heart was aching. when we went to sleep, the planes shelled. and we were covered in dust. we went back down to the basement, and i saw how they were bringing in the martyrs. instead of breathing air, we breathed the smell of blood. translation: i saw white smoke, like fog. our legs started to get weak. 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. after some moments, a helicopter passed over and some guys told us to go down one floor. president assad met russian politicians, with his regime, its airforce, and helicopters, untouched by the weekend's attacks. the us, france and britain decided against forcing regime change years ago. no wonder the president looked relaxed. jeremy bowen, bbc news. tomorrow, the prime minister will

ta ke tomorrow, the prime minister will take questions from mps about why this action was taken and why she felt it was not necessary to go to parliament before agreeing to british participation in these and strikes. by additionally, it looks like in numberio strikes. by additionally, it looks like in number 10 will take the unusual step of going to be speaker and asking for an emergency extended debate to look at this issue. —— airstrikes. that is partly because they feel there is a lot of concern within the house of commons that needs to be aired and they need to look like they are listening. but it may end up opening the door to a vote on this and whether or not military action should have been taken, but military action should have been ta ken, but rather, military action should have been taken, but rather, acknowledging the parliament has had its say. as we understand it, it is up to the opposition parties on whether they wa nt to opposition parties on whether they want to have a vote. that makes

sense. but why have a vote? to look like you are having one... i think... it is largely symbolic. the government does not want to find itself in the position david cameron did. in 2011, after a itself in the position david cameron did. in 2011, aftera missile itself in the position david cameron did. in 2011, after a missile strike against colonel gaddafi in libya and his forces, david cameron asked for explicit retrospective approval from parliament for that strike. theresa may does not want that. she does not wa nt may does not want that. she does not want a defeat on something substantial, you know, a motion either approving or disapproving the government's action. what i think may be possible if the opposition decides to go down this road is to have a vote on a motion acknowledge in the house of commons has had a sad of some kind. —— the criticism of that is that it would be pretty

meaningless. it will be a dramatic day in the commons tomorrow. it will look like it has been discussed and argued about. the legality of this. where might the action go if bashar al—assad uses chemical weapons and the future. the question is what they will get at the end of it. 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. in an exclusive interview, neville lawrence said it was one of the hardest things he's done. 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. reliving old memories. this park in south london is where neville lawrence's son, stephen, a keen athlete, would come to train. there was a running track around

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. i thought that forgiveness was somebody asking to forgive them. i didn't realise that you can do it without the person's consent. the person who you have all these bad feelings about, which i did have about these boys. 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. 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? a long way, way better for me now. i don't dwell on the subject too 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 are still issues. were there corrupt officers? were the lawrences spied on? it's been a painfuljourney says neville lawrence, but at least it's forced change. the effect that stephen's had is amazing. and 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 the horrible, racist murder that these boys inflicted on my son. 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. so, neville lawrence, you forgive your son's killers? yeah. 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. i have lost the fact that i might have a grandson or a granddaughter by now. all that has been taken away from me. so you forgive, but you want justice? absolutely. neville lawrence speaking to reeta chakrabarti there. a three—part documentary on stephen lawrence will be aired on bbc one this week. stephen: the murder that changed a nation. police have charged a 16—year—old boy with the murder of a teenage

girl whose body was found in wolverhampton on thursday. viktorija sokolova was found deceased in wolverhampton‘s west parkjust before 7am. a postmortem examination concluded the 14—year—old died from blunt force trauma to her head. a second teenage boy, aged 17, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, has been bailed pending further investigation. 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 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. he gobbled up dozens of businesses, creating a £15 billion global giant with enormous influence. sir martin has defined british advertising for almost 30 years as a businessman. so his departure has caused an enormous shock wave through the industry. a big figure on the world business stage, his views were sought—after. .. if the eu does not give on that then, our access... and he was happy to oblige. after 33 years at the top, he stepped down with immediate effect after recent accusations he may have misused wpp funds. claims he denies. meanwhile, upstarts have changed the industry with more advertisers going direct to facebook and google rather than via wpp agencies. the compa ny‘s lost a third of its value, prompting this farewell statement. his critics say he ran the company

like a private fiefdom, when he actually owned less than 2%. 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. 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. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister is expected to call an emergency debate on syria as the government says it has no plans for further airstrikes on syria, and the deep divisions with opposition parties over the issue. —— in need.

the us prepares to invoke new sanctions against russian companies with links to president bashar al—assad. 25 years on from the murder of stephen lawrence, his father has told the bbc if he gives his son's killers. the head of the world's largest advertising agency is stepping down following an internal investigation into claims of misconduct. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, hugh. hello. hello. manchester city have w011 hello. hello. manchester city have won the premier league title and without kicking a ball, thanks to their rivals manchester united. a week ago, that city the 2 manchester united * handed to them. and west bromwich albion had beaten manchester united

and manchester city other champions of the premier league! and watching it on tv, city captain victor company, celebrations with his family and then on the phone with teammate kevin de bruyne. as for the fans, well, it is not get much sweeter. it is just dreamworld, dreamworld. while city's triumph has been emphatic, the title has not been emphatic, the title has not been won this early in the season for 17 years. they may have had disappointment in europe that their domestic dominance is the dispute. 16 points clear with some 93 goals, they have proved almost unstoppable as discovered yesterday, mastermind pep guardiola traders today even from his sternest rival. they were

the best team, no dramas when the best tea m the best team, no dramas when the best team wins the league, no drama. has had one viola, he was pictured playing golf today, a relaxing way to clinch the title. —— as for pep guardiola. after this, city fans will certainly agree. arsenal are still without an away point in 2018 of the newcastle came from behind to beat them 2—1. rafa binney says has guided his side now to be on the a0 point mark, they are 13 clear at the bottom three, in 10th place in the premier league. it is also their first win over arsenal in 7.5 years. celtic edged closer to back the back domestic trebles after thrashing the old firm rivals ranges in the final. ranges also went down to ten men in the second half. celtic are set to

play at motherwell in the final. the women's fine will be between arsenal and chelsea. a little early in the afternoon, arsenal reached their 16th fa cup final as a stoppage time header beat everton. 2—1 the final score. the final is on the fifth of may at wembley. it has been an historic final day at the commonwealth games with england's netball is pulling off their biggest win, shocking australia to take the title on the gold coast. history repeated itself in the early hours this morning, tied at 51— 51 against australia, helen housby made the shops around the game. it was the first time they had even been in the final and beats the previous result at the games, which was a world cup

silverback in 1975. daniel ricciardo one chaotic malaysian grand prix in his red bull after a chaotic race. the safety car came out after two ca i’s the safety car came out after two cars collided on the 30th luck. that's all daniel ricciardo decide to make what proves to be a crucial pitstop. he tookjust his first win in15 pitstop. he tookjust his first win in 15 races. sebastian vettel, who started from pole, could only finish eight after being hit by verstappen. the dutchman was given a penalty. and that is all for sports now. thank you very much. 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 car that ploughed into a group of people in canvey island yesterday had been stolen. two teenagers have been arrested. in australia, hundreds have fled their homes as a large bushfire threatens the outskirts of sydney. more than 500 firefighters, with support from aircraft, have been tackling the blaze. police say the fire may have been started deliberately, though south—eastern australia has seen unseasonably hot autumn weather that's turned bushland into a tinderbox. 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, nick holtam, hosted the "service of cleansing and celebration" at st thomas's church, close to where sergei skripal and his daughter were found. well, it's a service in which we want to thank the community that

have really carried salisbury through this. and to have an opportunity to gather together and to reclaim the city, and so this has got a number of functions, but it's about saying salisbury‘s open in business and that we're wanting new life in this easter season. we're actually wanting to reclaim the new life that it's given us. 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. 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 chance to either accept or reject britain's deal with the eu. more now on that gold medal victory for england's netballers at the commonwealth games. coach tracey neville says winning gold is a dream come true, after the team beat favourites australia 52—51 in a thrilling final this morning. well, it was an early start for any fans who wanted to watch the match,

but as fran connolly from netball england explained to me earlier, it was well worth the early start. for anyone that love sport or anyone that loves net all, it has been worked those early starts. just how much of an ordeal was it for england have to take on australia of all people? i think people not involved in the sport, it is very hard to appreciate what this actually means. australia and new zealand had dominated the sport for so many yea rs, dominated the sport for so many years , we dominated the sport for so many yea rs, we have dominated the sport for so many years, we have never made a commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, commonwealth games final. it was 1975, ithink, the commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, the last time made world cup final, so lots of viewers will never have seen us in a final before. which really did make history and we had shaken up the world of international netball and people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with.|j people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with. i am very pleased to be talking to you because my slightly younger sister still plays national league netball and is known about the sport. what

people do not necessarily understand is the sheer pace but this level either. yeah, i think is the sheer pace but this level either. yeah, ithink you're is the sheer pace but this level either. yeah, i think you're right andi either. yeah, i think you're right and i think what we have witnessed on that court in the coverage last week shows what incredible athlete these goals are, they play at phenomenal pace and the intensity and endurance required is huge, i think what people don't recognise as well is that is just one form of the game. we have lots of different forms of the game that suit different people's needs, so we now have a completely different offer called walking netball, we have people playing in their 80s and 90s and it is a far slower pace, it is walking. so people should not be put off if they think i have not played wing defence since i was at school, that you have had a lot of initiatives that have been very successful in getting people back into netball. yeah, that is right. we have worked incredibly hard over the last six or seven years or so 110w the last six or seven years or so now to develop, they are all varied

and six different people's needs, whether you are returning to the sport after pregnancy or a significant period out, there is a netball programme. this year, we have had 100,000 people to that programme. if you want something a little bit more slower paced, our walking netball programme, still in its infancy, has seen 10,000 people already through the scheme, developing new friendships and really benefiting from the health and friendship benefits. what will this victory do for the generally? it will absolutely catapulted us into the next level of exposure. it is really ha rd into the next level of exposure. it is really hard to appreciate just come mad it has gone over the last 2a hours. we have had huge success and we have got them in following across all of our social channels, and we want that to continue. we have a world cup next year in liverpool in july, and have a world cup next year in liverpool injuly, and we go on sale with and packages this week actually, so be going to keep

talking to people about netball. we are going to utilise this unique opportunity and keep it in the headlines and we're going direct every woman, girl, among grandma to a court near them to try netball in whatever form works for them. louise has the weather. good morning. yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. this is a picture of the skies and sunshine behind me, we could see where the warm enough to head down to the beach and even quite widely across the country we are likely to see temperatures in the low 20s. air that in mind when we start of the day on a cloudy grey note with outbreaks of rain, it that will clear away from scotland. the cloud will thought and clear a little with the best of the sunshine likely further south. the win strengthening all the time, whether fund will push in later on the day, it is going to bring some wet and windy weather overnight. gale force

winds through ireland, it and scotland. it weakens substantially. a band of rain drizzly rain, by behind it, 1a or 13 degrees. highs of 18 or 19. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the prime minister is expected to call an emergency debate on syria as 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.