welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: the us prepares to open its embassy injerusalem, but most countries will boycott the ceremony. the family of bombers who blew themselves up to kill christians in indonesia. britain's brexit disagreement. the government still can't agree on a way forward. and, six weeks until they are allowed to drive on roads, these women in saudi arabia are ready to go. it is as controversial as it is historic.

in a symbolic move to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital, the us embassy will open at its new location in the ancient city on monday. earlier, president trump's daughter ivanka and her husband, jared kushner, attended a ceremony hosted by the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the couple, both senior white house advisers, will attend the opening, which president trump is expected to address via video—link. his decision to move the embassy from tel aviv angered palestinians, who view eastern jerusalem as their future capital. but the israeli leader has called for other nations to follow the us example. i call on all countries tojoin the us in moving their embassies to jerusalem. move your embassies to jerusalem

because it's the right thing to do, and move your embassies tojerusalem — listen to this, move your embassies to jerusalem because it advances peace. the bbc‘s yolande knell, who is in jerusalem, has been assessing the impact of the embassy‘s opening. these israeli bikers staged their own tributes to the new us embassy. riding in from the old site in tel aviv. soon after the modern state of israel was created, exactly 70 years ago, it madejerusalem its capital. but not even its closest ally recognised it until president trump's declaration last year. it's a great thing for israel that the president of the united states did

what he promised, and many presidents before him promised, to move tojerusalem. and we want to show to everybody, this is the place of our capital, and all the embassies in the world need to be there. this holy and disputed city is at the very heart of the israel—palestinian conflict. both sides want it as their capital. and for decades, most of the world agreed its status should be decided between them in peace talks. the us is the first to move its embassy but already others offices that were already here. it will take years before a new building goes up. but it is the change taking place right now that has huge symbolic significance. that is why israelis are delighted, and palestinians are furious. this date is always a time of protest for palestinians. they remember how, in fighting in 1948, hundreds of thousands

of people lost their homes on land that became part of israel. this year's demonstrations are also aimed at washington. translation: it will be for the embassy. gaza will rise up, along with the west bank. everyone — the children, the boys, the women — no—one will stay home. already, president trump's daughter and son—in—law have arrived in israel for the embassy opening, but the white house's idea for a peace plan looks more unrealistic than ever. palestinians say the us isn't an honest broker in the peace process, and have cut off official ties. along with the big celebrations here, there are rising tensions. and our middle east editor jeremy bowen is also injerusalem. he has been trying to gauge the mood there. well, life goes on, but there's also a lot of tension, and there is a very big

deployment of various kinds of police, paramilitary police. the army isn't very far away either, in the territories. so i think there is a fear that there could be some trouble. now, the move of the american embassy for the prime minister, mr netanyahu, is a great triumph, it's a great day, it's something he's wanted for a very long time. for the palestinians, it's pretty disastrous. but it's something they are protesting against, and particularly down in gaza, where over the seven weeks of protest, more than a0 palestinians have been shot dead by the israelis, and more than 2,000 wounded. so that kind of thing is likely to come to a crescendo in the course of this coming week. indonesian police say that a family of six, including two girls aged nine and 12, carried out the suicide bombings on three churches in which at least 13 people were killed. dozens were injured in the explosions in the city of surabaya.

the couple and their children had just returned from syria, as jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marked the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother, and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police believe the family had recently returned from fighting with is in syria. presidentjoko widodo visited the site, and called for indonesians to fight the scourge of extremism. translation: this morning, we have ordered the police to track down networks of the perpetrators. we will not tolerate this kind of cowardice. i'm calling on everyone to fight terrorism, which is against the values of all religions, and our national values. indonesia is the world's most populous muslim nation.

tracking and containing a dangerous radicalfringe has been a challenge for its security forces for the past two decades. they have had many successes. but this attack by a single family is a reminder that, with hundreds of indonesians returning from the war in syria, the threat is still a very real one. jonathan head, bbc news. and, in the past few minutes, the afp news agency is reporting an explosion at the police headquarters in surabaya. it is reported that the vehicle and possibly a motorcycle has exploded and several officers the full extent of the casualties is not clear but there are suggestions that two attackers in the vehicle blew

themselves up. as we get more reports we will bring them to you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: president trump has ordered his commerce department to help save the chinese company zte, in what appears to be a major policy u—turn ahead of trade talks. zte had admitted trading with iran and north korea, and is now in danger of going bust because us firms have been banned from supplying it with parts. during the election campaign, mr trump repeatedly accused china of stealing usjobs. with around half the votes counted in iraq's general election, the party led by shi'ite cleric muqtada al—sadr is in the lead. another shi'ite grouping led by hadi al—amiri is in second place. prime minister haider al—abadi appeared to be running third. turnout in sunday's vote was just 45%. full results are due to be officially announced later on monday. virunga national park, in the democratic republic of congo, is suspending visits by tourists after an ambush on friday in which a park ranger was shot dead. two british nationals

and their congolese driver were released by gunmen after they were taken hostage. the head of virunga park said it would remain closed until it was safe for visitors to return. it has emerged that a knife—wielding attacker who stabbed a man to death in paris on saturday had been on an anti—terror watch list. he has been named by french media as khamzat azimov, a french national born in chechnya. the 21—year—old was killed by police at the scene. a friend of the attacker has been arrested in the city of strasbourg. janey mitchell reports. it should have been a pleasant weekend night out in a popular part of paris. instead, a victim lies stabbed in the street. eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic as the attacker lashed out with a blade. police flooded the area near the opera house,

and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the suspect, and then fired two shots. the attacker came around the corner of the street with blood on his hands, holding a box cutter, very aggressive, came with his arms open, with an angry gesture, came straight at the policemen. the policemen were shouting at him to put his arms down, to drop your weapon. they tasered him twice. he managed to sort of isolate one of the policemen, i suppose, as the policemen were trying to encircle him, and one of them ended up between the car and the street, and ended up getting pushed back a bit, and as the attacker went for him, i heard two shots. translation: according to witnesses, the attacker shouted allahu akbar, as he attacked with a knife. given the aggressor's mode of operation, the paris anti—terrorism unit is now investigating. french media say the suspect, khamzat azimov, was born in 1997 in the southern republic of chechnya, but obtained french

nationality in 2010. his parents are being questioned. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition which fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in any way to the threats issued by attackers. 0ur response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks across france has claimed the lives of almost 250 people. as the investigation continues, the police will remain on high alert. the british prime minister's plans for customs arrangements after brexit have been dealt another blow by a senior cabinet colleague. the environment secretary, michael gove, a leading proponent of leaving the european union, publicly criticised the idea of a customs partnership, saying the concept was flawed. he said there were serious doubts about whether it could be put into practice.

here is our political correspondent chris mason. once again, with her cabinet divided, the prime minister is defending her approach to brexit, telling voters and her mps in a sunday times article, "you can trust me to deliver", adding on the most difficult issue, "we will leave the customs union". but acknowledging in the overall settlement, "there will have to be compromises". the prime minister has laid out a very clear flight path for us. michael gove, who campaigned for brexit, sounding very diplomatic today. but hang on a minute — while he wasn't quite as colourful as borisjohnson, who described the option of a customs partnership union with the eu as crazy, mr gove did say it was flawed. boris pointed out that, because it's novel, because no model like this exists, there have to be

significant question marks over the deliverability of it on time. more than that, what the new customs partnership requires the british government to do is in effect to act as the tax collector, and very possibly the effective delivery of regulation, for the european union. these technical arrangements matter in order to avoid customs checks here at the border between northern ireland and the republic. to achieve this, one option is a customs partnership. the other is to rely on technology, which mr gove acknowledged wasn't perfect. but, while plenty in the cabinet don't like the first idea, ireland doesn't like the second. we just simply think it won't work. the only way we can find a solution here that means that we have a fully seamless border, with no physical infrastructure or related checks and controls, is to maintain alignment in terms of rules and regulations on both sides of that border. labour is committed to staying

in a customs union, and says the government's approach is a shambles. we are in a farcical situation at the moment. nearly two years after the referendum, the cabinet is fighting over two customs options, neither of which, frankly, are workable. there is, though, a ferocious internal debate within labour, too, about their approach to leaving the eu. the prime minister will discuss brexit with her most senior ministers on tuesday, as she tries to find a solution that her cabinet, parliament, and the eu can accept. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with less than a week to go until the big day, we find out how some in britain's black community are viewing the royal wedding. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come

to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked a woman just sentenced to six years in jail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: the united states is to officially move its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem later on monday. it is a policy that has angered palestinians, who regard the city as their capital. tributes have been paid to tessa jowell, the veteran british labour cabinet minister, who has died after spending her final months campaigning for better treatments for brain cancer. she was 70 and was diagnosed with a brain tumour a year ago. the bbc‘s nick robinson, who interviewed her during her illness, reports. i spent a huge amount of time with people with cancer... tessa jowell knew she had just weeks to live when she launched one last campaign to improve cancer care for all. i am not afraid. i feel very clear about my sense of purpose and what i want to do. and how do i know how long it's going to last? baroness jowell. hear, hear. a public servant to the very last,

dame tessa spoke to a packed, a tearful house of lords, about how those with tumours like hers could be treated so much better. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me. a friend and ally of tony blair's, tessa, as she was referred to by most people in politics, was popular even with those who didn't much like her boss. her impact on politics was enormous. everything she touched, she turned to gold in some way, whether it was advancing equal pay for women, starting sure start, which is an immense programme for children in our country, or of course bringing the olympics to britain. she did everything with the same passion, determination,

verve, ability and charm. the games of the 30th olympiad in 2012 are awarded to the city of london. when london won the contest to host the olympic games, it was a personal victory for the woman who championed the bid from the very start. i am tessa jowell, 0lympic minister. she oversaw the often troubled preparations for the games, laying the foundations for a moment that brought the country together. without her, i absolutely don't think we would have had a chance of winning the games, nor delivering the games to the level they were, because she just demanded everything. even when very sick, tessa jowell never sought sympathy. she did demand change,

change to allow cancer patients to switch from one trial to the next rather than waiting months — months they, she didn't have. there will be people listening to you who will think, "why don't you curl up on the sofa, be with your family and friends, look after yourself"? absolutely impossible. i have so much love in my family, my children, my close friends. "brave and inspiring" are words often used of those whose lives are cut short by cancer. they're not nearly enough to describe tessa jowell. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived, but how it draws to a close. applause. them to jail, who has died at the age of 70. —— dame tessa jowell. by this time next week prince harry and meghan markle will be married after a wedding that will include an address from a senior african american bishop. meghan markle herself is mixed race, her mother doria is african american, and her heritage has been the source of much comment even before the engagement. colleen harris has been exploring how some in britain's black community view her arrival in the royal family two cultures uniting the royal family in modern britain. this was a moment that captivated the world and some corners

of the internet. mock videos appeared online, celebrating the news and meghan‘s heritage. i've come to coventry, my home city, and the birthplace of two—tone music, which promoted a black and white unite stance during the ‘80s. one of its leading faces was pauline black from the selecter. i'm certainly not a royalist. i think the monarchy is outmoded, outdated, and has a colonial past. and here is a young black woman about to marry into the royal family. how she will change it, i don't know, but i think she will probably be given a fairly difficult ride, and she might find she's bitten off more than she can chew, but i hope not. why does meghan‘s ethnicity resonate with some black britons?

heslyns was the first african caribbean hair salon in coventry, and here meghan is a fascination here for the clients. it's nice to see the royal family's acceptance of black heritage into the family. i don't think her being there specifically is going to change how they run procedures and things that they do on a day—to—day basis. do i think that changes the face of them and makes people from outside of england look us differently? i do, yes. what do you think it says for relations in black britain? or in britain at all? i actually like the monarchy, i think they're very good for the country, and i think with meghan coming into the royal family, it's a reflection of society. i'm excited to see her dress and how her hair will be. i'm sorry she didn't call on me to do her hair, but you know! thousands ofjamaicans give a warm welcome to her majesty, the queen... the relationship between britain and the commonwealth is a complex one. jamaica, which gained independence in 1962, is one of several islands that's flirted with the idea of removing

the queen as head of state, severing its colonial ties for good. does meghan markle's presence in the monarchy today represent a significant change? the royal family is a symbolic institution. it's the idea of what it means to be british, what it means to have a british identity. having a woman who is visibly of african heritage, who talks about that heritage in a senior, visible position in the royal family, certainly changes the symbolism around it. i think for someone like me growing up, had there been someone like her in the royal family at that level, it would have changed my relationship with britishness and made it that much easierfor me to understand that i can be black and british and that the two things are not fundamentally in conflict. questions around identity in britain have resurfaced following the controversy around the windrush generation. but meghan‘s identity could be seen as a bridge. her culture that she has from her mother is in her. her father's culture is in her and she is going to bring

that, she is going to bring that to harry and the royal family. to me, i think they're willing to accept it. otherwise the queen would never have allowed this marriage to go ahead. for some, harry and meghan‘s marriage is not simply challenging royal tradition, it's a love story reflecting a more modern british society. colleen harris, bbc news. extraordinary changes are coming to the kingdom of saudi arabia. the crown prince, mohammad bin salman, has instigated a series of dramatic reforms. among them, women will soon be able to drive. but if they want to get behind the wheel, they'll need a car, and a new exhibition in riyadh might help, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this all looks fairly familiar: checking out how comfortable the seat is, examining the switches and dials. but in its own small way, this is nothing short of revolutionary. at this exhibition, women can size up the cars they will soon be able to drive. translation: i am so happy that

women will start driving, and i want to have a look at the cars, the models, what suits me exactly, the prices, the options — it is great to get to know the cars. translation: it is a nice step for the saudi people, and especially for saudi women, so she can finish her work without relying on someone else like her father or her brother. gender equality on the nation's roads is not the only recent reform. cinemas and theatres have reopened after a ban that lasted more than three decades. and a new television channel is being launched that is supposed to be aimed at a younger, more modern audience. the man behind these changes, crown prince mohammad bin salman, said that his generation wants to live a normal life. back at the exhibition, women can try out driving

for themselves, but only in the car park. comejune 2a, they will be out on the open road. tim allman, bbc news. changes are coming to saudi arabia. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. hello there. it has been a bit of a mixed weekend, but for many of us, sunday was a beautiful day. it brightened up pretty nicely. and we had some great pictures sent in by our weather watchers, including this one from helensburgh in argyll and bute. blue skies and waters quite calm. as we head through this coming week, similar scenes, with high pressure often in charge of the weather. things are looking largely dry. some spells of warm sunshine in the next few days before we see a cooler interlude through

the middle of the week. the satellite image shows the cloud that we have had. that has been moving in from both the west and also towards the east as well. so a bit of a cloudy sandwich with a clearfilling in between. in the early hours of monday morning, a chilly start with clear skies and light winds. but it will warm up fairly quickly. we will have that cloud just edging across northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and later on to western fringes of england and wales. also this cloud in the east is bringing some mist and murk to the eastern coast of scotland and a rather cool breeze and cloudy conditions towards east anglia. but 19 or 20 degrees in the sunshine — that is going to feel quite pleasant. looking through monday night and overnight into tuesday, high—pressure tries to build in. we also have this frontal system heading into the north—west of the uk. so i think on tuesday that will bring more cloud to northern ireland and western scotland, initially, with patchy rain on it. we still have a bit of cloud in the east and cool conditions around those north sea

coasts, as well. but it should thin and break up, allowing a lot sunshine to many central and eastern areas before the cloud arrives. the warmest places are likely to be aberdeenshire down towards the south—east of england. in this zone, temperatures will reach around about 18—23 degrees or so. it will turn cooler from the north—west behind that weather front. so the front continues its progression southwards and eastwards across the country through tuesday night and on into wednesday, now. and you'll see the blue colours returning to the map behind that front. so a different feel to the weather moving in through the middle of the week with the winds coming from a more northerly direction. a chilly day on wednesday for many, particularly on the coasts in areas like norfolk. a cool breeze coming in here. a bit more cloud across southern part of england and wales with that dying front. more sunshine further north. it is not doing great but this time of year, 12—16 degrees. probably the coolest day of the week on wednesday. and it will be cooler than that it will have been on tuesday. but it looks like it will dry out and warm up a touch as we look

towards the end of the week. and it looks like high—pressure holds on as we head towards next weekend, too. bye bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: on the eve of the united states' move of its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, israel's leader, benjamin netanyahu, has called on other countries to do the same thing. most other governments have so far refused. palestinians bitterly oppose the move, which was ordered by president trump. indonesian police say a family of six, including two young girls, carried out the suicide bombings on three churches on sunday. at least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in the city of surabaya. the couple and their children