good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: grief and mourning turns to anger in sri lanka. she cries the country's president vowes to overhaul security after it emerged the authorities had been given warnings days before. "a gentle, innocent soul" — the family ofjournalist lyra mckee pay tribute to her, as politicians from across the political divide gather for her funeral later. do you know how your clothes are made? we're looking at fast fashion all morning, with big brands getting more transparent as they do battle

for our cash. at the crucible, one of the biggest upsets in snooker history, as ronnie o'sullivan is stunned by an amateur in the first round of the world championships. good morning from kew gardens where behind me you can see a magnificent glass sculpture called summer sun and we saw that over the weekend, but it is changing today as we see some thundery showers moving north and feeling much cooler. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's wednesday, the 24th of april. our top story: the sri lankan president says he will replace the heads of the country's police and security forces, days after suicide attacks that killed more than 350 people. his decision comes after criticism that the country's intelligence agencies failed to act on a warning, ahead of the atrocity on easter sunday. yesterday, the islamic state group claimed it had carried out the bombings. andy moore has the latest.

there is a nervousness on the streets of colombo and a fear of more bombings. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacks on churches, and luxury hotels. the death toll has gone up again and so too the number of suspects arrested. it now stands at 58. this was one of the suicide bombers calmly walking into saint sebastian's church where he killed more than 100 people. we now know that sri lanka had detailed intelligence about individual suspects and their possible targets, but politicians were not told. in a national televised address that sri lankan president promised to com pletely lankan president promised to completely restructure the police and security services in the next few weeks. he said he expected to shake up the top leadership of the armed forces within 2a hours. rebuilding confidence in the

country's security system is a priority for the government. sri lanka's tropical beaches were a magnet for foreign tourists but now they are nearly empty. the number of foreign visitors had gone up 400% since the civil war ended a decade ago. but with images like this from sri lanka going around the world, that industry is likely to be hard—hit. let's talk now to the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl, who is in the sri lankan capital. sharanjit, how has the president's pledge to reform security been received? as you heard in that report there is still a lot of anger but the president two that he was not privy to the security intelligence briefings and warnings weeks in advance suggesting this attack was about to happen —— the president

ranil. the prime minister ranil wickremesinghe said he was not invited to intelligence briefings so there is a lot of anger and frustration among sri lankans that this has been allowed to happen. 0f course there is still a lot of grief and mourning in the three days after those easter sunday suicide attacks. we know of course that there was a day of mourning, massive funerals took place, and of course that toll, the number of people who died, that has risen now to 359 as some of the more than 500 people injured succumb to their injuries. so there is a great deal of anger and frustration — griefand great deal of anger and frustration — grief and mourning among so many people and also fear because the other thing we have heard from the press c0 nfe re nce other thing we have heard from the press conference yesterday is that there might be culprits out there, there might be culprits out there,

there might be still be more terror attacks and they are still investigating. there were reports and concerns about a van filled with explosives that police have been looking for in colombo. so there is still this heightened sense of fear among people here as well. thank you very much, good to talk to you. lyra mckee‘s family have paid tribute to her ahead of herfuneral this afternoon, describing her as a best friend and confidante, who was a gentle, innocent soul. the 29—year—old journalist was shot dead by the dissident republican group, the new ira, during rioting in londonderry last week. lyra's friends and relatives say they want today's service to be a celebration of her life. theresa may has reportedly given the go—ahead for the chinese telecoms giant huawei to supply equipment for the uk's 5g data network, despite objections from senior ministers. concerns have been raised that the company could pose a security threat, because chinese companies are legally obliged to co—operate with their country's spy agencies. the prime minister has reportedly decided the firm can supply non—core equipment, such as antennas,

but not critical infrastructure. downing street has declined to comment. senior conservative backbenchers have failed to reach a decision about whether party rules should be changed, to force theresa may to face another leadership challenge. the executive of the 1922 committee spent yesterday evening discussing the issue behind closed doors. another meeting of all tory mps will take place today. 0ur political correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster. there has been an easter break but still the same stories continue. yes, good morning. so they do, yes. last night we were trying to find out where the meeting was going on in the bowels of parliament. we had no luck. the venue it would appear was changed to keep us off the scent. i think conservative mps conscious they wanted discussions

without us prowling around in the corridors. we are as i said yesterday where we were in that there are some concerns of mps who are uncomfortable with theresa may's leadership who wants a mechanism to get rid of her, bluntly. the regional plan which was the vote of confidence that took place before christmas has been exhausted because she won that and that gives her a yea r‘s she won that and that gives her a year's reprieve before she can be challenged again. so there is talk about changing the rules. 0thers think that now isn't the right time and the prime minister should be able to continue. 0thers pushing that she should name a date for her departure, so all of the same tensions ready exploding if you like back out around westminster as people try and find some sort of way through this brexit impasse. meanwhile talks continue between labour and the conservatives. the chancellor and shadow chancellor in a grouping, in a meeting today looking at the specifics on all things finances. so the brexit

process is back on the road again but without any sign of a destination. did you say trundling? that is a good description. thank you very much. two charities are warning that punishing cuts to council budgets are leaving increasing numbers of people at risk on the streets. research by st mungo's and homeless link, suggests nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people in england with a £1 billion a yearfunding gap. the government said it is committed to preventing all forms of homelessness. the north korean leader kimjong—un is due to arrive in russia's far east later, ahead of his first ever meeting with vladmir putin. the two leaders will hold a summit in the city of vladivostok tomorrow. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford is there. good to talk to you, so it feels like quite a significant moment, doesn't it? yes, as you say, the first summer to take place between kim jong—un

first summer to take place between kimjong—un and vladimir putin, something russia has been pushing or asking forfor a year something russia has been pushing or asking for for a year now —— something russia has been pushing or asking forfor a year now —— summit. the timing is significant. the north korean leader coming here to russia just a couple of months after talks with donald trump on north korea's nuclear programme broke down. i think he is coming here we understand looking for an ally in russia. of course russia has had a long relationship with north korea, it isa long relationship with north korea, it is a neighbour here. we are seven time zones from moscow so we are close to the north korean border. i think that's why this issue matters for russia. and i think that is why russia is trying to insert itself into this diplomatic process. this is about russia's status as an international player, but also about the fact that russia would like to see sanctions on north korea eased. that is what north korea is looking for. it is possible they might push for. it is possible they might push for that with donald trump and getting those talks with the americans back on track. good to talk to you, thank you.

the former conservative minister ann widdecombe has announced that she will stand for nigel farage's brexit party in next month's european elections. writing in the daily express, she said she had returned to politics out of frustration that the government had not yet delivered on the referendum result. india's general election is well under way and officials are taking democracy there very seriously. they've set up a polling station forjust one voter. bharatdas darshandas is a priest who lives in a remote forest temple and walks nearly a kilometre to cast his vote in banej in the western province of gujarat. he's been the sole voter here for nearly 20 years in a country of nearly one billion eligible voters. dedication. that is excellent. good morning. there is a newcomer that sally will tell us about. what an exciting day. it was a big shock.

have a look at the picture behind you. we know how he feels at that point. he says he was tired, not feeling great, his legs were heavy, he wasn't well, he hasn't slept. huge shock at the crucible then. ronnie 0'sullivan is out of the world snooker championship in what is one of the biggest, if not the biggest upsets in the history of the game. the five time champion lost to an amateur called james cahill. 0'sullivan said he had no energy and was struggling to stay awake. and lots of witty headlines about that which i will show you. tottenham left it very late but the goal was worth the wait, as christian eriksen scored in the 88th minute to beat brighton 1—0. the result gives spurs a big boost to their hopes of finishing in the top four. huge game at old trafford tonight as manchester united host manchester city. united need a result if they're to have any chance of qualifying for the champions league — city need a result if they're to keep the pressure on liverpool in the race for the title.

and west ham's bid to move the time of their men's game on the last day of the season has been dismissed. the club wanted it moved so that fans would have enough time to get from the london stadium to wembley to watch the women's team in their fa cup final against manchester city. it is not going to happen. that smoker was amazing yesterday. and he said that it takes nothing away from james, that he was feeling tired, but it takes nothing away from him. james cahill, 23, dropped out last year, it was incredible for him and all of the headlines are about ronnie. kelemete you can understand it, because of what he brings, how big is for the sport —— are all about ronnie. you can understand it. it isa about ronnie. you can understand it. it is a huge story early in the world championship as well. he was favoured to win the whole thing. world championship as well. he was favoured to win the whole thinglj look forward to the headlines later

on. carol is live for us this morning from kew gardens. and what a stunning view you have, carol. and you matched the sculpture. that is pure coincidence. good morning, everyone. you are right about the sculpture. isn't it gorgeous? it is called summer sun by the american glass artist dale shirley. look how it has been created with all of the curls and spirals it is quite remarkable —— chihuly. there are 32 artworks including glasshouses and galleries and the majority of the artworks have never been seen in the uk. so it is quite splendid. i don't know how on earth he did that. it is named summer sun and we had that over the weekend. we are well and truly back into the seasonal norm. for some of us truly back into the seasonal norm. for some of us over truly back into the seasonal norm. for some of us over the next few

days temperatures will be below average. today we have some hazy sunshine and also some heavy, thundery showers and some of them will have some hail in there as well. on the satellite picture, you can see there is quite a bit of cloud around, particularly in the south and the west. some of that is already producing some showers across parts of devon and cornwall, through wales, and elsewhere as well. so you can see how, through the day there is a lot of dry weather to start, quite a bit of cloud, hazy sunshine, noticeable breeze as well, then showers get going and they start to push northwards. behind them into the south it will brighten up with some sunshine for you but equally we will further showers develop. and the whole band moves northwards as we go through the rest of the day. temperature is not as high as yesterday. through the evening and overnight the band of thundery showers continues to move northwards, some will fade, it will bea northwards, some will fade, it will be a chilly night, but not particular chilli and we will have some cloud coming in from the north

sea as well —— chilly. tomorrow, thursday, a lot of showers coming up from the south, moving northwards, like today, we are going to see the bright skies across the far north—east of scotland and temperature—wise tomorrow, well, we will all feel the difference in the temperatures. it will feel cooler and it will be quite breezy. as we head into friday, low pressure in charge of the weather means we will see weather fronts and showers or longer spells of rain rotating around it, so we have showers coming in from the west, pushing eastwards through the day, almost anywhere could catch one, but favoured for the driest conditions across the far north of scotland. and if you are heading out this weekend, worth noting that at times in the south it could be quite wet and it also could be quite windy.

i love that sculpture. there are lots of them. the times is among the papers to lead on climate change activist greta thunberg's westminster speech — she is pictured meeting with labour leaderjeremy corbyn, and the green party's caroline lucas. tje daily telegraph reports that prime minister theresa may defied ministers by allowing chinese telecoms company huawei to supply technology for britain's new 5g network — there had been warnings the move could pose a risk to national security. the daily mail has an exclusive story which claims that police forces are failing to investigate up to half of reported crimes. it pictures president donald trump and his wife melania. and the trumps are the focus of the mirror's front page, which says the couple will not stay with the queen during their upcoming state visit to the uk.

and the actor zac efron was trending on twitter after his visit last night to watch tottenham hotspurs at their new stadium — he even modelled a shirt. but football fans with a long memory might remember it's not the first time he's donned a team shirt — only last time — it was arsenal's, when he watched them play in 2012. and let's take a look at some of the inside pages. it might be a first game he's ever been to. let's say wolves play west brom. what do you do? you take somebody for the first time, you've got divide somewhere. you have to nail your pillars to the mast. so

please, not them. they would make a fortune. half manchester city scarves. they have a ticket to that game, they want something to remember it by. that's why you do business. there is a reason they are still there after years of people laying into them. anybody watching petrol prices, this summer, oil rig is the headline. motorists least of £200 each, fatcats fail to pass on savings. some mps are calling for there to be a particular watchdog. campaigners say there was a period la st campaigners say there was a period last year where these wholesale costs fell by 5%. some are saying we should watch that. it's just reflect

of global oil prices. keep an eye on the pumps at the minute. a bit more expensive in the last few weeks. we've got a great snooker headline coming up but on the football theme, tonight's match, i will describe to white so important. manchester united fans, manchester city fans, who do united fans really want to win because if united win, gives them an advantage. a survey of manchester united fans, 15,000 people replied, 85% of them wanted city to win its rather than united. 85% of them wanted to lose because of the poor. they are saying that

liverpool matter more than city. on the half and half, the trafford pub, every single game has a sign outside. you're not allowed in. rightly so. would you go in with one anyway? no. get out! my favourite snooker headline. snooze, you lose. ronnie 0'sullivan has been suffering from insomnia, has had two, three hours sleep a night, he just has no energy and couldn't play. probably the best year of his career last year. he put that down to a change in his lifestyle, got really into nutrition. he says the insomnia has hugged him for years and it's back.

a couple of stories i want to mention, this mum was in a coma for 27 years. she came out of a coma in june 2018. in a car crash by school bus that is an amazing story. where is this from? the sun. i don't know why i'm laughing. this lady's had built a bungalow near southend airport many moons ago and recently they changed the approach. as she woke up one morning, are they mail

orfemale, ships? woke up one morning, are they mail or female, ships? it woke up one morning, are they mail orfemale, ships? it should be dipped in rich tradition. they are referring to ships in the feminine. more gender neutral. they want to scrap the gender per specific term. is it negative calling a ship she? i'm not one of the people who's been vandalising its stop they have a lwa ys vandalising its stop they have always been called she. just let us know what you think. that is up there with half and half scarves.

know what you think. that is up there with half and half scarveslj am there with half and half scarves.” am very lemony today. we needed lemons. easyjet has told bbc breakfast that it's now banned the sale of nuts on all of its flights, to better protect passengers who have an allergy. and today the uk aviation industry will come together with the aim of setting up standard nut—allergy guidelines. to understand why this is so important to some passengers, breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to meet eleven year old josie, who's been pushing for a change. josie is a regular 1111 —year—old in every way but one. nuts could endanger her life. you have to think about it all the time, don't you? because every decision matters. yes. are you worried about going on holiday? definitely. why? because i don't know what could happen. someone could open a packet of nuts or rates in nuts and that could be risking my life. she has given a

special lesson to classmates. you sta b special lesson to classmates. you stab it in your thigh and ring 999 and say, i am and if. you can't do anything 30,000 feet in the air and the epipen only delays the reaction. and this is whyjosie and her pa rents a re and this is whyjosie and her parents are asking our lines to ban the sale of nuts on board. 0ne outline set of the risk is so great, my daughter should apply. 0ne particular airline said that nuts we re particular airline said that nuts were an integral part of their passenger experience. did thatjust seem passenger experience. did thatjust seem bonkers? it does. it'sjust a bag of nuts. i don't mean the whole thing. let's just not eat nuts and eve ryo ne thing. let's just not eat nuts and everyone will be fine. but how much is enough to cause a problem? even a fragment of peanuts as tiny as this is enough to cause an allergic reaction. in fact, watch this. clean this lot away and take a swab and wait. if the line appears on the

test stick, allergens are there and sure enough. even though the service was clean, the residual was left on the desk. probably not enough to cause a very severe the desk. probably not enough to cause a very severe reaction the desk. probably not enough to cause a very severe reaction but 30,000 feet away from any medical help, it's scary. we know stretch —— stress makes allergic reactions worse. i think it's really important that the aviation industry get their act together. exactly why josie and julie are arriving here in london. they have a rare meeting with the aviation minister just they have a rare meeting with the aviation ministerjust for they have a rare meeting with the aviation minister just for the minister took up a new reef. it's not that hard to do. what we need to do is make sure there is consistency. we've seen really good actor ‘s. easyjet are about to stop serving nuts and aeroplanes and that's really gave but we need to produce guidance so that our lines have best practice. easyjet have

confirmed that that ban on selling nuts is now in place on all of our flights and airlines uk told us to ta ke flights and airlines uk told us to take the issue very seriously. today, the aviation industry will need to discuss exactly what the standard practice should be across all our lines. easyjet are bringing the ban in. the first possibly of many. how do you feel about that? it's really good because it's getting somewhere. what would you say to the rest of the airlines? get your game say to the rest of the airlines? get yourgame up. say to the rest of the airlines? get your game up. there is growing support of a simple steps to reduce risk, especially when it's as simple as swapping one snack for another. we will be talking about that a bit later. insects. where would we be without them? we are talking to an expert whose book i have read and it's genuinely changed my mind about insect. will you ever tread on an

insect. will you ever tread on an insect again? i will try not to squash one again. all sorts of insect that is. they can taste with their feet, flies, when insect that is. they can taste with theirfeet, flies, when a insect that is. they can taste with their feet, flies, when a fly lands on your ham sandwich, it's actually just tasty. lots of insect that is. time to get the news, travel, and weather wherever you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. the met police are appealing for people who have returned to the uk from sri lanka to share with any footages or images they may have of the easter attacks. a small team of specialist officers from the met‘s counter terrorism command, including family liaison officers, have been deployed to sri lanka to support the families of deceased british nationals and will assist with the repatriation of their loved ones

back to the uk. following the devastating fire at notre dame, there are calls to take more precautions to protect ancient buildings across the capital. the fire ravaged the 850—year—old cathedral‘s roof and caused its spire to collapse. there are concerns that buildings such as this one — the capital's oldest church could be at risk if more isn't done to safeguard them. what we really need to do is make sure that the wiring is up—to—date, victorian wiring is not great. and probably introduce a sprinkler system and that would be very expensive but when you've got a wooden roof and you've got a 900 year old building, you want to make sure that you can put out any fires that start. transport for london is launching new priority seat covers to get more people offering their seats to those in need. they'll initially be on thejubille line trains. research by the organisation reveals that one in four passengers feels awkward about offering their seat. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes but there are minor delays on the 0verground — sydenham to west croydon and crystal palace. let's take a look at the roads — the climate change protest has been confined to marble arch, with bayswater road and park lane closed on the approach. in harlesden, the high street is closed in both directions between park parade and nightingale road for a police investigation. finally. euston road is down to two lanes outside st pancras station and down to one lane at the junction with pentonville road for emergency water mains work. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. well, today is a bit ofa good morning. well, today is a bit of a transition day really. we lose the dry, fine, warm conditions and looking forward to something a little more unsettled. it is going to feel a bit cooler today. we've also got some heavy showers in the forecast as well. now, the cloud is

increasing, is coming up from the south, brisk southerly wind starts to develop and we see showers generating. through the afternoon, if you get the sunny spells, those showers could become quite sharp. just on the high teens for the most part, 19, maybe 20 celsius depending on how much sunshine you get later on how much sunshine you get later on today. 0vernight tonight we hang onto the breeze. still a bit of cloud around and showers moving out through the early hours of torah tomorrow morning. again, quite heavy. a mild night, the minimum between eight and 10 celsius. very similar conditions for thursday. some heavy showers, perhaps a little drier and brighter through the afternoon but still at risk of a shower. similar friday bit coming very windy and much cooler as we head into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from bbc london news in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30am.

we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: 0n the day of lyra mckee's funeral in belfast, we'll be speaking to two of her closest friends who say they'll remember her as an unbelievable journalist and hope today will be a true celebration of her life. we're taking a look at the fashion industry this morning. sean will be asking if global brands could be clearer about how their clothes are made, and finding out how well some of our biggest high street and online names are doing. # leave a light on... and with an instantly recognisable hit record, a brit award, and a sell—out tour, tom walker will have plenty to talk about when he joins us on the sofa after 9am. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news.

the sri lankan president says he will replace the heads of the country's police and security forces, days after suicide attacks that killed more than 350 people. his decision comes after criticism that the country's intelligence agencies failed to act on a warning, ahead of the atrocity on easter sunday. yesterday, the islamic state group claimed it had carried out the bombings, although did not provide evidence. lyra mckee's family have paid tribute to her ahead of herfuneral this afternoon, describing her as a best friend and confidante, who was a gentle, innocent soul. the 29—year—old journalist was shot dead by the dissident republican group, the new ira, during rioting in londonderry last week. lyra's friends and relatives say they want today's service to be a celebration of her life. theresa may has reportedly given the go—ahead for the chinese telecoms giant huawei to supply equipment for the uk's 5g data network, despite objections from senior ministers. concerns have been raised that the company could pose a security threat, because chinese companies are legally obliged to co—operate with their

country's spy agencies. the prime minister has reportedly decided the firm can supply non—core equipment, such as antennas, but not critical infrastructure. downing street has declined to comment. senior conservative backbenchers have failed to reach a decision about whether party rules should be changed, to force theresa may to face another leadership challenge. the executive of the 1922 committee spent yesterday evening discussing the issue behind closed doors. another meeting of all tory mps will take place today. under current party rules, mps cannot mount a fresh challenge against mrs may until december. two charities are warning that punishing cuts to council budgets are leaving increasing numbers of people at risk on the streets. research by st mungo's and homeless link suggests nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people in england with a £1 billion a yearfunding gap. the government said it is committed to preventing all forms of homelessness.

the system we have means that people with kids, so families, have much more protection from the law. some single people if they have disabilities, that kind of thing, may be protected, but most people aren't. so that's why services exist for that group of people otherwise they other people who are much more likely to up on the street. the north korean leader kimjong—un is due to arrive in russia's far east later, ahead of his first ever meeting with vladmir putin. the two leaders will hold a summit in the city of vladivostok tomorrow. the kremlin said they would talk about the korean peninsula's nuclear standoff. the former conservative minister anne widdecombe has announced that she will stand for nigel farage's brexit party in next month's european elections. writing in the daily express she said she had returned to politics out of frustration that the government had not yet delivered on the referendum result. india's general election is well

under way and officials are taking democracy there very seriously. they've set up a polling station forjust one voter. bharatdas darshandas is a priest who lives in a remote forest temple and walks nearly a kilometre to cast his vote in banej, in the western province of gujarat. he's been the sole voter here for nearly 20 years in a country of nearly one billion eligible voters. every vote counts. there has been a change, shakeup in snooker. there have been sleepless nights in snooker over the last week for one man, ronnie 0'sullivan, really big shock at the crucible. certainly the biggest in the competition's history. huge shock at the crucible then, probably the biggest in the history of snooker as ronnie 0'sullivan is knocked out in the first round of the world championship byjames cahill who is an amateur. ben croucher reports. there it goes.

and ronnie 0'sullivan, the number one player in the world, is out! they're calling it the greatest shock in snooker. james cahill walked into the crucible a qualifier, a debutante, an amateur. he left it today with a piece of history. if cahill achieved perfection, this was a very imperfect ronnie 0'sullivan, one we ‘ve not come to recognise, even without the drastic overnight haircut. miss followed miss followed miss. 0'sullivan was struggling simply to stay awake. then what the 0'sullivan fans wanted to see, the amateur started to look like one and ronnie started to look like running again. 8—5 became 8—6, became 8—7, became 8—8. the rocket on a roll. pink and black to take the lead. would you believe it? cahill capitalised. took the frame and showed all the coolness of a seasoned pro to see out the match and send out of sorts favourite home at this stage in just the fourth time in 27 visits to sheffield. all my limbs feel really

heavy, legs, arms. i feel shattered. just drained really. i have no energy. but whatever way you look at it, you have to give credit to him that, you know, he got over the line. if ronnie was playing well, i wouldn't have won that match. and i know that. and i'm just happy to be through and happy to be in the next round. what a fantastic win that is. so how do you top that? well, he'll aim for another shot against stephen maguire on friday. ben croucher, bbc news. more on that story coming up late in the programme too. big win for spurs last night as they edge closer to securing a place in the top four. they beat brighton 1—0, but left it late. christian eriksen's goal coming in the 88th minute. tottenham stay third, three points ahead of chelsea and four clear of arsenal. they're also yet to concede a goal at their new stadium. brighton, though, remain in big, big trouble. they're just three points above the relegation zone. there was the fastest goal in premier league history in the night's other game. here it is. southampton's shane long scoring against watford after just seven seconds.

they weren't able to capitalise on it, though, and watford equalised, meaning that southampton are still not safe. huge game tonight as manchester united host manchester city at old trafford in a derby that could have massive repercussions for both the title race and the top four. this is city's game in hand over leaders liverpool, so win this and they'll be ahead with both teams having played the same number of games. united need a result too, they got thumped at everton last time out and are still clinging to the hope that they can finish in the top four. this club in the last decade grew a lot and that is why it is not scary to go there and play them, before it was with the distance, the players, manchester city has in the last ten seasons, make this game more equal and may be before the gap was

bigger. we've got to pay them respect because they have been fantastic, they have won the last ten games in they have won the last ten games in the league, 17 out of the last 18 i think they have won and you've got to respect that and you've got to try to solve the problems they cause you as well as you can and, by that, also create problems for them to solve. west ham have failed to get the time of one of their premier league matches moved so that fans can watch the women's side. the men's match against southampton is scheduled to kickoff at 3pm on fourth may, just two and a half hours before the women's side play in the fa cup final at wembley. west ham say the premier league had told them that any kickoff change would be a "potential inconvenience" to fans. one of the most important players in the history of celtic football club, billy mcneill, has died at the age of 79. he will be best remembered for this iconic moment, becoming the first british player to lift the european cup in in 1967.

he had two spells as celtic manager, and the club's former keeper pat bonner says legend is not a big enough word to describe mcneill. and anthony joshua says jarrell miller does not deserve to be in a ring with him or any other heavyweight. the pair were due to fight at madison square garden onjune 1st, but miller was denied a licence for the fight after an adverse finding in two separate doping tests. world heavyweight championjoshua says, "cheats will get found out, and hard workers will always rise to the top." we are currently looking for alternative options. i have four and alternative options. i have four and a bit weeks of sparring. however the fighter may be, your chin down and your hands up and i am ready to fight whoever. good luck to miller, whoever he is. i am not going to knock him when he is down. he doesn't deserve to be in the ring

with me or any other heavyweight right now. interesting choice of clothing for his clip. went through the wardrobe and decided against everything. won't bother. thank you. it's estimated that tens of thousands of people across england are living in former offices and factories which have been converted into homes, but labour says this has resulted in rabbit hutch flats and slum housing, and it will reverse the rules which allow buildings to be converted without the need for planning permission. the party's shadow housing secretary isjohn healey and he's in our westminster studio. good morning, thank you forjoining us good morning, thank you forjoining us this morning. it is called permitted development and you are saying you want to get rid of it, why? it is a get out clause that allows developers to dodge any obligation for social housing and it allows them to build slum houses really by converting office blocks,

warehouses, factories and commercial sites into new homes without going through the normal planning permission and we don't need this, we are losing out on important low—cost housing that we need and most important these developers are building really substandard homes.” had a response obviously from the local government and they say that permitted development along with planning reforms have delivered over 140,000 homes for families that would have been blocked by labour — what is your response? there were 13,500 homes last year through permitted development but more than 200,000 permitted development but more than 200 , 000 without permitted development but more than 200,000 without permitted development and in truth we don't need permitted development to build new homes, we build more without permitted development and in the end these are people's homes and what we build matters just as these are people's homes and what we build mattersjust as much these are people's homes and what we build matters just as much as these are people's homes and what we build mattersjust as much as how many and quality matters just as much as quantity. and this loophole, this get out clause will be developers, is simply providing the

wrong housing often in the wrong places. let's talk about the wrong places, because some of this housing is in dormant buildings in former office blocks, so you are saying they shouldn't be developed? some of these developments may well go ahead and could be encouraged. it is important if you have disused blocks to turn them into good homes, but not by circumventing and sidestepping the planning system and the normal consent process. what it means is you have developers now building homes that people are living in without windows, with cooking hobs next two beds, you've got tiny spaces that fall far short of space standards across the board and for kids sometimes you find them without any places to play, without even pavements where these houses are built for instance in the middle of industrial estate. so if the rules were changed, should the

buildings and still be built? rules were changed, should the buildings and still be built7m could still be built and it is perfectly possible for a local authority to give top priority to seeing redundant commercial buildings turned into homes as part of their local plan. 0ur argument and plan is to close the loophole that allows these developers to do that allows these developers to do that without reference to planning permission and without the sort of standards that we need to see because we are building people's new homes. what you are saying today is you have ambitious plans to build 100,000 new counsel or social housing properties a year by the end of next parliament. how would that be funded? we have set out a very detailed plan to build 1 million new low—cost homes over ten years under a labour government and part of it would be bringing government investment back to the level under the last labour government, part of it would be getting more out of commercial developers, changing incentives in the planning system and taking profiteering out of the land market by a combination of these measures. we can build both

these measures. we can build both the number of new homes this country needs but also the quality and the mix of new homes. 1 million new homes, you have been talking about the problems with so—called dormant buildings but where would they go? where would the new homes go? yes. there is plenty of sites and we have seen there is plenty of sites and we have seen permissions in the system that are not being built out fast enough so we would bring in tough new measures to make sure that developers, where they had permission, built at the rate that was needed for the local area, and built the mix as well. part of the plan and the necessary steps to deal with the land profiteering is to allow you to assemble more low—cost land to build the mix of homes at a lower price to rent and to buy that people need. just before you go, if i could ask as well, there are talks between labour and the government to try to move forward on brexit. there are some reports theresa may

referring to some of your colleagues as being difficult. what's going on here? the talks were as they were before easter, detailed, long, serious discussions but we're waiting for some real sign of serious intent from the prime minister that she is prepared to shift the lines of her deal to get the sort of support in parliament that can get a bit ——at a brexit deal in place. we are in detailed discussions. get us beyond the point of exit and can be negotiated with the european union. in the end, if the european union. in the end, if the prime minister is concerned about progress, and faster progress, she needs to be more flexible. thank you very much. we'll be hearing from the different political parties in the run up

to the local elections in england and northern ireland on thursday of next week. carol is live for us this morning from kew gardens. and what a stunning view you have, carol. you've pulled something out of the bag for us there. good morning, everyone. i would love to say it's me but it was a lovely cameraman who did this this morning. it's such a tranquil scene this morning. we are next to the lake in front of the parliament house, to give you our bearings. behind me, look at that glass skull. that is by american glass skull. that is by american glass artist dale chihuly, i think it has been influenced by medusa. it's called summer sun, we've seen a lot of the this weekend and the

forecast however includes thundery showers with hail mixed in. yesterday, portmadog in wales reached 24 celsius. there is a fair bit of cloud around as well. some of thatis bit of cloud around as well. some of that is producing showers currently. we've got more showers to come. as we go through the day, some of them will be have re— and thundery. but a lot of dry weather to start the day as well, a fair bit of cloud and scott, and east—west split. north—west england, a similar story. what you will find through the day is all that rain will continue to move northwards. behind it, it will start to brighten up. getting into northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland through the afternoon. western scotland hangs onto the

lion's share of the sunshine. temperatures looking at hires up to 20. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we still do have those thundery showers pushing northwards. some dry weather and clear skies as well. not a particularly chilly night. temperatures falling to between eight and ten. we are looking at a lot of showers coming up from the south, spreading northwards, almost anyone could catch one. in between, some writers skies with the brightest guys are likely to be in south—east scotland. we're looking at top tomorrow of around about 15 degrees. with weather fronts coming m, degrees. with weather fronts coming in, we will see some rain or showers moving in from the west drifting east as we go through the course of

the day. north—east scott and favoured for the driest conditions. temperatures into the mid— teens. just to give you a heads up, on saturday, it looks like we could see somewhat whether a potentially quite windy weather. especially along the south coast. carol, it is absolutely fantastic. it looks like a glorious morning. we had a lot of fast food and it is about making clothes cheaply and quickly. a bit of pressure, ethical concerns. getting clothes from the catwalk to the shop floor is big business. there's a bit of a league table put together by the campaigning organisation fashion revolution. that keeps tabs on how the big names are doing when it comes to things like impact on the environment and worker conditions involved out of the 200 brands —

38 are now disclosing details of their processing facilities in the factories where things like spinning, dyeing and laundering is taking place. just over half of the brands say what their carbon footprint around the world is. only 6 brands out of the 200 publish details of the labour costs of their suppliers. which will have a big impact on what workers are paid asked some shoppers whether they know — or care — how their clothes are made. you think about it a little bit but it doesn't affect something.” you think about it a little bit but it doesn't affect something. i am a student so i just it doesn't affect something. i am a student so ijust need cheap clothes. that's what we've been doing today. value for money. i think more who makes it, the designer. i think that's what i'm

looking for. i try not to think about it too much because you would be constantly worried when you are buying things, all that sort of stuff, paying the wages and stuff like that. interesting. carry somers is founder of the fashion revolution charity. do people care? this is about transparency, people have to care and we simply can't afford to carry on living in a world where our clothes are contributing so much to climate change, to human rights abuses and reinforcing gender inequality. we really have to see a radical transformation in the fashion industry. and whether customers are still happy to pay £2 for a plain white t—shirt and they don't know

how it's been made. you've done this index for a few years. are you seeing customer habits change? we are seeing customer habits change. we know that the index is pushing brands to be more transparent and once they are more transparent, they are more accountable. we need change from brands and consumers. we can't continue to consume and is com pletely continue to consume and is completely unsustainable way. we need legislation as well. there is a difference between transparency, which this index is about, and how open businesses are about how they make their stuff. and how sustainable it is. just because you've come top of the transparency list, customers won't think the brands that come top of the most sustainable? it doesn't mean now the most sustainable. it means they are

the brands that are doing more. if they are transparent, they are happy to disclose that information and it's good for the brand's reputation. information about the supply chain, it means if there are human rights abuses happening, they are able to identify those. it protects the brands reputation. we talk about a lot about the individuals waste. and then maybe chucking it. what about the waste by the industry? are there loads of these t—shirts being chipped away into landfill that tonsils? yes, there are. really we have no idea how much that is. that's why we are asking about what are you doing with your unsold clothes and effective stock and considering the scandals last year, very few brands are disclosing any information about

this. estimates are that about 15% of textiles and up on the cutting room floor but when does all of this fabric go? where does the clothing go? it's an area where you'd like to see more transparency. we've got prime market, boo—hoo updating us, to huge retailers. and it will be in its —— interesting to see if any of this plays out. —— primark, boohoo. we were inflict thing on an incredible day yesterday with the latest in what is happening in sri la nka latest in what is happening in sri lanka and also the total opposite end of the scale, we're talking insect. a celebration of insect by somebody who's written a book about it and it may change your mind about insects forever. news you can use. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm tolu adeoye. the met police are appealing for people who've returned home from sri lanka to share any footage or images they may have of the easter attacks. nearly two years since the fire at granville tower, bigots have released showing trauma. the trust is contacted nearly 14,000 people. around 1500 people are being treated but the trust says it's concerned that many more not seeking help. —— grenfell. transport for london is launching new priority seat covers to get more people offering their seats to those in need. they'll initially be on jubilee line trains. tfl research has found 1 in 4 passengers feels awkward about offering their seat. following the devastating fire at notre—dame, there are calls to take more precautions to protect ancient buildings across the capital. the fire ravaged the cathedral‘s roof and caused its spire to collapse. there are concerns that buildings such as this one — the capital's oldest church could be at risk if more isn't done

to safeguard them. what we really need to do is make sure that the wiring is up to date. victorian wiring is not great. and probably introduce a sprinkler system, and that would be very expensive, but when you've got a wooden roof and you've got a 900—year—old building, you want to make sure that you can put out any fires that start. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes but there are minor delays on the 0verground — sydenham to west croydon and crystal palace. let's take a look at the roads — the climate change protest has been confined to marble arch, with bayswater road and park lane closed on the approach. in harlesden, the high street is closed in both directions between park parade and nightingale road for a police investigation.

now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. well, today is a bit of a transition day, really. we lose the dry, fine, warm conditions and we are looking forward to something a little more unsettled. it is going to feel a bit cooler today. we've also got some heavy showers in the forecast as well. now, the cloud is increasing, it's coming up from the south, a brisk southerly wind starts to develop and we see showers to see showers generating. through the afternoon, if you get the sunny spells, those showers could become quite sharp. temperatures still in the high teens for the most part, 19, maybe 20 celsius depending on how much sunshine you get later on today. 0vernight tonight, we hang onto the breeze. still a bit of cloud around but then further showers moving out through the early hours and tomorrow morning. again, quite heavy. a mild night, the minimum between 8 and 10 celsius. very similar conditions

for thursday. some heavy showers, perhaps a little drier and brighter in the afternoon but still at risk of a shower. similar for friday then becoming very windy and much cooler as we head into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from bbc london news in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: one of the suicide bombers behind sri lanka's devastating terror attack is believed to have studied here in the uk. "a gentle, innocent soul" — the family ofjournalist lyra mckee pay tribute to her, as politicians from across the political divide gather for her funeral later. do you know how your clothes are made? we're looking at fast fashion all morning, with big brands getting more transparent as they do battle for our cash. at the crucible, one of the biggest upsets in snooker history, as ronnie 0'sullivan is stunned by an amateur in the first round of the world championships. good morning from kew gardens where we have found another stunning sculpture which looks like it has been made out of leaves, which is

very apt when you think of the location. for many we have a dry start with hazy sunshine but there are some heavy and thundery showers on the way. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's wednesday, the 24th of april. our top story: one of the suicide bombers who took part in the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka studied in the uk, it has emerged this morning. ina in a press conference, the defence minister set eight of the nine bombers have been identified, they we re bombers have been identified, they were killed in the co—ordinated attacks, and the number now stands attacks, and the number now stands at 359. there is a nervousness on the streets of colombo and a fear of more bombings. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels. the death toll has gone up again, and so too the number of suspects arrested. it now stands at 58.

—— it now stands at more than 100. ata at a press conference the authorities said one of the bombers had studied in the uk. they also said they thought the attacks were motivated by revenge for the shootings that occurred in new zealand. they believe that this is a reprisal. it was basically motivated, the christchurch incident motivated, the christchurch incident motivated these guys who carried out these blasts on easter sunday. this was one of the suicide bombers calmly walking into st sebastian's church, where he killed more than 100 people. we now know that sri lanka had detailed intelligence about individual suspects and their possible targets, but politicians were not told. in a national televised address the sri lankan president promised to completely restructure the police and security services in the next few weeks. he said he expected to shake up the top leadership of the armed

forces within 24 hours. rebuilding confidence in the country's security system is a priority for the government. sri lanka's tropical beaches were a magnet for foreign tourists, but now they are nearly empty. the number of foreign visitors had gone up 400% since the civil war ended a decade ago. but with images like this from sri lanka going around the world, that industry is likely to be hard—hit. lyra mckee's family have paid tribute to her as a best friend and confidante who was a gentle, innocent soul ahead of her funeral this afternoon. the 29—year—old journalist was shot dead by the dissident republican group, the new ira, during rioting in londonderry last week. let's talk to our ireland correspondent chris page who's in belfast this morning. so many people have been talking

about her, paying tribute to her. what more can you tell us? lyra as you say was just 29 and she had often written about her hope that her generation would be able to experience healing from the toxic and better divisive legacy of the conflict in northern ireland, so her funeral service today will reflect that hope even amid such great sadness for example, it will be held in belfast‘s largest cathedral, led bya in belfast‘s largest cathedral, led by a protestant clergyman and catholic priest, with politicians from both sides of the irish border attending along with hundreds of lyra's friends and her partner sarah canning encouraged people to wear clothes teamed on harry potter or the marvel comics but she said in advance of that lyra's family released a moving tribute to her which they have said she was a smart, strong minded woman who believed passionately inclusivity so i think you can expect all those

things to be strongly reflected in the service today. and i know on this programme later you will talk with two of her friends as well so we shall wait for that, thank you. theresa may has reportedly given the go—ahead for the chinese telecoms giant huawei to supply equipment for the uk's 5g data network, despite objections from senior ministers. concerns have been raised that the company could pose a security threat, because chinese companies are legally obliged to co—operate with their country's spy agencies. the prime minister has reportedly decided the firm can supply "non—core" equipment, such as antennas, but not critical infrastructure. downing street has declined to comment. senior conservative backbenchers have failed to reach a decision about whether party rules should be changed to force theresa may to face another leadership challenge. the executive of the 1922 committee spent yesterday evening discussing the issue behind closed doors. another meeting of all tory mps will take place today. 0ur political correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster.

good morning to you once again. what is the key issue that will be discussed today? good morning, not just closed doors, we couldn't even find which closed doors, so furtive was the gathering to keep us off the scent, not loitering outside the meetings as we try to do to find out what is going on inside. what happens today is that there is a full meeting of conservative backbenchers of the 1922 committee as they wrestle with what to do around brexit and crucially with the question of the prime minister's future, having exhausted the opportunity as some saw it to remove her through a vote of confidence over christmas, which she won, giving her a year's protection, so some are agitating to change the rules to find another way to dislodge her or persuade her to name a date of departure. 0thers dislodge her or persuade her to name a date of departure. others make the case that it isn't the time for that kind of change and they would rather that not be the focus. a couple of other things to bring you up—to—date

on, ann widdecombe, former conservative and he will stand for nigel farage's exit party in the european party elections and talks between the government and labour trying to find a deal continue with the shadow chancellor and the chancellor meeting for talks today. thank you very much, speak to you later. two charities are warning that punishing cuts to council budgets are leaving increasing numbers of people at risk on the streets. research by st mungo's and homeless link suggests nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people in england with a £1 billion a yearfunding gap. the government said it is committed to preventing all forms of homelessness. the system we have means that people with kids, so families, have much more protection in the law. some single people, if they have disabilities, that kind of thing, may be protected, but most people aren't. so that's why it is really,

really services exist for that group of people, otherwise they are the people who are much more likely to up on the streets. north korean leader kimjong—un is due to arrive in russia's far east later ahead of his first ever meeting with vladmir putin. the two leaders will hold a summit in the city of vladivostok tomorrow. the kremlin said they would talk about the korean peninsula's nuclear standoff. india's general election is well under way and officials are taking democracy there very seriously. they've set up a polling station forjust one voter. bharatdas darshandas is a priest who lives in a remote forest temple and walks nearly a kilometre to cast his vote in banej in the western province of gujarat. as you can see, everybody is waiting for him. he's been the sole voter here for nearly 20 years in a country of nearly one billion eligible voters. you are up to date with some of the main stories, at 7:08am, and easyjet has banned the sale of nuts from all

flights to protect passengers with an allergy. the uk aviation industry will come together to set up standard nut allergy guidelines. to understand why it is important for some passengers jayne mccubbin has gone to meet 11—year—old josie who has been pushing for the change. josie is a regular 11—year—old in every way but one, nuts could endanger her life. you have to think about it all the time, don't you? mm—hm. because every decision matters. yeah. are you worried about going on holiday? definitely. why? because i don't know what could happen. someone could open a packet of nuts or eat nuts and then that could be risking my life. to raise awareness, she's given a special lesson to classmates. you stab it in your thigh and ring 999 and say, "i am anaphylactic." you can't do anything if you're 30,000 feet in the air and the epipen only delays the reaction for a few minutes. and this is whyjosie and her parents are asking airlines to ban the sale of nuts on board.

0ne airline set if the risk is so great, perhaps my daughter shouldn't fly. and we read some other policies and one particular airline said that nuts were an integral part of the passenger experience. integral? integral. did thatjust seem bonkers to you? it does. it'sjust a bag of nuts, really. i don't mean the whole thing. i mean, let'sjust not eat nuts and everyone will be fine. but how much nut is enough nut to cause a problem? even a fragment of peanuts as tiny as this is enough to cause an allergic reaction. in fact, watch this. clean this lot away then take a swab and wait. if a line appears on the test stick, allergens are there and sure enough... so even though the surface was clean, residual peanut was left on the desk. even when it's not there, it's still there. yes, probably not enough to cause a very severe reaction but at 30,000 feet, you're away from any medical help, it's scary. we know makes allergic reactions worse. flying is stressful.

and i think it's really important that the aviation industry get their act together. exactly whyjosie and julie are arriving here in london. it's really exciting, isn't it? they have a rare meeting with the aviation ministerjust before the minister took up a new reef. —— before the minister took up a new brief. it's not that hard to do. what we need to do is make sure there is consistency. we've seen really good practice. easyjet are about to stop serving nuts on aeroplanes and that's really great but we need to produce guidance so that airlines have best practice. easyjet have confirmed that that ban on selling nuts is now in place on all of our flights and airlines uk told us to take the issue very seriously. today, the aviation industry will need to discuss exactly what the standard practice should be across all airlines. easyjet are bringing the ban in,

the first possibly of many. how do you feel about that? it's really good because it's getting somewhere. what would you say to the rest of the airlines? get your game up. theee's growing support for simple steps to reduce risk, especially when it's as simple as swapping one snack for another. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. thank you for taking part on that story for us. it's believed that one of the sri lanka bombers studied in the uk and australia. 359 people have been confirmed dead. let's talk now to the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl, who is in the sri lankan capital. sharanjit, what more do we know? thank you forjoining us and we have had much more details emerging, can you bring us right up? a lot of details are certainly in the last hour, there was a controlled

explosion not very far away from where i am standing, the staff in the place where we are heard this explosion, this was at the savoy cinema, there have been a number of controlled detonation devices found over the last few days. on monday they found 87 explosive devices, there was a suspicious package found ata there was a suspicious package found at a railway station and a pipe—bomb on the way to the airport, so this is very much an active situation. we heard from the deputy defence minister not long ago taking a lot of questions from the press. there is clearly a lot of frustration over the fact that the government were issued warnings, but somehow the message did not get to the very top, it did not get to the president or the prime minister and there was nothing done to try to prevent these awful easter sunday suicide bomber tax. ok, well, thank you for

bringing us the latest, obviously an ongoing situation as well. the attacks appear to have been aimed at sowing divisions between sri lanka's different religious groups. rajesh venugopal, from the london school of economics, has studied this issue, and joins us from our 0xford studio. thank you very much for coming on the programme this morning and i know that things are changing. we are hearing more and more details, just to confirm, 359 now confirmed dead as louise has said, 60 arrests have been made, and authorities think they have identified eight of the nine terrorist bombers. can i ask you, we were speaking to people on the programme yesterday and understandable anger at the way this has been handled by the authorities. do you think we will be expecting protests over the next few days in sri lanka? i think there is certainly going to be a strong response in anger that public officials apparently ignored very

pointed, very detailed and accurate assessments of what was about to happen which they apparently knew two weeks before the event. last night, the sri lankan president said he would replace the leaders of the security forces there. will that appease some people who have voiced legitimate concerns in the last 24 hours? that should be looked at with a touch of skip this is because it's not quite clear if you knew what when. most members of the government and security establishment are playing a complicated blame game of trying to blame somebody else and trying to blame somebody else and trying to blame somebody else and trying to evade responsibility for what they themselves might have known and what they should have done. do you feel there was some pressure on the government to allocate blame earlier on. they blame the small group called the mtj. what can you tell us about that decision? the government came out to dig —— two days ago that this small,

obscure, extremist organisation which is not in the public eye at all was responsible for this horrendous terrorist attack on the people who have been arrested and identified all people that were in this organisation. apparently this is an organisation about which there was incredible terrorist intelligent. this organisation was responsible for executing the attack but not quite clear why they did it. how they had the wherewithal to co—ordinate and conduct such an absolutely terrible set of co—ordinated attacks. we are learning more about the bombers, that one of them studied in the uk and australia as well. there is more information coming out as well. what expect to know about the people who carried out these attacks? i think

it would be wrong to speculate right now because as with most of these attacks, we are always shocked and surprised by the identities of the people who did this. it is such an absolutely horrendous attack and you've probably seen the cctv fitness that came out —— images that came out yesterday? it's appalling, shocking, beyond anyone's imagination people could go out and do this so be prepared to be really surprised about the backgrounds of some of these people. 0bviously surprised about the backgrounds of some of these people. obviously the tourist industry in sri lanka is an important part of the economy. how devastating will this latest attack be to that part of the country's economy? it is going to have an impact. a lot of people involved in the tourism industry, small hotel

owners, taxi drivers, all conscious of the fact that this is going to impact them quite seriously. sri lanka's tourism industry has bounced back over the last ten years in what was a quarter of a century of civil warand was a quarter of a century of civil war and conflict which took place before that. so the industry has bounced back in the past. i think it's reasonable it will be again. we said in the introduction, part of the thought behind these attacks was the thought behind these attacks was the different religious groups in sri lanka. there has been quite a good relationship between christians and muslims and hindus in sri lanka maybe that is a correct assessment? there is a long and old history of ethnic conflict, not religious conflict in christians for example straddle both sides of that ethnic divide. there have been growing

religious tensions in sri lanka since the end of the war. as you've said, there is no record of any tension between the christians and muslims, both of whom are quite small minority groups. there is nothing that would signify, give anyone any indication that an attack of this kind was imminent. thank you so much for coming on the programme. more detail on what we've been hearing coming out of sri lanka were in the last half hour or so, it's been confirmed the death toll, 359. 60 arrests made in total. of the night suspected bombers, we know the identity of eight of them and one of them, the deputy defence minister said is known to have studied both in the uk and australia at some time. carol is live for us this morning from kew gardens in front of some gorgeous flowers. beautiful flowers and skull is. good

morning. that's right. right behind me, you can see the great walk borders, the longest double herbaceous border in europe. fabulous flowerbeds here. you can see the glass sculptures right there next to that are in. contemporary glass artist dale chihuly, and they are inspired by the indian paint brush flower and they are actually called paintbrushes. there is nothing exotic about the weather today. yesterday, porthmadog reached 28. today, top bridges likely to be closer to 20 celsius. today's forecast is one of hazy sunshine.

some of which will have hail in them as they migrate northwards through the course of the day. on the satellite picture, you can see there is quite a bit of cloud around. particularly across the south and also the west. some of the cloud is thick enough to be producing some showers. this morning, we got showers. this morning, we got showers across parts of wales in the south—west of england. a few showers dotted elsewhere. quite a bit of cloud around. some of us are starting off with some sunshine. as we go through the day, most western areas are favoured for brighter skies than the east. as the showers get going. brighten up behind them. heavy showers across wales getting into the midlands, east anglia, northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. we end up with western scotland hanging onto the of the sunshine, the east seeing a bit more cloud. as we head on

through the evening and overnight, we still have some of those thundery showers continuing to move northwards. some will fade, we will see clear skies and still a bit of cloud coming in from the north sea. temperatures not protect lily lowe. falling between eight and 10 degrees. as we head through tomorrow, more showers on the cards. some of those again are likely to be heavy and thundery. white spells in between but the lion's share of the brightness. up to a maximum of 14 or for dean. as we head on into friday, once again, low pressure dominating the weather and with its attendant fonts. we will see the showers, longer spells of rain moving from west to east. brighter skies across the far north of scotland, temperatures no great shakes. nothing to write home about. 0n saturday at the moment, this could

change, it looks like we will see some wet weather and potentially quite windy along the south coast. that's how it's looking just now. they really are beautiful, those flowers a nd they really are beautiful, those flowers and sculptures. it's lovely out there. sean is here. the business of fashion. updates from two big clothing brands. absolutely massive. primark and boohoo. primark, you had the high street boohoo you had on line. sales growth at both. boohoo starting from a smaller base. boohoo has seen

reve nu es smaller base. boohoo has seen revenues increased by nearly 40%. that is a sign, you look at boohoo's brands, pretty little thing, macro thanks nasty gal, brands that have seen more users coming thanks nasty gal, brands that have seen more users coming there and doing their on line shopping than the original boohoo website itself. primark is about big retail space. that birmingham store, the biggest in europe opened weeks ago. shoppers keep coming. it's interesting they are both doing well and they are both different experiences. the police is a bit more about primark at the minute. bucking the trend on the high street. talking about debenhams and house of fraser, not doing so well, primark have made it work. they have made the price point work. they have made the price point work because people want a cheap and

their reputation, we talked this morning about transparency and sustainability. primark are often talked about as being a company that does well on that relative to the rest of the industry. it still got major problems. those on line businesses, when i was chatting earlier, the on line businesses, we don't know quite so much about their whole supply chain yet. who is making these clothes into the intricate level of detail. sean, thank you very much. plenty more on the huawei story and more about insects. a lady in the programme who isa insects. a lady in the programme who is a specialist in all thing about insect. none of us, we'll want to

get rid of an insect again. mealworms can die just plastic. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. nearly two years since the fire at grenfell tower, figures have been released which show thousands of people are still suffering from trauma. the central and north west london nhs foundation trust has contacted nearly 14,000 people. around 1500 are being treated but the trust says it's concerned many more aren't seeking help. transport for london is launching new priority seat covers to get more people offering their seats to those in need. they'll initially run on the jubillee line. tfl says it wants to remind people to look up when they're travelling — because not all disabilities are visable. research has found 1 in 4 passengers feels awkward about offering their seat. following the devastating fire at notre—dame, there are calls to take more precautions

to protect ancient buildings across the capital. the fire ravaged the cathedral‘s roof and caused its spire to collapse. there are concerns that buildings such as this one — the capital's oldest church could be at risk if more isn't done to safeguard them. what we really need to do is make sure that the wiring is up to date. victorian wiring is not great. and probably introduce a sprinkler system, and that will be very expensive, but when you've got a wooden roof and when you've got a 900—year—old building, you want to make sure that you can put out any fires if any start. let's take a look at the travel situation now. blackwall lane is slow from the woolwich road flyover towards the blackwall tunnel. in central london, the climate change protest has been confined to marble arch, with bayswater road and park lane closed

on the approach. in harlesden, the high street is closed in both directions between park parade and nightingale road for a police investigation. euston road is down to two lanes at st pancras station and down to one lane at the junction with pentonville road for emergency water mains work. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. well, today is a bit of a transition day, really. we lose the dry, fine, warm conditions and we are looking forward to something a little more unsettled. it is going to feel a bit cooler today. we've also got some heavy showers in the forecast as well. now, the cloud is increasing, it's coming up from the south, a brisk southerly wind starts to develop and we start to see showers generating. through the afternoon, if you get the sunny spells, those showers could become quite sharp. temperatures still in the high teens for the most part, 19, maybe 20 celsius depending on how much sunshine you get later on today. now, overnight tonight, we hang onto the breeze. still a bit of cloud around and then further showers moving out through the early hours of tomorrow morning. again, could be quite heavy.

a mild night, though — the minimum between 8 and 10 celsius. very similar conditions for thursday. some heavy showers, perhaps a little drier and brighter in the afternoon but still at risk of a shower. similar for friday then becoming very windy and much cooler as we head into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from bbc london news in half an hour. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. it's believed one of the suicide bombers who took part in the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka studied in the uk, it has emerged this morning. the number of people killed in the co—ordinated attacks now stands at 359. earlier the sri lankan president said he will replace the heads of the country's police and security forces.

in a press conference in the last hour, the country's deputy defence minister said eight of the nine bombers have been identified. we believe that one of the suicide bombers studied in the uk and then he later on did his postgraduate in australia before coming back to settle in sri lanka. lyra mckee's family have paid tribute to her ahead of herfuneral this afternoon, describing her as a best friend and confidante, who was a gentle, innocent soul. the 29—year—old journalist was shot dead by the dissident republican group, the new ira, during rioting in londonderry last week. lyra's friends and relatives say they want today's service to be a celebration of her life. theresa may has reportedly given the go—ahead for the chinese telecoms giant huawei to supply equipment for the uk's 5g data network, despite objections from senior ministers. concerns have been raised that the company could pose a security threat, because chinese companies are legally obliged to co—operate with their country's spy agencies. the prime minister has reportedly

decided the firm can supply "non—core" equipment, such as antennas, but not critical infrastructure. downing street has declined to comment. we can talk now to ciaran martin, who's the director general for government and industry cyber security, at gchq. thank you for joining us. just on the first point about theresa may reportedly being given the go—ahead for huaway to provide some of the 5g network, what is the case? there is no announcement yet as and when the government is ready to make a decision it will be announced quite rightly department —— parliament and there is a fundamental review of telecom is under way, under way for about eight months. the analysis has been passed ministers. it is not just dealing with huawei, but the panoply of security challenges we

face with this new technology. i think that is absolutely vital to remember. i think if you look back over the recent history of cyber attacks against the uk the most serious cyber attack since the cyber security which i had has faced was a russian attack that had nothing to do with china or huawei but showed serious vulnerabilities in the way we do telecoms security and whatever final decision ministers take on huawei i think we can guarantee we will have a much more robust rigourous standards framework for these vital services. i know you work very closely on this, you either go to man for all of it, what your concerns about huawei? there are two issues here, the kit we have now, huawei have been in the uk for more than 15 years, and we have special bespoke mitigation arrangements to manage any risk and we report on that every year. last month we did the 2019 report which

showed concerns with the way huawei do engineering. however we were clear that it wasn't misbehaviour or malevolence from the chinese government and the company is working with us to address those concerns. it is then the issue of the sort of kit in future and standards we demand from telcos. and from their suppliers to make sure that whether it is russian or chinese attacks, attacks from anyone else, we are safer and safe enough in this vital new technology. some people will be familiar with huawei because they sell handsets as well, not just because they sell handsets as well, notjust infrastructure, so what are the concerns — chinese companies legally obliged to co—operate with state intelligence agencies. is that your main issue? we've always assumed any company providing services from china and other countries could even before the chinese passed their law in 2017,

could be tasked by the chinese state so could be tasked by the chinese state so what we have already is a very careful risk manage system to control what that can do with detailed safeguards which we inspect at the uk and. that system has worked well so far but technology is changing and ministers are having a fundamental look. it is important to remember the serious cyber attacks we have to deal with are not to do with governments saying to accompany that resides in its country that you must do this. most are exploiting wea ker must do this. most are exploiting weaker cyber security, that is true in telcos, energy and banks. it is true everywhere in the economy, in the digital economy in which 90% of us the digital economy in which 90% of us shop online more or less all of the time. so fixing that which is what we're doing in glasgow at the uk's largest cyber security event, where we have allies from around the world, including the five eyes is the most important challenge we face to keep saving the digital world and sg to keep saving the digital world and 5g and other technologies that are

emerging. given that you know so much about this, you mentioned banks, energy, part of our infrastructure. they are vulnerable? any computer network is vulnerable, computer networks are highly complicated sets of infrastructure designed and operated by human beings and they make mistakes. so thinking that any system is com pletely thinking that any system is completely immune from cyber attack or failure completely immune from cyber attack orfailure isn't a completely immune from cyber attack or failure isn't a sensible way to plan. the sensible way to defend ourselves is to look at how you can minimise the harm that can be done by cyber attacks, increase resilience if there is an attack, the damage is then limited and you can get the surplus backup, and an extensive programme led by the national cyber security centre working with the rest of government

throughout the uk including in scotla nd throughout the uk including in scotland with industry, academics, across the world and we are making some significant strides. two or three years ago we started a major programme, technological innovation, to combat everyday harms in cyberspace as spoof e—mails. we used to get hundreds of millions of spoof e—mails from her majesty's revenue and customs and that is now down to and customs and that is now down to a negligible amount. it used to be the 16th most spoof brand in the world and now it is 146th in the world. when you take a targeted experiment like that you can think about what we would achieve if we rolled it out internationally and we would have a safer internet to use. really good to speak to you. thank you. senior conservative backbenchers have failed to reach a decision about whether party rules should be changed, to force theresa may to face another leadership challenge. the executive of the 1922 committee spent yesterday evening discussing the issue behind closed doors. another meeting of all tory mps will take place today. under current party rules, mps cannot mount a fresh challenge against mrs may until december. the north korean leader kimjong—un is due to arrive in russia's far

east later ahead of his first ever meeting with vladmir putin. the two leaders will hold a summit in the city of vladivostok tomorrow. the kremlin said they would talk about the korean peninsula's nuclear standoff. those are the main stories at 7:37am. coming up, we'll get the weather from carol, who's at kew‘s royal botanic gardens. sally is on the sofa with us with loads of football to fit in, but a huge shot at the crucible in sheffield. yes, the big football match in a moment, but a massive shock yesterday at the crucible, you would have to say one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in snooker history. to be fair to ronnie 0'sullivan, knocked out of the first round of the world championship yesterday by james cahill, he wasn't feeling his best and then croucher will explain it all. there it goes. and ronnie 0'sullivan, the number one player

in the world, is out! they're calling it the greatest shock in snooker. james cahill walked into the crucible a qualifier, a debutante, an amateur. he left it today with a piece of history. if cahill achieved perfection, this was a very imperfect ronnie 0'sullivan, one we've not come to recognise, even without the drastic overnight haircut. miss followed miss followed miss. 0'sullivan was struggling simply to stay awake. then what the 0'sullivan fans wanted to see, the amateur started to look like one and ronnie started to look like ronnie again. 8—5 became 8—6, became 8—7, became 8—8. the rocket on a roll. pink and black to take the lead. would you believe it? cahill capitalised. took the frame and showed all the coolness of a seasoned pro to see out the match and send out of sorts favourite home at this stage in just the fourth time in 27 visits to sheffield. all my limbs feel really heavy, legs, arms. i feel absolutely shattered. just drained really. i have no energy.

but whatever way you look at it, you have to give credit to him that, you know, he got over the line. if ronnie was playing well, i wouldn't have won that match. and i know that. and i'm just happy to be through and happy to be in the next round. what a fantastic win that is. so how do you top that? well, he'll aim for another shot against stephen maguire on friday. ben croucher, bbc news. much more on that story coming up in the next hour. he didn't look great. sudden haircut as well stop what he has lost all of his powers. james degale, what an excellent performance. -- cahill. to keep your cool under that pressure. yeah. big win for spurs last night as they edge closer to securing a place in the top four. they beat brighton 1—0, but left it late. christian eriksen's goal coming in the 88th minute. tottenham stay third, three points ahead of chelsea and four clear of arsenal. they're also yet to concede a goal at their new stadium.

brighton though remain in big, big trouble. they're just three points above the relegation zone. there was the fastest goal in premier league history in the night's other game. here it is. southampton's shane long scoring against watford after just 7.69 seconds. they weren't able to capitalise on it, though, and watford equalised, meaning that southampton are still not safe. huge game tonight as manchester united host manchester city at old trafford in a derby that could have massive repercussions for both the title race and the top four. this is city's game in hand over leaders liverpool, so win this and they'll be ahead with both teams having played the same number of games. united need a result too, they got thumped at everton last time out and are still clinging to the hope that they can finish in the top four. this club in the last decade grew a lot and that is why it is not scary to go there and play them, before it was with the distance,

the players, manchester city has in the last ten seasons, make this game more equal and may be before the gap was bigger. we've got to pay them respect because they have been fantastic, they have won the last ten games in the league, 17 out of the last 18 i think they have won and you've got to respect that and you've got to try to solve the problems they cause you as well as you can and, by that, also create problems for them to solve. west ham have failed to get the time of one of their premier league matches moved so that fans can watch the women's side. the men's match against southampton is scheduled to kick off at 3pm on 4th may, just 2.5 hours before the women's side play in the fa cup final at wembley. west ham say the premier league have told them that any change to kick—off would be a "potential inconvenience" to fans. one of the most important players in the history of celtic football

club, billy mcneill, has died at the age of 79. he will be best remembered for this iconic moment, becoming the first british player to lift the european cup in in 1967. he had two spells as celtic manager, and the club's former keeper pat bonner says "legend is not a big enough word" to describe mcneill. and anthony joshua says jarrell miller does not deserve to be in a ring with him, or any other heavyweight. the pair were due to fight at madison square garden onjune1st. but miller was denied a boxing licence after an "adverse finding" in two separate doping tests. world heavyweight championjoshua says "cheats will get found out, and hard workers will always rise to the top." i think it is a fair comment. absolutely. thank you.

family and friends of the journalist lyra mckee have paid tribute to her as "a best friend and confidante", ahead of her funeral in belfast this afternoon. the community — including leaders of northern ireland's political parties — has united to condemn the violence since she was killed last thursday. lyra's family say today will be a celebration of her life. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast with two of lyra's close friends, matthew and katherine hughes. good morning. yes, good morning. so much has been said about how lyra mckee's life touched so many others with hundreds expected to attend her funeral and a number of friends have travelled here to northern ireland from elsewhere in the uk and i am with them now, matthew and katherine. lyra was grooms woman at your wedding. how will katherine. lyra was grooms woman at yourwedding. how will you katherine. lyra was grooms woman at your wedding. how will you remember her? i will remember her as a good friend and also as a talented and tenacious reporter. she was one of a kind. she would take on stories of

the people just wouldn't because, you know, they were too hard. 0ne the people just wouldn't because, you know, they were too hard. one of the things i will always remember her by was the investigation she did into the mysterious murder of a british mp who died in the 1980s and it was a cold case that had frustrated the police and the media at the time and it happened long before she was born and she looked at that and she thought i'm going to do this, i'm going to forget out and she got people to believe in her, she got people to believe in her, she convinced people to crowd fund her investigation. she was able to convince people of her talent and her ability and she will be sorely missed. she was a highly acclaimed writer as you say and stepped for greater things in future. what are your memories? lyra was such a good friend, she was an amazing journalist, and an amazing friend to anyone she met. just people that wouldn't normally be able to make friends, she was able to meet anyone and be so empathetic towards them and be so empathetic towards them and she was just

and be so empathetic towards them and she wasjust a friend to everyone. we we re and she wasjust a friend to everyone. we were so and she wasjust a friend to everyone. we were so surprised by how many people loved her as much as we did. she would see rough sleepers on the streets of belfast and she wouldn't just buy a on the streets of belfast and she wouldn'tjust buy a coffee or a sandwich, she would get to know them ona human sandwich, she would get to know them on a human level and she understood that dignity is such an important thing for people. she was someone who had so much love to give and she gaveit who had so much love to give and she gave it indiscriminately. she loved everyone. she often had written very movingly in fact about the past in northern ireland and her hopes that her generation, she was 29, could be the one who experienced healing after the divisions of this place. you touch on it really well. what lyra's journalism you touch on it really well. what lyra'sjournalism really you touch on it really well. what lyra's journalism really did well was it didn't focus on groups and events and dates, it focused on people. one of the pieces that really brought her recognition was the suicide of the ceasefire babies which she wrote for mosaic, it was

so which she wrote for mosaic, it was so beautiful, it was translated and it talked about why the piece generation in northern ireland are suffering from such mental health issues, such great distress and she just wanted to tell people the story, she wasn't interested in groups and dates, she was interested in people. catherine, your thoughts on the day of the funeral?” in people. catherine, your thoughts on the day of the funeral? i just can't believe she is gone. we have been awake for basically six days trying to figure out what happened and why and we still talk about her in the present tense. it has been ha rd to in the present tense. it has been hard to say lyra was and is, she is these amazing things, i miss her so much, but i don't want this interview to conclude without mentioning all of the work lyra did for the lgb dqi community, it was so important to her that she was part of, andi important to her that she was part of, and i am sure you have read about her 14—year—old self, that is

one of the widely shared ones that i have seen —— lgbtqi. she wanted eve ryo ne have seen —— lgbtqi. she wanted everyone to love themselves and she made me love myself so much because she had so much love for me that she bought into myself and everyone she met. you a partner asked people to wear clothes that reflected that. she wasn't just an incredible journalist. she was passionate about science fiction. marvel, cape canaveral. she loved harry potter. she had this personality. everyone is wearing things to the funeral. harry potter, marble, nasa.‘ t—shirt with rainbow colours and the word unity on it. i don't want people to forget that part of her

legacy. it's huge in northern ireland but she was also huge in the lgbtqia community, in the uk and the world. matthew and catherine, so good to hear your thoughts about your trend lyra. the funeral service will take lease on saint anne ‘s cathedral in belfast this afternoon. pass on our thanks to both of them. carol is live for us this morning from kew gardens in front of some gorgeous flowers. some lovely flowers and sculptures. good morning to you, carol. thank you, dan. good morning, everyone. first of all, there is the iconic crystal house recognised all around the world. just over there, some workers waiting to get going on the herbaceous orders, the longest

double herbaceous border in europe along there. beautiful flowerbeds, some stunning sculptures in glass by the celebrated contemporary artist dale chihuly, leading us into this tranquil scene of the lake. you will probably hear the canada geese. you can also see another glass sculpture again by dale chihuly and that what is called summer sun. we saw a lot of summersun as is called summer sun. we saw a lot of summer sun as we went through the course of the weekend. not as high temperatures. yesterday, we reached 24.8 celsius in porthmadog in wales. it goes downhill through the rest of the week. the forecast for today is one of hazy sunshine, and heavy thundery downpours with hail embedded in there as well. on the satellite picture you can see how much cloud there is this morning, particularly across southern and western areas. that is producing

some showers, especially across parts of wales in south—west england. through the course of today, those showers are going to get going and they will be moving northwards but ahead of them, a lot of dry weather. there is some sunshine. some of it is hazy because of the cloud cover and as we go through the afternoon, as we zoom down towards the south—west, rain pushes northwards. brightening up in the south—west. maybe just the odd shower but nothing like this morning but the heavy showers push across wales, east anglia, the midlands, getting into northern england, southern scott and northern ireland. some of them could be heavy enough to produce some localised flooding in the best of the sunshine today in western scotland, more cloud in the east. as we go through the evening and overnight, still some heavy, thundery showers. some clear skies as well. still, that cloud coming in from the north sea. temperature—wise, falling to between about eight and 10 degrees. that

leads us into tomorrow. you could see a shower almost anywhere. they will start in the south and push northwards as we go through the coast through the day. like today, some of them will be heavy and also injury with hail. in between, some brighter skies but the brightest conditions for the longest, across the board, temperatures down. the top temperature likely to be 14 or 15 degrees but for some of us, not even that and as we head on into friday, more showers will be the order of the day. low pressure really ta kes order of the day. low pressure really takes charge of our weather. the showers pushing from the west towards the east and again, brighter skies across north—east scotland. disappointing for the time of year. also worth mentioning, we will see rain at times but it could potentially be quite windy, especially along the south coast, something we are keeping a very

close eye on. thank you very much, just lovely. i love kew gardens. it's beautiful. sean's talking fast fashion this morning. good morning. we're talking primark and boohoo. two big names that specialise in fast fashion — selling clothes cheaply and turning new ranges around quickly. whether on the high street or online — we love to buy clothes. this morning primark has reported its uk like—for—like sales went up by 0.6%. that's when you look at stores that were open the year before. but they expanded as well. and online — boohoo, which owns pretty little thing and nastygal has seen a big increase in revenues, basically sales. they're up 37 percent. what happens next in the shopping battle? lets get more withjen nixon,

a retail consultant at gate 0ne. what do you take from that? primark doing great, boohoo, sales even more. doing fantastically. they fa ntastically. more. doing fantastically. they fantastically. they know the customer and they understand exactly what they want and they target them. they don't appear to everybody and they just know that they can they don't appear to everybody and theyjust know that they can get those sales through. you say they know the customer. when you look at debenhams, sunny problems last year or two. what can they learn from what primark are doing on the high street. i think boohoo have the target audience, 16, up to 30 years old and they can focus on those girl shoppers and with primark, they know they will not appeal to everyone. where is debenhams are trying to appeal to mass markets. it'sjust too broad. that makes it a bit

tougherfor them. too broad. that makes it a bit tougher for them. we've been too broad. that makes it a bit tougherfor them. we've been talking about the environment, sustainability. is it possible to shop at primark and boohoo and feel like ua -- shop at primark and boohoo and feel like ua —— you are a sustainable shopper. there is always going to be a demographic that wants affordable fashion but people are more conscious about the environment and they can see places like primark, they can see places like primark, they really are taking steps towards that. they are having full ranges that. they are having full ranges that are made out of sustainable cotton. you can see their partners, they are a lot more ethical in their supply chain so people are becoming more conscious and primark are definitely making steps to better that. even if you're sustainable cotton t—shirts are more sustainable than what was being made before, isn't it just better for than what was being made before, isn't itjust better for the environment. it's betterfor the environment. it's betterfor the environment if we don't buy as many close as we are at the minute.” think so, but they are cheap prices and people are always going to want

that. there is always going to be somebody that's going to have to appeal to the market. there are other things they can do. you can ta ke other things they can do. you can take back, use clothes and have processes to deal with that. you can look at your returns policy like asos did. i was seeing retailers make bigger moves? primark was giving more details about where their products are coming from. they've done a great and where you can click on an h&m product on line and see where it was made and what materials. people are starting to move towards that and you will see other retailers following suit. thank you very much, jen nixon. we're just loads of clothes. that is the upshot of the results this morning. are you still shopping in your wardrobe was to mark i went on a2— your wardrobe was to mark i went on a 2— month — and fast.

your wardrobe was to mark i went on a 2- month - and fast. i started in february but i thought, i got to the end of easter. i have bought one thing. next week you might be able to see it. still to come in the programme, insect ‘s. to see it. still to come in the programme, insect 's. anton walker will be on the sofa. there are 200 million insects for every single human on the planet. mind blown. more insect information after eight o'clock. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. nearly two years since the fire at grenfell tower, figures have been released which show thousands of people are still suffering from trauma. the central and north west london nhs foundation trust has contacted nearly 14,000 people. around 1500 are being treated but the trust says it's concerned many more aren't seeking help.

a 21—year old man's died after being stabbed in harlesden. the met says he was attacked by a group of men at around 9pm yesterday evening. he died in hospital in the early hours of this morning. three other people stabbed in separate incidents across the capital yesterday are being treated in hospital. following the fire at notre—dame, there are calls to take more precautions to protect ancient buildings across the capital. the fire, ravaged the cathedral‘s roof and caused its spire to collapse. there are concerns that buildings such as this one — the capital's oldest church could be at risk if more isn't done to safeguard them. what we really need to do is probably make sure that the wiring is up to date. victorian wiring is not great. and probably introduce a sprinkler system, and that will be very expensive, but when you've got a wooden roof and when you've got a 900—year—old building, you want to make sure that you can put out any fires if any start. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there's a good service on the tubes this morning. putney bridge is slow into town, as hammersmith bridge remains closed. in central london, the climate change protest has been confined to marble arch, with bayswater road and park lane closed on the approach. in harlesden, the high street is closed in both directions between park parade and nightingale road for a police investigation. finally. euston road is down to two lanes at st pancras station and down to one lane at the junction with pentonville road for emergency water mains work. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. well, today is a bit of a transition day, really. we lose the dry, fine, warm conditions and we are looking forward to something a little more unsettled. it is going to feel a bit cooler today. we've also got some heavy showers in the forecast as well. now, the cloud is increasing, it's coming up from

the south, a brisk southerly wind starts to develop and we start to see showers generating. through the afternoon, if you get the sunny spells, those showers could become quite sharp. temperatures still in the high teens in the most part, 19, maybe 20 celsius depending on how much sunshine you get later on today. now, overnight tonight, we hang onto the breeze. still a bit of cloud around and then further showers moving out through the early hours of tomorrow morning. again, could be quite heavy. a mild night, though — the minimum between 8 and 10 celsius. very similar conditions for thursday. some heavy showers, perhaps a little drier and brighter in the afternoon but still at risk of a shower. similar for friday then becoming very windy and much cooler as we head into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from bbc london news in half an hour. plenty more on our website, facebook page and on bbc radio london. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: sri lankan authorities say they've identified eight suicide bombers behind easter sunday's terror attacks — and believe one has links to the uk. we believe that one of the suicide bombers studied in the uk and maybe later on did his postgraduate in australia before coming back to settle in sri lanka.

chinese telecoms giant huawei is given the go—ahead to supply some equipment for the uk's 5g network — despite concerns of a potential security risk. "a gentle, innocent soul" — the family of journalist lyra mckee pay tribute to her, as politicians from across the political divide gather for herfuneral later. there's no stopping our clothes shopping. we're looking at fast fashion all morning, as primark and boohoo see sales and profits increase. at the crucible — one of the biggest upsets in snooker history as ronnie 0'sullivan is stunned by an amateur in the first round of the world championships. good morning from stunning kew gardens, where we have a beautiful start to the day. the sun is trying to come out, but many of us today will see heavy, thundery showers pushing in from the south—west and moving north. iwill pushing in from the south—west and moving north. i will have more in 15 minutes.

it's wednesday the 24th of april. our top story. one of the suicide bombers who took part in the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka is believed to have studied in the uk. in a press conference in the last hour, the country's deputy defence minister said eight of the nine bombers have been identified. the number of people killed in the co—ordinated attacks now stands at 359. andy moore reports. there's a nervousness on the streets of colombo and a fear of more bombings. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels. the death toll has gone up again, and so too has the number of suspects arrested. it now stands at 60. at a press conference this morning, the authorities said one of the bombers had studied in the uk. they also said they thought the attacks were motivated by revenge for the shootings that

occurred in new zealand. this is according to an assessment done by the intelligence that they believe that this is a reprisal, it was basically motivated, that the christchurch incident motivated those who carry out out these blasts on easter sunday. this was one of the suicide bombers calmly walking into st sebastian's church, where he killed more than 100 people. we now know that sri lanka had detailed intelligence about individual suspects and their possible targets, but politicians were not told. in a national televised address, the sri lankan president promised to completely restructure the police and security services in the next few weeks. he said he expected to shake up the top leadership of the armed forces within 24 hours. rebuilding confidence in the country's security system is a priority for the government. sri lanka's tropical beaches were a magnet for foreign tourists, but now they are nearly empty.

the number of foreign visitors had gone up 400% since the civil war ended a decade ago. but with images like this from sri lanka going around the world, that industry is likely to be hard—hit. andy moore, bbc news. theresa may has reportedly given the go—ahead for the chinese telecoms giant huawei to supply equipment for the uk's 5g data network despite objections from senior ministers. concerns have been raised that the company could pose a security threat because chinese companies are legally obliged to co—operate with their country's spy agencies. downing street has declined to comment. gchq say they have been managing the risks huawei pose for over a decade. lyra mckee's family have paid tribute to her as a 'best friend and confidante' who was a gentle, innocent soul , ahead of her funeral this afternoon.

the 29—year—old journalist was shot dead by the dissident republican group, the new ira, during rioting in londonderry last week. let's talk to our ireland correspondent chris page who's in belfast this morning. you've been speaking to so many friends, all paying tribute to her. that's right, lyra mckee was 29. she'd often written very movingly about her hope that her generation could experience the healing that the generation before her had not, that this generation could get over the bitter, divisive legacy of the conflict in northern ireland, so her funeral service today at saint annes cathedral in belfast will be very symbolic. it will be led by a protesta nt clergyma n symbolic. it will be led by a protestant clergyman and a catholic priest in a demonstration of unity, and politicians from all backgrounds in northern ireland, from both sides of the irish border, will be in attendance. in advance of the service today, lyra 's family have given moving, beautiful tribute to her saying she was a smart, strong minded woman who believed

passionately in truth, inclusivity and justice, so i think you can expect all those things to be reflected strongly on the service this afternoon. absolutely. chris, thank you very much. senior conservative backbenchers have failed to reach a decision about whether party rules should be changed, to force theresa may to face another leadership challenge. the executive of the 1922 committee spent yesterday evening discussing the issue behind closed doors. another meeting of all tory mps will take place today. 0ur political correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster. chris, is it right, i've got visions of you running round the corridors looking for this meeting last night, but nobody could find out where it was taking place. a big part of the job of a political correspondent is loitering, hanging around and trying to find out where gatherings and meetings are taking place. meetings are going to take place in private, and we respect that, but the aim is to try to find out when they break up to try to find out when they break up what the mood has been in the room. sometimes you can pick up a bit ofan room. sometimes you can pick up a

bit of an inkling from banging of desks or whispering, on one occasion once i was leaning against the door ofa once i was leaning against the door of a meeting trying to get a sense of a meeting trying to get a sense of what was going on, and somebody on the inside opened the door and threw i went, so it wasn't the best attempt to find out what was going on, iwas attempt to find out what was going on, i was rather rumbled. but the product of last night's meeting was disagreement. senior conservative mps not able to or agree a changing of the rules to find a mechanism to remove the prime minister or a date her departure. some feel that it should happen sooner rather than later, others are less convinced, so yet another part of disagreement on the boiler west must do. widdecombe, former conservative mp, running for the brexit party in the european elections next month, and john mcdonnell, shadow chancellor and chancellor philip hammond meeting in this latest round of discussions between the conservatives and labour, trying to find a way through all of this. i love the image of you leaning up against that door. do you have a glass to turn the other way

around, or some sort of old—fashioned air horn? around, or some sort of old-fashioned air horn? no, just the old-fashioned air horn? no, just the old lug hole against a rather thick wooden door, and if you are at the wrong angle and somebody opens it from the other side, you cannot help but fall into the room. my dignity was on the floor as well as the rest of me. thank you for that beautiful insight into the job of a political correspondent! chris mason. dignity has to be put aside. sean's talking the business of fashion this morning and we've had some updates today from two of our big clothes retail brands. primark and boohoo, anybody who does a bit of shopping will have heard of them. both of them have managed to get more sales, make a lot more profits. primark have done it more by building more retail space around the uk, but even shops that were open a year ago in the uk, they have seen open a year ago in the uk, they have seen sales increase by 0.6%, like

for like sales. boohoo, they have seen a for like sales. boohoo, they have seen a huge amount of sales increase in the uk, nearly 40% increase in revenues, their profits up nearly 50%, going great guns, and a lot of that coming from pretty little thing, where they have seen a lot of sales. both very different in both doing well, thank you very much. two charities are warning that punishing cuts to council budgets are leaving increasing numbers of people at risk on the streets. research by st mungo's and homeless help suggests nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people in england with a £1 billion a yearfunding gap. the government said it is committed to preventing all forms of homelessness. the system we have means that people with kids, so families, have much more protection in the law. some single people, if they have disabilities, that kind of thing, may be protected, but most people aren't.

so that's why it is really, really important services exist for that group of people, otherwise they are the people who are much more likely to up on the streets. the north korean leader kim jong—un is due to arrive in russia's far east later, ahead of his first ever meeting with vladmir putin. the two leaders will hold a summit in the city of vladivostok tomorrow. the kremlin said they would talk about the korean peninsula's nuclear standoff. those are some of our main story this morning. we have tom walker here later, a singer—songwriter, a brit award winnerfrom here later, a singer—songwriter, a brit award winner from last year, and he is very big in the music industry, and we are looking forward to having a chat with him. we're also talking insects. we have an expert in insect it was fascinating, 200 million insects for each human on the planet, that is right at the beginning of his book, and it struck me as big figure. we speak to a lot of people on this programme, and it changes the way

you think. i was looking at some ants on my table yesterday, and i was thinking, just let them go, let them do what they want to do. it is ten past eight. just a reminder what is on the front pages of some of the papers this morning. the times is among the papers to lead on climate change activist greta thunberg's westminster speech — she is pictured meeting with labour leaderjeremy corbyn, and the green party's caroline lucas. the daily telegraph reports that prime minister theresa may defied ministers by allowing chinese telecoms company huawei to supply technology for britain's new 5g network — there had been warnings the move could pose a risk to national security. the daily mail has an exclusive story which claims that police forces are failing to investigate up to half of reported crimes. it pictures president donald trump and his wife melania. and the trumps are the focus of the mirror's front page, which says the couple will not stay with the queen during their upcoming state visit to the uk.

and the actor zac efron was trending on twitter after his visit last night to watch tottenham hotspurs at their new stadium — he even modelled a shirt. but football fans with a long memory might remember it's not the first time he's donned a team shirt — only last time — it was arsenal's, when he watched them play in 2012. i wonder if he's got a film to promote. possibly. 12 minutes past eight. let's return toa 12 minutes past eight. let's return to a story i know that you know we have covered extensively on brea kfast have covered extensively on breakfast in the last few years. in 2016, 15—year—old megan lee ordered food from a local takeaway, letting them know about her nut allergy. two days later, she died from the result of a severe allergic reaction. now megan's parents are calling for more robust allergy and hygiene controls in restaurants, to ensure other families don't experience a similar tragedy. adam and gemma lee join us now, along with solicitor shane smith, who is backing the family's campaign. thank you to all of you for coming in this morning. i know it is always difficult to talk about a subject like this, but tell us a little

about your daughter, what she was like and how the last few years have been for you. megan was amazing. i know a lot of people say that about their own children, but she really was. she was a kind, caring, thoughtful young girl, and since we've lost her, it has left a huge hole. we are devastated. i don't think it is anything we will ever get over. she was incredibly careful about what she ate and had taken steps to make sure she had said the right thing, given this particular place the right information? yes, megan was very sensible. she would always declare her allergies. she would check labels, check packets for the ingredients, and she would check labels, check packets forthe ingredients, and she had would check labels, check packets for the ingredients, and she had a very, very good group of friends, and she was quite open and honest about talking about her asthma and her allergies. because how severe was her allergic reaction? you noticed quite early in her life,

didn't you? she had an allergic reaction when she was nine, she was at primary school and they were making bird feed, so it was quite evident that just being making bird feed, so it was quite evident thatjust being in contact with them. but when she actually had the allergic reaction, it wasn't until probably about 20, 30 minutes later before we really became severe and serious. she had ordered a takeaway, hadn't she? tell us a little bit about what happened, because there was something she was allergic to in that takeaway. megan and herfriend allergic to in that takeaway. megan and her friend had allergic to in that takeaway. megan and herfriend had ordered a ta keaway and herfriend had ordered a takeaway on the just and herfriend had ordered a takeaway on thejust eat platform, noting her allergies on there, and they still delivered, didn't attempt to co nta ct they still delivered, didn't attempt to contact her. you are talking about the takeaway rather than the platform, aren't you? yes, they didn't try to contact her and say, you can't eat this, or we wouldn't recommend you ordering this. they delivered all the items that they ordered, and unfortunately they all

had peanuts or traces of peanuts in there. so what does this come down to? is this a duty of care, public liability issue? how do you look at this from a legal perspective? there is legislation governing how a food business interacts with its customers and what precautions they have to take to keep their customers safe. and, you know, the cases like this evidence that that is not what is happening. food businesses are not taking allergies seriously, and cases like this are happening far too often. so from our perspective, we are looking at what steps they are taking to ensure that customers are taking to ensure that customers are safe and whether or not those safety measures are practical and appropriate, and if not, if they are falling below that standard, then

there is negligence, and that has to be looked into from a criminal and civil point of view. there are regulations in place, though, and there? there are, yes. so are they not enforced, or are people not abiding by them? through research we have seen that there is still a high numberof have seen that there is still a high number of customers experiencing allergic reactions to contaminated food, despite raising these issues with food businesses. and i think what we need to establish is a safer syste m what we need to establish is a safer system of control over businesses to ensure compliance with regulations and that there are consequences for failing to do so. and you have talked to us about how megan ed you took great care in terms of your own response ability for that. is that an issue as well in terms of responsibility on those who are suffering from these allergies? there is always going to be personal responsibility on the allergy sufferer to make sure that they raise their allergies with food businesses, but there has to be a responsibility on the business owners themselves to ensure that there are safe systems in place to match and deal with customers with

allergies. and adam and gemma, we know that the takeaway owner and managerfound know that the takeaway owner and manager found guilty in know that the takeaway owner and managerfound guilty in october 2018. what is your message to other people who are running restaurants who are dealing with food about how they need to address this?” who are dealing with food about how they need to address this? i think it is looking after your customers. that is the main importance of running a food business. it is putting your customers first, and we would say if you can cater for allergy sufferers and cater for everybody, that represents that your kitchen is in good order, is operating well with allergy management, and that will only go towards building a good reputation. and it is key, that when you go and order something and you know you've

gotan order something and you know you've got an allergy, that the food is not going to come with something that has got the allergen in it? there will be some circumstances where the food owner can possibly say, we can't serve you that because we are not 100% certain, but we can give you something else, and that is what we are trying to get out, i think. because some restaurant errs or take a ways, they are running a little bit scared and say, we are not serving you. you have got analogy, so we are serving you. you have got analogy, so we are not going to serve you anything, and that is giving the wrong message. that is taking it a little bit too far. i'm sure that if somebody has got a shellfish allergy, you can serve them a chicken salad, it is just ignorance, i believe. that is an interesting point. hopefully something positive can come out of what i know has been devastating for you and your family. thank you for you coming in this morning, and good luck with the london marathon on sunday. run well. i forgot about that, that is excellent. good luck to you.

carol is live for us this morning from kew gardens where there's some beautiful scenery. good morning. talking of the london marathon, it is looking much cooler this weekend than it was last weekend, but look at these stunning cherry blossoms. we have moved to cherry blossoms. we have moved to cherry walk in kew gardens, so let's talk to the director of horticulture. these are stunning. how long will they remain in flower? they've probably got about another week to go. they have had a superb display season, but they start to finish up and then a whole swathe of other plants and trees come into flower over the next few months, so it is really a procession, carnival of colour, almost. has the very varied weather we have seen of late affected them at all? i think it would be fair to say that the warm speu would be fair to say that the warm spell has caused them to move from blood through to full flower more quickly than they otherwise would. if it is cold, they held for longer, but it has been a sensational

display. and we have been admiring all the amazing glass cultures around you. how did you choose the artist? you have a choice of everyone. in 2005, there was a major exhibition of glass cultures here at qby exhibition of glass cultures here at q by dale chihuly, and i think everybody was thinking it would be nice to get him back, to see their sculptures indoors and outdoors has been sensational. it has been an absolute pleasure, thank you very much indeed. the sun is starting to come out, and many of us are looking at some hazy sunshine, however we are also looking at heavy, thundery showers with some hail embedded in them as well, and they will all be travelling northwards as we go to the course of the day. we have currently got some showers across parts of south—west england and also wales. the satellite picture, you can see how much cloud there is,

especially in parts of the south and also parts of the west, and that is what is producing those showers. as i mentioned through the day, they will continue to push northwards, turning the sunshine hazy. first thing there is a lot of dry weather around. there is also that cloud i was mentioning, but we have some sunshine, too, especially in the west. as we go through the day, the showers will gather, heavy and prolonged, thundery with rain and hail as they move north. so for the southwest this afternoon, we are looking brighter skies with fewer showers, but for wales, for the midlands, east anglia, some showers coming your way, and they will be pushing into northern england, northern ireland and eventually southern scotland by the end of the afternoon. for the rest of scotland, west is best in terms of sunshine, the east lyng a bit more cloud, and top temperature today likely to be about 20 degrees, but many of us will reach that 20 mark. through this evening and overnight, we still have some of those sundry showers,

but there will be clear skies as well, cloud coming in from the north sea, not particularly cold with temperatures falling between about 8-10d. so, temperatures falling between about 8—10d. so, tomorrow morning we start off with more showers, more showers in the south, and remember not all of us will see them, but they will be pushing northwards as we go through the course of the day, and like today, some will be heavy and also thundery, like today a blustery day around the showers, too. brighter skies across the north—east, and temperatures peaking at 14 or 15, again not all of us seeing that. by the time we get to friday, more showers, you've guessed it already, we could see one almost anywhere as they come in from the west and move towards the east during the course of the day, the brighter skies are still across the far north—east of scotland, and temperatures a bit below par for the time of year. worth also mentioning

on current thinking on friday it looks like we will see some rain at times, but it could be potentially quite windy especially across southern parts of england, more especially on the coast. love the season of cherry blossom. thank you, carol. we will see you in half an hour. i love herjumper, too. salmon fishing is one of scotland's biggest rural industries — supporting more than four thousand jobs. but new figures out later this morning are expected to show the lowest salmon stocks since records began. let's find out why with our reporter andrew anderson who's on the banks on the river tay in perth. good morning. it looks like it has been a lovely summer morning. good morning. it looks like it has been a lovely summer morningm good morning. it looks like it has been a lovely summer morning. it is a lovely morning here on the river tay. this is one of scotland's finest rivers for salmon fishing, but like many rivers across scotland, the number of salmon here has dropped dramatically over the past 50 years, and the number of salmon catches, figures out later on today, are expected to show that they are at an all—time low. so as you are asking, why is that happening and what can be done about

it, i'm joined by happening and what can be done about it, i'mjoined bya happening and what can be done about it, i'm joined by a couple of guests with a close interest in the subject. dr allan wells is from fisheries management scotland. how worrying is this drop in some numbers? it is worrying, it is part ofa numbers? it is worrying, it is part of a longer term trend. we are expecting the catches in 2018 to be the lowest since records began, but taken together with the lowest since records began, but ta ken together with catches the lowest since records began, but taken together with catches in previous years, we believe this is a sign that this is a species approaching crisis point. and is this a problem on the river? we can see the what is a very low, it has been a very dry winter. 0r see the what is a very low, it has been a very dry winter. or is it something that happened out at sea when the salmon return to the sea? this is essentially a problem that has happened to right across salmon's range, a range of pressures they face, some relating to climate change and big changes at sea and elsewhere, but there are also a range of human pressures which are affecting salmon, and we really want to see concerted and coordinated action to start to address those precious. salmon fishing important

to businesses across scotland, not just here on the river tay but many others, this is the mcclure estate near perth, and claire is from the mcclure estates. how important is salmon fishing to your business? you runa salmon fishing to your business? you run a hotel and dangling holidays. it is very important. the salmon season opens on the 15th ofjanuary, and we have a regular flow of anglers coming from all over the world to fish for this iconic species from january until the middle of october. and it is essential for us, we can employ a permanent full—time local people thanks to the salmon fishing. so without it you wouldn't be running as long as he's in the? you might be reduced to june— july — as long as he's in the? you might be reduced tojune— july — august? exactly. we would be a very seasonal business relying on seasonal

employees. thank you both are very much indeed. as you heard there, salmon fishing is worth tens of millions of pounds to the scottish economy across the country, vital to rural economies, now the scottish government says it is determined to help protect this iconic species, the king of fish, in this year which is the international year of the salmon, it is investing money in research to help with that. i don't think anyone is suggesting that salmon would disappear entirely from wevers like this, but the worry is that fishing may become unsustainable, and that could really have an impact on scotland's rural economies. thank you very much for bringing us right up to date with that, a beautiful day there, very calm, isn't it? it does look beautiful. we have tom walker, singer songwriter, coming up later on this money, and we are talking to an insect... she has a life scientist, talking about insects, the brilliance of insects and how we couldn't live without them. i have a new fact for you. honeybees

can count to four, and they can recognise human faces. i need to check this out! why would they not? time now they not? to get the news, travel and weather where you are. yesterday was another warm day, up to 24.8 celsius in north wales. today will see a transition to sunshine and showers, heavy and thundery before cooler weather starts to arrive stop satellite image through this morning shows quite a bit of cloud across the uk, coming in from the south, and bringing in the showers. —— starts to arrive. into south—west england, and through south—west wales. some of the showers could be on the heavy

side, perhaps even thundery. elsewhere, sunshine to start off in the morning but as we go through the day, the showers in the south—west will gradually work their way further north. they could largely miss the south—east and east anglia, one or two miss the south—east and east anglia, one or two showers miss the south—east and east anglia, one or two showers popping up, into lunchtime, and the afternoon, though showers quite heavy, northern parts of the midlands, into southern quarters of northern england. maximum temperature, 18, 19 degrees. scotland, northern ireland, before showers move in during the evening, quite a bit of cloud in the north of scotland. tonight, more showers starting to feed in across southern areas, those are your overnight temperatures. still have relatively warm air across the uk today, but as we go through the next few days, turning colder, the blue is taking hold across the map. during thursday, more showers drifting away from the south and south—west, again, some of them could be heavy, perhaps even thundery, almost like a

repeat performance. clear, sunny spells, further showers developing across the south, scotland and northern ireland showers late in the day, temperatures will be lower. those temperatures will continue to stay low as we go into the weekend, more showers, longer spells of rain into the weekend, maximum temperature is only really about ten to 13 degrees. goodbye for now.

hello, this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. it's been one of the worst year's in boeing's history — how will problems with the once super—star aircraft impact the company's balance sheet? we're live, we're in london, and that's our top story on wednesday 24th april. after two fatal crashes in five months — can boeing restore trust in its ability to safely fly with potential passengers around the world? also in the programme: two top american officials head to beijing next week as both sides