welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories — a van ploughs into pedestrians at high speed in toronto, killing 10 and injuring 15 more. the events that happened on the street behind us are horrendous, but they do not appear to be connected in any way to national security based on the information available at this time. the suspected driver who's been arrested is named as 25—year—old alek minassian. emmanuel macron begins his us state visit, but with three days of talks ahead, will his ties with president trump rea p rewards 7 in the uk, the government offers citizenship and compensation to the caribbean immigrants known as the windrush generation. from hollywood to bollywood — allegations of sexual harassment

span the entertainment industry. and the duke and duchess of cambridge introduce the world to their new baby boy. he's fifth in line to the throne. hello. 10 people have been killed by a van that was driven at high speed onto the pavement for several blocks in the canadian city of toronto. another 15 people are injured. the driver fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterwards. canadian media are naming him as 25—year—old, alek minassian. authorities are currently treating it as a deliberate act, but they believe there are no national security implications. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. a spring day in the northern suburbs of toronto where pedestrians

enjoying the afternoon sunshine were suddenly confronted by a vehicle careering down the pavement. it mounted the curb and was then driven at high speed, 70—80mph according to eyewitnesses. it continued on for over half a mile, hitting pedestrian after pedestrian. it looks like this white rental van was used as a weapon. all i seen is this guy, he was going 70, 80 clicks, he's just hitting people one by one, going down. oh, man, it wasa nightmare, man. i got to yonge and empress and i seen a lady with her leg, and, oh, man, it's a gruesome scene, it's really bad out here. i couldn't believe what i seen. everybody, all these people on the streets getting hit, one by one. the street was scattered with discarded shoes and clothing and the police now say that nine people have been killed and 16 injured. so many people just shouting,

"stop the car!" but he didn't, he just kept moving, and hit some people and three people lie down there and they didn't move at all. the driver of the van was arrested after finally being brought to a halt by police. this does appear to have been a deliberate act, but what's behind it as yet isn't unclear. a short time ago, toronto's chief of police and canada's minister for public safety gave an update to the media. it's very clear, from a general perspective, to say that the actions definitely look deliberate. was the suspect known to you? there is nothing on ourfiles. we've looked right across, and there's nothing that we have on him right now. have you ruled out terrorism? we don't rule out anything. we have to follow what we have.

because it is very early in the investigation, you have to appreciate that there has to be forensic investigations, digital and otherwise, there has to be witnesses, notjust people that witnessed what occurred, but witnesses that may have information based on the person that we're alleging has done this right now. i've had the opportunity to consult with the senior officials of the security and police agencies of the government of canada, and on the basis of all available information at the present time, there would appear to be no national security connection to this particular incident. the events that happened on the street behind us are horrendous, but they do not appear to be connected in any way to national security based on the information available at this time. i spokejust now

to salmaan fa rooqui, a journalist in toronto. an increase in the death toll. we have gone from nine to ten now and 15 injured, and we have some more details about the nature of this incident. we got a confirmation of the name which is alek minassian, but we don't know right now what his motive was, and right, police are saying that they are not ruling out any terrorist intent, but they haven't found any link to that as well, so just giving an update to reporters about what we have and still lots of information to come. clearly, it carries the hallmarks of attacks inspired by the so—called islamic state, but as you say, according to the authorities, no national security applications. they do believe, though, it is a deliberate act. questions being asked about whether this was a hate crime. other people drawing a possible connection with the commemoration of armenian genocide tomorrow.

that was brought up, and the police chief wouldn't answer that directly, but we have video on twitter of the actual takedown the suspect, and one notable thing from that was the fact that he was seen to be asking police to shoot him in the head. that might tell us a little bit more about what his intentions are. but police are not drawing any conclusions. any suggestions at all whether other people were involved in the attack? police say there is no suggestion yet, but one thing they keep saying if they are not ruling anything out. this was a van that kept going for six or seven blocks at about 70 or 80 miles an hour. it was something like that. i think the police chief said it was about one kilometre at the van travelled, just swerving from sidewalk to sidewalk. that really shows in itself the size of the crime scene. they have almost three kilometres shut down of one of the busiest streets in canada. i think this is a day when there was some nice

weather that drew a lot of people out onto the streets. tell us more about the area. there are usually a decent amount of pedestrians in this area, it's not in the downtown area of toronto, but it is a huge urban centre. people were outside because last week we had some nasty freezing rain. this is the first sunlight we have seen, so a lot of the eyewitnesses said they were just having a walk when they saw this unfold. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. there have been scenes ofjubilation on the streets of the armenian capital, yerevan, over the resignation of the prime minister. serzh sargsyan announced he was standing down after 11 days of protests against his decision to become prime minister. he'd already completed the maximum two terms as president. a panel of the us senate has narrowly approved president trump's pick for secretary of state, the current cia director, mike pompeo. it's expected he'll be confirmed by the full chamber later this week as the trump administration prepares for major foreign policy challenges

with north korea and iran. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terror attacks has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a separate shooting in belgium. salah abdeslam was found guilty of attempted murderfor the injuries to three police officers who were trying to arrest him in brussels. he's still awaiting trial in france over the deaths of 130 people. police in tennessee have arrested the man suspected of entering a waffle house restaurant in nashville and shooting dead four people with an assault rifle. travis reinking fled the scene after he was disarmed and dragged outside by a customer. he'd been on the run since. president macron of france has begun a state visit to the united states, the first of the trump presidency. he and his wife brigitte were welcomed to washington by donald and melania trump. a statement from the white house says both leaders have great respect for each other and will have candid discussions. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, is travelling

with the french president. well, symbolically, he has already achieved quite a lot. it was mr macron that drove up here to the white house, not theresa may, not germany's angela merkel, and this is really an official recognition of his close friendship with the american leader and his new status as point man for europe. when it comes to substance, though, this visit is something of a test. mr macron has come armed with recommendations from his european partners to try and keep mr trump committed to the iran nuclear deal, but both sides have been playing down hopes that there's going to be any kind of breakthrough on that, probably the biggest issue that divides the two leaders here. there's a little bit more cautious optimism around the issue of tariffs on steel and aluminium that mr trump wants to levy against the eu. one way or the other, though, mr macron has to prove that his new friendship

helps french interests, otherwise he's going to face questions at home as to what is new bromance is worth. lucy williamson at the white house. abdul—malek al—houthi, leader of an armed rebellion in northern yemen, has promised to avenge the killing of one of the most senior figures in his movement. saleh al—samad, who was political chief for the houthi rebels, died in an air strike by the saudi—led coalition. in an address on his tv channel, mr al—houthi blamed what he called us and saudi forces of aggression. the saudis have sided with yemen's government in its war with the rebels. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we have a new prince! god save the queen! well—wishers join the duke and duchess of cambridge in celebrating the arrival of their third child. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high, the school sealed off,

the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they'd normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions, a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: a van has ploughed into pedestrians at high speed in toronto, killing ten and injuring 15 more. officials say the incident was deliberate, but there are no wider national security implications. president macron of france is beginning a state visit to the us, the first foreign leader to be given the honour since donald trump took office. bollywood is known for its popular musicals and dramas, but bbc news has spoken to a number of actors who say it has a serious sexual harassment problem. actresses say they have been asked for sexual favours by men in the industry. others say they have been molested. many fear their careers and lives will be ruined if they go public. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidya nathan sent this report from mumbai. these over—the—top dance routines are a staple of bollywood films. a scantily clad leading lady takes centre stage, as a group of men lust after her.

0n—screen, women are often seen as objects of desire, but also in real life. behind the glitz and glamour, there is a dark secret. he started telling me that, "for an actress, you should be happy to have sex as and when possible. embrace your sexuality, use it." this aspiring actress asked us to conceal her identity, and we've changed her voice. like so many others, she left a small village for india's film capital, mumbai, to chase her bollywood dream. she told me she's been molested by directors and a casting agent. he touched me wherever he wanted, he kissed me wherever he wanted, and i was shocked. he put his hand inside my clothes. so i asked him to stop, and he said, "you know what, if you really want to work in this industry, i don't think you've got the right attitude."

it is notjust those starting out who face unwanted advances in bollywood. usha jadhav is an award—winning actress. she says it's common for powerful men in the industry to demand sexual favours. "we are giving you something, you need to give something back to them too." i said, "something as in what? i don't have money." he said, "no, no, no, it's not about money. it's about that you need to sleep with... maybe it can be the producer, maybe it can be the director, or it can be both too." i've spoken to many in bollywood who acknowledge the industry has a sexual harassment problem, but few were willing to come out in the open and speak about it. that's notjust because this industry is male—dominated, but also, because here in india, the world of bollywood is revered. but some of the bigger names are starting to speak up now. actress radhika apte recently starred in the blockbusterfilm padman. some people are regarded as gods. they're so powerful that people

just don't think that my voice is going to matter, or people don't think that if i speak, probably my career is going to get ruined. when you saw hollywood and that me too moment that happened, what were you thinking here in bollywood? the way the women — and the men of course — came together and decided that as a team we're not going to let this happen, i wish that could happen here. but right now, it won't, because there's still so much fear around speaking out. the main groups representing bollywood producers and directors didn't respond to our request for a comment on the issue. lifting the lid on sexual harassment in the industry is the one bollywood story few want to tell. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, mumbai. and you can watch rajini's full investigation, bollywood's dark secret, next weekend here on bbc world news, on saturday 28 april at 7:10am and 10:10pm gmt, and on sunday 29 april at 8:10am gmt. the sprawling rohingya refugee camps

in southern bangladesh are the biggest and most densely populated refugee settlement in the world. the monsoon season begins in just a few weeks. a cyclone could strike any day. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt has been finding out how the almost 900,000 refugees are preparing for the coming storms. it is a battle against time. 3,500 workers are hacking away the tops of the hills. the monsoon season isjust weeks away, and with the rains comes cyclones. tens of thousands of rohingya refugees need to move to safer land. this landslide was caused byjust one hour of rain last week. imagine what a cyclone like this one could do. it struck in may last year.

the refugees‘ homes are basically — they're basically just tents, these bamboo poles with tarpaulin covers. and look at them, they are all the same. now, the un is very blunt about the risks. it says it is very unlikely that any bamboo community structure will survive a cyclone. there are training classes to help people strengthen their houses, but if a cyclone does come, the advice is stark. the message is to bunker down. you know, there's sand bags being handed out. and people — we're telling people, you know, they have to build up these sandbags so that they can stay low beneath them. to get their belongings, to keep them pinned down under the tarpaulins so we don't have debris flying around, which can be a huge risk during cyclones, and to keep low and let the storm pass over.

it is a frightening message, and the un isn't happy about the bangladeshi government's proposed solution, an island that emerged from the muddy waters of the bay of bengal less than 20 years ago. the government says it has built sea defences and shelters, and plans to move 100,000 rohingya refugees there. we are quite able to cope with this situation. i believe, with the kind of resilience these people have, they will also be able to cope with the situation there. the necessary protections are there, embankments have been done, and i think that the government is fully aware of the risks and other issues related with this. six months since bangladesh and myanmar signed a repatriation agreement, and not a single rohingya has gone back. so for now, the refugees have to make themselves safe here, even if that means another move. translation: we had to leave burma because of all the violence.

we found a place in the camps, then we had to move. now, we have to move again. it's very painful. 10,000 people have been relocated so far. that sounds like a lot, but here, that's just a drop in the ocean. justin rowlatt, bbc news, cox's bazar. the former american president george bush has been admitted to hospital in houston, the day after the funeral of his wife, barbara. a family spokesman says mr bush sr, who is 93, was taken to hospital after contracting an infection that spread to his blood. he is said to be responding to treatment. the british government has sought to end the controversy about the treatment of windrush migrants by announcing that uk citizenship is to be granted to those who want it. fees for those applying will be waived and they will be exempt from taking the citizenship test. some will be offered compensation. it followed revelations that

people who came to the uk from the caribbean more than a0 years ago had been wrongly labelled as illegal immigrants. some of those affected by the windrush controversy have been giving their reaction to the announcement. 0ur correspondent, adina campbell has been speaking to some of them. the voices of some of birmingham's caribbean community, all british citizens with family in jamaica. they are not satisfied with the way the government has handled this crisis. it's the impact, it's how it makes the general — every black person in this community should feel sick about what's happened, because our self—esteem, if you like, has been attacked. should these measures have come sooner? well, of course they should, yes. we've had individuals coming here, really distraught, really upset. we don't want our people to be seen — referred to as statistics, collateral damage.

we're putting the government on notice. we are monitoring this. and, for ralph and mark, this is even more personal. their eldest brother, carson, who had lived in the uk for more than 50 years, died injamaica after being turned away at the airports. if it had been in england, all that — he would have got all that national — he would have got proper treatment. who do you feel is to blame for your brother's death? this has got to be the bureaucracy and the red tape, because all they've got to do is look at a computer screen, they can tell he's been here all his life. we've heard the apologies, we've heard the measures that will now be put in place to try and resolve this situation. can we now draw a line under this? of course... no, no, no, no. 0n the one hand, they're claiming

that they didn't know. that is dreadful, if they didn't know, and if they knew, it is even equally dreadful. i will not give them the benefit of the doubt, not after what they did. it's a political decision. don't tell me that they employ administrators, and the government don't know, and home 0ffice ministers don't know what is going on. it's calculated. adina campbell speaking to some of those affected by the windrush controversy. the duchess of cambridge has left hospital in london after giving birth to a boy. he is fifth in line to the british throne, a sibling to prince george and princess charlotte. kensington palace says a name will be announced soon. here is our royal correspondent daniela relph. wrapped up for his first public appearance — it will be one of many he will make over the years. the baby prince in his mother's arms, the newest addition to the royal family. the close—up image — the newborn baby who is now fifth in the line to the throne. the duchess of cambridge arrived at hospital in the early stages of labour before 6:00am this morning.

her son was born at 11.01am. at eight pounds, seven ounces, he is the heaviest of the three cambridge children. and, as with princess charlotte, the duchess gave birth and left hospital all on the same day. 0yez, oyez, oyez! we've got a new prince here today. god save the queen! the news it was a boy came a few hours earlier, to the delight of hardened royal watchers, some of whom had been camping outside of the hospital for more than a week. it's wonderful news, isn't it? fantastic news! it's a boy! yes, i know, isn't it wonderful! isn't it great news? it's making everyone smile. there was a visit, too, from the new big brother and sister. a tentative—looking prince george, confident wave from princess charlotte. holding tightly onto dad's hand as they went in for one of those defining moments of family life, and charlotte showed no sign of nerves in front of the cameras.

the first birth announcement came via twitter, but the official birth notice followed tradition, put on display at buckingham palace. the arrival of a baby boy secures princess charlotte her place in history. it's a very significant day for princess charlotte, because she is the first royal princess in british history not to be moved down the line of succession when the younger brother was born. before 2013, when the law was changed to give women and men equal succession rights, essentially if a younger prince was born, she would lose her spot. the duke and duchess of cambridge and the new baby prince now leave hospital for life as a family of five at kensington palace. other than next month's royal wedding, the duchess will spend the coming months away from the public eye, to focus on her family. the cambridges thanked hospital staff for the care and treatment they have received. as they left, it was a proud father in charge of the car seat.

just seven hours after his birth, the baby prince was on his way home. a third child for the cambridges, a sixth great—grandchild for the queen. we are told name will be announced in due course, which brit speak for soon, we think. a reminder of our developing story: canadian police now say ten people were killed when a van was driven into pedestrians on a busy street in toronto. 15 people ave been injured, some critically. the police chief has said the incident definitely looks deliberate, though at this stage there is nothing to suggest any national security implications. more on all the news at any time on the bbc. thank you for watching. well, this week the weather's

going to go pretty much back to normal. it's only compared to what we had last week, with that heatwave, and those temperatures in the high 20s for some of us. this week it's going to change a little bit more, from sunny spells to darker clouds. it will remain very fresh. in fact, the indication is that, as we head through the week, the temperatures will keep on dropping. it could turn really chilly by the weekend, and the nights will be nippy as well. now, there's a lot of cloud out there in the atlantic which is ready to come our way, lots of showers, too. this is cool air, it's streaming in, and it's here to stay for the next few days. so, for the early hours of tuesday morning, a lot of cloud across southern areas. that actually is going to stop the temperatures from dropping too low. we're talking about 10—12 degrees across the south. in the north, where clear spells develop, around about seven or eight degrees, six there in the very far north. and then tuesday itself is going to be a bit of a mixed bag across the uk.

there will be some sunshine around for sure, but also a lot of cloud and some rain later in the morning, spilling into parts of wales. that rain will probably move across this central swathe of the uk, probably a little bit in the midlands, quite possibly some across yorkshire, certainly moving through wales as well. in the north of the country, we'll have a mixture of sunshine and showers, particularly across scotland, and there'll be some showers across northern ireland as well, and cool in the north, 12 degrees. typically in the south, we're going to get around 15 celsius. and then tuesday night into wednesday, that weather system moves away. in its place, this low comes in from the north atlantic carrying quite a lot of fresh air, and what happens this time of the year when we've got cold air sitting on top of us, and then you get the strong sunshine? basically that means you get big showers forming, and it's going to be a real rush of them on tuesday — on wednesday, that is. so wednesday is going to be a very changeable day, from sunshine, to downpours,

back to sunshine again. and then, through thursday, we're in that cool air stream off the atlantic, which is here to stay into the weekend as well. and this is normalfor the time of the year. the average for this time of the year in the south is around about 14—16 degrees, a couple of degrees lower than that in the north, and that's pretty much what we're getting on thursday. you can see round 15 in london, 11 in glasgow and in edinburgh. and again, a mixture of sunshine and showers on thursday. now, this is thejet stream here. whenever you see a dip in the jet stream, it basically drags the cool airfrom the north. so, as we head into friday, saturday and sunday, that cool air establishes itself across the uk. this is bbc news. the headlines: a van has ploughred into pedestrians at high speed in toronto, killing ten and injuring fifteen more. officials say the incident was deliberate, but there are no wider national security implications. the suspected driver, who's been arrested, has been named as 25—year—old alek minassian. the french president emmanuel macron, has arrived

at the white house at the start of a three—day state visit to the us. he's set for talks with donald trump on trade, syria and the iran nuclear deal. he's the first foreign leader to make a state visit to the us since president trump came to power. wellwishers have joined the duke and duchess of cambridge in celebrating the arrival of their third child. the healthy baby boy, is fifth in line to the throne, after prince charles and william, and his older siblings prince george and princess charlotte. a kensington palace statement said both the duchess and her baby are doing well. the life and legacy of the murdered black teenager stephen lawrence — will be commemorated every year