welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is reged ahmad. our top stories: palestinian militants and israeli forces exchange rocket and air strikes as officals say four people have been killed in gaza in two days of violence. as cyclone fani leaves devastation and floods, india and bangladesh are praised for saving many lives after evacuating millions of people in its path. this is the seen live in bangkok. -- scene. thailand's king grants new titles to members of the royalfamily on the second day of elaborate ceremonies marking his coronation. dust off your leg—warmers as the kids from fame reunite for the first time in more than 30 years.

hello and welcome. 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 siren sounded in southern israel easily towns as a barrage of rockets was fired from gaza. israel shot down dozens of them before its ta nks shot down dozens of them before its tanks and warplanes target sites of the strip. the palestinian health ministry set a 14 month year old ——

14 month old girl was killed while her mother was wounded. a palestinian man died in a second strike earlier. this follows months of tension between militants who demand a blockade to stop weapons getting in. the rocket salvo coincided with the funerals of two hamas militants killed in an air strike. it marks yet another ratcheting up of hostilities, despite by egypt and the united nations to broker a longer term truce. 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. the newly—crowned king of thailand has been granting titles to members of the royal family, on the second day of elaborate ceremonies marking his coronation. he's later expected to take part in a procession on the streets of bangkok. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is there. injusta injust a few in just a few hours's time, one of the most powerful monarchs in the world, will parade to the streets. there expecting 200,000 people to line the streets. the newly anointed

and crowned king rama x will be carried through the streets on a palin quinn by 16 man. it's quite hot today, quite a difficultjob. does machpelah quinn. he will visit three sacred temples and pay respects to the ashes of his a ncestors, respects to the ashes of his ancestors, when his carried through will be about seven kilometres of the route. we are expecting to see scenes of people getting a glimpse of this new king. he is seen as more remote than his well— loved father and far more controversial. he spent and far more controversial. he spent a lot of time in munich with his 13—year—old son, his very close to the military, a military which has overthrown two governments in 13 yea rs overthrown two governments in 13 years in thailand. what people are wondering is what is this powerful monarch going to do? but for the

next few days he will anchor and cement his place at the head of one of thailand's most powerful dynasty is. laura bicker there. despite leading days of protests against president maduro‘s rule, the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, appears to have failed in his latest attempt to persuade the country's military to back him. mr guaido had urged his supporters to rally in large numbers outside military barracks. but local media say only a small number of people turned out. caroline rigby has more. delivering a memo, protesters seeking military support for their cause, but their appeal for soldiers to join the people was ignored by some and totally rejected by others. translation: there was a group of us this morning who went to deliver a letter to the national guard but it wasn't received. the message is: unity, join 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 our claims. we have a right. chanting. in reality, few people heeded the call from opposition leader juan guaido to turn out for mass demonstrations. it marks an important political victory for nicolas maduro, just days after a botched attempt to remove him on tuesday. yet the man who's declared himself acting president still insists the majority of soldiers are behind him. translation: 8096 of the army does not agree with the policy of the regime. who can be satisfied with a salary of $10 a month? that's absolutely not enough to make ends meet. but appearing in front of thousands of troops, nicolas maduro 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 your hands if one day the us dares to touch this territory, this sacred earth. those rifles that you hold are rifles of the republic to defend our land, our sovereignty and our homeland. don't stop, join the armed forces, don't stop! venezuelans are exhausted and angry at the collapse of the economy and lack of basic services and after days of unrest, many will be frustrated at the opposition‘s failure to capitalise on a historic opportunity to dispose of the man widely blamed for much of the country's woes. caroline rigby, bbc news. lets go back to thailand in bangkok, watching the newly crowned king of

thailand grant royal titles. he's been doing that for a little while, we've seen a been doing that for a little while, we've seen a number been doing that for a little while, we've seen a number of people come up we've seen a number of people come up to him and neil and he offers them —— kneel, offering them sometimes a bit of anointed water, sometimes a bit of anointed water, sometimes food and then they move onto the next person stop we've been watching for three days of ceremonies to mark the coronation of the new king of thailand. those events a re the new king of thailand. those events are intended to symbolise the transformation of the king into a divine being. this particular ceremony is where the king names royal family members and bestows their titles. later on there will be a procession around bangkok and there will be pictures that we will bring to you when that happens. let's get some of the day's other news. 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 presidential elections which are due to take place before the end of the year. meanwhile, sri lankan authorities have called on the public to surrender swords and large knives amid heightened security concerns following the deadly easter sunday attacks. more than 250 people were killed in the bombings. 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. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a blast from the past, with fans remembering the kids from fame, who are reuniting for the first time in more than 30 years. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful

to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc world news.

the latest headlines: four palestinian people have been killed 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 the north korea news agency, the test was "conducted in various modes of firing at different targets", which analysts believe means the weapon could be launched from land, sea or air. earlier, i spoke with vipin narang, associate professor of political science at the massachusetts institute of technology about the missile test and its significance.

i think they are trying to signal increasingly and remind both at home and abroad what happens if the negotiations that fell apart in hanoi don't pick up pace in the next couple of months and they've set a deadline very clearly until the end of this year, for the united states to, as they say, recalculate its position. and in the last hour, this test got much more interesting because we were under the impression yesterday and then through most of the day today that it was just a rocket system, projectiles, as north korea and south korea refer to, and that president trump this morning tweeted. but it turned out they debuted a new short—range ballistic missile and that poses a little bit of a problem for the crisis going forward. this is how the previous self—imposed missile testing moratorium 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 kimjong—un trying to push the line to see how far he can go and president trump

turning a blind eye to it. so this was a much more interesting test than what we thought last night. but what does that all mean? because he hasn't necessarily broken any agreements as of yet. that's 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. but this is a kind of reminder, i think this is a pressure tactic to the united states — remember what can happen in 2017 and if we can't get the negotiations back on track to what the north koreans want which is a step by step, phased process, then we can go back to the high temperature and the crisis of 2017 but this time without diplomatic off ramps and these are 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. vipin narang. the final vote count has been tallied in northern irelands's local election, 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,

drawing support from catholic and protestants. it mainly had its support in greater belfast, middle—class areas, but here it pushed its appeal far beyond that, for example, it won a seat on derry city 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 in stormont or brexit, but what we have been around consistently and persistently to offering solutions. that is what people want from their politicians and that is what we have given them. alliance party leader naomi long.

aviation investigators have retrieved black box recorders from a military—chartered passenger jet that skidded off the runway and into the water after landing in florida. the flight was carrying 143 passengers. 21 people aboard were hurt — although none seriously. the commanding officer of the local naval air station says the cause of the incident is yet to be determined. it isa it is a miracle. it could have ended very, we could be talking about a different story this evening. i think there is a lot of to say about the professionalism of the folks that helped the passengers off the aeroplane. there's a lot of to say about that, because it very well could be worse. police are stepping up security at mosques across the uk in response to fears that they could be targetted during ramadan, which begins this weekend. there's been concern over safety among some in the muslim community. the bbc asian network's shabnam mahmood has more.

for mosques across the country, the focus on this year's ramadan is on worshippers' safety as well as spirituality. for mosques like this and others across the country, ramadan is one of the most important and busiest times of the year. thousands of worshippers gather for special prayers every single night during the month of fasting. in the mosque kitchen, this mum says following recent attacks on places of worship, some in her community in east london are really worried. people are scared, you know, they are afraid to come to the mosque of the kids are afraid. and it's the areas where mostly women and children pray that have now been identified in safety assessments as needing extra security. mosque leaders say they have a duty to protect their congregation. the world for us changed after christchurch and the reality kicked in that it happened there,

it could most certainly happen here and we have to be prepared for it. we completely understand why people feel the way they do. i'm here to reassure them we have no information or intelligence to suggest anybody at the uk is in specific risk and i want to make sure they feel safe and supported the uk policing in their worship. nevertheless, extra layers of security will remain in place through our the islamic holy month with a message to remain alert not alarmed. the aladza mosque in bosnia hertza—govina 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. 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 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 start paying. 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. it's from the television series, 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. newsreel: 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 weren't 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. we're 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. before we go let us take you to the live seen in bangkok and leave you with these pictures of the newly crowned king of thailand. you can see him on the left of your screen. he has been granting titles to members of the royal family,

he has been granting titles to members of the royalfamily, part he has been granting titles to members of the royal family, part of a number of ceremonies over a number of days marking the formal coronation of the king of thailand. you are watching bbc news. good morning. pleasant enough where you got the sunshine on saturday. but certainly cold out of it. and particularly in the showers and strong winds which were across the eastern half of the uk. now there is good news today, in that the high pressure in the west is pushing a little bit further across the uk. and in doing so puts a cap on the atmosphere, stops some of the showers forming. and it also diverts the strongest and coldest of the winds off into the near continent. that said, the day does begin with an added chill. there'll be frost in the countryside. temperatures below freezing. these are the towns and city centre values. so wherever you are, a cold but sunny start to the day for the vast majority. a bit more cloud across northern

scotland, though, to begin with. one or two isolated light showers. more showers, though, in 0rkney and shetland to begin with and they will work their way southwards during the day. you'll also notice more cloud, though, developing across the country into the day. pushes the way southwards and eastwards. still some sunny spells for many. isolated lighter showers for england and wales. most will be dry. and across eastern districts, not only will it be dry, but with lighter winds, too, it perhaps won't feel quite so chilly. even though temperatures still down on levels they should be for this time of year, 9—11; celsius at very, very best. now, to take us into sunday night, the showers across northern scotland will start to work their way southwards. this is a cold front. to the south of it, a bit more cloud than we'll have seen the night we're with at the moment. and so maybe temperatures not dropping as much. but still a chance of frost. the greatest chance of frost into the start of bank holiday monday will be the northern half of scotland, where skies are clearest. so into bank holiday monday, this is going to be the zone to watch out for for

the thickest cloud. this weather front here. showers on it rather than any persistent rain. it's going to be across southern scotland to begin with, sliding into northern ireland, northern england during the day. some of the showers across northern england, pennines and peak district in particular, could be a little bit on the heavy side, and they'll work their way into lincolnshire, maybe east anglia, later too. to the south of that for bank holiday, lots of cloud, some sunshine, only isolated showers. moat will be dry. to the north of it, the better chance of some sunshine. a few showers, though, and a lighter breeze. but, for all, a fairly cool day. now, with light winds around to finish monday, what you finish monday you'll probably start with on tuesday. but through tuesday the cloud will bubble up. greater chance of showers developing here and there. some of you will stay completely dry. but by the end of the day, towards cornwall, things are set to turn that bit wetter and windier. temperatures are still a disappointing 7—13 degrees. now, the wet and windy weather, courtesy of this area of low pressure, strongest of the winds, though, across france and maybe the channel islands. but what it will do, it'll spread the most significant rain across england and wales. so a wetter day for england and wales. gardeners, particularly across eastern areas, could rejoice. that will clear through into thursday. sunshine and showers by then. but staying a little

on the cool side. bye for now. this is bbc news.

the headlines: palestinian officials say four people have been killed and 17 others wounded in israeli airstrikes in gaza. israel says the military action is a response to over 200 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. thailand's new king has granted new titles to members of the royal family on the second day of elaborate ceremonies marking his coronation. king maha vajiralongkorn is the country's first new monarch in nearly seven decades. the three days of events are intended to symbolise