this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11. it's revealed that president trump feared an investigation into his links with russia would end his presidency and tried to get the man in charge of it fired. but he was all smiles today as the long awaited mueller report concluded there had been no collusion with russia ahead of the 2016 presidential election. they are having a good day. i'm having a good day as well. it is called no pollution, no obstruction. thus —— no collusion. but the man behind the report — special counsel robert mueller — failed to reach a conclusion on whether or not the president had tried to obstruct the investigation.

even in this form it outlines disturbing evidence that president trump engaged in obstruction of justice. also coming up: facebook bans a dozen british far right groups from its sites — for promoting hate and violence. a fourth day of climate protests in london. now activists threaten to target heathrow tomorrow as hundreds of thousands fly off for easter. and at 11.30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham — home affairs editor at the evening standard, and charlie wells — journalist at the economist. good evening. it's the investigation that has dominated american politics for almost two years. today the full report into alleged russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election has finally been released.

the investigation was carried out by a former fbi director — special counsel robert mueller. his two questions: did president trump collude with the russian government? and did the president try to obstruct subsequent investigations into the affair? 0n conspiring with russia — the answer was no. president trump was cleared of that. but on the question of obstruction, the report didn't reach a conclusion. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington. here it is, all 400 pages of it. and it makes for riveting reading. it details how donald trump tried to have robert miller fired. it details how donald trump tried to have robert millerfired. but it details how donald trump tried to have robert miller fired. but will it change anybody‘s mind? i think those who think that donald trump is unfit to be president will be reaffirmed in the particular view, having read the report and those who think that donald trump is doing a good job, and this was a hoax and a

witch hunt or take solace from the fa ct witch hunt or take solace from the fact that the attorney general says no laws were broken. —— tried to have robert mueller fired. no laws were broken. —— tried to have robert muellerfired. my no laws were broken. —— tried to have robert mueller fired. my report contains very strong language. a watershed moment for this president and maybe the presidency itself. donald trump was at the white house meeting wounded warriors today. before his two year long battle with robert mueller, he feels he has emerged unscathed with his reputation intact. i'm having a good day as well. it was called no collusion, no obstruction. before publication of this long—awaited report, the president tweeted this stop with its game of thrones styling. and his team, confident, putting out this video. no collusion. no collusion. the 400 page report is riveting and dramatic. it described the fallout of the firing of james comey. but

then the president has told that a special counsel has been appointed. the report conveys a picture of the white house in total meltdown with the president angrily demanding that robert mueller be fired. the then general counsel is repeatedly told to arrange for to be sacked. mcgann refuses. 0f to arrange for to be sacked. mcgann refuses. of the attempts to influence, the mueller report says they were mostly unsuccessful, largely because the persons who surrounded the president declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests. the new attorney general has weighed in sympathetically, almost saying the behaviour of the

president was justified as the special counsel ‘s report acknowledges, there is substantial evidence to show that the president was frustrated and angered by his sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents and fuelled by illegal leaks. on the other question of whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the russians, a clean bill of health. the mueller report is being devoured on capitol hill, debated online. democrats do not buy the line that the president did nothing wrong. even the president did nothing wrong. eve n eve n the president did nothing wrong. even even in its incomplete form, however, the mueller report, input com plete however, the mueller report, input complete because part is productive, evenin complete because part is productive, even in this form the report outlines disturbing evidence that president trump engaged in obstruction of justice president trump engaged in obstruction ofjustice and other misconduct. donald trump has left washington to travel to florida for the weekend. his aides say he is happy and pumped up. his good

thursday before good friday. the nhs is failing to meet its own target for the care of people with learning disabilities and autism — according to new figures. some of the most vulnerable — including children — are being treated as hospital in—patients rather than being cared for in the community. more than 2,000 vulnerable people are still in long—stay hospitals in england. the nhs promised to cut that number by between 35% and 50% over three years. but so far it has only managed a 19% reduction. campaigners say these patients are trapped and at risk of abuse and neglect. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. gill mead keeps her daughter leigh's bedroom ready for the day when she finally comes home, but she has no idea when that will be. the teddy bear leigh bought her mummy. leigh has autism and learning difficulties. a year ago she had a crisis, was sectioned and taken to a secure hospital. this was herjust before that happened, and 12 months

on this is the 43—year—old now. we've been trying so hard to get her back. we know that her anxiety would be through the roof. her longing for her family comes before anything else, really, so every day on the phone, when she rings me, ten o'clock, please, mummy, help me, please, mummy, get everyone to help me. after so many promises to support people like leigh in the community, her mother doesn't understand why she's still fighting to get her daughter home. i'm helpless. i'm powerless. every little thing, i think of her. what can i do, what can i do? more reading, more research. bring her in, she's shaking.

in 2011, after abuse was exposed at winterbourne view hospital by the bbc‘s panorama programme, the government said all such places would close. the latest figures for england show that's still a long way off. out of the more than 2000 people currently in these institutions, 37% have been there for more than five years. in 2015, there were 110 children in these units. it's now more than doubled to 240. today, there are hundreds of people with learning disabilities and/or autism in units when they do not need to be, and that is detrimental to them, and that is a scandal. are you 0k? give me a big kiss! philip was someone who spent more than a year miles from home in an assessment and treatment hospital, or atu. but now that he's living in the community with support, his life has transformed. philip is much more happy, much more affectionate, which obviously he wasn't when he was in the atu because he was always locked

behind a glass door, so i didn't have the same contact with him. nhs england says it is investing in earlier intervention and ramping up specialist community care to help hundreds more people live more independent lives closer to home. the smartest giant in town. it insists progress is being made, but the question for families remains why is it taking so long. alison holt, bbc news. the home secretary sajid javid is urging police to use the full force of the law against climate change protesters causing disruption in london. the environmental group, extinction rebellion says it plans to target heathrow tomorrow on one of its busiest days of the year. meanwhile in a bbc documentary broadcast tonight, sir david attenborough says climate change could cause "irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies". this report from our science correspondent rebecca morelle contains some distressing images.

cheering blocking the streets, protesters from around the country descending on central london. rebellion! extinction rebellion leading another day of disruption. an attempt to force urgent action on climate change. this is the new wave of eco activism. it's giving climate change attention, but will it bring action? the campaigners here want greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to zero by 2025. scientists say it's a target that's virtually impossible to achieve. the united nations agrees that we need to get to zero carbon emissions but over a much longer timescale by 2050. the uk government is aiming to reduce emissions by 80% by then. but they're considering going further. in any scenario, it will mean radical changes to how we live. it's perfectly achievable for us to get to zero emissions but it is a big

challenge that we will have to grasp. it involves us using technologies that we know about and which we have been developing and which have been falling in cost actually quite remarkably in recent years. adding to these warnings is sir david attenborough's latest documentary. it reveals a rapidly changing landscape. in his starkest statement yet, the broadcaster says that climate change is the biggest threat we face. 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. last year saw record—breaking heat waves. in australia, as temperatures rose above 42 celsius, fruit bats were unable to survive. it's estimated that more than 10,000 of the animals died. scientists say the impacts of climate change are becoming

clear, as is the new movement it sparked. joining the campaign is the next generation. students on strike around the world. with scientists warning that the time to act is running out, they say the fate of the planet is in their hands. rebecca morelle, bbc news. after four days of protests, the police say they've arrested more than 500 people at sites across london this week. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds sent us this update from waterloo bridge, which has been blocked all week and he explained the challenges for the police in dealing with the situation. the police attempted to raise the pace of their attempts to clear these protest camps today. this afternoon about 20 people were arrested but about 30 protesters took their place. as you can see, the bridge is still closed and this man has been playing a cello whether traffic would normally be. it is a

problem for the police. they say they can only use reasonable force and this is a peaceful protest so all they can do is remove the protesters one by one. there have been messages going around today that are a worked out plan to raise the bar and close down heathrow tomorrow. when not sure that that will happen but the mayor of london has said that if it does that would be dangerous, illegal and it would put more pressure on the police. it would certainly be disruptive. police are under pressure to clear these protests and to reduce the amount of disruption that they are causing in the centre of london. many of the protesters say they will stay here for days to come. facebook has banned a dozen british far—right groups including the british national party and the english defence league from having any presence on its social media networks saying they violated rules about promoting hate and violence. the banned groups have been removed from both facebook and instagram. it also means people who use

the sites will no longer be allowed to show support or praise for them. 0ur media editor, amol rajan reports. masters of modern communication they may be, but, according to facebook at least, these members of britain's hard right groups and organisations often spread hate or promote violence. the full list includes the british national party and its former leader, nick griffin. leaderjayda fransen. the english defence league and its founding member paul ray. knights templar international, a militant christian group, and its promoter, jim dowson. national front and its leader, tony martin, and jack renshaw, a convicted neo—nazi who plotted to murder a labour mp. but how exactly did they violate facebook‘s rules? facebook, who declined to be interviewed, says simply that they:. posts endorsing these individuals or groups will also now be banned. it is good that the police have

actually taken action finally. the hard right have been stirring on and off—line for years, so why is this happening now? upcoming european elections, amid a rising tide of populism across the continent. there's also been a recent spike in activity on the platform by the hard right. and the drip, drip, drip of scandal around the company in recent years must be taking its toll. i think that what will happen is that yes, they will still have a space, yes, they will still have those supporters. but it is about stopping it from going to the mainstream, and i think that that is really where the key issue is here. 0h, tommy, tommy! in february, facebook banned stephen yaxley—lennon, better known as tommy robinson. the social media reach of the hard right is unclear because the tech giants don't always release the figures. thank you, every single one of you... but millions across the world and many in the united kingdom like and enjoy access to views that they don't see on traditional media. we don't need the media to report that, because we are the media! facebook is being dragged into uncomfortable terrain.

the company wants to be impartial, but there's no getting around the fact that today saw a californian corporation, whose upper echelons are liberal, clamping down on parts of the british hard right. and the company says it is not in the truth business, but today's decision was based on the application of subjective criteria to public opinion. there is an old—fashioned word for that — it's journalism. wary of accusations of censorship, the danger is that global tech giants end up creating national martyrs who simply congregate elsewhere. amol rajan, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the mueller reports clears president trump of collusion with russia over the 2016 presidential election, but questions remain over whether he attempted to obstruct the investigation. facebook bans a dozen british far right groups from its sites for promoting hate and violence. a fourth day of climate protests in london — now activists threaten to target heathrow tomorrow as hundreds of thousands

fly off for easter. the labour party have announced their candidates for the european elections. the labour peer lord andrew adonis will stand for the south west regional constituency. the pro—eu former minister will run againstjacob rees mogg's sister annunziata who is a candidate for the brexit party in the region. lord adonis said it was vital labour won ‘to show there is a credible alternative to a tory brexit‘ the prospect of a no—deal brexit at the end of march led to many british businesses stockpiling their goods to prepare for every eventuality. but it's come at a price. britain's biggest business lender, rbs, says it's made nearly £3 billion worth of loans to businesses to pay for it all, and those loans will need to be paid back. as the uncertainty continues, our business editor, simonjack, has been talking to companies about the impact it has all had on them.

easter time is chocolate time, and was due to be brexit time. we normally at this time of year have one to two weeks' stock. and this is? so now we're looking at one to two months' stock. so that's what, four or five times more than would normally have at this time? yeah. hot chocolate maker brian what he did government advised to prepare his business for a no—deal brexit. that's a lot of money sitting there. what are you going to do with all this now? i mean, what are the options? so, this is stock that i've bought and i've done that on the basis of borrowing from the bank, so now my big concern that keeps me awake at night is how do i actually sell that stock out, get the cash into the business, pay the bank? i wake up at 4:30 in the morning thinking about cash flow. it's hard enough running a business without brexit uncertainty, and while there may be a collective sigh of relief that the uk didn't leave the eu without a deal, even for companies that did take precautions, any peace of mind that provided may be short—lived, as we're still facing an uncertain outcome and an uncertain date.

this small company borrowed an extra £43,000. it wasn't alone. firms of all sizes have borrowed billions for brexit planning. rbs is the uk's biggest business lender. we set aside £3 billion. the vast bulk of that is now committed, it is there to support stockpiling, supply chain related activities and also trade—related activities. and given we've gone through this cliff edge, which many people were stockpiling for, are you now going to ask for that money back? no, it's still too uncertain for customers to actually decide what they're going to do yet. they need to know how we're leaving and when we're leaving before they take those decisions. and that is why warehouses like this one in hull are still full to the rafters. some businesses would rather continue paying the price to be ready. the problem now is do they keep the stock here, or do they run it down? if we have an agreement and things move quickly, if they've run the stock down, then they're back to where they were before, so most customers are actually holding their stock at a high level

to ensure that if a date comes forward quickly that they're in position to deal with it. brexit may have been paused, but for business the costs continue to stack up. simon jack, bbc news. more than 200 people have been killed in libya and 25000 have been forced to flee their homes after two weeks of fighting on the outskirts of the capital tripoli. a rebel military commander is trying to capture the city from the internationally recognised government that currently holds power there. the united nations has warned of what it calls widening conflagration. libya has been politically unstable ever since its long—time leader colonel gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011. two weeks ago fighting broke out as the military strongman general khalifa haftar, tried to seize tripoli from the government, in this battle for power. today libya's prime minister warned there was a danger of the islamic state group taking advantage of the chaos. our international correspondent 0rla guerin sent us this report from tripoli.

in tripoli, once again, it's time to bury the dead. civilians killed this week by rocket fire as they slept. mourners blamed the military strongman besieging the city, general khalifa haftar. critics say he wants to be a new gaddafi. prime minister sarraj, very nice to see you again. libya's internationally recognised prime minister has held him off for two weeks, but he's looking weary and sounding worried. translation: this is a dangerous turning point. it's a confrontation between supporters of democracy and supporters of authoritarian rule. i'm really astonished by the stand of the international community. gunfire. it's less a matter of

taking a stand, and more of dodging a bullet. these battles are raging around seven miles from the prime minister's office. all this in a week when a un backed peace conference was supposed to be held, but the international community — which was so hands—on during libya's revolution — now has little to say. translation: the public is frustrated by the silence. the un security council is not even able to issue a statement saying clearly what has happened. the russians won't accept mentioning haftar‘s name as the aggressor, though everyone knows he is the one behind this. what is the risk now that the so—called islamic state can exploit this vacuum? they were driven from their stronghold in sirte at the end of 2017,

but nobody imagines they are gone completely. do you see any indications that they are taking advantage of this moment? translation: definitely. there's a fear that groups like is could come back and take advantage of this void. we did our best to fight them and we pushed them out of the south. after all this work we did, this attack is going to give them a chance to engage again. and the latest turmoil may have an impact far beyond libya's shores. the prime minister says it's threatening the lives of 800,000 migrants here and could spark a flood to europe. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. let's take a look at some of today's other news: a ukip candidate at the european elections has refused to apologise for comments he made online to the labour mpjess phillips. carl benjamin, seen here standing on the left, posted on twitter that

he "wouldn't even rape" the mp. at a news conference today, he said he wouldn't apologise for what he called his "crimes against political correctness". crossrail, the new underground railway line running east—west under central london, may not be finished until the spring of 2021, according to a senior source on the project. the project, which is the largest of its kind in europe, was due to have been completed in december last year. a british couple killed in a buggy crash on the greek island of santorini have been named. milly and toby savill had been driving on a mountainous region of the island when the vehicle fell into a 200—metre ravine on sunday afternoon. the couple's family paid tribute to them saying they "were utterly devoted to one another". hundreds of firefighters who helped save notre—dame cathedral on monday were invited to meet the french president today as he called their actions exemplary. dozens of firefighters are still at the cathedral ensuring no new fires break out. amid concerns that parts

of the building could collapse. lucy wililamson reports from paris. today, france saw the faces of its heroes. the firefighters who, on monday night, pitted their bravery against a vast inferno and won, now filing into the gilded rooms of the elysee palace, the secular cathedral of the french state. translation: it is a great joy, a great honour. the paris firefighters are a humble and discreet unit and we are here as a community to honour the individual and collective efforts of our comrades. 0ne firefighter described emerging from a bell tower and seeing the roof engulfed in flames. "it was only later we understood the risks we had taken", she said. "the hardest thing was that we were so small compared to it." investigators have interviewed 40 people and forensic teams have begun to gather evidence at the site.

but the structure of notre—dame is still fragile, damaged by both the fire and the operation to save it. the threat to notre—dame did not die with the fire. several areas of the building have been badly weakened. some of the gables have already been given extra support. scaffolding is being brought in to secure the stonework and a tarpaulin is urgently needed to protect the vaulted ceiling from rain. across the riverfrom notre—dame, outside the town hall, crowds gathered this afternoon for a service of thanks. translation: i feel gratitude to the fire brigade. by risking your lives, you have saved part of ours. the hymns and prayers of holy week rose from st sulpice tonight, across the riverfrom notre—dame. the cathedral‘s leading cleric and many of its congregation marking the rituals of easter here. the christian message of loss and resurrection,

grief and hope, a comfort in the shadow of notre—dame's scorched and roofless walls. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. now it's time for the weather with mel coles. 0ur weather has undergone something ofa 0ur weather has undergone something of a transformation just in time for the bank holiday. some reached highs of 23 celsius, the warmest day of the year so far. we still have high pressure in charge so it is a settled story and we are drawing warmerair settled story and we are drawing warmer air from settled story and we are drawing warmer airfrom central settled story and we are drawing warmer air from central europe. settled story and we are drawing warmer airfrom central europe. we may start good friday with low cloud, missed and filed an event we are doing in for a lovely day.

lighter winds for the north sea and channel coast. seabreeze may develop and temperatures reaching highs of 20- 22 and temperatures reaching highs of 20— 22 celsius. and temperatures reaching highs of 20- 22 celsius. we could see 23 in some spots. a fine and to the day. a weather front edging closer to northern ireland and western fringes of scotla nd northern ireland and western fringes of scotland before the night is over. some spots hanging into double digits. not a cold night by any means. 0n digits. not a cold night by any means. on saturday, the heat will really build particularly in southern england with highs of possibly 25. look at how that co m pa res possibly 25. look at how that compares with some of europe's favourite resorts. it remains cool and unsettled in the eastern mediterranean. back home, the weather front introducing thicker crowd for northern ireland, western

fringes of scotland. lots of sunshine elsewhere. the heat really building with highs of 24, possibly 25 celsius on saturday. that weather front will just work its way further southwards into parts of northern england initially but it then starts to retreat, pushing back up to north—west scotland, parts of northern ireland. 0nce north—west scotland, parts of northern ireland. once again mostly dry but could produce one or two speeds and spots. for most of the uk and otherfine, speeds and spots. for most of the uk and other fine, dry speeds and spots. for most of the uk and otherfine, dry date speeds and spots. for most of the uk and other fine, dry date with lengthy spells of sunshine. we still have high pressure over scandinavia so have high pressure over scandinavia so this weather front will try to make inroads on easter monday but it does not make very much progress at all. 0nce does not make very much progress at all. once again easter monday it looks like a dry day, lengthy spells of sunshine and temperatures are still doing well across the border. a very similar set up into tuesday. lots of sunshine, fine and dry,

perhaps a little more cloud for northern ireland and western fringes of scotla nd northern ireland and western fringes of scotland but a fine looking day away from that. looking a little bit further ahead, it looks as though we will see in the jetstream. further ahead, it looks as though we will see in thejetstream. —— a deep. turning things a little bit more unsettled for the south and west but at the moment it looks like a lot of fine, dry weather around with above average temperatures. a chance of one or two showers which could be thundery in nature.