today at 5: looking for answers — families of the victims killed in the london bridge attacks, pay tribute to them as the inquest opens into their deaths. eight people died when the three attackers drove into pedestrians on london bridge and stabbed others in borough market. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: as cross—party brexit talks continue, the government confirms european parliament elections will go ahead in the uk on the 23rd of may. a smile from the queen, and delight from other members of the family following the announcment of the new royal baby. i'm very pleased and glad to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivation society that is parenting, so, yeah, that will be fun. killed by an elephant — british soldier mathew talbot who'd been in malawi trying to protect the animals from poachers.

and we talk to the stars of small island — the play i'm live in great yarmouth as we spend the day looking at the problems facing coastal communities in britain, but also looking at some of the opportunities they have as well. and we talk to the stars of small island — the play about the windrush generation, which is getting five star reviews in its opening week at the national theatre. it's 5 o'clock. i'm shaun ley and welcome to the programme. our main story: inquests have opened into the deaths of the eight people killed in the london bridge and borough market attacks two years ago. they died when three men drove a van into crowds and then stabbed people

before being shot dead by police. the inquests are expected to examine why there were no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge, and how the leader of the attack managed to evade mi5. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. it was the 3rd ofjune 2017 and the third major attack that year. by the end of the night, six men and two women who had been enjoying a summer saturday evening were dead. opening their inquest today, the chief coroner mark lucraft said the lives of many people were torn apart by what took place in less than ten minutes of high and terrible drama. those killed came from the uk, france, australia, canada and spain, and members of almost all their families were at the old bailey today. each family was asked to prepare a short tribute. the first person to be hit was xavier thomas and his stepfather told the court he still had so much to give.

the attack started at 10:07pm with the killers driving their hired van south across london bridge, swerving onto the pavement, fatally wounding two pedestrians. they crashed into railings on the wrong side of the road, got out and began stabbing people enjoying a night out, starting near the boro bistro. after they killed six more people, the three attackers were shot dead by armed police on the other side of borough market. that was at 10:16pm, nine minutes after the attack began. the two people killed on the bridge were xavier thomas and canadian christine archibald. the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and spanish skateboarder ignacio echeverria. their relatives are looking for answers to two key questions.

why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by mi5 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. 0ur correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. how far have they got today? we have really just we have reallyjust had the preliminary proceedings today. we had the chief coroner for england and wales opening the proceedings, setting out what it is he attends to achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. the rest of the day was turned over to the families, and we heard from daniel's report, that xavier

thomas‘s family was the first to talk about the man they had lost. we also heard from james mcmullen‘s father, the only british national of those eight people killed. his father said he was brilliant and beautiful and at the end, he said, farewell, james, his voice breaking with emotion. we also heard from the pa rents of with emotion. we also heard from the parents of one of the french men killed in this attack. he was 26 and a waiter living in london. at the end of the video tribute, his pa rents end of the video tribute, his parents said he was at the height of his youth, energy and enthusiasm. his father then asked why it was that those straight actors should have thought in the first instance they wanted to kill people. —— those three attackers. this is something we all need to find an answer to. we also heard some details about kirsty bowden, an australian nurse working here in london. we heard that she ran out at the sound of the van

crashing with the attackers in it when they got to the south side of london bridge. she thought it was a road traffic accident and her instinct was to run out and help. instead, she was attacked and killed. her boyfriend said, to kirsty, it wouldn't have seemed brave to go and help, it was an extension of how she lived her life. we are unspea kably extension of how she lived her life. we are unspeakably proud of her. there sentiments were very much the theme of all those families who spoke today. how long is this process expected to last? what about the detail that will have to be explored ? what about the detail that will have to be explored? there were clearly questions, it is notjust knowing why they died, there are serious questions the families want answers to. there are a string of witnesses due to give evidence, including one officer with mi5. i think the families here are very keen to get the answer to two questions, you may have heard in the report. 0ne, how was it that khuram butt, one of the attackers, could have taken part in

this assault? when he was being investigated by the security services. there are also questions about why it was that both borough market, a big tourist hotspot, very close to london bridge, why those areas were not protected in the wake of the westminster bridge attack three months earlier, which had been carried out in very much the same way. they will also want to know whether security should be better when it comes to people trying to rent when it comes to people trying to re nt va ns when it comes to people trying to rent vans of the type used in this attack. the next 11 weeks, we will hear from various witnesses who will be speaking to those questions. the last few weeks, probably starting in july, will be a separate inquest process in which a jury will sit with the coroner to establish the fa ct with the coroner to establish the fact around the deaths of the three attackers. first, there will be inquests of the eight victims, and ina inquests of the eight victims, and in a different process will start for the attackers themselves. it's been confirmed that the uk will take part in european parliament

elections on the 23rd of may. they didn't want to do it and they still don't want to do it. the government had hoped a brexit deal would be done before then, but as the cabinet office minister david lidington explained, time has run out to avoid the elections. given how little time there is, it will not be possible to finish that process before the date that legally is due for the european parliamentary elections. we hoped that we would get our exit sorted, have the treaty of withdrawal concluded so that those elections did not have to take place. legally, they do have to take place unless our withdrawal has been given legal effect, so those will now go ahead. but we will be redoubling our efforts, with talks of mps from all parties, to make sure that the delay after that is a short as possible, ideally we would like to be in a situation where those meps from the uk would never actually have to take their seat in the european parliament, and certainly to get this done and dusted by the summer recess.

david lidington‘s comments come as theresa may faces increasing pressure to set a firm date for her resignation. today she's been meeting sir graham brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of conservative backbenchers. that represents all conservative backbenchers. the conservative mp charles walker is vice chairman of the 1922 committee and joins me from westminster. good afternoon to you. it isn't for you to discuss the private meetings that take place at offices of the 1922 committee. but is it fair to say that there is pressure for the prime minister to set out some kind of timetable coming from backbenchers, as opposed to just coming from people who want to get thejob? coming from people who want to get the job? there is obviously pressure from some quarters, and i would be foolish to deny that, that is the case. it isn't coming from all quarters of the party by any means. in some ways, it must be useful for the prime minister not to give into that pressure, because in a sense,

she said to her backbenchers, i will go as soon as she said to her backbenchers, i will go as soon as the brexit withdrawal agreement is passed. if they want to get her out, they need to hold their noses and vote for it. we would have been out on the 12th of april if we had passed the deal on the 29th of march, but 3a of my colleagues decided to vote against the government, so i understand the prime minister's frustration. her concern is that if she doesn't deliver brexit, then her successor, because she has said she will go earlier than she otherwise would have wa nted earlier than she otherwise would have wanted to, it's going to be faced with exactly the same problem and faced with exactly the same problem a nd exa ctly faced with exactly the same problem and exactly the same difficulties. you represent one of the rock—solid conservative seats, broxbourne in hertfordshire, so part of the london commuter belt, it is a place that has always had solid tory majorities, certainly in the years i can remember reporting on it. what is the mood amongst your activists? we have heard from some local associations that they are driven to distraction by what is going on at

westminster. my activists are realists, i have conveyed with many of them for brexit, and i voted for the three times of asking for brexit. there is a great sense of frustration that we are still in the eu. there is a further sense of frustration that we are in the eu because 3a conservative colleagues decided not to take us out of the eu when they had the chance on the 29th of march. you know what they say to that, they say, it is what we were being offered, it was knocked brexit at all. we would be sufficiently still connected to the eu, it isn't honouring the 2016 referendum result. it was honouring the referendum, you are either in or out, legally in or legally out, and the deal presented by the prime minister negotiated on the uk's behalf legally took us out of the eu. that is what i am interested in, legally getting out. you can worry about the next later —— you can

worry about the best in the next ten or 20 years, worry about the best in the next ten or20 years, and worry about the best in the next ten or 20 years, and 3a colleagues turned out face to the outcome on the 29th of march, and the upshot is, 1350 councillors lost their seats on thursday night going into friday morning. longer term, do you wonder how comfortable those people are in the conservative party? we know that three people have left the party, they joined change know that three people have left the party, theyjoined change uk. people can decide that they are no longer co mforta ble can decide that they are no longer comfortable in a political movement. mark reckless did it in the 2015 parliament, and that is just the way it is. if there are people in our party that feel there is another party that feel there is another party out there, the brexit party, for example, that better reflects where they are on brexit, they should give it a serious look. we don't want to hold on to people who arejust don't want to hold on to people who are just unhappy, they will be unhappy under this prime minister and they will be unhappy under a

future conservative prime minister who will inevitably have to make a decision on brexit that these people will not like. we are talking about the hardline brexiteers, aren't we? there were 3a people who voted against the prime minister's deal, six remain voters and 28 leave voters. you have to look at them and ask, is the conservative party a place you continue to feel provides a home for you? place you continue to feel provides a home foryou? if place you continue to feel provides a home for you? if it doesn't, stop making all our lives miserable and difficult and go and find another party and perhaps find a party where you feel more comfortable. one brief last question, your colleague, iain duncan smith, said that he countenances the idea of a deal with labour, because in his view, they wa nt labour, because in his view, they want a customs union and that is against what you said in your ma nifesto, against what you said in your manifesto, and that making a deal with jeremy corbyn manifesto, and that making a deal withjeremy corbyn is making a deal withjeremy corbyn is making a deal with somebody who cannot be trusted. i hope it doesn't come to having a deal withjeremy corbyn. i have a difficulty being in the lobby with

jeremy corbyn, but the only reason the prime minister has been forced to try and find a compromise with jeremy corbyn is 3a of my colleagues voted with jeremy jeremy corbyn is 3a of my colleagues voted withjeremy corbyn against jeremy corbyn is 3a of my colleagues voted with jeremy corbyn against the deal on the 29th of march. if you don't like the prime minister talking tojeremy corbyn, get out of the lobby and stop voting with him. thank you forjoining us. cross—party talks have resumed this afternoon between senior cabinet ministers and the labour party. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer had this to say before heading into the talks. the talks have been going on for some time, as you know, but i think the time has now come, it is crunch time, i think the government has to decide whether it is serious about significant changes, capable of actually delivering a majority in the house of commons. and we will be pressing them hard on that this afternoon. obviously, the evidence at the weekend wasn't promising, but that is what we will discuss this afternoon, whether we can have that significant change that actually is capable of carrying a majority in the house of commons. and that is on the substance, but also the process,

including how we deal with an incoming tory leader, and of course, a confirmatory vote will always be on the agenda, and we will discuss that this afternoon. the labour mp hilary benn chairs the cross—party committee monitoring the government's handling of brexit. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of the prospects are now in the light of everything that has happened, or the announcement of the european elections going ahead, as a deal between the labour and conservative frontbenchers, and then the prospect of that cutting through? it depends on the outcome of the talks. if what was reported over the weekend about the shape of any potential government offer is correct, the idea that the government would say to labour, 0k, we will remain in a customs arrangement until the next general election and then we will see what the outcome is and who ever wins can decide what happens next. that is

actually less good than what is in the withdrawal agreement, currently. under the transitional period, it festival extends to december 2020, we remain in a customs union. nobody thinks for a moment that the future relationship will be negotiated in what, just over a year and a half? therefore, the transitional period will have to be extended, could be one or two years. i think it will be two years, so we will still be in a customs union in december 2022. therefore, to offer staying in a customs arrangement ill—defined up until may 2022 is hardly any offer at all. it makes no difference compared to what is already on the table. isn't the prime minister offering it precisely because you and your colleagues on the labour side, or certainly the labour shadow cabinet, fear that if they make a deal with theresa may, she walks off into the sunset, goes and has a lovely holiday in switzerland, they

will be left with a successor who basically tears at any arrangement and therefore, this is a way of giving a guarantee that would at least get you through to the election and then the voters would effectively decide which version they prefer? is it really a guarantee? where is the guarantee that whoever becomes the new leader of the conservative party, and therefore, the new prime minister, will honour any commitment that theresa may, who appears to be on her way to leaving at some point in the near future, has her way to leaving at some point in the nearfuture, has offered in those talks? where is the guarantee in that? the fundamental problem is that a new tory leader can come along and say, forget what the last person said, this is what i now want to do. i think there is a problem of trust, and there is also a problem of the government really not being willing to move, and then there is a further problem, which is that there isa further problem, which is that there is a large number of labour mps, as you are well aware, that say whatever deal may be reached, it has to include the government commitment

to include the government commitment to put it back to the british people ina to put it back to the british people in a confirmatory referendum. and without that, it is very hard to see how any deal, even if the negotiators are able to reach one, would get through the house of commons, because a lot of labour mps are asking where is the confirmatory referendum and they would vote against it. this is because there wasn't one, and if the government moves towards some kind of customs arrangement and other things, you may have more conservative mps than in the 3a that charles walker was just speaking about, he voted against the deal last time, saying they cannot stomach it. that is the fundamental problem that the two sides have. in a word, we are trapped? sides have. in a word, we are trapped ? there sides have. in a word, we are trapped? there is no—deal, parliament will not approve that either. that is currently the position, we are deadlocked on the government has tried three times to get a deal three and has failed on all three occasions. the thing about all three occasions. the thing about a confirmatory referendum, and i say this as someone who has come to it relatively late, you will get a

decision. you will put a proposition, here is they leave deal negotiated by the prime minister, and if you don't want that, we remain and get a result. i think mps increasingly worry about, and they should, the effect that this chaos, uncertainty, is having on our economy and the future of the country. i would say we cannot go on like this, we cannot wait until 0ctober, go back to the eu and say, sorry, haven't been able to make up our minds, can we have another six months? there is no guarantee that the eu will say, ok, we will let you do that again. we have to bring this toa do that again. we have to bring this to a resolution and if parliament remains deadlocked, then the only way in which you can get a clear and final decision is to go back to the people and say, this is what brexit actually looks like, never mind what you were told in the referendum, this is some of the compromises that a deal involves. if you want to leave on that basis, then you can vote to leave. no one is being told you have to change your mind from

last time. the question is, how the british people change their mind or not? i don't know what the answer is, but they can at least give us a decision, and that is currently what we are lacking in parliament. thank you forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news: looking for answers — families of the eight victims killed in the london bridge and borough market attacks pay tribute to their loved ones on the first day of an inquest into their deaths. as cross—party brexit talks continue, the government confirms european parliament elections will go ahead in the uk on the 23rd of may. a smile from the queen, and delight from other members of the family following the announcement of the new royal baby. and in sport... liverpool need a very special champions league night at anfield. jurgen klopp's side are missing their star strikers so look to the bench — to try to overturn a 3—0 first leg deficit, in their semifinal against barcelona. kyle edmund is out of the madrid 0pen — losing in straight sets to italian fabio fognini in the first round. johanna konta was beaten by simona halep in the second round of the women's draw.

and leeds rhinos have sacked their coach david furner after 1a games in charge. the rhinos are third—from—bottom of super league afterjust four league wins this season. i'll be back with more on those stories later. now, there was a time when it seemed like the entire country spent summer at the british seaside. that was before the package holiday and budget air travel. today many of britain's coastal towns face social problems after years of decline and lack of investment. as part of a day of coverage across bbc news, looking at the challenges and opportunities in britain's coastal communities, we've been in the norfolk town of great yarmouth and simon mccoy is there now. would you come back?” would you come back? i would, but there are problems in places. we are here because a house of lords report looked at the future of britain's coastal towns. even the house of

lords committee decided that they need to reinvent themselves, there are real problems. one of the problems here was exposed recently, police in great yarmouth have been warning of increased tension between locals and the growing romanian community post brexit. the police have already had to publicly dismiss facebook rumours that there is a romanian child snatching ring operating in the town. sima kotecha reports. to golden sands and bright lights. but behind great yarmouth‘s seaside attractions are tensions and rumours. rumours that romanian migrants are trying to steal children. they are not true, but have left some in the community very upset. at least 4000 people from eastern europe live here, many of the romanians don't speak english, so we hired a translator.

the rumours started on facebook earlier this year, thousands shared this post, alleging so—called gypsy foreigners have been trying to steal children, along with this plea, it quickly generated hundreds of inflammatory comments. the police contacted those suspected of being behind the false messages, to try and make them stop posting them. we have done a lot of work within hate crime within great yarmouth. we sensed pre and post brexit that there was this tension, and we felt we needed to address that. we have put things in place to make sure that we are constantly reviewing community tension within our town. from the dozens of people we have spoken to here in recent weeks, there is a real sense that even though different communities live along the same streets, they often don't mix, and that is a real source of tension. they can steal stuff.

they'd steal a purse out of your bag quickly. lorraine has always lived here, and was once married to a romanian. should send them back. send them back? yes. to romania? yeah, just don't get on with them, don't like them. and i don't think they integrate with you, talk to you or anything. so, you've got, kind of, them and us. there will be people who will think what you are saying is discriminatory. no, i'm not discriminate against them at all. i'm discriminate against anybody. i'm not worried about people like you, i'm not, because, you know, my sister lives in london... and what do you mean when you said people like me? well, you know, there's loads of... like in london, there's loads of asian people, indian people, turkish people, do you know what i mean? there are loads of cultures. you know, they don't bother me. we can't even voice an opinion, because then you're being discriminatory against them. but some people like rosalia say

it's wrong to make generalisations. it makes me sad, because they think all romanians are the same. it's not nice, you feel sad, because you know you are a good person, there are some good people, not all are bad. the attractions of yarmouth have long drawn people to work in the town and call it home. many hopefuls online rumours don't deepen the divisions here and across the country. a job that is one of the issues, and we don't want to overflow the issues. it is something the house of lords committee has been looking at, and there is opportunity and hope here. what is the tradition of financing a time like this? that is

tourism. you have the old victorian facade is on the frontier, home to b&bs for many years. those b&bs are having to reinvent themselves to some degree. you have the beach, the pier, the traditional attractions. what you also have here in great yarmouth, this is something they really wa nt yarmouth, this is something they really want to pursue and take full advantage of, they have the renewable industry, the wind farms, the second wind farm in the country was opened here, and now it is a burgeoning business in this part of the east of england. there is real hope that towns like great yarmouth and others along this coastline will benefit from that and will have a rebirth, reinvention, as the house of lords have called for it. but, focusing on more money coming into towns like this, regenerating them, and perhaps recreating the splendour that frankly they haven't seen here since victorian times. a special day of bbc coverage on coastal britain,

and we will have more on this later on bbc news. thank you, simon. you have definitely earned your fish and chip supper. a british soldier has been killed by an elephant while on an anti—poaching operation in malawi. guardsman mathew talbot, who served with the 1st battalion coldstream guards, was part of an army team helping to train park rangers to combat poaching. the ministry of defence said it was his first operational deployment. i'm joined now by our correspondent james waterhouse who spent some time with the british army's counter poaching operation in malawi last year. just give us the background to the work that he would have been doing. this is a gruelling schedule for what is now 120 british soldiers. mathew talbot was working in an enormous national park in the south of malawi. 0ver enormous national park in the south of malawi. over a week's cycle, he would have gone out on patrol with one or two local rangers. they would have been an exchange of information and skills. so we were filming there

for a radio one newsweek documentary. in the first part of the week, they were training ranges in how to engage poachers. equally, once they are out in the bush, a challenging, quiet, expansive environment, the rangers would train the soldiers in bush craft, how to potentially track animals and subsequently poachers. what environment are they operating in? it sounds what you were telling me earlier, quite a high—pressure one. it is, what we underestimated was just how isolated it is. you see the reserves o n just how isolated it is. you see the reserves on tv. we didn't appreciate, whilst massive, how controlled it is. there is an electrified fence all the way around, and the rangers and soldiers are armed. they have to make minimal noise, so they will go on patrol and not utter a word to each other. they are looking for wind direction as well... so you could go for hours not speaking to the comrades you are working with? correct, and they leave minimal trace. the three main

species they look after our black rhinos, lions and elephants. we were told the black rhinos were the most hostile, wary of humans and excellent sense of smell. the elephants, they did it to us, they would do a dummy charge, so they drag theirfeet in would do a dummy charge, so they drag their feet in the soil, flare their ears, very intimidating, and then charge if necessary. what appears to have happened here is a long grass has played a factor, seven foot tall grass at this time of year, and mathew talbot has come across a group of elephants and they have charged and he has lost his life. a very sad end to a very valuable operation. thank you for joining us. members of the royal family have been sharing their happiness at the news that prince harry and the duchess of sussex have a baby boy. harry's brother, prince william said he was "absolutely thrilled". the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall said they "couldn't be more delighted" and were looking forward to meeting the new arrival. lisa hampele has this report — which contains some flash photography.

its congratulations from the band of the royal regiment of scotland, at the royal regiment of scotland, at the changing of the guard at windsor castle. just within earshot, baby sussex are settling into his new home in the private estate of windsor castle. at a luncheon for members of the order of merit, his great—grandfather made a rare public appearance at the queen's site. he was clearly delighted, as was she. the queen was quizzed about the latest addition to the family by the former prime minister of canada. congratulations, another great grandchild. i know. how many do you have now? eight. you beat me by one. the parents of three of those children were very thrilled.|j the parents of three of those children were very thrilled. i am glad to welcome my brother to the society of sleep deprivation. i am hoping things can settle down and they can enjoy having a newborn in

they can enjoy having a newborn in the family. the next few weeks are always a bit daunting the first time round, so we wish them all the best. 0na trip round, so we wish them all the best. on a trip to germany, prince charles was given a teddy bear for his new grandson by the german president. he and the duchess of cornwall, who are in the country for four days, so they couldn't be more delighted and are looking forward to meeting him on their return. there is still no picture of the baby, until tomorrow, that fans are savouring. it was thought that meghan was hoping for a home birth where the family moved last one month, but it is believed she was taken to hospital to give birth. there has been no official confirmation. media from across the world and royal fans are waiting for the first pictures of baby sussex, and his name.

a disappointing bank holiday. snow in scotland this morning. it is definitely chilly for the time of year and it will stay that way for the rest of this week. the cloud is now piling into the south—west. a wet and windy spell to get us through wednesday. but it does get better through the weekend into next week. this curl of cloud is the centre of the area of low pressure that will rule over us the next 2a hours which will make for a wet evening for the south—west of england. by the end of the night, wind and rain covering much of england and to the north, some wintry showers and frost as well, not as widespread or hard but a chilly night and colder here, as our lope tomorrow at rolleston, wintry weather for scotland for a time, plenty of rain slamming into the north sea coast with a biting wind off the north sea as well. the south

gets brighter as the day goes on and then we expect such thundery showers. it is all happening on wednesday with the weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: looking for answers. families of the eight victims killed in the london bridge and borough market attacks pay tributes to their loved ones on the first day of an inquest into their deaths. as cross—party brexit talks continue, the government confirms european parliament elections will go ahead in the uk on the 23rd of may. a smile from the queen and delight from other members of the family following the announcement of the new royal baby. killed by an elephant. british soldier mathew talbot, who'd been in malawi trying to protect the animals from poachers. and we talk to the stars of small island — the play about the windrush generation which is getting five—star reviews in its opening week at the national theatre.

liverpool face barcelona tonight in the champions league, looking to overturn a 3—0 deficit from the first leg of their semifinal. 0llie is it anfield for us. it could be a very difficult 2a hours for liverpool fans after seeing manchester city and that want to strike from vincent kompany. city have the title in their hands once again going into the final day of the season and they have this mammoth task ahead of them tonight, knowing they have to score three times tonight and keep a clean sheet otherwise it could be very exciting. let's bring the senior football

writer for let's bring the senior football writerforjoe. let's bring the senior football writer forjoe. you let's bring the senior football writerforjoe. you said let's bring the senior football writer forjoe. you said strange things happen in liverpool do strange things. what is your gut feeling?m was a mountainous task when liverpool thought they had roberto firmino and mohammed saleh available. without them, it will be tougher but they have nothing to lose and they will have that mentality. clubs talk about failing gloriously and leaving themselves on the pitch and they will do that to the pitch and they will do that to the best of their ability. it is a very talented barcelona squad. liverpool need the crowd to get behind them, they need to make it chaotic but still remain in control and anything could happen. chaotic but still remain in control and anything could happenm chaotic but still remain in control and anything could happen. it could bea and anything could happen. it could be a fantastic evening. barcelona have the luxury of winning the title and resting all their players. slough doubt over moussa dembele.

the intensity factor definitely favours barcelona. they will be fresher. liverpool are dealing with all the injuries, but not only the players that are unavailable. when you think of andy robertson, he has got so much football in his legs, it is tough to keep going and play out out of ten every week. i think as well psychologically, liverpool played so well in the first leg and for them to be on the end of the 3—0 defeat, it took a lot out of the mentally but i am sure they will respond as best they can. but barcelona are in better shape coming into this. enjoy the match. barcelona rested all the players of the weekend. what can liverpool do? they have been comeback kings before from 3—0 before. we will be back with sports day at 6:30pm with all the build—up

continues. there will also be full match commentary on the radio. the 34—year—old flanker spent most of his career with wasps where he helped when the rugby champions cup in 2007. leeds rhinos have sacked their head coach afterjust14 league games. he took over during the winter but leeds have struggled since his arrival. they are third from the bottom of the super league after four league from the bottom of the super league afterfour league wins from the bottom of the super league after four league wins this season. there will be an interim head coach until a permanent replacement is found. we will have more for you at

6:30pm. more now on the new royal baby. the duke of cambridge has said he's absolutely thrilled about the birth of his nephew and hopes to meet him in the next few days. the duke and duchess of sussex's son, who is seventh in line to the throne, was delivered yesterday and hasn't yet been named. i'm joined now by the american—born writer bonnie greer and anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist, who recently met and interviewed meghan markle for international women's day. a new baby is good news, but this is a baby that finds himself immediately headline news before he has done anything at all. he is already instantly interesting. because he was born in a feeble moment of the history of this country, it is not a great time! so it is an interesting moment for him. he is trying national already but at birth he can vote in two different

places, he could be the head of state, that's never happened before, but even for me most interestingly is he is a direct descendant of enslaved african, and that is a very interesting thing to happen when we are in the moment of nationalism, a alsop moment. this little boy already straddles so much history. very interesting child already. and challenge for the parents. they could raise him like peter and zara phillips, which is almost as if they we re phillips, which is almost as if they were not royal. not with the farce of titles and the kind of pageantry wandering around, it will be a pull—back. meghan markle is associated with the other bit, which is the world of acting and media. associated with the other bit, which is the world of acting and medial think the world of celebrity and

television, meghan markle and her co—stars, there are certain expectations. there is a royalty thatis expectations. there is a royalty that is not only british. there are two things going on there. but what is interesting about this little boy is interesting about this little boy is he is not automatically anything, he is not even an hrh, that is down to the queen and whether meghan particularly wants to lobby or discuss that. he gets this slightly odd earl of dumbarton title, which makes him sound 88! they want to come up with a title that is perhaps a bit more straightforward. meghan markle is very interested in how her role will develop and she will not wa nt role will develop and she will not want it to be different after the birth, but having a lovely little boy has helped. i am not so sure thatis boy has helped. i am not so sure that is the kind of role she wants, she wants the recognition. i found her pretty direct on that. she wants

to use the role. she is a feminist, she has african—american heritage. that is why this little boy is so interesting right now. he represents the 21st—century and is very much the 21st—century and is very much the 21st—century and is very much the 21st century. his mother was an activist when she was a little girl. so this guy is going to be pretty much put on the path of looking at himself as world person, not only a british person, but the world person on the world stage already. as the assist title is concerned, that important for people who are very interested , important for people who are very interested, but on a deeper level, this little boy represents and is how the world is right now. this little boy represents and is how the world is right nowm this little boy represents and is how the world is right now. it will not diminish the interest in the united states, will it? americans are more royalist than the british, which is kind of bizarre! my mother was a screaming royalist. they are

interested. for americans in a way, it is very difficult for americans to actually take on board everything that this child is because everything that discharges for an american is an ugly part. so this will be very interesting thing that will be very interesting thing that will go forward. and the question that arises is well out of this, you talked about the role of meghan markle, prince harry has spoken eloquently about his concerns of history not repeating himself in terms of the pressure his mother was put under, not least by the media but also by expectations. but gets ten times harder when you have got a baby. ina ten times harder when you have got a baby. in a sense, you are a family unitand baby. in a sense, you are a family unit and everybody wants a piece of the action. that is true but they have already tried to set firm guidelines, so much so that she induced labour! perhaps they do not wa nt induced labour! perhaps they do not want to repeat history but you can do that when it is a joyous occasion but you have to be straightforward as well. i thought that prince harry

struck a very good tone with the media yesterday. he was on first name terms with them, he said, you guys. but it is also a sign of being close and that's what he wants to do. but reading between the lines, communication is very tightly controlled. there is a wariness, and he has grown up with that because of the tragically early death of his mother. there is also a decision they have to make themselves because meghan markle is happy to go out there, wants to say things, stir things up. she said, whatever this child is, i hope he will be a feminist. that will be discussed. it is sometimes hard to draw the line and say, i did not mean you can ask me something else or you can come close to me when i don't want you to do so. this is all negotiation and

renegotiation but it is a real negotiation that also been practising for centuries. if anyone is well—prepared. practising for centuries. if anyone is well-prepared. they will want to do it in their own way. we have seen early signs of that, great independence of mind in the last few weeks. she is not british. what will be interesting is her actually finding the spaces in between her role to be an american mother because she would be that too. this child has got an american granny who was already with him now. it will be very interesting little boy. and we have the naming to look forward to as well. pleasure to have you both, thank you very much. a paralysed man who lives with constant pain has began a fresh legal challenge to the law that bans anyone helping him to commit suicide. 63—year—old paul lamb from leeds lost a case at the supreme court in 2014 but argues that public and professional medical opinions

on assisted dying have changed. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, reports on the latest chapter in the challenge to the law on assisted dying. this was a young, fit paul lamb 30 years ago before he was paralysed from the neck down following a car crash. he now lives with constant pain and wants to be able to end his life at a time he chooses, but he'd need help, and the law criminalises assisting a suicide. when it's bad, it's like i've been smashed on the back of my neck with a bar. it's the worst thing in the world for somebody to say, you're going to be here for the rest of your life, and i'm going to make sure you're here for a lot of years. it somewhat can be construed as torture. in 2014, paul lost a case at the supreme court. two out of nine judges said they would have made a declaration

that the current law on assisted suicide breaches human rights, but overall the court said parliament should reconsider the law — and soon. in 2015, amidst heated public debate, mps comprehensively rejected a bill that would have legalised assisted dying for the terminally ill who had less than six months to live. but paul lamb's case is different. though incurably suffering, he is not terminally ill, and he argues that, since his last challenge, more people favour legalising assisted dying. countries like canada have adopted it, the royal college of physicians has dropped its opposition, and parliament has failed to consider cases like his. but some see real danger to any change in the law. legalising it is going to be dangerous for us all

and has to be resisted. it's resisted for able—bodied people, it's against the law to help somebody commit suicide, and it needs to be the same for us. some 50 british citizens a year travel to switzerland, which does allow assisted dying, to end their lives, but any medical professional here who helps risks prosecution for assisting a suicide — an offence with a maximum 14—year sentence. ijust don't really want to go out of this country to do it. ifeel like i'm being shoved out. it's an embarrassment to the country, getting out of the side door. no, no. paul's challenge is the next stage of the complex journey in deciding where the law should stand on the rights of those who wish to end their lives but need help to do so. clive coleman, bbc news. 15 years after andrea levy's novel, small island, was published,

the story of the windrush generation an what they found when they reached the uk has reached the stage. small island is about gilbert and hortense and their landlady, queenie. during rehearsals, the cast had a very special visitor help them along — alford gardner, who came over to england on the windrush. i'm a passenger on the ss windrush. it is just it isjust a nice, happy ship. there was a lot of gambling! a lot of music. i enjoyed the trip. i was trying to see if there's anybody.

and somebody said, is that you? what a cheeky face! good to know you are amongst friends! so far, i am very impressed with what i have seen. it should be brilliant. i am 93. it is only a number. should be brilliant. i am 93. it is onlya number. i might be should be brilliant. i am 93. it is only a number. i might be hit another 20 years! —— here. leah harvey and gershwyn eustache junior play the married couple, hortense and gilbert. thank you for giving up your evening off to come and talk to us. what difference did having him come into rehearsals may? it made it even more real. it made you realise that these

people are real and are still alive, and his vibrancy and energy was absolutely captivating, beautiful. and his vibrancy and energy was absolutely captivating, beautifull felt like the character was sat in front of me. for me, i painted a picture of gilbert as being my uncle, dad or family member, picture of gilbert as being my uncle, dad orfamily member, and he sat in front of me. he has lived the experience. it was the way he carried himself. it is positive energy that brought him into the room. a lot of people do not realise how much their lives have been touched by the windrush generation because they do not appreciate that the parents or grandparents or friends orfamily the parents or grandparents or friends or family have that heritage and history. do you think the play helps to capture some of that so engages people, but notjust from the caribbean or african community, but from british families who may be do not understand this part of our

history? definitely. in terms of the historical points of that subject, there is something for everyone. when you come into the theatre, it is notjust when you come into the theatre, it is not just about when you come into the theatre, it is notjust about painting the site of the west indians and what their experience was, it is also very much the people living there at the time and their theatre people coming over and their theatre people coming over and what their experiences were, and in terms of the clash of these two cultures. queenie, your landlady, has come to london herself so she is a stranger in a big city, from lincolnshire, and then she is providing you with the home and getting a certain amount of punishment from the community in doing that. exactly, and with this story, there are so many different characters and experiences that happen that hopefully everybody who watches it, whatever background you

are from, you will see a glimpse of your grandmother or mother in your story, and that's what theatre is about. and what about the two characters you play? what is their journey, without any spoilers? for her tense, she grew up injamaica, and she is determined to become a teacher, she is trained, she has all the skills. england at the time was their motherland and where they wa nted their motherland and where they wanted to go. so she is determined to get there. so for her, it is a co nsta nt to get there. so for her, it is a constant battle to get what she wa nts constant battle to get what she wants and to retain her pride, really. and gilbert has a more ambivalent experience? he has got real ambition but finds it hard to achieve it. he is a character that is stuck in the society. not that he feels he is above anyone else around him, you see that with his family

members, especially during his interaction with his cousin, but he wants better for himself. he is ambitious, he just to provide something that he feels he is worthy of. we see him leave jamaica, come back to jamaica, and find himself in a different situation, and even those experiences elsewhere were not what he expected, he still feels it is better than what he came back to, so is better than what he came back to, so that driving forces there within him to try for more. the thing that struck me reading some of the reviews, what reviewers are saying, this is a play notjust about serious heavy duty things, it has a heck of a lot of energy, vibrancy, co nsta nt heck of a lot of energy, vibrancy, constant movement and action, changes of scene. it is a fast paced

production as well. somebody said they did not think to look at their watch the entire time. that's quite a tribute to you guys. it is an epic story. we have to match it with our energy. so hopefully, as the massive group we are, 42 of us on stage at one point, we have to match the energy. so hopefully we do that. the process of andrea's writing, you have such an epic tale of these characters, helen and ruth have been brought to translate that on stage, helen did brilliantly. it is heavy in terms of the subject matter. we touch a lot people's hearts but she has smartly written in a way that there is so much comedy as well. you find the comedy in the pain of these people, but then rufus has put these other elements in. it is a work—out,

literally! he became fitter as a result! let me ask you finally then, had your parents or grandparents talked much to you but their experience? there had been stuff we went through, we don't want to put that on their shoulders? they have got to find their own way?l that on their shoulders? they have got to find their own way? i have a lwa ys got to find their own way? i have always heard stories from my grandfather. he arrived in cardiff and met my grandmother. they had a massive family. i have always heard stories. but it is very different when you try and live in these characters and understand from underneath where they are coming from. i literally saw my grandmother and thought, oh, i see, from. i literally saw my grandmother and thought, oh, isee, i understand. so you understood how your grandmother is now because of doing this play? and finding things

out about pride in how you hold yourself in manners. it makes so much sense. and it is beautiful to be able to realise that. so you have got a couple of nights off now. you have earned it. when are you back on stage? when can people see small island? back on next week on tuesday. come and join us. thank you, both, it is a real pleasure, and good luck, as if you need! look away now! it is cold. temperatures below average. but on wednesday, it will be warmer because we will have quite a lot of rain sweeping in and that will add to the chilly feel. actually, welcome rain because a lot of spots have not seen

the amounts we expect to see. although the repressed temperatures are holding things back to. this curl of cloud is the load that will grace our shores to this evening and overnight. cloud already building across the south—west and south wales. the rain will arrive here in the next few hours. by the end the night, rain spreading through much of england and wales but as a consequence, mother than last night, some spots in double figures. still chilly across scotland though. there is cold there sitting here as we go into wednesday and front bumps its way north, weather once again with snowy start in braemar today. a cold day across eastern scotland in the north—east of england as the wind drag is on of the north sea. a lot of cloud and for scotland, dry interludes now and then put overall downfield to the day. northern ireland will fare best in terms of dry weather on wednesday. the wind

channelling to the central belt of scotland, rain across northern england, but the south, brighter spells coming in. they are likely to trigger a punchy, thundery showers. that low bringing us all types of weather on wednesday. it will slowly move its way off into the north sea on thursday. however, this trailing front will hang around across northern england. showers for northern england. showers for northern ireland and northern england, stubborn cloud, quite a chilly wind and a wet and grey story all in all. even in the south of the sunshine, temperature still below average for the time of year, 15 in london. that should feel pleasant comparatively with sunshine. 0n friday, it is looking quieter. the locals way toward scandinavia. showers for northern ireland, northern england and the south—west, that quieter than wednesday. but still chilly even if things begin to gradually come down. come the weekend though and an area of high pressure are set to build, and that

will eventually allow mara to come in from the atlantic. it will take the tuesday or wednesday for many of us the tuesday or wednesday for many of us to say finally it is starting to feel warmer. but a chilly day to come tomorrow, wet and windy as well.

tonight at six, the inquests into the london bridge attacks hear tributes from the families of the victims. eight people were killed — tourists and londoners. today their relatives have been living through their pain and loss again. she loved life and smiled with her eyes. she only ever saw the good in everyone. i always say she was a better, younger version of myself. ten minutes of horror — questions about how one of the killers planned the attack despite being known to m15. also on tonight's programme... it's confirmed — three years after voting to leave the eu, we will be holding new european elections in two weeks. it comes after labour and the government have failed so far to agree a compromise brexit deal. reunited with their families —

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