this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. police in londonderry investigating the murder of the journalist, leera mckee, continue to question two men and make a fresh appealfor information. lyra's killers have succeeded in only one thing, and that is in uniting the entire community in condemnation. police call in extra officers from neighbouring forces to help clear climate protesters — this is the live scene in oxford circus in london. small mercies: thousands of bees living on the roof of notre—dame survive the fire which devastated the cathedral. the hottest day of the year, as temperatures soar to 25 and a half degrees. manchester city's phil foden scores his first premier league goal —

beating tottenham — and taking the sky blues back to the top of the premier league. judy starts as a judy- starts as a widow accused of being a russian spy in red joan, see what jason solomon's thought about and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. detectives are questioning two teenagers in connection with the killing of the journalist, leera mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead during rioting in derry, on thursday night. the suspects, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act. from belfast, louise cullen sent this report. the two men were arrested in derry this morning and brought here to the

serious crime suite at the police station in belfast. the 18 and 19 euros are being held under the terrorism act. their arrest follows the release of cctv footage by the police. that footage shows lira mckee upon onlookers, they step aside behind a wall then vanishes. a few minutes later, a man with a gun and stepped out, and fired shots towards police and onlookers. lyra mckee was rushed to hospital but died from her injuries. many tributes have been paid to the young writer and lg bt activist tributes have been paid to the young writer and lgbt activist individuals have been held in belfast and in derry. for political leaders are united in their condemnation of the killing. a minute of silence was held before a football match last night. to remember her. and there will be more vigils held cross northern ireland today as community unites in shock and revulsion. the former us president, bill clinton, tweeted that he was heartbroken by her death, that 21 hard one years of

peace and progress could not be let go peace and progress could not be let 9° by peace and progress could not be let go by northern ireland still facing challenges. the writing in the cragin began as the police carried out a search operation targeting dissidents or republicans. the police say they reviewed the intelligence that led to that operation, and it is sound. that the blame for lyra mckee‘s death lies solely with the man who pulled the trigger. that was louise cullen. in the past hour, detective superintendent jason murphy — who is leading the investigation — has appealed for help from the public to bring lyra's killers to justice. i have come from a very difficult meeting this morning with lyra mckee‘s family. as you can understand, they're absolutely devastated. lyra's family have a lot of questions. and today, i was able to answer some of them. but i need more help from the community to enable me to answer more of their questions, and to bring her killers to justice. shortly before 11pm on thursday

night, 29—year—old lyra was murdered by terrorists. i believe that those responsible are the new ira. lyra was killed by shots fired indiscriminately. the brutal nature of that attack has sent shock waves around the world. the shots were fired in a residential area at a time when there were large numbers of people, including children, standing by. the gunman showed no thought for who may have been killed or injured when he fired those shots. this afternoon, i have a number of appeals to make. i know that a large number of people were in the area of fenner drive in central drive on thursday night. many of these people were clearly using their mobile phones to record footage of the disorder and may have captured vital footage on their mobile phones.

i would ask those individuals to please come and speak to my detectives with regards to the events of thursday night, and to allow us to examine the video footage on their mobile phones. we do not need to hold onto the mobile phones, we have made a facility specially available to enable us to download the footage and return the mobile phone to you. alternatively, you can upload your footage to the major incident public portal, which is www.mipp.police.uk. we have already received unprecedented report —— support from the local community, and i would like to thank them for helping us to seek justice on lyra's behalf. i know that there will be some people who know what happened but are frightened to come forward. i want to reassure you that we will work with you sensitively. there is a real sense that what happened to lyra marked a sea change,

and i want people to have confidence to come forward to help us. it is really important that those who killed lyra in this cowardly attack should never be able to do this again. the individuals responsible for lyra's murder continue to hide in the shadows. they attempt to justify their actions to each other. they have shown no courage to offer an explanation directly to lyra's family. meanwhile, the community continues to work together with alan and his local policing team to bring lasting and positive change to the community. this should be lyra's legacy. lyra's murder was not just an attack on lyra, but an attack on the fabric of this community. lyra's killers have succeeded in only one thing, and that is in uniting the entire community in condemnation. i would appeal to individuals who have information to contact us, no matter how small

the information may be. contact my detectives on 101, or via the crimestoppers charity. that's the detective superintendent, jason murphy. the metropolitan police has requested about 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces, to help deal with climate change protesters in central london. demonstrators have occupied oxford circus, waterloo bridge and parliament square since last monday. police say they've arrested more than 700 people — and 28 have been charged. our news correspondent simonjones joins us now from oxford circus in central london, where some protestors still remain. while in the past few minutes, we have seen the last of the protesters who are occupying a central area here in oxford circus being moved away. if i move out of the way, you can still see there is a big police presence. with the officers have done is formed a chain around this

crossroads, and not allowing people to enter. throughout the day, there are around 30 protesters who are refusing to go. they were lying down on the ground, they were locking themselves together. so the police used the chemical equipment to separate them, and then they have just removed the last of the 30 people. now we then have seen a group of people who were supporting them, who are over in that area, heading off down in that direction. so the police are hoping they will be heading down to marble arch, where they are allowed to protest, because the protest here has been declared unlawful. the patients of the police has been running very thin, because they've been saying it's been causing too much disruption for the people of london and beyond. the protesters themselves are making no apology, they are saying that they need to highlight this issue, and for that reason, they have been prepared to ta ke reason, they have been prepared to take part in these protests without permission, they have been been prepared to be arrested, some are arrested and returned to the scene

here. more than 700 arrests, but just a small number of people have actually been charged. we've asked the met police why that is, but they didn't want to comment on that. their message is that the people cannot stay here. it's an interesting scene though, when we look around, we've got the lines of the police, there's the police fans just down there. some people here are just down there. some people here a re protesters, just down there. some people here are protesters, but a lot of people are protesters, but a lot of people are simply people who have turned up to have a look at what's going on. people who maybe have been out shopping today, just to get a sense of what's been happening here over the past six days. it's been a very hot day, and it's stretching the resources of the metropolitan police. they have asked for a couple hundred extra officers, we know that kent, sussex, hampshire are among the forces that have responded to that request. the reality is that we not entirely sure now the main protesters have been move from here, what is going to happen. the police presence remains, but every scene often over the past few days, it's been a game of cat and mouse. so

once protesters have moved, they then come back. so we wait to see whether or not really this is coming to an end here at oxford circus. simon, just very quickly, you did allude to the fact that this is a very strange protest for the police to be monitoring, and trying to control, because this is a form of civil disobedience, in which there is no violence. very much civil disobedience, but i'm very peacefully. the protesters are saying they don't want confrontation. the fact is that they've been simply lying down on they've been simply lying down on the ground, and that has meant the officers are being carried away, and when they are carried away, they haven't seen any sort of resistance, in fact the cloud have been cheering for the protesters for their efforts. so for the police, an unusual situation, very unusual that we've had these hundreds of arrests, and the strain that that puts on resources . and the strain that that puts on resources. unusual as well that protesters have occupied a number of sides, but the police are trying to get the message across that london has to keep on moving, and if people

do want to protest, they can do it lawfully, but not here. 0k simon, thank you very much. the commissioner of the metropolitan police service has been speaking about her force's handling of the climate protests.cressida dick said it had been a strain on her officers. it isa it is a challenging week. it's the easter weekend now, as you know. it's a hot weekend, there's a lot going on in london, right across london. and every day we've had over 1000 officers, i think it's probably over 1500 officers working to police these protests. it's had an impact not just these protests. it's had an impact notjust on these protests. it's had an impact not just on the these protests. it's had an impact notjust on the police officers but on londoners in general. lots of people have had miserable disruption to their lives. and i've got one message for the protesters, and that is please go to a marble arch where you can protest lawfully, stop your unlawful protests, and if you don't wa nt to unlawful protests, and if you don't want to go to marble arch, then go home. i'm do you have for businesses

in the west end who, by the end of all this, will have lost tens of millions of pounds in revenue? i think all londoners will have sympathy for those businesses. some will be able to cope with the losses better than others, no doubt, but it is clear that by stopping for example 0xford is clear that by stopping for example oxford circus, and stopping the three routes up through waterloo bridge, it's affecting business in all kinds of ways, and people are losing money. it's also affecting people who want to get about london, whether that's for work, or tourist reasons. it's affecting everybody in the area of the west end. and i've been walking about there today, and ican been walking about there today, and i can assure you that many people are very fed up they are coming up to me saying you know, these protesters don't realise the impact they're having on people like me. 0k so we're just getting confirmation here over the number of arrests at the climate change protest the metropolitan police said that they

have arrested, or rather the numbers of people arrested has topped 750, and that was as of 4pm today. they went on to say that those who had been released under investigation will be brought back to be formally interviewed and charged as appropriate in due course. so over 750 arrests as part of these climate change protests taking place in london. now seven people were killed in an attack on the afghan ministry of information in kabul. an explosion was heard just before midday local time , and sporadic gunfire continued for over six hours before officials declared the incident over. a ministry source said one of the attackers got inside the building. the attack comes a day after talks between afghan officials and the taliban were suspended, but the taliban said they were not behind the assault. one of labour's most senior figures has apologised , after she was photographed drinking alcohol on public

transport. diane abbott, the shadow home secretary, said she'd been drinking a can of mojito cocktail, despite a ban on drinking alcohol on london's transport network. she said she was ‘sincerely sorry‘. a british computer expert, who helped shut down a major cyber attack on the nhs, has pleaded guilty to cyber crime charges in the us. marcus hutchins, from north devon, faces up to five years in prison, for his role in distributing malicious software, designed to steal online banking passwords. he says he takes full responsibility for his actions. nearly 10% of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in england and wales — if health checks were tailored to individual patients. currently people over the age of a0 are eligible for a heart check, every five years. but new research from university college london, suggests that high risk people should be screened more often — and low risk patients much less.

our health correspondent, james gallagher reports. somebody‘s risk of heart attack or stroke can be worked out by looking at risk factors, such as their blood pressure, cholesterol levels or family history. doctors use the information to give advice on lifestyle changes, or to prescribe drugs like statins for cholesterol or blood pressure. the study in the lancet followed 7,000 people to see how their risk changed over time, then investigated whether there was a better way of performing routine checkups. currently, people should be seen every five years, but the study suggested the healthiest people could be seen every seven years, the less healthy every year. the ucl team predicted 8% of heart attacks and strokes will be prevented with tailored testing. that works out at about 5,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes every year in england and wales. researchers say these personalised checks would not cost the nhs any more money. the british heart foundation says it

could potentially save lives but warned it could be hard to implement and that too few people were having current assessments. james gallagher, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. police and londonderry continue to question two men over the murder of lyra mckee. climate change protests contiune into their sixth day. police have arrested more than 700 people and requested 200 extra officers. the temperature in the uk has reached 25 and a half degrees, making today the hottest day of the year so far. clashes have broken out between dozens of demonstrators and police in paris on the 23rd saturday of yellow—vest protests. dozens of black—hooded demonstrators have thrown rocks at police and some set fire to motor—cycles. police responded by firing tear

gas and stun grenades. 0ur reporter in paris, hugh schofield, has been watching the scenes unfold. the pictures you're looking at, assuming they are the ones i've just been looking at, are based around the place de la republique in the eastern side of the city, a place where it one of the cortez of the yellow vests has ended up. there were two marches planned today. the other one seems to be progressing peacefully, but the one at this point has decided to... well, part of it, has decided to, you know, break off and start confronting the police, smashing windows, setting fire to scooters and so on. we have seen,once again, the situation degenerate there. we have seen similar situations, and much worse ones, around the champs—elysees. the champs—elysees which was absolutely looted in the last big day of yellow vests protests about a month ago. after that, the gun stepped in and said no more

—— government. on the champs—elysees. the champs—elysees totally off limits now. the focus has shifted in aid of much more accustomed to protest, that is in the eastern part of the city. — around the place de la republique. we now have this stand—off between police and protesters which flares up every now and again with more that advise being started, police baton charges, and tear gas being fired and so on. it does seem, once again, but among the yellow vests, they have been infiltrated by what they called the black bloc, people of really radical, anarchist, far left sympathies who have decided to make themselves part of the broader protest movement in order to make their point. that was hugh schofield. now, how's this for an un—bee—lievable story of survival? much of the roof and spire of notre—dame cathedral was destroyed in monday's fire, but its smallest residents survived. some 200,000 bees living in hives on the roof were initially thought to have perished. however, notre dame's beekeeper has confirmed that the bees are alive

and buzzing and instead of the fire killing them, the carbon dioxide simply sedated them. here's sibyle moulin — one of the cathedral‘s beekeepers. i was in my car going to see some friends near paris and i heard what was happening, i had friends sending me messages and pictures of the cathedral because they worked near there, and i was, i think like everybody in france and the rest of the world, without voice by what i could hear from people describing the scene. and i had no idea if i had to move the hives or if it was so hot there it was so full of water, i had no idea what could have happened to them. because it was the night, when it is night, the bees can't fly so they don't fly at night. we always see them flying but it's by day. at night they cannot do anything, they cannot have a way to find their way because when there

is no sun, no way. the day after we had pictures taken by drones and i could see the three dots made by the roof of the hives and nothing was in front, nothing that looked like melted wax, so i had more hope about their health and then on thursday, nicola, my boss, met andre on the pavement and he said that he had seen bees going back and forth into the hives. i was at first very pleased, but i have faith in them. you know, they were on earth before us and they will be after us, i am definitely convinced of that. now house plants do much more than simply decorate our homes, they can bring a sense of calm and help the environment. currently, plants which aren't considered food, are subject to full

vat, but campaigners say that should be reduced. laura foster has more. becca had struggled with anxiety and depression for months. counselling didn't work, medication didn't work, but then she was given a house plant and from there her collection grew to more than 100 plants. the well—being you get is so immense. when you stop focusing on looking so far in the future because you have something to deal with right in front of you, it can really help. they take so much time to grow and change at it makes you accept that in yourself as well. becca isn't the only one. the popularity of house plants has skyrocketed in recent years, helped in part by social media. at the moment, plants are considered to be a luxury item and therefore we pay full vat on them in the uk. but in other countries in europe, the taxes are less. as well as benefiting the environment, it's thought that cutting vat could help more people manage their mental health,

particularly individuals who don't have access to a garden or green space. if they are feeling that the cost of acquiring those plants is prohibitive, i think that is a great shame. anything that makes plants more affordable will be a good thing. a lot of people will make a difference in a recovery from health issues. 0ne business feels so strongly about the issue it's written to the government, calling for rates to be reduced. places like france, germany, italy, the rates of vat on plants is up to half what it is in the uk, and in some places more than that. some people might say, you're just saying this because you're a plant company. what do you say to that? i recognise that, but we have a much broader mission. they are notjust a nice thing to decorate one space with, but they are an important thing in a healthy lifestyle. the treasury said...

but becca says the well—being you get from plants is so immense it's worth considering. it's been quite life—changing, actually. in a small way, but also in a really, really big way. laura foster, bbc news, norwich. it is officially the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 25.5 celsius at gosport in hampshire. parts of the uk are hotter than the mediterranean. many people have flocked to the coast to make the most of a glorious easter weekend. the uk's warmest easter temperature was 29.4 degrees, recorded in london back in 1919. 0livia richwald is in southport for us. it's about 20 celsius at the moment in sunny southport. the town on merseyside has one of the biggest expanses

of sand in the northwest, and the second longest appear in the country. —— pier. the ice cream queues however are rather shorter than average this time of year. let's ask some of the people where they come from today. where have you come from? yeah, we're from cheshire, enjoying the sunshine in these record—breaking temperatures while it lasts. is it normally like this here? no. last time we came last year, it was very cold. we've come out with a baby and enjoyed it. so yeah, lovely time to be here. thank you very much. let's ask someone else, where have you come from today? wigan. wigan — is it normally like this here? no, it's usually really cold. i've just come out for a day out. the ice cream queue isn't too bad either, is it? no, but in some places it can be. lovely, thank you. let's ask these girls over here, where have you come from? same, we're wigan. and are you having a good time? lots of playing in the sand and sea? been having a good time? have you been having a good time? well worth the journey from wigan though? it really is, yeah.

the queues are a bit longer, but that's to be expected with the weather. it's hard to find a parking space, isn't it? it is, it takes about an hourto drive. but it's definitely a lovely day. enjoy your ice creams and your sunny easter weekend. the good news is that there's two more days where the weather is expected to be just like this — tomorrow and easter monday. that's 0livia rich rolled, helena lee has been in high park in central london. and says today's weather is perfect for sun—lovers. it has been very hot, exposed here. as you can see, it's absolutely beautiful, there's been a light breeze in the last ten minutes or so. as you can see it's absolutely beautiful. the perfect day to be out on the water. this is the serpentine lake in hyde park in central london, a lot of people out on paddlers, i think it's probably the people who own these, it's probably one of the busiest days of the year so far. we have

just taken the temperature, looked at the temperature here in hyde park, we've been here since 11 o'clock this morning. when it was about 20 celsius then. it has now reached 2a celsius. in terms of records, it's going to be the hottest day of the year so far. also, one of the hottest easter weekends on record. it was back in 1919, that was the hottest easter weekend when the temperatures reached 29.4 celsius in camden square in london. we will not reach that temperature over this weekend but we are not far off it at the moment. as i say, 24 degrees here in high park and we are expecting —— hyde park. temperatures to go up as the afternoon goes on to 25—26 degrees. there are people who have gone away over the bank holiday to the mediterranean. parts of spain, greece, over the past couple of days, they may be looking back to the uk with some envy because part

of those places have experienced some thunderstorms. but for those who like the sunny weather, it will continue tomorrow, monday, and probably choose the. —— tuesday. the weather will turn on wednesday when the weather becomes showery. for now, glorious temperatures this weekend. that was helena lee, let's find out more about what's coming up weather—wise here. here is phil avery. bangs for joining weather—wise here. here is phil avery. bangs forjoining me, let's bring you right up to date with how we see the rest of the holiday weekend pinning out across the bridge child. recent back pretty decent there for many of the moment. this just a sample of the sort of pictures flooding into us over the past few hours. i don't expect much will change for many locations, a lot of warm sunshine around, but there is a notable exception and it will be this way some while yet. a lot of cloud tied in with this frontal system and at times there will be heavy pulses of rain.

that great zone of high pressure doing its stuff for many locations, keeping it fine and settled. it will be a glorious evening for the greater part of england, wales, southern parts of scotland, 0regon. in the early hours of easter sunday, a thickening of cloud, popping up that rainfall. frost free for many. it will turn out again to be a pretty chilly night and a chilly start to easter sunday across parts of east anglia. there could be some fog across the a1. not a great deal of change as we work our way through the afternoon. still that system a real nuisance across the north—western part of scotland but elsewhere notjust as warm but that will only be by a degree or so. the pollen levels stubbornly high if you happen to suffer, save for that north—eastern quarter of scotland. is there any change as we move into monday?

at last some good news for that north—western quarter of the british isles were eventually this system, but the sun is right in the short term and the cloud and rain will pull away 0ut into the atlantic to eventually reveal some sunshine here, and the temperature is responding. similar prospect across the western side of northern ireland and less in the way of an onshore breeze along some of the eastern shores, so here too temperatures picking up from the low teens to the mid—teens or so. next week, eventually and it will be a slow process, things turning markedly unsettled and turning just a bit cooler as well. back from the upper teens, low 20s, much closer to the seasonal norm for many parts of the british isles and for many there will be some rain.

hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. police in londonderry investigating the murder of the journalist, lyra mckee, continue to question two men and make a fresh appealfor information. lyra's killers have succeeded in only one thing, and that is in uniting the entire community in condemnation. police call in extra officers from neighbouring forces to help clear climate protesters. this is the live scene in oxford circus in london, as the head of the metropolitan police urges demonstrators to move. please go to the marble arch,

where you can protest lawfully. stop your unlawful protest. and if you don't want to go to marble arch, then go home. the hottest day of the year, as temperatures soar to 25.5 celsius. judi dench starts as a widow accused of being a russian spy in red joan. see what jason solomon's thought about it and the rest of this week's releases in the film review. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. thank you very much, i have all your sports headlines. busy weekend with rugby, boxing, and tennis to come, but we will start with the premier league because manchester city are back at the top of the table after what was a nervy 1—0 win over tottenham.

this game came just three days after spurs knocked city out of the champions league at the quarter final stage, and jo currie was watching. after wednesday night's european extravaga nza after wednesday night's european extravaganza between these two games, the repeat fixture was always going to live up —— struggle to live up going to live up —— struggle to live up to the same excitement. a win would take them back to the table. and just like last week, the trauma came early. —— drama. before city struck the first model below. sergio aguero set up an unlikely hero, 18—year—old phil photo and with his first top—flight goal to settle city's nerves. carving out many opportunities in the first half, but after the break, they had a penalty appeal waved away for this handball. city came agonisingly close to stretching their lead were it not for the foot denying brahim sterling. he couldn't quite believe his eyes. but the defending champions held on to claim the win and exact revenge. all eyes now turned a little pearl tomorrow in an

ever—changing title race —— liverpool. joe curry, bbc news is popular. it was a really tough game. and they qualified for the champions league, we cannot risk anything today and we cannot risk the premier league. and when you play this game, what happened was a stuffer. i know i could not have done what they did today. we competed really well today. saving a few actions, i think it was the most decisive player on the pitch. i deserve the draw, but i think i am happy — disappointed but happy with the performance of the team. i compete and we were always in the game. brighton made sure they got a very important point today with a 0—0

draw against wolves. the result means brighton are now three points clear of the relegation zone with four games left this season. wolves could have moved up to seventh place with a win, but instead have dropped down to ninth. a draw for brighton puts the pressure on cardiff who play liverpool tomorrow. i think with the emotion going into the game, and probably not too many people felt we would get any type of result today. and i think in the manner that we had to get the result, then i think that speaks volumes for this group of players and what we have to be able to do is ta ke and what we have to be able to do is take that type of spirit and determination into these next four games. fulham have already been relegated from the premier leaue but they managed to get their first away win of the season today beating bournemouth 1—0 at the vitality stadium. aleksandar mitrovic scored a second—half penalty to give fulham a rare win on what was the bourmeounth boss, eddie howe's 500th game as a manager. today's other premiere league results. watford are up to seventh place and the possiblity of european footballl next season after a 2—1 win over huddersfield who have been relegated.

leciester are in eighth after a 2—2 draw with west ham. newcastle against southampton kicked off a few mintues ago 0—0. celtic will have to wait at least another week to wrap up the scottish premiership. that's after second placed rangers eased to a comfortable 3—1win at hearts, watched by ben croucher. if the title race in scotland has become a bit predictable as of late, then the squabble for the best of then the squabble for the best of the rest. rest is what the rangers have not been short of lately. playing for the first time in a fortnight, jemaine showed no signs of rust. 43, well, they didn't help careless in possession, chasing shadows without it, and soon chasing it. 2-0. at shadows without it, and soon chasing it. 2—0. at half—time, it was rangers who got the ball rolling

after the break. nick look at its‘s finish, 48 minutes gone, more than enoughin finish, 48 minutes gone, more than enough in some parts. the one that stuck around weren't exactly thrilled, although they could take some solace in mclean's had amounting to barely more than consolation. the win should cement second in the table for rangers. for hearts today, very much second best. ben crutcher, bbc news. four more games in the scottish premiership today. kilmarnock had three players sent off as they lost 1—0 at home to aberdeen. those two teams swap places, with aberdeen up to third. elsewhere there were wins for st mirren and stjohnstone, whilst hamilton drew with motherwell. manchester united women have won the women's championship title in some style as they thrashed crystal palace 7—0. lauren james scored four goals as united claimed the title just 11 months after being re—formed. they had already confirmed their promotion to the super league on wednesday night. their new status could lead to playing at old trafford, there have been early discussions about the possiblity of playing there.

rugby union's european champions cup is at the semi final stage. saracens had to put various off the field issues aside as they beat munster 32—16 to reach the final as they attempt to win the prestigious title for the third time. austin halewood reports. the champions cup bathed in sunshine. conditions perfect for running rugby, but the battle between these two european heavyweights was a war of attrition. neither side willing to give an inch. 0wen farrell's boot on four separate occasions, just about enough to keep series ahead at the break. after gault, negotiating at the last stages of the champions cup is what they do best. twice saracens have won the competition in the last three years, so they know how to ta ke three years, so they know how to take their chances. michael rhodes, the man to finally break the irish down. but after tasting defeat in the last six european finals, monster were not going out on a whimper. the turnover enough to put

deer and sweetened them into the corner. hope for the monster faithful soon to be bulldozed by billy. perhaps the toughest week of his career, the forward back to what he does best. saracens too strong and too powerful, and in the end, just too good. austin hill wood, bbc news. it's day one of the world snooker championship at the crucible theatre in sheffield and defending champion mark williams is in control of his first round match against martin gould. he won five frames in a row and has a 6—3 lead at the at the interval. that match concludes this evening. live pictures at the crucible theatre. snooker on bbc two. 2010 neil robertson is absolutely steam—rollering michael georgiou, the cypriot making his debut, and it's showing. robertson eight frames to nil up. 0n the other table ding junhui is 4—1 ahead against scotland's anthony mcgill. -- 52

—— 52 ahead —— 5—2 ahead. great britain came from a set down to win the first match of their fed cup play—off against kazakhstan in london. johanna konta was playing zarina diyas in the first tie of the weekend, but konta lost the first set 6—4. the british number one battled back though in a noisy copperbox arena and took the next two sets 6—3, 6—2 to give britain a 1—0 lead. katie boulter has just taken the first set from yulia putintseva in the second match of the weekend. and it doesn't happen very often, but rafael nadal has been beaten on clay. the 11 time champion lost in straight sets to italy's fabio fognini at the monte carlo masters. nadal had won his last 18 matches at the event, and only lost four of 76 there in his entire career. let's take a quick look at some of day's other stories. former 0lympic1,500—metres champion asbel kip—rop has been banned for four years for failing a drugs test. the kenyan tested positive for a hormone called epo in an out—of—competition test 18 months ago.

he had claimed his sample might have been tampered with, but that was dismissed by an anti—doping panel. georgia davies will be hoping to add 50 metre backstroke gold to her 100 metre title at the british championships in glasgow later. the european champion won her heat to qualify for this evening's final. ben proud finished first in qualifying for the men's 50 metres freestyle final, finishing half a second clear of his nearest rival. he'll have the chance to win the british title and get the qualifying time for the world championships later tonight. steve smith made a second successful return to captaincy since the australian ball tampering scandal. he hit 59 as he lead rajasthan royals to a five wicket win over mumbai indians in the indian premier league. smith is still banned from any leadership role in australian cricket. and loughborough lightning beat strathclyde sirens by 59 points to 44. it was the first match of the super league's big easter weekend, with each team playing two games in two days at two different venues.

anthonyjoshua needs to find a new opponent for his debut fight in the united states, after his bout with jarell miller on 1june was called off. the american has failed a second drugs test, and joshua's promoter, eddie hearn, said a replacement fighter would be announced next week. miller opened up on social media overnight, saying he is "paying the price" for a "bad call". i messed up. i made a bad call. a lot of ways to handle the situation, i handled it wrongly and i'm paying the price for it. it was a big opportunity and i'm hurting. my my heart is bleeding right now. i hurt my family and my friends, my team, my supporters, but i'm owning up to it, i'm going to deal with it and correct it. it's make or break time for amir khan. in the early hours of tomorrow morning, he fights terrence crawford at madison square garden in new york

for the wbo welterweight world title. khan is the heavy underdog but says he has a point to prove. ade adedoyin reports from manhattan. a career that has produced some spectacular highs and equally spectacular lows. three years on here in new york, he is fully focused on winning another world title. i'm taking this risk, but i know it is a risk i can win, and if i fight my best, there is no one touching me. i know a fight like this will bring me to my best, and i know there is a lot to lose and also a lot to gain, winning this fight. and he will have to be at his best to avoid becoming the latest fighter on the highlight reel of this formidable champion. when i get in the ring, it is go time. let's go. amir khan could have faced his domestic rival kell brook in the uk for even more money, but in his attempt to write his name

into boxing folklore at this iconic venue which has featured the likes of muhammad ali and joe frazier. the question is, does he still have what it takes to compete with the best? amir has had a great career, ijust don't particularly see that particular amir khan in the ring on the night. he just needs a solid 45 minutes to change things around. critics often talk about khan's vulnerabilities, having suffered three brutal knockouts, but it is often forgotten that he is a former 0lympic silver medallist and a two—time world champion. this fight is very important to me and my legacy and my whole career. if i win this fight i will always be remembered as one of the top fighters in the world. this is a risky fight for khan, but the reward is potentially going down as one of the best british fighters of all time. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. and you can hear that fight on bbc radio5live with mike costlello,

it should be around 4am. you can also follow it on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. i'm used to seeing you in a black tie and on the red carpet. if i had known, i would've dressed up. so jason, what do we have this week? we have great films with great actors and actresses of awards standing. the first film is about a lost handbag leading to a nightmare. chloe grace moretz and isabelle huppert star in greta.

we are off to italy, the sun—drenched beaches in paolo sorrentino's loro. and red joan, judi dench opens the door on her past and a wartime secret that she was accused of treason. she's a national treasure! let's start with greta it sounds cartoonish, but critics like it? it's almost not cartoonish enough for me. i really liked it, it's called greta and directed by neiljordan, who's been doing these dark—tinged fairy tales. he did in the company of wolves, the crying games, and in dreams. his stories always come with this little fairy element, like angela carter in the dark underbelly of fairy tales. this one is called greta, like "hansel and gretel". it's a tale of breadcrumbs

left in the city that brings chloe grace moritz to isabelle huppert‘s little gingerbread house in new york. you don't see houses like this in new york. chloe grace moretz returns this handbag to isabelle huppert, who plays a batty old french lady who's lost her husband and is a bit sad. they strike up an unlikely friendship which leads to a rather stalker—ish bit of behaviour from isabelle huppert. like fatal attraction, she tracks down all through the city, and even turns up at the restaurant where chloe grace moritz is working. may i? hmm... a bit like you — promises a lot, then disappoints. 0k. i deserve better! oh my god, i'm so sorry. you can't do this to me — to us.

are you a child? no, you're the child. you need someone to love. you need a mother to hold you. you love someone, and you're afraid to love. don't you dare talk to me about my mother! darling, you must learn, she had to die. she had to die for me! are you out of your mind? you just can't accept it! she's gone, frances! just accept it! leave me alone! she's gone, leave me alone! leave me alone! she's so elegant but scary! i know, she's like that in real life. you think she'll go at any moment. she's done brilliant films with michael haneke, like elle with paul verhoeven, which won he ran 0scar nomination a few years ago. that is what we are picking up on here. i love how in the clip, all the new york diners decide it's hard to get a reservation, so they aren't moving, even if there is a madwoman going on.

as you can see, it's got that delirious nature to it, and i mention fatal attraction or single white female, those psychological thrillers from the ‘80s and ‘90s. that is whatjordan is mining here. they even go shopping for a rescue dog, which brings in the big bad wolf. there's a lot of clever stuff here, but it's also just a lot of fun. it's one of those films that's a bit silly and you think, "why didn't she google her"? she would know. that spoils it. exactly, its old —fashioned. i like the style of it, shot by seamus mcgarvey. it's like a hitchcock film. it's unhinged, which you need. i'm interested. now loro, about silvio berlusconi. lots of colour to be looked at in his life? for those who don't know, silvio berlusconi was the prime minister of italy and engulfed in scandal. but you could never get rid of him, he was coated in teflon. that wasn't a tan, it was feflon.

he's played in this film brilliantly by the great italian actor toni servillo, who is the muse of paolo sorrentino, the director of the film. we are set in the palaces of sardinia, where everyone is trying to get berlusconi's attention. it is a film that has a lot of women dancing around and bikini, lots of parties, and berlusconi was famous for inviting heads of state to these parties. you remember them? i reported on them a few times. it would be fun to be invited, except what this film does is make you realise that it's fun to start with, but after the fifth or sixth one, the excess is way too much. how appealing will this be to the female audience? given that we've gone through this time's up, #metoo moment... it's like those things never happen in this movie. you will be disgusted by much of it, but that's the idea. is it disgusting enough, does it get enough jabs at berlusconi? not really, but there are some

brilliant touches of surrealism. red joan with judi dench? no dancing girls in this one. judi dench plays a woman — this is based on the real—life tale of melita norwood, known as the "granny spy." suddenly the police show up at her home and arrest her for wartime behaviour. she says she's done nothing wrong, then we flash back to cambridge in the 1930s where she was a young woman who came under the charm of a handsome and charismatic communist played by tom hughes. here's a clip. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness... it was the epoch of belief. it was the epoch of incredulity.

it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. a tale of two cities, book one, recalled to life. that's communism. that's dickens. i'd have thought far too english for you. so what made you want to read physics? the clever answer is that when in 1932, they discovered the neutron, and the whole world changed. and i wanted to be a part of that. but the reality is tadpoles. does it work? the flashing back and forth takes the drama out of both segments, unfortunately. judi dench is always brilliant, but this is not the best role i've seen her do. there's not enough of her, you want to see how this affects this woman who is suddenly confronted by her past. here she is living happily in a suburb, and suddenly, her past catches up with her.

her family knows nothing about it — her son is the barrister who ends up defending her, with no clue about what his mum has been up to. then it all gets a bit muddled, flashing backwards and forwards between the two. they don't quite marry the two segments for me. it reminded me of the imitation game, with benedict cumberbatch and keira knightley. that's what we do with british period films, and unfortunately it is a pale imitation of that. best 0ut, you've chosen mid90s? it's nostalgic for those who have lived through it? berlusconi is enough mid—90s for anyone, but we are talking about a young kid growing up on the streets of la in the 1990s who falls amongst a group of skateboarders. it is very much a coming—of—age tale, which i love, especially when it is set to mid—90s hip—hop. this is directed byjonah hill, a rather portly actor who's worked with scorsese and in superbad. the wolf of wall street? exactly.

there's lots of scorsese in this movie. it's summer—y with great beats — "dope beats," i would say. would you really? are we allowed to use language like that? who is this appealing to — is it for people who were around in the ‘90s? it's for anyone who's come of age, which is most of us, mainly boys, but your first experiences with sex and alcohol, your mum telling you off, the embarrassment of your mum finding you when you're trying to be cool. it captures that moment of youth and becoming into experience, and he does it really well. quite funny, lots of banter and growing up to be done on screen. and as it's his first film as a director, he's growing up as a film—maker before our very eyes. best streaming, something called guava island? you say that as if you don't know what that means. streaming is notjust for hay fever sufferers, you know? it's where we find a lot of stuff these days. i thought i would pick this little film dropped on amazon prime starring donald glover,

who goes by childish gambino for his music, and rihanna, who is also a singer. guava island is set on the caribbean and a story that reminded me me of 1950s palm d'0r winner black 0rpheus, directed by marcel camus. all pretensions aside, it is realistic with great music, about a carnival and workers under the shackles of a dictator on this island. but is it more than just a feature—length music video? much more, although it is only 55 minutes, so it finds itself between a rock and a hard place. but you can just release these things on streaming, it doesn't have to get you in cinemas. but i found it colourful and well—acted with very fine set pieces of the dancing. this naive inquisitor thing i do is just an act to make you look really good. i know you know everything. thank you very much jason. that's it for this week, thank you for watching and goodbye.

let's bring you up—to—date with how we see the rest of the holiday weekend panning out. pretty decent fare for many. this just a sample of the sort of pictures flooding into us over the past few hours. i don't expect much will change for many locations, a lot of warm sunshine around, but there is a notable exception and it will be this way some while yet. a lot of cloud tied in with this frontal system and at times there will be heavy pulses of rain. that great zone of high pressure doing its stuff for many locations, keeping it fine and settled. it will be a glorious evening for the greater part of england, wales, southern parts of scotland, 0regon. in the early hours of easter sunday, a thickening of cloud, pepping up that rainfall.

frost—free for many. a pretty chilly night with a chilly start to easter sunday across parts of east anglia. there could be some fog across the a1. not a great deal of change as we work our way through the afternoon. still that system a real nuisance across the north—western part of scotland but elsewhere notjust as warm but that will only be by a degree or so. the pollen levels stubbornly high if you happen to suffer, save for that north—eastern quarter of scotland. is there any change as we move into monday? at last some good news for that north—western quarter of the british isles were eventually this system, but the sun is right in the short term and the cloud and rain will pull away to eventually reveal some sunshine and temperatures responding. similar prospect across the western side of northern ireland and less in the way of an onshore breeze along some of the eastern shores,

so temperatures picking up from the low teens to the mid—teens or so. next week, eventually and it will be a slow process, things turning unsettled and turning just a bit cooler as well. back from the upper teens, low 20s, much closer to the seasonal norm for many parts of the british isles and for many there will be some rain.

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm. police in londonderry investigating the murder of thejournalist, leera mckee — continue to question two men and make a fresh appealfor information lyra's killers have succeeded in only one thing, and that is in uniting the entire community in condemnation. back in business — this is the scene live from oxford circus in central london where in the last hour police have cleared protestors allowing traffic to flow for the first time in days. the head of the metropolitan police urges demonstrators at other sites to move on. please go to the marble arch, where you can protest lawfully. stop your unlawful protest. and if you don't want to go to marble arch, then go home.