live from london. this is bbc news. jewish worshippers converge at the western well for the passover blessing injerusalem amid simmering tensions. that's as the funerals of two british—israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank are expected to begin shortly. international delegations arrive in yemen as efforts to end eight years of war get underway in sana'a. pope francis calls on the international community to help end conflicts in ukraine, syria and elsewhere, in his easter blessing at the vatican. king charles attends his first easter sunday service as monarch alongside the queen consort at windsor castle.

jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall�*s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s middle east correspondent, yolande knell.

hi there. just in the last few minutes or so, we have the funeral on the way of two british israelis. would you mind talking us through what has happened. yes. would you mind talking us through what has happened.— what has happened. yes, that funeral is caettin what has happened. yes, that funeral is getting under— what has happened. yes, that funeral is getting under way _ what has happened. yes, that funeral is getting under way in _ what has happened. yes, that funeral is getting under way in the _ is getting under way in the settlement bloc as we speak, to british israeli sisters, maia dee and rina were killed in a shooting attack, a suspected palestinian attack, a suspected palestinian attack on friday which seriously wounded their mother who remains unconscious, seriously wounded, in hospital. the first pictures of the funeral show lots of mourners, many young girls, class mates of rina in tears. they have been singing prayers for her and really quite moving scenes as people were waiting for the arrival of the family and

the father of those two girls who is himself a rabbi had spoken to the bbc and said he was living a nightmare. bbc and said he was living a nightmare-— bbc and said he was living a nightmare. bbc and said he was living a niahtmare. , ,, ~ ., nightmare. just so you know, we were showin: nightmare. just so you know, we were showing the — nightmare. just so you know, we were showing the pictures _ nightmare. just so you know, we were showing the pictures of _ nightmare. just so you know, we were showing the pictures of the _ nightmare. just so you know, we were showing the pictures of the funeral, i showing the pictures of the funeral, and as you mention, quite moving and distressing scenes and we are seeing pictures of the sisters right now. and the backdrop to this, a increase of tensions in the region.— of tensions in the region. that's ri . ht. of tensions in the region. that's right. particularly _ of tensions in the region. that's right. particularly in _ of tensions in the region. that's right. particularly in the - of tensions in the region. that'sl right. particularly in the occupied west bank and also in occupied east jerusalem with its holy sites. and what we saw there during the day, you mentioned some of it, that overnight there have been hundreds of palestinian and muslim worshippers who barricaded themselves inside the al aqsa mosque, knowing there were these visits to coincide with the priestly

blessing that took place, attracting many thousands of people to the western wall, the holiest place where jewish people western wall, the holiest place wherejewish people can pray. that lies just under the al aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in islam but also the holiest place in judaism, known as temple mount. after we had israeli police storming the mosque last week when there were also people barricaded inside, those pictures went around the region, of police beating palestinians inside and the police said they were reacting to a violent riot, but it caused regional outrage and we've seen tensions escalate over the past few days, spreading way beyond jerusalem so there was rocket fire that came in from the gaza strip and also southern lebanon but also blamed on palestinian militants and

overnight six rockets were fired from syria and that is been responding during the day by targeting what it says were syrian military sites and we heard of some explosions close to damascus. thank ou ve explosions close to damascus. thank you very much _ explosions close to damascus. thank you very much for — explosions close to damascus. thank you very much for that. _ explosions close to damascus. thank you very much for that. we _ explosions close to damascus. thank you very much for that. we are - explosions close to damascus. thank you very much for that. we are going to spend a few more moments on these really distressing pictures, u nfortu nately really distressing pictures, unfortunately because these are the funerals of the two british israelis who were shot dead in their car, in the occupied west bank and these are friends and family there. saudi and omani negotiators have joined yemen's houthi rebels in the country's capital sana'a.

they're holding talks in the houthi—controlled city on a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. saudi arabia has backed yemeni government forces against the rebels during the devastating eight—year civil war. our middle east regional editor sebastian usher spoke to lucy grey with this update. yes, i think the most positive signs we have seen for a long time. it is a war that has been dragging on for eight years, tens of thousands of yemenis killed, 80% of the population estimated to be relying on aid. and a war that has been in a stalemate for a long time with no sense that either side is going to win an outright victory. and we have seen, i think, other members of the saudi—led coalition, uae in particular, trying to pull away from the war and the saudis who initiated this eruption of conflict after the houthis forced the yemeni government out of sana'a back in 2015, i think expecting that it would be a relatively swift and conclusive victory,

got bogged down. we have seen shifts regionally which i think have opened up a way now for this serious drive towards what has been talked up, these are unnamed sources but these have been talked up as a possibility of a permanent ceasefire, notjust a temporary one like we had last year. but a permanent one, which could seal the war. we could essentially say that the war is over and that could be signed within the next few days, before the end of the month. do we have any idea what the terms of the deal might be? obviously that is a major issue and there have been efforts before, the un is still leading a parallel peace process and it has come with possibilities, options before the saudis as well. there have been no terms publicly put out but there have been leaks, both in the saudi press and from the houthis.

some of it are basic practical steps like the payment of people who work for the public sector, their salaries which haven't been paid because of the way the country is fractured. very importantly, the reopening of all the ports and airports in yemen which have been closed virtually for the whole of the war by the saudi—led coalition to put pressure on the houthis and also to stop weapons and other things like that getting into the country. and then beyond that, even more ambitious, a political transition. whether they actually get into that at this stage, that might be something which is so difficult to arrange that they might leave that for later. but also, a timeline for the exit of all the foreign fighters who are in the country. again, that could be quite a difficult obstacle to get past. pope francis has been leading a mass at st peter's basilica

in the vatican on easter sunday. the 86—year—old expressed his "deep concern" about the escalating tensions between israelis and palestinians, and called on the international community to end the war in ukraine. from vatican city, our religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports. from the early hours they streamed into st peter's square for easter mass. people had come from all over the world butjust days ago there had been doubts about whether the pope would be well enough to take part in events at all. some here told of their relief when he appeared but there was still nervousness as to how strong he really was after his bout of bronchitis. once the service got under way, pope francis seemed untroubled. but it was once the mass was over that he appeared most relaxed. though, for the first time he had missed one event on good friday he now successfully negotiated the rest of the toughest week in his calendar. there had been moments in the week

during services where the pope had seemed a little breathless, a little weak even, but every time he has been in the crowd and interacted with people he has really appeared to be much more energised. he looked in really good health. the crowd were encouraging him. but he looked very healthy and happy and doing his job very well and it was great to see him in high spirits. translation: i was very worried when he was in hospital. - i kept informed because he is so special. he wanted to fulfil all of his commitments for this holy week and to see him here you realise how strong he is — pope francis ended events with an appearance on the balcony of st peter's basilica to deliver his urbi et orbi, a blessing to the city and the world. here in the uk, the archbishop of canterbury used his easter sermon to address the conflict in ukraine, and the tensions between israel and palestine.

we do not lose heart but we pray and we work for ukraine and russia. for israel and palestine with the recent tragedies, especially. and for the other so often forgotten struggles of our world, knowing that because of the resurrection, peace, true peace, is no aimless daydream but a reality offered because christ was raised from the dead. king charles has attended his first easter sunday service as monarch alongside the queen consort and other senior members of the royal family at windsor castle. the event is a staple of the royal calendar — and took place in the 15th century st george's chapel, which is also the late queen's final resting place. here in the uk, health secretary steve barclay has accused the doctors' union the bma of taking a "militant stance" and pressing ahead with strikes that he says "carry a considerable risk to patient safety". mr barclay accuses the union of timing the four—day strikes to cause "maximum disruption".

the national medical director of nhs england has also warned that the industrial action will cause "unparalleled levels of disruption" to the health service — as simon jones reports. chanting: one, two, three four! we can't take it any more! junior doctors in england are set to walk out again on tuesday. that's straight after the easter holiday bank weekend, when many staff are on leave, and those four days of action will lead into next weekend, meaning the nhs is facing ten days of reduced services. in a statement, the national medical director of nhs england, professor sir stephen powis, said: the nhs confederation, which represents hospital managers, is warning that up to a quarter of a million appointments and operations may have to be postponed if the strike action goes ahead, and professor sir stephen

is warning the ongoing impact of industrial action is making it more difficult to keep key services going, and ultimately reschedule those cancelled appointments. the nhs says it will continue to prioritise emergency and neonatal care, as well as maternity and trauma services. but nhs providers, which speaks for hospital trusts, is warning that even in those areas, there are real concerns of an increased risk to safety. this strike is long in duration and falls at a critical time during the holiday season, where securing alternative cover is proving challenging for trusts. so they are deeply concerned. it's not too late for unions and government to come to the table to open negotiations and to avert this action next week. the british medical association, which represents junior doctors, is calling for a 35% pay rise to compensate for what it describes as more than

a decade of salary erosion. but the department of health says it will only agree to talks to try to settle the dispute if the bma calls off the strike and significantly reduces its pay demand. the two sides appear as far apart as ever. simon jones, bbc news. bbc analysis has found that, over the past winter, one in every seven hospital beds in england was taken up by someone well enough to go home. one of those facing the wait is charlotte mills—murray, she may only have months to live, but is still in hospital five months after being cleared to go home. our health reporter, jim reed, has been speaking to her. i'm stuck here, and just fighting to get home and to keep going. and i don't know how much fight i have in me. charlotte has ehlers—danlos, a condition that weakens her connective tissue. she may only have months to live.

she's been filming diaries from her hospital bed. i had visitors today. i always look forward to when i get some visitors. then what happens is the visitors leave and i am left alone again, and that's when the reality sinks in. charlotte, who often finds it easier to use sign language, was admitted last year with infections linked to intestinal failure. in november, she was told she could go home with care paid for by the nhs. yet another five months on, she is still stuck in hospital. how difficult has this been for you, charlotte? it is so wrong that we are in the situation, you know, four, five months extra in hospital that i don't need, that actually increases my risk of infections and other illnesses as well. there has been a lot of tears,

a lot of hard decisions. i don't think unless you are here you could really imagine life in a hospitalfor nine months. charlotte's case here in leeds is very complex and not representative of everyone who needs care, it does though illustrate a wider problem. this past winter, a record one in seven hospital beds across england has been taken up by someone well enough to go home. the government has said it is making another £1.6 billion available to speed up hospital discharge in england. often the hold—up is because the right care in the home just isn't available. "mum, i don't know what i'd do without you." in leeds, charlotte's family said they have faced repeated delays with staff, training, equipment. so much time has been wasted, we have gone around in circles because everybody has changed what they said they would do, and the timewasting is charlotte's life, we can't get that back and it shouldn't be like that. you know, it shouldn't be the person who is really poorly who has to do it.

charlotte's care board and hospital have said they are sorry for the long delay, they say the vast majority of patients return home quickly but some complex cases take longer. charlotte has now spent nearly a year in this hospital bed, missing her birthday at home and time with her family. when you have a lot of pain and illnesses and other health problems, and then you are stuck in a bed and you can't see yourfamily easily, and you can't do the normal things you just think, if i can go home it will be better. ijust need to get home and it will be fine. and all i want is for people to make that happen for me. jim reed, bbc news. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin ra mjaun. hello from the bbc sport centre. hello there. a big match in the premier league to bring you,

but first to the masters — and the news that tiger woods has pulled out with injury. woods appeared to be struggling before bad weather halted play, and said on social media he'd withdrawn due to pain in his heel. the five—time champion was six over after seven holes of his third round, and had earlier battled to go beyond the halfway stage, equalling the record set by gary player and fred couples of 23 consecutive cuts made. well, the third round is ongoing. wind, rain and fallen trees have caused havoc to the schedule snd saw play end early on saturday for the second straight day, so we're set for a marathon finale. at the moment it's brooks koepka who's the man to catch. a short while ago, he was i2—under through 12. butjon rahm is close behind, one shot further back. those two out in front, ahead of a group behind them including patrick cantlay, with the amateur sam bennett in there still too. but would take a lot to make up the ground to rahm and koepka. to the premier league, and a big match between two heavyweights later, but first — leeds and crystal palace are in action — both teams looking for vital points in the battle for survival.

it's 1—3 at elland road. patrick bamford with a header from a corner put leeds in front. marc guehi equalised just before half time. and in the last few moments jordan ayew has completed the turnaround, putting them 2—1 up and theyve now added a third, eze with that. 3—1 to palace there at elland road. remember, both teams coming into the game off the back of victories — but hovering precariously above the drop zone. leeds two points above the bottom three, palacejust a point ahead of them. injust over an hour, league leaders arsenal kick off at liverpool, who's erratic form leaves them eighth in the table. it's fortress anfield for liverpool against their opponents today, arsenal haven't won there in the league for more than 10 years. a challenge for the arsenal boss to overcome. we do enjoy it, we have to enjoy it, and we need to embrace the moment. and go for it, and the team is full

of enthusiasm and positivity, and we know we have a big challenge but it's a big opportunity to go to anfield and do something we've not done for many years, and that's what is driving the team in the last few days. is driving the team in the last few da s. . ., , ., ., is driving the team in the last few da s. , ., ., ., ., is driving the team in the last few das. , ., ., ., ., , days. the combination of our people and the ground _ days. the combination of our people and the ground and _ days. the combination of our people and the ground and the _ days. the combination of our people and the ground and the boys - days. the combination of our people and the ground and the boys is - days. the combination of our people and the ground and the boys is a - and the ground and the boys is a pretty— and the ground and the boys is a pretty good combination, so that's what we _ pretty good combination, so that's what we have to throw in as well, but not _ what we have to throw in as well, but not relying on it. we have to push _ but not relying on it. we have to push the — but not relying on it. we have to push the train in this moment. i have _ push the train in this moment. i have a _ push the train in this moment. i have a very— push the train in this moment. i have a very good feeling we can do it. kolkata knight riders have beaten the gujurat titans in the indian premier league, going down to the final ball to win by 3 wickets. needing need four of the final ball, kolkata's rinku singh got the boundary required for the victory, on their way to 207 runs from their 20 overs. titans were going for their

third win out of three. in the nba, the la clippers will clinch a playoff spot with a win in their final game after victory over the portland trailblazers, while the minnesota timberwolves beat the san antonio spurs in a high—scoring game. there was also a win for the utahjazz over the denver nuggets, led by a career—high 28 points for ohchai agbaji. the nuggets, for whom star centre nikola jokic had 10 rebounds and 10 assists, will clinch top spot in the west if they beat the sacramento kings in theirfinal game, or if the memphis grizzlies fail to beat oklahoma city. the jazz, who are out of play—off contention, signed off at home with a win and complete their season at lebronjames�* la lakers. and that's all the sport for now. today marks 20 years since the fall of the regime of the late iraqi president saddam hussein. in 2003, then us president george w bush launched operation "iraqi freedom" with a ground invasion by thousands of us and british troops, under the pretext of destroying iraq's alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. having ruled iraq with an iron fist since 1979, saddam went to ground until his hiding place

was discovered by us troops eight months afterwards. he was later tried, convicted and hanged on the morning of december 30, 2006. for centuries, potters in the english county staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events — and with just a month to go until the king's coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing all sorts of souvenirs. our reporter liz cooper has more. the company was started by my father. we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china beakers, china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it's a special occasion and it's an honour and a privilege to do

something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i'm john french, i've been a ceramic craftsman for nearly 40 years. - i decided to make for the coronation a piece that incorporates _ all the skills i've used over the last 40 years. - the picture here that i've actually painted on, - this is actually the welsh guard - uniform, i thought it would be quite good to get the transition from him being the prince of wales to now. becoming the monarch. it's a part of history. i think that's the thing - about ceramics, it marks those special occasions in history, so it's a great chance for us| to produce these beautiful pieces. we are in middleport pottery. we are the last transfer printers in the world. and in 2010, one of his majesty the king's charities stepped in to preserve, regenerate this building, using millions of pounds of funds that were gathered,

so the king really did save this pottery back then and it's so important to us, and that's why we are so grateful. for the coronation we are producing a book which is going to be a gift to give to the king himself. that book is a transferrers decorator's book, a bit like a pattern book that our decorators would have in the factory over there. each one tells a story of our unique historic patterns, where to cut them and where to place them, and it acts as a bit of a guide for them. we have been making coronation designs since 1902, with the very first piece dating back to king edward vii, king charles�*s great—great—grandfather. the pieces go through to 1937 to the coronation that never was for king edward viii. and then in more contemporary times, under the design stewardship of walter moorcroft, to 1953 with the coronation of queen elizabeth ii.

we use a technique called tube lining. everything's made by hand. each piece takes at least a week to make from start to finish. it's an honour, every piece of moorcroft that i work with and the people we work with, it's an honour, but for the king, i mean, that is an amazing achievement and something i will remember for the rest of my life. that was a report by liz cooper. now take a look at this. this is possibly the biggest picasso in the world. well kind of. saturday marked 50 years since his death and so to pay tribute an italian fan and fellow artist dario gambarin used a tractor to create what he says is the largest portrait of the spanish artist in the world. etched into wasteland near verona in italy, mr gambarin said he'd been inspired by picasso's 1907 self—portrait.

hello there. good afternoon. weather fronts looming out towards the west, we will be seeing plenty of those into the start of next week. but for today, easter sunday, it is a very decent day of weather for the vast majority of us, from the highlands, all the way down to hampshire. sunny spells, rather hazy at times. there are some areas of cloud too. but enjoy the warmth and the sunshine while it lasts. it is going to feel very different next week, unsettled, wet and really very windy at times. there will also be a drop in temperature too, below the seasonal average. but its warm out there for most of us at the moment. here is our weather front across northern ireland, giving outbreaks of rain, also for western scotland and western wales. by the end of the day in the far south—west of england, some cloud out towards the north sea—facing coasts where it is cooler. but for most of us, there are more sunny spells.

highs of 16 or 17 celsius. if we get to 18 degrees, it will be the warmest day of the year so far. but along with the sunshine come some very high tree pollen levels. bear it in mind, if you are a hay fever sufferer. as we head through this evening and overnight, our weather front continues to track its way eastward, giving outbreaks of rain, plenty of cloud, and of course, it is a milderfeeling night underneath all of that cloud and the rain. our weather fronts continue to clear eastward throughout the day tomorrow, some very typical bank holiday monday weather. showers following on behind and blustery towards english channel coasts as well. our rain will eventually clear central and eastern england, it will be heavy for a time, round about lunchtime. after that goes, it is quite windy towards those english channel coasts, we will see bands of showers track through as well. so there could be shower after shower for some areas. other areas could stay completely dry. there will be some sunshine between the showers. expect perhaps a ramble or two of thunder and even some hail at times. the showers will frequent across western areas of scotland.

temperatures here just 10 to 12 degrees celsius. on tuesday, a calm first half of the day and then this band of rain sweeps through, very windy towards the south and the west, windier still on wednesday with possibly some wintry showers over the higher ground of the north. then things calm down again for earlier in the day on thursday before this deep area of low pressure pushes its way in from the west. here is the outlook for our capital cities as we head through next week. it is going to be very unsettled, wet, very windy at times and also colder.

this is bbc news. the headlines: jewish worshippers have converged on the western wall for the passover blessing injerusalem. there's a heavy security presence as officials fear violence could breakout. meanwhile, the funerals are taking place for two british—israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank on friday. they were named as 20 year old maia and 15 year old rina dee. tens of thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in saint peter's square in rome — as pope francis presided over easter sunday mass. the pontiff called for an end to conflicts in ukraine and syria, and raised concern over attacks injerusalem and the surrounding region. king charles, the queen consort camilla as well as other senior royals have gathered at windsor castle for easter sunday.