this is bbc news. i'm carol walker. the headlines at 7pm. carwynjones says he will stand down as wales first minister in the autumn two weeks after the suspected chemical attack in syria, international experts conduct an inspection in the town of douma. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces it's to shut down a nuclear test site. a three—year—old boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a leisure centre in leeds. iam here i am here at the albert hall where a concert for the queen's birthday is about to get under way. there'll be music from across the decades and the commonwealth. and prince harry be giving a speech. and manchester united lead tottenham 2—1 in their fa cup semifinal at wembley with just a few minutes remaining. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. our top story this evening, the welsh first minister carwyn jones has announced he's standing down in the autumn. he told delegates at the welsh labour party conference in llandudno that his departure would give his family, his party and the country a "fresh start". mrjones said the last few months had been difficult after his colleague, carl sargeant, was found dead four days after he had sacked him. this report from our political correspondent arwyn jones. i don't think anyone can know with these last few months have been like. that is a thatis

that is apart from lisa in the kids. they have carried me through the darkest of times. it is time i asked what is fairfor them. so this will be the last welsh labour conference i address as party leader. i intend as i have always maintained to be here to answer every question, but i intend to stand down as your leader in the autumn, allowing for a new first minister to take place by the end of this year. and with that, it was over. in a moment no one predicted and without telling the cabinet, carwynjones will stand down in august and by december he will no longer be first minister. wales forever, welsh labour forever. this was an emotional speech and the pressures of being leader for the best part of a decade.

the last few months following the death of carl sergeant would have been the most difficult but leading labour members that he will be recalled for more than that. he has done wonderful things for wales, he has been exemplary as a leader and as a first minister. he has been a wonderful ambassador for wales and i am proud to have been a member of parliament with his will fuller party. i don't think that he is leaving under a cloud. i do not think it is helpful for anyone else to second guess those conversations about trying to get to a point where the first minister has said, all the information available will be passed over to that inquiry. inevitably, he will allow his successor, who the finance minister will give serious consideration to standing. britain, the united states and china have all welcomed an announcement from north korea that it will halt its nuclear and missile tests.

the move comes ahead of a summit between north and south korea on friday. president trump's hailed the news as "big progress". here, the foreign office have called it "a positive step". our correspondent laura bicker reports from the south korean capital, seoul. north korea's favourite news anchor is back. usually, the famous ri chun—hee would be announcing the state's latest missile test. but today was different. kimjong un has declared there will be no more nuclear or ballistic missile tests. he's also going to shut down an atomic test site to focus on building north korea's economy. in a tweet, the us president said, "this is very good news for north korea and the world. big progress. look forward to our summit." these students have defected from north to south korea. they are sceptical of their former leader's claims. translation: there are three nuclear facilities, and they are only closing one. it's just to show action to negotiate with the us. it doesn't mean they're going to give up their nuclear weapons. there's a need to be wary

of this announcement. translation: to develop nuclear weapons, they've killed tens of thousands of people by starving them. i think north korea's trying to get a reward because they have been pressured by sanctions. in seoul, a hotline has been set up to pyongyang to allow the leaders of the divided peninsula to talk to one another. they're welcoming this latest news from the north ahead of a summit meeting between the two sides next week. it's worth noting what kim jong un did not say. he's not handing over his nuclear weapons, he's simply going to stop testing them. this is not denuclearisation as ordered by the united states. nevertheless, it is a significant step. it really signals he's all in, you know, and we need to catch up, i think, in terms of our analysis of where kim jong un is. he's ready for the summit with the south koreans, for the summit with donald trump. it's a measure of his seriousness

is that he's doing this before the meetings. pyongyang has broken nearly every promise it has made to the international community. but there is some hope that this time, maybe it will be different. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. the un secretary—general antonio gutteres said it's possible that north korea could one day be fully denuclearised. i think there is hope. i believe that if things go well, and i hope things will go well, they will prove that the security council can be effective when it is united. the problem is that in many aspects, namely in syria, we have not been able to have a united security council. but when the security council is united and adopts together important measures, they have an impace

on the ground and can make things change. today, i believe that the path is open for the peaceful denuclearisation of the korean peninsular. it also proves that diplomacy is the path to solve conflicts, not war. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are political commentator jo phillips and political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people, nigel nelson. it's emerged that documents recording the arrival of thousands of people who came to the uk from the caribbean after 1948 are being stored at the national archives in west london. the government has been criticised after many of the so—called windrush generation have struggled to prove that they live in the uk legally. the home office says the records don't provide proof of ongoing residency, but will review evidence provided. here's our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans.

could there finally be some good news for hundreds of the windrush generation? many in this first wave of commonwealth immigration don't have proper paperwork and are struggling to prove their right to remain after immigration rules were tightened. despite being here legally, some have been threatened with deportation, denied access to nhs treatment and lost their jobs. but now it's emerged as the national archives in london holds passenger lists of thousands of people who came to the uk decades ago. we arrived in england... samantha's dad's been here since 1959, but after returning to jamaica, he says he has been refused entry back into the uk. he says, i don't have a criminal record so why can't i come back? it's not about having a criminal record. i'm constantly reassuring him it's nothing he's done. the prime minister has apologised to commonwealth leaders and the emergence of the records will help people caught up in the row, but they will still need

further evidence to prove their long—term residency. london is the place for me! the government has promised compensation for those of the windrush generation who have been treated unfairly, but for those who have been here for decades and call the uk home, it will be little comfort until their situation is finally sorted. eleanor garnier, bbc news. chemical weapons inspectors in syria have finally managed to visit the site of the suspected chemical attack in douma. their mission has been postponed several times over the past week. a number of samples have been taken for analysis. the uk and the us took part in air strikes last week in response to the alleged use of chlorine or sarin gas on the rebel held area. russia and syria have both denied any such attack took place. well, joining me now in the studio is our arab affairs editor sebastian usher, who's following developments in the story.

so, significant that these independent inspectors have at last unable get into this site. there have begun to be simulation that they would be indefinitely postponed. they had been to go when a weekend go in various reasons have been given for why not. on wednesday, gunfire forced him back. wednesday, gunfire forced him back. we saw journalists ago wednesday, gunfire forced him back. we sawjournalists ago in last monday, so again that race question of if it is a benevolent ago when, why was it not safe enough for these inspectors and it led to a vituperative war of words between moscow, washington and here as well, with britain in the us essentially accusing rush up of trying to tamper with the site. where at least a0 people, we know, were killed. the reasons why they were killed are

somewhat over the question. the british, the french in the us carried out the air strikes last week very much in the belief that what they already knew was enough to condemn the syrian government. which of these very graphic pictures of the immediate aftermath of what was clearly some form of attack. but this, it is two weeks as lisa lees pictures. how much concern is there that between the attack and the inspectors getting in, much of the evidence may no longer be available? i think that is a question better a nswer i think that is a question better answer in two ways. one of the evidence might not last. while the inspectors will want to get hold of oui’ inspectors will want to get hold of our really human samples. the blood, the hair, the year of victims, the likeliest chances of that are people who have died. would it be to get to those bodies are buried then that would be very important for them because that is where the traces are

strongest. as far as the actual sites are concerned, they went to one of two sides today, not both. if it was chlorine that was used, that pretty much winds abated into the atmosphere. if it is fair and gas, experts have told me that that is longer lasting, even if the russians and the syrians, according to accusations from britain in the us, had tampered with this, is unlocking it will be able to get rid of all evidence or there would be evidence of the tampering. so these are big questions that will not be entered for some time. the opc debbie must be remembered that they are not going to point the finger after this. that is not what they are re—met is. they will issue a report based on the evidence they have got today. they are hoping to go back again and a lot another material that has been gathered that that will allow two determine what poison gas was used if any. and from there, in this warof

gas was used if any. and from there, in this war of words that is going on between governments and on the internet, everywhere, all these different versions, even the images we have shown there have been cast into doubt. the white helmets, to some, oui’ saviors into doubt. the white helmets, to some, our saviors of people who risked their lives in rebel areas to say people who suffer from attacks from air strikes, but for others, they are simply the catspaw of the rebels. as you say, this blame game has gone on. britain the us, france accurate at the air strikes and are porting the thing you're at the syrian regime with the backing of the russians. they are denying it. although, as you point out, the inspectors are not going to say who carried out the attack, is it likely that they will be able to provide enough evidence about, for example, how the attack was carried out. firstly, if it was chemical weapons and how the attack was carried out? that it will give a very clear indication that one way or the other. other get some sense, it in

what they will shut. what is important as it is independent and not just the opc important as it is independent and notjust the opc debbie, the samples available or torrid but also the other independent laboratories. so whatever conclusion they come to is across the board. notjust one group but across the board. one improve is if it is the case is whether chemical weapons, if it is the case is whether chemicalweapons, chemicalagents we re chemicalweapons, chemicalagents were used. they can't really do much more than that, the way that it was delivered, all those other things. they are out there on the mama at the internet, pictures, reports, thatis the internet, pictures, reports, that is going to remain open to question to many people. to be honest, they could come back now with the actual device that they say caused it, presented to the world, and a large number of people would not believe it. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. a 20—year—old man has been stabbed to death in north london, according to the metropolitan police. the death in finsbury park in the early hours of this morning is the latest in more than 60 suspected murders in the capital this year.

nearly a0 of the cases were stabbings. a three—year—old boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a fitness club in leeds. the david lloyd centre in moortown has been closed following the boy's death, which happened this morning. helen mackey has the details. the three—year—old boy was living with his family at the indoor pool at half past nine in the morning. the club say the boy was found unconscious and pulled out a by a member of their team. cpr was carried out by staff until emergency services arrived and took over. the child was taken to leeds general with his mother, but was sadly pronounced dead. in a statement, the club said... we waited around in the gym for a while and everyone was upset. we came outside because they told us to evacuate.

people on the radio were telling us to leave the room. david lloyd is really, really good, and i have seen a lot of lifeguards every day watching over the children. but i do not know what is happening and that is scaring me. i am quite shocked to be honest with you, because as far as i'm aware, they have got lifeguards, which are constantly there watching, so i'm really surprised. the club will remain closed for the rest of the day while investigations continue. police say they are treating this as an extremely tragic accident and their thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time. there are a number of other swimmers in the pool at the time who left before officers could arrive on the scene and they are asking

for those people to come forward with anything they know. the headlines on bbc news: the first minister of wales carwynjones has announced he's to stand down in the autumn. two weeks after the suspected chemical attack in syria, international experts are carrying out an inspection in the town of douma. north korea's announcement that it's ended its testing of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has received a largely positive response around the world. tributes have been paid to one of the world's biggest electronic dance music stars, swedish dj avicii, who's died in oman at the age of 28. he was best known for his million selling uk number one single "wake me up". avicii had retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems. here's tom burridge. he created tunes which became global hits. music

in the world of electronic dance music, dj avicii was a huge talent. definitely a great loss to the music industry. he was one of the few that could come out with something so original, yet so emotional that just touched so many people worldwide, no matter what their preferred style of music was. he just had those songs that people connected with. millions partied to his music. billions streamed it online. at the age of 28, dj avicii had already worked with some of the biggest names, like madonna. she wrote... fellow dj pete tong said... dj avicii stopped touring two years ago, in part for health reasons.

following news of his death, his family said they were devastated. the world of dance has lost one of its most gifted djs at the age ofjust 28. one of the uk's biggest providers of home care visits is understood to be in financial difficulties. allied health care, which employs nearly 9000 staff who look after elderly and vulnerable patients, says it will continue to provide them with care. the company is seeking a repayment plan with its creditors. it says they'll be no redundancies. it says there'll be no redundancies. health ministers are calling on the makers of a drug to treat cystic fibrosis to lower the price, so it can be made available on the nhs. vertex pharmaceuticals said it would meet officials from nhs england next week to discuss the use of orkambi. the drug has been shown in clinical trials to improve lung function

in people with the condition. the consumer group which has warned that reforms to the pension system introduced two years ago have failed to address a gender gap. it says women receive state pensions which are, on average, £28 pounds a week less than men's, partly because they have patchy national insurance records after caring for children and the elderly. here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. nearly 13 million pensioners, but they are not all the same. on average, women get less than men out of the state pension. til recently, two different bits. the basic pension, how much you get at that it is in the years you've been working and paying national insurance, and the state second pension linked to how much you earn. which discovered men received £15a

on average, and women at 126. the gap of £28, the result of patchy national insurance records and lower pay while working. for people retiring now and in the future, now and in the future, there is only the state pension which gets rid of the state second pension, which meant do best for him and makes the most of allowances for caring, which go mainly to women. only those who retired in 2016 get it, but amongst them to momentum in getting one for the £2 a week on average among women receiving women receiving £1aa, so still an eight—pound gap. many women are already having to deal with the fact that their pension age is being raised from 60 to 65. how long til the pension gap to close? some say it could a decade. royal gun salutes have been taking place to mark the queen's 92nd birthday.

soldiers from the king's troop the royal horse artillery fired a1 times in hyde park in london at midday. this evening, prince harry is leading the tributes to his grandmother at a birthday concert at the royal albert hall, which will be shown live on bbc1 at 8pm. live now to our correspondent, andy moore, who is outside the royal albert hall. sadly not taking part in the concert tonight there to enjoy the celebrations. but her majesty due to arrive shortly. that is right. the queen due to arrive any moment now for this 92nd birthday, sir. is the consular arrangement the royal commonwealth society. of course, the heads of commonwealth governments have a meeting here in london last week, and this concert is to celebrate her rain and her work with the, well. so music from across the decades and many of those nations. be kylie minogue from australia, an

artist from south africa, drivers from the putin. a huge range of artists, everything from a stinging and shaggy two to the ukulele society, a0 ukuleles playing. i think i can guarantee some music may not be to her taste, but it will be stuff she does like. there'll be songs from musicals oklahoma, a great fan of that, and apparently i am told, she knows the lyrics to all the ukulele songs. and the queen of course normally celebrates her actual birthday quite quietly. this has really been a very big week for someone has really been a very big week for someone who, reminder of course, is now 92 years old. that is right. this is the queen's actual birthday, and, often in the celebration comes on her official birthday. but this is the day of her actual birthday.

and a lot of the royal family will be here tonight. the queen will be here. the development of unlikely to be there, he is still recovering from an operation eight days ago. surprising if he comes tonight but possible. prince charles will be here, the next head of the, well. prince harry will be here, with his fiancee presumably. he will be giving a speech in his role as president of the queen's commonwealth foundation. and new charity to celebrate the work of young people around, well. so quite a few members of the royal family around her here to celebrate her birthday with this incredible musical concert. and he mentioned, welfare, the queen quite unusually made her views known, saying that she hoped prince charles would succeed her as head of the commonwealth. that has now been approved. that clearly is something which will be very important to the monarch, will it not? i think it is.

she gave that speech to the heads of government where she said she hoped he would follow on doing the same job as her in the same way that she had thought on his hat, well from her father. she gave that speech to the commonwealth and the, well has of government and their meeting without her and or any a's or officials at whether pastors and came out afterwards and said yes, prince charles would be the next head of the, well. subsequent, that is an issue that is resolved. she can now celebrate with the issue behind her and with lots of acts from the, well here in front of her tonight. shawn mendez, a canadian artist, he will be here as well. so they really will be a very broad range of eclectic mix of music, a broad spectrum of music. there will be broadcast around the world, on the royal service. so many around the royal service. so many around the world will be able to see and hear this concert. thanks to my back

to you later to find out whether she was actually tapping her feet along to shaggy. thank you very much indeed forjoining us from the royal albert hall and the cons are being shown live on abc. —— bbc. a funeral service for the former first lady of the united states barbara bush has taken place in houston, texas. the wife of george bush sr died on tuesday at the age of 92. she will be buried later today. fourformer presidents, including barack obama and bill clinton, were at the service. joining me now from houston is cbs correspondent weija jiang. thank you forjoining us this evening. that service over now but really quite an event to celebrate this woman who had such a huge place in the lives of the presidential family. carol, this was a deeply personal event. in fact, family. carol, this was a deeply personal event. infact, barbara bush herself planted many elements

of it. and it was called a celebration of family, faith and service, and those are really the three pillars of the former first lady's light and the three things we have a celebrating here in houston all week and it certainly here at the service because not only was she the service because not only was she the matriarch of this extraordinary political family here in the the matriarch of this extraordinary politicalfamily here in the us, but she is perhaps one of the most beloved first ladies in us history, if not the most. and we have in talking with so many people here about why that is, and it is because people say she was so approachable, relatable, not to mention her passion for public service, which again people spoke about here today. misses bush actually chose the people who would you adjust her, including her son in java people who would you adjust her, including her son injava bush, a very dear and close family friend susan baker, who she traveled around the world with because her husband was a former secretary of state, and

thenjohn amici was a former secretary of state, and then john amici um, was a former secretary of state, and thenjohn amici um, a biographer who spent countless hours with the bush family and wrote about them. and in all of their stories, the same themes presented themselves, that this was a woman who was so well—known for her sharp tongue, for her wit, for her sense of humor, and also again for her dedication, not only to her family but to her country. and that was so well represented here during the service. hejust wrapped represented here during the service. he just wrapped up a short time ago, and you can see the guests all left ear. but less than one hour ago actually, the motorcade left ear and is currently on its way to college station, texas, which is about 100 miles from here, where she will ultimately be laid to rest. and that sirjohn major and the former british prime minister, among that extraordinary cast list you mentioned there. the tributes, i'm

sure, reflecting also her own political agenda because she was not somebody who was just in the background, was not just somebody who was just in the background, was notjust the first lady. she pursued her own campaigns on things like literacy, social justice, on racial inclusion and so on. was that a significant part of the life that was remember there tonight? absolutely. in fact, we just saw a picture of the sox to their her husband, former president george h w bush, war. and the sox represented a stack of books. and thatis represented a stack of books. and that is because he wanted to honor his wife's commitment and it really lifelong dedication to making sure all americans could read. and people recognize that it was not about the reading itself necessarily. but misses bush was a very concerned with a lot of social issues,

including homelessness, the gap between those and who have not, and this was her solution, was literacy, to teach people to read. and she said many times that she believes literacy could solve many of the world's problems. so certainly that was celebrated here, as well as at the public library, where all week we saw people running messages and a leaving flowers at the plaza at the library, which is named in her honor. so again, herwork library, which is named in her honor. so again, her work was not a platform that someone chose for her. this is something she actually thought about before her husband even became president, and then yes, she dedicated her entire life to literacy. many thanks for bringing us literacy. many thanks for bringing us up—to—date from the funeral at houston in texas. a pod of killer whales, including at least one calf, has been spotted in the river clyde in scotland.