this is bbc news, the headlines: welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: nine pro—democracy activists nine activists in hong kong have in hong kong are found guilty for their part in been charged with public from laws protests five years ago. polls open shortly in israel which carry over from the colonial for a general election. prime minister netanyahu is standing for a 5th time and fighting for his political survival. era. ajudge in the us blocks polls open in a few hours donald trump's policy of sending in the closest election israel has asylum seekers back into mexico, seen for years. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is running for his fifth term in office. but he's facing a tough opponent — while their cases are heard. former military chief benny gantz — as well as serious corruption charges. britain's parliament a federaljudge in the us has banned backs a new law requiring the prime minister to request the trump administration another brexit delay — from sending asylum—seekers to prevent leaving to mexico to await their court the european union with no deal. hearings. the policy was we meet nigerian introduced in january. sculptor nkwocha ernest, whose art is helping clean up the ban won't take effect until friday to give government officials the opportunity to appeal. the streets of lagos.

hello. in one of hong kong's most politically—charged trials in years, a judge has found 9 democracy activists each guilty of at least one count of causing public nuisance, carrying a maximum punishment of 7 years jail. among the group are 3 campaigners who founded the pro—democracy occupy central movement in 2013, which a year laterjoined with the so—called umbrella movement and brought parts of the city to a standstill for months. shortly we will go to stephen the donnell and ageing, but not quite yet. we will be back to that in just

a second. as i say, that news just m, a second. as i say, that news just in, ajudge a second. as i say, that news just in, a judge has found nine democracy activists guilty in hong kong on different counts of causing public new “— different counts of causing public new —— movements, related to the umbrella movement and the occupy central. israeli voters start going to the polls injust an hours time after a very tight election race which has seen long—time prime minister benjamin netanyahu fighting for his political survival. he's facing criminal corruption charges, which he denies, and a tough challenger in former military chief benny gantz. security is a major issue but there's been very little debate about how to achieve a lasting peace with the palestinians. yolande knell reports. violence and conflict are neverfar away in israel. that's why elections here are fought and won on security. i could hear the whoosh, and then boom, up went the explosive. robert wolff's family home was destroyed two weeks ago

by a powerful rocket fired by palestinian militants in gaza. nobody was killed, but his baby granddaughter was among those hurt. we're a very lucky family. we're all alive, we're all here, we're not — you know, there could have been seven graves up the road. we need a leader who's brave enough to bring peace. in a close campaign, waged with social media videos, benjamin netanyahu argues his global friendships protect israel. he's facing bribery charges, which he denies. his main rival, benny gantz, is a former head of the israeli military, pledging cleaner politics. but when it comes to divisions with the palestinians, neither candidate is committed to them having their own state. in these israeli elections, internationally—approved ideas about how to reach peace

with the palestinians are being abandoned. and while that could win votes, the danger is that it will deepen tensions and mistrust, and only perpetuate what's already been a long and painful conflict. standing up to israeli occupation has become part of life for boys at hebron elementary school. tear gas canister goes off. yelling. tear gas during morning assembly, after some children had thrown stones at an israeli checkpoint nearby. four students were taken to hospital, and all later recovered. palestinians don't get to vote in israeli polls, but this teacher says they feel the impact of the outcome. translation: we, as palestinians, don't care about the israeli elections or who will become the prime minister, because each one is worse than the last. there's nothing new.

just empty promises, lies. whoever‘s israel's next leader faces the challenge of continuing unrest and a stalled peace process. but this election could bring a change of face, rather than direction. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. stephen mcdonell is in beijing. as everyone will know, civil liberties under pressure in hong kong. ageing will have a close eye on this trial as with everything else in hong kong. yes, certainly. beijing has a close eye on it and i should add a lot of people in hong kong have a close eye on it and that is because these figures who were the leaders of this protest movement, people will remember the

umbrella movement which shut down the centre of hong kong in 2014 have been facing charges of causing a public nuisance. these are charges which go back to the colonial era when hong kong was under the control of the british government and they have now been found guilty of those charges. we don't know yet what punishment they will receive but potentially it includes jail time, actually expensive jail time it could be. a lot of people see this asa could be. a lot of people see this as a kind of yardstick of where hong kong is going because those protests we re kong is going because those protests were sparked by a call for democracy because people thought there had been a betrayal of this promise to have genuine elections for the leader of hong kong, the this wasn't going to happen and that wasn't why this protest movement kicked off. now those who have been accused of, well, masterminding that are facing

serious punishment. many people would argue, this is kind of harsh treatment for people who after all arejust standing up in their democratic rights, just saying that hong kong should actually have the right to choose its own leader. ajudge in the us has halted the trump administration's policy of forcing some asylum seekers into mexico to wait out their deportation cases. the department of homeland security was planning to expand the programme, which began in january. a short time ago i spoke to the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington — he told me more about the background. the trump administration is facing real problems at the border. at the moment, they are facing a spike of migrants trying to cross into the united states, particularly from central america, and to deal with that is proving

more and more difficult for the trump administration, so what they have been trying to do is introduce a new policy that doesn't see migrants released into the us, but instead, tries to return them back over the border to mexico while they wait to have their immigration hearing, and sometimes, because of backlogs in the courts, it can take months or even years for that hearing to take place. now, the reason that they can't be detained is very often because these are families that are coming across the border and there are very strict time limits on the amount of time that a child can remain in detention, so as a result, this new policy was being ruled out. strict time limits on the amount of time that a child can remain in detention, so as a result, this new policy was being ruled out. there was a suggestion that it was going to be extended as well, but a judge in san francisco has ruled that nationwide, it should be halted from friday. now, the reason it has not been put in place immediately is that the injunction has been put till friday to give the government and officials a chance to appeal that decision, but nonetheless, it's going to be

something that the trump administration takes with a certain amount of frustration, given what the president has been saying about illegal immigration. and of course, numbers trying to come through the border had been going down the years, hadn't they? there is an argument the trump administration has caused this recent spike by mr trump himself talking about closing the border. as you say, this is not the end, this ruling will be challenged. absolutely, president trump has faced real difficulty with some of the courts, putting through some of the immigration policies that he wants to, and indeed, when the department of homeland security, secretary kirstjen nielsen, released her resignation letter about 24 hours ago, she specifically said that the courts and congress had made herjob very difficult in tackling illegal immigration. of course, we have seen changes there as well. president trump seems to want to shake up the department of homeland security, he wants to go, in his words, "in a tougher direction", particularly with these problems with immigration, and as a result,

you may well see the trump administration try to put a spin on this, you may well see them try to fight back against it with an appeal, but they are facing problems with the courts, i don't think there's any doubt about that. the other question of course, for the trump administration, is that they have taken some decisions, for example, they've decided to remove some funding they give to central american countries, that sometimes is put there to try to stabilise the economies, to stabilise the countries to remove the threat of immigration. you could argue that that could lead to the numbers being increased as well, in the short to long—term. let's get some of the day's other news. the united nations has called for an immediate halt to the fighting in libya. on monday an airstrike closed the only functioning airport in the capital tripoli. it's been blamed on forces loyal

to general khalifa haftar. last week he started a military offensive to try to take control from the un—backed government. nearly 3,000 people have fled their homes, ahead of the fighting. the state department has barred 16 saudis from entering the united states for their involvement in the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the visas of nearly two dozen saudi officials have already been revoked, and the assets of 17 others frozen. president trump is removing the director of the secret service, the agency that provides protection for him and other top officials. randolph "tex" alles has denied suggestions he was fired, saying he was told weeks ago to expect a ‘transition in leadership‘. it'sjust a day since his boss, the homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen, left her post. the british prime minister is due in berlin and paris within hours for the latest brexit talks, ahead of a crucial european union summit on wednesday, to discuss another delay to britain's departure.0n monday parliament passed a bill which aims to force theresa may

to request a delay to brexit rather than leave the eu without a deal. however, the final decision on any extension lies with the eu 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a mood for compromise might just trickle through, sombre and slow after all the shouting. could the government really, though, do a deal with the other side? we don't have a majority in parliament and so we have to look to other parties to seek agreement, that will allow us to get brexit over the line in parliament, as the law requires. you can't go into any of those discussions with big red lines because otherwise, there's no point having them. given the prime minister's tried to hang on to them for so long, the man who wants to replace her in number ten might take some convincing. cheering and applause. the latest offer to the labour

tribe, welcoming a new mp today, has not accepted yetjeremy corbyn‘s plan for a customs union — a closer trading relationship with the eu than theresa may's negotiated. but sources who've seen the document say it points to that kind of deal being possible, but only in future. we're prepared to talk and put forward our views, but talks have to mean a movement, and so far, there's been no change in those red lines. but if rushing to a customs deal with labour makes sense now, the why has theresa may avoided it for so long? well, the answer is in the reluctance on her own side. she always promised she wouldn't take that step, can she win the cabinet round now? reporter: are you going to support the customs union? the trade secretary, liam fox, isn't the only one who would say no. even though, as ever, there are other members of the government who completely disagree... reporter: will you move on a customs union, minister? ..who'd try many doors to find a way out of all of this.

excuse me. the talks between the tories and labour are genuine. both sides want to know if they can find a deal together to get through that place, but they wonder separately if the other side is serious, and they're a long way from a full—blown partnership. these are nervous first dates between the two, so again this week, eu leaders will discuss delay. we're open to extending the deadline, to allow time for these discussions to run their course and come to a conclusion. there is a tiny chance this week this whole process could explode, but while labour and the tories are still talking, the show is just about still on the road. but delay, not decision, is still the chorus. stay with us on bbc news. he could turn his hand to anything, and now there's proof

leonardo da vinci really was ambidextrous. 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 world news. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister is fighting for his political survival. polls are due to open for the general election in just a few hours. a federaljudge has banned the trump administration from sending asylum—seekers to mexico to await their court hearings. the ruling is certain to be challenged. the actress felicity huffman is among 14 parents who've said they will plead guilty to charges in a cheating scandal which helped students win places at elite universities. her case is part of what's thought to be the largest college admissions scam in american history. ramzan karmali has the story. felicity huffman up until now has been most famous for playing

a desperate housewife on tv but now she's the mother so desperate to get her daughter into college, she was willing to cheat. she's decided to plead guilty to fraud charges and in a statement admitted she betrayed her daughter who she says had no knowledge of her actions. she went on to apologise to students who work hard every day to get into college and their parents who make tremendous sacrifices. huffman was accused of paying $15,000 to william rick singer, the confessed mastermind of this alleged scam, to have her daughter's exam questions covertly corrected in 2017. in total, 50 people have been accused of cheating on college entrance exams. they've said to have paid $25 million in bribesjust to get their children into high—profile universities. the fbi code—named the investigation 0peration varsity blues, ironically named after the 1990s film about the pressures of sport scholarships.

some of the best—known universities across the us were where they wanted their children to go. names like yale, georgetown, stamford, ucla. students at the time the scandal broke last month weren't impressed. it's outrageous because college application process should be at baseline equality. kind of unsettling to hear that some people had parents who were willing to basically pay their way in. another high—profile hollywood actress lori loughlin has also been caught up in the scandal. she is accused, along with her husband, of paying nearly half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters admitted to the university of southern california. they're not among those who have agreed to plead guilty. investigators say they helped them get in on rowing scholarships — even though neither student actually participated in the sport. there's been no suggestion that the universities involved knew about the alleged scams, but since the scandal broke, students at yale and stamford have been expelled as a result.

art comes in all shapes and form and can be crafted from anything. and that's what nigerian nkwocha ernest is doing, sculpting artwork from old tyres he finds scattered around lagos. my my name is nkwocha ernest. i am a tyre sculptor. i have been doing this close to seven years now. the crocodile i did, i was moved. the texture of the tyre reminded me of the texture of the back of a crocodile. so this is where i get my raw material, you know. and i am trying to sanitise the environment and is well sensitise the people about the usefulness of this material. the tyre is like the

flash. the difficult part of this job is to conceptualise the idea of what you are working. so here we can solve that problem. —— so if we can solve that problem. —— so if we can solve that problem the work is done. i have been working on animal figures. i am trying to move into otherfigures. in the next figures. i am trying to move into other figures. in the next two or three years i want my art notjust here in africa, or the national exhibitions, and more open doors. nkwocha ernest in lagos. the story of a chinese woman who loved her way into president trump's mar—a—lago resort is unravelling and the secret service are under fire for the handling of the case. she entered the resort last month during one of the president's routine

weekend visits. the reason for being there did not add up and she has been charged with lying to a federal officer and accessing a restricted area. she was also found to carry a flash drive containing malware and a device to take hidden cameras. she will remain in custody for another week. let's speak with sarah lasky who has been at the court reporting on the detail of the story. some of the details are quite astonishing. tell us more. so some of the things that came out today were that the woman you mentioned who was arrested on march 30 trying to get into mar—a—lago, the us president's south florida residents, she had been carrying four cellphones, laptop, a ha rd carrying four cellphones, laptop, a hard drive and a thumb drive containing malware. what we didn't know until today was that in her hotel room which was just a couple of miles away, she had approximately

$7,500 in us cash, that was $100 bills, and then aboutjust over 600 us dollars more in cash in chinese currency. in addition to that she had several other electronics, nine usb drives, five sim cards, another ceuphone usb drives, five sim cards, another cellphone and, of course, a device that can be used to find hidden cameras. and is it at all clear what she was trying to do, how far she got, and whether she was acting on her own behalf or, how shall we put it, on behalf or someone else? none of that is actually clear at this point and that is sort of what the prosecutors and the defence are quibbling over right now. yujing zhang has actually been charged with lying to a federal officer and unlawful entry to a private property. she has not been charged with anything related to espionage, though of course that is what all of

the speculation is regarding her equipment and all of that. so far the prosecutors have said that she had lied about her entry, she had originally said she wanted to use the pool and then she said she was going to an event that did not exist. the defence has pointed out that the event, while she had incorrectly named it, did indeed exist that night at mar—a—lago, that she had been a guest of an event, and so really we don't know much about this case yet. the hearing today was just a pre—trial detention hearing, that means the prosecutors we re hearing, that means the prosecutors were moving to make sure that she stayed in detention in the united states as they move forward with their case. the defence actually asked for an extension, that has been granted until next week. so the pre—trial detention hearing will finished next monday. in addition there will be an arraignment, a formal arraignment on those charges

of lying to a federal agent as well as unlawful entry. that will happen on monday of next week. still of course this general management that she or anyone got this far. thank you very much. this year marks 500 years since the death of leonardo da vinci. and, after all this time, scientists in italy have made new discoveries about both him and his work, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. he was the definitive renaissance man. painter, scientist, engineer, architect, astronomer, historian. the list goes on and on. even now, there is so much more to learn about leonardo da vinci. scientists at the uffizi gallery florence have been taking a closer look at his earliest work. commonly known as landscape 8p, leonardo drew this when he was

just 21. analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinci was ambidextrous. it is truly spectacular what these analyses actually yielded. now we do know that leonardo worked with both hands, notjust, as we know famously, with his left hand. but there is more. 0n the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. tim allman, bbc news. much more on all of the news any time on the bbc news website. that's it. thank you for watching.

hello there, good morning. sunshine really did make a big difference to the temperature yesterday. we had 20 degrees for the first time in a long time. that was recorded in east anglia in the sunshine. further north, in the north—east of england, a very different look to the weather. the mist, fog and low cloud rolling in from the north sea and temperatures about seven degrees. we should get sunshine in the north—east of england on tuesday but our air is getting colder. 0ur air is coming all the way from scandinavia over the cold north sea so we are going to find temperatures dropping. the milder, warmer, windier weather is staying out in the atlantic. it wasn't very warm in mid wales on monday with thick cloud, showery rain too. we should get some sunshine here on tuesday because the rain is still around but it's probably a bit further south. the rush hour, affecting south wales, southern england, perhaps into the south midlands. further north, very much quieter. a chillier start with some mist

and fog patches but sunshine in most areas and fairly light winds. a much sunnier day for the north—east of england. we'll still have this showery rain and it is only very slowly moving southwards. we could induce a few more thundery downpours in the south—west of england during the afternoon. away from here, a lot of dry weather and sunshine continuing through the day. easterly breezes, mind you, colder around the north sea coasts. a significant drop in temperature around east anglia as well as western parts of scotland where it's quite warm on monday. it gets chilly as the sun goes down and we should see these showers moving down, further south out towards the english channel overnight. clear skies, maybe one or two mist and fog patches but a chillier night. northern parts of the uk, a touch of frost around. we're going to find any showers getting squeezed away to the south by this developing

area of high pressure. that is extending its way into the uk and is keeping all of these weather fronts at bay from the atlantic. a lot of quiet and dry weather through the rest of the week. chilly start on wednesday. any showers are more likely to be across the english channel. should be a dry day for the most part, maybe a bit more cloud coming in and more a breeze across east anglia and the south—east of england. a chilly breeze as well. those temperatures are not changing an awful lot. 9—13, if you're lucky. a bit below par for this time of year. with the high pressure around, essentially it is dry. some cloud around, some sunshine at times, winds picking up later on in the week. still feeling chilly for this time of the year. goodbye.