this is bbc news. the headlines at 1:00pm. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob, blaming ministers for paying too much attention to the environmental lobby. from within, you can't do very much, and it means at the moment, when you have government in such terrible paralysis, you do have to do something as dramatic as this in order to have your voice heard. a woman is shot dead and three people are injured at a synagogue in california. police are questioning a 19—year—old man. still hoping britain won't take part in next month's european elections — the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis. security fears in sri lanka sees church services cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings.

yell at he has run quicker than anyone else before, including himself in london. eliud kipchoge has won the london marathon for a fourth time. britain's sir mo farah finished fifth. kenya's brigid kosgei wins the women's race with a new personal best. america's daniel romanchuk wins the men's elite wheelchair event and swiss paralympian manuela schar wins the women's. and the travel show‘s mike corey is in oslo taking on the grand masters of norway's chess scene. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. the uk's shale gas commissioner has resigned after only six months in thejob, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby, and consequently there is a "de facto" ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked with uniting communities over the controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanus reports. is this a vision of the uk's future energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. well, maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. certainly since i first started six months ago, there was always an understanding that fracking was going to really struggle to develop if these really ridiculously low limits on earth tremors were going to be kept in place. the understanding was always that they would be reviewed and be

raised when it was safe to do so, and that's not happening. it means there is a sort of restriction placed on fracking that's not placed on any other extractive industry in the country. retrieving gas through fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into shale rock. when that rock fractures the gas is released and brought to the surface. the industry says it is safe, but it can cause earth tremors. to reassure local communities, fracking must pause if those tremors reach a magnitude of 0.5. this site has had to stop work several times. natascha engel says that rule amounts to a de facto ban. those campaigners aren't just worried about tremors, they say climate changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it.

the government here maintains that shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the department for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokeserson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs". they also said the government was confident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly". a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california.

a 19—year—old man has been arrested after the shooting outside san diego. our correspondent in los angeles, sophie long reports. # we shall overcome. we shall overcome...# a community brought together in pain and multi—faith prayers for peace. they came to soothe each other‘s sadness and to pray for those suffering. for laurie gilbert kay, who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hours later in hospital. for a child shot in the leg and for two men, one a rabbi. i have been going here my entire life and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today full of hate, one person.

and look — there is 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it's about. this is not the first time a tight—knit community like this one have come together to try and help each other heal the wounds inflicted by a man with a gun. it's unlikely it will be the last. i am hoping this does not become the new normal, places of worship are sacred. places of worship are sacred, human life is sacred and just the idea of every time we have to keep responding to acts of hate and acts of terror is really traumatising for the community. police have arrested a 19—year—old, john earnest. they are now investigating what made a young man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, kill a woman and destroy lives in a place of peace and worship. sophie long, bbc news, poway, california. the chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis, says he still hopes the uk won't have to take part in the european elections next month. mr lewis said he wanted to see the brexit withdrawal agreement approved by parliament

in the next few weeks. a little earlier our political correspondentjessica parker explained more. their plan, as you explained there, trying to get a deal ratified before may 22nd to avoid taking part in european parliamentary elections, it's something they know might be quite unpopular among some members and voters, three years after the uk voted to leave the european union. that's the plan, but is it realistic? there is a lot of scepticism in westminster as to whether it's possible. why? cross—party talks between the labour party and conservatives have been going on for some time without a real breakthrough. not much evidence to suggest theresa may's original set of proposals, her withdrawal agreement and plans for the future, could suddenly garner a majority in parliament. we can listen to what brandon lewis said earlier on the marr show.

i'm absolutely focused at the moment on the local elections on the 2nd may. they'll be over on thursday. there are a few important days between now and thursday for 8500 councillors. we have 96.5% of the country having conservative representation. labour have only managed 77... they will be over within days. other parties have launched their european election manifestos already. as the government, our first priority is to not to have to fight the european elections. i think we should be looking to do everything we can to respect that 2016 referendum. if and when we are at the point where we know we are definitely fighting those european elections then we will take some decisions. the conservative party chairman brandon lewis there talking to mishal husain on the andrew marr show. he mentioned those local elections in england and northern ireland in four days' time, on thursday. how is that shaping up with brexit in the background? more than 8000 seats up for grabs. these are local elections,

local issues play out. issues that councils run, whether that's bin collections, local roads and social care. i think there's also some speculation that national issues will play their part. whether the brexit story will have some effect on how people vote on thursday. we have heard from a number of parties. 0ne pitch to the electorate in the coming weeks is from deputy leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson. we have been very clear about the increase in taxation we would be prepared to make, which clearly our coalition partners the conservatives were not. we have a government cutting corporation tax despite it being the lowest in the 620. you have to look at what the priority is when that's what you're saying, and yet you have the lack of money in universal credit to support the most vulnerable people. liberal democrats up and down the country, even in these difficult and constrained times, have been delivering for local people and our councillors have that reputation for community politics.

i have seen that as i go round the country from york to yeovil, from watford, st albans, right across the country. liberal democrats making a different to local communities. which is why i am confident we will see more liberal democrat councillors elected on thursday. local elections often fought on local issues but brexit narratives could play a part in those local elections as well as the european elections. the trouble for liberal democrats is that there are other remain supporting parties in the field like change uk and the green party. 0n the leave side there is the brexit party and ukip. we have heard from a number of parties throughout the day on the bbc news channel and you can find out more by going online as well. china's ambassador in london has said the uk government must

make its own decisions about whether to let huawei build the 5g network. the us says the chinese telecoms firm is a security risk. but writing in the sunday telegraph, the ambassador said britain should resist pressure and choose independent decision—making. let's cross to the streets of london where hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in the 39th london marathon. let's take a look at the scenes live. many of these people already running for quite some time. the non—elite runners are now crossing the line. earlier the kenyan runner, eliud kipchoge, won the men's race — setting a new course record — with britain's sir mo farah finishing fifth. the women's race was won by another kenyan, brigid kosgei.

0ur reporter kate grey is at the finish line. ican i can see that man behind you. wow, what an achievement to have finished. yes, we really are in the thick of it here at the finishing line. there are smiles, faces of pain, relief. every so often there might bea pain, relief. every so often there might be a bit of vomit but we can forgive them for that having completed 26.2 miles today. and within three hours, an incredible achievement. these are the masses flooding through now, and they will continue to do so for the next few hours. an incredible achievement. just under an hour ago we saw the elite men's race come to a close. we saw kenny a's eliud kipchoge win that race. an incredible performance. —— we saw kenya's. he

dominated from the start, leading the pack and then slowly dropping off the competitors. plenty of tears for eliud kipchoge as he crossed the line. mo farah settled for fifth place. he couldn't better his performance from last year when he finished third. i caught up with him at the end of the race. plenty of cheers around the course. this is what he had to say when he just about recovered from his performance. yeah, today, conditions were tough. honestly, it was hard work out there. i ran 2.05. the time doesn't mean anything. i have to go back now and chat with my coach and see what we think. it's been a tough week, a number of stories in the news in the run—up to the marathon. do you regret bringing to light the row with haile gebrselassie in the run—up to the marathon?” with haile gebrselassie in the run-up to the marathon? i don't regret it. it's the honest truth. at

the same time, it won't take away from the race. i feel like a lot of stuff wasn't talking about the race, it was talking about haile and myself. but this was a great race today. what a time eliud has run. it just shows what we can do. great to hear from great to hearfrom him. disappointed with his position but he has qualified for the world championships taking place later this year and the tokyo 0lympic games next year. also gold for brigid kosgei from kenya in the women's race, improving her second—place performance from last year, beating her team—mate vivian cheruiyot. tough conditions out there, it might look cool and pleasant, but there is quite a headwind, so when they cross the line they are very much relieved and looking forward to taking a well earned rest. i'm sure. kate grey at

the finish line, many thanks. the headlines on bbc news... britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. a woman is shot dead and three people are injured at a synagogue in california. police are questioning a 19—year—old man who they say opened fire with an assault rifle. the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, says he still hopes the uk won't have to take part in next months european elections. church services in sri lanka have been cancelled today, amid fears of more attacks one week after the easter sunday bombings. people have been told to worship at home instead, as thousands of troops continue to search for those islamist militants still at large. yogita limaye sent this report from colombo.

the search continues for those behind sri lanka's horror. police have been carrying out raids across the country. on friday they followed a tip—off to this house in the eastern city of sainthamaruthu. armed men were inside who set off an explosion. a gun battle followed and the house burnt down. more than a dozen died. women and children were caught up in the violence. among them are believed to be the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim, the alleged ringleader, he was one of two suicide bombers at the shangri—la hotel. several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at the kingsbury hotel in colombo the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives,

he checks in at the front desk and goes to his room. in the morning he is seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later he detonated his bomb. workers have begun to clear the trail of destruction and most of those who died have been laid to rest. but fear remains. it is the seventh night of the curfew here and it will be a week since the attacks. it is a sunday but no church services are being held because of worries they might be targeted again. there is a sense of disbelief here that such a large network of people was active in the country without being discovered by security agencies, but with search operations now becoming more intense there is also hope that the government will soon get a grip on the situation. yogita limaye, bbc news, colombo.

a 26—year—old man is in a critical condition after a suspected shooting in sheffield last night. south yorkshire police say they were called to sandstone road in the wincobank area of the city at 1:00am following reports of an altercation outside a pub. spain is holding its third general election in four years. the election was called by the socialist prime minister, pedro sanchez, in february after catalan separatists joined rightwing parties in rejecting his government's budget. for the first time since the end of the franco era, in 1975, a far—right party — vox — is among the main contenders. let's cross live to madrid, and join tim willcox. you have put yourfinger on it. all the discussion here at the moment on a beautiful sunny day is how well

this hard right party vox might do in this general election. they haven't been formed for very long. they emerged out of the right—wing party that previously existed, which itself has tacked further to the right to try to appeal who have been supporting vox, which has a seat in power in andalusia, taking it from the socialists for the first time in 40 the socialists for the first time in a0 yea rs. the socialists for the first time in a0 years. women's rights, separatism, unemployment, tax, all theseissues separatism, unemployment, tax, all these issues in what are the most divided election here for many generations. and probably the most important elections since the death of dictator general franco in 75. let's discuss what's happening in spain with our political analyst. everybody is talking about vox. they could be the kingmaker in a right—wing coalition. how much support do you think they genuinely have the? we don't know yet. there

is some variation in the polling. i think it could be about 15%, may be slightly more or less, but my prediction is about 15%. we don't think any single party will win an outright majority. pedro sanchez will try to form a left—wing coalition but might need to go back to the catalans, who are at the root of so many problems in spain at the moment, and their separatist drive. exactly. pedro sanchez will win the elections, he'll get the greatest numberof elections, he'll get the greatest number of seats, but they will not reach a majority. they will have to talk to other forces, from catalonia and the basque country. speaking to people yesterday, i asked them how they were voting, and a lot of people i spoke to said, we know vox is unpalatable, but so are the separatist movements and perhaps vox would trump going into power with

the catalans. would trump going into power with the catala ns. is would trump going into power with the catalans. is that view widely held? exactly. in other countries where the far right has been considered the party you shouldn't vote for because of several things. in the case of spain, the fact they have been portraying these important and intense defence of national unity for some people, they could vote for them, even if they know it could be the case that a lot of people could vote for them even if they are an extreme far right party. thank you very much. voting is still under way. when the polling shuts at 8pm local time, we expect exit polls and news on the turnout. vox have had former white house chief strategist steve bannon advising them. one of their rallying cries is to make spain great again. they originally called for the expulsion of 57,000 migrants who came to spain last year, and they want to build

walls around two spanish enclaves in north africa. so the attention in this election is very much on them and how many seats they might get. sports now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's john. good afternoon. it's a big day in the premier league with the race for the title and a top four finish intensifying. leicester against arsenal is first up with the visitors looking to move up to fourth. it's goalless. arsenal have also had a man sent off. later on their main rivals for a top fourfinish, manchester united and chelsea, face each other at old trafford. kick—off is at a:30pm. and manchester city in the race for the title, which looks set to go down to the wire, hoping to return to the top

with a win over burnley. the edinburgh derby is under way in the scottish premiership. it remains goalless in that one at the moment. and we could see celtic crowned champions later — that will happen if their old firm rivals rangers fail to beat aberdeen at ibrox. chelsea women will aim to become the first british club to reach a european final for 12 years later when they look to overturn a 2—1 semi—final first leg deficit against lyon later. kick off is in less than an hour at kingsmeadow. jo currie is there. it would be a huge achievement if they got there, considering the strength of the opposition they are facing. what are their chances? absolutely. it would be massive for the club and for women's football in britain. as you alluded to, this is a tougher test, as tougher test as

chelsea could be facing. warming up over my shoulder. up against the defending champions and a side going for their fourth consecutive title. they have the ballon d'or holder at the moment, and lucy bronze, arguably england's best player. as well as the germany captain. it will be tough for chelsea, 2—1 down from the first leg but they have a vital away goal from the first leg but they have a vital away goalfrom erin the first leg but they have a vital away goal from erin cuthbert, meaning a i—0 win at home would hand them victory and that all—important place in the final. you touched on the strength that lyon have. how will chelsea prepare for this second leg? any differently, how have their preparations gone? the good thing for emma hayes is that she says she has a fully fit squad heading into the game. down in kingsmeadow in london today, they have sold out,

more than a500 fans expected through the doors. they have done everything they can do off the pitch to fill they can do off the pitch to fill the stadium. whatever happens today, there will be at least one british player in the final because in the other semifinal barcelona has beaten bayern munich, meaning england's toniduggan bayern munich, meaning england's toni duggan is likely to feature in that final. in terms of chelsea here today, emma hayes says she knows lyon are human, they proved that in the first leg. you can watch on the bbc red button, on the bbc app and on the iplayer. barcelona lying in wait in the final. they are under way at the fourth grand prix of the formula i season. the two mercedes drivers started the azerbaijan grand prix at the front of the grid. foundry bottas managed to cling onto his lead from pole position at the lights out. —— va ltteri position at the lights out. —— valtteri bottas. lewis hamilton

remained in second. hamilton going for a third straight win. mo farah failed in his attemnpt to win the london marathon for the first time as eliud kipchoge took the men's title again. the kenyan pulled away with farah unable to stay with him as he finished in fifth. kipchoge setting a new course record and the second fastest time ever. he is the world record holder over this distance. mo farah‘s preparations somewhat overshadowed this week by a row with former long distance great haile gebrselassie. the women's race has been won by kenya's richard —— brigid kosgei. barry hawkins is in control of his second round match against kyren wilson at the world snooker championship — leading six frames to two after the first session. and the youngest player left in the tournament, zhou yuelong, has also made a good start

in his match against ali carter. the 21 year old leads 5—i. the winner will play gary wilson in the quarter finals — he knocked out mark selby yesterday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced all opioid—based painkillers are to carry prominent warnings that they can be addictive. mr hancock said he was "incredibly concerned" about the increasing number of people abusing the medication. figures for england and wales reveal a—more—than 60% increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers in the last decade. joining us now is nicki. she was addicted to opioid painkillers for more than 25 years. now she is a counsellor at ukat — a uk addiction treatment group, specialising in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. thanks so much for coming in to talk

to us. give us a sense of what happened to you. basically, it started from as early as 18. i was suffering from a lot of knee pains and at the time the gps thought it was probably growing pains. it continued. i was put on a low dose painkillers at the time like ibuprofen and paracetamol. the pain was not going away, it was intensifying, and i ended up having knee surgery. because the pain was so severe, knee surgery. because the pain was so severe, i was put on codeine straightaway. when i left the hospital they would only give me a week, and then refer me back to the gp. the gp, without any hesitation, would put me straight on codeine, and it was quite a high dose. what was it that was addictive about it? it's the feeling that you get. it

makes you feel drowsy, so it takes away the pain, makes you feel light—headed, and makes you feel like you are on a pink fluffy cloud. you do kind of get addicted to that feeling. when you have stresses in life, work and family, it takes away all the pressure. did you know you had become addicted to?|j all the pressure. did you know you had become addicted to? i had no idea. it's only now in latter years that i know now that i am an addict, iaman that i know now that i am an addict, i am an addict in recovery. how did you recover? my friend staged an intervention and i got into recovery. i had become quite distant. i was isolating from everyone, i wasn't turning up to events with the children. i wasn't able to turn up forfamily

gatherings. two of my friends literally jumped on the gatherings. two of my friends literallyjumped on the bins outside my house and were banging on the bedroom window because i had taken so bedroom window because i had taken so many opioids and painkillers and sleeping pills that ijust wasn't able to pull myself together. i'm sure weaning yourself off them was a whole other struggle. in terms of today's announcement that there will be warning labels on pills, is that enough, will it make a difference?” don't think it will make a massive difference, to be honest. a lot of the medication does have a warning signs on it already. but when you are in the throes of addiction, you don't care. you just need to get your fix, the same way any addict would. so having the warning signs is just the tip of the iceberg. i think opioids need to be withdrawn from over—the—counter medication altogether. it should be on prescription only. you were getting

it on prescription. didn't