test site within weeks, and wants washington to verify the shutdown. and wants washington pyongyang says there's no need for a nuclear arsenal, if there's peace on the korean peninsula, but the us remains cautious. we're but the us remains cautious. going to require thos that we're going to require those steps that demonstrate that denuclearised ocean will be achieved. we are not going to take promises, we are not going to take promises, we are not going to take words, we are going to look for actions and deeds. it's believed a proposed summit between mr trump and kimjong—un could take place in weeks. between mr trump and kimjong—un also tonight... between mr trump and kimjong—un ministers rally behind amber rudd, with the conservative party chairman saying she didn't know about specific targets, for removing illegal immigrants. about specific targets, it's becoming a habit, as celtic win the scottish premiership, for the seventh time in a row. the scottish premiership, and fighting fit in fleetwood. but can the habits of a whole town be changed, in the battle against obesity? a whole town be changed, north korea has vowed

to close its nuclear test site within weeks, and allow experts from the south and the united states, to watch it being dismantled. the news came from the office of the south korean president moonjae—in, and follows his historic summit on friday with the north's leader, kim jong—un. on friday with the north's but washington is wary, with the new us secretary of state mike pompeo saying pyongyang's commitment to denuclearisation, must be irreversible, and that america wasn't going to take "promises or words," but wanted "actions and deeds." going to take "promises or words," from seoul, laura bicker reports. going to take "promises or words," from this momentous show of unity comes an apparent display of sincerity. of unity comes an apparent president moon is making his conversation with kim jong—un

public, and it seems the north korean leader is willing to go further than simply stepping over the border. he has pledged to close an atomic test site, in front of witnesses. an atomic test site, the site is where all six nuclear tests were carried out. south korean officials said mr kim promised to close it by may, and let experts and the media watch. promised to close it by may, a welcome development, but the us is being cautious. we use the word "irreversible" with great intention, and we're going to require those steps that demonstrate that denuclearisation is going to be achieved. we are not going to take promises, we are not going to take words, we are going to look for actions and deeds, and, until such time, the president has made it incredibly clear we will keep the pressure campaign in place until we achieve that. it does all sound rather familiar. in 2008, north korea blew up this cooling tower,

but continued to build weapons in secret. however, the south korean government believes it is time to place some trust in the north. believes it is time to place trust is two—directional, 0k? believes it is time to place you build trust, in the process of implementing agreements. kim jong—un is also turning back time. literally. turning back time. in 2015, he changed pyongyang's clocks, and since then they've been half an hour behind seoul. clocks, and since then they've been korea will become one time zone once again. and it does seem that some in the south are reassessing their view of kim jong—un. in the south are reassessing translation: i used to think of north korea negatively, but now, little by little, i realise we are one people, and i am touched by it. i realise we are one people, translation: this time, kim jong—un speaks with conviction. i think that is why this

time will be different. kim jong—un seems to be saying all the right things, and changing the clocks is a good sign of unity. he's also said through the south koreans that his missiles pose no threat to the us, or to them, but it kind of misses the point. or to them, but it kind the us doesn't want him to have those weapons in the first place. south koreans have to wait and see if the us president can do a deal on denuclearisation. if the us president can do a deal history has taught them to be wary of the north, but there's hope, here, that this could be the start of a new era. that this could be laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. that this could be in the last minutes, while we've been air, theresa may has accepted the resignation of amber rudd as home secretary. the resignation of amber rudd 0ur political correspondent iain

political correspondent watson is here. days of speculation iain watson is here. days of speculation as to whether this would happen, and it seems it has. they told her to hang in there on friday she was due to give a speech to mps tomorrow to set out her position, but i am touchy handed in her resignation to the prime minister tonight, the prime minister relu cta ntly tonight, the prime minister reluctantly accepted that resignation. the reason she handed in her resignation as this. she has come across more document inside the home office, which mention operational targets for the removal of illegal migrants. now remember her defence has always been, since last wednesday when she spoke to a cross— party last wednesday when she spoke to a cross—party home affairs committee, that there weren't any targets. then she said there were localised targets, but she had no knowledge of them. she has now seen documents that at the very least if she hasn't read them, she should have read them. they made it very clear these targets did exist. because of that she has decided her position is untenable, she has told the prime minister, who reluctantly in the past few minutes has accepted that resignation, and we are expected to

see letters between the prime minister and the home secretary very shortly. many thanks for that. amber rudd succeeded theresa may as home secretary. it was the windrush candle that marked the start of the end for the home secretary. days of damning headlines about the treatment of migrants who had lived and worked in britain for decades. when will your government get a grip oi'i when will your government get a grip on the windrush crisis? good morning. amber rudd under increasing pressure for her handling of the saga. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? in the end it was not windrush directly that led to her downfall. 0n was not windrush directly that led to her downfall. on wednesday, mps quizzed amber rudd about the government's wider approach to immigration, a key focus, its drive to get immigration is down and illegal migrants out. and that is when the home secretary said this.

targets for removals, when were they said? we don't have targets for removals. but yesterday she was summoned to clarify in the house of commons. she admitted there were local targets, but claimed she hadn't known. there are some offices which are working with them. u nfortu nately i which are working with them. unfortunately i was not aware of them, andi unfortunately i was not aware of them, and i want to be aware of them, and i want to be aware of them, which is why i am now putting in place different measures to ensure that that happens. then today, another revelation. the guardian obtained a memo dated last year, copied to the home secretary and her senior team, deferring directly to national targets. and that prompted amber rudd's resignation tonight. for someone tipped as a potential leader, it is a brutal come—down. since entering parliament in 2010, amber rudd has risen through the ranks to the cabinet, where she has been a crucial support to theresa may. she even stood in for the prime minister during last year's election debates. but the fact is we have to

concentrate our resources on the people who need it most. her feisty exchanges during the eu referendum led her to be seen as a competent performer, and as someone who campaigned against brexit, she was a vital voice in cabinet for mps who backed remain. her departure is a loss to them. it's damning to her leadership dream, and it leaves the prime minister very exposed in downing street. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is still with us. this is obviously a devastating saga for amber rudd under the government in general. firstly about her own reputation, ran bishoo sergi was not aware of target at the home office. then she had to —— first she said she was not aware of targets. now there are documents that circulated in the home office that she should have seen home office that she should have seen as home office that she should have seen as home secretary, which did mention removal targets. had she

gone to mps tomorrow in the house of commons, and that information had become public, it would have looked as though she had knowingly misled mps, and to do that is a breach of the ministerial code and would almost certainly have required her resignation in any case. so she is going if you like on her own terms. the reason i said earlier the prime minister was accepting this relu cta ntly minister was accepting this reluctantly is quite straightforward. she does not want to lose a high—profile minister first of all, but secondly amber ruddis first of all, but secondly amber rudd is one of the most prominent if you like pro—remain mps in her cabinet. these discussions are at a crucial stage, discussing sensitive issues like the customs union, and theresa may was very keen to keep a balance of people who have voted for remain at those who had backed brexit in their core so they could thrash that out and keep the party on both wings of the party on board. losing amber rudd as a major voice gives her a real headache about not just replacing her as home secretary, but also finding a similar voice in that inner core of the cabinet during the crucial

brexit discussions. that is why the prime minister so much wanted to hang onto amber rudd, but it became unsustainable when documents emerged that would have sunk in any case. thank you for that. just to recap, in the last few minutes while we have been on air, theresa may has accepted the resignation of the home secretary, amber rudd. let's take a look at some of the day's news. an 18—year—old man has been arrested, after a car hit four people, in a collision in newport. arrested, after a car hit four it happened at 5.30 this morning. arrested, after a car hit four the vehicle was later found burned out in a nearby street. two of those in hospital are said to have life—changing injuries. two men, wanted by police in northern ireland, have been found tied to a bench and covered in paint, in a suspected vigilante attack in county armagh. james white and alexis guesto were wanted for offences including breach of license. were wanted for offences images of the pair had been shared on social media. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has accused iran of destabilising the middle east, in his first trip to the region. following meetings in saudi arabia

and israel, he said the us was committed to preventing tehran, from developing nuclear weapons. australia is to spend almost £300 million, trying to protect the great barrier reef. rising sea temperatures have caused the loss of a third of its coral. conservationists say the investment is an important step, but the biggest threat to the reef is global warming. confidence in the criminaljustice system has suffered in recent months, after the collapse of cases due to failures in disclosure. that's when officers and prosecutors in the lead—up to trials are required to hand over relevant material that may help the defence. the controversy has centred on rape cases which have failed, over disclosure, but how widespread is the problem across the criminaljustice system? is the problem across clive coleman reports. is the problem across early one morning in december 2013, officers from customs and excise raided tanker driver peter norton's home. while i was in the bedroom they went

into the lounge, the kitchen. i heard them ransacking the place. into the lounge, the kitchen. he was accused of delivering laundered so—called red diesel fuel to petrol stations, including this one in birmingham. and was charged, with others, of conspiracy to evade nearly half a million pounds in vat. of conspiracy to evade nearly half charges he denied. of conspiracy to evade nearly half since i got arrested i haven't worked in the petroleum business at all because of the stigma of the trial. red diesel is only legal for off—road vehicles like tractors and has a much lower vat rate. for off—road vehicles like tractors but if the red dye is removed, it looks normal and can be sold on fraudulently at a higher rate. it looks normal and can be sold after a four—year investigation by hmrc, the case went to trial injanuary. by hmrc, the case went but four weeks in, a vast amount of information that should have been disclosed to the defence was identified on the laptop of an hmrc investigating officer. was identified on the laptop these people hold my liberty,

they were in charge of my liberty at the time. they were in charge of my and you feel as though, hopefully, everyone has done theirjob properly, to have a fair trial. the prosecution asked for an adjournment to sift through the material that should have been disclosed. judge robert trevorjones refused and ended the trial, saying the case showed lamentable negligence, indicating wider errors going beyond one officer. negligence, indicating wider errors the fact that the trial got to 2018, right up to the close of the prosecution case, without anyone realising that the disclosure in this case was fundamentally flawed, is somewhat shocking. was fundamentally flawed, since december, a number of rape trials, including that of liam allen, have collapsed, due to the prosecution's failure to disclose evidence helpful to the defence. the catastrophic failure to disclose evidence to the defence which led to the collapse of the trial

here at liverpool is really significant. here at liverpool is it shows that disclosure failings aren'tjust limited to recent high—profile rape cases. aren'tjust limited to recent they are systemic. aren'tjust limited to recent and it's not just a problem with the police. 0ther investigating authorities like the hmrc are also failing in their duty to disclose evidence. like the hmrc are also failing the former lord chiefjustice, lord thomas, blames big cuts to the criminaljustice system. lord thomas, blames big cuts we have, over the past 20 or so years, seen less police officers and other investigating officers go to court so they don't understand the importance of disclosure. the obvious thing to do is to make certain that proper resources are put into this vital aspect of our criminaljustice system. the disclosure failings meant a linked trial also had to be abandoned. meant a linked trial also hmrc accepts the failings and is working with the crown prosecution service to see what lessons can be learned. peter norton is relieved that, for him, it's all over. clive coleman, bbc news.

for him, it's all over. tributes have been paid to michael martin, the former speaker of the house of commons, who's died at the age of 72. lord martin was a labour mp for 25 years, and held the role of speaker for nine. years, and held the role but he was criticised for his handling of the mps expenses scandal, and was eventually forced to resign as speaker in 2009. the former prime minister gordon brown said michael martin would be ‘sorely missed'. brown said michael martin with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. here's karthi gna nasegaram history beckons for brendan rodgers and celtic. an in 35—0 victory over their rivals rangers gave celtic their rivals rangers gave celtic their seventh successive scottish premiership title and puts them on the verge of an unprecedented back—to—back treble of trophies, as andy smith reports.

sevenin seven in a row with a swagger. it was a day when celtic‘s dominance of scottish football was crushingly clear, as they didn't so much sees the title, as stroll to it. from the moment they went into the lead, celtic park was ready to enjoy itself. as rangers‘s resistance quickly crumbled, powerless against pace, poise and pinpoint precision. whenjames pace, poise and pinpoint precision. when james forrest's pace, poise and pinpoint precision. whenjames forrest's brilliance made it 3-0 at whenjames forrest's brilliance made it 3—0 at the break, the reaction said it all. even a policeman's hat became a party prop. the only question now was how many. well, they got another two after the break, although it could have been more, as first rogic and then callum mcgregor completed the rout. rarely has this famous rally sum rivalry seemed quite so one—sided. manager brendan rodgers on the verge of the second successive treble on another

day of celtic celebration. pop out of the room if you don't wa nt to pop out of the room if you don't want to know the premier league results. match of the day to two follows. the game ended in a 2—1 defeat for arsenal. arsene wenger received a little memento from sir alex ferguson ahead of what was wenger‘s last game at old trafford as the arsenal manager. at old trafford as the arsenal but the game ended in a 2—1 defeat for arsenal. manchester city are already champions which means their attention can turn to chasing records. their manager pep guardiola praised the "incredible numbers" being produced by his side as they beat west ham 4—1 meaning city have now scored 102 league goals during their title winning campaign. scored 102 league goals manchester city women and chelsea ladies both failed in their attempt to become the first english club since 2007 to reach the women's champions league final. english club since 2007 to reach city were beaten by defending champions, lyon, with the winning goal coming from a former city player, lucy bronze. while wolfsburg defeated chelsea 2—0 in the second leg of their tie. lewis hamilton admitted

it was "an emotional race" as he won his first grand prix of the formula one season. the british driver took the chequered flag in a thrilling azerbaijan grand prix, which puts him top of the drivers standings. which puts him top of jo lynskey reports. which puts him top of in baku, the waters are calm, but the streets are chaotic. behind the leaders at the start line, a congestion fight. when it is this narrow, slight touches cause big problems. trying to dodge the debris left a few cars in a mess. away from the trouble, lewis hamilton made his own problems. he called his early race untidy, but this grand prix changed with a collision. but this grand prix two drivers on the same red bull team falling out at top speed. the crash took seven laps to clear, so when the race restarted, they were all bunched together. so when the race restarted, in the sprint finish, the red sebastien vettel lost his way, so next to take the lead was valtteri bottas, but his dream, like his tyre, was left in tatters. the worst time possible to get a puncture. that left a simple overtake

for his mercedes team—mate. for hamilton, this was a win that fell into his lap. victory claimed in fortuity, and his first of the season. at snooker‘s world championship, john higgins made sure of his place in the quarter finals with a 146 break helping him set up a 13 frames to one win overjack lisowski. break helping him set up a 13 frames higgins, a four time champion, made sure not to follow fellow former winners, ronnie 0'sullivan and mark selby, out in the early rounds at the crucible. and mark selby, out in the early there's more on the bbc sport website including news on chris coleman being "released from his contract" as the sunderland manager, while steve gerrard looks set to be the next rangers boss. let's return to our main story and the news that the home secretary amber rudd has resigned. and the news that the home secretary let's talk to our political editor laura keunssberg who's in dublin this evening. laura keunssberg who's laura,

laura keunssberg who's how much of a surprise is this laura, how much of a surprise is this resignation, in your view? clyde, the timing is a surprise. in recent days, we have seen both attend and the home office really try to keep amber rudd in her position. there was a lot of sympathy for her inside the conservative party, and they tried on various defences of the mistakes that she said in her own words she had made. but it seems, in the last few hours, it had reached a tipping point, and the decision was that it was time for her to leave, rather than for her to try to stay on and stem the damage, much of which has already been done. so what now for the government, and the department she has just left? the government, and the department she hasjust left? it is a big moment for any government to lose its home secretary. it is after all one of the great offices of state. but in this peculiar times, it is even more and uncertain path of action. amber rudd's departure will upset the very delicate balance in

the cabinet over brexit. you will remember every time theresa may has moved ministers around, there has a lwa ys moved ministers around, there has always been the calculation who was on the remain side in the referendum and who was on the brexit side. amber rudd was a powerful remain voice inside the cabinet. her departure will upset that balance, and put a very senior figure on the backbenches who was on that side of the argument. and the second very important factor here is while amber rudd was in place at the home 0ffice, she was answering for the m ista kes 0ffice, she was answering for the mistakes that were made over the windrush generation and this recent confusion over immigration, but who was in charge there before at the home office before amber rudd took up home office before amber rudd took up her position there? the prime minister herself of course, theresa may. now labour has suggested in recent days that amber rudd was somehow protecting her as a human shield. that, of course, was denied by the government, but now amber rudd has gone from thatjob, it may well be that the opposition parties try to point the criticism over this

whole issue more pointedly at the prime minister herself will stop prime minister herself will ok, many thanks forth. that prime minister herself will is it. it's now time for the news where you are. and last half hour downing street have confirmed that amber rudd has resigned. she was due to make a statement in parliament tomorrow and was under pressure to quit over the windrush scandal. she has faced criticism over the home office removal targets and her knowledge of them. that is when the home secretary said this. targets foot removals when with a set? we don't have targets for removals. she was summoned to clarify in the house of commons. she

admitted there were local targets but claimed she had not known. there are some offices which are working with them. unfortunately i was not aware of them and i want to be aware of them. that is why i am now putting in place different measures to ensure that that happens. then today the revelation. the guardian obtained a memo dated last year copied to the home secretary and her senior team referring directly to national targets. and that prompted amber rudd's resignation tonight. for someone tipped as a potential leader, it is a brutal come—down. since entering parliament in 2010 she has written through the ranks to the cabinet where she has been a crucial support to theresa may. she even stood in for the prime minister during last year's election debates. the fact is we have to concentrate oui’ the fact is we have to concentrate our resources on the fact is we have to concentrate oui’ resources on the the fact is we have to concentrate our resources on the people who need it most. her feisty exchanges during eu referendum led her to be seen as

a competent performer and as someone who campaigned against brexit she was a vital voice in cabinet for mps who backed rain. her departure is a loss to them. it is damning to her leadership dream and it leaves the prime minister very exposed in downing street. ian watson explains why the home secretary had to resign. the prime minister reluctantly accepted that reservation. the reason she resigned as this, she has come across more documents inside the home office which mention operational targets for the removal of illegal migrants. remember, her defence has always been since last wednesday when she spoke at a cross—party home affairs committee, that there were no targets. then she said there were localised targets but she had no knowledge of them. she has now seen documents which are the released if she hasn't read them that made very

clear that these targets did exist. because of that she has decided her position is untenable, she has told the prime minister and reluctantly in the last few minutes the prime minister has accepted that resignation. with me now are the chief political commentator the independentjohn rentoul and and the economist ruth lea . not what i expected to be talking about this evening. i thought she was going to make a statement tomorrow in the house of commons. but as ian just explained, she tomorrow in the house of commons. but as ianjust explained, she had obviously decided that the line she gave to the select committee last wednesday which was that the home 0ffice does not have targets were removing illegal immigrants just could not be sustained. she should have just said could not be sustained. she should havejust said i misspoke, i got it wrong, i thought we were talking about targets... actually leading to

people being ta ken about targets... actually leading to people being taken out of the country. but she has obviously decided her position is unsustainable. and what broke the camel's back on this? there has been a significant attempts to keep her in position, ministers and others backing her up. why the decision to go now? i think ian said that further documents have come to light. | further documents have come to light. i think further documents have come to light. i think that is probably what really tipped it. the fact that she couldn't say i did not know we had targets for removals, because everybody knew the home office had targets for removals! it was well—known, and it was well—known in the home office, she must‘ve had meetings discussing it and she knew she could not sustain the position. do you think what is going on at the bottom of this is the winds of change politically quite substantially as a result of the windrush scandal and she found herself... i think she made a terrible mistake i would not have

said it was resigning matter. i would have said she could have said i misspoke in front of the committee and made a terrible mistake, i am sorry, of course and made a terrible mistake, i am soi’i’y, of course we and made a terrible mistake, i am sorry, of course we have targets but i've just abolish them. ruth, what is your take? i am less generously incline towards her. she didn't seem asa incline towards her. she didn't seem as a home secretary as in charge of the immigration policy of her department, she didn't seem to know whether there were when targets, leaving aside all the detail and shenanigans, she didn't seem to have a grip on immigration policy. for goodness' sake, immigration policy is one of the central policies of the home office, it is one of the most sensitive, and one of the most politically important, so for her not have a grip on that was a very big black mark against her. in addition, you mentioned the windrush generation problem. fair enough, it has been sort of allied with the

whole business of targets for illegal immigrants, but more to the point either the home office is either dealt with the windrush generation either very ineptly or blundering li insensitively, and she as home secretary must take responsibility for the way the home office was dealing with that. they did not seem to know quite what was an illegal immigrant and what was somebody who had come here 50 or 60 years ago and been part of the country of all those years. and that to me, was inept. eifert amber rudd was