welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: 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. a russian doctor who treated the kremlin critic alexei navalny, when he was poisoned goes missing in siberia. and 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. here'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. hundreds of palestinians have been injured in clashes 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, after dark, after the ramadan evening prayers, several of these hotspots around eastjerusalem became inflamed once again so we saw that close to the al—aqsa mosque and also near to the damascus gate, of the entrances to the old city, and also, importantly, in the sheikh jarrah. this is the neighbourhood where palestinian families have been fighting their eviction to make way forjewish settlers, and there have been clashes there, quite heavy clashes, involving local people and also israeli police and jewish settlers despite the fact that a key court ruling in the case was delayed earlier in the day in an effort to try to

lower the temperature. and as well as all that, we've had at least three rockets fired from gaza into southern israel through the course of the evening. and it is nowjerusalem day. that is the time when israelis celebrate the capture of eastjerusalem in the 1967 middle east war. what we're going to have on monday is a flag march around the walls of the old city. that is always seen, with right—wing nationalists, israelis involved, as a big provocation by palestinians, and that could well lead to more violence. the spokesperson for the israeli _ the spokesperson for the israeli embassy in london told us more — israeli embassy in london told us more. it israeli embassy in london told us more. , . israeli embassy in london told us more. ,. , us more. it is a sacred place for peeple — us more. it is a sacred place for peeple in _ us more. it is a sacred place for people in israel- us more. it is a sacred place for people in israel and - us more. it is a sacred place for people in israel and all. for people in israel and all through the years, maintaining freedom of worship, freedom of religion and the government, the police of course, everyone wants to not escalate the situation, keep calm and allow, like every year, everything to continue. unfortunately we see

some people, we see hummus, the terrorist organisation incite violence, people using violence, people using violence, this holy time for violence, this holy time for violence and we hope that the police will maintain that everyone should respect the law. and if marches or any other protests are being done in an orderly and quiet fashion, of course they could go ahead. a former spokesperson for the palestinian government told us what she thinks is behind the violence. the situation injerusalem is explosive and it is explosive because it's been allowed to fester for many, because it's been allowed to festerfor many, many because it's been allowed to fester for many, many years, with international actors watching on a settler colonialism increases, home evictions and demolitions increase, more palestinians displaced in the israeli right—wing and extreme

right—wing and extreme right—wing given more and more leeway to get away with more infractions of international law, more violations of palestinian rights, without any consequence. and this has reached a peak, if you will, during ramadan, with marches and chanting of death to arabs and chanting of death to arabs and death to palestinians in the streets, along with the evictions and along with attacks on al—aqsa mosque and worshippers there so a very delicate situation. funerals have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a series of bomb attacks on a school on saturday. more than 60 people died — most were young girls. many of them were from afghanistan's hazara community — it's 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. translation: i saw injured people being carried away. l 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 this 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. with the weather improving, the number of migrants leaving libya to reach europe has soared. here in lampedusa, italy's closest point to africa, 14 boats have arrived over the weekend. the tiny sicilian island now hosts over 1,400 people in its reception centre. and more are currently out at sea. in the control room of this ngo ship, monitors flare up when a boat in distress is identified. the alarm from the hot line was alerted to five boats in distress, all within the maltese search and rescue zone, and they carry over 400 people. on these five boats in distress, there are men, women, children, minors 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 with not life vests on board. 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.

brian whitmore is a nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council, and an adjunct assistant professor at the university of texas arlington as well as the host of the power vertical podcast, which focuses on russian affairs. was a way to make of this? well, thanks for having me, david. i'm not sure what to make itjust yet but david. i'm not sure what to make it just yet but as david. i'm not sure what to make itjust yet but as you noted, there are doctors from that hospital who both have died immaturely. 0ne doctor did treat mr navalny, the other did not. all we know is that the doctor in question went out heading towards the forest and has not been seen since. now, he was known in the period after navalny�*s poisoning giving a lot of false statements to the media. he said that he had diagnosed

navalny is having a metabolic disorder which showed a drop in his blood sugar. he also delayed mr navalny�*s transport to berlin for treatment well have since learned mr navalny was since poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. i am suspicious because the putin regime has never given me any region —— reason not to be suspicious but we should stress, we really don't know anything right now. we don't know where doctor murakhovsky is, we don't have the circumstances of his disappearance. circumstances of his disa earance. , ., disappearance. in terms of suswcion. _ disappearance. in terms of suspicion, when _ disappearance. in terms of suspicion, when you - disappearance. in terms of suspicion, when you look. disappearance. in terms of| suspicion, when you look at disappearance. in terms of - suspicion, when you look at the sad demise, what, there was some sort of poison and they should come into contact with it. ., should come into contact with it. . . ., , , should come into contact with it. that certainly is possible, i'm trying — it. that certainly is possible, i'm trying to _ it. that certainly is possible, i'm trying to be _ it. that certainly is possible, i'm trying to be very - it. that certainly is possible, i'm trying to be very careful. j i'm trying to be very careful. we wouldn't know right now.

that said. this regime doesn't seem to have any constraints on its behaviour. it attempted to poison one of its opponents in the united kingdom with a nerve agent, surrogate scribble back in 2018. they been crossing redlines, they been unwilling to cross in the past which makes me concerned and very suspicious at the moment. we will have to — suspicious at the moment. we will have to look very carefully how that develops. 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 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, our main headline: a third night of tension injerusalem, as unrest simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. funerals have taken place in afghanistan for more than sixty people — mainly young girls — killed in a militant attack outside a school. thousands of protesters across france have marched against the country's new climate bill, which is going through parliament. tthe demonstrators say the bill isn't ambitious enough in tackling climate change. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. zero out of ten, that is how many points these protesters give front�*s new climate bill. that was demonstrated across the country to demand more action about climate change. —— france. according to them, the bill has been watered down and

for them there is only one man to blame. translation: it is clear that _ to blame. translation: it is clear that president _ to blame. translation: it 3 clear that president emmanuel macron has not been out green president. although i do not think he is completely unconscious about what is at stake he continues to put profit above all and goes against the interest of our planet. against the interest of our lanet. , ., ., against the interest of our lanet. ,., ., ., , ., planet. on the same name as a rotest, planet. on the same name as a protest, president _ planet. on the same name as a protest, president emmanuel l protest, president emmanuel macron named climate as one of his top priorities. translation: ., ., .,~ translation: how do we make euro -e translation: how do we make eumpe the _ translation: how do we make europe the leader _ translation: how do we make europe the leader of _ translation: how do we make europe the leader of emission i europe the leader of emission reductions? i hope we will achieve carbon neutrality even more quickly. he achieve carbon neutrality even more quickly-— achieve carbon neutrality even more quickly. he says france is committed _ more quickly. he says france is committed to — more quickly. he says france is committed to cutting _ more quickly. he says france isj committed to cutting emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to levels in 1990. the bill champions various measures like banning domestic flights under 2.5 hours that can be done by train, prohibiting open air

terrace peters and preventing future airport expansions. for the protesters, the bill does not go far enough and contains few of the suggestions out of the public consultation, like investing in an ambitious rubber plan. india, the president will have to win over voters again. ——in a year. these protests are one president emmanuel macron simply cannot ignore. azadeh moshiri, 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. man: here he is!

"here he is", indeed, trainer bob baffert parades his long—shot kentucky derby record—breaking winner, medina spirit, describing this latest twist as the biggest gut punch in racing for something he claims he did not do. all i can tell you is that, um, betamethasone, even though it is an allowed drug, therapeutic medication, i — we did not give it, my veterinarian, nobody here. after winning the prestigious race, medina spirit was found to have double the legal limit of a banned steroid that is injected intojoints to reduce pain and swelling. steroids are often given to mask an 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 episode has left him licking his wounds. there is definitely something wrong.

why is it happening, you know, to me? you know, there's problems in racing but it's not bob baffert. at stake is both the derby title and winnings. the race course has banned bob baffert from entering any more horses while the kentucky horse racing commission investigates. if a second sample confirms the infringement, the runner—up, mandaloun, will be declared the winner instead, barring an appeal, which could reportedly take years. medina spirit would then become only the third winner stripped of the title in the derby's147—race history. this high—profile dispute also proving another hurdle for america's horse racing organisers, jockeying to get on the front foot over a drugs problem still saddling the sport. mark lobel, bbc news.

the european union has not reordered astrazeneca after the block agreed with pfizer for 500 million doses by 2023. the eu relationship with astrazeneca has been troubled. the annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca is to go ahead this year but under special conditions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. the ministry of hajj in saudi arabia said the details and conditions would be made public at a later date. last year saudi arabia only allowed ten thousand domestic pilgrims as opposed to an average of three million foreigners to perform the hajj causing widespread dismay among would—be pilgrims. the state news agency said the health authorities continued to assess the covid—19 situation.

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. now, he's completed his mandatory 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, even when it is not allowed. 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. 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 it. 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 i am l 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.

what a world — ready, steady, hug. you are watching bbc news. stay with 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 mixture 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—115 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.

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 three day ceasefire to mark the muslim festival of eid. this comes as the funerals take place of more than sixty people — mostly young girls, who were killed in a militant attack outside a school in kabul. over a thousand migrants have landed on the italian island of lampedusa, within a 2k 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.