this is bbc news, the headlines: the un fears a major military conflict could take place in libya. it comes after talks between the secretary general this is bbc world news, and the country's most i'm lewis vaughan jones powerful warlord broke down. our top stories: fears of a major military forces from the self—proclaimed confrontation in libya. un talks with the country's most powerful warlord fail libyan national army are advancing as his forces advance on the capital. president trump is visiting mexico on the capital. after backing down on a threat to shut down the border. after easing threats to close the mexico border, president trump visits what he says is the first he has praised mexico for stepping part of his wall. up he has praised mexico for stepping up security in recent days but left over “— up security in recent days but left over —— left open the possibility of theresa may asks the eu car tariffs if the flow of drugs is for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? not stopped within a year. british prime minister theresa may and the defender waiting to quit a dream job. has asked the eu for a further delay england's danny rose says racism makes him want to quit football. in the brexit process until 30 june. the eu has responded coolly, asking for more clarity. all 27 leaders would need to agree the move.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the un security council has called for an immediate end to fighting in libya. forces of libya's most powerful warlord, khalifa haftar, are advancing towards the government in tripoli. clashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. ramzan karmali reports. 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. khalifa 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. we still have a few checkpoints to secure, and 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. 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 a full—on attempted coup in libya. well, general haftar first announced a coup back in february 2014 on television. nobody 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 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 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. president trump is visiting the southern border after backing off from his threat this week to shut it down. 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. sophie long has more. the southern border of the united states. it runs from the gulf of mexico to the pacific ocean. donald trump said he wanted to build a wall along its entire 2000—mile length. it was the rallying

call of his campaign. it is one of the most controversial issues of his presidency. today, president trump flew to el centro in southern california to view a section of newly replaced barriers. despite his claims to the contrary, no new wall has yet been completed. this is the san ysidro border crossing. it is the busiest land port of entry in the world. but president trump's determination to keep unwanted migrants out has led him to consider closing the border completely. this is just one of many ports of entry. imagine the chaos even a short closure could cause. so the products are received, they're unpackaged in another area of the shop... barry sonhen runs an electrical refurbishment factory in tijuana in mexico. he lives in los angeles in the united states. he and his business are dependent on the border remaining open.

it would be a disaster, 0k? it would be as if we had a horrible earthquake. it would be as if the power supply went down to our plant — no difference. it's foolish, so we hope it doesn't happen. right? same way i would never hope to have a power outage, or an earthquake, or horrific floods. but this is right up there with natural disasters. this is an unnatural disaster. how about that? 2020, trump! but those gathered to welcome their president today say the benefits of closing the border would be worth the disruption. there is already chaos at the border, and congress is not doing theirjob. so since they are not taking action, something needs to be done to protect the borders and protect, notjust americans but the people that are being used, politicised, and that is our illegal aliens. carmen rivera has been living in a makeshift shelter in tijuana for three months. a closed border would not have stopped her coming here. she says a gang in el salvador gave her 2a hours to choose

whether to leave or die after she reported them to police. she chose to live, but had to leave her five children and her sick mother behind. she says she hopes the us president will be more humane and grant people who need it asylum. while carmen waits, cars continue to queue and president trump forges on with his fight to fund the wall. 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 ——since the disasters, but it has not been able to deliver them to customers. 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 transport venezuelan crude to cuba. and the board 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 were potentially eligible, although he is the 13th american in a row to be given the job. the uk prime minister has asked to delay the brexit process, this time until 30 june. 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. 0ur 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, trying everything to build a consensus at westminster. 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. 0bviously 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 12—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. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: lifting the lid on america's newest arts centre. new york's shed opens its doors, and its roof, for its first performance tonight. 25 years of hatred and rage

as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today it's about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: there are fears of a major military confrontation in libya, as a warlord's forces approach the capital. president trump has visited what he saysis president trump has visited what he says is the first part of his southern wall. earlier, he rode back a threat to close the border with mexico. the england and spurs defender, danny rose, says he can't wait to end his career as a footballer because of the failure of the authorities to tackle racist abuse. racist chanting was directed at rose and other england players during the recent euro 2020 qualifier in montenegro. he says the way the problem is being tackled is a farce. here's our sports correspondeent, joe wilson. today's question for football — what can make a player at the height of his powers decide he's had enough? well, danny rose has endured racism, most recently at england's game in montenegro.

he doesn't believe football is taking the issue seriously. a country can only get fined a little bit of money for being racist, it is a bit of a farce. i have had enough. how i programme myself now, ijust think i have five or six more years left in football, and i can't wait to see the back of it. this weekend, the fa cup semifinals are played at wembley, where raheem sterling grew up, and a group of children from his old school will be the guests of the player and manchester city at tomorrow's game. they spent this morning at the bbc and told me their role models are footballers. what the sport displays really matters. it is disheartening to certain players of colour. you may be very good on the pitch, but due to the colour of your skin maybe you get criticised for that. i also think that what harry kane has come out

and said, if the england squad receive any more racial abuse he will walk them off the pitch, i think that is a good idea. if there is racism at a game would a manager lead a team of a field of play? that question was put to the boss england's women's team. if we have the courage and we have the backing, more importantly, to bring the team, stop the game, say this not good enough, if we do punish the supporters causing the problems, then i would hope i would have the courage to do that. something needs to be done, that is accepted. who leads a process is not so clear. danny rose has made his point several times. will it take individual players turning away from football to motivate a response? uefa is due to announce its sanctions against montenegro next month. earlier i spoke with jermaine scott, a phd candidate in the department of african american studies at northwestern university, where his research area includes the cultural politics of sport.

i began by asking if this is a particular problem with football. i think it is. in other sports we don't see as many explicit and overt acts of racist abuse. for some reason, in football, particularly in europe, we see this in england but also in italy and france, this kind of overt, explicit expression of racism just seems to persist throughout the years. why is that? is it something to do with the sport or the large crowds? what is it that gives these people this feeling of license that they can express it? i think it's important that soccer is rooted in these histories of imperialism and colonialism. and these logics of colonialism persist in regular society, right, and this just comes out in the most populist in europe, which is football. football is also a very

nationalistic and, you know it's a nationalistic sport which drives out a loss of the worst emotions out of people. how do you go about tackling it? there has been criticism so far about the measly fines and things like that. people not happy that clubs or countries find enough. what you try to do to try to stop this? yeah, the players have been doing a greatjob of calling out racism when it occurs. there have also been critical, as you said, of the punishment that has already been laid out, he finds and the bands. i think something a little more radical needs to take place. troy townsend recently talked about them he is a campaigner for the antiracist organisation in football, he recently came out and said that the teams should be completely expelled from whatever uefa competition that they are participating in. i think that will definitely make fans think twice before they do something like this again.

to turkey, and the mammoth task of moving istanbul's ataturk airport is under way, with flights to begin from the new location at midday on saturday. more than 117,000 tons of equipment is being transferred by trucks and empty planes are being flown to the new site on the mohammed bin salman. the $8 billion project will enable 90 million passengers to pass through the airport every year, a number turkey hopes to double in less than ten yea rs, hopes to double in less than ten years, which will make it the world's established. —— new site on the sea of marmara. rolling stones front man mickjagger is expected to make a full recovery after hospital treatment, according

to his spokesperson. the 75—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 are doing a superbjob thanked hospital staff are doing a superb job and his fans for their superb job and his fans for their superb support, saying he is on the mend and feeling much better. the latest addition to new york city's cultural landscape hosts its first performance tonight. the shed is a mixed—use art space on manhattan's west side. it features separate areas for live shows and the visual arts, plus a public plaza. the building's most prominent feature is its puffy shell, which rolls back and forth on rails, exposing part of the space to the elements. the bbc‘s nick bryant paid a visit. 0n the west side of manhattan, it's almost as if a new city has taken shape. and it's notjust the home to high

rent apartment buildings and retail but the largest artistic space to open in new york for 50 years. an iconic structure called the shed. this giant venue launches with a celebration of african—american music, a family tree of spirituals, blues, jazz and gospel called soundtrack of america. it's been conceived and created by the 0scar—winning british film director, steve mcqueen. this building seems to be about accessibility and inclusivity. absolutely. i mean, it's about that. it's about us, whoever we are, wherever we come from, whatever background we come from. and it's about allowing people, every kind of person, to fulfil their absolute potential in who they are, as an audience member or if it's a performer. it's about democracy, as such, of access and possibilities, which i think should

be given to all. this super—sized space would have been occupied by a new york olympic stadium had the city beaten london to host the 2012 games. so, instead, they decided to build this artistic landmark and one that can shift in shape. its outer shell has been constructed to be retractable. it opens and closes on giant rollers. deciding on how to configure the performance space will be part of the creative process. so, it's really like a toolkit for artists that each of these spaces can adapt to an artist's vision to the work they are trying to create and develop. in fact, we've had some artists who thought they might make a piece for this and, as they get into what they think the piece might become, whether it's a visual art piece or a performance arts piece, a pop piece, it might migrate to another space, which is more appropriate. many new yorkers complained this development has disfigured the skyline. maybe the shed can win them over. nick bryant, bbc news, manhattan.

a track from late swedish dj ivici will be released next week as part ofan album will be released next week as part of an album to celebrate his life. #so of an album to celebrate his life. # so wake me up when it's all over. . . the # so wake me up when it's all over... the 28-year-old took his own life 12 months ago, but was close to competing —— completing a 16 song album. some writers and producers have since been working to get the album finished and proceeds from the sales will go towards a mental health foundation set up in his honour. just before i go, a quick reminder of our top story. un security council has the libyan warlord khalifa haftar to hold his advance on tripoli, saying that libya's stability and the prospect ofa libya's stability and the prospect of a political settlement are at

risk. there have been reports of fighting less than 50 kilometres south of the libyan capital. hello there, it's looking like a pretty mild weekend across most parts of the uk but 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 00:28:17,811 --> 2147483051:50:53,620 things are expected to turn cooler, 2147483051:50:53,620 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 temperatures beginning to dip away.