welcome to bbc news — i'm rich preston. our top stories: protesting manchester united fans — angry with the club's american owners — invade the pitch, forcing the game against liverpool to be called off. the club has just been bled dry by the glazers. it's a cash cow, but for us, it is the manchester united football club and we love it. to not communicate with the fans for 16 years and this leads to this kind of anger we've seen on this level. a day of national mourning in israel for victims of the deadly crush. both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. everything's going to be all right! and, at last, the revellers in liverpool,

enjoying a music festival, despite covid. here in the uk, a key football match between manchester united and liverpool was called off earlier after hundreds of manchester united fans stormed the pitch. not over a rivalry with the opposing team but in protest at their clubs american owners. it's the first time an english premier league match has been postponed because of demonstrations by fans. police have condemned the actions. our sports correspondent, joe wilson explains why the fans took this action. 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 to be honest with you. if they haven't, they should be watching it online and everything. they'll know supporters have been here and put everything on the table for them 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? 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: 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? all chant: united! 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. let's in manchester. stick with this story for the let's stick with this story for the time being. jonathan tannenwald is a football reporter for the tannenwald is a football reporterfor the philadelphia inquirer and gave us his reaction to the protest. the people we heard from summed that up very well. it is about the perception that this club is a cash cow for the glazers and not a sports team doing everything it can to compete to win trophies. we heard about the lack of communication with fans. the distance across the atlantic obviously plays a role in the perception. it won't surprise you as

american that i wish some of the anti—american sentiment was turned back a bit and i do think that even over here, the protest today resonated a lot. they were on live television over here. everybody who follows the premier league in the united states saw them on live tv and i think there were a lot of people who are sympathetic to the notion that the glazers aren't really doing enough to make manchester united what we all know what it has been for so many decades, one of the pre—eminent clubs in english and world football. you mentioned the anti—american sentiment there. several major clubs have foreign owners. what is it about the american model, this franchise model that gets passions running high? it's fascinating. we know that promotion and relegation is such a major part of european world football, and people here look at closed franchise system that they have in the nfl, major league baseball, etc, and they don't like it. a lot of people over here in the united states watch european football because they like the promotion and relegation and open tier system.

at the same time, if you were to ask fans of the nba in europe, they would say they like the nba how it is, and if you were to ask football fans — sorry, soccerfans, you know what i mean — soccer fans over here about what they think about football in europe, they will say they like european football how it is, they like their american sports how they are, and i think that is the difference. maybe we won't get all the way over but at the conclusion of that i will say that a whole lot of people in the united states were very much against the super league. who were going to be the target, didn't want it.

didn't want it and i think that is a lot. mentions this perception of english soccer clubs, you mentioned that fines will be levied. are they in control, you mentioned profits in the bottom line of the american owners? i have a hard time believing they're in control and i have a hard time that the glazers and much like the owners of arsenal, we saw those protesters there recently, i have a hard time believing there's going to be much of a difference. i am happy to see it and i hope it has an effect. a lot of people over here do hope that is the case. a lot of people here are certainly sympathetic to the idea that if the fans don't think the ownership is doing everything they can to compete and win trophies, and that is something worth protesting over. jonathan tannenwald for us there. flags are at half—mast across israel in morning of victims of the crush. 45 men and boys died getting trapped in the festival at mount meron. a mother mourns her son. yedidia went on a journey with his dad. 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. let's get some of the days of the news. dozens of cities across brazil have been forced to stop giving people a second coronavirus vaccine because of severe shortages. at least six state capitals including rio de janeiro have been affected. the health minister has blamed his

predecessor for the crisis, saying he allowed to many people to receive the first dose about having enough stocks for a follow—up. in west africa, reports from ivory coast say at least seventeen people have been killed and fourteen injured in a road accident involving a truck and a mini—van. the accident took place near the village of darkokaha, on the main highway to the north of the central city of buoake. more international aid is being flown to india amid continuing shortages of oxygen and other supplies needed to deal with a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections. britain has announced it will send a further one thousand ventilators. 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 security forces. the colombian president, ivan duque has scrapped a tax reform bill which sparked days of violent unrest across the country. mr duque said his government

would work with other parties to produce new proposals. unions had complained that the bill would have a disproportionate impact on the poorest people, including indigenous groups. us and british officials have denied reports from iranian state—tv that they've struck deals to free prisoners in iran, including the british—iranian dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. state media also reported a supposed prisoner exchange, swapping four americans jailed in iran, forfour iranian prisoners in the united states. here's white house chief of staff ron klain. unfortunately, that report is untrue. there is no agreement to release these four americans. we're working very hard to get them released. we raised this with iran all the time but so far there is no agreement to bring these four americans home. earlier i spoke to iran expert karim sadjadpour, who is a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace.

he explained the strategy behind around's detention of dual nationals. i think at this point, there is diminishing returns for iran to continue to hold onto these dual nationals. the challenge for the united states and britain is how do you get your citizens released without appearing to pay a ransom and essentially incentivising iran to continue the practice of hostagetaking. that is the tricky part for the west. there are elections in the country injune off the back of the iran nuclear deal talks happening in vienna. how does that play into the narrative? the powers that be in iran, the supreme leader and the revolutionary guards, presidential elections don't have a transformative impact on iranian internal politics.

the reality is that the security forces in iran are the ones who engage in acts of hostagetaking, not the president, not the iranian foreign ministry. ultimately i think it is going to be difficult for the iranian government to get the population excited about presidential elections in iran because people don't really think that elections make a difference in their lives. i do think we're going to continue to see the nuclear negotiations happening in vienna. at the end of the day, the biden administration is committed to reviving this deal. and iran really does need the deal revived for its own economic reasons. karim sadjadpour, who is a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we will be looking at why these images of the senior early irish have received numerous likes on social media with fans loving her new look. —— billie

eilish. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to the faithful to the republic south africa. after six hours of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and the french president. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers or freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i 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. both the us and uk deny iranian tv reports that they've agreed prisoner release deals with tehran. doctors in nepal have warned that the country faces a similar surge in the rate of covid infections as neighbouring india. nepal registered just over 7,000 on sunday. thats its highest daily tally of new cases since the pandemic began. cases were initially rising in districts along the border with india, but half are now in the kathmandu valley, nepal's economic heartland. earlier i spoke to dr paulo verardi, associate professor of virology and vaccinology at the university of connecticut. we really had a large surge in india that started

about a month ago and it really became noticeable about a month ago. and obviously, becaue not nepal is bordering india but they have a lot of migrant workers are officially returning from india to nepal, it is not surprising that cases are increasing there. in fact, if you look back at last august, september, when india had one of the first waves, we also noticed in nepal ended up having a second wave a few weeks later. you mentioned the migrant workforce there, that is critical. lockdowns typically affect the poorest communities and migrant workers the most. how do you contain the virus in situations like this? sure, you know, what is really driving these waves is two things, one is pandemic fatigue. we are all tired, we want to go back to our pre—pandemic

normalcy, and those new variants that actually have increased rates of transmission. 0bviously when you have a surge like that, things that come to mind are travel bans, restrictions, that type of thing. lockdowns as well and those are in place in nepal right now, but the reality is, they tend to be in reaction to the problem and perhaps a little bit too late and we have to remind ourselves that we are not out of the woods. nobody is. and we have two keep doing those things that we have been doing relatively well so far, so the proper use of masks and other types of facial coverings, the physical distance, avoiding crowds and places where people gather that are poorly ventilated, and we have two modify our pre—pandemic behaviours. but having said that, that is easier said than done. the people both in india and nepal, they really have big trouble coming to them in the next few weeks.

the united nations is warning that southern madagascar is on the brink of famine, reducing people to eating locusts and leaves stopping the food programme has estimated that at least 1.3 5 million people are in need of food assistance in the region and that the lives of children are especially endangered stopping malnutrition rates in children under five have doubled since the start of the year, following five can have years of drought. three people have died and more than 20 others have been taken to hospital after a suspected smuggling boat capsized and broke up off san diego. police say there were at least 30 people on board when it overturned and had broken apart by the time rescue boats arrived. several people were pulled from the water police say the captain of the boat has been taken into custody. the nationalities of those on board isn't known. the united states has expressed concern after el salvador�*s

national assembly dismissed the attorney general and five judges from the constitutional court. anthony brinkin said that the attorney general is an effective partner to combat organised crime and el salvador. the american singer and songwriter, billie eilish, has appeared on the cover of fashion magazine vogue, opening up about the effect commentary on her appearance has had on her. it isa it is a massive change in style for the singer who had been known for wearing loosefitting clothes and what she has said was an attempt to stop people body shaming her, and she had a lot to say about her new image too. joining me now is glamour magazine's weekend editor. what was her message? her magazine's weekend editor. what was her message?— was her message? her message was, thankfully _ was her message? her message was, thankfully in _ was her message? her message was, thankfully in her _ was her message? her message was, thankfully in her own - was, thankfully in her own words that, whether she chooses

or anyone chooses to show skin or anyone chooses to show skin or to not show skin, that shouldn't detract from the respect they are given. what is the significance _ respect they are given. what is the significance of— respect they are given. what is the significance of that, - the significance of that, coming from a singer who, as i said in the past, previously wore baggy clothes, said she doesn't want people to body shame and discouraged that kind of object location — make objectification. of object location - make objectification.— of object location - make objectification. what billie is doinu objectification. what billie is doing here _ objectification. what billie is doing here i _ objectification. what billie is doing here i think _ objectification. what billie is doing here i think is - doing here i think is reclaiming her own freedom of expression, because for so long she has been reacting to what she has been reacting to what she believes will happen if she presents herself a certain way. so she wears baggy clothes so no—one can talk about her body and in a way that stifles her own creativity and doesn't allow her to do things that she would really want to do, so now she is reclaiming her power and taking back ownership of her own narrative quite what has the reaction been amongst her fans? people are loving it, they are loving to see the new

era as she promised when she first went platinum blonde, she has a new album coming out and people are happier than ever. her new song just debuted so fans are really excited to see what she does next. i5 fans are really excited to see what she does next.- what she does next. is there still an element _ what she does next. is there still an element of— still an element of exploitation here? the magazine will undoubtedly see its sales rise, with in the millions of likes on social media. hear you and they are discussing it on and they are discussing it on an international news channel. is there still exploitation and objectification here? what i think it is — objectification here? what i think it is important - objectification here? what i think it is important to - objectification here? what i think it is important to do, | think it is important to do, especially when you are dealing with young artist, she is 19 years old, is, we are in an age of reaction and social media, it is so easy to quickly respond to something when you see it on your feet, oh, respond to something when you see it on yourfeet, oh, billie eilish looks different. but i think it is important to take a step back and think about the intention and listen to young artist when they are talking to us. she had a message to send here. she planned the idea of

the shoot, she came up with the idea to wear corsets, she is expressing herself and to discuss exploitation would be taking away her autonomy. she has made _ taking away her autonomy. she has made the _ taking away her autonomy. she has made the statement, what do you think she will do next? i think she is going to put out a really great album. fiifi think she is going to put out a really great album. 0k, emily, weekend editor _ really great album. 0k, emily, weekend editor at _ really great album. 0k, emily, weekend editor at glamour. i weekend editor at glamour. think is a much forjoining us from los angeles. 5,000 uk music fans have attended theirfirst gig for more than a year without coronavirus restrictions. the concert, at sefton park in liverpool, is among the events being used by the government to see if mass gatherings can be held safely. danjohnson has the story. am i allowed to take it off, actually? unmasked! unmasked, unmasked and ready to go! it's the lifting of restrictions, finally. and obviously liverpool went into it first, and it came out of it first, so... it's a good day. to be a scouser! it feels strange. being next to people,

queueing for the portaloos and you are stood right next to someone, no masks. everybody has been tested and they will be tested 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 at big shows before but that roar was next level. zuzu was the first singer live in front of a live crowd in more than a year. it affects everyone else as well, every crew member from stage builders to set designers, the lorry drivers, so it is a big deal. all the festival favourites are here. the bar is well—stocked and after to last year's summer of silence, they are raring to feed the 5000. can't wait to have some money over the counter, get back to normal. hopefully it will be busy as well. busy day. better be a busy day. scientific field research isn't usually this much fun. we got around a0 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, anindustry and so many people. it looks like we're going to lose about 10% of the audience because they fail the covid test. that means they get their ticket money refunded and can't come to the show. it shows that it's working. that piece of it's working. it's been a big weekend for music's uniting force. that common shared language that unites so many people and is now helping us get back to all the things that we enjoy. italy has revealed plans to build a new floor in rome's

famous coliseum, giving people the opportunity to stand at the same level that gladiators fought in. the underground passages below were discovered in the 19th century when the previous floor was removed. before the pandemic 25,000 people a day visited the coliseum and officials hope the new floor will give visitors a better experience. and four astronauts from the international space station have successfully returned to earth stopping the capital splashed down off the coast of florida right on schedule at 2:57 am local time after the mission had been delayed due to bad weather. it was nasa's first nighttime splashdown for over 50 years. the journey from the international space station took six and a half hours. it is stated the astronauts had spent more than 160 days in space. that's it from me for

the time being. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. we will see you soon. good morning. weather across the uk is on the change. yes, it's turning increasingly wet and windy this bank holiday monday, and then that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time, the 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 eastwards. now, 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 quite some time. but the cloud, the wind and the rain's on its way, moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland, northern england and parts of wells 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's going to be windy for all, gusts widely in excess of a0 miles an hour, maybe in excess of 60 miles an hour on exposed southwest coasts, and that's going to make it feel pretty cool. it may well be one of the coldest early may bank holidays on record. now, that low pressure will drift its way steadily eastwards. still plenty of isobars touching in behind. the wind direction's still coming from a northeasterly. gales on exposed east coasts driving in some showers, and the showers turning increasingly wintry to higher ground in scotland, northern england and north wales. top temperatures by the middle of tuesday afternoon between six and 13 celsius. move out of tuesday, into wednesday, we've still got that cold air in place. the isobars are likely to open up, so that could mean we could start off early wednesday with a light frost around — something very unusual for the first week of may. so, potentially, a frosty start, a dry one with some sunshine around for many. won't be long before

we see further showers, particularly across northeast scotland and northeast england. west is best for sunshine but not necessarily for warmth. we should be seeing temperatures across southern england of around 16 degrees at least at this time of year. thursday, we keep the risk of some showers going, but 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 from the southwest, bringing yet more wet and windy weather, but it may well turn things a 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. dozens of cities across brazil have been forced to stop giving people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine because of severe shortages. the health minister has blamed his predecessor for allowing too many people to receive the first dose without having enough stocks for a follow—up. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament.