this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: sri lankan authorities blame a local islamist extremist group for the series of co—ordinated bomb attacks that killed 290 people. amongst the dead were eight britons, including a mother and her two children, and a retired firefighter, who was killed along with his partner. firefighters have been trying to tackle a moorland fire at marsden in west yorkshire. it's thought the blaze, which broke out last night and extends to over a square mile, was started by a barbecue. police say more than a thousand people have been arrested after seven days of climate change protests. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers

with our reviewers rachel shabi and tim montgomerie — stay with us for that. good evening. the authorities in sri lanka have blamed a local islamist group for yesterday's bombings, which killed 290 people — with foreigners among the dead, including eight britons. 500 people were also injured. the sri lankan government says the militants must have had international support. there has been another explosion today in the capital colombo, as security forces were defusing a bomb inside an abandoned van, as our correspondent yogita limaye reports. another explosion near one of the bombed churches, in a country that's already on the edge. a van blew up when the police tried

to defuse explosives inside. no—one was hurt. but on easter sunday, hundreds died, many of them here at st sebastian's church. it's believed to be the site of the deadliest bombing. the hall was packed with families who'd come here to pray. a priest who was at the altar has told me thatjust before the service ended, a person entered through one of the side doors and detonated a bomb. such was the impact that it destroyed everything inside. but even here outside, shattered glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. and all around, a strong smell of blood and death. people have begun to say goodbye to loved ones. the allen family is from thailand. they were on holiday in sri lanka. these boys lost their mother, monique, when she was at breakfast in a five—star hotel. my wife loved sri lanka. this was her favourite country.

she was so happy, and i think maybe it was her destiny to, um... to go back home, you know, to sri lanka. among the eight british nationals who have been killed are anita nicholson, her son alex, and her daughter annabel. in a statement, ben nicholson said his wife and children had the priceless ability to light up any room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. also among the dead are a retired firefighter and his wife from manchester the vast majority of those dead are sri lankan, hundreds of families in this country in grief. popular chef sha ntha mayadunne, seen here on the left, and her daughter nisanga, to the right, posted this photo just before they were killed

at the shangri—la. some, like this woman, are still searching. today, a sri lankan minister apologised to his people. we are very, very sorry as a government. we have to apologise to the families and the other institutions about this incident. several people have been arrested, and the government has blamed a local hardline islamist group for the attacks. there are questions about whether warnings about the bombings were not passed on. the intelligence never indicated that it was going to be an attack of this magnitude. they were talking about one or two isolated incidents, not like this. and also besides, there is no emergency in this country. we can't request the armed forces to come and assist us. we can only depend on the police, so we informed the police. for a people that have endured war, these attacks are a sudden reminder of more violent times. yogita limaye, bbc news, colombo.

sri lanka has declared tomorrow as a national day of mourning. many sri lankans are still searching hospitals and morgues for missing loved ones. clive myrie has been speaking to some of those hoping for news. at the police morgue today, the living are looking for the dead. those gathered cluster around a giant video screen, as images appear. grotesque photographs of those they held dearest, still bloodied. it is a particular torment to learn notjust that a loved one has died, but to see how they died. some of the injuries mean visual identification is impossible. this woman survived the attack on st anthony's church. but herfriend in the picture is still missing. translation: i just saw smoke. then i grabbed my daughter's hand and we both ran.

when we got outside, we saw dead people. there were small children, and i was covered in blood. it was a global tragedy. these are swiss diplomats trying to locate their missing citizens, as names and pictures are cross referenced against passport details. but it's sri lanka that by far bears the heaviest weight of loss. local people who must try to make sense of all this. a christian community left flailing for answers. it's a very emotional situation here. we are trying to console their hearts, to help these people who are really in tears, who are broken, and broken into pieces. claiming the bodies of the dead and laying them to rest begins the healing process. this man witnessed the aftermath of the explosion that killed his brother—in—law. and along with many others, it's the images of children that stick in the mind.

translation: this is a terrible tragedy. it's unimaginable. there were bodies of small, small children. they were in such small pieces that you couldn't identify them. i can't tell you how sad ifeel. there's been no violence on this scale since the end of the civil war a decade ago. as his brother—in—law‘s body begins its finaljourney, many now pray yesterday's insanity isn't a harbinger of worse to come. clive myrie in sri lanka. the fire service in northern ireland say a "running wildfire" in county down has now been brought under control. hundreds of holidaymakers spent last night in emergency accommodation after the blaze forced them from their caravan park. the wildfire happened in the mourne mountains above the seaside town of newcastle, as chris page reports.

0n the mountainside, a fire front a mile long threatened some houses as it burned through the gorse. eyewitnesses described it as a running wildfire. 50 firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control. the flames came close to a caravan park. police went from one mobile home to another, telling people to get out quickly. buses took around 200 holiday—makers to a leisure centre. it wasn't how they expected to be spending their easter. very frightening. people were told to get into their cars, move the cars and evacuate, and then you were told to get out of the cars and run. the wind was blowing towards the caravan site. so once it hit one caravan, they were worried about the gas bottles. then it would have caused a chain reaction. they were allowed to return to their caravans this morning. the mourne mountains provide some

of the most striking scenery in northern ireland. the hilltop scrubland adds to the rocky beauty. but when fires break out here, the wind and the terrain mean they spread rapidly. police believe this blaze was started deliberately. county down wasn't the only place in the uk where emergency services had to tackle fast—moving flames. at marsden moor in west yorkshire, a helicopter has been scooping up water from reservoirs to deal with the blaze covering three square kilometres. it's thought the fire was caused by a barbecue. chris page, bbc news. as chris mentioned, dozens of firefighters are trying to control that moorland blaze near marsden in west yorkshire, as sally hurst now reports. flying through the fire line, this helicopter dumps a ton and a half of water onto marsden moor at each pass, but the fire, which started at seven o'clock last night, is spreading quickly across this tinder—dry moorland. 300 hectares have been burnt. conditions are really arduous.

it's hot, it's smoky, it's dirty. the firefighters are working extremely hard to try and tackle this blaze. we're drafting in additional resources. we've asked for assistance from national resources as well. it is putting us under pressure. we are coping with it, but we are under pressure at the moment. this is the sixth fire on this stretch of moorland since the beginning of the year. a majorfire in february damaged 121 hectares. there've been four separate smallerfires since. and now this, thought to have been started by a barbecue at a popular nearby picnic spot. we're right behind the fire here. you can see the smoke billowing over. that's one of the problems the firefighters are facing, the wind keeps changing direction and new flames keep coming up. we've just come from up the road and the fire has spread so quickly, it's nearly reaching the road, so we've been asked to move out. it could take months, if not years, for the wildlife to recover fully —

and with the fire getting into the peat underfoot, it could take several days yet for it to be fully extinguished. sally hurst, bbc up north, marsden. climate change protesters, who've staged a week of demonstrations in london and edinburgh, have been holding talks to decide the next phase of their campaign. more than a thousand people have been arrested since the protests began. 0ur correspondent caroline davies reports. central london, day eight of the protest. tents still lie in the middle of a road junction and banners and stages continue to block the streets, so the crowds gathered in marble arch. i think it's a very important time, and time we're running out of. i think it's important to give support. it's all about the numbers, so the more people who show support, the more echo it will create. it's great to see so many people from all different walks of life getting involved and standing up

for what we believe in. at the natural history museum, around 100 protesters lay on the floor under the blue whale in a staged die—in. they are not doing theirjob! over 1,000 arrests have been made so far, with over 50 people charged. among those detained was former gold olympic medal winner, canoeist etienne stott. it's a big step to take, but like i say, i think this is what it's come to for me. and i think if it's working, and i believe that it is, i am happy to have been counted at this point, because this could be the start, well, i believe it is the start of this turnaround. over 9,000 police officers have been deployed to the protests. the mayor of london has called for the group to allow the city to return to business as usual. the group behind me are currently co—ordinating what is going to happen next. after over a week of disruption, they're not the only ones who want to know how this is going to continue. exactly what will happen next isn't clear.

0rganisers suggested that more direct action is planned for this week, but wouldn't reveal the details. caroline davies, bbc news. conservative grassroots campaigners have signalled their dissatisfaction with the prime minister, as mps prepare to return to westminster after the easter break. more than 70 local association chiefs, angry at the government's handling of brexit, have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss theresa may's leadership. 0ur political correspondent ben wright told us what to expect tomorrow at westminster. politics will snap back into action tomorrow after the easter lull. mps returned to westminster and the prime minister will generate meeting of the cabinet in the morning. but the hurdles you faces are the same as they were before the break, namely a parliament that has so far refused to pass her break the deal and they really fractures conservative party. it is clear that many of the tory activists, the members, that brexit could be delayed until the end of october.

they are calling for this special conference, they are hoping for a impotence mode, it is an unprecedented move. even though it would only be an expression opinion are good in the next weeks while real pressure on theresa may. and, tomorrow, some senior tory mps will sit down to ask themselves whether there is anything more they could do to chevy theresa may out of number 10. she has some strong support in her parliamentary party and she seems resolved to try and get this deal through. the hope relies on cross— party deal through. the hope relies on cross—party talks with the labour party, adding a cross—party deal. in those discussions will continue in the morning as well. but so far there has been little side of any break through. ben wright at westminster. the bbc has learnt tonight that the white house is set to announce a state visit to the uk by president donald trump. earlier our north america editor jon sopel, gave us the details i understand in the next 48 hours also welcome the announcement from the white house and from downing street. i am also going to mention brexit. these things are normally announced months in advance, planned

even further ahead, the reason for this is also last—minute is because of brexit and the political uncertainty in the uk. but as i gather, donald trump will make this state visit, state banquet at buckingham palace, his visit will coincide with his visit to normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day. will there be a joint address to both part —— houses of parliament? that is uncertain. will there be a carriage ride up the amount? those things have not been now down. as things dan connolly planning will go ahead for this state visit in in a few weeks time. john sobel in washington. the headlines on bbc news: sri lankan authorities blame a local islamist extremist group for the series of co—ordinated bomb attacks that killed 290 people. among the dead were eight britons, including a mother and her two children, and a retired firefighter, who was killed along with his partner. firefighters have been trying to tackle a moorland fire at marsden in west yorkshire.

friends of the young journalist who was shot dead last week in londonderry have daubed paint on an office used by political groups linked to dissident republicans. lyra mckee was killed while covering a riot involving dissident republicans on thursday night. mark simpson reports. the protest was by friends of lyra mckee. this building is used by political groups linked to dissident republicans. the protesters had publicised on social media what they intended to do. when they arrived, a number of men were waiting outside. the police were there, too. no arrests were made, but police did take the names of the women involved. that wee girl is dead. she is dead!

nothing matters! take me to court, take me to jail, i don't care. i absolutely don't care. the rest of us is all the same. we're strong women. we're not afraid. we are not afraid. i have my own children myself and i've got grandchildren growing up and i don't want it for them. i am proud to come from derry city, very proud, but i tell my children now, if you get a chance, a job out of here, get out. the funeral of lyra mckee will take place on wednesday, at st anne's cathedral in belfast. it will consist of a catholic priest and the church of ireland dean of belfast, and i think that's lovely, you know, because obviously, there will be a large contingent of the lgbtq community at the service and it is really nice to see them being welcomed. the police are pleased with the amount of information which has come from the community but they say they need more. please come and talk to me. i don't need anybody to commit to anything today, ijust need to speak to people to understand what they know.

we can then start to look at how do we capture that information in the best way possible to protect those witnesses and to enable me to bring lyra mckee's killers to justice. in the wake of the shooting here four days ago, two men were arrested, an 18—year—old and a 19—year—old. they were both released without charge last night. as the police investigation into the murder of the young journalist continues, her friends and family say their focus is now on preparing for her funeral. mark simpson, bbc news, derry. a british charity worker has been killed in northern nigeria. faye mooney was shot dead on friday, along with a nigerian man, when gunmen stormed a resort in kaduna state where she was visiting on holiday. three other people were also kidnapped. no—one has yet said they carried out the attack. older women are being exploited by ivf clinics, who are "trading on hope" —

that's according to the head of britain's fertility watchdog. sally cheshire, chairwoman of the human fertilisation and embryology authority, has accused some private clinics of using "selective success rates" to persuade middle—aged women to undergo treatment. simonjones reports. susannah botting gave birth when she was 43, but only after seven rounds of ivf at several clinics, costing her £50,000. she believes she was talked into additional treatments that she didn't actually need, and haven't been proven to work. you are there yourself anyway because you want to do the next round, you want to get pregnant. and again, i think it goes back to the hidden costs of the treatments that you may or may not need, that you just kind of go, "yes, i'll do it," because i want to get pregnant this time around. i don't want to go through another round. the fertility watchdog believes older women are being targeted by aggressive sales tactics, particularly by foreign clinics. they are trading on that hope and vulnerability because they know that most patients will do anything to have their much longed forfamily.

the human fertilisation and embryology authority says women aged between 40 and 42, using their own eggs for ivf, had a success rate ofjust 9%, unless using eggs frozen when they were younger. women a year older saw their chances of getting pregnant fall significantly to 3%. and those aged 44 and over had a success rate of 1%. that equates to just two live births a year in the uk. i'm not sure it's a widespread thing in the uk, but i think there is a risk that people end up doing more than perhaps is appropriate if they are not careful, so i think the key to it is making sure they get good, professional advice about what is appropriate for them. but the regulator wants more powers to protect women like susannah botting so their hopes and dreams aren't taken advantage of. simon jones, bbc news. residents of the libyan capital tripoli fear they are in danger of returning to the dark days of the revolution, which ousted colonel gaddaffi in 2011. supporters of the internationally recognised government are fighting on the outskirts of the city

with forces loyal to general khalifa haftar. britain has been pushing for a ceasefire resolution at the united nations security council, but general haftar has support from russia, the uae, egypt and saudi arabia. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has been to the frontlines and sent this report. in tripoli, the spectre of war has returned. instead of a planned un peace conference, there is a fight for control of the capital. we were taken to the front lines in the southern suburbs. this is ain zara, a key battle ground, deserted now except for the defenders of tripoli. and here they are. brigade 191. heavy gunfire.

there are resounding echoes of libya's revolution. spot the barefoot volunteers. but they have been holding off general khalifa haftar for more than two weeks. here at this front line position, there is a very short distance between the two sides. the fighters here are telling us that the nearest of general haftar‘s men are less than a mile away. now, these men are here fighting for the internationally recognised government. they tell us this isn'tjust a battle for control of tripoli — this is a fight for the future of libya. and a short distance away in martyrs' square, a sea of flags and a chorus of protest. among the crowds was this woman, born and bred in leeds. i think haftar is a war criminal. he is a spitting image

of muammar gaddafi. he is walking in the same footsteps. he says he's going to free tripoli and then everything is going to be fine, it's going to be safe, but he's just going to be another muammar gaddafi. do you feel disappointed by the british government? i think theresa may is more caught up in brexit than any other thing in the world at the moment. if brexit wasn't here then maybe, but... many here feel abandoned by the international community, but insist they will stand together against the enemy. i would like to say two words to haftar. haftar, these men here, we will break you! there is no way he will take tripoli. there is no way! he will never take it while we are alive! freedom! the general presents himself as the face of stability here, the man to

crush extremists. many here don't buy it but he has support from regional powers. 0n the streets, protesters fear he could lead the fragile country to all—out war and damage any hope of democracy. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. researchers in canada have developed a treatment that has restored movement in patients with chronic parkinson's disease. a quarter of patients experience difficulty walking as the disease wears on — often freezing and falling over. but researchers have found electrical stimulation to the spine has enabled some to walk more freely. pallab ghosh reports. this parkinson's patient was barely able to walk for several years. now take a look at the same man a few months later. he's had an electrical implant fitted to the back of his spine. walking involves the brain sending instructions to the legs.

the researchers believe that parkinson's disease reduces the signals coming back, causing the patient to freeze. the implant boosts that signal, enabling the patient to walk. looks like they're having a little bit of a picnic. gailjardine had the implant fitted a few months ago. this is the first time she's walked with her husband, stan, for more than two years. because she would freeze, she had frequent falls. researchers monitor her progress using sensors on her suit and socks. i can walk better. i have more confidence. and overall health feels better. i used to fall, at least two times a day sometimes, but now i haven't fallen in over two months. how do you feel, easier? the researchers here have been astonished at her progress. when i first met her, she had a lot of freezing and was much more off—balance. i think it's been a huge improvement, and it's

just been two months. i hope to see more improvement, but what i'm seeing right now, i'm quite satisfied with. these scans show how the treatment has altered the brains of patients. this one is before the electrical treatment. these areas control movement, and they're red because they aren't working properly. three months later, the red areas have gone and the patient‘s walking has improved dramatically. 15 patients have taken part in this pilot trial. so how well has it gone so far? beyond our wildest dreams. to be able to perform something like this in patients that are so advanced — most of these patients have had the disease for 15 years and have not walked for several years with any confidence at all — so to be able to make a difference in their quality of life, almost up to three years in some patients, has been remarkable. gail is confident that her improvement will continue, and that she will be able to go

out to the countryside with stan more often. pallab ghosh, bbc news, london, ontario. it's been another hot day today with all four of the uk nations recording their warmest easter monday on record — according to the met office. the good weather has brought people in droves to beaches, like camber sands in east sussex, as well as parks and other outdoor attractions. temperatures are likely to fall back to the seasonal average later this week. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rachel shabi and tim montgomerie — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. let's get more on how long the hot weather is due to last. here's ben rich. if you are a fan of warmth and sunshine, what is an easter weekend that was. temperatures on monday got

up that was. temperatures on monday got up to about 25 degrees, once again making it the warmest easter monday on record. but if you prefer things cooler and want rain for the garden, i have good news for you. by next weekend, things will look and feel very different. the change has already begun. we have seen some extra high cloud spreading up from the south during monday. along with this cloud, actually, high up in the atmosphere, we have some saharan dust heading our way which could could make for some impressive sunrises and sunsets and the wispy cloud continues to make the sunshine a little hazy. showers are sometimes for the south—west and may be northern ireland. cloud easing into eastern scotland and even where we have to sunshine, the temperature is just a notch down to where they have been, 20— 22 degrees. tuesday night, most been, 20— 22 degrees. tuesday night, m ost pla ces been, 20— 22 degrees. tuesday night, most places dry. increasingly cloudy across the northern half of the uk. then there is the increasing chance of showers and maybe even thunderstorms in the south—west and the channel islands by the first

pa rt the channel islands by the first part of wednesday morning. that is a sign of things to come because low pressure will be taking charge of our weather through the middle and latter pa rt our weather through the middle and latter part of this week. the low sitting and spinning out to the west, throwing frontal systems our way. each one of these bringing a speu way. each one of these bringing a spell of wet weather. we are likely to see heavy and perhaps thundery downpours trundling northwards across england, wales, northern england and northern ireland and they could be heavy downpours with gusty winds. mainly fine across scotla nd gusty winds. mainly fine across scotland at this stage will stop behind the band of heavy downpours is where we start to get into cooler air. by the second half of the week, we push what is left of the war away from the east and we tap into this call atla ntic from the east and we tap into this call atlantic airfrom from the east and we tap into this call atlantic air from the west. with that, we will see further bands of heavy downpours drifting northwards from the uk. quite uncertain at this stage exactly where these downpours will turn up and where the sunnier gaps will turn

up and where the sunnier gaps will turn up but it looks pretty unsettled and it will be much, much cooler. 12— 16 degrees at west on thursday. a similar day on friday. showers or longer spells of rain dispersed with dry and sunny periods. dusty winds are possible and the temperature is 12 degrees in aberdeen. temperatures well down on where they have in —— have been. the jetstream well down on where they have in —— have been. thejetstream high up in the atmosphere, it is likely to be to the south of the uk. notice how it ends back to the north of us. this essentially keeps us marooned in unsettled weather and keeps us with an area of low pressure. it will also keep us, generally speaking, in relatively cool air. it is hard to be precise about the details for next weekend but they will be showers l longer spells and equally some sunny spells. look at the temperatures. no more 20s. 12 or 13 at best. and as we head into next week, the pattern continues. the

jetstrea m week, the pattern continues. the jetstream remains to