hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. 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 manuel valls called the comments ‘indecent.’ andrew plant reports. usa! it has become an annual event, president trump addressing america'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, horribly wounded. but if one employee orjust one patron had a gun, or if one person in this room had been there with a gun, the terrorists would have fled or been shot. 130 people died in november, 2015, when terrorists opened fire in a cafe and inside a music venue. former french president francois holland called mr trump's remarks shameful. the prime minister at the time, manuel valls, said "it was indecent 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 a uk surgeon has called "completely absurd." mr trump and french president emmanuel macron have developed a close relationship over recent months. mr macron is yet to respond to the comments made in the speech. andrew plant, bbc news. and, staying in france, there have been protests against against president macron‘s planned economic reforms, with tens of thousands marching through paris. the gathering was called by the main far—left party france unbowed. police beefed up security following violence at other rallies earlier this week, marking may day. however the protest remained good natured. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, has undergone emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. his former team manchester united said the operation went "very well" but that he now needed a period of intensive care. our sports correspondent

david 0rnstein 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 0rnstein, 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. mr trump believes the agreement to curb iran's nuclear programme is far too lenient. still to come, here on bbc news — the first proper look at prince louis as photographs of the newest british royal are released. one of britain's most wanted men, arrested on friday in barcelona, has been denied bail, 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 murder of the teenager, stephen lawrence, 25 years ago; 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. 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 the town of 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. i honestly 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. staying in northern ireland, the belfast health and social care trust has begun recalling more than 2,500 patients with brain conditions who may have been misdiagnosed by a senior neurologist. special clinics were laid on for patients seen by consultant dr michael watt 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 neurologist

dr michael watt. it follows a year—long independent investigation by the royal college of physicians. gillian mannis was diagnosed with nerve damage and other conditions 12 years ago. she is one of the patients who has received a letter offering a new appointment with a different consultant. i don't know what to expect. i don't know what they are going to tell me. i started worrying, you know, you're putting your life into somebody‘s hands, basically. the trust says 2,000 patients have been contacted already with more being sent letters every day. but with patients‘ records spread across the health service and private practice, this is a complex and time—consuming process. all of which, the trust admits, is extremely stressful for patients and their families. and more than 10,000 calls have been made to a breast —— more than 1,000 russian activists have been arrested

during protests against vladimir putin's forthcoming inauguration. it will be his fourth term as president. among those seized was opposition leader, alexei navalny. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. 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. 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 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. a reminder of our main news this hour. france has objected to president trump's suggestion that the 2015 attacks on paris could have been stopped if french people were armed.

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. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. aaron tebb been hearing, former manchester united manager alex ferguson has had emergency surgery for a ferguson has had emergency surgery fora brain ferguson has had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. the club says it went very well. you will now undergo a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery. well—wishers have come in from across football. these are some exa m ples across football. these are some examples from united. the captain saying he was devastated to learn the news. the goal people in ferguson's famous treble winning side in 1999 —based his former boss to be strong and

windows one. ferguson's family have asked for privacy at this time. 0n asked for privacy at this time. on to today's football action, chelsea have beaten arsenal 3—1 to win the women's fa cup in front of a record crowd for the condition at wembley. all four goals came in the second half. ramona barton scoring two for chelsea. fran kirby also got on the scoresheet. arsenal manage to pull one back. it was chelsea who we re pull one back. it was chelsea who were the pre— match favourites to prevail to let the women's fa cup for a second time. it is an amazing feeling. i think every footballer dreams one day to play at wembley. to even win a is right now the best feeling. play at wembley. to even win a is right now the best feelingm play at wembley. to even win a is right now the best feeling. it is great to win the individual awards are the main ones are what you win with your team. i have been looking forward to this game since we got through against city. it was important to me. it has been a

dramatic day in the premier league with the battle to stay up taking several twists and turns. 0ne with the battle to stay up taking several twists and turns. one side is definitely down after today's result. that is stoke city. their 10—year stay in the top flight was ended after a 2—1 defeat at home to crystal palace. regarding the way they picked up the points, as i said before, they would not have been in the position they were in. we have to bring this back up, the club is to bring this back up, the club is to bring this back up, the club is to bring us back up, it is to be, the support is too big. it is in a good place, infrastructure wise, that it can do that. if he can do it when it is mathematics, everyone says it is over and done. they have to bring us back. an important match for southampton at everton at the teatime kick—off. should southampton have won they would have relegated west brom. they took the lead through nathan redmond before everton scored a deflected tom

davies added with the last kick of the match. that last point moves southampton out of the relegation zone. the draw means west brom still survive as well in the premier league for the moment. jake livermore scramble in a late goal to beat tottenham at the hawthorns. it means darren moore, the interim manager, is unbeaten in his five matches in charge. era the day's are the results. swansea have dropped into the bottom three after their 1-0 into the bottom three after their 1—0 defeat. in the scottish premiership, dundee have all but secured their place in the top flight for next season after a 1—0 win over hamilton. elsewhere, second placed aberdeen shared a goalless draw with hibernian. david bett scored the on me goal of the game as rangers beat your money to move within a place of aberdeen.

wasps secured third spot in rugby and's remission with a bonus point victory over newcastle falcons at kingston park and what was the last day of the regular season. wasps move on to meet saracens in the play—off semifinals. newcastle end a fourth on the table. they will play the leaders exeter chiefs in the other semi. exeter look in good shape ahead of that match. they have a bonus point win today at harlequins. dnipro14, munster ove rca m e harlequins. dnipro14, munster overcame edinburgh 20— 16. they progressed to an away semi—final against leinster, will be scarlets one 43— eight in their reporting play—off quarter—final against the cheetahs. elia play—off quarter—final against the cheeta hs. elia viviani play—off quarter—final against the cheetahs. elia viviani has won the second stage of the chirat italia. the italian fought his way through on the sprint to be spanish line in tel aviv. he claims the second stage victory of his career. chris froome appears to have recovered from his

poor start yesterday. he was —— crossed the line in the main stage. he is 38 seconds behind the australian rohan dennis who has taken the lead of sprintjersey. tomorrow is the final stage in israel before the race resumes in italy on tuesday. finally, tony belli has once again beaten david haye with a fifth round stoppage in a heavyweight light at the 02 haye with a fifth round stoppage in a heavyweight light at the o2 arena —— tony belli you. you can find more on that and our stories on the bbc website. 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. from marx to mars — a nasa mission to study the composition of the red planet has begun its six—monthjourney to get there. the rocket is carrying a probe which is designed to help scientists find out about what lies 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 and 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. pictures of the new royal baby prince louis' first days at home have been released by his proud parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge. they have also thanked all those who have sent them kind messages following his birth last month. 0ur reporter simonjones has been taking a look at the photos. the newest member of the royal family, prince louis pictured when he was just three days old. and

here, a tender moment with his sister, princess charlotte, on her third birthday. both photos taken by their mother. they are the first images of louis who is it did thin line to be thrown since he was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken here at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge that they were very pleased to share them and they thanked members of the public for all the kind messages they have received following the birth of prince louis. we showed the pictures to visitors to the palace. isn't dqed! yeah. yeah. that's the new baby. we are from the united states. he is handsome. i havejust baby. we are from the united states. he is handsome. i have just had two newborns in my family. lovely. all children are very lovely and cute. like my dog. catherine, one of the well‘s most photographed people, is viewed as a talented amateur photographer herself. the next big event for the royals will be be married prince harry and meghan

markle later this month. william and catherine will be there, but prince louis, who will be less than four weeks old, will stay at home. simon jones, bbc news, kensington palace. do you want to see pictures of my baby? i thought not. coming up it is our world. but first the weather. 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. during protests against president putim—s ,

protesters, some chanting "down