this is bbc news, the headlines: fears of a major military confrontation in libya. un talks with the country's most powerful warlord fail as his forces advance on the capital. after threatening to close the border with hello, and welcome to bbc news. mexico, president i'm lewis vaughan jones. clashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. ramzan karmali reports. trump pays a visit. he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, forces under the command of libya's he has praised mexico for toughening its laws, but says he will not most powerful warlord, khalifa hesitate to close the border. theresa may asks the eu haftar, are advancing from the stronghold in benghazi close to for another delay to brexit, tripoli, home of the unity but will european leaders agree? government. crashes have been the prime minister requests another reported just 50 kilometres from the brexit extension until the end ofjune and says the uk will make capital. —— clashes.

preparations for european parliament he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, but the un secretary general‘s mission to tripoli appears to have failed for now. the united nations remain available to facilitate any political solution able to unify the libyan institutions. libyans deserve peace, security, prosperity and the respect of their human rights. he was there for talks with general khalifa haftar from the self—styled libyan national army, but they broke down. general haftar‘s troops are under orders to get to tripoli in order to overthrow the internationally recognised government. translation: this is considered a great achievement and progress towards tripoli. it means that we are technically inside tripoli. we still have a future wants to secure, and when i say that we have entered these villages, this means that the battle tomorrow will be on the outskirts of the city.

since 2011 and the fall of colonel gaddafi, libya has experienced violence and division, as various groups try to take control of the oil—rich country. based in tripoli is the national unity government, led by prime minister fayez al—sarraj. he has urged militias to defend tripoli. in the east of the country, based in benghazi, is the libyan national army, backed by egypt and the uae. but the uae, along with france, italy, the uk and the us have called for a de—escalation, and fear any conflict will propel the country back into a state of chaos. donald trump is visiting the mexican border. his trip came as 20 us states filed a motion to block the president's attempts to fund the wall using billions of dollars from the department of defense budget. his plan involves diverting the money having declared

a national emergency. he's pledged to build another 400 miles of barriers in the next two years. earlier he praised mexico for stepping up security in recent days but left open the possibility of car tarriffs if the flow of drugs isn't stopped with a year. but, speaking at a round—table event at a us border patrol facility in calexico, he claimed the us couldn't cope with any more immigration. it isa it is a colossal surge and it is overwhelming our immigration system, and we can't let that happen. so, as i say, and this is a new statement, the system is full. can't take you any more. whether it is asylum, whether it's anything you want, illegal immigration, can't take you any more. we can't take you, our country is full, our area is full, the sector is full. can't take you i'm sorry. can't happen. so turn around. that's the way it is. let's get some of the day's other news.

boeing is to cut the rate at which it produces its bestselling 737 passenger aircraft by nearly 20%. this follows the two fatal crashes that led to the 737 max model being grounded worldwide. boeing has carried on manufacturing them simply disasters, but it has not been able to deliver them to customers. activists in saudi arabia say authorities have detained eight people in a new move targeting supporters of women's rights. two of the detained have deal us—saudi nationality. it is the first round of arrests of perceived critics of crown prince mohammed bin salman since the killing ofjournalist jamal khashoggi. vice president mike pence as the united states will impose sanctions on 3a vessels owned or operated by venezuela's state owned oil firm, in a new blow against the government of president nicolas maduro. sanctions

will also be imposed on companies which transported venezuelan crude to cuba. and the government of the world bank has approved an economist from the us treasury as its new president. the organisation said the selection of david malpass followed an open and transparent process in which citizens from all member countries we re citizens from all member countries were potentially eligible, although he is the 13th american in a row to be given thejob. this is bbc news. the uk prime minister has asked to delay the brexit process, this time until the 30th ofjune. eu leaders however have voiced a reluctance to grant any extension without a clear plan from the british government. meanwhile, after three days of discussions designed to break the impasse, the oppostion labour party has criticised the government's approach saying they've not come up with any changes to the current brexit deal. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports from westminster. it's a race against time, brexit.

just not enough time. the pm's deputy still talking to labour today. not saying much though. lovely weather today, isn't it? some tories hate even talking to labour, though it's all going nowhere fast. here was labour's chief whip. what could break the brexit deadlock? we've received something from the government which we're looking at now. really? what was that then? a piece of paper. a while inside, then out again. you know i can't say anything and i don't want to speculate about it. he'd be talking some more to his own side. this could drag on. and today, the prime minister's had to accept that. she wrote a letter to donald tusk, the eu council president, requesting a leave date extension tojune the 30th if needed. it also requests an option to leave earlier if a deal‘s agreed in parliament. but the letter accepts no agreement means the uk prepares for the european parliament elections on may the 23rd, something mrs may has been desperately trying to avoid. but brexit‘s a work in progress — and not much progress. mps could vote to set their own limit on any extension — potentially tough for the prime minister, since she'll have to hammer out an agreement in brussels next week. to get the delay, the pm needs

to tell the eu she's hard at it, what i think they will see from the actions that theresa may has taken over the last week is that she is leaving no stone unturned to do that, so britain is not dragging its feet in trying to solve this, but we are a democracy with a hung parliament so it's not easy. three rounds of talks this week, and negotiations between team corbyn and team may look barely alive tonight — no sign of any breakthrough. while team may is saying they'll rework the plan for the future, labour says the tories are offering zero change in the brexit deal and much the same plan for the future. obviously that's disappointing. compromise requires change. we want the talks to continue and we've written in those terms to the government, but we do need change

if we are going to compromise. some brexiteers as they leave with no deal and maybe change prime minister. the prime minister herself has made it clear she's not going to be leaderfor much longer. we will have a new leader, we will have a new prime minister. that new prime minister will not want to be tied into the withdrawal agreement with the option of an extension. he or she will be in a much stronger negotiating position to get the right deal for the united kingdom, and that seems to me in the national interest. even if mrs may strikes a deal with mr corbyn, and that looks doubtful, mps on both sides could mutiny. some tories hate the idea of delaying brexit, or staying close to the eu, or even talking to mr corbyn. many labour mps want a new referendum, whatever deal is struck. and jeremy corbyn has never much liked that idea. both leaders might be privately relieved if their talks come

to nothing and it's left to mps to choose their ideal outcome — if they can. mrs may's next trip is to brussels, where a i2—month delay has been suggested, maybe with enough flexibility to allow an earlier exit, but where some eu leaders may want to make britain'sjourney tougher, not easier. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the jury at the inquests into the birmingham pub bombings 44 years ago has found that a botched ira warning contributed to the deaths of 21 people. two massive explosions tore apart two pubs in the city centre in november 197a. the jury also found that there were no failings, errors or omissions in the police's response to the call. sima kotecha reports. the one thing that will always stick with me for the rest of my life is the smell — flesh, hair. that will never ever go from me.

kevin burgess, one of more than 200 people who were injured on the night of the bombings. two explosions in two pubs, killing 21 people. the city was in shock. destruction and debris everywhere. these men, who were known as the birmingham six, were then falsely imprisoned for the crime. almost two decades later they were acquitted. and then some of the families of those killed campaigned forfresh inquests. today, the jury concluded a botched warning call from the irajust minutes before the bombs went off led to the death of 21 people and meant the police weren't able to evacuate the pubs in time. it's been 44 years. 44 years it's took us to have an inquest, let alone a murder trial. it is now time — way, way past time, for a murder trial. the jury deliberated for almost five hours and unanimously concluded there was not sufficient evidence of any failings or errors by the police in their response to the bomb warning.

well, this used to be the tavern in the town, one of the pubs that was bombed on that evening. now, a significant moment during the inquests was when an ira bomber, witness 0, told the jury who he suspected of being behind the bombings. foui’ men were named. he claimed mick murray, who had been tried and acquitted in 1975, was involved, along with the unit's commander, seamus mcloughlin, former british soldierjames gavin, and michael hayes, the only one who's still alive. now there are calls for the police to investigate. as we say to, i think, any family when we investigate a death or a murder, we can't promise of course that we will result in a prosecution orjustice. we can promise that we'll do our best and we will do our best. nobody has clearly been convicted of the atrocity at the time. that has led to a lot

of frustration in me, personally. we know it was the ira, but who were the actual people? and it's really a case of closure and i don't think we're ever going to find closure. in his final remarks, the coroner sir peter thornton qc said, "the dreadful events will never be forgotten because the people of birmingham will never forget the 21 lives that were tragically lost". sima kotecha, bbc news. a woman who has spent almost 10 years injail after killing her husband in a hammer attack has been released on bail after her conviction was quashed. sally challen, who was found guilty of murdering 61—year—old richard challen in 2011, now faces a retrial injuly. charlotte gallagher reports. sally challen, in prison for nearly ten years. tonight, she's been released. her family arriving here in the white car to collect her, just hours after

a judge granted bail. her supporters, who were at the old bailey this morning, were thrilled with the decision. the family are all supporting sally. we have done from day one, and our strength builds and will build even further. you know, this is a fantastic day for us. sally and richard challen were married for 30 years, but in august 2010 sally killed her husband here at the family home in claygate in surrey, hitting him more than 20 times over the head with a hammer. she has never denied killing him but has always said it wasn't murder. in february, the court of appeal overturned her original murder conviction after hearing evidence that she was suffering from two undiagnosed psychiatric conditions at the time of the killing. they also heard claims she had been subjected to coercive control and had been emotionally abused, bullied and humiliated by her husband. an emotional sally challen appeared in court today via video link from prison, where she's been for almost a decade. she confirmed she would plead not guilty to murder at her retrial. her sons, who have campaigned

for her release, were here again today to support her. today we are overjoyed that bail has been granted for our mother, and she will now be released back to us. 0ur mother now rejoins our family. david challen later added his mother couldn't believe what was happening. the judge today said her new trial would begin in july, adding, if necessary. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. this is bbc news, the top story this hour: fears of a major confrontation in libya as a warlord approaches the capital. well a little earlier i spoke tojonathan winer, who's a former united states special envoy for libya,

now scholar at the middle east institute. i asked him whether general khalifa haftar was planning of full on attempted coup in libya. well, the general first announced a coup back in february 2014 on television. nothing followed, he did not succeed. he went east, he secured foreign sponsors and foreign money, counterfeits dinars from russia. he used it to build patronage networks and cobbled together what he calls libya's national army. it had important successes in fighting terrorism, it also engaged in military rule in several cities. he wants to run libya the way mohammed he wants to run libya the way colonel gadhafi did, with a mix of conquest and propaganda. that is what he is trying to do. in november 2016 as military advisor and two sons told me

he would capture tripoli by december 2016. he has been working to do that now four years. now he has decided to make his move. he is letting loose the dogs of war and a lot of people are going to die as a result. how serious do you think his chances are of overall success? well, it is one thing to take libya, it is another thing to hold it. this is a country of fiercely independent people. they don't want foreigners telling them what to do and they don't even want other libyans telling them what to do. it is likely to lead to tremendous chaos, bloodshed, misery, human rights violations. it is a very bad thing for the country and it is going to hurt the libyan people a lot. so what does the international community need to do now? well, when his sons and military adviser told me he was intending on taking tripoli by christmas of 2016, i said, red light. not green light. we will do everything possible to stop you. the us government called up every other government.

we were talking about libya, they all agreed to send haftar the message, don't do this. enter into negotiations, find ways of compromising, ways to create inclusion. libya needs to be one country, one government, that is inclusive, in which every group in the country has a stake in libya's future and libya's well. and libya's wealth. that is what needs to happen. conflict will not end well. as far as i can tell from what you are saying, you are absolutely convinced that conflict will happen before anything else? some conflict will happen. so far libya has not been syria. libya has not looked like syria, we have not seen millions of refugees, we have not seen massive bloodshed. i am concerned about both, i am concerned about resurgence in terrorism as people go underground to fight general haftar. he is putting everything at risk. and it is very dangerous. when i was in myjob i talked to governments throughout the region, including some of the governments that have provided him with support, and they agreed it would be reckless, dangerous and destructive, including self—destructive, for him to try to do what he has apparently decided to do now.

jonathan winer who's a former united states special envoy for libya, speaking to me earlier. the england and tottenham footballer, danny rose, says the way the authorities are dealing with racism in the game is a farce and he can't wait to see the back of football after recent incidents of racism. he and other england players were victims of racist chanting during the recent euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro. here's our sports editor dan roan. it's being seen as a damning indictment of the modern game. danny rose has the footballing world at his feet, but he's now revealed racism has made him want to turn his back on the sport. the spurs defender‘s been the victim of abuse, including during england's match in montenegro last week, and he says the game is failing to tackle the issue. a country can only get fined a little bit of money for being racist. it's a bit of a farce at the minute.

i have had enough. i just think that i've got five or six more years left in football, and i just can't wait to, you know, see the back of it. rose's england team—mate raheem sterling — himself the subject of alleged racism — has been credited with inspiring renewed debate about the problem. the abuse suffered this week by juventus' italian forward moise kean in a game at cagliari, just the latest in a series of unsavoury incidents this season. i hope i would have the courage to bring a team off, to make a real stance. and i think we've got to the point where we can no longer keep sweeping things under the carpet with a £10—20,000 fine, half a stadium, because i'm not sure we're getting to the bottom of the real issue. danny rose's comments reinforce the sense that racism has become the single biggest issue confronting the sport, including here at the grassroots of the game, where the number of reported incidents have reached record levels. and this season is set to be the worst ever.

in leicestershire, the county fa is investigating after a cup final was abandoned this week following alleged racist remarks from the crowd towards a player. they were doing monkey chants, gestures. it's just disgusting, really. it was that bad where i'm feeling sorry for the people for me witnessing it. that's how bad it is. it's kids there. it's just horrible. disgraceful. the government's held talks with the fa and premier league in a bid to get a grip of a crisis that's harming the game's image. but with more players losing faith in football's authorities, the most decisive action may well come from them. dan roan, bbc news. a family in nebraska has a special reason to be thrilled by the birth of a baby girl. as gail maclellan reports, little uma louise had an interesting beginning. they say it takes a village to raise a child but for this little girl it

took a whole family to make one. for married couple matthew eledge, elliot dougherty and, set out to start a family, they knew it would not be easy. there are problems when it comes to foster an adoption for same—sex couples and we did not want to navigate through that dependence on other people and politicians to build family. double delighted when elia's sister lea yribe donated the egg. no question for me. of course i am married so i had to go and talk to my husband about it and we had to make sure we were comfortable with that and we were so that was the beginning of the process. the eggs we re beginning of the process. the eggs were fertilised from sperms from matthew giving baby uma louise genetic material from both sides. everyone was surprised when matthew's offered to carry the baby.

i wanted to give a gift to my son. to bea i wanted to give a gift to my son. to be a part of something that would help him in theirfuture endeavours, it was just a no—brainer. help him in theirfuture endeavours, it wasjust a no-brainer. there were concerns that at the age of 60 cecil eledge was too old to be a mother but uma louise came into the world and both mother and baby both help you. the family has found not eve ryo ne you. the family has found not everyone is positive about the birth. people on line are going to say negative things but a good chunk of them could be chinese kids board. we're not going to that negativity to disrupt the light and joy and the bliss we feel right now. but baby uma louise has no idea how controversial her birth has been, for her it is about love and the next bottle. gail maclellan, bbc news.

congratulations to them. we will stick to the theme of extraordinary children. new york's philharmonic orchestra has down the years performed works from some of the greatest composers of all time. we're talking about the likes of beethoven, mozart and bach. well, two new names can be added to that illustrious list but these composers are putting youth before experience, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. music playing. this piece of work is called rising. # i close my eyes to the wild...# and the singer is 11—year—old paloma dineli chesky. this is not herfirst appearance with the new york philharmonic. she is practically a veteran these days. but this time she also composed the song — every lyric and every note. you know how it is, you wait ages for a young musical prodigy and then two come along at once. this is mack scocca—ho,

also 11 and he has a composition of his own. both children are part of the new york philharmonic‘s very young composers programme. open to children between the ages of 10 and 12, it aims to promote talent and instill a love of music. every child in this room has and will create at least three orfour pieces during the course of this. unedited — the child writes every note, so we get the actual voice of the child. of course, the prospect of seeing that voice on stage, in front of a full house, can be pretty daunting. full orchestra, one month, first time ever, never done this before, new york philharmonic, playing with these...you have so many different emotions in your head. after the performances, the plaudits. quite an experience for such a young talent.

it is incredible just to have my composition here, and have me on stage singing — it is amazing. and, after hugs from the family, one last question. are you going to keep composing, you think? yes, that's pretty much a given. tim allman, bbc news. from young musicians to slightly older ones. so mick jagger from young musicians to slightly older ones. so mickjagger is expected to make a full recovery after hospital treatment according to his spokesperson. the seventy—five—year—old rocker has reportedly undergone heart valve replacement surgery. the band postponed their tour of the us and canada when the singer was advised by doctors that he needed medical treatment. in a tweet he thanked hospital staff for doing "a superb job" and his fans for their support, saying he is "on the mend" and "feeling much better."

you can get in touch with me on twitter. you are watching bbc news. time now for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there, it's looking like a pretty mild weekend across most parts of the uk, but, as i'll show you in a moment, sunshine amounts will vary. now, the last few days have been characterised by heavy downpours, areas of cloud circulating around an area of low pressure, but as we start the weekend, that low is retreating southwards, taking a lot of the rain with it and leaving us with easterly winds. where you are exposed to that easterly wind, parts of eastern england, a good part of scotland, we will have cloud and patchy rain at times. the further west you are with some shelter from the easterly wind, that is where we will see the driest of the weather and the best of the sunshine. the rain associated with that low pressure continues to pull away south—westwards through the early part of saturday. more patchy rain pushing into the north—east of scotland. in between some clear spells, most temperatures holding above freezing, but some areas starting with a touch of frost.

through the day there will be some spells of sunshine but generally more cloud coming in from the north sea into eastern parts of england. cloud spinning across scotland, some outbreaks of rain sometimes, in the north sea coast the wind coming off the sea. elsewhere, particularly where sunshine further west, it will be a mild day, 11—14 degrees, and at aintree for the grand national, blue skies overhead and a bit of patchy cloud here and there. temperatures as the race gets going, and around 5:15, around 13 degrees. it will be western areas that hold onto the clearest of the skies as we go through saturday night, so much so that parts of northern ireland could see a touch of frost. elsewhere, more and more cloud feeding in from the north sea, a spot of drizzle and blanket of cloud holding temperatures between 5—7. it does mean a grey start on sunday for many of us, and still a bit of patchy rain across north—east england and scotland. moving through the day signs things will brighten up down towards the south, but that could just serve to kick off one or two hefty showers, particularly to the south of the m4 corridor. some hit and miss thunderstorms by the end of the day. 17 degrees in london, a little bit cooler further

north and east. next week gets off to a mild start, but it looks increasingly likely that cold air will come back in from the north—east as the week wears on. the forecast looks like this. showers towards the south on monday and tuesday, a mild start to the week, but from the north—east things are expected to turn cooler, temperatures beginning to dip away.