this is bbc news. i'm krupa padhy. our top stories: a court in egypt sentences 75 people to death over huge anti—government protests in 2013. human rights groups haved called the trial a mockery ofjustice. syrian and russian airstrikes on rebel positions in idlib in northern syria intensify after calls for a truce are rejected. sweden's prime minister issues a warning about extremism as the country prepares to vote in a general election. and japan's naomi osaka wins herfirst grand slam at the us open but her opponent serena williams clashes with the umpire. hello and welcome to bbc news. human rights groups have described it as egypt's tienanmen square. at least 800 protesters were killed

when armed police officers swept in to bring an anti—government protest to an end in 2013. five years on, a court has sentenced 75 people to death, blaming them for the violence that took place. the demonstration was in support of the muslim brotherhood and came just weeks after the former president, mohamed morsi, was ousted from office. authorities say eight police officers died, but the government is still under pressure to explain the actions of the security forces. our middle east regional editor alan johnston reports. in the courtroom, a cage crowded with defendants. this was a mass trial. it involved more than 700 people. among those behind bars were senior figures in the muslim brotherhood organisation, and some of the accused were condemned to be hanged. the judges confirmed 75 death sentences, originally handed down injuly. they gave other

defendants jail terms. the brotherhood's spiritual leader got life in prison. this mountain of cases was tied to an event in cairo in 2013. the security forces were sent to clear a square. it had been occupied by anti—government protesters. there was extraordinary violence. human rights groups say more than 800 demonstrators were killed in one of the worst such massacres of modern times. no police officer has been called to account for what happened. the authorities say eight security force members were killed and the defendants in the mass trial were accused of possessing weapons and murder. but for the well—known photojournalist, shawkan,

there was some relief. he was given a five—yearjail term, but he's already served that time in detention and may soon be freed. translation: the sentence is unfair because he did not commit any crime to be imprisoned for five years. he was a journalist, only doing hisjob. many others in this huge trial must now come to terms with long jail sentences and some know they may face death. alan johnston, bbc news. syrian and russian air strikes against rebel positions in the syrian province of idlib are intensifying. the bombardment follows iran and russia's rejection of turkey's call for a ceasefire on friday. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in the north syria. —— idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in the north of syria. the united nations is warning of a new humanitarian crisis in the event of an all—out military offensive. here's our middle east correspondent, yollande knell. today in the idlib countryside. explosion.

the full—scale offensive here hasn't yet started, but these were powerful blasts. amazingly, those nearby survived. activists say the bombing intensified. here, syrian government helicopters dropping barrels packed with explosives. siren wails. and after each strike, the white helmets civil defence rushing in, searching for survivors. all chant. with the fate of idlib hanging in the balance, its residents are taking to the streets, desperately calling for international intervention to prevent a deadly government offensive in this rebel—held area. many syrians opposed to the regime fled to this province from other parts of the country, swelling its population to 3 million and the un warns any battle here will be horrific and bloody. although these rebel fighters are defiant,

they look set to be massively outgunned. some are aligned with turkey but in a confusing mix of shifting alliances, much of the province is under the control of jihadists formally linked to al-qaeda. formerly linked to al-qaeda. some residents fled idlib early on in the war. as refugees here in lebanon, they can see the hills that lead to home and they worry about family left behind. translation: they are telling us it's terrible. tragic. they don't know what to do or where to go. it's hard. maybe they'll get hit as they're running away. the situation has been terrible there for a long time. but president assad, surveying territory already recaptured by his forces, now looks on course to win back all of syria. the support of russia and iran has been crucial to his triumphs. as his troops mass on the borders of idlib, they insist they'll drive out the militants

they see as terrorists. so far, international calls for a ceasefire are being ignored and there is a growing sense that this 7—year—old war that has killed hundreds of thousands is reaching its final stages. yollande knell, bbc news, beirut. some breaking tennis news for you now. at the us open in new york, naomi osaka has beaten serena williams to become the first japanese player to win a grand slam singles title. it was a dramatic match. (read on) our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching everything in new york and can tell us more. we knew that it was going to be dramatic but this got rather intense, didn't it? nobody could have anticipated this. naomi osaka is the first japanese player, male oi’ is the first japanese player, male orfemale, to win is the first japanese player, male or female, to win a grand is the first japanese player, male orfemale, to win a grand slam singles title and has done so at the

age ofjust 20 by beating serena williams who has won 23 grand slam titles in her career. a staggering performance but unfortunately for naomi osaka it will be a —— overshadowed by what happened in the second set when serena williams was warned, given a code violation warning, for receiving coaching from the stands by the umpire carlos hamas, and she was very upset about that. she made her point politely yet forcefully to him, saying "i don't cheat. i do not accept coaching". then when her surf was broken a couple of games later she threw her racquet down in anger, look it, the umpire had to give her another penalty, and this time she lost a point. the conversation continued and got particularly heated, with williams jabbing her finger emboli in the umpire's face and saying "you only an apology. you are attacking my character. you are are attacking my character. you are a liar. you are a sea." she suggested he would never be allowed

to officiate on the same court as ever again and at that point he gave her a game penalty which is next door in the book which meant that naomi osaka needed one game to win in the match and she did so and lifted the trophy. it is unfortunate that things turned out like that but credit where credit is due, naomi played a fine game, didn't she? she was brilliant throughout the match and throughout the championship so i cannot really say strongly enough just what a performance and achievement it is somebody at the age of 20 you had serena williams as her idol to win the title. but this isn't a subject that is going to disappear and evaporate into the new york night sky because serena williams used some very aggressive language there to the umpire on the court. she feels she was slighted, the suggestion she was getting any assistance at all from her coat was com pletely assistance at all from her coat was completely out of order but the umpire did follow the letter of the law. yes coaching happens a lot on the tour, it is a grey area, but

once he decided to warn her he then had no choice other than to dock her again another point and it was the stage where serena williams really com pletely let stage where serena williams really completely let things get out of control. you were watching this game, right there in the thick of it. describe the at the because there are reports of brewing and all sorts of behaviour from the crowd themselves. there was a cacophony of blue macro it was a poisonous and ugly atmosphere from much of the second set which is horrendously u nfortu nate for second set which is horrendously unfortunate for naomi osaka on her great triumph —— booing. it continued through the second set and then particularly before the prize—giving, the master of ceremoniesjohn rinaldi prize—giving, the master of ceremonies john rinaldi was prize—giving, the master of ceremoniesjohn rinaldi was booed before he even opened his mouth. the us tennis president katrina adams was also booed also and then to serena williams's credit she put her arm around naomi osaka during the ceremony to diffuse the situation and when she was presented first as the runner—up, let's not boo anymore, she offered naomi congratulations and finally the crowd took their cue from her.

extraordinary. russell, thank you. it's the last day of campaigning in sweden before sunday's general election. opinion polls suggest the anti—immigrant sweden democrats will win around 20% of the votes, which would make it the second biggest party in parliament. our correspondentjenny hill is in stockholm, and she assesses the mood in the swedish capital. well, this is certainly the most significant collections of sweden in decades. the sweden democrats, the anti— migrant nationalists, anti—eu party looks set to take at least a fifth of the vote and that represents a serious challenge to this country's political establishment. prime minister is clearly concerned, he is warning about what he describes as dark forces mobilising within the country. sweden, in the last few yea rs, country. sweden, in the last few years, took in more people seeking asylu m years, took in more people seeking asylum per head of population than any other european country and the

sweden democrats have made clinical gain out of the crisis, focusing on what they say is migrant related crime. this collection will no doubt be closely scrutinised in other eu capitals. not least because, like so many other european countries, sweden, for all its long and roll tradition, finally seems to be shifting to the political right. it's emerged that a russian dissident who was murdered in britain in march believed that two men from moscow had tried to assassinate him five years earlier. nikolai glushkov was found dead at his home in south—west london a week after the former spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned in salisbury in southern england. now the police have re—opened their investigation into an incident in 2013, as richard lister reports. the murder mystery of nikolai glushkov, a prominent critic of vladimir putin, hasjust become a little murkier. his body was found at his home in south—west london in march, a week after the skripals were poisoned in salisbury. mr glushkov appeared

to have been strangled, but now it has emerged that one of bristol's grandest hotels may have been the setting for an attempt on his life five years earlier, when two russian men plied him with champagne. keith carr was the paramedic who treated him. nikolai had been lying on the floor and he had carpet burns and he appeared like someone who normally who had an epileptic fit. the russian told them he'd been poisoned, and he was taken to bristol's royal infirmary. it is the first time in over a0 years that i've ever had anybody claiming to have been poisoned deliberately. but when we revisited the bri 1.5 hours later or so, the consultant told me that it was now being taken very seriously and they'd handed it over to special branch. the police did investigate, but no charges were ever brought and the enquiry into mr glushkov‘s death at this house in new malden

appears to have gone cold. officers, though, are still seeking information about this van, seen near the house before his murder. there's been no official linkage between the glushkov case and the salisbury attacks. decontamination efforts are under way at the house where sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned. but police say they won't discuss lines of enquiry in either investigation. richard lister, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: iraq authorities have lifted a curfew in the crisis—hit southern city of basra, where 12 protesters were killed this week in clashes with security forces. basra has been hit by protests since tuesday after 30,000 people became ill after drinking polluted water. residents there have for weeks complained of water and electricity shortages, corruption among officials, and unemployment. north korea is marking the 70th anniversary of its founding. a concert in the capital pyongyang

kicked off the events. the nation's military top brass were in attendance ahead of a major parade on sunday. the north korean leader kimjong—un has been moving towards improved international relations this year including his meeting with the us president donald trump injune. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: amateur sleuths come to the shetlands — how a hit tv crime drama has created a tourism boom in the scottish island chain. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice,

enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines — a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim brotherhood to death over a protest in which at least 800 people died. air attacks by syrian and russian airplanes

on the rebel province of idlib, have intensified, amid warnings about a new humanitarian crisis in the area. tributes have been paid to the us rapper mac miller who was found dead at his home in los angeles after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old had just released a new album and was due to start touring later this month. i've been speaking to keyon harrold, a jazz musician who collaborated with mac miller, and described him as extremely talented. mac was such a cool person and just the time i have had with him in the studio has been a fantastic experience. such a creative soul, creative artist that was always breathing music, always try to push the stuff to the next level. he was such an inspiring person. i'm a jazz musician per se. he was always attempting to collaborate with the

best from myself to robert glassman, so best from myself to robert glassman, so many amazing artists. it has a lwa ys so many amazing artists. it has always been a pleasure to create music with him. it was a long struggle with substance abuse for him, wasn't it? one he was very open about. talk me through that.|j him, wasn't it? one he was very open about. talk me through that. i know mac from a distance. from the idea of more an artistic and creative way, not totally personally in that way. the idea of him struggling with substance abuse is a reality that so many artists have to deal with at times. unfortunately, he lost the battle and hopefully this can be a memorial that can help people get the help that they need. hopefully, imean, i the help that they need. hopefully, i mean, i wish people have the opportunity to learn from this and

it is not altogether a tragedy. he seemed to have matured in the public eye. both from a young man into a mature artist but also as a musician. what was his music like, for those of us who don't know much about it. became the face of creativity and beautiful art. he was just a talent. he was a producer, a rapper, an mc. an amazing multi—instrumentalist. he was always just collaborating. he was a special, special person. the artist's artist. just really cool. from just being a funny person, you know? it really breaks my heart that he is gone. let's turn to some history now. in 1991, the russian city

of leningrad became the first city in the ussr to change its name in a referendum, and it abandoned lenin's name. historian and politician ludmilla narusova tells witness how it happened. the campaign to restore leningrad to the original st petersburg is gathering momentum. this was the first time in the ussr that citizens got to choose the name of their city ina got to choose the name of their city in a referendum. st petersburg was the cradle of the bolshevik revolution and it was renamed in honour of vladimir lenin. a revolutionary leader and founder of ideology. now his ideology has been rejected, they no longer what his name stamped on their city.

translation: it meant a complete turnaround away from totalitarianism, towards a new mentality and towards europe. totalitarianism, towards a new mentality and towards europem totalitarianism, towards a new mentality and towards europe. it is the most european of all russian cities. its founder, peterthe great, said it was russia's window on europe. the hardline communists are fighting to keep leningrad and on this issue, there were undignified scuffles. the old guard outraged at the struggle. translation: lack of no one, not even ourselves, believed we would succeed in changing the city's name because the opposition was very strong. this was the last stronghold of communist is, lenin and his legacy. i remember 24—hour vigils outside our home where old communists shouted, we will not

allow you to dump lenin's name. and so on. allow you to dump lenin's name. and so on. when pollsters predicted the result at 49— 5050—49, on the eve of the referendum, the orthodox church published its opinion. i quote," leningrad is an ideological construct imposed upon the name of st peter in whose honour the city was named. a russian orthodox service was held on the steps of st peter and st paul, closed by the communists. church leaders want the city to bear the name of st peter.

translation: to you know what our guiding light was? the words of peter the great himself. "the impossible does happen" and it happened. this was a surprising result. a slim majority voted yes about whether leningrad should become st petersburg once more. conflation make it was an indescribable feeling of great romantic illusions and hope that this was the first step up a great ladder. many of our hopes did not come to pass. the enthusiasm fizzled out during the painful years of economic shock therapy, suffering and hardship. today, with the promotion of soviet nostalgia by

politicians and on tv, i think the result would have been different. with its stunning scenery and dark plots, it's not difficult to see why the tv crime series "shetland" has been one of scotland's most successful exports. the detective drama, set on the rugged shetland islands, has gained a worldwide following and brought a tourist boom to its shores. but could the final chapter be close, as the author behind its characters releases the final novel? the bbc‘s john johnston investigates. shetlands, the crime drama has enjoyed worldwide success with its like erbil characters, strong storyli nes like erbil characters, strong storylines and not to mention, the bleak windswept scenery. this place looks like a much better place to

come to. when you read the news, everything sounds so terrible. now the author is bidding farewell to the author is bidding farewell to the popular detective. she hasjust released her final novel, the popular detective. she hasjust released herfinal novel, wildfire. i can't tell you whether the ending is tragic or whether it is happy. whether he goes off into the sunset with the love of his life. you will have to read the book to do that. i can tell you that the tv series will continue. since the series first aired in 2013,000 of tourists, many from cruise ships, have been heading to shetland on the trio of the murders. —— 2013. to shetland on the trio of the murders. -- 2013. we have visitors from america, australia and is, specifically scandinavia. they get the detective who are. this much deeper house. —— this must be the

house. we came to see the lovely scenery house. we came to see the lovely scenery that we have seen in the tv series and reading about in the books. we enjoy the stories and the mystery, try to solve the puzzles before the detective does. action. philomena is already on the way for series five. it is a tough storyline. it gets quite gothic towards the end. buckle up. jimmy! fans will have to wait till early next year for yet more shetlands moi. —— noir. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ krupapadhy hello, good evening.

the first half of the weekend has brought us mixed fare, weatherwise, and i can't see it changing very much for the second half of the weekend. sunday will bring rain at times. breezy and even windy weather across the north. amidst it all, there will still be spells of sunshine. the pressure pattern is constipated with low pressure up to the north—west. a few different frontal systems can —— crossing the country bringing outbreaks of rain. this front in the west will bring outbreaks of patchy rain across the south—west of england, wales, north—west england, northern ireland for that time of the north —— is part of the morning. fizzling out as they drift eastwards. heavy rain in scotland. by eastwards. heavy rain in scotland. by the afternoon, many places should be fine and dry, if rather breezy. spells of sunshine with patchy cloud but a warm day across the south—eastern corner. 23 degrees in london. there could be some showers from the old weather front moving

in. leaving much of northern england fine. eastern scotland cheering up quite nicely. the western scotland, you can see that the showers and perhaps the thunderstorms are pushing in from the west. they will continue on sunday evening, blown in on an increasingly strong wind. wind gusts of up to 50 or 50 baht five —— 55. further south, gusts of up to 50 or 50 baht five —— 55. furthersouth, largely dry. some clear spells but despite those skies overhead, there will still be of bit ofa overhead, there will still be of bit of a breeze so it won't get too cold. many places in double digits. we get into monday and we still have showers across northern and western parts of scotland. further south, and decent days. spells of sunshine and decent days. spells of sunshine and a later on, the rain will return to northern ireland and once again, the western side of scotland, the odd heavy burst and it will turn windy again as well. 15 or 16 degrees across parts of scotland but

22, still quite warm across the south—east. that split will continue as we get deeper into the week. by tuesday, we will be left with this trailing cold front. uncertainty about exactly where it will turn up but it will bring cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain. to the north of it, some cool air. down south, we will be drawing in some warm air. a split in our temperatures as we get deeper into the week. northern areas quite cool and breezy with rain at times. further south, the temperatures could get up into the middle 20s for a time and particularly on tuesday. even here, we are expecting something a little cooler and fresher for the something a little cooler and fresherfor the middle of something a little cooler and fresher for the middle of the week. this is bbc news, the headlines a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim brotherhood to death over a protest which killed at least 800 people five years ago. the demonstration in cairo began after the military removed the then president mohamed morsi from office. the united nations is warning

of a humanitarian crisis in syria's idlib province as russian warplanes intensify air strikes on rebel positions there. idlib is the last major rebel stronghold in northern syria. sweden's prime minister has issued a final warning about the dangers of extremism as the country prepares to head to the polls in its general election on sunday. the anti—immigrant sweden democrats are predicted to become the second biggest party in parliament. now on bbc news, it's time for bbc ouch.