hello and welcome to bbc news. two weeks after the suspected chemical attack in syria, international experts have finally carried out an inspection in the former rebel—held town of douma. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said its inspectors had gathered samples, which would be examined in specially—designated laboratories. andrew plant reports. it is now two weeks since these scenes played out on screens around the world. released by the syrian opposition, a video appearing to show the aftermath of a chemical attack. the allegation that chlorine had been used was met with international condemnation. a team of expert from the opcw arrived in damascus earlier this week. their attempts to reach the site in douma were thwarted when their security team came under fire, leading to a three—day delay. experts say that if chlorine

was used, that timescale could now make it hard to detect. if that was a chlorine bomb attack, it is much harder to have any evidence at this point in time, two weeks after. chlorine evaporates very quickly, it does not remain in bodies, it does not remain in soil so it would be very difficult to find conclusive proof that it was a chlorine attack. america's defence secretary has accused the syrian government of orchestrating the delays while it cleaned up the area. it is now one week since the us, uk and france launched air strikes in syria against, they said, chemical weapon depots and production facilities. syria and its ally russia have denied that any chemical weapons attack took place. a team of experts will now send their samples for analysis to see what, if anything, can still be detected on the ground. tens of thousands of hungarians have protested in budapest against government control of the media. it's the second consecutive saturday of mass demonstrations against the government

of the recently re—elected prime minister viktor orban. he has dismissed the protests as irrelevant. bill hayton reports. the protests filled the streets of central border pest and the message was clear. these people want an end to the prime minister's policies. he was re—elected only two weeks ago under the 230 majority —— two thirds majority in parliament. the opposition is divided and weak, something these protesters want to change. we would like the opposition parties to launch one candidate. they should not fight against each other but provide a zero —— alternative. the demonstrators accuse the government of using the media to whip up eight against migrants in order to win the election. they want a non—partisan public media outside government control. translation: we have to

learn from the failure of viktor orban. hungary cannot be divided. our mission is to reunify hungary. the protest was dismissed as irreleva nt the protest was dismissed as irrelevant why viktor orban. he is promising new laws to penalise human rights and opposition groups. they will be discussed after the new parliament meets in two weeks and on that day, there will be another protest in the streets outside. the organiser of anti—government protests in armenia says he'll hold talks on sunday morning with the country's long—standing leader prime minister serzh sargsyan. unrest has gripped the republic in the caucasus mountains after the former president stepped down to become prime minister. russell trott reports. anger on the streets of the armenian capital as police arrest protesters who brought the centre of the city to a standstill for the ninth consecutive day. then an appearance that few expected.

flanked by bodyguards, the country's new president arrived to meet protest leaders and to call for dialogue to prevent what many here fear could become violent confrontation. shaking hands with nikol pashinyan, the man who has led the opposition demonstrations, the president reiterated his warning that there would be no winners or losers for a country that some say has struggled to modernise and is overly dependent on russia. real political power lies with this man, serzh sargsyan, who has led the country for ten years. he stepped down as president recently at the same time as the constitution was changed to vest supreme power in his new prime ministerial role. opposition supporters have criticised him over poverty, corruption and the influence of powerful oligarchs. his supporters say he has provided much—needed national security amid continuing tensions with turkey and azerbaijan. some here are calling for a peaceful velvet revolution, similar to what took place in other states after the collapse

of the soviet union. but with over 300 arrested over the last two days alone, the concern is that things could still get out of control. the indian government has approved the introduction of the death penalty for those who rape children under 12. the decision was made at a special cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister, narendra modi. it follows a series of high profile child rape cases — some involving members of the governing party, the bjp. the american actor verne troyer, who starred in the austin powers films, has died at the age of 49. most famous for his mini—me role in the movies, he was also a stuntman and comedian. he was taken to hospital by police last week after friends raised concern for his welfare. in a statement his family said he was an "extremely caring individual who wanted to make everyone smile,

happy and laugh." stay with us here on bbc news, still to come. a star—studded evening — queen elizabeth celebrates her 92nd birthday with a concert featuring music from each decade of her reign. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, has announced that he'll step down from the post in the autumn. speaking at the welsh labour party conference, he described the past few months as "the darkest of times". mrjones, who's been party leader since 2009, said the recent death of carl sargeant, who was found dead days after being sacked by mrjones from his cabinet office job, had had a big impact on his family life. here's our bbc wales political editor nick servini. i'm glad to say there will be funding announced next week. this was always going to be the toughest conference speech

for carwyn jones as first minister of wales. as it turned out, it was his last, as he shocked party members by saying a bruising few months had taken its toll on his family life. i don't think anyone can know what these last few months have been like, no—one that is apart from lisa and the kids. they've carried me through the darkest of times. i've asked too much of them at times, and it's time for me to think about what's fair to them. so, this will be the last welsh labour conference i address as party leader. carwynjones has faced intense pressure since the death of his colleague carl sergeant, who he sacked from the welsh government cabinet in november. a few days later it's thought mr sergeant took his own life while facing a number of misconduct allegations from different women. there have been questions about whether correct procedures were followed.

the crisis for carwyn jones that came to a head, comes after years in which it has been untouchable at the head of welsh politics for the critics have questioned his record on public service delivery, but the more pressing question is whether his legacy will be overshadowed by the death of his former colleague. he has done one for things for wales, he has been an exemplary leader and first minister and been a wonderful ambassador for wales and i'm very proud to have been a member of parliament in carwyn jones's welsh labour party. people will think back over his time as first minister as a time of consolidation and success and taking wales forward and solidarity and of confidence. this now triggers a rare event, a contest to become the next first minister of wales, carwynjones was in the job for nine years, and his predecessor did ten years. change at the top of welsh politics does not happen very often. labour members in the bars

and restaurants will be taking in this news, there was speculation about his future, but the timing did it's emerged that documents recording the arrival of thousands 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. news archive: 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 that the national archives in london holds passenger lists of thousands of people who came to the uk decades ago. we arrived in england on the 20th of the eighth... samantha's dad has been here since 1959 but after returning to jamaica he says he's been refused entry back into the uk. my dad's been taken away from me, but he's still alive. and that's not a nice feeling. ijust think, where's your heart? all right, you might have made a mistake, that's fine, you've made a mistake. but that mistake can be corrected and the mistake can be forgotten. the prime minister has apologised to commonwealth leaders and the emergence of the records will help people caught up in this row but they'll still need further evidence to prove their long—term residency. the home office is expected to set out exactly how it plans to compensate windrush migrants who have been unfairly treated in the week. but the row has been extremely embarrassing for the government and the pressure is unlikely to ease

until there is significant progress in the process to help people prove their right to be here. # london is the place for me... for those who have been here for decades and call the uk their home, uncertainty will remain until their situation is finally sorted. eleanor garnier, bbc news, westminster. three people have died and at least 50 others have been injured after an explosion at a hospital in central chile. the city's mayor told local media there had been a gas leak at the facility before the explosion and a gas company had ordered an evacuation. the blast happened as doctors and patients were returning to the building. the funeral of barbara bush was held on saturday. around one thousand five hundred mourners gathered in texas to say goodbye to the former first lady. chris buckler reports. in the houston church she attended for most of her life, four living presidents gathered with others to pay tribute to barbara bush. among those former heads of state were both her widower and her son.

she was described as the rock of undoubtedly what is a political dynasty, but, at its heart, was and is a deeply loving family. my dad is a phenomenal letter writer, and he would write mum on their wedding anniversaries, which totalled an amazing 73 years. this was written onjanuary 6, 1994. "will you marry me? ooops, i forgot we did that 49 years ago. i was very happy on that day in 1945, but i am even happier today.

you have given mejoy that few men know. you have made our boys into men by bawling them out, and then, right away, by loving them. you have helped our daughter be the best daughter in the whole wide world. i have climbed, perhaps, the highest mountain in the world, during their many decades together, they were seen to support each other, but barbara bush was never afraid of making her own political opinions known. as first lady, she campaigned for literacy and pushed her own liberal views, sometimes bringing her into conflict with others in the republican party. but she believed that she and her family could make a difference and was back on the campaign trailjust two years ago, when her sonjeb ran to be the republican nominee for president. she was smart, strong, fun, and feisty. at times her considerable wit could be biting, but warmth, along with humour, was central in the many stories told about her in this funeral service. she corresponded for several years with a young girl who named her heifer after barbara. the child sent frequent updates on the bovine barbara bush, which competed in the houston rodeo and livestock show one year and finished in eighth place.

"i was sorry for my little friend," barbara said later, "but i was slightly relieved because i wasn't sure i could have stood the headlines, ‘barbara bush wins the fat stock show‘." the current first lady, melania trump, was among those in attendance. although her husband, the current president, was absent. he said he wasn't attending to avoid extra security being needed at the church. although the bush family have had a difficult relationship with donald trump, as the often feisty barbara bush may have been the first to acknowledge. her sonjeb said he had imagined his mother telling him to keep the service short and not to get weepy. but that proved impossible for many of the family she was so devoted to. chris buckler, bbc news.

our main story on bbc news: international inspectors have finally been able to collect samples from the syrian town of douma, where it's alleged chemical weapons were used two weeks ago. earlier i spoke with british—born syrian journalist, danny makki, who hasjust returned from spending two months in damascus. i began by asking why it took the opcw so long to get there. there have been there for up to one week and there have been reports since the initiation of this entire incident that the syrian government would allow them in and there had been statements by the syrian representative to the un, stating that they would be given full access immediately within syria. there have been there for one week before they have had access to the site. they tried to go yesterday and apparently they were fired upon in a pre—rehearsal for today. they finally managed to get to today. the hindrance of this access has raised many questions as to the political games that are being played by the syrians and most of all, the russians, who have a larger presence within the city than the syrians. there are russian military police checkpoints in and around douma and russian military

police inside douma enforced. as per agreement, there is no syrian army in there. there is a written agreement preventing the syrian army from the area officially, which is why the presence of the russians is so strong. they have access to these sites. that is one of the rebel groups you were speaking about there as well. why would they be doing this? you can't really hide the use of chemical weapons, can you? to an extent... the chemical weapons attack, the suspected attack was either sarin gas or chlorine gas. curran is a liquid and chlorine is a gas. if sarin was used, the effects would stay for a number of months. it was chlorine, as a gas, it would be possible to tamper with the scene somewhat. it would erode throughout the day ‘s and some remains will stay. more importantly is the actual civilian casualties who were buried, those killed in the attack.

you can get a sample from them, right? they are a crucial piece of evidence and a varied in aside unknown to the syrian government and the russians but it is now known to the opcw inspectors after the precise location they were told by activists and people who were there. the evidence on that site is of crucial importance. as you saw in the statement from the opcw today, stating that they wanted to return. i think in reference to perhaps visiting the site. the issues that arise are twofold. firstly the access they will be given by russians as they go back and, secondly, the revelation of such a location, is a moral aspect to tell the russians and the syrians of the presence of such a graveyard. is this something that the activist do? do they know that this kind of site could be crucial and so they hide it from the syrian government and from the russians? perhaps that may be a ploy

which they have used. it is something that they have definitely done in the past in different areas, hiding evidence. what we now have is a problem because if they want to return to decide they can only do so with russian and syrian presence. if they reveal the side then, immediately, it may raise questions about why they go back and may create another further crisis to add to this long wait. restrictions have been placed on this team and they have managed to get some sort of samples that whether they will return will be clearer in the forthcoming days. that was the british—born syrian journalist dan makki. football, and

manchester united into the fa cup final, coming from behind to beat totte n ha m final, coming from behind to beat tottenham in the semi—final. they will face either southampton or chelsea. for manchester united wembley has bbc now so much success and for autonomy it is their temporary home. —— been the scene. two clubs on a well trodden path and spurs took advantage of the familiar surroundings, christian eriksen supplying the perfect pass and dele alli with the finishing touch. this is the joy of a club desperate to end a run of seven consecutive fa cup semifinal defeats. they were in control but did not capitalise, and when paul pogba crossed for alexis sanchez to dispatch a marvellous header, the contest was alive. only the width of a post prevented tottenham regaining the lead, and there after the break, united's big—game pedigree put them ahead, ander herrera putting them in front and within touching distance of the final. spurs offered little in response and they will again finish the season without silver hair,

united just one victory away from ending the campaign on a high for the very happy with the goal and the victory because we are in the final, and this club is about titles and playing finals. the celebrations of the supporters says everything, they will be back here on the 19th of may and as tottenham's long wait for a trophy goes on, manchester united on the verge of adding another to their collection. let's head to italy now, and a very special birthday. the city of rome is marking the day of its founding, more than 2700 years ago, with a celebration re—enacting some of the traditions from its imperial past. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. they came, they saw, they reenacted. roman soldiers.

well, sort of. even the odd vestal virgin. all of them celebrating quite a milestone. marching into the roman forum was like marching back in time. ceremonies held to honour notjust a city, but an empire. translation: it is the anniversary of the city, the birth of rome. it is the date of the foundation of the city. we are here with 1,700, 1800 historical re—enactors from all over the world. legend has it that rome was founded in april 753 bc by the mythic figure of romulus. from that day, an empire grew that would dominate much of europe, north africa and the middle east. the significance was not lost on those taking part. translation: we are not really imperial soldiers but we have passion.

being historical aficionados with roman clothes, and entering the roman forum which to us re—enactors is sacred, is something that cannot be described because it is too powerful. tourists and locals looked on as this extraordinary birthday was marked. all hail rome, the eternal city. 2,771 years and counting. tim allman, bbc news. queen elizabeth celebrated her 92nd birthday on saturday, culminating in a concert at the royal albert hall in london. organised by the royal commonwealth society, there was a broad range of music from across the decades and and across the world. andy moore reports. # it's not unusual to go out at any time. sir tom jones kicked off the show, backed by the sound

of traditional indian drummers. # it's not unusual, it happens every day. zoe ball presented a night she described as the biggest party of the year. like any one of us on our birthday, the queen has booked the local hall. it is, of course, the stunning and historic royal albert hall. the performers came from across the commonwealth. kylie minogue from australia, shawn mendes from canada and from jamaica, shaggy. there has been a really broad range of music at tonight's concert. not everything may have been to her majesty's taste but there have also been some her favourites. the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs. a ukelele orchestra supported by some celebrity players paid tribute to him. prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three

unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is over a month away. he spoke briefly. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! the queen is spending the day after her 92nd birthday at windsor castle, where she will officially start the london marathon 26 miles away in east london via satellite link.

andy moore, bbc news. hgppy happy birthday, your majesty. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. here's the weather with matt taylor. good morning. well, after the heat of saturday, some spectacular storms through the night across parts of england and wales. they ease out the way though to start sunday. and sunday, still a few showers through the day, particularly in the west, that fresher weather is behind this weather front, tracking from west to east throughout the day. introducing atlantic air, sweeping away the warmth we've had and dropping temperatures as that fresher air pushes its way in. we will start the day with some warmer air across parts of eastern england for the start of the day. once the overnight showers clear, temperatures rising quickly. in the west we already have that weather front to begin the day across parts of western scotland

and northern ireland, bringing outbreaks of rain, the odd spot or rain, the odd rumble thunder offjust off the east coast of scotland. thicker cloud bringing some showers just to the western fringes of england and wales. but the sun is out towards south—east, east anglia and across estern england, so once the early showers have cleared, it is looking fine for the london marathon, for spectators at least. but probably a bit too warm for the runners, 21, 22 celsius possible. maybe a refreshing shower later. that's all tied in with our weather front, working its way eastwards. it brightens up in scotland and northern ireland eventually. some sunshine. brightening more quickly across parts of england and wales. but we could see the warmth across the south—east spark off some heavy showers later on, there could be a rumble of thunder across east anglia too. so 23 or 2a in london and norwich, 13 in belfast. we finish the day here with sunshine and showers. showers continue through the night in the northern half of the country. clearer skies developing further south.

a much fresher night than we've had over the past few days, all parts of the uk temperatures dropping back down into single figures to start your monday morning. that's a sign for next week, it's back to normal. we're back to factory set for the weather, because it's spring and it will feel like it once again. a cool start to your monday. not a good deeal of sunshine around in central and eastern areas. it will be fine day for many, the cloud will increase. in the west, the cloud will be thicker. spreads into western scotland. then it turns damp, grey and drizzly towards the hills and coasts of the south—west. temperatures where they should be for this time of year. 17 possible in the south—east corner. the south holds onto cloud and patchy rain and drizzle at times on tuesday. some brighter skies, particularly during the middle part of the day. further north, a lot more sunshine around. but more of a breeze and here, a scattering of showers. note the cooler temperatures across the north as well. they will be with us all as we go through the rest of next week. always brighter the further south you are. further north, frequent showers expected. and like we saw last night, some rumbles of thunder too. this is bbc news.

the headlines: two weeks after the suspected chemical attack in syria, international experts have finally carried out an inspection in the former rebel—held town of douma. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said its inspectors had gathered samples — which would now be carefully examined. tens of thousands of people in hungary have protested in budapest against government control of the media. it's the second consecutive saturday of mass protests against the government of the recently re—elected prime minister viktor orban. mr orban has dismissed the protests as irrelevant. the organiser of anti—government protests in armenia has said he'll hold talks on sunday morning with the country's long—standing leader,

prime minister serzh sargsyan. nikol pashinyan has been leading calls for his resignation saying that is the only matter he is prepared to discuss. a 3—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 yesterday morning. helen mackey has the details. the three—year—old boy was swimming with his family in the indoor pool