this is bbc news — i'm david eades with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a third night of tension injerusalem — as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. funerals take place in afghanistan for more than 60 people — mainly young girls — killed in a militant attack outside a school. mass rescue in the med — more than a thousand migrants, in a single day land on the italian island of lampedusa. the winner of america's most prestigious horse race, the kentucky derby, fails a doping test. his trainer denies foul play. i got the biggest gut punch in

racing for something i didn't do and this is really, it's disturbing, it's an injustice to the horse. and remember hugging? in england, an announcement is expected to give it the go—ahead in the next stage of lockdown easing. there's been a third night of skirmishes between palestinians and israeli police injerusalem as the un security council prepares to meet on monday to discuss the latest round of violence. earlier israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, defended his goverment�*s handling of the situation, warning that threats to peace and order would not be tolerated. with police around al—aqsa

mosque and the old city over the last two days. the unrest is over the possible eviction of palestinians in eastjerusalem, from land claimed byjewish settlers. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell explains. well, yolande knell explains. after dark, after the ramadan well, after dark, after the ramadan evening prayers, several of these hotspots around eastjerusalem became around east jerusalem became inflamed around eastjerusalem became inflamed once again so we saw that close to the al—aqsa mosque and also near to the damascus gate, one of the entrances to the old city and also importantly in the neighbourhood where palestinian families have been fighting their eviction to make way for jewish settlers and there have been clashes there, quite heavy clashes involving local people and israeli police and jewish settlers and that is despite the fact that a key court ruling in the case was delayed. in an effort to try to lower the temperature and as well,

we've had at least three rockets fired from gaza into southern israel through the course of the evening and it is nowjerusalem day, the time when israelis celebrate the capture of eastjerusalem in the i967 capture of eastjerusalem in the 1967 middle east war. what we are going to have on monday is a loud march around the walls of the old city. that is always seen with right—wing nationalists, israelis involved, is a big allocation by palestinians and that could lead to more violence. funerals have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a series of bomb attacks on a school yesterday. more than 60 people died — most were young girls. many of them were from afghanistan's hazara community, a shia muslim ethnic minority, often targeted by sunni islamist militants. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the coffins kept coming throughout the day. most of the dead, teenage girls. their hopes and dreams

buried with them. "she was very intelligent, never missed a day of school," says the uncle of one 15—year—old. "we buried her here today." the attack took place as pupils were making their way home. it began with a car bomb outside the school gate. two more explosions followed. there's still been no claim of responsibility, but many suspect the islamic state group is behind the bloodshed. they have repeatedly targeted this minority community of shia hazaras in the past too. in hospital corridors, anxious families wait. many of the victims remain in a critical condition. this woman described

the terror she witnessed. some of them had lost their legs, some had lost their arms. the street was covered in blood. people were crying. the situation was very bad. parents were searching for their children. at the scene of the attack, bloodied textbooks and abandoned schoolbags. violence in afghanistan is getting worse, just as the last international troops begin to leave. and many more lives are likely to be lost. secunder kermani, bbc news. more than 1,000 migrants have landed on the italian island of lampedusa in the space of a few hours on sunday — and more arrivals are expected. more boats were spotted off the coast of nearby malta, with charity alarm phone saying they needed assistance. sara monetta reports.

clear skies and calm waters. the weather improving, number of migrants leaving libya to reach europe has soared. here in lampedusa, italy's closest point to africa, 1a boats have arrived over the weekend. the tiny sicilian island now hosts over 11100 people and its reception centre. and more are currently out at sea. in the control room of this ngo ship, monitors flareup when a boat in distress is identified. the alarm from _ distress is identified. the alarm from the _ distress is identified. the alarm from the hot - distress is identified. tue: alarm from the hot line distress is identified. tte: alarm from the hot line was alerted to five points in distress, all within the search and rescue zone, and they carry over 400 people. on these five boats in distress, there are men, women, children, miners and they are all trying to escape from libya and we heard that one of these boats has safely reached lampedusa but,

to our knowledge, four of these boats are still in distress in the central mediterranean sea. more rescued migrants arrive every day, and a growing number are minors, often travelling on their own. this group was intercepted last week. dozens of them, crammed on a rubber dinghy. since the start of 2021, almost 11,000 people have reached italy. that's over double the arrivals on the same time last year and with summer approaching, this is only set to get worse. sara monetta, bbc news. a russian doctor who treated the opposition activist alexei navalny after he nearly died on a domestic flight last year has been reported missing on a hunting trip. police said alexander murakhovsky had not reported in from a siberian forest since friday. two other doctors at the hospital where mr navalny was treated have since died prematurely. the scottish first minister

nicola sturgeon has told borisjohnson its a matter of when, not if the scottish people get a chance to choose if they want independence. she made the comments in a phone call to the prime minister on sunday afternoon here's our scotland editor sarah smith. nicola sturgeon congratulating some of her brand—new msps who will bolster the increased pro—independence majority in the next scottish parliament. confident she has a strong electoral mandate for an independence referendum, she still might eventually face the hurdle of a legal challenge from the uk government. will you see them in court if you have to, to have a referendum? well, i think we should probablyjust all respect democracy. and the snp won the election on a commitment for a referendum. when we're through the crisis, we've won that election overwhelmingly, and i think in any normal democracy, that would be respected. for now, she's clear, her priority is dealing with the pandemic. and she's agreed to meet the prime minister for a covid summit.

nicola sturgeon clearly doesn't intend to take any steps towards a referendum in the near future. eventually, though, she does plan to pass legislation through the scottish parliament to authorise another vote on independence. if the uk government want to stop that from happening, they may have to challenge in court whether the scottish parliament has the legal authority to authorise that referendum. the uk minister charged with keeping the kingdom united is in scotland, swerving questions on a legal challenge to any referendum. the priority at the moment is not court cases, it's not independence legislation, it is recovery from the pandemic. and to be fair to the first minister, to be fair to nicola sturgeon, during the course of this election campaign, she said that was the single most important thing that we should all be concentrating on. and we should work together as team uk in order to deal with the pandemic. is scotland allowed to leave the uk? of course it is. it is? how? well, through a legal referendum which would allow people to make that choice.

votes cast on thursday appear to show that voters in scotland are split roughly 50—50 on the question of independence. anyone eagerfor another referendum will find they have to be patient. this election result makes it more likely, but not imminent. i would like it to happen soon, but i'm prepared to wait a few more years. it's changed since 2014 — everything's changed with the eu, with us being taken out of the eu — so i'd like to see another independence referendum personally. i think that people voted for that. maybe it's a case of hanging on, get ourselves sorted, i and then when we're in a good place — economically, - financially, sociologically, all of that kind of stuff — i then yeah. but right now, we're in a pandemic, no. i on that, there's widespread agreement — no referendum during a covid crisis. but in the months and years to come, a political and possibly legal battle over the future of the united kingdom is looming. sarah smith, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news,

still to come: heading fora hug — the uk government is due to announce it'll be ok again — with the next stage of lockdown easing. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to 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 mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and 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 to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a third night of tension injerusalem, as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. funerals take place in afghanistan for more than 60 people — mainly young girls — killed in a militant attack outside a school. here in the uk, hugging is likely to be officially allowed in england again when the british government makes an announcement tomorrow on the next stage of lockdown easing. the changes on household mixing will be most significant since the rules were introduced in england last year.

here's our science editor david shukman. remember this, the comfort of a hug? well, for more than a year, we've been warned against it because of the risks of transmitting the virus. but now, with fewer infections and many more people vaccinated, it seems to be the moment for a cautious return. we've seen an absolutely extraordinary success of both the vaccine programme and also the suppression of cases as a result of this very prolonged lockdown we've had, and so i think it is time — based on the very careful modelling that's been done — to start relaxing some of those restrictions. so will people rush to hug again or might they hold back? in newcastle this afternoon, we found a range of views. it's brilliant. yeah, really looking forward to that. couldn't help but wanting to hug my friends here at the table. i've never been a big hugger myself. people know that about me, so i think it

won't change much. i will be cautious, but i really am i looking forward to huggingl the parents and the in—laws and stuff that we haven't done for a long time. - they need it as well, so, yeah, it'll be really nice. _ the prime minister is reported as saying that we need to use our common sense when it comes to hugging, so what exactly does that mean? well, an infected person can release the virus through their breath, so here's the scientific advice: limit the number of people you hug — just those who mean most to you, not everyone you meet — keep it short — that'll reduce the chances of the virus being passed on — and try to avoid being directly face—to—face. in any event, scientists say a lot depends on exactly who it is you're hugging. if you're a grandparent hugging a grandchild, and the grandparents are fully vaccinated, that's probably quite a low—risk activity most of the time. but it would worry me if we were advocating we can hug all of our friends every time we meet them again, because i think that's going to perpetuate an awful lot of additional close contact that could still spread the virus. the pandemic has meant

new ways of behaving — elbow bumps, for example. but while life in the uk is now set to become a bit more normal, it's far too early for that in much of the rest of the world. david shukman, bbc news. the winning horse in america's most prestigious race, the kentucky derby, has failed a drugs test. medina spirit, ridden byjohn velazquez won on the first of may — giving his trainer, bob baffert, a record seventh victory in the race. baffert now revealed that the horse tested positive for a banned substance after the race. he strongly denies wrongdoing. mark lobel reports. here he is, indeed, trainer bob baffert corrodes his record—breaking winner, medina spirit, describing this latest twist is the biggest gut punch in raising something he claims he did not do. mil

in raising something he claims he did not do.— he did not do. all i can tell ou is he did not do. all i can tell you is that... _ he did not do. all i can tell you is that... lidocaine - he did not do. all i can tell. you is that... lidocaine even though it is an allowed drug, therapeutic medication, i did not give it. my therapeutic medication, i did not give it— not give it. my veterinarian, nobody here. _ not give it. my veterinarian, nobody here. after - not give it. my veterinarian, nobody here. after winning | not give it. my veterinarian, i nobody here. after winning the prestigious case, medina spirit was found to have double the legal limit of the steroid to reduce pain and swelling. steroids are often given to musket injury as well as to have a horse run faster than it otherwise would, risking the safety of both horse and rider. medina spirit's high—profile trainer has paid fines before. this latest is that has left him linking his wounds. there is definitely _ him linking his wounds. there is definitely something - him linking his wounds. there| is definitely something wrong. why is it happening to me? there's problems in racing. at there's problems in racing. at stake is both the derby title

and winnings. the rascals has banned bob baffert from entering any more horses while the kentucky derby commission investigates. if a sink in sample is also failed, mandaloun would be the winner, barring an appeal. medina spirit would be one of the few horses ever stripped of the title. the dispute also proving another hurdle for american horse racing organisers jockeying to get on the front foot over a drug problem still saddling the sport. mark lobel, bbc news. joining me now to discuss this further is alex banks, a horse racing analyst and blogger. they call it the greatest two minutes in sport. is this their worst two minutes?—

worst two minutes? yes, for america, _ worst two minutes? yes, for america, basically. - worst two minutes? yes, for america, basically. the - america, basically. the kentucky derby is basically that will night, they're will day and i think potentially it is damning if it does come back positive. is damning if it does come back ositive. ., ., , positive. how damning is it? joe pigott — positive. how damning is it? joe pigott does _ positive. how damning is it? joe pigott does happen in i positive. how damning is it? i joe pigott does happen in horse racing and it happens in other countries as well to a certain extent. it seems to have a special place in the us? t extent. it seems to have a special place in the us? i was 'ust special place in the us? i was just doing _ special place in the us? i was just doing my _ special place in the us? i was just doing my research - special place in the us? i was just doing my research early i just doing my research early and i was looking up bob baffert especially and in november last year he had five contaminations. 0verall he has had about 30 so i am not really too sure bob baffert is really going to be prosecuted properly but, i mean, the drug found in the kentucky derby he also used

in gamine, the kentucky 0aks winner so who knows what is going to happen to mr bob. when we think of— going to happen to mr bob. when we think of driving, _ going to happen to mr bob. when we think of driving, we _ going to happen to mr bob. when we think of driving, we have - we think of driving, we have certain ideas of what it might me. in the us there is a fine line on medication and medication on race day even which is deemed acceptable. the limits to which is deemed acceptable. t'te limits to which which is deemed acceptable. tte limits to which it is allowed. absolutely, over in america, they basically use a nonperformance inducing drug, like the one found in medina spirit, but at the same time it is still a drug that is not supposed to be used on race day. they definitely need to do some sort of regulation but when that will come about, who really knows. when that will come about, who really know-— really knows. you sound very sceptical _ really knows. you sound very sceptical about _ really knows. you sound very sceptical about the _ really knows. you sound very sceptical about the chances l really knows. you sound very| sceptical about the chances of that happening. congress have put a bill through the house even to try to bring an end to this medication issue. do you

get a sense that it is so ingrained in the sport that it is notjust ingrained in the sport that it is not just a ingrained in the sport that it is notjust a simple as saying you cannot do it anymore. hat you cannot do it anymore. not in the sport — you cannot do it anymore. not in the sport in _ you cannot do it anymore. tirrt in the sport in general. only in the sport in general. only in america, i think. it is so ingrained over there, it is like a way of life. they use lasix every single day. it is not a performance enhancer but it allows the horse to run without bleeding and that sort of is enhancing the performance and for some reason in america, they keep that going. we do not have that here. we have lasix in the morning for training purposes but not on race day. there is some anxiety in other countries, whether australia, in the uk, ireland as well and it feels like a really big deal. from a public opinion

side of things, are you sorta saying that actually american race—goers really don't have an issue and don't have a problem with this? ., issue and don't have a problem with this?— with this? oh, no, american race-goers _ with this? oh, no, american race-goers absolutely - with this? oh, no, american| race-goers absolutely hated. race—goers absolutely hated. they are like me. we look at bob baffert and wonder how he has been allowed to get away with it for the last decade or so. 39 substances in his yard. everyone in american racing just getting a bit brushed off a bit, i guess you could say, because one horse after the line fell over because he had too many drugs. t line fell over because he had too many drugs.— line fell over because he had too many drugs. i should 'ust sa that too many drugs. i should 'ust say that an» i too many drugs. i should 'ust say that bob baffert �* too many drugs. i shouldjust say that bob baffert insists . too many drugs. i should just| say that bob baffert insists he has done nothing wrong, in fact he feels he has been done wrong. thank you very much indeed. the eu says it has not renewed its order

for astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine beyond june. it comes a day after the bloc agreed a deal with pfizer for 900 million doses by 2023. the eu's relationship with astrazeneca has been troubled, with complaints about delivery shortages in spite of millions of doses of the company's jab going unused across europe in the wake of safety concerns. a man in singapore is facing jailfor holding up a placard of a smiley face. police allege the actions ofjolovan wham constituted a one—man public assembly — something that's illegal without a permit. in a country where living standards are high and support for the authorities is strong, not many young people speak up, for fear ofjeopardising their comfortable futures. but a few do. nick marsh spoke to them. a smile for the camera. in singapore, doing this could land you injail. the charge, illegal public assembly. attendance, one.

jolovan wham's homemade symbol of free speech is the latest in a long list of things to get him in trouble. but to many of his fellow citizens, what he does isn't brave — it's baffling. they say things like, i'm just knocking my head against the wall, what i'm doing is not going to work, it's useless, but i went through a process of thinking through how i want to live my life, what i want to do, so i'm prepared for the consequences that comes with my activism. the smiley face was a show of support for minh nguyen. a year ago, he was detained by police for holding up this greta thunberg—inspired sign in the same place. national service and his parents are extremely worried about his future. the idea was that i was nuking my career. minh knows that in other parts of the world, what he did is hardly remarkable, but here, it's enough

to keep you awake at night. activism in singapore isn't something you can afford to do casually. you definitely reconsider whether it's worth it. do you want the life of an activist? i don't think so. i don't know. the police say both men should have taken their signs here, to the speakers' corner — a heavily monitored patch of grass where, in theory, you can get a permit to assemble. but this place has actually been closed for almost a year now because of covid restrictions. we did ask the police how singaporeans could legally assemble now, but we didn't get an answer. this isn't a country where critics are killed or kidnapped, but they can be sued and bankrupted, sometimes by the prime minister personally. for activists like kokila annamalai, simply hoping for change isn't enough. it creates, i think, an extremely particular set of challenges

for activists here and a climate that's so lonely. if i want to live in a society where people can speak freely, then i can'tjust keep asking, "can we allow people to speak freely?" i just have to start speaking freely, and she did. shortly after our interview, kokila took part in a protest against transphobia in the education system. she and two others were arrested and investigations are ongoing. the government mantra here is to be careful what you wish for. peaceful streets, they say, is the sign of a happy majority. but so long as the cost of speaking out remains so high, we'll never know if that's true. nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. all for one smiley face. that story is on our website as well, as are all out stories. t

well, as are all out stories. i am on twitter as well. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc david eades. do drop me a line you wish. this is bbc news. hello. on sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now, nothing that high in the week ahead. temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mix of sunshine and showers. in fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday, some brisk winds as well, especially in england and wales. and after a cloudy, breezy, showery night, well, this is where temperatures are to start the day. no frost out there. in fact, some spots just around 10—12 degrees celsius. we're not expecting any frost in the week ahead. there mayjust be a bit of rain skirting parts of eastern england to begin with. that moves off

and may well head towards the northern isles of scotland later in the day. some of that could be heavy and thundery. whereas elsewhere, it's sunshine, these showers moving west to east, some heavy and thundery, a risk of hail. and it will be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales. these are average wind speeds. there'll be higher gusts around 40—45 mph or so. and temperatures generally in the range of around 13—17 degrees celsius. now, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day across east anglia and south east england as many of the showers will fade away. as ever, some places will avoid the shower. you may get one, just a brief wet moment in an otherwise dry day. and england and wales will be mainly dry on monday night, but a batch of showers will move out of northern ireland and into parts of scotland. and these are tuesday morning's temperatures. again no frost out there. low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that, we're going to see some further showers. now, maybe notjust popping up, but tending to move through in a zone that will travel from south—west to north—east during the day. and a weather front close to north west scotland will bring cloud and some outbreaks of rain. some places may well miss

the showers as the system moves its way in. similar sorts of temperatures on tuesday. and for wednesday and thursday, sunshine and showers. it's not going to be as breezy. and then by friday, it becomes mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud out there. and with the air coming down from the north—east, it will turn a bit cooler, but not particularly cold, mind you. so, that's how the week is shaping up. it is sunshine, showers — some of those are going to be quite heavy — and not as cold as it was last week, and mainly frost—free. i don't know whether we're done with frost at the moment, but it's certainly not around this week.

wrong with this is bbc news, the headlines: there has been a third night of heavy skirmishes in eastjerusalem between israeli police, jewish settlers and palestinians. the confrontations are over the possible eviction of palestinian families from their homes, to make way forjewish settlers. the un security council is due to meet to discuss the violence. the taliban in afghanistan have announced a 3—day ceasefire to mark the muslim festival of eid. this comes as the funerals take place of more than sixty people — mostly schoolgirls, who were killed in a militant attack outside a school in kabul. 0ver1,000 migrants have landed on the italian island of lampedusa, within a 24 hour period. 0ne boat alone was carrying almost 400 men, women and children. lampedusa is one of the main arrival ports for people wanting to reach europe more boats have been spotted off the coast of nearby malta.