this is bbc news i'm philippa thomas with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. protesting manchester united fans — angry with the club's american owners — invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. being bled dry by the glazer, it is a cash cow for them. but we love this. iii it is a cash cow for them. but we love this.— we love this. if you don't communicate _ we love this. if you don't communicate with - we love this. if you don't communicate with the i we love this. if you don't i communicate with the fans, we love this. if you don't - communicate with the fans, that leads_ communicate with the fans, that leads to — communicate with the fans, that leads to this anger that we have — leads to this anger that we have seen on this level. britain's foreign secretary says iran's continued detention of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, amounts to torture: another day of record coronavirus deaths in india — as the government considers taking tougher steps to tackle the pandemic.

everything is going to be all right! and, at last, the revellers in liverpool, enjoying a music festival, despite covid. manchester united have been forced to postpone their match against liverpool — after hundreds of fans invaded the stadium to protest against the club's american owners. two police officers were injured — it was the first time a premier league fixture was called off due to the behaviour of fans. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson: we want glazer out! the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate to voice their continued opposition to the ownership

of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further, and, ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds in the world, that revered manchester united pitch, the place of stirrring feats of football, occupied. as clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside were leaving. as we are speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. is there? they've got through? what do you think about that? it's a frustrating thing because, obviously, as fans we want the best for our club. it has been from when we were young, watched it, it's been magical, the history we have had. and people get so annoyed with it. do you think the glazers will be watching? i hope they are, i hope they are. j if they haven't, theyl should be watching it online and everything. they'll know supporters have| been here and put everything on the table for them i

so it is up to them now to decide, isn't it? as we are speaking outside the ground there are fans actually on the pitch, do you approve of that? no, i don't approve of that. well, they stayed. there was a match due to be played here. a match with direct implications for the outcome of the premier league, supposed to happen here. with protests continuing inside old trafford and also at the manchester united team hotel, there was no way the game itself, against liverpool, could be played. today, the reds were stopped. so, will it change anything? the direct response from the premier league was a statement — "fans have many channels by which to make their views known, but the actions of a minority seen today have no justification," it read. well, for 16 years supporters have opposed the glazers. for 16 years, they've believed the family is taking money out of the club. fan power has been reignited by recent opposition to the european super league. this anger runs deeper. does it take something extreme for the glazers just to notice?

united! the pitch invaders were widely condemned and don't represent all manchester united supporters, farfrom it. but the landscape of english football has changed, and these are the images viewed across the premier league's global marketplace. joe wilson, bbc news, in manchester. britain's foreign secretary has said iran's treatment of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe amounts to torture. she's a dual national who was recently convicted for a second time in iran after spending five years behind bars on charges she denied. it's the strongest language the uk government has used to date about the situation. here is the foreign secretary dominic raab speaking to the bbc. nazanin is held, unlawfully, in my view, as a matter of international law. i think she is being treated in the most abusive, torturous way. i think it amount to torture, the way she is being treated. and there is a very clear, unequivocal obligation on the iranians to release her

and all of those who are being held as leverage, immediately and without condition. and we call on iran to step up and comply with its obligations. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley has been following developments in this story — and i asked her how significant it was that the uk foreign secretary had, for the first time, used the word �*torture' he said he could not argue against that description. this is the language that the nationals have pushed for for is the language that the nationals have pushed forfor a long time and i do not know if you know but back in march, a medical report was compiled on nazanin and what she had been through and it concluded that she had depression, ptsd and this was the result of psychological torture. that report was shared with the uk government and now we had the uk government respond and they have digested it and they wrote to nazanin�*s representatives

and said they would raise her torture with nazanin after the ambassador in tehran was able to see nazanin and get her consent. to see nazanin and get her consent-— to see nazanin and get her consent. , , ., consent. interesting signals? messages — consent. interesting signals? messages coming _ consent. interesting signals? messages coming out - consent. interesting signals? messages coming out and - consent. interesting signals? i messages coming out and eran? you heard dominic raab say that nazanin should be released without condition. the iranians of made it very clear today and in the past, but very explicitly today that they do have conditions. just a few hours after dominic raab spoke, statement television reported a deal had been struck for a prison swap with the americans and release of money frozen because of sanctions. instead run television also said that nazanin would be released once the uk had paid a debt. you probably know about that dead for £400 million. more than

four decades old from before nazanin was born. iran ordered a big lot of tanks, chieftain tanks for the islamic revolution and the iranians paid up front but after the revolution, those tanks were not delivered. iran wants its money back in the uk acknowledges that it was that debt, saying that it's trying to resolve it, but it is hard to resolve it, but it is hard to do so because of sanctions. but they're saying today is playing down any suggestion that nazanin is meant to be released, the foreign office said that the government is continuing to explore options to resolve this 40—year—old 14—year—old case, we do not know what's going on behind the scenes but interesting things looks like. richard radcliffe says that negotiations are in the rather than at the end and he is keeping his fingers crossed for his family and all of the families caught up in

this. india's prime minister narendra modi has been meeting with senior officials, to decide how to respond after another single—day record for deaths, infections are continuing to rise and hospitals are still struggling to cope . from delhi, here's our correspondent devina gupta: ashes and memories, that is all these family members have of their loved ones. over 3600 people succumb to the highest death toll so far in india. experts warn of harder weeks ahead. if everybody wears face max and everybody avoids big events, it may be a matter of weeks before we see the present wave waning and the numbers coming down. but to maintain that we have to continue to have the discipline as hospitals continue to run out of oxygen and medicine, the disappointment of many of these families is directed at the ruling hindu nationalist party.

they came to power with the majority vote. its senior leaders, including the health minister have been denying shortages. but in the end it is india's prime minister, narendra modi, who is evading questions. he had earned trust last year by starting a lockdown. translation: from 12 i o'clock today there will be a national lockdown. but this time he has been reluctant to take this decision. translation: we are making| efforts not to disrupt economic activity and livelihoods. if recent polls are an indicator, he needs to reconnect fast. although he is reviewing resources and holding emergency meetings and even extending the vaccination programme to all adults over 18, it is not without glitches. many vaccine centres are short on stocks and turning people away.

translation: the government rushed to increase inoculation l after the recent surge of new cases. - this led to a crushing burden on the vaccination system. . there wouldn't be such chaos i of the government had planned. that is where experts feel india needs a national lockdown to help prepare better but the time is running out fast because now new cases are coming from rural india where over 60% of the country's population live without proper health care facilities and it is important to rid the cycle of the virus before it releases a catastrophe in the land. drjs bhamra is the chair of the british association of physicians of indian 0rigin — based here in the uk. he's been giving me his assessment of the situation in india. as they said, this is beyond heartbreaking and so, an

organisation in england, in the uk rather and we have strong connections with india and have historically 25 years that consisted. what we hear is really a tale of war, sorrow and misery because the demand is such in the supplyjust cannot be reached and so all of the hospitals are stretched in hospitals and many of the shots that we have seen on your programme, it is in very short supply and particularly across urban areas it is his very hard and that's where most of the hospitals are in india and until the scenes, the scenes or are quite disturbing. i've been having conversations with my counterparts on this as well. if you go by the history of the

virus, the virus, it does not have boundaries or a passport to travel. he loves people being together and that is how it spreads, it is so contagious that crowds just spread it. we know that from every country and of course it is a big challenge because it's a 3 billion population and it's very difficult to impose lockdown during the first wave and there has to be some form of lockdown because otherwise, the virus is going to continue to spread. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: at last, the revellers in liverpool, enjoying a music festival, despite covid. i nelson rolihlahla mandella do hereby swear to be faithful of the republic of south

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

the latest headlines. protesting manchester united fans — angry with the club's american owners — invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. the uk's foreign secretary says iran's treatment of the detained dual—national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe amounts to torture. so, let's get more on that story now — i asked kasra naji from the bbc�*s persian service what was being said about deals between tehran and washington and london — and what we could learn from it iranian tv had a report in which they had an unnamed informed source saying that plans are afoot for exchange of prisoners within iran in the us and during this exchange, $7 billion is going to be released to the iran frozen assets. the same source said something about iran and britain, saying

that negotiations are under way and if iran days, the uk pays the debt that £400 million or so. that nazanin will be released. but they denied all of this. the question is why, who was the source and why did they say so. it is not clear, but what is clear is that there's all these talks going on for lifting up the sanctions against iran and for the us to come back to the nuclear agreement of 2015. but until those sanctions are lifted, no money can be transferred to iran. the banking channels do not exist. so, for some to come and say this is premature. although we know that the talks are going on in iranians and americans have confirmed this that they are talking about the exchange of prisoners and dual

nationals in iran. be exchange of prisoners and dual nationals in iran.— nationals in iran. be no negotiations _ nationals in iran. be no negotiations are - nationals in iran. be no negotiations are going | nationals in iran. be no l negotiations are going on nationals in iran. be no - negotiations are going on and we know there's a lot of money involved and we know there are iranian elections coming on the jets to the pressure. that iranian elections coming on the jets to the pressure.— jets to the pressure. that is wh are jets to the pressure. that is why are getting _ jets to the pressure. that is why are getting very - why are getting very complicated and we here have been scratching their heads as to what is going on, who was saying what and why and it is very difficult to sift through. but what is clear is that we've got six weeks before the presidential elections. the hardliners are gunning for the selection and it is the last bastian of their opponents and want to take that. it looks as though they're set to win it. but they know they do not want to leave anything to chance so their underlining pandemic undermining him by leaking a tape of his speeches, and it's

very dodgy. also, they're trying to undermine the talks in vienna by trip dropping the leak of misinformation about the talks. flags have been flying at half—mast across israel as the country observed a day of mourning for the victims of friday's crush during ajewish pilgrimage. forty—five men and boys died after becoming trapped in a narrow passage during the festival at mount meron. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. a mother mourns her son. yedidia went on a journey with his dad. it should have been a joyful pilgrimage. but the 13—year—old will never come home. his brother, shmuel, survived. his father avigdor was brought from the hospital.

a final goodbye. "we didn't tell you enough we love you, yedidia," says avigdor. "god has taken you to your religious school, a class of 45," he says, referring to all the victims. they dug his grave in the middle of the night. jewish tradition calls for a quick burial of the dead. i met the family on friday when yedidia was still missing. their hopes quickly faded. theirs is the grief of so many. 45 people, all men and boys, 12 in their teens and younger. friday's crush developed as crowds of ultraorthodox pilgrims became packed in a narrow walkway down a slippery ramp. those at the front became trapped. people i spoke to caught

up in the crush here were angry at the police, who they blame. there is soul—searching going on in the country over the degree of autonomy the government gives to the religious and political leaders of the ultraorthodox and what part that had to play in poor planning and a lack of safety. israel's government has started a formal inquiry. the search for answers will stretch into the months ahead but today was a time to pause and honour those they have lost. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. he said his government would work with other parties to produce new proposals and unions had complained that the bill would have a disproportionate impact on the very poorest people.

thousands of people have taken part in renewed protests in myanmar, against the military coup. the generals seized power three months ago. small, short—lasting events like this, in yangon, were held across the country — there are reports of several people being shot dead by the security forces. the national union has called for all opponents of what it calls the dictatorship to unite against this. in six months' time, scotland's second city glasgow is due to host the cop26 climate talks. one way or another, they're likely to have a huge impact on the future of the planet. the aim is to bring together global leaders so they can renew coordination on tackling climate change. but the challenges are huge. as our science editor david shukman explains. it all begins with this stuff, coal, which is basically ancient plants squeezed together over millions of years. when you burn it, you get a useful source of heat which,

in fact, powered industrial revolution. but you also get carbon dioxide, a gas that acts as a kind of blanket in the atmosphere. at this power station, west burton a in nottinghamshire, they've been burning coal since the �*60s. there are thousands like it around the world, generating electricity, but also changing the climate. over the last two centuries, a growing volume of carbon dioxide has been released, from power stations and factories, vehicles and homes. so, emissions keep rising. the result of all this is that the planet has been heating up, and it's striking to see how scientists have managed to track how that's been happening. this record of temperatures over the last 2000 years uses data from tree rings and ice cores, and, more recently, from thermometers. below average most of the time, but shooting up in the last few decades. but what if things don't get sorted? if world leaders gathering in

glasgow later this year don't manage to turn things round? well, projections show that the more temperatures rise, the greater the risk of dangerous impacts, with some regions facing more intense droughts, potentially damaging food supplies and others increasingly struck by floods, especially on coasts, as sea levels rise. so, scientists say that action is needed right now. if we just talk about these things, we're going to pass the threshold very quickly. and we can do something if we change policy now, if we start flying less. if we drive less. if we insulate our homes, if we cut the coal and go renewables. we have time to make these changes. but already the global average temperature is 1.2 degrees above the pre—industrial level, and the paris agreement on climate change says we should keep the rise to 1.5 or 2 degrees at most.

right now, we are still on course for an increase of something like 3. so, what can be done? well, the uk's last coal burning power stations will close in a few years' time. the end of the coal era in the uk is a really significant step. but it's only one of a great number needed around the world. and to make them happen, the summit is going to have to signal a real change of direction. david shukman, bbc news, in nottinghamshire. here in the uk, around five thousand people have arrived for a music festival at sefton park in liverpool. they'll all have to show a negative covid test, and have follow up swabs in five days time. it's one of a number of pilot events, as lockdown restrictions ease. danjohnson has the story. i'm about to take it off, actually, live on this news network! unmasked! unmasked and ready to go!

it's like the lifting of restrictions finally. and obviously because liverpool went into it first and came out of it first... it's a good day i to be a scouser! it feels strange being right next to somebody queueing for the portaloos, and you're stood next to someone — no masks. everybody here's been tested and they'll be checked again next week. the question is, can they gather like this — without masks, without social distancing — and enjoy themselves without the virus spreading? i've played big shows like this before, but that roar was next—level. zuzu was the first singer in front of a live crowd for more than a year. thanks to everyone else as well, every crew member — from stage builders to set designers to lorry drivers. yeah, it's a big deal. all the festival favourites are here, the bar's well stocked, and after last year's summer of silence, they're raring to feed the 5,000. can't wait to have some money over the counter, get back to normal.

hopefully, it'll be busy as well. better be a busy day! scientific field research isn't usually this fun. we've got around 40 cameras up on the site today, making our own observations, just into how people move and behave in a festival environment. do people choose to wear masks? how far apart do people stand? getting this right matters to a city, an industry and so many people. it looks like we're going to lose about 10% of the audience because they failed the covid test. that means they get their ticket money refunded. they couldn't come to the show. so that shows it's working? that piece of it is working. it's been a big weekend for music's uniting force — that common, shared language that connects so many people and is now helping us all get back to the things that we enjoy. danjohnson, bbc news, in liverpool.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ philippa bbc good morning. weather across the uk is on the change. yes, it's turning increasingly wet and windy this bank holiday monday. that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time temperatures disappointing cold for early may. so the culprit arrives through the night. it's going to bring wet and windy weather in from the west. and that rain is going to continue to track its way steadily eastward. ahead of it quite a lot of cloud around so it will be a frost free start to monday something we've not seen for some time. the cloud, the wind and the rain is on its way moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales during the morning. probably not arriving into london and east anglia until the end of the afternoon.

and maybe not arriving at all in the far north of scotland. it will be windy for all, gusts widely in excess of 40 mph maybe in excess of 60 mph unexposed southwest coast. that can make it feel pretty cool. it may well be one of the coldest, early may bank holidays on record. that low pressure will drift its way steadily eastward. still plenty of isobars tucking in behind. the wind directions are coming from the northeasterly. gales unexposed east coast driving in some showers in the shower turning increasingly wintry to higher ground in scotland, northern england and wales was up top temperatures by the middle of tuesday afternoon between six and 13 celsius. move out on tuesday into wednesday we still have got that cold air in place. the isobars are likely to open up. that could mean a good start of early wednesday with a light frost around. something very unusual for the first week of may. potentially a frosty start.

a dry one with some sunshine around for many won't be long before we see further showers particular across the northeast scotland in northeast england. west is best for sunshine but not necessarily for warmth. we should be seeing temperatures across southern england of around 60 degrees at least at this time of year. thursday we keep the risk of some showers going by friday will be a quieter day. drier and perhaps a little warmer. however, as we head into next weekend there is another significant low pressure that's likely to push its way in for the southwest bringing yet more wet and windy weather. it may well turn things touch milder by the end of the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines. manchester united's premier league football match against liverpool has been postponed after angry fans invaded the old trafford stadium. hundreds of supporters swarmed in ahead of the game to call for the removal of the club's american owners, the glazers. several thousand more demonstrated outside. both the united states and britain have denied an iranian media report that an agreement has been reached with tehran on prisoner releases. but the uk's foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said that tehran�*s treatment of the detained dual national, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, is tantamount to torture. india's prime minister narendra modi has been meeting with senior officials, to decide how to respond to the country's growing number of coronavirus cases and deaths. after another single—day record for deaths, infections are continuing to rise and hospitals are struggling to cope. amid a shortage of oxygen and vaccines.

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