live from london, this is bbc news. israeli police and army reserves mobilise after three people are killed in separate militant attacks in tel aviv and the west bank. the taiwanese president's visit to the us sparks three days of military exercises from china. the king and queen consort have invited hundreds of volunteers and charity bosses to next month's coronation. tennis star boris becker is out of prison — and tells the bbc about his experience. i was surrounded by drug dealers, murderers, dangerous criminals.

good morning. we begin with israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has ordered the mobilisation of police and army reservists following a significant increase in violence. in tel aviv, an italian tourist was killed and several others were wounded when a car was driven along a promenade. it came just hours after two british—israeli sisters died after a shooting in the occupied west bank, that also left their mother seriously injured. our correspondent anna o'neill has the latest. this is the car which is suspected of ramming a group of tourists in the centre of tel aviv last night. police say a 45—year—old man drove along the city's beachside boardwalk, hitting several pedestrians before overturning. he was shot and killed by israeli police.

it happened just hours after two british—israeli sisters were shot dead, and their mother seriously injured, in the occupied west bank. police are still searching for their attacker, but israel's prime minister — visiting the scene yesterday — said this was part of the wider conflict in the region. translation: at these moments, ourforces are operating in the field in hot pursuit of the terrorists. it is only a matter of time, and not much time, that we will hold them accountable, as we did with all the murderers, without exception, in the last months. on thursday night, israel carried out airstrikes in gaza, a message to the palestinian militant group hamas, blamed for dozens of rocket attacks over the past week. israel also struck what it said were hamas targets in lebanon, after it said the group fired a barrage of rockets from there. tensions are running high

following two nights of israeli police raids during ramadan prayers earlier this week at al aqsa mosque, islam's third—holiest site. easter, passoverand ramadan overlap only once every 33 years, and are doing so this year again, against a backdrop of violence. anna o'neill bbc news. let's hear from our correspondent injerusalem, lucy williamson. prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited the site where the two british israeli women were killed yesterday and vowed to find those responsible, as he said they had done with the other attacks that have been taking place over the past few months in the occupied west bank. just to remind people, these two british israeli women, they were young women, they were sisters. they were from the settlement of efrat, which isjust south ofjerusalem.

and they were travelling through the west bank in an israeli car going on holiday with their mother when the car was shot at. the two young women were killed. the mother is now critically injured and in hospital. israeli police are still searching for the attacker. so we don't have too many more details about that at the moment. but then later on last night in tel aviv, another attack, a car driven israeli police say, by a man from a nearby town, kafr qasem, who drove along the beach road, veered off into the cycle path and hit several pedestrians. one man was killed, an italian man, alessandro parini, who was 36 years old. local media say he was here on holiday and the italian prime minister has put out a message on social media overnight expressing her deep sorrow and condolences. i should also say that doctors who are treating the wounded in that attack say that as well as another italian, three british nationals are among them as well.

here in the uk, labour have continued to defend an advert published by the party on twitter, suggesting the prime minister doesn't believe child sex abusers should be jailed. the government says it's a "desperate stunt", and criticism has also come from within labour. but shadow attorney general, emily thornberry, said the advert raised a valid question about rishi sunak�*s position. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. the continued fallout from a social media post which labour put online on thursday. the latest, as you say, to defend the post which drew attention to the prison sentences or lack of. as labour sees it, for adults convicted of sexually assaulting children and the shadow attorney general speaking on any questions on radio four last night was asked whether she thought rishi sunak personally held the views which the social media post suggested and just to give you a flavour of what she said. she said that if he believes

everyone responsible for child abuse should get a custodial sentence, why are so many not getting that? here's the prime minister, she said. and that's a legitimate question for the opposition to ask. she said that while some people had decided that the ad was racist, she believed that they were wrong. so bbc news online, you can take a look at the post itself, which has attracted so much attention. there you can see with a prominent picture of the prime minister and the question, do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? rishi sunak doesn't. now conservatives have criticised it. others in labour have criticised it as well. the shadow former shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell, calling for it to be taken down. of course he's not someone who's associated with the labour leadership at the moment under sir keir starmer. but interestingly yesterday the shadow culture secretary, lucy powell, distanced herself somewhat when being interviewed

on bbc breakfast from the ad itself, but said she stood by the message that it was aiming to get across. so a lot of political discussion about this and perhaps unsurprisingly, because local elections looming next month across england and crime, law and order is one subject which both main parties will be keen to press hone their message on. can we talk about the figures then that labour have used in this? i see that the bbc�*s reality check asked labour to explain. if you scroll down later. yes, in that article you can see it. they asked them to explain how they'd reached those figures. can you just explain them for us? yes. well, the figures used in the social media post from labour date back to 2010, they're taking ministry ofjustice data, which is cited in the post between 2010 and 2022. and they say, according to the reality check analysis, you can read in the piece,

that there are adults over 18, up to 400, excuse me, up to a500 of which were convicted of sexually assaulting children under 16 who served no prison time now. rishi sunak has obviously only been an mp since 2015 and the figures date back to 2010. so that is one criticism which people are pointing to regarding this social media post featuring him quite so prominently. there's also an issue around sentencing guidelines which are set not necessarily as a matter of government policy when it comes to this and other crimes, but it's certainly a talking point. and given that labour haven't withdrawn from this approach and yesterday published another similar advert relating to firearms offences, they probably won't be too unhappy with the fact that it's generated so much interest. china has started three days of military exercices off

the coast opposite taiwan. officials say they're a serious warning against what china calls taiwanese separatists in collusion with external forces. taiwan says it's detected several chinese planes and naval vessels in the area. chinese ships were spotted near pingtan island, china's nearest point to taiwan, and their mobilisations began hours after taiwan's president tsai ing—wen returned from a trip to the united states, where she angered china by meeting the house speaker kevin mccarthy. celia hatton is the bbc�*s asia pacific regional editor, i've been talking to her about how significant this is, given that some response from china was expected after the president's visit to the us... we were expecting china to respond, they have said all along they would respond in some way to tsai ing—wen�*s trip in the us. she was transiting after travelling to south

america. she travelled through california and met with the current us house speaker kevin mccarthy, so we knew some pushback would follow. beijing's has always been unhappy when the leader of an island it considers to be its own maintains a high level dialogue with the united states. however, i have to put it into context, i think today's response, china has announced three days of drills, is relatively measures compared to last august when kevin mccarthy's predecessor visited taiwan. in contrast, we are seeing live fire drills, they are taking place close to mainland china's coast. we've seen some warplanes and ships cross the line separating the taiwan strait, the narrow strip of water between the mainland and the island of taiwan. most of them have been short, we are getting reports that many of

the ships crossed the line and then headed straight back towards the mainland. we are seeing a bit of a measured response, and i think that is because tsai ing—wen travelled through the us relatively subdued, in contrast to the visit of nancy pelosi, when she travelled to taiwan for a meeting. just looking at the interviews in taiwan, ordinary folk, they seemed phlegmatic about it, they are used to it. we see it a lot in taiwan where people are used to the rhetoric that goes on, the back—and—forth between taipei and beijing. they have grown up to this with read. also, this is an response of the fact these drills aren't that

unusual. people in taiwan are getting used to hearing planes crossing the line, ships crossing i think one thing that will raise alarm bells is china's state media with the use of the word in supplement describing these drills. us supreme courtjustice clarence thomas says he believed luxury trips he took with a billionaire republican donor followed guidelines. a report from investigative website propublica earlier this week said justice thomas had accepted vacations from real estate mogul harlan crow nearly every year for two decades. the report has not been independently verified by bbc news. supreme courtjustices are required to file annual disclosures of gifts. justice thomas, who denies any wrongdoing, said that he had sought guidance from colleagues, and been led to believe that this sort of personal hospitality did not apply.

chetan has all the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. america's brooks koepka will continue his impressive start to the masters when day three gets underway at augusta national in the coming hours. he has a three shot lead on 12 under. more rain is exepected on day three after stormy conditions on friday led to a narrow escape for some spectators, as andy swiss reports. commentator: my goodness! wow! the moment the masters came close to disaster. three trees crashing down among spectators by the 17th hole. thankfully no—one was hurt but it was the luckiest of escapes. organisers later said high winds had brought them down. play had previously been interrupted by the weather, and as staff set about removing the trees, action was suspended for the day.

well, with more heavy rain forecast, the weather interruptions may not be over. and after those dramatic scenes on the 17th hole, the organisers say the safety of everyone here is that top priority. some players are still to complete their second rounds. america's brooks koepka is setting the pace, leading by three, with amateur sam bennett among his closest rivals after another remarkable display. as for rory mcilroy, though, his hopes are over, an error—strewn around leaving him some 17 shots adrift. but after the extraordinary end to yesterday, everybody will be hoping that it is the golf that takes the headlines. it's a busy day in the english premier league, with eight games. manchester united against everton is the early kick off in just over an hour. united could briefly move above newcastle into third with a win.

everton are one of nine teams fighting to avoid relegation. it's a big game at the bottom between leciester and bournemouth, whilst at the foot of the table are southampton, who play the champions manchester city in the late game. in scotland, there'll be no rangers fans at celtic park this afternoon, after the decision to not allow away fans to attend old firm matches for the rest of the season because of safety and security reasons. celtic can go 12 points clear of their rivals with a win. it isa it is a big game and in all big games there is a bit of an edge to them and also, you know, both teams are going to have their moments. i don't think it is going to be any different tomorrow and those of the games, particularly at home, it should be a cracking atmosphere and players and everyone involved are looking forward to the contest. players and everyone involved are looking forward to the contest. boris becker says his time in wandsworth prison was a "very brutal experience", and that he feels humbled by the time he served.

the three—time wimbledon champion was released and deported in december after serving eight months of a two—and—a—half—year sentence for hiding his £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. he told 5 live breakfast�*s chris warburton he accepts his punishment, despite thejudge in his case saying he had shown no remorse for his crimes. i was surrounded by murderers, by drug dealers, by rapists, by people smugglers, by dangerous criminals. and you can ask, why was i put into a prison like that? the english prison system, they don't make any difference what you've done. so you don't think you are disgraced? it's not a question of whether i am disgraced or not. i have made a mistake, i paid for it, i have accepted it, and now i'm going to move on with a new chapter. and that's all the sport for now.

more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk have been invited to attend the coronation of the king on the 6th of may. they'll be brushing shoulders with royals, heads of state, politicians and diplomats at westminster abbey. many of them are british empire medal recipients, as helena wilkinson reports. among those who will be at the coronation service will be heads of state and other royals from around the world. but at the heart of the congregation will be hundreds of local heroes from across the country. more than a50 people who've been invited here to westminster abbey for the coronation service on may 6th are british empire medal recipients. they're people who've been recognised for their achievement or contribution to local communities and many of them played a big role in supporting during the covid—19lockdowns.

likejulian and maria sturdy—morton from london. during the pandemic, they arranged food parcels for people in need. just tell us the moment that you found out that you were going to be invited. chuckles. well, julian phoned me — i was out — and he said, "have you looked at your e—mails?" and i said, "no," and he said, "we've got this e—mail — "i think it's a scam". well, you would, wouldn't you? don't touch anything, don't click anything! and then we found out it wasn't a scam and he burst into tears and i did as well. well, we still can't quite believe it but it's amazing, i just can't think of words. it's very emotional, it's very strange, because there seems to be so many other people who should be there or could be there or have a greater call on being there, and i'm not giving them my ticket! 400 young people representing charities chosen by the king and the queen consort and the government are also

being invited to a special private viewing of the service at this church, st margaret's, next to the abbey. they include members of organisations like the scouts and stjohn�*s ambulance, who'll be providing support across london on coronation day. around 2,000 guests are expected to be invited to the coronation service, which isjust a month away. for some, there are already important decisions to be made. what are you going to wear, maria? oh, it really depends on the weather, so layers, i think, and flat shoes. and a hat. but flat shoes, definitely. helena wilkinson, bbc news. at the age of 15, sahil usman dedicated time during lockdown to support vulnerable people in the community of blackburn, while also living with leukaemia. he's now been invited to the coronation in recognition for his services

to the blackburn community. how are you feeling about this? i am very excited — how are you feeling about this? i am very excited about _ how are you feeling about this? i —n very excited about the king's coronation especially as it is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity and it is a very honourable moment. just tell me, it is a very honourable moment. just tell me. then. _ it is a very honourable moment. just tell me, then, about the manager received the invite because i spoke to someone else out there who said they thought it was an e—mail spam that they had got. what was your reaction? i that they had got. what was your reaction? . , that they had got. what was your reaction? ., , , ., ., reaction? i was in sixth form and when i came _ reaction? i was in sixth form and when i came home _ reaction? i was in sixth form and when i came home my— reaction? i was in sixth form and when i came home my mum - reaction? i was in sixth form and - when i came home my mum showed me the e—mailand, like when i came home my mum showed me the e—mail and, like you said, it was like, why would i be invited to the king's coronation moment? so, yeah, eventually, as the news came out about the king's coronation it was more it became a genuine e—mail, if that makes sense. if: was more it became a genuine e-mail, if that makes sense.— if that makes sense. c believed it? yes, ve if that makes sense. c believed it? yes. very hard _ if that makes sense. c believed it? yes, very hard believe _ if that makes sense. c believed it? yes, very hard believe it _ if that makes sense. c believed it? yes, very hard believe it but - if that makes sense. c believed it? yes, very hard believe it but we i yes, very hard believe it but we printed out the form and, yes,. described very briefly what you did

during lockdown and talk us through what your service to the community that being recognised for her. 50. that being recognised for her. so, durin: that being recognised for her. srr, during during that being recognised for her. 557, during during covid that being recognised for her. 5513, during during covid i that being recognised for her. 5r3, during during covid i was diagnosed, basically, injuly 2018 leukaemia. i was in the extremely vulnerable category and i knew i would not have anyone there for me. i mean, i will have someone there for me but the elderly won't have anyone there so what i did was gathered around 300 hampers, going to the shops and getting all the essential items and put them together and i basically gave them out to the elderly people in my community of lancashire. but ou in my community of lancashire. but you yourself— in my community of lancashire. but you yourself were in the vulnerable category. are you able to go out and about to do this? i category. are you able to go out and about to do this?— about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i did — about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i did get _ about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i did get myself - about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i did get myself to - about to do this? i had to take out the risk. i did get myself to the i the risk. i did get myself to the shops but it was just, it was either me doing what i have done over the

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time. thank you so much for talking to us. for your services to blackburn community, going to the coronation. they are the ancient cousins of the elephant — the woolly mammoth. they mostly became extinct around ten—thousand years ago. now — scientists have carried out the largest ever analysis of their dna — which has unearthed all kinds of new details — including a revelation about their personal grooming — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. they would have been a majestic sight. giant, forbidding animals marching through much of what is now the arctic north. those freezing temperatures helping us to uncover startling new facts about the ancient woolly mammoth. these samples are

amazingly well preserved. i mean, it's pretty fantastic to stand there and hold a sample like that because it really hits home that this is actually a real animal that used to live up here in the high arctic not that long ago. researchers have analysed the dna of 23 woolly mammoths uncovered in the siberian permafrost. so, what have they learned? well, as the mammoths evolved, their fur became fluffier and their ears became smaller. they probably had reddish—brown hairand dry earwax. and, curiously enough, they may not have suffered from bo. the reason that humans have that body odour is that this protein is excreted into the armpits when we sweat and there is no reason to believe that woolly mammoths were actually sweating in their armpits or anything like that. they probably regulated their temperature in different ways.

this study has been illuminating, but it could be so much more. it is the first possible step to the potential cloning of woolly mammoths. who knows, maybe one day, these enormous creatures could make a return. just to remind you that there is plenty more on our website if you want to keep across any stories we have been mentioning today. that is the latest on what has been happening in tel aviv. one tourist was killed when a car rammed onto the promenade where people were. it comes after two british israeli sisters were killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank so plenty more they're on our website on that and all of the other stories we are covering and that interviews are a bit of in the sport billeted with boris becker is on the bbc sport website and is well worth a watch. if you want to get in touch with me you can. i am on twitter.

hello there. a bit of the west east divide. low cloud, misty murky conditions. further north and west it was a beautiful start. very tranquil with plenty of sunshine across lake windermere first thing. if we take a look at the satellite picture you can see most of the cloud has been spelling in across the north sea but jason clare demands through the afternoon. on the whole, though, most of us will keep some decent spells of sunshine coming through. always the risk of that cloud just sitting along the far east coast and picking up a spot or two of light

drizzle. with the best of the sunshine, best of the warmth, it will be 16 celsius. the breeze will strengthen into northern ireland by the end of the afternoon and will continue to strengthen through the night. that will prevent mist and fog patches re—farming through the night. we may welljust see a little more cloud once again out to the east was low to mid single figures to greet us first thing on sunday morning. sunday is going to be a promising day. that will help lift and break that cloud quite nicely so i suspect as we go through the day on sunday, if we got cloud out to the east hopefully that southerly wind will help to break it up and we will see more sunshine coming through and as a result temperatures peaking at 17 celsius. clouding over by the end of the afternoon and that rain will push its way steadily eastwards. easter monday we will see

this frontal system being a change to the weather system. as the rain eases away strong westerly winds will dry frequent showers. sunny spells and scattered showers on easter monday. highs of ten or 15 degrees and that sets the rain for the week ahead. it looks likely to be a pretty unsettled one. spells of rain and winds gusting to gale force at times. showers are longer spells of rain and those temperatures easing away in comparison to today. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. israel mobilises its police and army reserves following deadly attacks in tel aviv. on friday, an italian tourist was killed and several others wounded. hours earlier, two british—israeli sisters died after a shooting in the occupied west bank. china begins three days of military excercises off the coast opposite to taiwan, following president tsai ing—wen�*s trip to the united states. beijing warned the island against what it called taiwanese separatists in collusion with external forces. senior labour figures continue to defend an advert published by the party which claims that the british prime minister, rishi sunak, did not think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison.

and, buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community