this is bbc news. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 9am: 41 people are now known to have been killed when a russian passenger plane caught fire during an emergency landing in moscow. 32 passengers and crew survived. some survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning. an investigation into the cause is underway. a call for a world wide rescue plan to prevent losing one in four of all species and plants, because of human activity. police hunting joseph mccann for a series of alleged abductions and rapes, have arrested a man in cheshire. tackling fake news, head of the european elections facebook will attempt to block misinformation. and oui’ attempt to block misinformation. and our morning edition of the papers at

9:35am. this mornings reviewers are james rampton and katy balls. good morning. an investigation is under way into the plane crash at a moscow airport in which 41 people were killed. the aeroflot aircraft made an emergency landing and burst into flames at one of the russian capital's main airports. dramatic images show passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning aircraft, which was headed for the city of murmansk carrying 73 people and five crew. one witness said it was a "miracle" anyone escaped. 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. 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, it developed technical problems.

the crew had issued a distress signal. the pilots had decided they had no choice but to bring the aircraft down. president putin offered his condolences to the families of the dead, and the kremlin leader ordered a full investigation to find out why this flight had ended in disaster. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. joining me now is our mowscow correspondent sarah rainsford. what is the latest on this, sarah? we just what is the latest on this, sarah? wejust had a what is the latest on this, sarah? we just had a statement from the investigation committee, the team that are handling the inquiry as to why this crash happened. they essentially say they are considering multiple versions at this stage and the list includes the qualification level of the crew on board, of the air traffic controllers and of those who carried out technical checks. they are looking into a possible technicalfault on the they are looking into a possible technical fault on the plane also and weather conditions. that is

quite a long list and doesn't take us quite a long list and doesn't take us much closer to understanding what happened. we have also seen comments from the pilot, the captain of the flight. this flight from the pilot, the captain of the flight. this flight from moscow to murmansk yesterday evening. he has been quoted widely and i have heard audio as well, where he says the plane was struck by lightning. he claims after that, the electronics essentially appear to have failed. they lost contact with the ground, with the air traffic controllers and the flight went into a full manual mode. he said he followed procedure for a mode. he said he followed procedure fora landing mode. he said he followed procedure for a landing with full fuel tanks, but as we have seen from those images, the plane slammed into the tarmac, bounced along the tarmac and burst into flames which is why so many people lost their lives. the pictures are, as we have seen, very dramatic. one witness said it is a miracle anyone escaped that plane. that is right, although at the beginning the first report suggested in fact there had been very few casualties and then people really we re casualties and then people really were thinking it was a miracle. but

then, of course, much later, after midnight, the word came out from a very distressed —looking official saying in fact 41 people had been killed. there have been some questions about whether the number of casualties was potentially increased because some of the passengers at the front of the plane went to grab their hand luggage before they got off the plane and you can see in one set of images, people with luggage, with bags, as they come down the emergency evacuation slide. also stewardesses on board, one was quoted saying she was grabbing people by the scruff of the neck and throwing them towards the neck and throwing them towards the emergency exit to get them off as quickly as possible. aeroflot itself put out a statement saying the evacuation was completed within 55 seconds, underlying the crew did everything they possibly could to save the passenger side. but sending condolences and saying they were grieving together with the families of the 41 who have been killed. thank you very much for updating us,

sarah rainsford. police hunting a fugitive over the abduction and rapes of three women in and around london, have arrested a man after the abduction of two other women in cheshire. following a car chase and police searches overnight, it's believed thatjoseph mccann was arrested in the early hours of this morning. andy moore reports. in the early hours of this morning, a man believed to bejoseph mccann was taken away under cover in the back of this police car. the suspect is thought to have spent several hours up a tree talking to trained police negotiators. earlier in the evening, there was a police pursuit through the streets of congleton, which lead to serious damage to this car. two women had been forced into a black fiat punto by a man believed to be mccann. police gave chase. after this collision, the suspect escaped on foot. the two women are said to be extremely shaken but not injured. there had been a nationwide hunt for mccann, after police in london offered £20,000 for information leading to his arrest and prosecution. they said he was extremely

dangerous, a violent man who posed a risk to women and children. the suspected abduction of two women in their 20s ended in this street when one of them hit their kidnapper over the head with a bottle. some builders on a local site stepped in to rescue them. earlier, mccann had allegedly tried to take the two women to a hotel in watford. the metropolitan police issued these cctv images. mccann was also wanted in connection with a third attack in the london area. police believe he abducted and raped a 21—year—old woman at knife—point on april 21st in watford. andy moore, bbc news. jon donnison has been looking into this story for us. there has been an arrest, what is the latest, what are the police saying? police have not confirmed the identity of the man who has been arrested but they have said they believe joseph mccann is arrested but they have said they believejoseph mccann is connected to the incident in cheshire last night. we had, as we had in that

piece, quite dramatic scenes last night. we had two women forced into a car in congleton in the evening and then a police chase. the car they were chasing crashed into another one and a man fled on foot. the two women got out unharmed but pretty shaken up. then around midnight last night, we heard they had cornered a man in a rural area, a p pa re ntly had cornered a man in a rural area, apparently who had taken refuge in a tree. at three o'clock in the morning, witnesses saw a police car leaving with a man in the back of the car. as i say, they have not confirmed the identity of this man. but they do sayjoseph mccann was connected to it. he is wanted for three other suspected rapes in london and watford last month. at the time, police said he was extremely dangerous and offered a reward of £20,000 for information leading to his arrest. thank you very much.

swift action is needed to prevent the loss of up to one million species, that's the warning from scientists ahead of a major assessment of the state of the natural world. the un report, which will be published in paris later today, says humans are to blame for the drastic declines. our global science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the oceans... ..to the land. from insects, to exotic plants. in every part of the world, nature is in dramatic decline. it's the focus of a major new un report, warning that the planet's facing an ecological crisis. and it's humans who are to blame. areas once rich in nature are being cleared for development. illegal trade is bringing animals to the brink of extinction and pollution is poisoning the seas. this small patch of land in devon, hemmed in by busy roads, is a refuge for the narrow—headed ant.

these insects were once widespread, but as their habitat has shrunk, now this is the only place in england they can be found. this ant is one of the last of its kind, but it's vital for this heathland environment. these insects keep the soil healthy, they break down organic matter and they're also food themselves for birds and small mammals. it might be tiny, but losing it would have a huge impact. once you start to lose species, you don't know quite when the critical time comes. i mean, are we prepared to lose the ant, then the nightjar? are we prepared to lose cuckoos and so on? you get to a time when it no longer is a functioning ecosystem, it no longer is a living heathland. the report says there is still hope for nature, but a global rescue plan must start now. if we fail to act, many species will be left fighting for survival. rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. dr emma sayer is a lecturer in ecology at the university of lancaster and is an expert in soil carbon, forest process and climate change impacts.

shejoins me now from salford. thank you very much forjoining us. the headline is shocking, up toi million species potentially heading to extinction. are you surprised at the scale of that? unfortunately not really. last yea r, the scale of that? unfortunately not really. last year, there were a series of regional assessments and i think from those regional assessments, you got a good idea of what the global picture would look like and it's not exactly great news. the report says there is still hope for nature, but with so many species under threat and the cause of it primarily being the changing use of land, what is the hope, what can be done? there are some success stories. we know there are land management practices that do actually help halt biodiversity decline was that we know we can use a lot of ecosystems more sustainably. so i hope that a large pa rt

sustainably. so i hope that a large part of the assessment will actually focus on the challenges but also the solutions to halting biodiversity decline and maintaining our ecosystems. what are the concerns about biodiversity decline and what losing species on a large scale would actually mean, in terms of the ecosystem of our planet? it's really ha rd to ecosystem of our planet? it's really hard to say at which point it becomes critical, because as we heard in that example about the ants, they support lots of different processes and organisms. so we might lose something that is actually seeming small and inconsequential but actually, other animals depend on that, so then we start losing them, specific ecosystem functions we depend upon the different things like climate change mitigation. suddenly we will feel the impact of losing individual species and is very ha rd to losing individual species and is very hard to get to a point where we

have already lost too much and there is no way back. i hope we are not at point yet. i think it is something we have to focus on, how do we maintain the integrity of ecosystems via their biodiversity? species have become extinct previously. can that happen, effectively, in its own bubble or is there always inevitably a knock on onto other species? can you think of examples that you have looked at? i can't think of any specific example. i don't really work on species extinction, but i think the big issue we have here is that a lot of the species that are threatened are the ones that actually are really can be quite important. if we think about pollinators, a lot of people have heard about pollinator declines, bee declines across the uk and europe and they are absolutely vitally important for food crops. so what

would your advice be? it is going to require a big change in the way we live? obviously that is something we are repeatedly hearing about, in terms of climate change and also something like this as well.|j terms of climate change and also something like this as well. i think the first step is a change in attitudes. i think we need to start thinking about our well—being and oui’ thinking about our well—being and our welfare as a nation, or as humankind, ina our welfare as a nation, or as humankind, in a wider context, that we are part of nature and belong to nature and if we start wiping species out, we will end up wiping ourselves out. i think a change in attitude first. i think... i think there's an awful lot of work to do, but i really hope the global assessment will, like i said, point the way toward some of the easier changes we can make as individuals, as well as bigger decisions that have to happen not only on a national level but also worldwide.

thank you very much, dr emma sayer. an update on our headlines on bbc news. 41 people are now known to be killed when a russian passenger pain caught fire during an emergency landing. some passengers suggest it was struck by lightning, an investigation is under way. scientist article for a global rescue plan to stop the loss of a quarter of species and plants because of human activity. police hunting joseph mccann for a series of alleged abductions and rapes have arrested a man in cheshire. the electoral commission is calling on the government to change the law to make online political adverts clearly state who has paid for them. it comes as facebook mounts an operation to try to ensure that it's not used to spread misinformation in the upcoming european elections. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports from dublin. a powerfulforce has been streaming through politics.

it's a great campaigning tool, but it can be used to spread misinformation or help foreign powers interfere, and facebook‘s shadow looms ever larger over elections worldwide. fake news on facebook... back in 2016, facebook was really downplaying its influence, with mark zuckerberg saying it was crazy to think fake news had had any influence over the election of donald trump. but now, it's changed its tune. and here in dublin, it's getting ready to mount a big operation to oversee its impact on the european elections. at facebook‘s european headquarters, there's a pr offensive under way, with journalists from across the eu invited to see that the company's serious about battling electoral malpractice on its platform. once we find a piece of content that we want to remove, we have the experts in the room who know our community standards. the a0 strong team here include specialists who've monitored other polls, from the american midterms to brazil's presidential election. but back in the uk,

the electoral commission is impatient for the government to do more. it's been asking since 2003 for a law forcing all online political advertising to be up front about who's paid. when you see an advertisement in your facebook news feed, you want to be able to know there and then — do i believe this advert and does it to influence my vote? a really key piece of information you need to make that decision is who's paid for it. across europe, politicians are preparing for battle, knowing that for good or ill, facebook will be a key weapon in their campaigns. rory cellan—jones, bbc news, dublin. there's been a lull in hostilities between israeli forces and palestinian militants in the gaza strip after two days of worsening violence. over the weekend, palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into israel during a protest against the blockade of gaza, prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. unconfirmed reports from a hamas tv station say a ceasefire has been agreed.

there's been no word from israel. four israelis and more than 20 palestinians have been killed since the violence erupted. a man in his 30s has been murdered following an incident in liverpool in the early hours of this morning. police were called to monfa road, in bootle, after a man was found with life—threatening injuries, following an altercation in the street. a 41—year—old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. investigations are on—going and police are appealing for witnesses in what they describe as a "truly shocking crime". the united states is sending an aircraft carrier to the middle east as a warning to iran. the national security adviser, john bolton, says america is not seeking war, but that the move will send an "unmistakable message", that washington would respond to any attack by tehran. tensions have been rising as the united states tries to stop all iranian oil exports. it's been announced this morning that the runner eliud kipchoge,

will attempt to make history and break the two—hour marathon barrier. the world—record holder's current best is two hours, one minute and 39 seconds — but he has an even faster unofficial time. our sports editor dan roan reports on the man trying to do something no one has done before. he is already the fastest marathon runner ever. now, eliud kipchoge is focused on breaking the last great barrier in athletics. running 26 miles in less than two hours is one of sports' mythical targets. but after his fourth london marathon win, the kenyan told me he wanted to redefine what is possible. i said yes, i want to make history and to leave a mark in this world. it is about humanity. if you can believe it and if you work on it and trusting your team. until sir roger bannister proved otherwise, right here in oxford exactly 65 years ago, breaking the four—minute mile barrier had seemed impossible.

since then, various records have fallen in athletics. but the sub—2 hour marathon is still seen as the ultimate challenge. two years ago, kipchoge missed out by 26 seconds at a specially staged event in monza in italy. it did not count as a world record due to the use of numerous pacemakers. this time i am confident. one thing is that i am enjoying my experience from italy. the hope is for london to host the next attempt in autumn. the latest sports adventure by sirjames radcliffe. the billionaire's move into cycling has been controversial with protests marring the launch of his cycle team. people will call it just a bit of pr. not really. we don't sell sports gear.

it is unthinkable for any normal human being to run at that pace. it is quite extraordinary. but if anybody could do it, he can. kipchoge's attempt will be open to tens of thousands of supporters. hoping that their support will help him push the limits of human performance. the organisers of belfast city marathon have apologised after admitting the course was almost a third of a mile longer than it should have been. more than 5,000 athletes took part in yesterday's race, and suspicions about the distance were raised soon afterwards. it's been blamed on human error, with officials saying the lead car diverted from the route. thousands lined the streets of bangkok yesterday to watch the newly crowned king of thailand being carried through the capital in a four—mile royal procession. it was his first public appearance since being crowned in an elaborate ceremony on sunday. he is thailand's first new king in nearly seven decades.

dramatic footage ta ken by a west midlands police helicopter has shown the moment a car ended up in a river after it was pursued by officers. after a ten minute chase, the suspected stolen car plunged into a small river in birmingham, and the occupants fled on foot. three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. it's a condition that affects as many as one in 12 boys, but there are fears that many colour blind children are still not being properly diagnosed, leading to calls for more screening. but it's not all bad news for those with the condition, as technology is helping with job prospects. breakfast‘s tim muffet has been to meet the world's first colour blind tube driver. please stand clear and mind the doors. stand clear and mind the doors. i have a colour vision deficiency, more commonly known as colour blindness. it's hard for me to distinguish between red and green.

so, you might wonder how alex is allowed to drive a london underground train. until recently, he wouldn't have been, because he could have mixed up red and green signals. it can, you know, halt your career in terms of being a pilot, an electrician, a train driver, obviously. and there should be more education about it, and maybe look for more solutions. on the jubilee line, that has been possible. the signal is — used to be the lights would be here, and i would have to stop at these lights, but this allows me to completely drive the train without any need for any signalling. as i'm driving, the yellow box will be pushing up, as the speed indicates, but i can now not go passed that red hand. now that we've moved over to more of an automatic operation, we don't actually need our drivers to be able to tell the difference between red and green lights now. we should be looking for ways that we can help people to work, regardless of any issues that they might have been born with. and that's pretty much, on the right—hand side

of the screen, how most colour— blind people see the world. so you can see it's pretty murky... along with one in 12 males, marcus is colour—blind. these two colours here, i have difficulty with. i thought this whole side was correct. that's from three years ago, rememberthat? colour blindness happens when colour sensitive cells in the eyes are missing or don't work properly. but the challenges posed by these genetic fault, which is far more common in men, go way beyond rubik's cubes. i did this worksheet in yeari where you had to colour in the different balloons. obviously, i thought i'd done it right, but i hadn't, and my teacher marked me down for that. if colour blindness is not actually picked up at a very early age, children can be labelled naughty or slow or, you know, unruly. the department of education says it doesn't consider colour blindness

a special educational need or disability. marie wants that changed, and for mandatory screenings to take place in all schools. many of the estimated 2.5 million people who have the condition are never diagnosed. sinead agrees. she has two boys who are colour—blind. so many resources now are colour—based, with ipads and all of the printed colour material in the classroom. this has consequences for children, both in terms of their personal self—development and their education. how old are you, flynn? sinead's children were diagnosed here at the university of newcastle medical school, and while local authorities do deliver eye checks for young children, there is no routine screening for colour blindness. many believe its impact is being overlooked. tim muffett, bbc news. now, how's your posture? any aches and pains? perhaps you'd like a stronger core?

well, if so, then pilates might be the answer. millions of people worldwide are already benefitting from it, but not many know it started here in the uk. rick faragher has been to the isle of man to find out about the curious history of the system of exercises. the great war had started. patriotism swept the streets of britain. among the proudest were people who weren't born here. but there was a problem — the government was suspicious. in 1914, the aliens restrictions act was passed. huge numbers of european nationals were sent to internment camps. these fields in the isle of man form part of the largest. over five years, more than 30,000 men were in interned at knockaloe farm, in patrick village. there were some that had been living in britain for a very long time, and some actually had sons who were old enough to fight for britain. but then you had other men

who were interned here who had sons fighting for germany, they were very much pro—german. among the internees was a young german called joseph pilates. he was fascinated with exercise, and how the human body moved. conditions in the camp were cramped. this hut is one of the very few that still exist. it is now a shop. joseph would have lived here with about 30 other men. there wasn't always much room to exercise, but there was inspiration. we hear stories that he based a lot of the original method on the movements of animals. we do believe that there were metal beds and there were springs in the camp, and that he started working with this equipment, designing this equipment and exercises, right here in this field, which is really amazing to be standing in. it is believe there are more than 1 million descendants of the men who were held here. my great, great grandfather, he moved from germany to england with his wife in the 1880s.

they eventually settled in merseyside. they had had five children, and he was sent there. now it's the 100 years anniversary from it, i think it's a very fitting time to remember these men and their stories, and how it did affect their lives and their families. 100 years ago, the camp closed. poignant reminders of its legacy remain. in 1919, joseph left here for good. a century on, the ideas first formed in these manx fields are used by pilates enthusiasts in all four corners of the world. never knew that. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hi there, good morning. it's going to be another cool day. in fact, it could be the coolest early may bank holiday in the records, since it first started in 1978. we've got some showery rain

across northern ireland, for much of northern england, spreading southward into the north midlands and across east anglia. a few showers across scotland, where there will be some sunshine. a bit of sunshine towards southern parts, but with that northerly wind, it's still going to feel pretty chilly out there. temperatures about 7—9 celsius in the north—east. elsewhere, about 10—13 celsius. but if you're in the sunshine, if you're in the shelter, that sun is still quite strong, so it will feel quite pleasant. through tonight, we've still got this cloud across northern parts of england. that's going to still give a few showers through tonight. clearer skies in the north—east, a touch of frost here. further south, not quite as cold, 5—7 celsius and throughout tuesday, for many it will be another dry day, but there will be some showers developing, particularly across central and northern parts.