tonight at ten, dozens of palestinians are shot dead by israeli forces, as america opens its new embassy in jerusalem. at least 52 people have been killed in the bloodiest day of violence for years after the embassy‘s controversial move. more than 2000 people have been injured in the clashes. israel said it was acting in self—defence. the violence flared as the embassy's opening ceremony took place — attended by president trump's daughter and son—in—law. israel's prime minister called it a glorious day. president trump, by recognising history, you have made history. nothing will break us. not netanyahu, not israel, not the united states. the white house has blamed the palestinian group, hamas, for inciting today's protests. we'll have the latest on the unfolding situation. also tonight... the head of mi5 accuses russia of bare—faced lying and malign activities over the salisbury nerve agent attack. kensington palace asks for understanding for meghan markle amid reports that her father will not now attend the wedding on saturday.

guernsey could become the first place in the british isles to introduce assisted dying. we have a special report. i do not want to go on living if i can't attend to myself. music and chanting. and thousands of people line the streets for manchester city's victory parade after their record breaking season. and also in the sport on bbc news, as brawls break out at goodwood and ascot, more security guards could be brought in to protect racegoers. good evening. palestinian officials say that israeli forces have shot dead more

than 50 protesters in gaza, on the same day that the united states opened its new embassy injerusalem. more than 2000 palestinians are reported to have been injured. protests have been taking place along gaza's border with israel for six weeks but they intensified dramatically today as donald trump made good on his controversial election promise to move the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem — a city that both israelis and palestinians claim as their own. the move has infuriated palestinians not least because it comes exactly 70 years after the formation of the state of israel in 1948. from jerusalem here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. palestinians call these protests the ‘great march of return‘. for many of the young people who rushed the border wire with israel, it was a one—wayjourney. israel used tear gas and bullets.

the prime minister said the security forces were defending israel's borders, its sovereignty and citizens. he said the dead and wounded were the fault of hamas, the islamic resistance movement that i’u ns islamic resistance movement that runs gaza. palestinians say their rage comes from israel's brutality and its denial of their right to independence. protests and killing went on for most of the day. in jerusalem, police scuffled with israeli peace campaigners outside the american embassy. for what is left of israel's peace movement, this is a dark day. inside, the us marines showed their colours, and so has the trump administration. it's broken with an international consensus thatjerusalem's status is undecided, so embassies should stay in tel aviv. president trump's daughter if ivanka

trump did the honours. herfather appeared on her father appeared on video. israel isa her father appeared on video. israel is a sovereign nation, with the right like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. but for many years we have failed to acknowledge the obvious, the plain reality that israel's capital is jerusalem. ivanka trump's husband is a senior adviser to her father. they celebrated with israel's prime minister. what a glorious day for stop remember this moment. applause this is history. president trump, by recognising history, you have made history. moving the embassy is a triumph for prime minister netanyahu, a promise kept for president trump, and most israelis are happy.

but so far, there is no evidence to back up mr netanyahu's claim that it's good for peace. in ramallah, on the west bank, palestinians demonstrated against what the americans call the ‘new realities', and against old ones. for palestinians, keys are symbols of the dispossession of 750,000 refugees never allowed back after israel beat the arabs in the 1948 war. we are marching in the best traditions of martin luther king and gandhi, peacefully, nonviolently, insisting our right forjerusalem as our capital and for our right of return. nothing will break us, not netanyahu, not israel, not the united states. injerusalem's old city in jerusalem's old city at the weekend, israelis distributed flowers to palestinians, apologising. they were apologising

for this. an annual march by nationalistic israelis through the overwhelmingly palestinian muslim quarter. the parade celebrates israel's capture of eastjerusalem from jordan in the 1967 war. 0n the streets, the leader to today's events has been tense and angry. —— the lead up to today's events. mostly it was noise and insults. sometimes it boiled over. nobody is saying that arabs can't live here, of course they can live here. sovereignty is a different story. you find it hard to say the word palestinians, don't you 7 there are arabs living in this area. why don't you call them palestinians? there is no reason to. why? there is no such thing as a palestinian people, there never has been.

there is always tension and hatred injerusalem and on days like this it is very stark. that is becausejerusalem is right at the centre of the conflict between israelis and palestinians. the future of this city is probably the most politically radioactive issue in the entire middle east. more people will suffer and die if leaders on both sides cannot calm this crisis. the americans believe they have the support of the saudis and other arab countries to persuade palestinians to accept less, but in gaza nearly two million people live with little hope, less patience and no desire to listen. and the belief that they have lost enough. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. in a moment we'll speak to jeremy bowen and to our north america editor jon sopel in washington. but first let's go to yolande knell in ramallah. what is the mood there tonight

bestial yellow here the palestinian leadership has declared three days of mourning and a general strike. —— what is the mood there tonight? here the palestinian leadership... there has been the bloodiest day since the 2014 conflict with israel. the palestinian leader in his headquarters here, mahmoud abbas, has accused israel of carrying out massacres. he has repeated the us can no longer be a mediator in the peace process and has called instead for international mediation. what we are seeing at the moment is plenty of international condemnation of what has happened at the border and international calls for restraint with both south africa and turkey recalling their ambassadors to israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is defending the actions of israeli forces. what remains to be seen is what will happen tomorrow when all the funerals take place of those people who were killed, including several children, one a boy as young as 14. afterwards you can expect that many

of the mourners will march back towards those border protest camps. jon sopel in washington. what has the white house had to say about today's violence? there's been no calls of restraint from the white house. instead they have put the blame falls where on the palestinian leadership, on hamas, for what has happened. we believe hamas is responsible for the tragic deaths, and their cynical exploitation of the situation is what is leading to these deaths, that was the white house deputy spokesman a little bit earlier. i went with donald trump a year ago to saudi arabia and israel when all the talk was of pulling off the biggest deal of them all, bringing peace to the middle east. but ever since, donald trump announced his intention to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, we hear less about this. an important component in donald trump's decision—making has been domestic public opinion. yes, the israeli lobby, but that isn't as

important as another group. evangelical christians have been out in force supporting the president today. they were an important part of his base, 80% voting for donald trump, just 16% voting for hillary clinton in the 2016 general election, and that explains a lot of what president trump has done with the inflammatory consequences there have been. and jeremy injury slum, the worst violence for years. the fear must be, what happens tomorrow. —— and jeremy injerusalem. be, what happens tomorrow. —— and jeremy in jerusalem. that is the kind of thing that can happen here. those scenes today in gaza, the west bank, and the ones at the new american embassy, they show the absolute divergences between those two different views of the conflict, what causes it, where it should go, and perhaps as well the ways to solve it. the fact is, that while there are always... the fact is there are always... the fact is there are always... the fact is there are two groups here in this

land. two peoples who want the same piece of land. and until they find a way to split it up fairly, between them, ina way to split it up fairly, between them, in a way that perhaps both sides, makes both sides makes some compromises, until they get to that point, then they will continue to condemn their children to the kinds of things they have suffered. i'm talking about israelis and palestinians, and the kind of things their parents and grandparents suffered as well. this is a very old conflict. there is perhaps a potential settlement to it, but people cannot grasp it. jeremy bowen, jon sopel and yolande knell, thank you all. and you can get more analysis on the current situation and the impact of the us embassy's move on the bbc news website. the head of m15 has accused russia of "criminal thuggery" and "bare—faced lying". andrew parker condemned moscow for the salisbury nerve agent attack as well as for backing the use

of chemical weapons in syria and annexing crimea. in his speech in berlin, mr parker also revealed that since last year, the security services are thwarting, on average, one terror attack a month in the uk. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. more than two months after the poisonings in salisbury, signs today that the investigation is still underway. but across europe, in berlin, the head of m15 today told a meeting of security officials that the evidence pointing the finger at russia was stronger than ever. and andrew parker was outspoken about the threat european democracies face from moscow. the russian state's now well—practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion, along with new and old forms of espionage and high levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term ‘hybrid threats‘.

he also warned that european countries faced an "intense and unrelenting" international terrorist threat. this unprecedented tempo of attack planning shows no sign of abating. in the uk alone, since the westminster attack in march last year, with the police we have thwarted a further 12 islamist terror plots — 12 occasions where we have good reason to believe a terrorist attack would otherwise have taken place in our country. this was the first time a serving head of m15 has spoken publicly outside of the uk and andrew parker came here to berlin, in the heart of europe, to deliver a message. the message was that international cooperation has never been more vital in confronting the threats that european countries face. after his speech, i asked the m15 chief if brexit risked undermining this cooperation. it‘s the threat that tells us

we need to be able to keep working together at a time when we were dealing with, for example, the prospect of foreign fighters from syria moving around across europe, when we‘ve got sharper and higher volume activity by states like russia in the cyber realm. these are times when we need to be able to work together and not have that, in any way, affected. andrew parker left berlin with a message that politics should not get in the way of security. when it comes to cooperation with europe, he‘ll be hoping that, after brexit, britain is not shut out. gordon corera, bbc news, berlin. kensington palace has asked for understanding for meghan markle following reports that her father will not now attend her wedding to prince harry on saturday. thomas markle was expected to walk his daughter down the aisle at the ceremony

in st george‘s chapel in windsor. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is at canada gate, near buckingham palace for us this evening. it‘s not now clear if that will happen? it is not. it is absolutely unclear now whether thomas markle will be at the wedding on saturday and whether or not he will walk his daughter down the aisle as planned. earlier this evening he told a journalist in mexico where he lives that he would not be attending the wedding. this was after it had emerged that he had cooperated with a photographer to pose for supposedly snatched but clearly set up photographs of him being measured for a wedding suit, looking at a computer screen at stories of his daughter, photos that sold around the world for significant sums. he said he did not make any money out of the photographs but wanted to avoid any embarrassment for his daughter. tonight, after some uncertainty, kensington palace issued a statement saying this was a very personal triumph for meghan markle and on behalf of meghan markle and prince

harry asking for understanding and respect to be extended to mr markle in this difficult situation. i understand ms markle is upset and concerned for the well—being of her father. she is close to her father. he is under intense media scrutiny, he‘s been described as a rather shy and reclusive figure. i think he is having difficulty coping with it but it is still, i understand, still meghan markle‘s wish that her father should be there on saturday to support her. thank you. the old bailey has heard that a teenage girl accused of plotting a gun and bomb attack at the british museum had fantasised about killing barack 0bama. the jury was told that safaa boular, who‘s now 18, had bonded with an is fighter in syria over their mutual love of television game shows. she allegedly planned the london attack after he was killed. ms boular denies preparing acts of terrorism. a family of five have blown themselves up in indonesia in the second such suicide bombing in two days.

the islamic state group says it was behind the attack. police say the family all riding motorbikes set off explosives outside a police station in surabaya, four of them died but an 8—year—old girl survived. several police and bystanders were injured. yesterday, a family of six killed themselves in bombings at three churches. it‘s thought they‘d recently returned from syria. there‘s been no significant progress in brexit negotiations since march, according to the eu‘s chief negotiator michel barnier. the issue of the irish border, and the customs arrangement, remains a key stumbling block. today theresa may met backbench mps at downing street to explain the government‘s ideas for dealing with the problem. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. are you here for the brexit meeting? trying to get her own side on side. i‘m always reassured when i meet the prime minister. theresa may summoning all tory mps to numberten... she was in very good form. ..as she fights on many fronts. a cabinet that can‘t agree what to

do about customs after brexit. if you disagree with the prime minister on this issue so much, why do you lack the courage to resign? as i say, i think the prime minister‘s position, that i‘ve now twice applauded, is completely right. and parliament that, on many sides, doesn‘t like your plans. in what felt like a rather retro moment, three former ministers from three different parties made a plane called mps today. parliament will have to step up to the plate on this one because ministers have such differing and irreconcilable views. unable to agree amongst themselves, the tories can‘t crack on with this element of brexit, while those whose lives could be most affected can only watch on and worry. all the political complexities are about a simple question — on the right of the bridge is the uk, on the left is ireland.

next year, that becomes a border of the european union too. last weekend, at a traditional tractor run in the north, we heard fears and frustration about how that could change life here. that‘s what a lot of people are worried about, the fact that it‘s so uncertain and nobody seems to know what‘s going on. i don‘t think they really know either. i would prefer myself no borders because we had borders 30 years ago. ministers say there won‘t be a hard border, but not how they will prevent it. at a weekend match, there are real concerns. i need to go up and down every day anyway, so i don‘t want to see no checkpoints. we've enough bother between unionists and nationalists as it goes, so i think this isjust making it worse. no agreement on ireland is one of the reasons the talks might fail, said the eu chief negotiator. how much progress has there really been before the next vitalsummit injune?

i would say a little, not very little. we cannot underestimate the key rendezvous injune. number ten says they will reach a customs position speedily, but with the prime minister trying to persuade so many parties, can she really have it all? laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels. no significant progress since march since michel barnier, is that the impression you get? is not just for the cameras, is notjust for the cameras, it is not just a negotiating is notjust for the cameras, it is notjust a negotiating tactic, the eu does believe not enough progress is being made. michel barnier made the same content today, and in a behind the doors meeting with his clients, the 27 eu member states. of course, all along the eu has been playing the role of impatient timekeeper, saying to the government, you started this process by not more progress quest might ta ke by not more progress quest might take the customs issues that we had

about there in laura‘s report, it is key to brexit because it is all about trade and will have a huge impact on the irish border. but, from the eu point of view, the government is too busy negotiating with itself on the issue to make real progress here in brussels, so when can we expect huge leaps and bounds in negotiations? we mustn‘t forget that the brexit withdrawal agreement and a declaration on future relations between the eu and uk are supposed to be finished by 0ctober, uk are supposed to be finished by october, and might a high—level eu diplomat said to me, forget the idea ofa diplomat said to me, forget the idea of a smoke—filled room, that stereotypical image of a last—minute through the night, pull out the stops eu deal, that will not happen with brexit, he said. it can‘t. too many issues and too many stakeholders, divisions in the government in the uk, competing wishes of the eu member state, the

spain and gibraltar issue, the ireland issue, the list of complications is long. the time to negotiate is not. thank you. the shia cleric moqtada al—sadr — who once led uprisings against us forces — looks on course to win iraq‘s parliamentary elections. the current prime minister, haider al—abadi, is in third place. these are the first elections since iraqi forces declared they had defeated the islamic state group. moqtada al—sadr isn‘t standing to become prime minister and lengthy negotiations are expected before a coalition government is formed. the island of guernsey could become the first place in the british isles to introduce assisted dying. guernsey is a self governing british crown dependency and not part of the uk. guernsey‘s parliament will vote on the issue in a few days. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. for 800 years, this picturesque island has been self—governing. nearer france than england, guernsey may pass legislation that‘s been roundly rejected by mps at westminster. the island‘s deputies are being asked to approve in principle whether to allow assisted dying. joyce is 92 and has lived

on guernsey since the ‘705. she‘s in good health, but wants the option of an assisted death. she‘s even set aside money to go to dignitas in switzerland. personally, for me, if i can‘t look after my own hygiene, and i can‘t move a lot, that is a horrifying thought, as far as i‘m concerned, and i do not want to go on living if i can‘t attend to myself. guernsey‘s chief minister wants assisted dying available to those who are terminally ill, of sound mind, with less than six months to live. this is a simple question at its heart, which is all about the rights of the individual. they cannot determine the timing of their death, and we believe that is fundamentally wrong, and a breach of the individual's rights. but the 40 deputies are divided on this issue of conscience. some fear the poor and marginalised will be at risk. it‘s about the social

context that people are in. if they don‘t have the resources to have the care that they need at the end of their life, then they are going to be more vulnerable to making the choice of an assisted death, even if that‘s not really what they want. and our duty as a government is to protect those vulnerable people. that government represents just 65,000 people, the same population as torquay, but with the power to make radical social change. this is where guernsey‘s parliament, called the states of deliberation, meets. now, if deputies voted to approve assisted dying, they will then need 18 months of consultation to sort out the details, such as eligibility. now, one key question will be whether people from the uk should be allowed to come here for help to die. all guernsey laws have to be approved by the privy council, a committee of mps at westminster. this is normallyjust a formality.

there are some, like the dean of guernsey, who hope the proposal won‘t get that far. this is one of the most complex, significant issues that any society is invited to consider. and i‘m not sure that i can see how legislation can, in the end, protect those who are most vulnerable. at the end of life, should we be allowed to ask doctors for a lethal dose of drugs? that‘s the choice facing guernsey‘s politicians. and if they approve it in principle, it would set this island at odds with the rest of the british isles. fergus walsh, bbc news, guernsey. the funeral has taken place of the toddler, alfie evans, who died at alder hey hospital last month. hundreds of people lined the streets of liverpool to say farewell as alfie‘s funeral cortege passed by on the way to a private ceremony.

the 23—month—old had a degenerative brain condition. his case drew international attention when it became the centre of a legal battle in the high court over the future of his care. a british rugby player who died while on tour with his team in sri lanka, has been named as 25—year—old thomas howard. durham city rugby club said he‘d been admitted to hospital while suffering from breathing problems after a night out in the sri lankan capital colombo. a second team member, tom baty, is being treated in hospital for similar symptoms. more than 110,000 children in scotland are obese. now the scottish government says it is determined to cut childhood obesity by half over the next decade. 0ne plan is to targetjunk food promotions and how certain foods are marketed. and today first minister nicola sturgeon met the celebrity chef and food campaignerjamie 0liver to discuss her plans. lorna gordon reports. lunchtime at moss end primary in north lanarkshire. there you go.

there‘s plenty on the menu and strong opinions from even the youngest about what they like to eat. you are having curry today, but what‘s your favourite food? pizza. cheese toastie and salad. tomato pasta. i mostly get fruit and cookies sometimes. the scottish government says that by the time many of these children leave school, it wants to have halved childhood obesity. so, here‘s the challenge — one in three children in scotland is at risk of being overweight or obese. a half of all children say they eat chocolates or sweets at least once a day. and more than a third of children say they drink sugary drinks at least once a day too. what was very small has now become quite complex. scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon made her announcement while meeting campaigning chef jamie oliver — the exact details

to be announced in the summer, but in the scottish government‘s sights, bulk buys and special offers on junk food. we don‘t want to make the household shop more expensive for people but we do want to look at the kind of promotions and offers that are seen to encourage overconsumption of certain foods. many scottish schools are already encouraging children towards a healthier and more active lifestyle, and here in north lanarkshire, they welcome the idea of a national strategy to tackle obesity. i think anything that promotes health and well—being has got to be a good thing. we have notice a huge difference, if the children have not beeen out to play, we notice a big difference in the afternoons. the children are out and active, eating healthily. they‘re focused, they are much more concentrating on their work and it is a big, positive shift. by focusing their efforts on the young, the scottish government is hoping to change the health of future generations. lorna gordon, bbc news, bellshill. british former 0lympic champion darren campbell says he is "relieved to be alive" as he recovers in hospital after suffering a bleed on the brain.

the 44—year—old had to be resuscitated when he was rushed to hospital six days ago after having a seizure at home. it‘s believed he‘ll be released from hospital tomorrow. thousands of people lined the streets of manchester this evening for manchester city‘s victory parade, and to catch a glimpse of their premier league and league cup trophies. the side finished the season on a record breaking high, as they became the first team to amass 100 points in the premier league. andy swiss was there. a suitably glorious end to one of football‘s most glorious seasons. manchester city fans, flocking in their thousands for the so—called centurions, the premier league champions virtually in a league of their own. reaching 100 points was surely beyond their wildest dreams. and even the man who led them there could hardly believe it. no way, no way. but we are here. we did it.

we are delighted to share what we have done together, so thank you so much to be here. and next season, you will see us again. it will be some act to follow. city have swept aside records as well as rivals. a dramatic final day win, taking them into uncharted premier league territory. 100 points for the season, racking up 106 goals in the process and some 32 victories. well, city fans are getting used to this sort of celebration. after all, this is their third league title in the last seven seasons. but the incredible way that they‘ve won this one makes it very special indeed. i think pep‘s done a fantasticjob pulling the team together. there‘s an enormous positive team spirit. they've got so much chemistry, they know how to pass,