this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: sir alex ferguson, the most successful coach in british football history, undergoes emergency surgery for a brain haemmorage. he isa he is a personalfriend and i hope he has a full recovery. nearly 1,600 anti—putin protesters are arrested at rallies in russia, including his leading critic, alexander navalny. british doctors and mps criticise donald trump's comments on knife crime in london, but do admit it's a growing problem. putting the red planet in the limelight. a nasa problem blasts off on a mission to find out more about mars‘s rocky core. we'll bring you the latest pictures of prince louis, the newest member of the british royal family. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, is recovering in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. manchester united said the operation went "very well" but that he now needed a period of intensive care to help his recovery. our sports correspondent, david ornstein, reports. this was sir alex ferguson only last sunday, in high spirits and seemingly good health. but tonight news emerged that the 76—year—old had been admitted to hospital. a statement released by manchester united read: "sir alex ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage. the procedure has gone very well but he needs

a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery." speculation began when his son darren, manager of doncaster rovers, was absent from their match against wigan athletic today, with the club saying it was for family reasons. sir alex ferguson retired as manchester united manager in may, 2013, after winning an incredible 38 trophies in 26 years. the scott famously won the trebble of premier league, fa cup and champions league trophies in 1999, the same year he was knighted. gordon taylor, boss of the professional footballers association said: "all our thoughts and prayers are with you, sir alex, god bless", as messages of support poured in from across the football community. i hope he is in good hands and i hope the operation is a major success, because as a personal friend, i hope he is in good hands and i hope the operation is a major success, because as a personal friend, you know, i hope he has a full recovery. sir alex ferguson is one

of the greatest figures the game has ever known. his success at old trafford earning him legendary status. the hope is he will win this battle off the pitch as he did so often on it. david ornstein, bbc news. ade adedoyin has been gauging reaction outside manchester united's home stadium, old trafford. sir alex ferguson achieved unprecedented success here at manchester united and there have been messages of goodwill coming in from current and former players. united captain michael carrick says he is devastated by this news and wishes him a speedy recovery. and the world of football, really, have been offering their messages of support. la liga in spain, the german bundesliga,

clubs within those leagues, football's world governing body fifa have all posted messages as well. but his influence goes beyond football. nba basketball, for example, have posted the message on their social media site. i will leave you with a poignant one from mike phelan, the former united manager, who says, "sir alex, you achieved more than most, and if anyone can, you can, boss. " nearly 1,600 russian activists have been arrested while protesting against vladimir putin's forthcoming inauguration for a fourth term as president. in moscow, this was the reaction to a protest against the president. riot police pushed demonstrators off pushkin square. the protesters had been shouting, "down with the tsar!" and demanding that vladimir putin serves his fourth term as president injail. there were protests in dozens of russian towns. police detained more than 1,000 people. crowd chanting. "do we need a tsar?" asked opposition activist alexei navalny who had organised the protest. "no", they shouted. soon after, police dragged him away too. earlier in the square,

russian nationalists supporting president putin vowed to prevent a ukraine style revolution in russia. the anti—government protesters shouted them down. 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 powerforce political change in countries on russia's doorstep. hence, this less than subtle hint from those in power here — that critics of the authorities can expect an even tougher time in president putin's fourth term in the kremlin. let's take a look at some of the other stories

making the news. at least 16 mineworkers have been killed in two separate accidents in western pakistan. 12 died in a gas explosion and at least four remain trapped. pakistani mines have frequently been criticised for their poor safety standards and bad ventilation. and rescue workers in southern poland are searching forfive miners missing underground after a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck a coal mine. two miners have been found injured and four more made their own way to safety. afghan security forces have recaptured a district in the remote north—eastern province of badakhshan from taliban insurgents. the interior ministry told the bbc troops were now in full control of the kohistan district afterfighting in which many militants were killed. there has been no comment from the taliban. the group has stepped up attacks across the country in a so—called spring offensive. youtube has removed hundreds of videos following a bbc investigation. the videos, which had contained adverts for edubirdie, a ukranian coursework and essay—writing service, had been criticised by the uk

universities minister, who claimed they promoted "cheating on an industrial scale." hawaii has experienced its strongest earthquake in more than a0 years, as mount kilauea continues to erupt. the epicentre was beneath the volcano. 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 are going to get cut off i think is what's going to happen. residents rushed to flee

their homes, grabbing what they could. it broke out right down the hill from my house. i smelled it and i ran to the corner and that's when i ran into a military officer that told me it was smoking and sure as heck enough, i take the turn and my entire, one of my favourite streets at least, was on fire. 1,700 people have been ordered to evacuate. those who refused 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 is heat coming up out of this. 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. officials in india are trying

to establish the full scale of the damage caused by the dust storms which have been sweeping across northern parts of the country. at least 125 people were killed by a combination of high winds and lightning strikes. these pictures, filmed near agra, show how some buildings were simply torn apart by the weather. 0ur correspondent, salman ravi, travelled to some of the affected areas to see the situation for himself and described what it was like in agra in uttar pradesh. it was the capital of india in the past. even the taj mahal sustained damage. some trees were uprooted.

all of the trees near the shrine we re all of the trees near the shrine were uprooted. it was a bad scenario. the rural part of agra bore the brunt. people as old as 90 yea rs, bore the brunt. people as old as 90 years, they said they had not seen such a storm in their life. there we re such a storm in their life. there were winds and showers during this period. whenever the heatwave rises, the wind comes from the west. —— west. there was a disturbance with massive rains and winds at 120 kilometres per hour. they have said there is a warning in place. the

weather 0ffice there is a warning in place. the weather office has a warning, saying the next 2a hours will be crucial and another storm is expected in rajastan. one of britain's most wanted men, arrested on friday in barcelona, has been denied bail by a judge in spain, ahead of extradition proceedings. jamie acourt had evaded the police for two years. mr acourt, who's wanted for alleged drugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the infamous murder, 25 years ago, of a black british teenager, stephen lawrence. he's always denied involvement. from barcelona, tom burridge sent this report. 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 that that there were actually police officers working out in the gym, to keep an eye on him,

to make sure that he did not run away. undercover? undercover, yeah. he saw the police operation happen. so, what i saw was, a convergence of the different police officers. i guess, a pincer operation, to use the terminology and then the next minute they were escorting him out, with his hands behind his back, in handcuffs. was there any drama at all? no, no drama whatsoever. in fact, it was very silent, a little bit eerie. the gym is near the sagrada familia cathedral. police think he was living nearby. there are few places in spain better than central barcelona if you are a foreigner and you want to blend in. i am told by a senior spanish police source, that jamie acourt was using false names. he had protection and he 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, obviously. he knew he was wanted and he has been trying 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 enquiry. he has always denied he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: most unwanted gifts go in the back of a cupboard, but what do you do when it's a huge bronze cast? i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, will hearby swear to be faithful

to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: sir alex ferguson, the manager who made manchester united one of the world's leading football clubs, is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage. doctors carried out emergency surgery on the 76—year—old which is said to have gone "very well." people from across the footballing world have been wishing sir alex ferguson well following his emergency surgery. they include some of his greatest opponents. this tweet came from united's cross—city rivals. "everyone at manchester city wishes sir alex ferguson a full and speedy recovery after his surgery." in a statement, liverpool fc described sir alex as a "great rival but also a great friend who supported this club during its most difficult time." fergusonjoined united from scottish club aberdeen.

they tweeted, "the thoughts and prayers of everyone connected with aberdeen football club are with our former manager." everton striker wayne rooney, who played under sir alex at old trafford, tweeted "get well soon boss. thoughts with all the family at this sad time." and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said "my thoughts are with alex ferguson and his family. wishing him a full and speedy recovery. " france has protested over comments by donald trump suggesting the 2015 attacks on paris that killed 130 people could have been stopped by giving people guns. here in britain, a london hospital has criticised mr trump after he appeared to compare them to war zones because of the levels of knife crime. simonjones reports. can we have some quiet for the handover, please? 0k, 20—year—old male, victim of a street robbery. this is the hospital it's believed donald trump has

likened to a war zone. the royal london. bbc cameras recently saw how it treats many of the capital's stabbing victims. the patients we are seeing now have more severe injuries, they have more injuries per person and they are getting younger. dr martin griffiths told the bbc recently how some of his colleagues had likened their work to being in a military hospital. it appears that may have come to the attention of the president at the national rifle association convention in texas. 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 warzone for horrible stabbing wounds. the hospital has hit back, saying it is proud of its excellent trauma care. a senior surgeon insisted that gunshot wounds are twice as lethal as knife injuries and some mps watched president trump's words with dismay. he shouldn't have said it.

it's really a disgrace to compare our admittedly increasing levels of knife crime, and the government needs to tackle that, with the astronomical levels of gun crime that you see in america. donald trump will visit the uk injuly. he has been invited to go to the royal london hospital himself to see what they are doing to tackle violence. simon jones, bbc news. the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is travelling to washington as part of efforts to persuade president trump's administration not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. during two days of talks, mrjohnson is expected to meet senior officials at the white house to discuss a range of foreign policy concerns, with iran high on the agenda. the french president, emmanuel macron and the german chancellor, angela merkel, both left washington, with mr trump still saying the international agreement to curb iran's nuclear programme was far too lenient. the parent company of cambridge

analytica has been ordered to hand over the data it has on a us citizen. cambridge analytica dissolved this week after months of scrutiny about how it use the facebook they two of nearly 90 million people. —— facebook data. this move could open the floodgates for some of the requests. 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. right on time, shrouded in fog, at 4:05am local time, the atlas v rocket carrying nasa's mars insight lander launched from vandenberg air force base on the california coast. 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 has 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. the most recent missions have been looking for water at habitability. this particular one is looking at how the planet itself is made up, how it is 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. it's 200 years since the birth of karl marx — the german philosopher who came up with the theory of communism. to mark the event, a statue of him was unveiled in his home town of trier. the huge bronze cast was a gift from china, whose leader xijinping has described marx as the greatest thinker of modern times. but as tim allman reports, many in his hometown don't share that view. he was one of the most controversial, divisive, but arguably important thinkers of the

19th century. for some, arguably important thinkers of the 19th century. forsome, he arguably important thinkers of the 19th century. for some, he was a champion of the working classes. 0thers insist is was an ideology that would ultimately lead to the deaths of millions of people. —— here is was an ideology. —— his was. either way, karl marx was honoured in his hometown of trier 200 years to the day after he was born. translation: i say it very clearly, in germany, we have this situation again and again, with difficult, comp lacks personalities of history. we wa nt comp lacks personalities of history. we want to hide them in the woods. —— complex. therefore it was a conscious act to bring karl marx into the city. we don't have to hide him. not everyone was so welcoming. protesters denouncing marx, calling him the father of all dictators. but there were others, condemning capitalism, still following his ideas. it is the mark of, in a way,

the greatness of the thought, that generates enormous polarisations still. and there is a huge split in europe between east and west. this bronze statue honours trier‘s most famous sun. a man who still inspires and still divides, even in the 21st century. dozens of breast—feeding mothers and their babies to further the financial district in central hong kong to raise social acceptance of breast—feeding in public areas and workplaces. the hong kong government has been promoting breast—feeding as the most natural way of feeding a baby, but many breast—feeding mothers have faced prejudice and difficulties when working long hours. they are calling for more support from their employers to provide measures to breastfeed. a woman has been allowed to enter a japanese traditional bullfighting 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 has been a space reserved only for men. 0nce purified with salt and rice wine, women were not allowed to enter the traditional bullfighting ring. until today, when yuki araki became the first woman to lead her animal into the fight as crowds watched on. translation: i am so happy that the locals welcomed me in this way. these sport, known as togyu, differs from its spanish counterpart. there is no matador and the bulls are not killed. they spend the match locking horns, trying to push each other backwards. it is not the only 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. before we go let's just show you these pictures of the latest member of the british royalfamily. pictures of prince louis's first days at home, including a snap of the baby royal being cuddled by his big sister, have been released by their proud parents. the new baby is known as his royal highness prince louis of cambridge and is fifth in line to the throne. he was born at 11.01 british summer time on monday april 23 at the lindo wing of st mary's hospital in london. louis is one of the middle names of prince william and of the new prince's brother, george. it was also the first name of lord mountbatten, his great—great—great uncle. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter.

i'm @nkem|fejika. hello there. saturday was a glorious day for much of the country. we saw some fine sunsets up and down the uk, like this one here in wakefield in west yorkshire. not all areas, though, were sunny and warm. coastal parts along the irish sea were disappointing, around cornwall and devon and into western wales, south—western parts of scotland as well. this weather front has been plaguing the north—west corner of scotland, bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain. as we start sunday morning, there should rarely be any rain here, just a bit of cloud. elsewhere it is a clear start, quite chilly across eastern parts of england. sunday promises to be another glorious day for much of the country once again. sunshine from the word go. a bit of cloud across scotland. i think we are looking at a better day through the central belt on sunday afternoon. top temperatures reaching 2a or 25 celsius, so another warm day on the cards.

even warmer air is imported off the continent on bank holiday monday. that will nudge temperatures into the upper 20s celsius, potentially being a record—breaking may bank holiday. we could still see a little bit of low cloud and some murk in the irish sea. maybe the odd shower across the northern half of scotland. that said, most places will be dry and sunny. a bit cool across the north—east of scotland. that cool air moving up towards aberdeen. this is likely to be the high temperature on bank holiday monday. it may very well break the last bank holiday record, achieved in 1999, that was 2a degrees in hampshire. tuesday, we start to see some subtle changes. this area of low pressure will bring cooler air into the western side of the uk. a weather front which will be very weak, bringing outbreaks of rain to northern ireland and western scotland. the eastern side of england,

another warm day on the cards. we could be looking at 27, maybe one or two places seeing 28. a cooler and fresher feeling further north and west. next area of low pressure moves in for wednesday. this one will have more to it, stronger winds, that will make things very wet in western ireland and northern scotland. still some sunshine across southern and eastern parts of england. a relatively fine day here. temperatures typically 20 degrees. but a much cooler and fresher feel out west. this is bbc news. the headlines: the most successful manager in british football, sir alex ferguson, has undergone emergency surgery after a brain haemorrhage. his former club manchester united says the surgery went very well, but that the 76—year—old now needs a period of intensive ca re to recover. almost 1,600 people have been

arrested across russia, including opposition leader alexei navalny, during protests against president putin. police used teargas to disperse protesters, some chanting "down with the tsar." the rallies come just two days before vladimir putin is inaugurated for his fourth term in office. donald trump's been criticised for using the level of knife crime in london to defend us gun laws. british doctors and mps called it "ridiculous" and "a disgrace," but his comments likening one hospital to a war zone echoed those made by a leading surgeon last month.