mass funerals for victims of the bomb attacks in sri lanka, as the death toll rises to 310. a day of national mourning has been declared, as the sri lankan government claims the attacks were a reprisal for the massacre of muslims at mosques in new zealand. these cctv pictures are thought to show one of the suicide bombers entering a church before detonating his device. we'll be live with our correspondent in colombo. also this lunchtime... pomp and ceremony for a president — it's confirmed donald trump will make a state visit to the uk injune. the murder of lyra mckee in londonderry — a 57—year—old woman is arrested under the terrorism act.

billy mcneill, the celtic legend and first british footballer to lift the european cup, dies at the age of 79. and, smile, birthday boy — new pictures released of prince louis, who's one—year—old today. and coming up on bbc news, five times winner ronnie o'sullivan fights for survival in his first—round match against amateur cahill but will he compete the comeback? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. mass funerals have been held in sri lanka for victims of the easter sunday suicide bombings. 310 people, eight of them british,

are now known to have been killed in coordinated attacks on churches and hotels. a state of emergency has been declared and more than a0 people have been arrested. the sri lankan government claims the bombings were in retaliation for the massacre of muslim worshippers at mosques in new zealand. our correspondent nick beake reports from colombo. one man about to murder more than 100 easter worshippers. carrying a rucksack packed with explosives, he walks purposefully towards the church. he steps inside, where many are standing because the service is so full. after making his way towards the altar, he blows himself up. the holiest of days becoming the deadliest. and so this morning they had to bury their dead. all their dead. it will take a long time. many are struggling to take

in the scale of the slaughter. and survivors are trying to understand why they were spared. translation: i was in shock. i was looking for my daughter, but when i found her she could not recognise me. she didn't know who her mummy was. she said, "god saved me. god got me and my mother out safely." but many did not make it. among the britons who died, anita nicholson and her two children, alex and annabel. her husband survived. formerfirefighter annabel. her husband survived. former firefighter billy harrop and sarah bradley were also killed. danish billionaire, the biggest shareholder in the online company asos lost three of his four children. another explosion yesterday was one dramatic reason why an official state of emergency has been declared, although no one was injured here. the authorities, though,

are warning of more attacks. the defence minister told the sri lankan parliament two home—grown islamist groups carried out sunday's bombings, with help from an international network. he claimed they were motivated by the killing of 50 muslims in the new zealand city of christchurch last month. but the authorities here are facing fierce criticism for not acting on detailed intelligence about possible attacks on churches. and amid all this death, more than 300 families are now living with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, colombo. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, while the sri lankan government is blaming a local islamist terror group. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is with me now. what do we know about who was behind these dreadful attacks? all the signs are that it was a local group that carried out this, which had

previously been a much smaller group linked to the vandalism of buddhist shrines last year so there are questions about how a relatively small, little—known group could have carried out such a deadly sophisticated attack, striking multiple targets near simultaneously, using so much explosives and so many bombers. this is, isis comment that we have had, the claim by them that they were involved could make sense. there is no evidence they were involved yet, they have not provided any evidence. they often claim things simply when people were inspired by them, but it is possible the international network gave support in some way to the local group to make it capable of carrying out such a large—scale attack and also the targeting of christians and also tourists at these hotels would also fit more in with the isis targeting then we saw from some of those local groups in

sri lanka before so it's possible thatis sri lanka before so it's possible that is the international link to this national group which would explain the scale and sophistication of the attack. 0k, gordon, thank you. gordon corera, oursecurity correspondent. here, the union flag has been flying at half mast over downing street and the foreign office in memory of those killed in the bombings in sri lanka. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, will make a statement in the commons this afternoon at 3.30pm. buckingham palace has announced president trump will make a state visit to the uk in earlyjune. theresa may promised him the visit shortly after he was elected in 2016, but no date was set. it will coincide with the preparations for the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. president trump's last visit to the uk was met with mass protests. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is at buckingham palace. what are the details of this state

visit? the details of this state visit? the details of this state visit are much like the details of every other state visit and that is what is so tantalising and interesting about this visit. you may rememberfrom interesting about this visit. you may remember from the last visit, which was a working visit, the president pretty much avoided london. he chop it into london but then took a helicopter out to blenheim palace, to windsor castle where he met the queen and to chequers where he met the prime minister before going to his golf course in scotland. this time the invitation is from the queen and the focus will be on ceremonial london. he will meet the monarchy in horse guards parade, ten minutes from where i am standing, that is where the monarch generally meets her visitors, then there will be a procession down the mall which runs from trafalgar square to buckingham palace and it is there that people will gather to see the president,

and presumably the protesters will also gather to hold just some of the protests that will no doubt greet him. there will be a banquet here at buckingham palace, the president may well sleep in the palace but we don't know yet whether he will address the houses of parliament. the speaker has made it clear he doesn't want the president to address parliament. we will see if a compromise can be reached. thank you. jonny dymond, our royal correspondent. a 57—year—old woman has been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee in northern ireland. she was shot while she was reporting on riots in londonderry on thursday night. the dissident irish republican group, the new ira, has admitted it was behind her killing. in a statement, it offered what it said were "full and sincere apologies" to lyra mckee's family and friends. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in londonderry for us. chris, what is the latest on the police investigation? here in derry

a few days have passed since the fatal shooting of lyra mckee but there is still a strong sense of disbelief. people had hoped the days of killing were behind them. it was pretty unimaginable someone like lyra mckee should fall victim to political violence, 29—year—old, political violence, 29—year—old, political journalist tipped for great things in the future, and she fatally wounded during rioting on thursday evening. the police investigation has been continuing, more than 140 people have contacted the police through a portal they have set up online. but the police say they still need more assistance from anyone who could know anything about what happened and they are still focusing a lot of their effo rts still focusing a lot of their efforts on that local community. the dissident republican group, the new ira who are opposed to the peace protest, have issued a statement

apologising for the killing. a number of lyra mckee's friends have dismissed that apology as offensive. some of them smeared their hands in red paint and placed red handprint outside an office belonging to an organisation linked to the new ira. the new ira thought to be the largest of the dissident operations. the events of the last few days have tragically proved to be severe. preparations continuing for lyra mckee's funeral which will be held in belfast tomorrow afternoon. police have made a third arrest in their investigation, 57—year—old woman being held. 0ver their investigation, 57—year—old woman being held. over the weekend two teenagers were also held under anti—terror legislation but released without charge. chris page in

londonderry, thank you. talks on brexit between the government and labour will resume this afternoon, as mps return to westminster after the easter break. theresa may has been holding a cabinet meeting this morning, the first since the eu agreed to delay our departure date until the end of october. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. norman, those brexit talks with labour resuming in a couple of hours — should we be holding our breath for a breakthrough? quite the reverse. there is a real sense of brexit be calm, not a puff of wind, drifting aimlessly. although these cross—party talks resume, i don't think anybody outside of number ten is hoping on them delivering a breakthrough. the widespread view is theresa may is clutching at straws if she thinks jeremy corbyn will come riding to her rescue which means if and when they fold the government's next option is to try again with more

votes in parliament and the different brexit options to see if there is anything mps can agree on, but of course we have tried that sort of thing before without success. sort of thing before without success. while that is going on, another renewed move to try and it seems unseat mrs may with the executive committee of the 1922 group of tory backbenchers meeting tonight to decide whether they should change the rules to another leadership contest before december. i don't know if you have ever seen a dog chasing its tail, becoming increasingly frenzied and frazzled and exhausted. well, westminster at the moment is that crazed hound going round and round in circles, seemingly getting no very fast. norman, thank you. norman smith at westminster. the new political party change uk, formed by members of the independent group of former labour and conservative mps, has launched its campaign for next month's european elections.

the party is opposed to brexit and is campaigning for another referendum. speaking at the launch event in bristol, the interim leader of change uk, heidi allen, said the two main parties had failed. the conservatives have drifted yet further to the right, now so anti—europe and anti—business that conservative voters can barely recognise their party anymore. and labour have continued to let the country down, offering ineffective opposition to a government at the time when the country needs it most. lacking leadership on brexit and still — still failing tackle anti—semitism. heidi allen there. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley, who is in bristol at that launch. scathing words about the main parties, but what are the challenges change uk itself are facing? the big one is to cement a reputation as the party for people

who want another referendum and ultimately a way of stopping brexit. a phrase we heard numerous times in the launch a couple of hours ago was remain alliance and that is what the leadership hope they can create. to that end you have seen of —— a fairly diverse group of candidates unveiled. perhaps the most eye—catching racheljohnson, a journalist but perhaps better known as the sister of borisjohnson, the leave campaign leader. it's not going to be easy. a lot of parties will be making a similar pitch in the next few weeks. the lib dems, the next few weeks. the lib dems, the greens, the snp in scotland, in wales and plaid cymru, but the message is there will be a pretty stark choice if the european elections go ahead on the 23rd of may between a pro—eu message they say that's coming from here, and a pi’o say that's coming from here, and a pro brexit message, they say that

nigel farage. thank you. our top story this lunchtime: mass funerals have been held in sri lanka for victims of the easter sunday suicide bombings. 310 people are now known to have been killed. and still to come... billions of nappies are thrown away each year and are hard to recycle — but now engineers have found a way of recovering the plastic inside them. coming up on bbc news: i will do what's right for the club — manchester united boss 0le gunnar solskjaer earmarks changes to his squad after another premier league defeat. the swedish schoolgirl who helped inspire global protests on climate change has been meeting political leaders at westminster. in a bbc interview, greta thunberg has called for urgent action to deal with what she says is an existential crisis and has urged british politicians to listen to the scientists on climate change.

sarah walton reports. not many 16—year—olds could hold the attention of political leaders, but today greta thunberg took her message of climate change activism to the houses of parliament. welton and what you have brought to the debate. she has become the face of the school climate strikes, a global movement which has seen more than a million children across the world walk out of classrooms in protest at the lack of action for tackling climate change. she says she wants people to panic. by she wants people to panic. by panic i mean stepping out of comfort zones and realising what is going on. if your house is on fire and you want to keep your house from burning to the ground, it requires some level of panic. you don't sit

talking about insurance claims or rebuilding or renovations, you do everything you can to put out the fire. the campaigner has also met the pope and been nominated for a nobel peace prize. and just a few days ago she addressed protesters from extinction rebellion. their week—long action brought areas of central london to a standstill, making headlines across the world and bringing climate change protests to the capital on a scale never seen change protests to the capital on a scale never seen before here. today they also went to westminster, according on the government to engage with them in discussions about climate change. police say they have made 1000 arrests since their demonstrations began last week, but greta thunberg is calling on more people to take similar action. as long as it is non—violent, and i think that can definitely make a difference. it could change peoples

minds, make people become more aware of the situation that we're shipping this an as an emergency, an existential crisis and we must do everything we can to stop it. the leaders of labour, the snp, lib dems and green party heard what greta had to say today. her message to them, don'tjust listen to me, listen to the science and the scientists. a conservative mp has been sentenced to a community order of 50 hours unpaid work and a fine of £1,500 at southwark crown court. chris davies had earlier admitted two charges of making a false expenses claim — one charge of providing false or misleading information for allowances claims, and one of attempting to do so. disposable nappies are relatively cheap and sold in their billions, but they're hard to recycle and one of the biggest sources of waste. but now engineers in italy have

found ways of recovering the plastic and other materials from inside such nappies them, turning them into clothes pegs or cat litter. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. time for yet another nappy change. two—year—old maddalena gets a new one ready. the world uses 187 billion of these every year and most end up burnt or in landfill. here in treviso in italy, elenora says she cannot help adding to the mountains of nappy waste. i tried the organic cotton ones, but it was very difficult with three little ones to keep on with that. now, just up the road there is a new attempt to do something with all those disposable nappies. they are brought to a special recycling centre. most of us would prefer not to think of dirty nappies, but here they are welcomed.

the first step is to reduce the smell. then there is the task of sterilising. the nappies are put through a series of processes. the first step is to separate their contents, which are sent off to a sewage farm. what is left is then sterilised with intense heat and steam before being dried out in this oven, and i can feel the heat coming off it. the material is then divided up so it can be sold to different industries. at the end of the process there are three different kinds of material. amazingly, by this stage they are all clean, so they can be turned into everything from plastic clothes pegs to cat litter. the man who came up with this idea used to design nappies. when i was changing my young kids, i always felt i was throwing away something useful because i know, as a designer of the products, i know what i put in these products in the first place.

so it did not seem right to throw away such valuable materials. another batch freshly sterilised. the project is supported by the world's largest maker of nappies, procter & gamble. it's under pressure to reduce its impact on the environment, so wants to open nappy recycling plants in britain and around the world. maddalena's nappies will soon start to be recycled, and the hope is that this idea will quickly catch on. david shukman, bbc news, treviso in italy. the government is launching a campaign to tackle botched cosmetic procedures in england. it follows a rise in the number of people going abroad for operations such the brazilian butt lift, which have led to deaths. a poll commissioned by the bbc has found two thirds of young women say they have had either had a cosmetic

procedure or would consider one, while half of those questioned think it's the same as having their hair cut. anna adams reports. the cosmetic surgery industry in the uk is now worth more than £3.6 billion, but most people are no longer going under the knife to achieve results. botox and fillers account for the vast majority of those procedures. an online poll of 1000 women aged under 30 found that 83% would like to change their body, if they could afford it and if it was safe. the survey questioned 1000 women between the ages of 18—30, and found 63% would like to change their stomach, 53% wanted to change their breasts and 41% their bottom. half of the people polled for the victoria derbyshire programme said britain was now obsessed with cosmetic surgery. things like boobjob, nosejob, botox, filler, it was intense, addictive,

it was so addictive for me. i've had botox and some cheek filler and lip filler, but i actually think the lip filler has worn off. but my reasons for doing it were because, literally for ageing. but personally, i don't really agree with people having all this stuff done before the age of 30, because i think everybody's starting to look the same. i think that we are meant to age, we are meant to have a wrinkle, we are meant to look a little bit old, do you know what i mean? we are not meant to look 21 for the rest of our lives, it's ok to age. it's notjust women who are seeking these procedures. we spoke to a 27—year—old man who has been injecting himself with lip fillers and botox for three years. he wanted to remain anonymous. the product was so easy to get hold of, there was no issues with, you know, they didn't check your credentials, check who you are. i started to have a problem with my lips, just did a normal injection. i woke up the next morning, they were uneven, one side was bigger than the other, i had blisters and it

was incredibly painful. there are concerns that the rise in self—injected fillers will be putting pressure on the nhs if they go wrong. the department of health in england says it will now launch a campaign in the coming weeks to tackle the increasing number of botched procedures. anna adams, bbc news. billy mcneill, the celtic legend and the first british man to lift the european cup, has died at the age of 79. billy mcneill captained the famous lisbon lions side that beat inter milan in 1967. he spent his entire 19 year career at celtic, playing more than 800 games and winning nine scottish league titles before turning his hand to management. james shaw takes a look back on his life. lisbon, 1967. billy mcneill becomes the first british player to lift the

european cup, and in so doing fixes his status not just european cup, and in so doing fixes his status notjust as an outstanding player, but also as a celtic legend. and that is how the fans today remember him. he is an icon, a hero. he was an icon and he was a hero. the celtic family are crying all over the world today. what a loss. it was another celtic hero, jock stein, who is mcneill‘s potential and maytin his captain. their relationship was key to the su ccesses their relationship was key to the successes of that era. while he was captain they won nine leagues in a i’ow captain they won nine leagues in a row and seven scottish cups. when his long playing career was over he became a manager, eventually succeeding jock stein in charge of celtic before moving south. in the late 1980s he was back at parkhead. he later reflected on what

celtic meant to him. not many people get the opportunity to stand in the winners' rostrum, i have done it on lots of occasions and it is wonderful, make no mistake. to play for a club and to be associated, for me, with this club, has always been brilliant. the club and by fancy themselves as a family. today, a loved and revered member of that family been lost. billy mcneill‘s children pay tribute to their mother, who looked after him during his years with dementia, and they called on the fans to tell his stories, sing his songs and celebrate his life. billy mcneill, who has died at the age of 79. new photographs of prince louis have been released to mark his first birthday today. the youngest child of the duke and duchess of cambridge is seen playing in the garden of the family's home, on the sandringham estate in norfolk. the duchess took the pictures herself earlier this month.

there's a warning that a lack of english classes for migrants will harm the integration of communities, and fuel right—wing extremism after brexit. dame louise casey, a former integration tsar, and the association of colleges, have condemned a halving of funds over the last ten years. leigh milner reports. cup of tea... muna al—wadi from syria is one of 750,000 people in the uk that speaks little or no english. it's up to her 14—year—old daughter to help her. when she has an appointment in the doctor or dentist or anything, i go with her to help her because she doesn't know the language. and when she goes, sometimes, shopping i go to help her. the government is spending £50 million to help women like muna integrate better. here at this doctor's surgery, they've got a challenge.

80% of appointments have to be translated. and what language? lithuanian. so they've recruited workers who speak in 15 different languages. i don't understand. you don't understand all the words? yeah, my spanish is not very good, so... but some patients bring their children to help, like this woman from venezuela, who's brought her 17—year—old daughter. we've taken people from the local community, we've trained them up and upskilled them to communicate with our patients, translate and also deliver health care. don't you think this is actually discouraging people from learning english? what can we do, we have to be able to communicate with our patients. find the word with a... bbc research shows there's been a 12% rise in the number of people taking official english classes in the last three years, but that's still much lower than it was more than a decade ago. the reason this community centre is so popular is because it's right next door to a mosque, where most of the migrant community live here in peterborough. but the city is one of five places across the country the government

has identified as needing help with integration. the people that have been here longer are more integrated than the newcomers. i mean, i think it's quite diverse. i don't think they want to live with us. it's never really felt like they're completely meshed. maybe some more than others. so we're going to do these words in alphabetical order... 0verall, funding for courses has almost halved in a decade. the government is being one that, post brexiter, the lack of funding for courses will feel right—wing extremism. we have nasty stuff happening in society with the rise of the right—wing. language detoxifies everything. the government says it recognises the pressures facing colleges and it will assess the funding in the next spending review. as for muna, she's grateful for her daughter's help with english. i help her so much. leigh milner, bbc news, in peterborough.

let's return to our top story. 321 people, eight britons among them, are known to have been killed in the suicide bomb attacks in sri lanka on easter sunday. sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us. what is the latest? ben, this is an official day of mourning, and we saw lots of mass funerals taking place today. there are so many funerals to conduct of the dead here that they have been taking place in batches. we know some 30 covens were buried this morning, there were more this afternoon and many more over the days ahead. —— we know some 30 coffins were buried. the dev patel has risen to 321. the security is so tight around st sebastian in negombo, a target of the attack on sunday, vehicles may not drive

within one kilometre of the