hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. palestinian officials say a mother and her baby were among four people killed in the gaza strip during hours of israeli air strikes and tank fire. israel disputes it was a result of their strikes and says it's responding to palestinian militants who've fired more than 200 rockets into southern israel. three israelis were wounded by the barrage. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman reports. air raid sirens sounded in southern israeli towns as a barrage of rocket was fired from gaza.

israel shot down dozens of them before its tanks and warplanes targeted militant sites in the strip. this evening, the palestinian health ministry said a iii—month—old girl was killed in an airstrike in the east of the strip, while her mother was wounded. a 22—year—old palestinian man died earlier in a separate strike. this latest flareup follows months of tensions between israel and gaza—based militants who demand the easing of a crippling blockade that israel says is needed to prevent weapons getting in, israel demands calm on the boundary after more than a year of palestinian protests at the perimeter fence. it coincided with the funerals of two militants killed in an israeli air strike. retaliation, the israelis say, for the wounding of two soldiers shot by palestinian gunmen. it marks yet another ratcheting up of hostilities despite repeated attempts by egypt and the united nations to broker a longer term truce.

and you can keep up to date all with the latest on the conflict in gaza — on the bbc website. you'll also find background and analysis of life in the gaza strip, and a profile of the palestinian territories — that's all at bbc.com/news. india's been praised for its rapid evacuation of more than a million people, which the united nations says helped minimise the loss of life, after a devasating cyclone struck its eastern coast. up to 12 people were killed when cyclone fani made landfall near the city of puri in odisha yesterday. the storm was the strongest to hit india in 20 years. 0ur correspondent rahul tandon has been to one of the worst hit areas. driving towards the areas hardest hit by the cyclone. along the way, the destruction is all too visible.

these people are amongst the hundreds of thousands who were moved to safety in puri. they came to the shelters with whatever they could carry. many are still traumatised. translation: he has been sick. my wife is worried. she is constantly crying. there is no medical help here. we are suffering a lot. next to the shelter is one of the areas worst affected by cyclone fani. this woman returned to her home for the first time this morning. translation: this used to be our bedroom. the roof has blown away. all the houses in the slum here have been damaged. across 10,000 villages in 0disha, there are scenes like this. there used to be life here. now there is just despair. in india, it is always the poor

who suffer the most. this "basti", or slum, has been completely destroyed by the cyclone. they fled from here for their lives, and when they returned there was nothing left. they're now worried about their future. they say nobody is helping them. wherever the cyclone struck, it left a trail of destruction. buildings damaged and thousands of trees uprooted. more than 2.5 million people are without electricity. the physical infrastructure damage has been enormous, so it will be a big challenge for the administration, and we are on the job. a lot of damage has taken place, people have been injured. some casualties have been reported. the authorities here are working on a war footing, but with many areas still inaccessible, they are struggling to assess the damage caused by one of india's most powerful cyclones. rahultandon, bbc news, puri. let's look at some

other stories in brief. the brother of algeria's former president has been arrested. many algerians believe said bouteflika was the country's de facto ruler for several years after his brother, abdelaziz bouteflika, suffered a stroke. massive ongoing protests calling for a radical change pushed the president to resign in april, but demonstrators continued to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration. sri lanka's president maithripala sirisena has said the security forces would "eradicate terrorism" and restore stability before a presidential elections which are due to take place there before the end of the year. he said that the polls could not be postponed. more than 250 people were killed in a bombing attacks on easter sunday. 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 ruszczyk 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 giza 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. the aladza mosque in bosnia herzegovina is reopening, 25 years after it was completely destroyed during the bosnian war. the mosque was bombed in 1992 and took 15 years to rebuild, with the help of both bosnian and turkish architects and artists. it was built in the 11th century and considered one of the most valuable buildings of oriental culture in the balkans. the site is on the list of unesco world heritage sites. tens of thousands of people have taken part in a pro—scottish independence rally in glasgow.

police scotland estimate that between 30,000 and 35,000 people attended the ‘all under 0ne banner‘ march. the organisers say they are a "pro—independence organisation whose core aim is to march at regular intervals until scotland is free". the prime minister has called on the labour leaderjeremy corbyn to set aside their differences and "do a deal" to leave the european union. her comments in a sunday newspaper follow the conservative party's worst result in english local elections since 1995. the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith called on mrs may to resign. mr duncan smith said she was in effect a caretaker prime minister. 0ur political correspondent nick erdley reports. urgently seeking a solution. tories mulling over devastating local election results trying to find a way to solve

the party's troubles. these members are in scotland. there weren't any elections here this week, but many agree failing to deliver brexit was behind the election drubbing. and this former leader has had enough. he believes theresa may has lost her authority and has to go now. we have in a sense a kind of caretaker prime minister at the moment, you could argue a caretaker leader of the labour party, but a caretaker prime minister. and i think therefore making fundamental decisions about where we go with this would be a big mistake. the conservatives always knew that voters were likely to give them a bloody nose this week, but the extent, losing 1300 councillors, was worse than they feared. and because of that, some are saying their patience has run out. it's not the first time we've heard senior tories calling for mrs may to go. in the past, she's simply ignored their calls. but it is again a reminder that many in the conservative party think mrs mayjust can't deliver. 0thers, though, say there should be compromise with labour to make sure

brexit is delivered. i think we do need a mood for compromise, but compromise often involves looking at the positions of different groups and coming up with something in between. talks between the government and opposition will resume early next week. sources tell me there are still substantial differences. but after labour had a tough time at the polls, too, jeremy corbyn says there is impetus to get a deal done. but opinion in labour is split. some point to losses in brexit—supporting areas and say failure to deliver it would be a breach of trust. i think we've got to leave because we had a referendum, we asked people whether they wanted to leave the eu, and by a small majority they said they did, and we said we would honour the result. but many labour mps are arguing the exact opposite, that the party needs to back another referendum and ultimately stay in the eu. they point to huge gains at the local elections for the greens and the big winners, the liberal democrats. i think there were some local

factors but there is no doubt that the big nationalfactor was the issue about brexit. the liberal democrats have been against brexit and campaigned against brexit, campaigned for a final say for the british people for the last nearly three years and i think people have heard that now from the liberal democrats, that we are the stop brexit party. these elections have posed big questions for a government struggling to deliver brexit. answering them won't necessarily be easy. nick eardley, bbc news. the final vote count has been tallied in the northern irish elections, where the dup and sinn fein have won the largest share of the vote. but it's the smaller parties and independents who have made significant gains. the cross—community alliance party were the biggest winners, largely at the expense of unionist parties, with the greens also making gains. sinn fein‘s number of seats remained static. talks aimed at reviving northern ireland's power sharing administration are due to be held next week. john campbell has more. well, there's no real surprise in that the dup and sinn fein

are still the two largest parties. the dup is to the right a little, sinn fein is the biggest national party, so really, the story was that surge by the alliance party, during support from catholic and protestants. it mainly had its support in greater belfast, middle—class areas, but here it was far beyond that, for example, it won a seat on derry. sitting on the council for the first time in a0 years. the leader of that party, says that this indicates many voters in northern ireland are looking to new solutions to its problems. i think what it is saying is that people want to see politics that delivers. they're not interested in the kind of tribal politics of the past in terms of unionism and nationalism, they want the politics that put people first and that's what we are offering. northern ireland politics is full of problems, whether it's stagnation or storm around brexit,

but what has been around consistently and persistently to deliver solutions. that is what people want from their politicians and that is what we have given them stop we also had an interesting new member of the dup elected? former defence secretary gavin williamson has described an investigation into the national security council leak as a "shabby and discredited witch hunt" — and called for a "proper, full and impartial" assessment of the investigation. it comes after the met police said the leak, about the chinese tech giant huawei, did not amount to a criminal offence. mr williamson was sacked after the prime minister said she had evidence to suggest he was the source of the leak — which is something he denies. 0ur political correspondent chris mason explained what's happened. at one of those meetings, a row ended up in the newspaper. the prime minister was determined to get to the bottom of it. those at those meetings sign

the official secrets act, so any link is potentially a criminal matter. as you say, the met police have said what happened didn't amount to a criminal offence. williamson has always denied being the leaker, but the statement he put out, really punchy, says there needs to be a proper, full and impartial investigation. ascribing it as a shabby and discredited witch—hunt, badly mishandled by both the prime minister and others, referencing the civil service. now there is clearly a difference between evidence of a crime being committed or not and a boss, the prime minister, losing trust in an employee, gavin williamson. that loss of trust was clear last week with his firing, but mr williamson again providing evidence he is not going quietly. the thai king has been crowned in an elaborate ceremony. as part of three

days of rituals of the royal palace intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. laura beckerjoins us live from bangkok. tell us what is going to happen in the coming hours. -- laura going to happen in the coming hours. —— laura bicker. going to happen in the coming hours. -- laura bicker. if yesterday was about the bathing grounding and anointment of the new king, today is him showing himself off and his power off to the people. people are getting ready for what will be a procession through the city of bangkok as he visits three sacred temples. we expect thousands to line the street. police estimate 200,000 people. everybody is wearing yellow, the colour of monday, the day the king was born. the streets are decked in yellow and gold as they wait for him to be carried through ona wait for him to be carried through on a palin quinn, an ornate chariot

carried by 16 men who swap every 15 metres. it is brutal heat and he will be carried four kilometres through the city. earlier in the day over the next few hours we will hear about the kind of royal titles he will bestow upon his family. there is one we are watching out for and thatis is one we are watching out for and that is one of the princesses who married an american and she was stripped of her royal title, his sister. we are waiting to see whether or not she will get her title back. so there is still much to come but you mention a buzz in the air. are we expecting many thai people to come out and see the procession? i think that is something we are watching out for. as we spoke to you yesterday, it is all about, when it comes to this king, he is seen as remote and controversial compared to his much

loved father. people will be interested to see what it looks like in person and he spends a lot of time in munich with his 13—year—old son. he has changed the way that the monarchy has been seen here. he has brought palace finances closer to the monarchy. $30 million worth, making him one of the richest monarchs in the world and he is one of the most powerful monarchs in the world and people wonder how he will wield that power. traditionally, the monarch here is above politics. however he has seen a willingness to intervene in politics in the past. we will wait to see how it all goes in the upcoming hours. thank you so much for that. this is bbc news, our main headlines: four palestinian people have been kiled in air strikes by israel. the retaliation came after militants fired dozens of missiles from gaza. india and bangladesh have been praised for saving many lives

after evacuating a million people from the path of cyclone fani. state media in north korea say the country's leader, kimjong—un, ordered and oversaw the testing of rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons, fired on saturday. the missiles were described as short—range and believed to have landed into the sea. according to a statement released by the korean central news agency, the north korean leader stressed the need to "increase the combat ability so as to defend the political sovereignty and economic self—sustenance" of north korea in theface of threats and invasions. vipin narang is an associate professor of political science at the massachusetts institute of technology, with a special focus on south asian

security and nuclear policy and hejoins me now from cambridge, massachussets. thank you for your time. i was wondering, why would state media in north korea be so keen to tell us that kimjong north korea be so keen to tell us that kim jong il and north korea be so keen to tell us that kimjong il and ordered and oversaw these tests? —— kim jong un. they are trying to show that what happens if the negotiations in hanoi don't pick up and they have set a deadline very clearly until the end of this year, for the united states too, as they say, recalculate its position. in the last hour, this test got really interesting because we we re test got really interesting because we were under the impression yesterday and then through most of the day today that it was just a rocket system, project goals, as north korea and south korea refer to

and president trump this morning tweeted. it turned out that they debuted a new short range ballistic missile and that poses a bit of a problem for, i think, the crisis going forward. this is how the previous self—imposed missile testing started falling apart. they started with a short range missile which isn't covered by the moratorium and then months later ended up testing a longer range missile and so this may be the beginning of kim —— kimjong—un pushing the limits to see how far he can go and president trump turning a blind eye to it. this was a much more interesting test than what we thought last night. but what does that all mean? he hasn't necessarily broken any agreements as of yet. that is absolutely correct. the missile testing moratorium isn't in writing and north korea assumes it only applies, claims it only

applies, to long—range icbms. if we can't get the negotiations back on track to what the north koreans want which is a step by step, we can go back to the high temperature of the crisis of 2017 but this is the pressure tactics they are using. we will push the line to see how far we can go and if you want to go there, remember what it can look like. all right, well, we will have to see if this is just right, well, we will have to see if this isjust a right, well, we will have to see if this is just a vicious cycle as it seems to be with this issue. thank for your time. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, appears to have failed in his latest attempt to persuade the country's military to back him. he'd urged his supporters to rally in large numbers outside military barracks to demonstrate that the people wanted change. but local media have reported that only a few people turned out. caroline rigby has more.

delivering a memo, protesters are seeking military support for their cause. but their appeal for soldiers tojoin the people cause. but their appeal for soldiers to join the people was ignored cause. but their appeal for soldiers tojoin the people was ignored by some and totally rejected by others. translation: there was a group of us this morning who wanted to deliver a letter to the national guard but it wasn't received. the message is unity, joined the people, do not defend an illegitimate government. translation: we are not at war. venezuelan citizens are simply in a civil rebellion. all venezuelans are here because we have a need to make out here because we have a need to make our claims. we have a right. in reality, few people heeded the call from opposite —— opposition leader one widodo to turn out for mass demonstrations. it marks an important military —— victory for

nicolas maduro. —— juan important military —— victory for nicolas maduro. ——juan guaido important military —— victory for nicolas maduro. —— juan guaido to stop he still insists them —— majority of the military is behind him,juan majority of the military is behind him, juan guaido. translation: who can be satisfied with that salary? it is not enough to make ends meet. but appearing in front of thousands of troops, nicolas maduro stage as show of force. —— staged a show of force. he declared his army remained united and ready to defend against what he described as traitors as well as any foreign military intervention. translation: be ready to defend the homeland with weapons in their hands if one day the us desert to touch this territory, this sacred earth. those rifles are to defend our land, oui’ those rifles are to defend our land, our sovereignty and our homeland.

don't stop, join the armed forces, don't stop! rush if one day the us dares. ——if one day the us dares to touch this territory. many will be frustrated — make many will be frustrated — make many will be frustrated by the opposition to dispose of their country's woes. 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. back performing in the uk for the first time in more than 35 years. # fame. # i'm gonna live forever,

i'm gonna learn how to fly, high. # i feel it comin‘ together. # people will see me and cry. # fame! # i'm gonna make it to heaven. it was a great show. a great show, a great concept, great characters. plus watching dance is fun. i could watch it all day. all day. you have dreams. you want fame? well, fame costs and this is where you begin to pay. fame the tv series, a spin—off from the movie, started 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. at number three, the kids from fame. the kids from fame. high fidelity made it to numberfive in the singles chart. # high fidelity, high! 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 fans here never thought they would 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's really quite 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 get to be with this group of people that i am indelibly connected to. i mean, we were a family. we worked a minimum of 12 hours a day and when we went doing that we were in the studio.

we were a family. for better orfor worse. and we were not too shabby, i have to say. being back, we've kind of gone back to that age. back to being kids again. we definitely, we 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 dance rehearsals are taking place. vlma in liverpool are providing backup. the reason i am a dancer is because of fame. so it is surreal. absolutely surreal to be here today with the actual cast. and, amazingly, we have gotten through a whole report on fame without mentioning legwarmers. remember my name. it's colin patterson, bbc news, liverpool. now the weather with matt taylor.

good morning. it was certainly chilly yesterday out in the sunshine if you were caught out by any of the showers across the uk. we have a high pressure system moving and limiting the amount of showers and also the strongest of those winds will be diverted out of the north sea, meaning lighter winds for many. but those lighter winds to start the day means quite a chilly start away from the towns and city centres. temperatures below freezing and a few spots, but it would be a lovely, bright start of the vast majority. some good, sunny spells to get the day under way. a bit more cloud north—west of highlands of scotland, showers in 0rkney, shetland and still a breeze here, that will push showers further into scotland as you go through the day. elswhere, more cloud developing through the day could bring just the odd shower here and there across northern ireland, england and wales. the vast majority, though, will be dry. lighter winds down the east coast won't feel quite as chilly. as you going to sunday evening and overnight, the showers across northern scotland

will work their way southwards that little bit more. clearer skies again for some in england and wales and so a chilly start again to monday morning. but maybe not as quiet as cold as sunday morning. coldest of all will be the highlands of scotland, this is where we'll be most prone to frost to start bank holiday monday. that's because you'll be on the north side of this weather front, which will be working its way southwards. now that is going to be the zone of thickest cloud through monday. it stretches across southern scotland into northern england to begin the day, it affects northern ireland too. and as it pushes its way southwards into northern england, eventually north wales and the midlands will see a few more showers develop, maybe not a heavy one over the pennines and peak district. to the south of it, still some sunny spells, most places dry and isolated showers. to the north of it, greater chances of sunshine between a few showers here and there. into tuesday, little will changed bcause not too much on the way of wind overnight, so however you finish monday, you'll start tuesday. showers will break out here and there during the day. temperatures start to rise, and really at levels of throughout the day and really at levels we have seen over the past day,

temperatures 7— 13 degrees at best. but there will be a few changes during the middle parts of the wheat, tuesday night into wednesday, this area of low pressure starts to spin its way in, wringing strong winds across france and also into the channel islands. across england and wales, a greater chance of more persistent rain for many of you, which will break up into showers and stay cool on thursday. see you soon. this is bbc news, the headlines

palestinian officials say four peopple have been killed and seventeen others wounded in israeli airstrikes in gaza. israel says the military action is a response to over two hundred rockets fired into southern israel by palestinian militants. three israelis were wounded by the barrage. india and bangladesh have been praised for saving many lives after evacuating a million people who were in the path of cyclone fani. according to aid agencies, up to 12 people were killed when it made landfall near the city of puri. the storm was the strongest to hit india in 20 years. british police say a leak of information from the uk national security council about chinese tech giant huawei didn't breach the 0fficial secrets act. the leak cost the defence minister gavin williamson his job. he's condemned the investigation as a "witch hunt", and has called for an impartial assessment. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london.