this is bbc world news today. our top stories: palestinian militants fire dozens of missiles into israel from gaza. as israel responds with air strikes and tank fire, a palestinian mother and baby are killed. thailand's king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace — marking his official accession to the throne. british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the official secrets act. dust off your leg—warmers as the kids from fame reunite for the first time in more than 30 years.

hello and welcome to world news today. palestinian officials say a pregnant mother and her 1a month old baby have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. a 22—year—old man was also killed and 17 others wounded in the air strikes and tank fire from israeli armed forces. israel says the military action is a response to over 200 rockets that have been fired into southern israel by palestinian militants. israel has closed a number of border crossings and says it is attacking hamas and islamichhad targets. with me isjon donnison who is our world affairs correspondent and has been based in the middle east. compared to previous episodes of this violence, what is the scale now? the last full-scale conflict war we had between israel and hamas it was in 2014, then we had well over 1000 palestinians killed as well as dozens of israelis. this is not on the same scale of that. these

escalations, they happen every few months. this is the most serious for several months, since before the israeli elections. we have had well over 150, 200 rockets being fired out of gaza into israel, and we now have heard there have been 120 separate targets within gaza. the operation is ongoing, so it is the most serious thing in a few months. usually, they fizzle away, but there isa usually, they fizzle away, but there is a with the risk it can develop more. in trying to broker a ceasefire, what is the bigger picture? egypt are trying to get a ceasefire, usually they do it and eventually, things calm down. there's a sense from both sides that they want another full—scale conflict and war. there are some

co nsta nts conflict and war. there are some constants here, there is no real prospect of a broader middle east peace between israelis and palestinians. we have this american plan that is meant to be launched in the next few months, being led by the next few months, being led by the son—in—law of donald trump. tremendous scepticism about that in the region. disunity amongst palestinians, and basically the suffering of people, particularly in gaza, but on both sides of the boundary. thank you forjoining us. more updates i'm sure in the next hour. thailand's king maha vajiralongkorn has been crowned in an elaborate ceremony to mark his accession to the throne. it's part of three days of rituals at the royal palace in bangkok, intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. the formal coronation is taking place two—and—a—half years after the death of the king's father, who reigned for 70 years. james landale reports. this is a sight that few thais have ever seen, a new king purifying himself with consecrated waters as he

prepared to ascend to the throne. maha vajiralongkorn, or king rama x, as he's known more formally, became king in 2016 after the death of his father, who'd reigned for 70 long years. but he's waited until now to be crowned over three days of elaborate buddhist and hindu ceremony. to many thais, the monarch is revered as an almost godlike figure, and some were on the streets, dressed in royal yellow, to see their king make the transition from the human to the almost divine. and, for many, this was a rare glimpse of a sovereign who spends much time abroad and has appeared more remote than his much—loved late father. at 66 years old, he spent his life preparing for this moment, placing a crown weighing more than seven kilograms on his head, issuing his first royal command. translation: i shall reign with righteousness,

for the benefit and happiness of the people forever. king vajiralongkorn has had a colourful and at times controversial life. today, his fourth wife, whom he married only this week, was formally recognised as his new queen. he is protected by severe laws prohibiting any criticism, but some thais hope that a crown prince who was seen by some as unpredictable will become a figure of stability for a country facing political uncertainty. for the king has real political influence. what will matter is his relationship with the army, which took power in a coup in 2014, and what role he might play in the balance between military and civilian rule that emerges from recent elections. for this king will be more than just a spiritual leader. north korea has conducted a number of short range missile tests, for the first time since 2017.

south korea responded, warning pyongyang not to raise military tension on the peninsula. us president donald trump also responded to the news, tweeting... talks between the leaders stalled in february after a second summit failed to produce a deal on denuclearisation. joining me now is founding director of the center for the study of global issues and professor of international affairs at the university of georgia, han park. professor, is the north korea, are making a statement here? yes, they very much would like to make the statement on the embarrassing, insulting experience at hanoi in

february, where kim jong—un thought dozens, maybe more, officials saying... but only to be insulted by the team, not himself, but specifically the national security adviser, who suggested that the solution is the libyan model, it is clearly surrendering on the part of libya to the usa. north korea cannot accept that, they rejected that 15 yea rs accept that, they rejected that 15 years ago, but the national security adviser brought that up to the meeting, and at the end of the meeting, and at the end of the meeting, north korea wanted to have a partial sanction lifted on food items and humanitarian items, but

that got quickly rejected. so, such a bad experience was reported within north korea, unlike in the past, kim jong—un is much more open and transparent, so he had to do something to ensure his dignity is saved, and this launch of these short—range missiles is designed to show that american troops across the border in south korea can be wiped out any time. what will countries like china and russia and significantly, south korea, make of this? part of this is that they don't want conflict there, but china wa nts don't want conflict there, but china wants north korea to remain as a socialist state, and south korea would like to have improved relations with the north. so they

would be against any kind of military confrontation, but from north korea's point of view, they will do anything to make the system of viable and survive the system. so yes, we have to realise north korea isa yes, we have to realise north korea is a unique state. thank you for joining us. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the brother of algeria's former president has been arrested. abdelaziz bouteflika stood down last month, following weeks of protests, but demonstrators continued to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration. said bouteflika — who served as a top advisor to the presidency for more than a decade — has been accused of trying to hijack the transition to a new government. the us city of minneapolis has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of an australian woman who was shot dead by a policeman in 2017. justine damond, who was 40, had called police

to report a possible sexual assault near her home. she was shot as she approached a squad car despite being unarmed. the police officer was convicted of third degree murder on tuesday. egyptian archaeologists say they've discovered an old burial ground near the pyramids, that's more than 4,000 years old. the site contains colourful wooden coffins and limestone statues dating back to the era of the old kingdom around 2500 bc. british police has said a leak revealing the uk would allow china's tech giant, huwaei, to partly develop its 5g network, does not amount to a criminal offence. the leak from a top—secret government meeting cost the country's defence minister, gavin williamson, his job. he was sacked by prime minister theresa may on wednesday, after an inquiry into the disclosure. williamson has condemned the investigation and his subsequent sacking as a "shabby and discredited witch hunt" and has called for an impartial assessment.

with me is our political correspondent chris mason. is the police's decision a surprise, because labour were calling for a criminal investigation?” because labour were calling for a criminal investigation? i don't think it is a surprise, because the bar that would have to be cleared for a criminal investigation would be far greater than for the political conclusion that the british may minister —— prime minister came to, to make a criminal conviction possible. what we do know about what happened is there was a meeting, supposedly secret, of the national security council, then a detailed information appears in the newspaper, then the government begins a leak enquiry. we know that gavin williamson had a phone call with the journalist in question on the daily telegraph newspaper, but what we don't know is the content of that call, and it doesn't seem that there has been any mechanism for finding that out. gavin williamson has always denied being the source of the leak. clearly, he lost the

trust of the prime minister and so he lost hisjob. trust of the prime minister and so he lost his job. but there is a difference between that and the police being able to conclude that they could potentially assemble enough evidence to bring a criminal conviction, and they have concluded that no crime was committed. gavin williamson is calling for an impartial investigation, is that likely to have an? it is difficult to see that happen, because there's an internal government leak enquiry, led by the most senior civil servant in the uk. the police have said they will not do anything, so it doesn't seem like there are many alternative mechanisms. clearly, gavin williamson is livid and there has been a great injustice. he is not going quietly, and serves right at the top of the british government has been close to the prime minister for some time. so politically, he could be a thorn in her side on the back benches of the governing conservative party. 0ne back benches of the governing conservative party. one wonders if he has any other avenues to realistically pursue in this case, not least because, in all

likelihood, theresa may won't be britain's prime minister for that longer, and he may conclude it makes more sense to try and clear his name politically in the hope that he is appointed by a future prime minister, rather than trying to persuade the current one that he didn't do anything wrong. interesting to see how things develop. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: dust off your leg—warmers as the kids from fame reunite for the first time in more than 30 years. the channel tunnel has been formally

opened, but the channel is not open for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggle for supremacy. the pope a's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of a victory as the ve celebrations reach their climates. —— reach their climax. sunshine like this is dedicated to eve ryo ne sunshine like this is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: palestinian militants fire dozens of missiles into israel from gaza. israel responds — a palestinian mother and child are killed. thailand's king is crowned at bangkok's grand palace —

marking his official accession to the throne. at least twelve people have been killed by cyclone fani in the north—eastern indian state of 0disha. the storm hit with winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour. it came ashore near the city of puri on friday. but as the storm continued across india and into bangladesh — its winds have calmed. angus crawford reports. the strongest cyclone to hit india in five years. wind and rain tore through the state of 0disha. gusts hit more than 120 miles an hour, destroying homes and businesses... ..uprooting trees, cutting roads, destroying communications. this man says it doesn't matter what preparations we made, houses and shops, everything is destroyed. but more than a million people were evacuated

from the storm's path, kept safe in shelters. the numbers of deaths and injuries remain low. now, a time to assess the damage, clear and rebuild. workers start by unblocking the roads. an officer coordinating efforts says his teams are responding to reports wherever they come from. cyclone fani has decreased in strength and moved north. prompt action did save lives, but still it leaves mile after mile of low—lying areas flooded, crops, villages, livelihoods destroyed. angus crawford, bbc news. hari kumar who writes for the new york times was in 0dhisa in 1999 and is now back there reporting for the paper. he travelled to puri and spoke to us from bhubhaneshwar a short while ago.

he compared his experience from twenty years ago — when it was a different story altogether. it was a very different story then, at the time, i remember the cyclone happening at the end of october, and then we came here on around the 4th of november, and even by that time, people were evacuated, i remember some were attacked by people, and i remember even afterfour or five days of the event, i remember seeing heaps of water from different places, and nearly 10,000 people died in that cyclone. —— heaps of bodies from different places. so, now, today, i visited the area where the landfall took place, in puri, i went there, within 24 hours, it looks like everything is falling in place. for example, the road to puri is open for traffic and all the main

roads in puri town were open to traffic, and they were trying to rebuild the electricla lines and the water lines and telephone lines. so, the systems were in place and operations were in place and everybody has done theirjob. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with the premier league and a huge day in the title race. liverpool looking to return to the top tonight — they're in action against newcastle. it's 30 into the second half and it'sjurgen klopp's side who are 2—2 after goals from virgil van dijk and mo salah. the score has now been levelled once again. in the last few minutes, mo sala has been stretchered off, involved in an aerial collision with the newcastle goalkeeper. we will

have more on that on the website and any update on his condition. that score is 2—2, and anything but a win for liverpool will allow manchester city to drop points in their next two games. if they can maintain that lead they'll go back above manchester city who play leicester on monday. earlier, west ham comfortably beat southampton while wolves win over fulham moves them a step closer to a seventh place finish. in the early kick off 9—man tottenham were beaten 1—0 by burnley — missing their chance to confirm their place in the champions league next season. celtic have won an eighth consecutive scottish premiership title. consecutive scottish they went into the game with aberdeen knowing a win would seal it, taking them beyond the reach of second placed rangers, and so it proved as they won 3—0 at pittodrie. as patrick gearey reports. 0n the day celtic could win their latest trophy, they paid tribute to two men who won their most famous one. two of the european cup side billy mcneill and stevie chalmers passed away. this one would be for them.

they made good on that reprieve was up up on the back was michael lustig, with a good strike. the rest was an extended lap of honour. another cross, another header, the difference between celtic and the reds was it was treated by the third goal—scorer. he was signed for a club record £9 million beyond the reach of any of their rivals. and the caretaker manager had fulfilled his brief, an eighth straight scottish title. i'm very proud, very privileged. the are great moments in your life and career and you to savour them. we have a fantastic bunch of players in there. and the mentality and quality is fantastic. so as in mcneill and chalmers' day, celtic reign supreme. the greatness of scottish football for some and of course admiration, for others concerned. can anyone catch them? now to one of the biggest occasions in the women's footballing calendar — the final of the fa cup. in the end, it was a comfortable 3—0 win for league giants manchester city over west ham— in what was their first season

as a professional side. for city, redemption after missing out on the wsl title. goal scorer kiera walsh says it's a relief to end this season on a high. proud of the players, they have been exceptional all year, but it was off the back of last year where we didn't achieve what we set out to achieve it. for three quarters of the season, we were good, and then in the fa cup semifinal and the league, to be undefeated this year and you have two trophies and to be disappointed we didn't win the league? i am disappointed we didn't win the league? iam proud disappointed we didn't win the league? i am proud of the players, the staff, everybody involved. veteran four—time champion john higgins is through to the final of the world snooker championship for the eighth time after an epic final frame victory over david gilbert. higgins fought back from five frames down three times as he beat gilbert 17 frames to 16. gilbert had led 16—15 before higgins made a break of 139 to force a deciding frame. the scot then capitalised on a missed black by gilbert, sealing his spot in the final with a match—deciding break of 55. it's the third consecutive year higgins has made the final,

having finished runner—up in each of the last two world championships. higgins will facejudd higgins will face judd trump higgins will facejudd trump in the final, he beat gary wilson by 17 frames to 11, to reach his second world championship final. the best of 35 final begins tomorrow afternoon and concludes on monday. that is all your support for now, simon, back to you. for the first time in more than 30 years, the kids from fame are to be reunited on stage. the tv show was a massive hit in the 80s — now eight of the original cast are getting together for two special, charity shows — and it's all thanks to a detective from liverpool who tracked them down. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has dusted off his lycra to bring you this report. # fame! the kids from fame. performing in the uk for the first

time in more than 35 years. # people will see me and cry. # fame! # i'm gonna make it to heaven. it was a great show. a great show and a great concept, great characters. plus watching dance is fun. i could watch it all day. you have dreams. you want fame? well, fame costs and this is where you begin to pay. the tv series, a spin—off from the movie, the tv series began on bbc one in 1982. it was a phenomenon in the uk. the soundtrack spent 12 weeks at number one, they were regulars on top of the pops. number three, the kids from fame. the kids from fame. high fidelity made it to numberfive in the singles chart. they even ended the year playing

london's royal albert hall. the kids from fame have turned television fiction into fact. there was another tour the following year but fame ended in 1987 and many thought they would never see them live again. until a detective inspector in the merseyside police managed to reunite the cast for two charity shows this weekend. i've loved it since i was a kid, since i was 11. it was everything to me when i was growing up. it was my dream and it has been surreal to think that that dream actually is happening right now. to be part of that with those guys is... it's like an alternative universe. # high fidelity. and now her childhood heroes are in liverpool. i am indelibly connected to it. we were a family. we worked 12 hours a day and when we went doing that we were in the studio.

we were a family. for better or for worse. and we were not too shabby, i must say. and we've kind of gone back to that age. back to being kids again. we definitely see each other and we fall into our old habits. that little kid stuff. # fame, i'm gonna live for ever. # baby, remember my name.# last—minute rehearsals are taking place. back—up provided by the lma in liverpool. the reason i am a dancer is because of fame. so it is surreal. absolutely surreal to be here with the actual cast. and, amazingly, we have gotten through a whole report on fame without mentioning legwarmers. remember my name. colin patterson, bbc news, liverpool. don't forget you can get

in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. hello, hla night to come tonight, uk wide, some of these shower clouds like this one here in norfolk will start to fade away. still some showers through the night, close to coastal district, in 0rkney and shetland as well. most skies clear from the north of scotland, temperatures shouldn't drop too much, but for most, a widespread frost into tomorrow morning. the cold est of frost into tomorrow morning. the coldest of all in western england and wales, temperatures below freezing in some rural areas. a cold start to sunday, but high pressure in the west will build in a little bit more, that will put a cap on the atmosphere, stop as many showers from forming. it will push the strong and cold wind and we saw

today off into the north sea. when will be light for many, still a breeze blowing across 0rkney, shetland and the north of scotland on sunday, further showers here working southwards into northern scotland. just some scotland sunshine, england and wales, best of the sunshine in the west. varying amounts of cloud pushing eastward, and a few showers mainly in the east of england. temperatures not far off today, but chilly again with a light wind. another frost will form again as we go through the night and into bank holiday monday, and this cold front will bring the thickest of the cloud on bank holiday monday. northern ireland, sun in scotland in far north of england. it will push further south later, if few heavy showers. many places will stay dry to the south, some cloud and sunny spells, temperatures 12—13, chilly to the north of the weather front, but greater sunshine and fewer showers. little changes into the

start of tuesday, how you finished monday will how you will start tuesday. not much wind around, showers could break out here and there. the odd heavy one, too. some we re there. the odd heavy one, too. some were sunshine in the south, and also in the north. a temperature contrast as well from north to south. across southern areas, if your garden is desperate for rain, you might get it into wednesday. the low pressure will push in, strong wind across france in the southern areas. by thursday, it is a case of soundcloud, but also some showers. —— some cloud.

this is bbc world news. the headlines. israel says the military action is a response to over 200 rockets fired into southern israel by palestinian militants. in thailand ceremonies are being held in a three day coronation of their new king. the rituals are intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. he succeeds his father that died in 2016. north korea conducts short—range missile tests the first time since 2016. president trump responded with a tweet saying he believed a deal with still happen. in algeria's former

president has been