in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: iran dismisses assertions it's been lying about a secret nuclear weapons programme. israel's prime minister claims he has proof. incriminating presentations, incriminating blueprints, incriminating photos, incriminating videos and more. one of the most senior figures in the roman catholic church will stand trial over at least two historical allegations of sexual abuse. afghanistan mourns. it's been one of the deadliest days of violence this year. and the collapsing glacier which could raise sea levels by a metre. a warning for the world's low—lying regions. pelloux. -- hello.

israel's prime minister has accused iran of a secret nuclear weapons programme. in an elaborate presentation, benjamin netanhayu claimed israeli intelligence agents seized 55,000 pages of documents and tens of thousands of files that, he claimed, prove iran misled the world about its nuclear ambitions. iran has dismissed it as a rehashing of old claims. mr netanyahu is insistent. iran lied about never having a nuclear weapons programme. 100,000 secret files prove that they lied. second, even after the deal, iran continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons know—how for future use. why would a terrorist regime hide and meticulously catalogue its secret nuclear files, if not to use them at a later date? the white house claimed the information released by israel

provided new and compelling details about tehran's efforts to develop missile—deliverable nuclear weapons. president trump has to decide soon whether to stick with the international deal that limits iran's nuclear programmes, or walk away. they're not sitting back idly. they're setting off missiles, which they say are for television purposes. i don't think so. so we'll see what happens. i'm not telling you what i'm doing, but a lot of people think they know, and on or before the 12th, we'll make a decision. that doesn't mean we won't negotiate a real agreement. president trump of course. iran has hit back at the claims. in a tweet, the iranian foreign ministerjavad zarif accused president trump of jumping on a rehash of old allegations already dealt with by the international atomic energy agency. he dismissed neta nyahu as a boy who cries wolf and called the timing of the announcement convenient given that president trump has that deadline of may the 12th to decide whether to pull the us out of the iran deal. earlier, frank gaffney,

founder and president of the center for security policy, told me why he thought the international atomic agency had failed and why israel had proven a case for the us to cancel the present deal with iran. i don't think they've dealt with them at all. i think they've made certain representations and that utterly failed to get to the bottom of what is going on in iran and what the israelis have done rivals in terms of its daring, and apparently its success, theirfamous raid on entebbe, and what they seem to have come up with his evidence in my a0 years or so of monitoring arms—control deals, the closest i have seen one get to a smoking gun.

i think the iranians have been caught out in a clear and long—running effort to deceive the rest of us as to the nature and the extent of their nuclear weapons ambitions programmes. this is something i think is going to put at rest any lingering thought there was that there could be a deal or a fix to the present deal that could be worth the paper it's written on. joining us from washington is thomas countryman, chairman of board of directors at the arms control association. the iea has addressed these allegations before and surely, whether they are new or not or true or not, one of the points of the iran deal was to contain iran even if it had lied about its nuclear ambitions in the past? you're

exactly right, michael. all the allegations and information presented by mr netanyahu today is not new. there was nothing he said that wasn't known to american intelligence officials and the ieee eight more than ten years ago. it has reported on the intent of iran up has reported on the intent of iran up to 2003 to proceed on a nuclear weapons programme. the agreement, thejcpla, is weapons programme. the agreement, the jcpla, is intended weapons programme. the agreement, thejcpla, is intended and fulfils thejcpla, is intended and fulfils the task of preventing iran from moving any further along that line. there is nothing new here. it was a political advertise and aimed at donald trump to reinforce his natural predilection to aggravate the deal. and yet no one suggests the deal. and yet no one suggests the deal. and yet no one suggests the deal is ideal or perfect, do they? many are unhappy with it and it looks like the us is likely to pull out of it. john bolton, the new

national security adviser, spent much of his time since he was last in office going round tv studios anticipating war with iran. is that where you think we are heading? i think if you leave it to mr bolton, was one of the primary architects of the disastrous united states war in iraq, which did more than anything else to increase iran's regional influence, then yes, we could be headed towards war. neither mr bould, mrtrump or headed towards war. neither mr bould, mrtrump oer headed towards war. neither mr bould, mr trump or mr netanyahu have suggested a feasible path forward that leads to anywhere other than a choice between iran building nuclear weapons or the us going to war in the middle east. it was to avoid such a hobson is choice that the jcpla was negotiated. it's working and it's going to be sad to see the united states damage its

international credibility by pulling out of it. there's a danger too that this kind of public talk will strengthen the more hawkish factions within the iranian leadership and things generally worse? well, of course, the dynamics within iran are very complex. i'm sure there are some who would prefer to stay in the deal even if the united states destroys its own credibility of its government by pulling out of the deal. but the pressure in iran will be for the hardliners to force a resumption of nuclear activities, something that is not in the security interests of israel or the united states or any other iran's neighbours. thomas countryman, thank you for talking to us. thank you. dozens of people have been killed in a series of attacks across afghanistan, including a number of journalists. bbc reporter ahmad shah is among the dead.

he was just 29 years old. monday is believed to be the deadliest day for afghanistan's media since the fall of the taliban, as lebu diseko reports. they came to bury a brother, a husband and a friend a father—of—six whose only daughter was bornjust this month. for many others, shah marai was a fearless photojournalist for press agency afp, who covered the turbulent events in his country for 22 years. this is the aftermath of the attack where he was killed, one of nine journalists killed in twin attacks in kabul. the islamic state group said it carried out the suicide bombings. the reporters and cameramen had been at the scene to report on an earlier attack when they were killed in the second blast. it is the deadliest assault on the afghan media for decades. the gunman on foot, who was

reportedly having a camera in his hand. he approached journalists, and that's where he detonated his explosive device. and that was such a deliberate attack against journalists. in a separate journal incident, bbcjournalist ahmad shah was shot in khost province, in the east of the country. he was 29 years old and engaged to be married. i think everyone at the bbc today is thinking about ahmad shah's family, of course, and his close friends and colleagues at bbc news afghan services, both in kabul, in khost, and here in london. and, in yet more bloodshed, ii schoolchildren were killed in a province of kandahar. a suicide bomber had been trying to hit a nato convoy. no—one has claimed that attack as yet. there's been a wave of militant attacks in the past few months, despite the government offering peace talks to the taliban. and, with elections due later this year, many fear what more terror might await the people of this country. lebo diseko, bbc news.

a developing story now. an australian court has told one of the most senior figures in the roman catholic church, cardinal george pell, that he will stand trial on at least two charges of historical sexual offences. however, the magistrate in the case, who is still delivering her decisions, has thrown out a number of other complaints. the pre—trial hearing in melbourne heard evidence from the cardinal's accusers for a month. apologies, quite a lot of flash photography here. the 76—year—old, who is the vatican treasurer and the highest ranking catholic to face such allegations, has denied any wrongdoing. cardinal pell told the court he was not guilty. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the american actress, ashleyjudd, is suing the disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, claiming he damaged her career in retaliation for her rejecting his sexual advances. msjudd was in the first group of women who came forward last year to accuse the film—maker of sexual misconduct. this also just

this alsojust in in this also just in in the past hour or so. the trump administration has postponed a decision on whether to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on the european union and other us allies. temporary exemptions from the tariffs will be extended until the first ofjune. eu negotiators had raised the prospect of new tariffs on us goods if an exemption extension were not reached. new research shows that three quarters of all freshwater species in lake victoria, in east africa, are at risk of extinction. a report by the international union for conservation of nature says pollution from industrial and agricultural sources, overfishing and land clearance are among the main threats to africa's largest lake. myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi met with un security council envoys to discuss the fate of some 700,000 rohingya refugees who have fled to bangladesh. she pledged to investigate any credible claims of abuse by myanmar‘s military rebecca lee reports.

abandoned and with uncertain futures. these rohingya women broke down and pleaded for help as they shared their stories with members of the un security council visiting their refugee camp. translation: the delegation came yesterday. they have seen our sorrows. we want their support so that we can get the justice of the tortures by the burmese military, and if we get back our properties and lands, then we will go there. we want justice. otherwise, we will not go there. rape, murder and arson attacks are among the atrocities suffered by hundreds of thousands rohingya people, forced to flee myanmar‘s rakhine state and now stuck in makeshift camps on the myanmar and bangladesh border. translation: we are standing here to demand justice as they have killed our men and tortured our women so much. so we are compelled to seek

justice for those abuses. the security council are there to meet with the prime minister of bangladesh and myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi, aiming to reach a solution to get the rohingya people home safely. it's a combination of enormous distress and sympathy for what those poor women and those poor children have been through and are still going through. and it's enormous horror that other human beings could put them through that. and i think it shows us the scale of the challenge, as we try, as the security council, to find some way through that enables these poor people to go home. and now, as the monsoon season draws closer, there are concerns that flooding will worsen the crisis. the bangladeshi government has certainly done an incredible job to try to meet the immediate needs of this population, but it is going to be a disaster

when the rains come. the united nations has described the situation as an ethnic cleansing of the mainly muslin the rohingya. accusations that myanmar‘s government denies. the un now hopes they can work together to resolve the crisis and end the suffering of the rohingya people. rebecca lee, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: nigeria's cough mixture crisis. authorities crack down on codeine addiction. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests.

sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactive levels started to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they have fighting for for so long. it was 7:00am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: iran has dismissed claims by israel's prime minister that it's been lying about a secret nuclear weapons programme. cardinal george pell will tand trial over at least two

historical allegations of sexual abuse. according to a ruling by an australian court. he has denied the accusations. cough syrup made with codeine is causing alarming levels of opioid addiction, across parts of africa — nigerian authorities estimate many thousands of vulnerable young people are now consuming it, every day. taken in large quantities, it can cause serious physical and mental damage. some addicts are being chained up because staff in rehab centres fear violence. but it's against the law to sell it without a doctor's prescription, so how is all this happening? rona myer reports. in the back streets of kano in northern nigeria this scene is distressingly common. young people drinking cough syrup with codeine. according to the nigerian government three million bottles are being drunk every single day. and that figure is just for two of nigeria's northern states. the sweet strawberry taste makes you high and gets you hooked. addiction to this powerful opioid has reached unprecedented

proportions across the country. this is a serious issue, it is biting everybody, it's going from one home to another. if you think you safe, you are not safe. overuse of codeine affects the brain and can lead to insanity. and this is the result. a government rehabilitation centre where addicts are chained for fear of violence. some, just 16 years old, with a clear message to other young people. the national drug law and enforcement agency are out on the streets every week, but believe they only capture 10% of syrup on the streets.

this is the front line in the war against syrup. in a five—month undercover investigation, posing as unscrupulous business people wanting to buy cough syrup without papers, we captured scenes of illegal deals. like this one at a bioraj factory, one of the main manufacturers of cough syrup in nigeria. individuals willing to sell their codeine product biolin on to the black market. bioraj told us the company does not sell biolin with codeine illegally

and that this mr al monsuru left them in 2016. both baba ibeji and al monsuru deny wrongdoing. and while these individuals are free to do business it is nigeria's young people who are the most damaged in this ever expanding crisis. ruona meyer, bbc news, nigeria. now to what's thought to be the largest project ever undertaken in antarctica. a hundred scientists from the us and britain will be analysing the thwaites glacier. it is a giant body of ice, and if it melts entirely will have a seismic effect on the world's oceans. our science editor david shukman reports. antarctica is changing. scientists capture the moment that vast chunks of ice break into the ocean. there is so much ice here that,

even ifjust some of it melts, sea levels will rise around the world. so the urgent question is how rapidly the glaciers, the great streams of ice, are moving. satellite pictures already reveal that one of the biggest of them, thwaites, is shedding huge blocks of ice. if the whole lot went, the sea would end up nearly a metre higher. this matters for the millions of people who depend on sea defences to keep them safe, from the thames barrier in london to walls of mud in bangladesh. the key is predicting how fast the sea will rise. we found, definitely, a place that really could uncork the genie, in terms of sea level rise, at a much shorter timescale than has been talked about before. things that would really make it difficult for coastal planners, cities, countries, to react fast enough. this latest research will focus on the western edge of antarctica, where the massive thwaites glacier, one of the largest on the planet, flows into the ocean.

now, scientists already know that warm seawater is working its way under the front of the ice, melting it from underneath. but they don't yet know whether the ice will totally collapse and raise sea levels. so, over the next five years, they will be measuring the ice from the air, checking the glacier‘s thickness by drilling into it from the surface, and also using robot submarines to explore what is happening to the ice underwater. the submarines will be venturing into a hazardous world, but what they find out will help improve the forecasts for the future of the sea level. professor karen heywood is leading one of the teams that will deploy the subs. it's going to be very scary for us. we're going to be very nervous when we send it under the thwaites glacier for the first time. we will be crossing our fingers that it comes back safely. but it's thrilling, as a scientist, to get data from somewhere that nobody‘s ever measured before. but it's thrilling, as a scientist, to get data from somewhere that nobody‘s ever measured before.

but conditions will be unbelievably tough. the glacier couldn't be more remote. getting scientists there will involve one of the largest operations ever mounted in antarctica, and the teams camping on the glacier will have to endure notorious weather. but, if they can help predict the rise of the oceans, they say it's worth it. david shukman, bbc news. the man who's made a billion—dollar bid to buy the iconic wembley stadium in london has claimed to the bbc that anyone who loves english football will want the deal to go ahead. fair to say reactions to shahid khan's proposal have been mixed, some feeling it will endanger wembley‘s status as the home of english football. our sports correspondent richard conway went to chicago to meet mr khan. he's a billionaire businessman with a growing sporting empire. now shahid khan wants wembley stadium to be part of his vision for the future. speaking to me at his penthouse apartment in chicago,

the man who already owns fulham football club and the american football team the jacksonville jaguars insists he would be a good long—term custodian for the home of english football. i've been in business since ‘78. i don't have a business that's been sold. i want to do the right thing and, you know, so, i mean, this is an asset, along with the football clubs, you know, that will carry on to my children and go on in the future. a deal for the 11—year—old venue is farfrom certain, though. despite the fa believing that the money could have a transformative effect on grassroots facilities, critics including the former england captain gary neville insist the governing body should retain control. what is your message to those opponents of this deal? what do you say to them about why it should go ahead? my message is if you love english football, you want this to go ahead. it provides the money, provides the revenue for grassroots football. otherwise, how is the fa going to be

able to do their mission? england expects — with a long—term plan in place to win the world cup, the fa's technical director shares the view on what £500 million of investment could feasibly deliver. grassroots football is incredibly important. the professional teams take their players from grassroots football, that's where they're developed initially. you know, we invite our players in from the professional teams so it is a cascade that is all interlinked so if grassroots football was going to improve, then of course i would be a supporter of that. if a deal was reached, shahid khan's jacksonville jaguars, regular visitors to london in recent years, could in time to move across permanently. meanwhile, the man who made his fortune in the automobile industry plans to take the brakes off when it comes to wembley‘s future. the biggest games of all, the world cup final, the super bowl, is that part of your ambitious plan for wembley? absolutely, i think this

is a great stadium and, you know, you want to get it configured to where it can do all of that. fans will continue to use wembley in the future, come what may, but its ownership, together with the direction of the english game, must now be decided. richard conway, bbc news, chicago. these pictures from international twins festival in yunnan province in china. they have gathered to celebrate all things double. it lasts three days with a talent convert the daily edition, a parade and a gala. iran has dismissed israeli claims to prove they run deceive the world about its nuclear ambitions, the uranium foreign minister describing them as a rehash of allegations already dealt with by the international atomic energy agency. good morning.

a bank holiday weekend fast approaching, and what we want is blue sky and sunshine, perhaps even the thought of heading down to the beach. well, we did have beautiful weather out to the west as you can see from this weather watcher picture here in east lothian. on the kent coast, not the greatest of days. 50mph winds and heavy, persistent rain. in fact, some areas of kent on monday saw over a month's worth of rain. it was miserable along the coast of essex, sussex, and kent, wasn't it? i can offer you something better through today. in actualfact, the rain is clearing away and underneath those clear skies it's going to be a chilly start to tuesday morning. that's certainly worth bearing in mind if you're up and off early. temperatures will fall below freezing in the far north—west under the clear skies. but it will certainly be a drier start. for much of central and eastern england. under this little influence

of high pressure, well, things will stay quite quiet before this next weather front arrives. it is going to move into western areas as we go through the day, so get out and enjoy the weather first thing. it will be a better day in eastern scotland and central and eastern england. clouding over a little into the afternoon, but feeling much better. the winds strengthening on west—facing coasts and we'll see rain by the end of the afternoon, some of it heavy in the north—west. highest values, 9—15. tuesday into wednesday, the weather front will continue to go steadily east bringing rain with it as well. a wet start for much of england and wales. the rain slowly easing, but not clearing eastern england through much of the day. behind it, the winds will swing round to a north—westerly. there will be some sunshine, but quite chilly for this time of year. 8—12 at the very best. but as we move out of wednesday

into thursday, it looks like we'll start to see an area of high pressure building from the south—west. it may well bring a little bit of cloud and showery rain into northern ireland and scotland for a time on thursday. cloudy skies generally on thursday. but predominantly dry for many, with highest values of 11—16. as we move out of thursday into friday, the high continues to build. the wind direction swings around to a south—westerly, dragging milderair up from the south. all of this bodes well for the start of the bank holiday weekend. if you have got plans, you may even be able to head to the beach, because we're likely to see temperatures in the low 20s. dry, settled and sunny for most of us. this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has revealed what he says are "secret nuclear files" proving iran once covertly pursued nuclear weapons. tehran dismissed the claims as a childish stunt saying they were just a "rehash of old allegations". it's less than two weeks until president trump decides

whether to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. cardinal george pell will stand trial on two allegations of historical child sex abuse. australia's most senior catholic and one of the most powerful officials in the vatican has denied all charges against him. dozens of people have been killed in a series of attacks across afghanistan, including a number of journalists. bbc reporter ahmad shah is among the dead. he was just 29 years old. it was one of the deadliest days for afg ha n it was one of the deadliest days for afghan media since the fall of the taliban. a man who is terminally ill has