this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11: at least 41 people have died as a russian passenger plane burst into flames as it made an emergency landing in moscow. fugitive joseph mccann, wanted for the abduction and rapes of three women in and around london is believed to be connected to the abduction of two other women in cheshire this evening. the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit, but the shadow chancellor says trust has been lost. ina single in a single word, do you trust the prime minister? no. sorry. not after this weekend. i think she has jeopardised the negotiations for her owi'i jeopardised the negotiations for her own personal protection. israel and militants in the gaza

strip engage in a deadly exchange of rocket fire as tensions between the 2 sides continue to escalate. and at 11.30 we'll be taking another look at the papers with the parliamentary journalist tony grew, and entertainmentjournalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. 41 people have been killed when a russian passenger plane made an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo international airport — after a fire broke out on board. the aircraft had issued a distress call shortly after taking off from the same airport. in dramatic scenes passengers were seen escaping from inflatable slides.

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera, the final dramatic moments of flight m92. the aeroflot jet exploded in a fireball during an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport. by the time it had come to a standstill the plane was engulfed in flames. on board the burning aircraft, 78 passengers and crew. there was a desperate rush to escape from the inferno. at the front of the plane the inflatable slide saved some. people leapt onto the chute and ran to safety. but not everyone got out of this alive. it's feared that more than a0 people may have been killed. dimitri survived the crash. asked whether he thought the plane had been hit by lightning, he replied, "yes, maybe. "i saw a white flash." emergency teams fought the blaze

and helped the injured. the plane, a sukhoi superjet, had taken off from moscow airport bound for murmansk, but very quickly developed technical problems. the crew had issued a distress signal. the pilots had decided they had no choice but to bring the aircraft down. tonight president putin offered his condolences to the families of the dead. the kremlin leader ordered a full investigation to find out why this flight had ended in disaster. russia's investigated committee believes only 37 people survived this accident. if you do the mathematics, that means there are 41 people killed. as far as the cause of the tragedy is concerned, a number of the people who survived

say they believe the plane was struck by lightning and that is possible because there had been storms in the region this afternoon. but whatever happened up in the air, the deadly consequences are visible on the ground. a man being hunted on suspicion of abduction and rapes of three women is also believed to be connected to the abduction of two other women in congleton town centre in cheshire. a manhunt is under way forjoseph mccann after the women were forced into a black fiat punto just before seven o'clock this evening. let's get more on this. we have our correspondent in the studio. can you ta ke correspondent in the studio. can you take us through the story? the manhunt is continuing this evening. as you say, two women were forced into a as you say, two women were forced intoa car as you say, two women were forced into a carjust before seven this evening. this was reported to the police and they managed to locate the car. they pursued it at the car

then crashed into another vehicle and at that point the driver fled. he ran off and police have been unable to catch up with him. the two women in the car were not injured but they were badly shaken by what had happened. police say the person they want to speak to about these abductions is joseph mccann. they want to speak to about these abductions isjoseph mccann. they believe he is connected to that. and, of course, he is wanted for questioning about the abduction and rape of three women. those incidents happened last month. two in london and one in watford. in the watford case a 21—year—old woman was abducted by knifepoint, driven around for six hours before she was raped and then a few days later, two women in it and raped and that happened in the space of 12 hours. the police are very keen to get hold

ofjoseph mccann in connection with those three incidents and also in connection with what has happened this evening. the police describe these as horrific rapes and questions are being raised? the minister forjustice questions are being raised? the ministerforjustice has questions are being raised? the minister for justice has launched questions are being raised? the minister forjustice has launched an investigation into suggestions that mccann was released early from prison without going before a parole board. he was serving a three sentence for robbery. the suggestion is that he should have gone before a pa role is that he should have gone before a parole board before any decision was made. they are looking into that. tonight we have heard that the police in gesture have said that this is a dangerous man and if anyone sees him they should contact 929 immediately and that echoes what the metropolitan police were saying after the rapes ended up in —— abductions in london and watford. he isa abductions in london and watford. he is a danger to want women and he needs to be caught. they believe a friend orfamily

needs to be caught. they believe a friend or family member was sheltering him. they are now lazing with their colleagues in gesture. there are roadblocks, roads are being checked as people come in and out of the towns so they are very keen to catch up with this man. labour'sjohn mcdonnell has accused the prime minister of jeopardising the cross—party brexit talks — saying he no longer trusts her after details of the negotiations appeared in the press. the shadow chancellor also likened the government to a company facing bankruptcy. the effort to find a brexit compromise will resume on tuesday with the prime minister urging jeremy corbyn to put ‘differences aside". our political correspondent chris mason reports. every sunday begins with church for the prime minister, and ends with questions about the potential for progress on brexit. "let's do a deal," she said to labour today. but after apparent details about the private talks became public in the sunday times... do you trust the prime minister?

no. sorry, not after this weekend, when she's blown the confidentiality, and i actually think she's jeopardised the negotiations for her own personal protection. and that's not the end of it. labour fret that even if they can do a deal with theresa may, it could get ripped up by her successor. it's like trying to enter into a contract with a company that's going into administration, and the people who are going to take over are not willing to fulfil that contract. we can't negotiate like that. but the conservative leader in scotland reckons a deal is still within reach. we need to start walking ourselves back to an agreement where we can get the majority of the people in the house of commons on board. and i think there is a deal there to be done, i genuinely do. look, though, who's waiting in the wings, returning to the stage — a man who frightens plenty of tories contemplating compromise. if they push forward with this, it will be seen as a coalition of politicians against the people,

and i think millions of people would give up on both labour and the conservatives, i really do. and from the unambiguously pro—brexit mr farage to the unambiguously anti—brexit liberal democrats, now the proud owners of smiles of victory after the english local elections. i think it's now very, very clear that british politics is now going to have to be remade. i mean, it's clearly failing in all kinds of ways, not just the mess around the referendum but the fact that as a country, we're just not getting to grips with really big challenges. mrs may and mr corbyn share the anguish of leading parties divided over brexit. and that's still the biggest blockage to the two of them sharing a brexit deal. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has ordered his armed forces to carry out "massive" strikes on gaza,

amid an escalation in violence over the last two days. it began with the deaths of two palestinian militants and the wounding of two israeli soldiers on friday — since then rockets fired into israel — and its military striking targets in gaza — have led to the deaths of at least 15 palestinians there and four civilians in israel. it's the most serious escalation in fighting for years as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. singled out in a packed gaza city street, this was a targeted strike, killing a palestinian that israel says was a money—launderer for militants. air raid sirens have hardly stopped in southern israel. more than 500 rockets have been fired from gaza since yesterday, one of the deadliest flare—ups in years between old enemies. since they last fought a war in 2014. israeli deaths have prompted talk of fierce response from the country's prime minister.

translation: i have instructed our forces to continue with massive strikes against terrorists in the gaza strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, as warplanes struck. israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. people's homes and lives were lost as well. a tower block was hit. israel says a militant commander was based there. translation: this was a direct hit on a civilian building, nothing to do with militants orfactions. this is what we get from the israeli occupation. that's what this local man said. tonight officials in gaza said residents were among the dead. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. there are signs hamas has been losing its grip on some smaller militant groups, partly what triggered the latest flare—up.

militants have been trying to get concessions from israel which controls the border. it also what makes what happens next hard to control. a 17—year—old girl who was murdered in wiltshire on friday, has been named by police. ellie gould was pronounced dead after emergency services were called to an address in calne, near chippenham. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder — after a man was repeatedly stabbed in the leg. the assault happened in beswick, east of manchester, in the early hours of this morning. the suspect is said to have fled the scene in a car. the victim, in his twenties, was taken to hospital where he later died. concern is growing in northern ireland about the extent of drug—related deaths — which have increased significantly in the last decade. many are linked to powerful prescription drugs, which one

coroner has said are available to teenagers on the street and in school. our ireland correspondent chris page spoke to one mother who lost her son to prescription drug abuse. i adored alan. he was my best friend. we were soulmates. but loving my child was never enough. in lisa mclaughlin's home, the sense of loss is unmistakable. her son alan took his own life, three years after he was first given the drug pregabalin, also known as lyrica. a doctor initially prescribed it for nerve pain when alan had a broken cheekbone. but he became addicted. it really ruined his life. and at the end of the day, he just got that down that he couldn't cope any more. because there is a big black, hopeless hole and they're alljust falling down into it. anyone who's suffered from an addiction can identify with those feelings of loneliness, vulnerability and helplessness. take the experience of a drugs

worker who was once dependent on lyrica. it gave you the sense of like a drunk feeling but not being totally out of control. you start off as using the prescription that the doctors give you but that quickly isn't enough. i was maybe taking my month's prescription in four days. this lethal problem is a particularly difficult issue in northern ireland. here, the majority of drugs—related deaths are linked to the abuse of prescription medication. this coroner has heard disturbing evidence about how teenagers have got the drugs. we've had families coming in, telling us about young people, as young as 16, 17, younger sometimes. these are young people who have not received a prescription from a gp but are buying prescription drugs, that would normally be available on prescription, on street corners, within communities, receiving them from friends in school. an older generation came through the troubles here, which has left a legacy of physical and mental health needs. but people who work in addiction services believe too many drugs

are being prescribed. there's a higher prevalence potentially on prescribed drugs because of the conflict. but we're 20 years on from the peace process, and across the board in northern ireland they're still dispensing and prescribing more of those types of medications than any other region in the uk. the stormont department of health says prescription drugs are "potential poisons" and it's working to reduce availability, raise awareness and provide treatment. to help to prevent more tragedies, lisa mclaughlin's hoping for a dedicated rehabilitation facility. i would like to see a rehab centre where kids aren'tjudged for becoming addicted to these drugs. getting help and education and putting people on the ground instead ofjust putting it down as figures. because my son wasn't a figure. he was a person. he has a child of his own. he has a brother and a sister and a mummy and a daddy. and everyone loved him. but now he's just a statistic.

lisa mclaughlin, ending that report by chris page. the headlines on bbc news: at least 41 people have died as a russian passenger plane burst into flames as it made an emergency landing in moscow. fugitive joseph mccann, wanted for the abduction and rapes of three women in and around london, is believed to be connected to the abduction of two other women in cheshire this evening. let's do a deal — the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here is mark. good evening. it has been another dramatic afternoon in the premier league, and we haven't got many of those left, but manchester united have

missed out on qualifying for next season's champions league after they were held to a draw by huddersfield. as for arsenal, things don't look much better, with their hopes of a top—four finish all but over. andy swiss reports. no top fourfinish, no top four finish, and on this showing, they can have no complaints. manchester united's hopes of champions league qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield, although they began brightly, blasting ahead, albeit with some help from the keeper. but after the break, the ultimate sucker punch. a goal kick all the way through to isaac, who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag and to smithereens. it summed up united's day. in the words of the manager, not good enough. arsenal's top four hopes are also all but over. they were soon

ahead against brighton, monreal winning a penalty which was coolly converted. they couldn't capitalise on the early lead and after the break considered one of their own. brighton were level through glen murray. arsenal had their chances to win but couldn't take them. they will now surely have to win this season's europa league to qualify for the champions league, on a day of footballing frustration. we know it's going to be difficult, and that has happened. and after that, our focus is the republic, and we can ta ke focus is the republic, and we can take some important action. we haven't deserved to be top four. we haven't deserved to be top four. we have chased the pack, we have been given chances. the league is so tight. it is a good league, it is loads of good teams, and when we got

the opportunities, we weren't able to really grab them, and today was just a confirmation of a long season, because in the end, the table doesn't lie. so those results mean chelsea's win over watford guarantees their place in the champions league next season. a convincing 3—0 victory at stamford bridge means they move above tottenham into third. now to the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield, and judd trump has produced a superb evening session to lead john higgins by 12—5. from 5—4 down, trump reeled off eight frames in a row, with a dazzling display to thrill the crowd at the crucible. it is the first man to 18 who will be crowned champion, trump the clear favourite. to cricket, where england claimed a comprehensive seven—wicket win over pakistan in their one—off t20 match at cardiff. jofra archer claimed his maiden t20 wicket on debut, and ended up with figures of 2—29. with 174 to chase, england got close to the total through fine innings from james vince and joe root, before captain eoin morgan smashed a straight six to clinch the win with four balls to spare. the sides face off in five odis

starting on wednesday. hermosa won the 1,000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon — another classic victory for trainer aidan o'brien. the irish champion trainer completed a guineas double for the fourth time when the 14:1 shot, ridden by jockey wayne lordan, held off lady kaya by a length. o'brien also won the 2,000 guineas yesterday with magna grecia. chris lawless has become the first briton to win the tour de yorkshire. lawless finished second behind defending champion greg van avermaet on the final stage, in leeds, but that was enough for overall victory. it is an immediate win for team ineos since rebranding from team sky last week. to tennis, wherejohanna konta advanced to the second round of the madrid open, less than 2a hours after losing the morocco open final. the british number one beat alison riske. konta finished off the american with an ace to seal a 6—4, 6—1win. she will face reigning french open

champion simona halep in the second round on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much indeed. we're just going to bring you an update to a story we brought to you earlier this evening. it concernsjoseph mccann, who is wanted for the abduction and rapes of three women in and around london, and also believed to be connected to the attempted abduction of two other women in cheshire this evening. we are now hearing from cheshire police that they have located a man incompetent who is currently being spoken to by trained negotiators —— in congleton. that is coming to us

from cheshire police, more on that as and when we get it. a 13—year—old boy has died after getting into difficulties in the sea off llandudno, in north wales. the coastguard pulled the child from the water at pigeon's cove just after 9:00pm last night. he was airlifted to hospital in bangor, but died there. police are not treating the death as suspicious. three teenagers have been badly injured after falling from a cliff in cornwall. they fell around 70 feet at parc trammel cove near porthleven late last night, and were airlifted to derriford hospital in devon. police are appealling for witnesses. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has insisted to the bbc that he is gaining support, despite appearing to fail in his efforts to persuade the country's military to back him. he had urged supporters to rally in large numbers outside military barracks to demonstrate against president maduro, but local media say only a small number turned out. our correspondent nick bryant sent this report from caracas.

the passion is still in evidence. it's the numbers that are dwindling. this demonstration took place under the statue of america's first president, george washington, the leader of a successful uprising. but venezuela's self—styled operation liberty is clearly losing momentum. "we have to wait a little bit longer," said this student, "and see if we can reach our goal." "we want the government to leave," said this woman wearily. "we don't have anything. we can't be happy." protesters presented petitions to the security forces — words demanding change, that were quickly reduced to cinders. midweek, they were calling for the largest demonstrations in venezuelan history. by the weekend, they've been reduced to these roadside protests. another indication of how this popular uprising has petered out.

for a fleeting, fiery moment this week, it looked like the uprising might succeed. but, in what has essentially become a battle for the hearts and minds of the military, the key power player in venezuela, the armed forces remain brutally loyal to the president. so no wonder the mood of triumphalism from nicolas maduro. this sea of green fatigues at a fortress in caracas, proof that he has survived yet another crisis. this is the opposition leader who is seeking to oust him, juan guaido. the last seven days just didn't go to plan. juan guaido, was this the week when you missed your chance, when you botched your chance? translation: the only person hurt this week is maduro. he's losing again and again.

he's increasingly weak, increasingly alone, and has no international support. on the contrary, we gain acceptance, support, and future options. every afternoon, on a mountain overlooking the capital, this cannon is fired in honour of president maduro's mentor, hugo chavez. nothing this week has disrupted that martial routine, for the military has reasserted its dominance in venezuela, and for now, it is upholding the status quo. nick bryant, bbc news, caracas. the sultan of brunei has said people in same—sex relationships or those who commit adultery will not face the death penalty, in effect reversing a recent decree. following global protests, the country's ruler, sultan hassa nal bolkiah, said a 20—year delay on the death penalty would be extended. edinburgh closed its some of its streets today to motorised traffic, allowing the public to enjoy the city by foot or bike. it is the first uk city to join the open streets movement, which is committed to improving air quality in a number of the world's biggest cities.

joanne macaulay reports. it is not usually possible to play badminton in the middle of edinburgh's royal mail, but today, pedestrians enjoyed a newfound freedom, as traffic was banned from several streets in the historic centre. it is part of a plan to make city less car dominated. just allows people to see how the cities can differently, and it puts a greater emphasis on health outcomes, people walking, cycling, being healthy in their own city, helping to reduce some of the air pollution issues. the council is planning to repeat this on the first sunday of every month, and overtime, the number of streets around here which are traffic will increase. the council hopes traffic free zones will give residents and visitors a glimpse of

what edinburgh was like before the arrival of the car, and an idea of what it could be in the future. and, you know, for people who need to use their cars still, this is for them as well. you know, people with reduced mobility or residence or deliveries, that can still happen, and happen more easily, if our streets aren't as congested as they arejust streets aren't as congested as they are just now. streets aren't as congested as they arejust now. many streets aren't as congested as they are just now. many cities around the world a re are just now. many cities around the world are already involved in the open streets movement, but edinburgh is the first in the uk to make a regular commitment to it. now it's time for a look at the weather. please tell us that spring has sprung back. shalli go now? no, not quite yet. it has been quite a chilly bank holiday weekend, and that continues into tomorrow. it could actually be one of our coldest may bank holiday monday is on record. not a title i think anybody would want to take. certainly today felt chilly, with skies like this

one in bridlington, rather grey across the skies overhead, a little bit of sunshine here and there especially late in the day and as the cloud broke up we see the temperatures dropped. some clear skies across england and wales, especially further south you are through tonight. clear skies developing in northern scotland, between one or two showers, showers drifting southwards across scotland and where you have the cloud, temperatures should just say above freezing. either side of it, could bea freezing. either side of it, could be a frost around to take you into the start of bank holiday monday. so—called is one theme to tomorrow, this weather front is the other one we are watching, the main focus for some bursts of rain. southern scotla nd some bursts of rain. southern scotland initially, that will clear and that sunshine will come out for the afternoon, a scattering of showers in northern ireland, northern england, north wales, and into the afternoon, north and east midlands into east heavy bursts on the pennines and pick district as well. sunniest in the morning, most staying dry, 13 the hi. not particularly great, single figure temperatures for some in the north

and some slow—moving showers between the sunshine in northern scotland. showers largely fade out to take us through the night into tuesday, but they will be the same sort of zone to start with as we finish monday. with light winds, showers breaking out elsewhere, with hail mixed in as well. chilly in the northern half of the country, a little less so further south. here we will see the changes tuesday night into wednesday, low pressure pushing its way in. on the southern side of it, the strongest of the winds pushing through france. the warmest air on the northern side of it. across the central and northern half of the uk, a chilly day. brighter in scotland and northern ireland, but england and northern ireland, but england and wales with outbreaks of rain developing quite widely. in eastern england, persistent rain lasting into the afternoon, for north—east england and south—east scotland with a cold easterly wind. to the south, winds a little bit lighter, slow—moving thundery downpours

developing an temperatures lifting to 14 or 15 degrees. eastern parts of northern england and eastern scotla nd of northern england and eastern scotland seven or eight celsius at best. that band of rain pulling away as we go into thursday, some rain at times through the rest of the week. and we finish the week as we start, with a rather cool theme to it. goodbye for now.