live from london. this is bbc news. five people are killed — including the gunman — and six are injured, in a shooting in the us city of louisville. the mother of two british—israeli sisters killed in an attack in the west bank has now also died. as junior doctors prepare forfour days of strike action from tomorrow, the nhs in england, says it will prioritise emergency care.

hello and welcome. toa to a hearing in the headlines the mother of two israeli sisters has also died. her husband and father of those two girls has just begun news conference. those two girls has “ust begun news conference. , those two girls has 'ust begun news conference. , ., those two girls has 'ust begun news conference. they told us that there had been an _ conference. they told us that there had been an attack— conference. they told us that there had been an attack on _ conference. they told us that there had been an attack on a _ conference. they told us that there had been an attack on a car- conference. they told us that there had been an attack on a car up - conference. they told us that there l had been an attack on a car up north and she would be diverted. i called lucy. no answer. i called meyer. no answer. i called rena. no answer. then i saw a missed call from maia at 1052. then i saw a missed call from maia at1052. i had then i saw a missed call from maia at 1052. i had noticed it ring, i hadn't picked up the phone. the feeling that she called me during the attack, and i wasn't able to speak to her, will haunt me for a while. i checked google family link,

and i saw they were all located at the junction. and i saw they were all located at thejunction. the and i saw they were all located at the junction. the same and i saw they were all located at thejunction. the same moment and i saw they were all located at the junction. the same moment there was a photo on instagram that a passing car must�*ve taken of the wreck, she saw the back of a white car with a bullet hole and suitcases on the back seat with blood on them. the suitcases were definitely hours. i immediately turned around, i drove like a lunatic to the junction. we got there at 1230. the police wouldn't let us see the car and by this point we knew that the two younger girls had been killed by terrorists with an automatic kalashnikov rifle. 20 bullets. and the older woman, the older woman had been airlifted to hospital in jerusalem. i wanted to be with lucy in the hospital but we couldn't believe that this was our car until we saw our family. i wanted to see the girls, orat we saw our family. i wanted to see the girls, or at least the car, for myself. after what seemed like a

lifetime, it was actually three lifetimes, i convince to bring an id card from the scene. it was maia's. i was numb, i didn't cry yet. i was rational and i went back to the car and drove a noun and a half to the hospital. lucy had had two bullets, one through her brain stem, and one lodged at the top of her spine. there was an operation, there was reason for hope, but alas, our family of seven is now a family of four. today is the first time that the three festivals of paysite, easter and ramadan have coincided for 30 years. there are festivals of redemption, making the world into a better place. fasting at ramadan, i have learned, generates empathy for those in need and is about making the world a better place, making the

world into a better place is a good thing. all world religions believe we have the power to differentiate between good and evil, so that we can choose to do good. if we choose to do good, then we make the world into a better place. i am saddened that recently, may be over the past 20 years of my life, this innate ability to differentiate between good and evil has gradually been lost from humanity. that is why wish to designate the 10th of april as dee day. had we differentiate between good and evil? we use our gut feeling. we can't trust an app, we can't trust the news, sorry gentlemen, we can only trust our intuition. how would i like you to celebrate dee day this year? if you

feel that it was wrong to shoot dead at close range, three beautiful innocent young ladies in the prime of their lives, please post a picture of you and your spouse or your children, with an israeli flag, orjust post a picture of an israeli flag on whichever social media app you use. if you don't have a flag, make one. i will show you how. there was a line at the top, there is a line at the bottom, there is a triangle, an upside down triangle, and that is the israeli flag. some he wants to take a picture, you can post it on instagram. it takes about ten seconds. for too long we have let a small minority try to convince us that there is no such thing as right and wrong. everything is relative. it is cathartic to do this because sometimes, when we do wrong, we know we have to make up for it. but if we pretend there is no right and wrong, maybe we will get away

scot free. that attitude to life is actually like a cocaine addiction. i am told that you can take one shot of cocaine and feel good. likewise when you convince yourself there is no right or wrong, so the terrible thing i did was not so terrible after all, you feel good. then you do something worse, and then you need two shots of cocaine to numb the pain which is caused because your soul knows it did something really bad. before you know it you're taking 20 shots a day and convincing yourself that any terrorism isjustified convincing yourself that any terrorism is justified to convincing yourself that any terrorism isjustified to kill any innocent civilian because he has his cause. 0n the other side, my beautiful wife, late wife, cause. 0n the other side, my beautifulwife, late wife, lucy... we will come away from that news conference with rabbi leo dee and we will continue to monitor that and bring you any more of the comments from him, but talking about the heartbreak of that attack on friday. he got a call from one of his

daughters, he said a missed call, in the middle of the attack. the heartbreak of that, the heartbreak of losing both daughters and then describing how he had driven for an hour to the hospital because that is where his wife had been taken, who had received two gunshot wounds, and talked then about what she went through, the operations, and that news that emerged, only a few hours ago, of the death of lucy dee, his wife. that news conference is continuing. we will continue to monitor that and bring you any more as it comes in. nhs england has said it will prioritise emergency and urgent care during the 4—dayjunior doctors' strike, which begins tomorrow. the british medical association has called for a 35 percent pay rise, to make up for the impact of inflation in recent years. the government says that's unaffordable — and that the bma is being militant. here's our health editor, hugh pym.

i, as a doctor, i don't believe doctors should strike, i think our first responsibility is to our patients. paul is both a doctor and a patient. he was due to have an operation on his leg last month but it was cancelled because of the junior doctors' strike then. he's been given another day, but it's meant more weeks of discomfort and strong painkillers. i am unable to work, which i find very frustrating, and i need help with simple tasks, things like putting on a sock, and assistance getting in and out of the shower. coming down the stairs is difficult, i have a very limited range for being able to walk. camilla loves sailing and hiking but that has been limited by a knee condition which needs an operation. to be told 72 hours before the operation... she doesn't want to criticise the junior doctors. her op has been postponed twice because of the strike action in england and she says that's highly inconvenient.

it messed about me, it messed about my employer, it messed about my husband, it messed about his employer. it's a case of it's not just the patient whose operation is cancelled, it impacts everybody around them that is needed to support them through. hi, sandra, how are you getting on? it looks like a busy afternoon. here at one of england's biggest hospital trusts they had to cancel or rearrange thousands of outpatient appointments and more than three quarters of planned operations and procedures. i think there is anxiety across all of the clinical professions. the medical director told me there were serious concerns about the impact on patients. i think everyone is working very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it is very difficult to be absolutely certain that any group of patients who are seeking help, that by delaying their care there won't be harm. the trust has drafted in consultants

to coverjunior doctors, though it says that is difficult because of the easter holidays. the doctors' union argues that patients are already waiting too long, never mind the strike. i'm sorry to anyone who has had any elective activity cancelled because of the strikes, but ultimately it's that growing waiting list which is part of the reason that is driving this dispute. there's over 7 million patients on the waiting lists at the moment and that is only expected to grow because of our workforce crisis. the government said pay demands were unreasonable and the union should come back to the table with a realistic approach. the dispute continues, the strike starts at 7am tomorrow. hugh pym, bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he makes �*absolutely zero apologies', for an advert suggesting prime minister, rushi sunak has been soft on the sentencing of sex offenders. he says he stands by the approach despite some senior figures in labour publically distancing themselves from it. writing in today's daily mail,

keir starmer dismised claims that he was indulging in �*gutter�* politics. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. the advert that has prompted a weekend of debate. in it labour suggest rishi sunak is content to see child sex abusers avoid jail. writing in the daily mail today the labour leader has doubled down on the campaign, saying, "i make absolutely zero apologies for being blunt on this, no matter how squeamish it might make some feel." but former labour shadow chancellor john mcdonnell criticised this, tweeting, "if it's to be a serious debate, personalsmears and daily mail style distortions shouldn't distract from stating the hard facts." labour's advert is based on figures going back to 2010. for some of that period sir keir starmer was head of the crown prosecution service and sat on the sentencing council, meaning he had input into sentencing guidelines. but his allies say he shouldn't be held accountable for any leniency

in the justice system. primary responsibility of the sentencing council is to ensure consistency when it comes to sentencing across the courts across the uk. he was the prosecutor, he was the chief prosecutor in the country. the minimum sentence, the maximum sentence is set by parliament. if we are given the honour of serving the public in two years' time after a general election, we will do something about it. labour are attacking the prime minister personally, but the conservatives have hit back. a party source accused sir keir starmer of failing to prosecute some of the worst people in britain throughout his legal career. the labour leader wants to appear tough on crime, by defending his party's tactics he's given this story another day's oxygen. this appears to be a fight the labour leadership wants to have. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. with less than a month until the king's coronation we've had more details about the event. king charles and camilla,

the queen consort will travel to westminster abbey in the newest of the royal carriages — complete with air conditioning and electric windows. as our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports less than four weeks now to their big day, and preparations for the coronation of king charles iii and the crowning of camilla as his queen are in full swing. first, the route that will take them from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and back again has been confirmed. from the palace down the mall to trafalgar square and then down whitehall, around parliament square to the abbey's west door. the return route will be the same journey in reverse, a much shorterjourney than that taken by the late queen elizabeth after her coronation. the king and queen consort will travel to the coronation in one of the newest royal carriages, the diamond jubilee state coach, escorted by the household cavalry. it's made of aluminium, which is unusualfor it's made of aluminium, which is unusual for coaches. most of them

are made of wood. it also has hydraulic suspension, meaning the ride incredibly comfortable. inside westminster abbey, the service itself will see the crownjewels, the regalia, the symbols of the monarch�*s authority, being used for the first time since queen elizabeth was crowned. the sovereign�*s orb and sceptres, swords, bracelets, and spurs — all will have their part in this elaborate religious service, which culminates with the crowning of the monarch with st edward's crown. camilla will be crowned with queen mary's crown, which contains some of the cullinan diamonds. she'll also hold the queen consort�*s rod, which is made of ivory. they will process from the abbey, just as queen elizabeth did, for the returnjourney to the palace. and for that, they will board this — the 18th century gold state coach. it weighs four tonnes, and it's notoriously uncomfortable. the king and queen may be relieved that their journey back

to the palace, escorted by military detachments, will be only a quarter of the length of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. 0ne innovation. the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it is exactly 25 years since the good friday agreement was signed. the accord, in 1998, helped end decades of sectarian violence and restored self—government to northern ireland. but more recently, the power—sharing agreement between the protestant and catholic communities has been paralysed — since the democratic unionist party objected to post brexit trading arrangements. live to our ireland correspondent chris page who's in belfast. chris, we will get to some of those difficulties in a moment.

talk is generally to how this moment is being marked. it talk is generally to how this moment is being marked.— is being marked. it has been a weekend of — is being marked. it has been a weekend of remembrance - is being marked. it has been a weekend of remembrance and| weekend of remembrance and reflection here in northern ireland. this is 25 years to the day since the good friday peace agreement was signed and it was about this time of day, it isjust signed and it was about this time of day, it is just after 5:30pm, that the world saw their parties and representatives of the british and irish governments, in a room with the independent tour�*s chairman announcing they had reached an agreement after many months of gruelling negotiations. that been 25 years of relative peace. it is also, i suppose, been full of tributes to people who put their political careers on the line to make the compromises necessary for the good friday agreement. northern ireland todayis friday agreement. northern ireland today is certainly a much changed place from 25 years ago. also problems do remain, for example,

this building behind me, at stormont, should be the home of the power—sharing regional assembly that was set up under the good friday agreement, but that's assembly hasn't been functioning for more than a year because of the latest political crisis here. the biggest unionist party, the party that wants to keep northern ireland in the uk, the democratic unionists, they are vetoing the operation of the assembly, because of their opposition to brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. when you look at the last quarter—century, they have not been operating for more than ten of those 25 years. the peace process has by and large been successful, political violence is relatively rare here now. the political process certainly has not been as successful. that said, if you ask most people in northern ireland if they would take the way northern ireland is today, if they were offered at 25 years ago in comparison with what was going on

then, i imagine most people would say, guess they would. in then, i imagine most people would say, guess they would.— say, guess they would. in that sense, absolutely _ say, guess they would. in that i sense, absolutely transformative say, guess they would. in that - sense, absolutely transformative in terms of what happens and day—to—day living. in terms of what you were describing, the politics, how much, if any, is there hope that that visit from joe biden might change the dynamic somehow? the visit from joe biden might change the dynamic somehow?— visit from joe biden might change the dynamic somehow? the us and american president _ the dynamic somehow? the us and american president indeed - the dynamic somehow? the us and american president indeed from - the dynamic somehow? the us and| american president indeed from bill clinton onwards, have played a central role in the peace process here, so joe central role in the peace process here, sojoe biden will, i think, certainly be trying to bring some pressure to bear on parties, perhaps the db in particular, to allow the power—sharing devolved government to be restored. i don't think the visit in and of itself is going to have a massive political impact. you have most of the parties here are in favour of devolution coming back immediately, saying that perhaps there is a bit of a missed opportunity, for example, had

stormont�*s doesn't devolve semi—been up stormont�*s doesn't devolve semi—been up and running, you might have expected present biden to deliver an address, but he isn't. may well down down to the fact that there are no politicians in the chamber and haven't been for more than a year. most people would be saying that it is good that president biden is making time to visit northern ireland. the shortness of his visit, perhaps, has taken some people by surprise. some will say it is the shortness, and the fact that he is only carrying out one engagement, that points to the fact that politics isn't as stable as many would have hoped 25 years after the key peace deal. find would have hoped 25 years after the key peace deal-— key peace deal. and chris page at stormont, — key peace deal. and chris page at stormont, thank _ key peace deal. and chris page at stormont, thank you _ key peace deal. and chris page at stormont, thank you very - key peace deal. and chris page at stormont, thank you very much. i key peace deal. and chris page at i stormont, thank you very much. as part of that 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, the us president flies out tomorrow to begin that four—day visit to northern ireland and the republic. joe biden is expected to meet the irish president and address the irish president and address the irish parliament, making him the fourth us president to do so.

0ur news correspondent lukwesa burak has the details of the trip as well as more on the us president's irish roots. now, although this trip is going to be shorter than expected, what we do know is that three of the five days will be on home turf. remember that president biden is america's second irish—catholic president. he arrives on tuesday evening. he'll spend some time with prime minister rishi sunak. he has one or two engagements on wednesday, but it's a wednesday afternoon that he travels south of the border. he's going to be hosted for some time by leo varadkar, but it's here that he will be on home turf. he is a fierce, fiercely proud irishman to the point that he's even traced back his ancestry to one edward f blewitt who escaped the potato famine back in 1850. now, president biden has often been referred to as after president kennedy, the most irish of presidents. this was him speaking back in 2020. mr. biden, a quick word for the bbc.

bbc i'm irish. so that was actually president elect joe biden speaking in 2020. and when he was pushed by the bbc to speak veryjokingly, underscoring his very proud irish roots. so what's going to happen once is on home turf proper? well, we know he's going to visit dublin. we also understand that he could have a county louth on his itinerary have county louth on his itinerary and in particular a town called carlingford. and there he has connections to the finnegan family. that is on his great, great grandmother's side. and back in 2016, he actually visited a graveyard there and also was seen in a local pub. all right. where next? another area we believe that he could be viewing is county mayo. and there is a town called ballina and ballina is the connection to the blewitt family.

edward blewitt, who left during the potato famine, that's where they were based and we know that there were a number of cousins there who have in the past also travelled to washington dc to visit the first family. now, although we haven't got confirmation that he will be visiting all these locations, what we do know is that the locals have been preparing, stars and stripes are out. the bunting is out and in the meantime president biden is unlikely to stop talking about his irish roots. this was him just a matter of weeks ago for st patrick's day. and do pay close attention to the accessory as well. plenty more on that trip boast from belfast and ireland over the next couple of days. a new project has been launched to secure the future of the endangered british breed of exmoor ponies — and a stallion named after alan partridge is leading the way. he's the first to take part

in a gene—bank scheme, which will map the genetics of the line. janine jansen has been to find out more. alan partridge could be the saviour of the exmoor pony. no, not that, alan. this alan. so why is this exmoor stallion named after the comedy character? he's named elsinore. alan partridge, his breeder, uses the prefix elsinore for her, her ponies that she breeds. and she likes to choose names from tv personalities so elsinore alan partridge. i believe she's got an eltonjohn�*s creek and a few others. so that's where he got his name. but it seems to suit him with a bit of a chatty, quirky character. alljoking aside, this is a serious story. after the second world war, there were only 50 left. today there are 4000 worldwide, but only 600 or 15%

are actively breeding. so the exmoor pony society is creating a gene bank. they need 25 stallions to take part. we like to think of it as an insurance policy. so what we're doing is, is collecting semen from stallions and we're trying to do a cross section of the whole breed, and that semen will be stored in a bank. and then, heaven forbid, if the wheel comes off with any of the ponies or the breed as a whole, we've got something to go back to. and, you know, we create them, if you like. alan partridge is the first to perform. he's at a fertility clinic in suffolk. the project costs £100,000, and so far they've raised half. scientists will pick different stallions across the gene pool to create a nice cross section of the breed.

well, they're a very hardy breed, an ancient breed. they're very hardy, which, as you can see up here today on the very windswept and rainy exmoor, they've got double coats. they're really well protected. if you see on the top of the tails, they've got a snow chute which throws all the water off them. they really are extremely hardy ponies, and that's what we're breeding for. we've got to maintain that hardiness. so what are the similarities between alan the pony and alan the celebrity? i'm not sure mr. coogan�*s met him yet, but i mean, we'll, we'll see what we could do. if he's listening, you might need to get in touch. well, we'll fix you up with a meeting. that is just about it from me. i will see you at the same time tomorrow. here is chris. following the weekend today has been a completely different kind of day. the day of sunny spells and heavy thundery showers. the most active storms were spotted across parts of

the midlands, running into northern england and lincolnshire area. there were one or— england and lincolnshire area. there were one or two _ england and lincolnshire area. there were one or two popping _ england and lincolnshire area. there were one or two popping up - england and lincolnshire area. there were one or two popping up elsewhere but this really active cluster of storms came from this area of cloud here on the satellite picture. our attention is turning out into the atlantic where we have a strong jet stream that is set to develop another area of low pressure, that through tuesday night, it's going to bring another zone of strong winds and away. 0vernight tonight, a few showers will be left over north—western areas of the uk, but otherwise it is a night where the showers were gradually fade and increasingly we will see dry weather and clear spells. a chilly night, temperatures down to three to six celsius. a call start to tuesday but for many, dry and sunny morning, the exception is western scotland, where we will have a few showers from the word go. later in the day, is that the living area of low pressure moves on, we see a zone of rain put into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. the rain turns heavy through the afternoon and eventually spreads across the midlands to reach east anglia and

the south—east. the winds pick up in the south—east. the winds pick up in the west. it is not until tuesday that we see strong wind gusts here. gust could reach 50 or 60 miles an hour and there is a small chance that this area of low pressure could be even stronger. in that case we could see gusts reaching 70 or even 80 miles an hour in our most exposed locationsjoining the 80 miles an hour in our most exposed locations joining the irish sea. 80 miles an hour in our most exposed locationsjoining the irish sea. a bit of uncertainty in those details but warnings could be updated later on tuesday, so stay tuned for the details in the forecast. either way, as we head into wednesday, the area of low pressure will be slap bang over the top of the uk, bringing us a day of strong, squally winds, gusts of 50 or 60 miles an hour, outbreaks of rain pretty widely, if not, heavy thundery showers around. it will start to turn colder and across the hills in the north, we might even see some snow. we have to go pretty high up above 400 metres elevation for that. it will feel cold in the winter, it temperatures six or 7 degrees. later in the week

there will be further showers around, the wind is a bit lighter, and then it will turn mile once again.

live from london. this is bbc news. 0n the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement — the uk prime minister calls for power sharing to return to northern ireland. a shooting in the us city of louisville leaves five dead — including the gunman. at least six people are taken to hospital. 0fficers exchanged gunshots with that suspect, and ultimately that suspect did die at the scene. the mother of two british—israeli sisters killed in an attack in the west bank has now also died. and italian coastguards say they're carrying out two major rescue operations of boats carrying migrants — in waters south—east of sicily.