this is bbc news. i'm rita. the headlines... british fugitive jamie acourt is denied bail by a spanishjudge, he was arrested in barcelona for alleged drugs offences. russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is arrested, as he tries to address a protest against president putin. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes, including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and... we have lift off. a nasa mission to mars blasts off from california to begin a six month journey to study the composition of the planet. and chelsea take on arsenal in the women's fa cup final, we'll have the latest on that and the rest of the day's action in sportsday, at half past seven. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.

the british fugitive, jamie acourt, has been denied bail by a judge in spain, ahead of extradition proceedings. he was arrested yesterday in barcelona, after evading the police for two years. mr acourt, who's wanted for alleged drugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the murder of the teenager, stephen lawrence, 25 years ago; he's always denied involvement. tom burridge sent this report from barcelona. he was a top target for spanish and british police. today, jamie acourt is finally in police custody. he was arrested at this gym in central barcelona. spanish police tell me that when officers moved in, mr acourt claimed he was an italian tourist. simon macdonald was at the gym. the story, the gossip is police officers were working out in the gym, to keep an eye on him, to make sure he did not run away. undercover.

he saw the police operation happen. i saw the convergence of the police officers, a pincer operation, to use the terminology, the next minute they were escorting him out with his hands behind his back in handcuffs. was there any drama? none whatsoever, it was very silent. a bit eerie. the gym is near the sagrada familia cathedral. police think he lived nearby. there are few places in spain better than central barcelona if you are a foreigner and want to blend in. i am told by a senior spanish police source that jamie acourt was using false names. he had protection and was moving around spain, spending time in parts of the country full of tourists. mr acourt was trying to keep a low profile in spain. he knew he was wanted and wanted to keep a low profile. we have been on his trail using intelligence methods. jamie acourt was one of the original

suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993. five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public inquiry. he has always denied involvement. now he is under arrest in spain on suspicion of a large—scale supply of drugs. that was tom burridge reporting from barcelona. russian police have arrested critics of vladimir putin who've been protesting against his inauguration for a fourth term in office. among those detained is the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who has called for a nationwide day of action, accusing mr putin ruling like a tsar. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg is at one of the protests. he sent this update a short time ago. i am on pushkin square in the centre of moscow, where two opposing groups have gathered.

one group is russian nationalist, supporters of vladimir putin. there've been chanting, "we are not going to allow this ukraine style revolution here". the other group, that's the opponents of the russian president. they have been chanting, down with tsar, and putin's fourth term should be in prison". well, we have been seeing scuffles here, and the riot police have moved in to make arrests, and opponents of putin have been shouting, "this is a disgrace and putin is a thief". on paper at least, vladimir putin has little to fear from a street protest.

a recent survey found that the vast majority of russians had no desire to take part in a political demonstrations. and yet, any public display of dissent makes the russian government nervous. that is because the kremlin has seen a people power force political change in countries on russia's doorstep. donald trump has been criticised for claiming the uk's strict gun laws have led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war zone", because of the number of stabbing victims. the president was defending americans' right to own guns, which he said were "under siege", in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. gary o'donoghue reports. reporter: there he is. there's donald j trump. travelling to the nra's convention is becoming an annual pilgrimage for president trump, though today, the president remained staunch in his defence of them and their right constitutionally to own a gun.

your second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever be under siege as long as i'm your president. cheering. but after the shooting of 17 students and teachers at the school in parkland, florida on valentine's day, the mood has changed, with young people around the country keeping gun control at the forefront of the debate. my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week. shortly after that shooting, the president seemed prepared to stand up to the organisation, though little action followed. there was no such tough talk for the nra today. the president also suggesting that just having tight gun laws, like those in london, didn't stop people being killed in other ways. i recently read a story that in london, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital right in the middle is like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds.

yes, that's right. they don't have guns, they have knives. this was an uncompromising speech by the president. and in a year where there are congressional elections, there's unlikely to be any more compromise from republicans. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, dallas. (pres) and we'll find out how this story —— and many others —— are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster, john stapleton, and the journalist and author, yasmin alibhai—brown. the governor of hawaii has declared a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes hit one of the islands. the epicentre was beneath the erupting volcano, mount kilauea. the 6.9 magnitude quake sent people fleeing from buildings and briefly cut power supplies. charlotte gallagher reports.

a ribbon of thick lava snakes through the suburban streets and forests, the molten liquid destroying anything in its path. lava has been surging across the island since thursday, sometimes shooting up to 100 feet in the air. it was really smoking bad, you could smell it in the air. we're going to get cut off is what i think‘s going to happen. residents rushed to flee their homes, grabbing what they could. it broke out right down the hill from our house, i smelt it and i ran to the corner and that's when i ran into a military officer that told me that it's smoking and, sure as heck enough, i take the turn, and one of my favourite streets, at least, was on fire. 1,700 people have been ordered to evacuate. those who refuse have been warned no one will rescue them because of the toxic smoke suffocating the area. these deep cracks have appeared on roads and streets. residents say it felt like a giant

snake was moving under their houses. you can feel the heat coming from the ground. yeah, there's heat coming up out of there. there's lava under there. this is where the lava is coming from. the kilauea volcano. normally tourists can go right up to the rim. today it's only safe viewed from the air. much of the landscape is now scorched earth with homes, businesses and forests destroyed. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. police in northern ireland are exploring a possible homophobic motive for an attack on a 38—year—old woman with a cordless drill. the victim, from strabane, is in a critical condition. a 17—year—old man is being questioned. police have appealed for witnesses. declan harvey reports. a possible homophobic attack and certainly

a brutal one say police. the victim, a 38—year—old woman, was making her way along here, railway street. it's one of the main roads into the town centre. when her attacker appeared. what happened next has been described to us as like something from a horrorfilm. from what i've learned of the detail, this is a horrendous, monstrous, brutal attack. certainly one of the worst incidents i have learned since becoming an mla for this area. the entire community of stabane and beyond are shocked and horrified at what they've learned has happened to a young woman last night. the cordless drill inflicted injuries understood to be extremely serious. the woman's condition today, critical but stable. we were having the craic and having a laugh. when i left, 15 minutes before the incident, i went home because i was tired. i got a call this morning to say what happened across the street. i couldn't believe it. it was really distressing. police arrested a 17—year—old

a short distance from here. he's being questioned by detectives. those detectives are also appealing to anyone who may have mobile phone or dashcam footage from the area last night. declan harvey, bbc newsline, stra bane, county tyrone. more than 10,000 calls have been made to a helpline after it was revealed 450,000 women hadn't been invited to screenings. the hotline was set up on wednesday after an it error meant women aged between 68 and 71 were not invited to a routine breast screening. an independent review is being launched. more than 2,500 patients with rain conditions were being recalled to special clinics in northern ireland today, over fears they were misdiagnosed by a senior neurologist. patients seen by consultant dr michael watt were contacted by the belfast trust after doctors raised concerns about the care he was giving. keith doyle reports. the first of thousands of patients diagnosed with neurological

conditions will start to get new assessments from today. amid fears they may have been misdiagnosed. 200 additional clinics have been set up in northern ireland to review patients who were treated by a consultant urologist, dr michael watt. it follows a year long independent investigation by the royal college of physicians. gillian was diagnosed with nerve damage and other conditions 12 years ago. she is one of the patients who has received a letter offering her a new appointment with a different consultant. i don't know what to expect, i don't know what they will tell me. it is very worrying. you put your life into somebody‘s hands, basically. the trust says it doesn't patients have been contacted already with more being sent letters every day. with patients records spread across the health service and private practise, this is a complex and time—consuming process.

all of which, the trust admits is extremely stressful for patients and their families. up to one in five children in the uk have been exposed to domestic abuse at home, according to figures from the nspcc. now, a new project between the police and schools, means that teachers are alerted to any incident that involves violence, so that children receive support. headteachers want the project to be compulsory. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley has more. he would storm off shouting and slam the door and i would flinch, and i would check on the children. they would be hiding in their rooms. for years, this mother and her children suffered domestic abuse. like many, she kept it secret. before the school knew, a couple of times i had sent them into the school upset and had to tell the teacher, it has been a rushed morning it has been difficult at home, and that is all i said. but that has changed thanks to 0peration encompass, a phone call by police that alerts teachers to an incident of domestic violence.

how important was that first conversation with the teacher? it felt life—changing to me when i made the decision to be open and poured out my heart. i often said to the children if we had a difficult weekend or were feeling sad, i would often say, you can talk to your teachers, that is a safe place, they don't have to tell mummy or daddy, that was reassuring to me. 0peration encompass was set up in plymouth by this headteacher, elizabeth, and her husband david, a former police sergeant. she was frustrated that often teachers were not notified of incidents of domestic abuse until months later. i know before that child even steps through from the pavement into the school gates, it means we are prepared. there is no point sitting them on the carpet and saying, "we're going to learn about adverbs today," when they are anxious about what's happening at home,

anxious about going home. the first thing we need to do as a school is make sure that child is in the right physical and emotional state to access their learning during the school day. it is estimated that one in five children have been exposed to domestic abuse in the uk, and 130,000 children live in households where there is violence and high risk domestic abuse. the 33 police forces that are part of operation encompass make on average over 1,500 calls a day. something as simple as a phone call has changed the lives of many children, but 0peration encompass has also shown that there is scope to do much more. the next step would be to look at how we can expand it to cover other types of environments. it could be early learning settings such as nursery or child care environments, to make sure we are not excluding those groups of children from the protection that this scheme offers.

headteachers are calling for operation encompass to be compulsory for all schools and police forces in england and wales. a conversation which means children don't have to suffer in silence. the headlines on bbc news: british fugitive jamie acourt is denied bail by a spanishjudge, he was arrested in barcelona for alleged drugs offences. (00v) russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is arrested — as he tries to address a protest against president putin. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes, including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. police are investigating after a 1—year—old boy was found dead in a flat in fife. emergency services were called to a block of flats in dunfermline on wednesday,

where the young child's body was discovered. police are treating the incident as ‘unexplained'. north korea has changed it's time—zone to match the south, following last week's landmark inter—korean summit. the official news agency said the country was moving its clocks forward by 30 minutes, bringing it into line with its southern neighbour. president trump and south korean president, moonjae—in are to hold talks at the white house later this month, to prepare for a meeting between mr trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the summit is expected to take place in late may orjune. president trump has said that a time and place for the summit have been set, but details have not yet been released. our correspondent stephen mcdonell in seoul, explained the significance behind this development. it sounds like it is nothing, the north koreans have changed their clocks, moved them forward by half an hour to bring that country in line with their southern neighbours, but it is quite significant because, you can imagine the administration of kim jong—un will have to explain

to all north koreans why they are doing this. if this is a goodwill gesture towards the south, that is expressing to everyone in north korea this goodwill. it is interesting, because the times in north and south korea were previously aligned, and north korea changed it because it was seen then as a symbolic shift because the time that we have here now was put in place by the japanese when they occupied the korean peninsula, at the beginning of the 20th century. symbolically, pyongyang decided to change the time. now it has had to symbolically change it back again, so while it sounds like nothing, it actually is quite something. it is interestingly one way that we know that everybody in north korea knows something is going on right now in terms of relations between north and south korea, two countries which are technically still at war. a woman has been allowed to enter

a japanese traditional bull—fighting ring for the first time after a ban was lifted in a bid to modernise the sport. 0rganisers say the decision is a sign of the times. courtney bembridge reports. for centuries, it's been a space reserved only for men. 0nce purified with salt and rice wine, women were not allowed to enter the traditional bull—fighting ring. until today, when this woman became the first woman to lead her animal into the fight as crowds watched on. translation: i'm so happy that the locals welcomed me in this way. the sport known as togyu differs from its spanish counterpart. there's no matador and the bulls aren't killed. they spend the match locking horns, trying to push each other backwards. it's not the only one of japan's

traditional sports being encouraged to be more inclusive. sumo wrestling was heavily criticised last month after two women who rushed into the ring to help a man who collapsed were ordered out. the head of japan's sumo association later apologised to the women. a giant bronze statue of the communist philosopher, karl marx, has been unveiled in the german town of drier, where he was born. the installation, a gift from china, marks the 200th anniversary of marx's birth. the european commission president, jean—claude juncker was among those invited to speak at the unveiling. demonstrators heckled the ceremony. a nasa mission to study the composition of mars has begun its six—month journey to the planet. the rocket is carrying a probe which is designed to help scientists find out about what's inside mars, beneath its crust. 0ur science correspondent

victoria gill reports. three, two, one, zero. right on time, shrouded in fog at 4:05am local time, the atlas v rocket carrying nasa's mars insight lander launched (00v) russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, is arrested — as he tries to address a protest against president putin. this, the us space agency says, is notjust another mission to the red planet, but a journey back in time. probing beneath the surface of mars for the first time, insight will aim to take the pulse of the planet to work out how it formed more than 11.5 billion years ago. once it's unfolded its vital solar panels, the robotic lander will carefully put down its own scientific instruments which will map the deep structure of the planet. these will take the temperature of mars and analyse the structure of its core. 0ne instrument, a seismometer,

will pick up signals from martian earthquakes, or marsquakes. unlike previous missions, the most recent missions have been looking for water and habitability, this particular one is looking at how the planet itself is made up, how it's built. earth and mars formed at the same time, probably by similar processes, so this mission could also shed light on why the two planets are so different. beyond a trip to mars, scientists say this is a mission to our solar system's past. peering beneath mars' surface could also help us understand how earth, the moon and even distant exoplanets around other stars evolved. victoria gill, bbc news. uk temperatures are forecast to soar over the next couple of days, with monday heading for a record high. forecasters say temperatures could reach 28 degrees celsius. but sun—worshippers are also enjoying highs today too of 2a in the southeast and the midlands. duncan kennedy spent the day in southsea for us. it's been an extraordinary day here, right across the uk

with warm to wall sunshine. not only here on the beach but local theme parks as well. we spoke a lot of people and they say fantastic, also speaking to lots of businesses who say it's great because it makes a summer that longer. temperature wise, it's about 21 degrees here, although in the water, it's half that. 10 celsius. elsewhere, london in the southeast, 2a, 25, although cooler further north. you are right, it's getting warmer. tomorrow and monday, but monday could hit 20 celsius. and if it does, it could be the hottest early bank holiday and monday since introduced in 1978. sir david attenborough has been sharing his views on plastic, brexit and tv fakery. in an interview with the bbc‘s martha kearney, to mark

the re—opening of the world's largest victorian glasshouse, the temperate house, at kew gardens, sir david said that plastic is a ‘major danger‘ to the planet. we can never go far enough, because we shall always be overwhelmed with plastic. but, at the moment, we are using plastic in a completely functionless way. i mean, it baffles me. people send me letters and if they think they are important, they put them in a plastic envelope. and then put that in another envelope. why? i can't understand. i mean, it makes them look, i suppose, precious or something. but it's quite functionless. and we use plastic, or have done until now, with total abandon, without any care or concern about where it's going to go or what it might do. if we can pull ourselves together and recognise that, actually, it is a major danger, particularly in the sea, we are

stepping in the right direction. an awful lot of people now are working on ways in which you can deal with plastic waste. one of the problems is, of course, is that plastic is notjust plastic, there are lots of different kinds of plastics, chemically. what works for one kind of plastic is not necessarily working for another. those are the problems they are wrestling with at the moment. was it a conscious decision in the programme to highlight the pollution of plastic? well, it was certainly in the mind of the producers i mean, i've certainly talked about plastic many times before. and many, many other people have, too. why has it happened just now? that i can't tell. itjust struck a particular moment in the national mood

when people were sensitive to that particular danger. why? i don't know. but it certainly has had a huge effect. and, finally, you recently made a television programme, you were in conversation with the queen. you talked to her about her legacy, the commonwealth canopy tree project. what would you like your own legacy to be? well, i don't think i deserve... i mean, i've been unbelievably lucky for the last, what, 60 years or something, to make natural history programmes. and with a lot of other people, too, cameramen, recordists, so on. we've all worked together in the natural history unit and produced a great corpus of stuff. i would like to think that there will not be any of it which you couldn't do again, perhaps better. but it could be that quite a lot of those things will become extinct in 50 to 100 years' time. in which case, that will be

a legacy that future generations will treasure. think of what it would be like if you could see pterodactyls coming across and, actually, a brontosaurus come thundering through his newly planted palm trees. laughter. sir david attenborough, many thanks indeed. let's go before the pterodactyls come! laughter sir david was talking to martha. more on the weather. stav danaos has the weather. we are popular when the weather is like this and a bank holiday as well. glorious for most of us, sunny skies unbroken sunshine on parts of england and wales, reaching close to mid—20s celsius in a few places, but it has not been the same everywhere. irish seacoast and western scotland have low clouds and it felt cold. high pressure is dominating factor

for most of the country, these weather friends continue to bring outbreaks of rain, and northwest coat —— corner of scotland, it'll continue to plague parts of northwest ireland, and into western scotla nd northwest ireland, and into western scotland during the overnight period, but the breeze she'd eased down. continue to see cloud air, elsewhere quite chilly across rural eastern areas, but is —— sunday's glorious, probably disappointing across the beaches, but towards western northwest of scotland, more cloud here and outbreaks of rain for the northern isles, the elsewhere looking glorious, temperatures load mid—20s, maybe 2425 degrees on sunday. some changes as we head into monday, a southeast breeze, warmer direction, drier as well. monday, a southeast breeze, warmer direction, drieras well. but monday, a southeast breeze, warmer direction, drier as well. but we will start to see some cool air moving off the north sea into north

east parts of england, and eastern scotland, so you can see some gray weather across the beaches, but again towards the west of scotland some cloud. and some in the irish sea, but for most places dry sunny and a very warm day we could see 26, maybe 27 celsius in 12 spots of the south east and if we get 27, that's going to easily be a record—breaking early may bank holiday. we will go to break 24 degrees in 1999 in hampshire, but for tuesday, another fine a firm many areas, this week cold front will start to spread off the atlantic and market change, that's the weather we will see some cloud in western areas and spots of rain, it'll continue to fizzle out as it moves east, and bring some isolated odd heavy showers, we'll keep you tuned. further east it'll be sunny and another hot day goes to the west and cooler temperatures in the west and cooler temperatures in the mid—temperatu res, the west and cooler temperatures in the mid—temperatures, the cooling trend continues as the week goes on.

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