this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, undergoes emergency surgery for a brain haemmorage. fans and friends wish him well. i hope he is in good hands and i hope the operation is a major success because as a personal friend, it's, you know, i hope he has a full recovery. first a backlash in britain, now offence in france. president trump faces criticism for saying the bataclan attack could have been stopped by giving people guns. around sixteen hundred anti—putin protesters are arrested at rallies in russia, including his leading critic alexander navalny. digging up the secrets of mars. nasa's newest probe blasts off to the red planet, on a mission to find out more about its rocky core. also coming up: the first proper look at prince louis, as photographs of the newest british royal are released. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, has undergone 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, 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. " us president donald trump has

caused outrage in france by suggesting the 2015 attacks on paris could have been stopped by giving people guns. he mimicked gunmen summoning and shooting victims one by one, using his hand to imitate a gun being fired. the former french prime minister francois holland has called the comments "indecent. " andrew plant reports. usa! it has become an annual event, president trump addressing america's national rifle association. but this yea r‘s national rifle association. but this year's speech has offended many in france when he claimed the terrorist attack in 2015 could have been prevented by arming civilians. nobody has guns in paris. nobody. and we all remember the more than 130 people, tremendous numbers of

people, that were horribly, probably wounded. but if one employee orjust one patron had a gun, or if one person had been there with a gun from this room, the terrorist would have fled or been shot. 130 people died in november, 2015, went terrorists opened fire in a cafe and inside a music venue. former french president francois holland called donald trump's remarks shameful. the prime minister at the time, manuel valls, said it was decent and incompetent, what more can i say? donald trump's speech had already made headlines in the uk when he compared a london hospital to a warzone due to knife crime, comments uk surgeon has called completely absurd. mrtrump and

uk surgeon has called completely absurd. mr trump and french president emmanuel macron have developed a close relationship over recent months. emmanuel macron is yet to respond to the comments made in the speech. andrew plant, bbc news. the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been released from police custody after being charged with organising a rally and resisting the police. he was among nearly sixteen hundred people detained across russia while protesting against vladimir putin's forthcoming inauguration for a fourth term as president. steve rosenberg reports. 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 ta ke 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. it was capital of india in the past. it holds the iconic taj mahal.

even the taj mahal sustained damage. some trees were uprooted. a noble emperor's grave lies there with a shrine. all of the trees near the shrine were uprooted. it was a bad scenario. the rural part of agra actually bore the brunt. and people as old as 90 years, they told me they had not seen such a storm in their life. though they did experience winds and showers during this period, whenever the heatwave rises, the wind comes from the west, the arabian sea. there was a disturbance with massive rains and winds at 120 kilometres per hour.

the chief officer has said there is a warning in place. the weather 0ffice has a warning, saying the next 2a hours will be crucial and another storm is expected in rajastan. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 200 years since the birth of karl marx, the german political thinker is dividing people even today. 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: 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: everton striker wayne rooney, who played under sir alex at old trafford, tweeted: former united goal keeper peter schmeichel said: and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said: thousands of people have gathered

in central paris for a protest march against the policies of president emmanuel macron, marking his one—year anniversary in the top job. the rally was called by the main far—left party france unbowed and was mostly peaceful. police were out in force to prevent a repeat of the violence that marred a may day demonstration earlier this week. virginia langeberg reports. what had been a largely peaceful protest saw tensions flat as some anti— macron demonstrators reached bastille square in the centre of paris. riot police dispersed the crowd with smoke bombs after a media ban was attacked. earlier, it had been a party, of sorts, chamakh emmanuel

macron‘s thirsty in the presidential office. —— to mark. rather than celebrating the marleston, this was a rally against the french leader and his economic reforms which his opponent safe favour the wealthy. translation: is's discontent and also personally i didn't vote for him and for his ideas, which are significantly pro— rich. i am showing that we are young, art, the masses, the people, who won nothing or less than nothing, we are here and we will also fight for our rights. translation: people need to express themselves a bit and express the anger that they have inside them. the demonstrators turned out in d roves, the demonstrators turned out in droves, organisers estimate 160,000. police put the number at a quarter of that size, 40,000. security had been beefed up after separate rallies earlier in the week marking mayday had turned violent in places. the far left party which organised the latest rally says it is planning

another demonstration in a few weeks. guintoli, the month of may mark harper century since the 1968 protest movement which shook france. although it remains to be seen whether macron‘s opponents have the capacity to change the present‘s june. virginia langeberg, bbc news. 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. tom burridge reporting from barcelona. 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 4.5 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. victoria gill, bbc news. 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 the bbc‘s 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, he was a champion of the working classes. 0thers insist his was an ideology that would ultimately lead to the deaths of millions of people. 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, complex personalities of history. we want to hide them in the woods. 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 son. a man who still inspires and still divides, even in the 21st century. tim allman, bbc news. dozens of breast—feeding mothers and their babies took over the financial district in central hong kong to raise social acceptance of breast—feeding in public areas and work places. the hong kong government has been promoting breast—feeding

as being 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 by their employers to provide measures to breastfeed. 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. 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 24 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 24 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 caused outrage in france after telling america's nra gun lobby that the 2015 attacks in paris could've been stopped if people had guns. former president hollande called it ‘shameful‘ while the former prime minister said mr trump was "indecent and incompetent". it follows controversy in the uk after the us president used the level of knife crime in london to defend us gun laws. the french foreign ministry's criticised donald trump for telling