you're watching bbc news at 9am with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines. climate change protestors begin a fourth day of disruption in central london. nearly 400 people have been arrested and three charged. we have tried absolutely everything else to get the government to listen and to take climate breakdown seriously. and this is the last resort. meanwhile, in a new documentary, sir david attenborough gives his gravest warning yet on the threat of climate change. if we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade, we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies. investigations begin on the portuguese island of maderia after at least 29 people died

when a bus carrying mostly german tourists crashed down an embankment. more delays to london's crossrail. the bbc understands the service might not open to passengers until 2021, more than two years behind schedule. tributes pour in for cbbc star mya—lecia naylor who's died at the age of 16. the ecstasy and the agony of the champions league. spurs are through to the semi—finals after a stoppage—time winner for manchester city is ruled out by var.

good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. protests on climate change which have brought parts of central london and other cities to a standstill have entered their fourth day. activists are continuing to block major roads in the capital including oxford circus and waterloo bridge, and say their demonstrations will continue. nearly 400 people have been arrested in london, and a further 29 arrests were made during demonstrations in edinburgh. three activists who glued themselves to a docklands light railway train yesterday have been charged with disrupting the railway. there've been fresh calls for the police to break up the protests. meanwhile the environment secretary michael gove has reacted by saying that the government has got the message on climate change. our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in central london. shejoins us now. she joins us now. i'm standing right

in the heart of what is normally one of london's busiest thoroughfares, 0xford of london's busiest thoroughfares, oxford circus, which is today closed off for fourth day in a row by extinction rebellion, the climate change process is to have caused this disruption this week as well as other cities in the uk. they have been here day and night, i mean night, they have been camping overnight, portaloos over there, tents set up. many people have been camping or sleeping in their sleeping bags just underneath this pink yacht which has become a symbol for the protester at oxford circus. that is because they say actually with sea levels rising because of climate change, you will be able to sail down 0xford climate change, you will be able to sail down oxford street. campaigners say that they are here to send a message because it's the only way that the government will listen to them. they want the government to pledge by 2025 to cut carbon emissions to net to zero. we know

that there have been four major locations in london effected, waterloo bridge, parliament square, and marble arch which is the only legitimate place that protesters are allowed to be, that's why we have seen arrests in the other locations. just under 400 arrests so far but still the roadblocks stay in place. i'm joined now by one of the activists, rebecca, who have come we re activists, rebecca, who have come were from somerset? yes, i had. how are you going to be protesting today? we are going to be locking onto the boat to make sure that the police cannot remove us too quickly. we also have various other stations around london we are guarding at the moment. i know you have said about ramping this up, having an impact on public transport, do you have something planned for today? at the moment, like we say, we are blocking oxford circus and waterloo bridge, parliament square and marble arch as

well. we will look into swarming which is where we go across the road, let the lights turn red, go across the road and stand there for seven minutes. we make sure that somebody walks down and talk to the motorist and explains why we're doing it, we hand out biscuits and then we leave, we are there for seven minutes and then the drivers can go on seven minutes and then the drivers can go on their way. is this fair? you are into your fourth day now. this has caused major disruption, small businesses, taxi drivers, people saying they're trying to get two essential appointments, things like that, have you not made your point now? i think it's going to ta ke point now? i think it's going to take a lot to make our point. we've known about climate change for 30 years and nothing has changed, really. in fact, we have double the carbon emissions released in the last, since the 805, it's carbon emissions released in the la5t, since the 805, it's a really regrettable that we have got to do thi5. regrettable that we have got to do this. we do not want to attract people's lives but climate change will come flooding well, and an

increase in temperatures will affect people's lives. it already is in the poore5t part5 people's lives. it already is in the poore5t parts of the world, people are feeling the pinch, dramatically so. are feeling the pinch, dramatically so. and it is the richest nation5 who have caused the most c02 emi55ion5. who have caused the most c02 emissions. is that the target of net to zero, so we're talking, even if you can't get rid of carbon emissions completely, offsetting anything you have, net zero by 2025 is unrealistic, isn't it? it is hugely ambitiou5 but we need to be very ambitious. if we have read the ipcc report, we have told you to make sure that temperature doe5 ipcc report, we have told you to make sure that temperature does not increase above 1.5 cel5iu5. we are oi'i increase above 1.5 cel5iu5. we are on track for above to cel5iu5 and that'5 dangerous level5. on track for above to cel5iu5 and that'5 dangerous levels. we got to do something very dra5tic. it does sound ambitiou5 but we got to have those conver5ation5 now. sound ambitiou5 but we got to have those conversations now. michael gove says you have made your point, the government is looking at this issue anyway. they have been looking at it for a long time. and carbon

dioxide level5 at it for a long time. and carbon dioxide levels are still rising, we are still in dire straits. we haven't made our point yet and they are still not engaging with us. the media needs to cover this more, and it'5 media needs to cover this more, and it's taking the situation for the media to be covering it every single day. we really regret affecting people's lives, like i said, we don't want to do this. lots of protesters here a re don't want to do this. lots of protesters here are tired already, they are doing shifts, people here overnight, heading off to have a shower and get something to eat and coming back during the day. quite a lot of members of public i have been speaking to have sympathy for this protest so far but there has been a lot of disruption, but we are in the easter holidays so maybe if there are fewer commuters than normal, it is ok. extinction rebellion say they are going to continue with this action for at least the next week. sir david attenborough,

who has been warning of the impact of climate change for two decades, has given his gravest assessment yet of the threat. in a documentary, which will be broadcast on bbc one tonight, he says that without drastic and urgent action, we face a "man—made disaster on a global scale". it may sound frightening, but the scientific evidence is that if we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade, we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies. we're running out of time, but there is still hope. and you can watch more of sir david attenborough‘s assessment of a possible solution to climate change at nine o'clock this evening on bbc one. with me is chris stark, chief executive of the committee on climate change. thank you for coming in to talk to us. what is the committee on climate

change? i know you are also involved in this documentary, what role do you play in it? i am in the document you play in it? i am in the document you tonight and i had a sneak preview, it's a very good. the committee on climate change was established ten years ago when that climate change act was passed by westminster in 2008. best to think of us as the independent watchdog that was established to help advise government and parliament on how well we are doing on reducing emissions and tackling climate change in the uk. so how well are we doing? not too badly but we could do better. climate change is a global issue and each country in the world will have to find a strategy to reduce emissions. in the uk, we've been doing 0k, we have cut emissions by about 40 to 45% since 1990, which is the baseline that we use. that's mainly been about a set of things that we setting train about ten yea rs that we setting train about ten years ago, maybe to remove the

carbon in how we produce electricity. so what is the dirtiest sector of the uk economy? each sector of the uk economy? each sector has a carbon impact, and the dirtiest to usual term, that causes the most impact, if the transport sector. it is to be electricity generation was the dirtiest sector but we have been on a very important journey to remove carbon from that process , journey to remove carbon from that process, now transport is the biggest sector. other success stories in reducing emissions? yes, thatis stories in reducing emissions? yes, that is about electricity, the biggest one. we have mainly been closing coal plants, that's been an important part of the strategy here in the uk, and replacing them with low carbon forms of generation like offshore and onshore wind farms, the things that you see spring up in the last decade. we have some pictures of them now. as if by magic! what

can people watching do to help? the first thing to say is that you can do something about it. i really hope that lots of people watch the documentary that david has made tonight, it's a very informative and a great way of understanding what's happening with climate change. the kind of thing that you can do if you really wa nt kind of thing that you can do if you really want to make a difference are just to be conscious of how you live your life and what carbon impact that has. that's about considering the carbon impact of all the things that you consume, what you eat, how you travel around, the biggest impact you can make are about diet and considering things like flying and considering things like flying and health and you fly. we don't need to all become vegetarians, and we don't have to stop flying. but we need . think carefully about doing need to think carefully about doing the right things and being efficient and resource efficient. that's the best advice i can give. and will those things really make a difference? some people might say, i do my bit here and carry reusable

bag, but if people in other countries, other countries that are ata countries, other countries that are at a higher level of reducing their emissions for, say, transport, if they don't make those changes, what ido they don't make those changes, what i do isn't going to make a difference. everyone can make a difference. everyone can make a difference but you are right, this isa difference but you are right, this is a global issue. it needs to be government that acts on this, that's why we are doing what we're doing in the uk. there are similar challenges in the u —— around the world. the biggest emissions come from other countries in the world but if the uk doesn't act on this and our government does not put in place the right policies and people who live in the uk don't do so, other countries will not do so either. this is a critical moment to confront the challenges that david's documentary puts some light on. we have seen these four days of protests, protesters extinction rebellion are calling for emissions to be reduced much more quickly than the government target, by 2025. is that practical, and what would it

actually mean? the first thing to say is that in the end we are trying to achieve the same thing at the protesters, to change the way that governments around the world view climate change. we have a different view on how radical the change needs to be. particularly as it is a global issue, some of the big changes need to happen around the world. here in the uk, we have been doing the right things but we need to do ita doing the right things but we need to do it a bit faster and with a bit more emphasis. we are within sniffing distance of achieving what we need to do which is to cut emissions to the facts where we are not warming the planet any more. why would they be saying it all needs to be done by 2025? the quicker we act on this, the quicker the impact will be felt. a simple thing lies at the heart of the problem, there is a stock of carbon dioxide and other gases that warm the planet in our atmosphere, and we add to them as we burn fossil fuels. the quicker that

we cut fossil fuels to zero, the sooner we will see the temperature increase that has been driving climate change stop. is the bottom line on all of this that we will be looking at, you tell me, in six yea rs or looking at, you tell me, in six years or ten years' time, none of us had gas boilers, none of us are driving petrol cars? no, i don't think it is. under the terms of the climate change act in the uk we have requirements to make a steady plan to cut emissions. at the moment we are doing a piece of work which we publish in two weeks looking at whether we have the right target in the uk what cutting emissions. quickly tell us, do we?” the uk what cutting emissions. quickly tell us, do we? i cannot tell you, you have to wait! we have been doing more or less the right things in the uk but we have to do them quicker. grateful for your time, many thanks. the headlines on bbc news. climate change protestors begin a fourth day of action in the capital. police say three people have been charged and nearly 400 arrested.

investigations begin on the portuguese island of madeira after at least 29 people were killed in a coach crash. delays to london's crossrail. the bbc understands it may not be finished until spring 2021. in sport, tottenham celebrate knocking manchester city out of the champions league in one of the most breathtaking games ever seen. raheem sterling looks to have snatched the win at the end for city only the goal to be ruled out by offside by var. easier and, by liverpool who sealed —— and more come by liverpool who sealed their win over porto to get a fight over barcelona. and anthony johnson's fight has been put under review after his opponent has given an adverse sample to doping

authorities. three days of mourning have been declared on the portuguese island of madeira, after twenty—nine german tourists were killed in a bus crash. another 27 were injured in the accidentjust outside the capital city, funchal. portugal's president has confirmed all the tourists on the bus were german but some local people could also be among the casualties. 0ur reporter in lisbon, alison roberts, has more. madeira is known for its rugged terrain, and it was on a relatively narrow, winding road in the hills surrounding the capital funchal that a tour bus went out of control on wednesday, plunging down a slope and killing most of its passengers. it and another coach had been transporting a group of german tourists. translation: the information we have is that the bus was relatively new, about five years old. what i can say is that every tourist vehicle and all tourist industry vehicles on madeira's roads

are properly inspected. the cause of the crash, it's premature to talk about that. in the wake of the accident, portugal's president and prime minister expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and to the german authorities. madeira's regional government has declared three days of mourning. more than two dozen injured, including a tour guide and the coach's driver, were taken to a hospital in funchal. the accident happened around 6:30pm wednesday. emergency services were on the scene within minutes, but with many of the victims apparently having been thrown from their seats when the coach came off the road, the death toll was high. according to local officials, the passengers were mainly in their 40s. madeira is a popular tourist destination, attracting around 1 million holidaymakers each year, above all from germany and the uk. alison roberts, bbc news, lisbon.

we can now go live to madeira and talk to filipe goncalves. he's been covering the crash for the portugese broadcaster rtp. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. a huge death toll. what more can you tell us about what happened ? toll. what more can you tell us about what happened? good morning. it was a very shocking news when people yesterday at about 6:30pm listen to this tragedy. it has 55 tourists who decided to have a traditional night of madeira, with gastronomy and food and folklore. they usually, the operators decide to operate to the tourists won special day operated to madeira, the decided to go to a restaurant nearby where the crash happened. it was

very, very great shock. when i arrived at the place to do the coverage, i saw dead bodies on the ground, and it was very, very shocking. and people who are still there were crying, screaming. today, it's a sad thursday. as we listen to the news, the government and the local government have decided for three days of mourning. so people are, we didn't expect it. because we are, we didn't expect it. because we a destination for tourists, we like to receive tourists but yesterday was a very tragic thing. just to let you know, a few years ago, i'm not sure, but probably 13 years ago, there was another crash, a car with tourists. so it comes to our mind what happened in the years before.

the bus was new, five years old. and the bus driver, someone told me when i was speaking to the locals, he was a very experienced bus driver. 51 yea rs a very experienced bus driver. 51 years old. the guide, the girl was 30 years old, she was next to the bus driver, she's in hospital. both have suffered severe injuries. but so far, they are alive, they have not died. but for us, it's important to know what happened, why, in that place. it was a wednesday, there was no rain, the streets was not wet. so it was a sunny day. we need to know what happened. if the car is five yea rs what happened. if the car is five years old, what happened. so many questions that we would like to be answered. understood. we must leave

it there, thank you so much for your time. thank you. a project to build a new rail line under london might not be finished. crossrail was supposed to open last year but bbc news has been told none of the new stations has been finished, and there are concerns about the signalling system. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has the story. it's one of the most impressive engineering projects in modern times. a new high—tech high—capacity rail line underneath central london. but a senior source associated with crossrail as told bbc news that this railway might not be complete until the spring of 2021. with none of the new stations finished, a best case scenario, i'm told, is the spring of next year. the budget was £14.8 billion. after initial delays were announced, that rose to £17.6 billion. with another delay likely, that figure could rise again. there's so much uncertainty because software on the new trains,

most of which sit idle, is still not fully compatible with signalling in the tunnel. we're told marrying them up is proving much harder than was originally envisaged. this is the first train that will run on the eastern overground branch of the new route. featured in a bbc documentary, the line will carry vast numbers of passengers from east to west across london. the initial delay was only made public last summer, just weeks before the line was supposed to open. crossrail says testing of the trains and signalling is now progressing well. it plans to announce a new target for opening by the end of this month. two other senior rail sources say they've also been told that a 2021 finish is now likely. tom burridge, bbc news. robert mueller‘s long awaited report on alleged russian interference in the 2016 us election will be published, in part, today. but there's plenty of controversy about it already. attorney general william barr is going to hold a news conference

on it before the redacted version is published. the chair of the housejudiciary committee criticised that decision. aleem maqbool reports from washington. one man couldn't appear more confident about what the report will show. i won. no collusion, no obstruction. i won. i have not read the mueller report, i have not seen the mueller report, as far as i'm concerned, i don't care about the mueller report. he is so blase because we have already heard the headlines of what investigator robert muellerfound. that russia did try to help donald trump win the election through social media and by hacking emails. but he didn't find that members of the trump campaign conspired with russia to do that. 0n obstruction of justice, he did not conclude the president committed a crime, but didn't exonerate him either. but we've have only heard this

so farfrom a summary of the report by us attorney general william barr, a trump political appointee, and not everybody trusts his interpretation. rather than letting the facts of the report speak for themselves, the attorney general has taken unprecedented steps to spin mueller‘s nearly two—year investigation. the central concern here is that attorney general barr is not allowing the facts of the mueller report to speak for themselves, but is trying to bake in the narrative about the report to the benefit of the white house. donald trump might feel the spectre of robert mueller‘s investigation has been banished, but our first look at the report itself might well contain damaging details of the president's behaviour, even if they are not enough to build a criminal case against him, as many of his opponents would have hoped. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in washington.

bradley welsh, one of the actors in the film, trainspotting two , has died, after being found seriously injured, following reports of a shooting in edinburgh last night. the forty—two—year—old played a gangland figure in the film. the author, irvine welsh, who wrote the book from which the trainspotting movies were inspired has spoken of his heartbreak at the death, sending out a tweet saying "goodbye my amazing and beautiful friend". detectives are now appealing for information. the bbc children's television star mya—lecia naylor has died suddenly at the age of 16. mya—lecia appeared in the shows "millie inbetween" and "almost never". the cbbc website announced the news of her death, which happened 11 days ago, saying she was a "much—loved" part of the family. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. what about free time? free time? in the show cbbc show almost never she was mya, part of fictional pep group girls here first.

if millie's dad hadn't have kidnapped them, then we wouldn't be stuck... in millie inbetween in she was fran. and, aged nine, she was tati in tati's hotel. she also had a role in the film cloud atlas. it is not yet known how mya—lecia naylor died. but the announcement was made in a statement from cbbc, saying... the writer of millie inbetween, matt leys, said it was "awful, devastating news". the cast was, he said, hurting but also remembering all the brilliant things mya—lecia did. david sillito, bbc news. tributes have been paid to the teenager on social media. scriptwriter paul rose, who worked on the show almost never, called the news of her death "heartbreaking" and said on twitter: "i'd been writing scripts for s2 of almost never since last year, all featuring mya's character. far too young, and a huge loss for all on the show. my heart goes out to her family."

game of thrones star nathalie emmanuel, who is represented by the same management company, tweeted that she was "very sad to hear the tragic news of mya—lecia naylor‘s passing." she continued: "although i did not know her personally, i wanted to send my condolences to herfamily, friends and colleagues at this difficult time". bbc presenter tee cee tweeted that she was "deeply saddened by the passing of cbbc actress mya—lecia naylor — although just 16, what a legacy she's left for cbbc fans all over the uk who watched and loved the tv shows she starred in." in a moment the weather but first let's joinjoanna gosling to find out what she's got coming up at10am. good morning. the law says that women who freeze their eggs have to use them in ten years or they will be destroyed, leaving many with the

choice of foregoing the chance of having a baby or rushing to find a sperm donor. this morning we will hear the story of one woman who throws her egg nearly ten years ago and she is now facing the choice of whether to use a sperm donor to fertilise them or ask her boyfriend of only six months. there is literally no reason for this ruling in place. the outcome of this doe5n't impact me, it's almost nothing to do with me. but it any child i have, who is the father going to be, a person or a child i have, who is the father going to be, a person ora number? what do you think of that? if you have any similar experiences, let us know. the usual way of getting in touch, the full story at 10am at bbc news channel, bbc and online. some news just news channel, bbc and online. some newsjust in news channel, bbc and online. some news just in from the afp news agency quoted police in america that agency quoted police in america that a man has been arrested carrying gasoline into new york cathedral. that's the only information we have at this time. one agency quoted

police that a man has been arrested carrying gasoline into new york cathedral. we will bring you more details when we get them. let's get the weather now. hello. we have had a chilly start of the day across northern and eastern parts of scotland, mist and fog for the east midlands and east anglia. the temperatures will be lifting this morning, some good spells of sunshine it everywhere today, hazy at times with some good spells of cloud. the chapters will be pegged back by the breeze on eastern coasts but inland which is widely between 17 and 20 celsius, some parts of central and southern england getting up central and southern england getting up to 21 or 22, making it the warmest day of the year so far. a fine evening and night ahead, clear skies, mist and low cloud. this area of high pressure across scandinavia stays dominant to the easter weekend. for good friday, mistand low cloud will lift and good spells

of sunshine once again. hazy at times, areas of high cloud. there we re times, areas of high cloud. there were not quite as brisk but still in the cool side for eton and channel coasts but away from here, temperatures up to 21 or 20 to degrees. —— 22 degrees. hello. this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines...

climate change protestors begin a fourth day of disruption in central london. nearly 400 people have been arrested and three charged. investigations begin on the portuguese island of maderia after at least 29 people died when a bus — carrying mostly german tourists — crashed down an embankment more delays to london's crossrail — the bbc understands the service might not open to passengers until 2021 — more than two years behind schedule tributes pour in for cbbc star mya—lecia naylor — who's died at the age of 16. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. as we've been hearing climate change protesters are pledging to cause more disruption to travel in london. the campaign extinction rebellion says shock tactics are needed,

to wake us up to the impact of global warming. professor catherine mitchell is an expert in energy policy at exeter university. she spoke to nick robinson — on the bbc‘s radio 4 today programme — about what the protesters on the streets, are calling for. i , getting going now with policies in place, much more stringent policies in place, to ensure we move much more quickly to an energy efficient system with a far more renewables. but what does that mean in practical terms for people, does it mean crudely we won't be driving petrol ca rs by crudely we won't be driving petrol cars by 2025? yes, i think crudely we won't be driving petrol cars by 2025? yes, ithink if we could have coherent, coordinated governance from the government, we would be moving to electric

vehicles, they would be better public transport, we would be living in very energy efficient homes. but beyond that, i think, you know, large parts of life would be very similar, the point of the programme you are in tonight is to speu programme you are in tonight is to spell out the facts but for people listening, we've had the paris climate accord, we had a promise to move towards electric vehicles, what is the fact that you have seen that makes you think we've got to go much faster? the programme tonight shows the way these extreme heat events are killing off, in the case of the programme tonight, bats, for

example. but there are far more kind of low level things which are also happening slowly but surely which is totally affecting our natural world and the programme i think, is very good at showing how the entire world is interrelated, so that if something, as the world warms, for example, then the value of the sea gets greater, that means sea level rises, comes up, that means the volume of the sea is much greater so we get more rainfall, we have far more extreme weather events. now, france is turning to the mammoth task of rebuilding notre dame, after the devastating fire. the cathedral is located within the fourth arrondissement of paris — and the deputy mayor of that district, anne lebreton, has been telling bbc world how her district is coping with the aftermath of what happened.

well, it's a very strange atmosphere because everyone, all the parisians are coming to notre dame to see with their own eyes what happened. and so all along the river seine, there are so many pedestrians, all the time of day and night people come to see with their own eyes what they've seen on television and this is a very special week also for christians all around the world, it's the week going up to easter. and there are people coming to pray, musicians coming with instruments to play, you know, along you still can't go on to the island, only the few inhabitants that had been allowed to go back are allowed to go in and it's really difficult access. people stay on both sides of the river to look at it. there is a very

strange atmosphere. and we are facing clearance and use of you construction which of course, will impact the neighbourhood. there will be, you know, massive reconstruction. on that note, president macron has said it could be rebuilt within five years. how realistic do you think that time frame is? well, it's encouraging to have a very, you know, that kind of deadline because i think it's going to really boost everybody into action and trying to find solutions and hopefully we will manage to keep that deadline. but people were talking about 20, 30 years at the beginning which was very, you know, disparaging and five years, well, we will try to keep that deadline, i think. what is your reaction to the

idea of architects from all over the world now being involved in a kind of competition to submit a design for the rebuilding. do you think that's a good idea? well, my advice has very little weight in the decision! but i think at first, i really thought we were going to try to rebuild it exactly the way it was. but it is true that spire was built in the 19th century, it wasn't originally there. so there is final think about something is? i don't know. it's too early for me to have a real about that. how have you reacted to the enormous amount of money that has been raised in so few days since the fire by people who wa nt to days since the fire by people who want to donate? i mean, that must be quite emotionalfor you. want to donate? i mean, that must be quite emotional for you. it's very emotionalfor quite emotional for you. it's very emotional for us, quite emotional for you. it's very

emotionalfor us, but you know, it brings something to mind, that we have in countries like france or italy, where we have a lot of the medieval landmarks, maybe we need to think about globally, how we're going to keep up all those monuments. because it's not only notre dame, in rural france you have 12 century chapels that are just open to anybody who wants to come in and very little support. maybe all this landmark that we do have in certain european countries, needs to be thought of in the more global way. and hopefully it will be, people are going to start thinking about conservation more and i think that will be positive.

now, an easter story. it seems bunnies have been hopping around the uk a lot longer than anyone realised. in one giant hop for archaeology, modern research techniques have dated a bunny bone, back to the 1st century ad. academics say it proves for the first time that romans kept rabbits, speculating they may have been exotic pets. dr carly ameen from the research team has been talking to bbc breakfast, about the tests they carried out, in order to make this discovery. in order to be sure that it was actually from the roman site that we found it on, we did bring in carbon dating to confirm the first century ad date for the rabbit bone. this will impact things like how they ate, how they hunted. and all those kinds of things. yeah, absolutely, it changes our complete understanding of what kind of animals the romans were introduced into britain. we know that they brought tonnes of animals with them, the way that people today have exotic pets. the roman villa at fishbourne was a very fancy roman house for someone who was living in the south of britain, and so they are showing off their status by showing that they have access to these sort of elite exotic animals

that they can demonstrate are not part of the native british—born but they introduced them. you know, i always thought bunnies, hares were native. yes, most people do. and up until now, we thought that the populations we see in britain today are from a medieval introduction. and it's probably partially true that the rabbits that you see in gardens today are from a later introduction. but understanding that they were also here in roman times does change our perception quite a bit about what kinds of animals we see around us today in britain that we think are native, but they might actually have more completed histories of migration. —— complicated histories. now let's take a look at the stories you're reading and watching on the bbc news app. the most read story is... you can see there, bradley welsh,

who appeared in trainspotting, killed in an incident in chester street in the west end of the city, about eight p last night. and the second most read story, very sad news. cbbc star mya—lecia naylor dies suddenly, aged 16samsung's she appeared in a range of cbbc shows, she died 11 days ago but the news has only been announced by her management company. cbbc has said she was a much loved part of the family and a hugely talented actress, singer and dancer. let's look through what is the most watched. about the destroyed buddhists in afghanistan, let's look at that. —— buddhas. a team

basically rebuilding some of the ancient buddhas that were destroyed by the taliban, really interesting film about what that restoration entails. i think you'll enjoy that if you look at it. those are the most watched and most read stories. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushall. mike, whata mike, what a match that was last night. some say the best ever. good morning. tottenham are through to the semi finals of the champions league after beating manchester city in one of the most breathtaking, exhillerating matches you're ever likely to see. katie gornall was watching at the etihad. a blue moon rising over manchester. for city's fans this was a good omen.

they'd been told to bring the noise for this crunch match. early on, they had all the right notes. 1—0 down from the first leg, city had to score. after just four minutes, raheem sterling gave them the perfect start the perfect strike. but city weren't celebrating for long, as spurs quickly struck back. son heung—min was the hero last week and he came to the rescue again — and again — with two goals in the space of three frantic minutes. city now had to score three. bernardo silva made it 2—2, before sterling showed his value once again. with five goals in 20 minutes, this was footballing chaos. at half—time everyone needed a break. but there was no let up from kevin de bruyne, who was pulling the strings for city. and when they need a goal one man always delivers. aguero! incredibly, there was still time for a few more twists, as this, bundled in by llorente and upheld by var, had spurs through to the semis — before sterling looked likely to have snatched it at the death. his goal, however,

was disallowed for offside. city's dream ended in the most dramatic of ways. let's say good morning to michael brown who had spells at both manchester city and spurs. he played in many dramatic games, when it's like that with so many goals early on, do plans go at the window and it becomes kicking around the park with your mates, when you area kid, the park with your mates, when you are a kid, you go, i go? it was a bit like that, wasn't it? the start of the game, 11 minutes, four goals, crazy, full credit to spurs, they came back right added, two goals on the break. a wonderful goal curled into the top corner and you think, could they come back and they did. it had everything, one of the

greatest games you will ever see. as a player, what's it like in that situation, crazy to watch, what's it like to play, how easy is it to lose anything you've been told and it is the kick and try and get the ball and score? it is a little bit like that but they still had the game plan, trying to do things right but obviously, manchester city putting spurs in the back of it, spurs have that ability to counterattack, players who can score, that was a lwa ys players who can score, that was always the danger, how much and how wide and expansive with manchester city go? some that how it felt stock let's look at the papers. the last incidents to settle the match. came down to the video assistant referee. good decisions? i think they were right, one of them take a long time but for me the quadruple dream for manchester city go now. we are looking at some of the other papers. potentially brushed his arm, but it wasn't deliberate, it should have

stood. quite fortunate for hugo llore nte stood. quite fortunate for hugo llorente and spurs. you see him go up llorente and spurs. you see him go up to head the ball, he has his eyes here and it hit him on the waist area. he goes off and takes the plaudits. credit to spurs, manchester city were amazing on the day, spurs kept digging in, kept going and they got the rewards and for a good first leg performance. any blame for manchester city fans to point to the keeper, some of the defending? the defending was great on both sides. that will be one thing, edison, who has high standards, will be disappointed that the goal in the first leg, the second leg to drop the ball for the corner. some questionable decisions. some people will say they could have done better but they have set their own high standards, pep guardiola does as well. it was an amazing game, ajoy to does as well. it was an amazing game, a joy to be at the game and i wish football was like that more often but the highs and

lows is what makes football. city will bounce back and do the treble, you think, and when the premier league? it will be tough, liverpool looked like they will go on and get 97 points, it could be tight but this manchester city side, with they have gone on to get the goals they needed, probably, others would have. but it wasn't to be. it will be strange, you play the same team on saturday. we must mention liverpool last night, complete contrast, they made it look so easy. 6—1 on aggregate against porto and some quality goals. some great goals but to win like that in a champions league quarterfinal, all credit to liverpool, playing well, on the ball at the moment. mohammed sala getting goals, that's a very going into the premier league race but what a thai, barcelona, too good for manchester united, liverpool can take them all the way. called the semifinals, liverpool, barcelona, everyone making tottenham favourites against ajax. it would be great to see

liverpool spurs in the final, what ifi liverpool spurs in the final, what if i know, that the premier league, i would love to see that. michael, thank you so much. have a big cup of coffee and a lie down after last night. what a game. let's look at some of the other stories around this morning. manchester united's women have been promoted to the women's super league, in their first season back as a professional team. they sealed promotion in style, with a 5—0 win over aston villa last night. the five contenders for the bbc women's footballer of the year have been announced. it's the fifth year of the award which celebrates the very best of the women's game. you can vote for your winner right now on the bbc sport website. and the man who was due to fight anthonyjoshua on june 1st — jarrell miller — has been denied his boxing license, after provideing an ”adverse sample” to anti—doping authorities. the american has asked for a b sample, but that bout in new york, is now in real doubt. and before we go, this is brilliant from social media.

nick rudd, is known as the aussie ping pong kid, and the australian 0ympic team posted this video on instagram — saying they can't get enough of his brilliant skills, speed and accuracy. the videos have been causing quite a stir on social media. he claims to have had more than 150 million views. he creates his own challenges and pulls them off as well. a reminder you can get all the latest sport news on sportsday at half past six tonight on the bbc news channel that's all the sport for now. back at 11:15am. the headlines on bbc news... climate change protestors begin a fourth day of action in the capital. police say three people have been charged and nearly 400 arrested. investigations begin on the portuguese island of madeira — after at least 29 people

were killed in a coach crash delays to london's crossrail — the bbc understands it may not be finished until spring 2021 campaigners opposed to the hs2 rail project say homes that have to be sold to build it are being undervalued. more than 900 properties have been bought by the company, at a cost of nearly £600 million. but some homeowners claim they've been badly treated. hs2 said it had to achieve a fair price for both homeowners and taxpayers, as david rhodes reports. it is a £56 billion train line, dividing opinion and physically dividing communities. on this estate in south yorkshire, part of the proposed route will run through the middle of this brand—new housing estate. it was my new house, i had never had a new house before.

then i was told that it was either coming down or there was going to be a train running straight across there. homeowners like tracy are eligible to sell their homes to hs2 at an un— blighted, full market price. but many say that hasn't happened. i don't know if there is one person on this estate that has been happy with the process. at every step that was an obstacle. they were being really awkward, offering ridiculous prices. just being unreasonable and very, very unfair. i have known marriages to break up, people splitting up over it, people going on antidepressants. more effects than what people think. it is people's lives, when all is said and done. figures published by hs2 show that since 2011 over 900

residential properties and pieces of land have been bought along the proposed route, at a cost to taxpayers of £600 million. chris grayling promised nobody would be worse off. for those who represent smaller homeowners, they claim hs2 and undervaluing properties in a bid to keep the project's costs under control. we had a lot of evidence to suggest the government, hs2, they are fighting residents for pennies to try to reduce the compensation that they are paying out. hs2 said they are committed to supporting homeowners on this estate, and that they will often be different opinions about evaluations and the company has a responsibility to establish a price that is fair for both homeowners and taxpayers. phase one of hs2 is expected to reach birmingham by the year 2026. with phase two, the routes to manchester and leeds are expected to be completed by 2034. but there are growing questions about whether the line will never reach places like leeds. in recent weeks construction contracts for hs2 have been postponed and one minister has even said the government will be reviewing how much they spent on the project.

but business leaders here in the north are adamant hs2 must go ahead. hs2 isn't just about going to london faster. it does do that, it increases capacity to london, but most importantly it connects the northern powerhouse to the midlands. the country has been debating the merits of hs2 for over a decade. for homeowners who have sold their homes to make way for the line, they now have three years to move out. but the story of hs2 is far from over. north korea has test—fired a new "tactical guided weapon" with a "powerful warhead" according to the country's state media. it's the first test of this kind since de—nuclearisation talks between leader kim jong—un and us president donald trump ended without agreement in february. last week, mr kim said mr trump needed to have the "right attitude" for talks to continue. there are warnings that some "unexplained" moves by pupils between schools in england, could include schools wanting to remove difficult children —

a practice called "off—rolling". a department for education spokesman said it's against the law to remove pupils on the basis of academic results. a report from the education policy institute found 55 thousand unexplained moves over a five year period. now to a surprising new scheme hoping to help children's reading. dogs are being enrolled — across schools in south wales — to help the children to relax and build their confidence by reading aloud. john maguire reports. if you need any help, you just askjonesy. 0k. one, two, three, four... d is for dog. for some children in this primary school in llanelli, jonesy is making a real difference. because he helps me, he helps me and he is really good and that's all. do you enjoy coming to these reading sessions with him? yes, i do.

the dog helps the children to relax, and they can then focus their attention on reading aloud with no fear of being judged. we have a few children within the school who are fearful of pets, so establishing that value of respect and care for animals and love towards animals, i think it really does work on that front. in terms of the academic progress, we've got one little boy who is only two weeks into the scheme but his mum has already said, "i can't believe the difference we're seeing now." he's going home each night and wanting to read in readiness for the session he has withjonesy on friday. it couldn't be looking better. the dogs and volunteer handlers are trained as part of the burns by your side charity scheme. this creates a lovely, gentle, nurturing environment where the dog never judges, never tells the child that he's made a mistake. so it kind of opens up this communication which might be difficult for a child in a normal

classroom environment. swansea university has been carrying out an academic study to assess the effectiveness of the dogs. it's a very small—scale study. we looked at a small number of schools and a small number of children, but we certainly saw some improvements in the children's attitudes to learning. so they were excited to come into school, they were excited to pick up a book, they were motivated to want to read. that helped them feel more confident in themselves as learners. that was very positive. and it seems as if reading aloud in this way helps not just the children to relax. now it's time for a look at the weather. and it's getting warmer? good morning rebecca. some mist and low

cloud and dense patches of particularly crossed east anglia and the east midlands. but yes, temperatures in the rise. by the time we get to temperatures, highs of 25 degrees, helped by warm april sunshine, the wind coming from the south—east pulling the warm air from central and eastern europe but across siberia unsettled conditions and cooler. 0n across siberia unsettled conditions and cooler. on saturday, some of us much warmer than spain. back to today, areas of mist and low cloud will clear, most of us seeing some spells of sunshine. glad developing across the western isles of scotland, sunny spells here, quite a cool north, north—easterly breeze pegging back temperatures across the east and channel coast. in the sunshine, temperatures reaching 17-20d sunshine, temperatures reaching 17—20d for many, some parts of southern england reaching a maximum of 22, making of the warmest day of the year so far. evening and night to come, any cloud will melt away, mist and low club developing as we go through the early hours, not as cold as the nightjust gone across

scotland. temperatures holding 4—5d, 6-9d scotland. temperatures holding 4—5d, 6—9d further south. the bigger picture as we head into the long easter weekend. this large area of high pressure across scandinavia keeping things settled for us here in the uk and looking ahead to tomorrow, good friday, once mist and low clu b tomorrow, good friday, once mist and low club this process we will have another try and fine day, plenty of warm sunshine. temperatures up a little bit compared to today, 22, possibly 23 degrees across southern england, some eastern and channel coast will be cooler with the breeze. subtle changes on saturday. rental system arriving into northern scotla nd rental system arriving into northern scotland and northern ireland bringing cloud, possibly patchy rain but away from here, fine and dry day, plenty of warm sunshine, 2425 degrees across parts of england and as we look ahead to easter sunday, for most a dry day. france still across scotland and northern ireland, the odd of rain possible but mostly a dry day. feeling cooler

and sunday compared to good friday and sunday compared to good friday and saturday. 21, 22 degrees but it looks like most of us will stay dry with weather sunshine into the bank holiday monday.

hello it's thursday, it's ten o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. the law says women who freeze their eggs have to use them in ten years or they're destroyed, leaving many with the choice of foregoing their chance of having a baby, or rushing to find a sperm donor. there's literally no reason for this ruling in place. the outcome of this doesn't impact on me. it's got almost nothing to do with me. but it's any child i have, who is theirfather going to be? are they going to have a person, or are they going to have a number? another woman is hoping to take legal action to try and change the law. we'll be asking if she's right or whether there are good reasons for the ten year limit. cbbc star mya—lecia naylor has died suddenly, aged 16. she appeared in bbc programmes such as millie inbetween