this is bbc news. the headlines at 11 — the first black united nations secretary general, kofi annan, dies at the age of 80. parts of kerala in southern india are cut off as monsoon floods kill more than 300 people. italy mourns it's dead at a state funeral after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. 29—year—old salih kharter is charged with attempted murder after driving a van into westminster on tuesday. also coming up this hour — ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups hms queen elizabeth has set sail from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will from portsmouth to the us where fighter jets will land on from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will land on its decks for the first time. and at 11:30, we'll be

taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — playwright and writer for the new european, bonnie greer, and rachel cunliffe, who's the comment and features editor for cityam. stay with us for that. good evening. tributes from around the world have been paid to the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. theresa may described him as a "great leader and reformer of the un," while angela merkel said he was an "exceptional statesman." kofi annan led the organisation for ten years and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life. i, kofi annan. ..

the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success

in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase education and opportunity. the young kofi annan had never lost contact with his roots in ghana, even when travelling and studying the world in his 20s and 30s. his work for africa on aids and un reform was rewarded with the nobel peace prize in 2001. i think he took the world into the modern age. i think he was the first leader of the 21st century, and he tried to build an international community where countries would work together, co—operate freely, and tackle what he saw as the biggest problems — poverty, inequality, climate change and, of course, conflict. but earlier in his career, as head of un peacekeeping, kofi annan was criticised for the world body's failure to halt the genocide in rwanda in the 1990s. last april, celebrating his 80th

birthday, kofi annan told the bbc his style was to be patient, quiet and determined in the face of forceful, often far louder national leaders. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders who believe they have to shine, and it all has to be about them, forgetting that what is required is the welfare of society and the people they serve. tributes to kofi annan from every continent praise his humility, nobility and unshakeable commitment to work for peace in a more equal and sustainable world. kofi annan, who's died, at the age of 80. in his native ghana, people there have been speaking about his life. i'm very sad that a person like kofi

annan and a know all people from ghana will miss him. you give us such a great person. we have lost a very great mayan a great statesman. —— great mind. the whole world has lost a great man. it had this to very dark day. many of us looked up to him to become as he is, an expression to the world. 0ne country where kofi annan had a particular impact was kenya. the bbc‘s merchuma is in nairobi. i asked her why mr annan will always be remembered there. i don't think there is a country in the world that was as much indebted ingratitude to kofi annan and kenya. he was integral in brokering a peace deal that brought sanity to kenya after months of the post—election violence in 2008. many leaders have

come up to express their sadness and spoke earlier to the prime minister of the grand coalition government and this is what he had to say. kofi annan is a great friend of can you. as you all remember when this country was that precipice, it was crazy and nine who led the mission —— kofi annan who led the mission. it led to the grand coalition government. what did mr -- what did

kofi anand mean to africa? his name is synonymous to peace and democracy and that is what many canyons and many africans will remember him for. when you look at social media, everybody is expressing how proud they are of him. —— many can you people. —— kenya. can you's format chief ofjustice —— kenya's former chief ofjustice —— kenya's former chief ofjustice says as well. africa has lost a son. salih kharter, the man accused of driving a car at pedestrians and the police outside the houses of parliament, has been charged with attempted murder. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is here. what more can you tell us about this

latest development? you will remember this is in connection with what happened in westminster where a car swerved into cyclists before crashing into security barriers outside parliament. two people were taken to hospital for the outside parliament. two people were taken to hospitalfor the injuries and one person was assessed at the scene. tonight, the met office has said salih kharter has now been charged of attempted murder of both members of the public and police officers and he will appear at westminster matches with court on monday. -- westminster magistrates court. and no mention of terrorism? they are describing the methodology, the location and the alleged targeting of members of the public and police officers, but the charges

are not terror—related because the charge of attempted murder covers the allegations against salih kharter. you might have terror charges in general in a case where there are preparations or where there are preparations or where there wasn't something so concrete to assess. the case is being treated by prosecutors as a terrorism case but the charges relate here to attempted murder. the indian government is stepping up efforts to rescue thousands of people stranded by heavy flooding in the southern state of kerala. the prime minister narendra modi, has been seeing for himself some of the worst—hit areas, and is promising more military help in the relief effort. more than 320 people have died in kerala since the rainy season began injune, and more than 300,000 have been made homeless. our correspondent, yogita limaye reports. one of the state's 44 rivers. the kadalundi reached

its banks one week ago. leaving homes and trees submerged. as the water started rising, people fled to safety. some have returned to see what they can salvage. we are nearly a kilometre from the river that has flooded but even so the water levels are this high, you can see the house behind me and i am stepping on a slope, if i went further it would be even deeper. but at least people are able to reach to this point. beyond, there are many parts are simply inaccessible. and that means these are needed more than ever before. boats and people. to rescue those who are stranded. these are local fishermen doing whatever they can. but hundreds of government boats have also been deployed. those who have made it out by spending their nights in places like this.

schools converted into relief camps. there are about 200 families here. this woman spent two days and nights on her neighbours' rooftop before a boat reached her. she tells me they were afraid the house would collapse and they would be swept away. in southern kerala, india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation. he promised more manpower and equipment. troops have stepped up relief efforts. where it is not possible to rescue people, they are dropping food and supplies. the water flow is very fast and it is difficult to go towards the open areas. the alternative is to provide food and water to them. so they can at least now survive until the water recedes. with all of the rivers flooded in this small coastal state, that could take a while, even if the rain stops. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala.

thousands of people have attended a state funeral in italy for some of the victims of tuesday's motorway bridge collapse. the archbishop of genoa told mourners the tragedy, had created a deep gash in the heart of the city. some families reportedly stayed away, because of anger at the government. the number of dead has now risen to a3. from genoa, james reynolds reports. the campi corniglianese amateur football team came to the state funeral to mourn their youngest squad member. 22—year—old marius djerri was on his way to work on tuesday when the bridge fell. translation: we are very sad for him and his family. he was one of us. we are bitter and angry. these thoughts charged much of this ceremony. translation: i have friends that lost their lives in that damn bridge. we have no words to describe the pain. this shouldn't have happened.

italy's president, sergio mattarella, met the families of the dead. he has called the disaster and unacceptable tragedy. but some relatives, angered by the collapse, didn't want to hear from him or anyone else. they decided to hold private burials instead. families, politicians and members of the public have come together here, but a single ceremony won't be enough to resolve the profound arguments over the collapse of the bridge. italy's interior minister, the populist matteo salvini, has promised that he'll find the names of those responsible for the disaster. "we will speak through our actions," he told us after the funeral. relief workers are now securing every part of the ruined bridge. the company which operated this structure has now expressed its deep

sympathy for the victims. but it's stopped short of apologising for the collapse. the technical situation is so complex that it's up to the, i mean, justice to understand what happened and why and under which conditions. those investigations have now begun. it may take many months before italians are given the answers they demand. james reynolds, bbc news, genoa. angela merkel has been holding talks with the russian president vladimir putin, outside berlin. the discussions were wide ranging, on syria, iran and the controversial gas pipeline nordstream two. earlier mr putin ignored criticism and attended the wedding of austria's foreign minister, who's been attacked for inviting him. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill reports. the greeting cordial enough.

vladimir putin is said to have a grudging respect for angela merkel. but the relationships tense and she's got some big demands of the man who wields such influence over so many conflicts. translation: syria will be an important topic. most of all we have to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in and around idlib. we've seen fighting decrease elsewhere, but that doesn't mean we've achieved peace. bearing flowers and controversy. the russian president's had a busy day. earlier, the wedding of the austrian foreign minister. her critics say the invitation undermined eu policy towards russia. he seemed keen to remind them that the eu needs him. translation: last year we marked the 50th anniversary of gas deliveries from the soviet union to western europe. in all these years, our country has reliably provided an uninterrupted energy supply.

it's made and is making a significant contribution to the energy security of the entire european continent. even angela merkel admits she doesn't expect much from the talks, but insists it's vital to keep talking to russia. angela merkel and vladimir putin don't agree on much, but these are times of shifting alliances. in the age of donald trump, they may discover common ground. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the headlines on bbc news: tributes from around the world for kofi annan, former un secretary—general, who's died at the age of 80. parts of kerala in southern india are cut off, as monsoon floods kill more than 300 people. italy mourns it's dead at a state funeral, after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre,

here's adam wild. cricketer ben stokes was back in the england side on the opening day of the third test at trent bridge, having been cleared of affray. indian captain virat kohli produced one of the performances of the day, falling just sort of a century as his side finished at three have been 7-6. his side finished at three have been 7—6. for ben stokes it was a welcome return to cricket following the media scrutiny he faces week. few cricketers will ever have a week like ben stokes had. from the trial to the test in four days. this was trent bridge's welcome back. if that was mixed, so was his first bowling spell. the occasional edge and accidental barge or pretty innocuous. england have another all—rounder. not stokes, but chris woa kes, woakes, who... woakes, who. .. england's

woakes, who... england's man of the match worked so hard to those two he deserved a bonus. it came when pshaw got greedy and ruined his lunch. after the interval, look at the changing colour on—screen. brighter, that tends to be better from outing. virat kohli prospered for a session in the sun. he went for 50. for india, ageing to rohan etam with him. with india dominant, attention can drift to the next page. that catch to dismiss ajinkya rahana was at more than 80 miles an hour. it looks tough enough in slow motion. after hours of hard work, virat kohli was all set procedure is celebration. still, virat kohli was set for a century until, on 97, adil rashid bowled him a cracker — guess who took the catch. yes, ben stokes. even on his quiet days, they are not that quiet! patrick gearey, bbc news.

to football, and a terrific game at stamford bridge where two of the premier leagues newest managers went head to head, chelsea beating arsenal despite throwing away a two goal lead before half time, asjoe lynskey reports. the premier legal and skate is a lwa ys the premier legal and skate is always shifting. new faces ring in the new eras. arsenal and chelsea have had switched title meaning ravages “— have had switched title meaning ravages —— title winning managers for unapproved pedigree. unite emry inherits a team that is to easy to play through. chelsea's opening goal was a familiar picture. injanuary arsenal side can bang bang per more than £50 million. he hasn't hit the heights of the important lines. that miss looked costly. in 60 seconds the ball was at the other end. alvaro morata justifying his own pricetag. so far, this display summed up their decline, but signs of recovering were coming. and this

from close range, but a school for the harder chance. the beginning of a five—minute appraisal. a leveller. alex iwobi's finish, perhaps a sign things are not still the same. but too often, arsenal's flashes of brilliance are just that. the 90 minutes, they slip away. chelsea's dominant second—half capped by marcus alonso's winner, and arsenal's new era still has the same problems. details of all today's football is on the bbc sport website, including how celtic reached the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. after successive defeats for the first time under manager brendan rodgers, they beat championship side partick thistle 3-1. former heavyweight boxing champion tyson fury‘s moved a step closer to one of the divisions most anticpated fights after victory in belfast tonight. he beat the italian franscesco pianeta on points at windsor park and will now face the wbc champion, the american deontay wilder, later this year. it was just his sceond fight back after almost three years away

from the ring. salsa an the. card. herthsrn ireland i that's all the sport for now. the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics. council leaders described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items — such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food trays. it follows a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports.

how best to reduce the tons of plastic that end up in landfill... ..and the oceans every year? that was the question posed by the treasury in a consultation earlier this year, and it received a record response. among the ideas being considered by ministers are new taxes. some of these could target the demand for disposable coffee cups and takeaway boxes, while others are likely to encourage manufacturers to change their products. we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create, to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility, when they're designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes, to use recycled materials whenever possible. not to use those materials that are very difficult to recycle,

such as black carbon plastic, and, of course, overall, to reduce the amount of plastic, and use other materials such as cardboard, paper and foil, wherever possible. ministers also say they want to encourage recycling for waste that is currently incinerated. the final details of any proposals will be revealed as part of the budget, later this year. tom barton, bbc news. britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this evening for the east coast of america, where jets will land on her deck for the first time. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while it's at sea. steve humphrey reports. it has taken years of work and billions of pounds, but now the

biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed for. providing a forum half acre floating flight deck for the new f 35jets. acre floating flight deck for the new f 35 jets. the first fixed wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment. it will quickly become routine, as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft, it will become absolutely everyday activity, but the first one is a lwa ys activity, but the first one is always special. the high-tech aircraft already flying on and off american ships. at the first deck landing on hms queen elizabeth will be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting, and of course it was eight years, nearly to the day, since i was in command of armour or to the day, since i was in command ofarmourorand we to the day, since i was in command of armour or and we took off the last carry out from the north sea. years later, here we are getting the first one back. a fantastic opportunity and a superb opportunity for the future of the defence force and the royal navy. after the harriers were retired early as part of defence cuts, and a lot of effort went into retaining the skills needed to operate jets at sea. two

pilots, one navy and one raf, were in the running to carry out the first jets landing on in the running to carry out the firstjets landing on each of its queen elizabeth. somebody is going to be first. yes, certainly. it could be you. it could be. out at sea, everybody should want to be the first to land on board the ship. as a royal navy test pilot on the 35, i would love that person to be me, yes. altogether, 1500 sailors, it aircrew and marines are on board for the flying trials off the american coast. the aircraft carrier will be a——be coast. the aircraft carrier will be a —— be away for about 11 weeks while the trials are carried out with the new f 35jets. the idea is to have this ship and all of her aircraft ready for operational deployment by 2031. —— 2021. now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. fellow. this forecast spans two weekends. the first weekend, this

weekend, is fairly humid with a good deal of cloud and rain forecast for sunday. some breaks in the cloud, particularly the central and eastern areas, but sunshine in fairly limited supply. the next weekend in forecast includes a bank or they wea ken forecast includes a bank or they weaken the parts of england, wales and northern ireland. the past two bank holidays have brought above—average temperatures for this time of year. what does this august bank holiday have in store? we will have to wait and see. more on that ina minute. have to wait and see. more on that in a minute. sunday, outbreaks of rain spreading in from the west. that is courtesy of this area of low pressure, the remnants of tropical store —— tropical storm in a stove coming through on sunday. —— ernesto. 0utbreaks coming through on sunday. —— ernesto. 0utbrea ks of coming through on sunday. —— ernesto. outbreaks of rain for scotland, parts of northern england, wales and the midlands, gradually working east through the day. an improving story. dry conditions in the north—west of scotland, northern ireland, and it doesn't drive the south—east england as well. a fair amount of cloud. temperatures generally in the high teens and low

20s, we will have a maximum of 23 celsius. as we move overnight to sunday and into monday, we will see that area of low pressure clearing towards the east. we hold onto this weather front, just catching the far north of scotland. monday, we begin the day with a good deal of cloud. a bit of a messy picture on monday. it does look like there will be outbreaks of rain and drizzle, particularly for northern and western areas. the best of any brea ks western areas. the best of any breaks in that cloud the further south and east you go. temperatures a bit warmer in the south—east, we are looking at a maximum of around 26 celsius. elsewhere, we are looking temperatures in the teens in mid—20s. as we go into tuesday, we have a brief ridge of high pressure and we say goodbye to that front. that has been in the north of the country. not long before that's next area of rain starts to push into the north—west. so tuesday, a good deal of dry weather around, some bright intervals, the risk of one showers.

wait in the day we will see outbreaks of heavy rain pushing into the north—west of scotland. —— later in the day. temperatures on tuesday reaching a maximum of 25. that cold front is significant, not because it will bring a good deal of rain but because as it sinks south and east it will start to push that humid air towards the south—east quarter. so we will start to see fresh air conditions coming in behind that. that cloud becoming more confined to the far south and east and it could be thick enough for the odd spot of rain and drizzle. temperatures a bit fresher behind that, around about 15- 22 fresher behind that, around about 15— 22 celsius. the maximum is in the south—east, still feeling humid with highs of 26 celsius. towards the end of the week we start to pick up the end of the week we start to pick up more of a north—westerlies read, and that is going to bring the temperatures down particularly in the north, we will see the temperatures topping to average for this time of year, perhaps a touch below. as we move into the weekend high pressure does look like it will dominate, particularly in the south of the uk. but with low pressure to

the north is the potentialfor of the uk. but with low pressure to the north is the potential for more u nsettled the north is the potential for more unsettled weather. so as we move into next weekend, it does look like there will be some unsettled weather for a time there will be some unsettled weather fora time in there will be some unsettled weather for a time in the north, some dry and fine weather, particularly the further south you are, and for that bank holiday monday in england and wales and northern ireland, it doesn't like the temperatures will bea doesn't like the temperatures will be a little bit closer to average. a bit of a relief for some, i'm sure. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. senior figures pay tribute to the former un secretary—general kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. mr annan rose through the ranks of the united nations to become the first black african to lead it.