this is bbc news. the headlines at nine. sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. messages of support from the game's big names — including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who tweets: "keep fighting, boss", and everton manager sam allardyce. i hope he is in good hands and the operation is a major success. he is a personalfriend. i hope he has a full recovery. more than 1000 doctors have job offers withdrawn because of a clerical blunder. borisjohnson flies to washington, trying to persuade the white house not to pull out of the nuclear deal with iran. i'm shaun ley and in the next hour — a baby prince at home. kensington palace release new family photos of prince louis — including one with his sister princess charlotte taken by their mum, the duchess of cambridge. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are david wooding and ben chu. good morning and

welcome to bbc news. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, is in intensive care in hospital after 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. he is one of the greatest figures that football, indeed sport, has ever seen. the messages of support for sir alex ferguson from all over the world is testament in the regard of which he is held. this was the 76—year—old week ago in high spirits and seemingly good health.

last night, news that he had been admitted to hospital. speculation began when his son darren, manager of doncaster rovers, was absent from their match against wigan athletic yesterday, with the club saying it was for family reasons. in a 26—year reign, sir alex ferguson led manchester united to an incredible 38 trophies, famously winning the treble of premier league, fa cup and champions league in 1999, the same year he was knighted. everyone at match of the day sends our best wishes

to sir alex ferguson, who has had emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage. our thoughts are with sir alex and his family. sir alex ferguson's success at old trafford earned 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. david is outside old trafford for us, and sent this update. impossible to overstate the level of reverence sir alex ferguson holds within british football, european, world football... and also sport as a whole and society such is his standing. one of his former players, cristiano ronaldo, posted a picture of the two of them together. we await further news of sir alex ferguson's condition.

nothing yet from salford royal, where he is in hospital. there is calm here this morning — this place old trafford is all about sir alex ferguson. we await further developments. we will bring you any news we received from the royal salford through the course of this morning. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is heading to washington where he'll try to persuade the us not to abandon the iran nuclear deal. the agreement — which saw iran receive relief on international sanctions in return for limitations to the country's controversial nuclear energy programme. it was negotiated under barack 0bama's presidency but mr trump has criticised the deal, claiming it has flaws because it doesn't cover the development of ballistic missiles. mr trump must decide whether to renew the deal by next saturday — the next deadline for waiving sanctions. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler reports. ina

in a series of visits to the white house, european leaders trying to get donald trump to listen to their concerns despite his hardline stance on iran. despite the clear warmth with which she greeted emmanuel macron and the time he gave angola merkel, he is still threatening to abandon the international agreement to curb iran's nuclear programme. he will decide by saturday whether to impose sanctions on iran. the deadline fast approaching, boris johnson is travelling to washington to test his powers of persuasion. he has met him before. he is not scheduled to speak with him directly on this trip. instead, he will speak to mike pence and a series of other white house officials. the foreign

secretary will be very aware it is the president's mind he needs to change. north korea said washington was aggravating the current good atmosphere by deploying military assets on the korean peninsula. there have been few attacks in recent weeks amidst the president's plans to meet kim jong—un. up to 1500 junior doctors have had job offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process. the royal college of physicians said the error meant medics who'd been scored on their suitability for posts as registrars were given the wrong marks. the college said human error was to blame in transferring data from one computer to another. the college has apologised and says patient safety had not been compromised.

0ur correspondent andy moore is here. this sounds in terms of scale embarrassing. —— embarrassing. people going for jobs they are not suited for? is a junior doctors, a terrible situation. they have completed their training. two years doctoring. finished their apprenticeship and living in to the next step. completed exams, done the interviews. the interview process, something went wrong. it seems to be human error. the wrong marks transferred across and 1500 junior doctors offered jobs. yesterday, they were retracted. the royal couege they were retracted. the royal college of physicians who organised the process say the whole thing will be looked at again. for individuals, they were told one month ago they had a job they were told one month ago they had ajob in they were told one month ago they had a job in a certain area. they

and their partners are making offers on houses, planning to move. some of them are in tears, colleagues said. the british medical association is hopping mad on their behalf. they talk about we cannot express how unacceptable talk about we cannot express how u na cce pta ble we talk about we cannot express how unacceptable we find the emotional and financial impact. looking at what steps they can take to rectify the immense damage caused. not ruling out that there may be claims for compensation. also complaints about the fact this was dropped late ona about the fact this was dropped late on a friday nightjust before a bank holiday weekend, so a lot ofjunior doctors complaining about that. presumably, some people a way of finding it difficult to contact the people whose property they might be moving into to rent, who knows? clearly complicated. what sort of time frame are people operating in? starting these jobs in the next couple of months, or the autumn?m the short term. we have heard from

individual doctors on twitter, ben hudson says, speaks volumes for how the royal college of physicians valuesjunior doctors, the royal college of physicians values junior doctors, carelessly playing with people's future. live bands made on the basis of spurious offers. done that —— damped at a45 just offers. done that —— damped at 445 just before a bank holiday. —— damped. —— dumped. anothersays, looks, not a done deal. cases of what it calls non—retractable offers. presumably most of the offers. presumably most of the offers were retractable. i suspect the individuals and the british medical association may take a different view on that. a noxious substance in east london.

reports of a disturbance in hackney. men aged 22 and 27 taken to hospital, no arrests made, police say. electric drill attack, a teenager charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and theft of a drill. due to appear on court on monday. next of kin informed after supper attack.

—— suffolk attack. a 20—year—old man has died after he being stabbed in liverpool city centre this morning police and paramedics were called to hanover street in the city centre at four o'clock after receiving reports of man with stab wounds. he was taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries. police are appealing for information. for the first time in nine years, lebanese voters are choosing a new parliament. sunday's election is being held under a new voting system aimed at moving the country to a more proportionally representative government. the country is beset by sectarian and political divisions, and overshadowed by the conflict in syria which has led to a mass influx of refugees. joining me now live from beirut is the bbc‘s carine torbey. a difficult time for the government. how likely is it that the current administration will in some form or another be re—elected given the complications? very likely. despite the fact they have introduced a new

voting law, introducing the concept of proportional representation in lebanon and, very few people helpful that by the end of the day we will see a real breakthrough in terms of representation. probably many people are expecting more of the same. as you can see behind me, long queues of voters eager to cast their votes, have a say in the politics, after nine years since the last time they we re nine years since the last time they were able to do this. twice the current parliament has defended its mandate in the past. citing security reasons. fears of violence spilling over from syria. almost reasons. fears of violence spilling overfrom syria. almost 1.5 million refugees who came into lebanon fleeing the war in syria. all these reasons given to extend the mandate

of the current parliament were seen as unconvincing by many in the country and a stand back against a fragile democracy. alternative groups campaigning under the umbrella... 0rgo forthe groups campaigning under the umbrella... or go for the same old establishment party, long ruling dynasties. some of them in powerfor decades now? for decades lebanon perceived as a country dominated by syria's influence. the bizarre incident at the end of last year when the prime minister was in saudi arabia and the president suggesting a kidnapped foot kidnapping. —— a kidnapping. politics dominated by outsiders? probably one of the

things that voters do they want to do is to reclaim the country and to reclaim their adverts inside the country and as you said this country has 75 to 90 a period of civil war. under the presence of the syrians resident in the country... the assassination of the former prime minister, since then many people thought it might be launching a new era for lebanon, state building era and focusing on internal problems. we have seen lebanon strike again into regional... his the future movement headed by the

son of the slain prime minister. who was backed by the west and by saudi arabia. this polarisation was controlling the politics of the country. until recently when we have seen country. until recently when we have seenin country. until recently when we have seen in the run—up to this election focus of internal issues. paramount to mounting anger in the over incompetence. a state unable to deliver basic services to citizens and that is why we have seen a shift in rhetoric to internal issues as if there is an implicit understanding between all parties to put aside regional politics and regional differences that are irreconcilable and to focus on internal issues. thank you very much. six palestinians have been killed and others wounded in an explosion in the gaza strip according to local health officials. it is not clear what caused

the blast but local reports suggest the victims appeared to be members of hamas. it is thought the explosion could have been caused by the handling of explosives inside a building. tensions in the region are high, with clashes between palestinians and the israeli military taking place along the gaza—israel border since demonstrations erupted more than a month ago. the headlines on bbc news: sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. some of the biggest names in sport have sent messages of support, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who tweets: ‘keep fighting boss'. more than 1000 doctors have job offers withdrawn because of a clerical blunder. medics who'd been scored on their suitability for posts as registrars were apparently given the wrong marks. boris johnson is flying to washington to urge the us not to scrap the nuclear deal with iran. president trump has strongly criticised the agreement, which he has called "insane". more now on the news

that sir alex ferguson, britain's most successful football manager, is in intensive care after undergoing 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 has been speaking to fans outside old trafford this morning. this is a man who transcends not only football, sports, but society asa only football, sports, but society as a whole. here at old trafford where he made his name, a stand named after sir alex ferguson, a statue erected in his honour. calm today as people come to terms with the news but fans gathering. i am joined by two. vanilla, you have travelled a long way to old trafford. —— pernilla. travelled a long way to old

trafford. -- pernilla. my boss for half of my united life and i hope it gets better soon. football is all about rivalries. you are not a manchester united fan but this shows football can deny despite divisions on the page? i am in liverpoolfan. there are a lot of libraries. honestly, i am there are a lot of libraries. honestly, lam not there are a lot of libraries. honestly, i am not a there are a lot of libraries. honestly, lam not a big there are a lot of libraries. honestly, i am not a big fan of manchester united as a whole, the players, the fans, managers, none of them, but what sir alex ferguson has done over this time, amazing, 30 charges in 26 years, 13 premier league titles, one two years, unheard—of. great manager, apparently a good person from what they happen. you can see that with they happen. you can see that with the relationship with the players he has managed. i wish all the best his family. liverpool were one of the

clu b family. liverpool were one of the club sir alex ferguson had a good relationship with, offering support during the hillsborough disaster. finally, then, pernilla, what are the thoughts of the manchester united fans at this difficult time? i hope that we will see him soon at the alex ferguson stand, i will be there on sunday and they hope to see him there. if not there, another time. at the end of the day, we are all united. all the best and wishing love for sir alex from the whole of denmark. thank you for your time on a difficult day. everyone is wishing all the best for sir alex ferguson. he has won so many battles on the pitch during his career and now hoping to win arguably his biggest fight of mack the pitch. —— off the pitch. photographs of prince louis‘ first days at home have been released,

including an image of the new royal baby being kissed by his older sister princess charlotte. the photos were taken by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace when he was just three days old. simonjones reports. 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. the first images of prince louis who is fifth in line to the throne since he was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge said they were very pleased to share them, and 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. 0h, isn't he cute, yeah. yeah, that's the new baby. we're from the united states. he's handsome. he doesn't look like other babies. i have had to newborns in my family. i have had two

newborns in my family. all children are lovely and cute. like my dog! catherine, one of the world's most photographed people, is considered a talented amateur photographer herself. the next big event for the royals will be the marriage of prince harry and meghan markle 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. commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of islay to mark the hundredth anniversary of two first world war troopship disasters that took the lives of hundreds of american soldiers. princess anne took part in events to mark the sinking of the ss tuscania and hms 0tranto in 1918. from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american

monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the cliff over here. i sure, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they we nt rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. one of

those men pulled to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer for filling the family of his father's rescuer forfilling a the family of his father's rescuer for filling a long—held wish. the family of his father's rescuer for filling a long-held wish. this will be the last chance. i am 88 going on 89. i had to make it right now. it is a great honour to think that because of their acts and how courageously where, there are people alive today who would not be had they not done the things they did. the sinking of the hms 0tranto tested the people of the island to their limits. they were not without experience because just eight months before, and other troop ship carrying american soldiers across the atlantic to the war, the ss tuscania, was to be good off islay with a loss of 200 lives. islay buried hundreds of men, american

soldiers and british crew. all the victims were remembered in a ceremony attended by the princess royal and the us ambassador. tributes were also pay to the islanders who found the courage and compassion to cope when mass casualties but their shores. —— swept their shores. fascinating as we reach the climax of the commemorations this year. garden centres and diy stores are set to cash in on a surge in sales this weekend. retail figures were badly affected by the bad weather over easter, but record temperatures this bank holiday weekend could mean gardeners are catching up for lost time. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers — what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers and part—time gardeners. and what will they be buying?

why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they disappeared six years ago but are back this weekend and expected to fly off the shelves. who knew? we are expecting to be very busy. a lot of customers moving outside to do outdoor projects. a lot of people entertaining, buying barbecues, leisure furniture, sofas. yep, exceptionally busy. and if this bank holiday weekend is a busy one for the shops, it will be welcome news. according to one piece of research, there was a 21% spike in retailers experiencing financial distress in the first quarter of this year. i don't think one long bank holiday weekend with nice weather is going to make up for all the problems that are taking place in the retail sector. it will go some way and will be a good weekend, but it is not going to change the structural changes going on and a bad

easter is not going to be offset by one bank holiday weekend. but this month is unusual. it has two bank holidays, a tour de yorkshire. champions league and fa cup finals and the small matter of a royal wedding. so retailers will want to make a lot of hay, or perhaps dough, while the sun is shining. who needs tulips from amsterdam? a dazzling display of tulips, the largest of its kind in the uk, has created a blaze of colour on the norfolk landscape. and this is what more than 12 million of them look like. but this weekend they're set for the chop. more than 60—million tulips are grown here — but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. it was a terrible waste that. —— it feels like a terrible waste. at least we got to film it. now, the weather. beautiful spring weather for the rest of the bank holiday break. high

pressure. those skies. for much of the country, blue skies and sunshine last to the day, things warming up. the most places, not everywhere, a fly in the ointment in terms of a front moving into the north west of scotland, cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain. through the irish sea, still quite a lot of low cloud, mist and murkiness. pembrokeshire, down towards combo, isle of man, dumfries & galloway. —— cornwall. glorious conditions for many parts of the country, like wind, rain affecting the far north—west of scotland, 11 in stornoway. further south, 24—25 widely towards the south east. fine day, beautiful evening for a barbecue. largely dry overnight. the rain to the north of scotland eases

for a rain to the north of scotland eases fora time, rain to the north of scotland eases for a time, some mist and fog patches inland and again around the irish sea some mist and low cloud as well. temperatures in the east following the list. mid—single figures. fresh start to bank holiday monday but another fine day. glorious conditions across much of the country. again, more cloud towards the north and west, around some coasts of wales, some low cloud at times but less than in recent days. temperatures 26—27, making it the warmest early may bank holiday on record. cooler for eastern scotla nd on record. cooler for eastern scotland and north east england. tuesday, front moving in from the west, a line of cloud. patchy rain. sunny and warm towards the south east. 26-27 sunny and warm towards the south east. 26—27 once again on tuesday. another one day. cooler conditions through the middle of the week as we see low through the middle of the week as we see low pressure through the middle of the week as we see low pressure moving its way in from the atlantic. wednesday not

bad. first frank eases away, next frontal system heads into the west. going down through the course of the week. some rain in the north—west, sunny and warm in the south east. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. some of the biggest names in sport have sent messages of support, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who tweets: keep fighting, boss. more than 1000 doctors have job offers withdrawn

because of a clerical blunder. medics who'd been scored on their suitability for posts as registrars were apparently given the wrong marks. boris johnson is flying to washington to urge the us not to scrap the nuclear deal with iran. president trump has strongly criticised the agreement, which he has called insane. three men have been injured by what's described as a noxious substance in hackney in east london. it followed reports of a disturbance on kingsland high street. the men were taken to hospital. police say no arrests have been made. before the papers, sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.