this is bbc news and these are the latest headlines. the traditional may day celebrations are being used to mass demonstrations in france against the rise in the pension age. police have fired tear gas against

some protesters following clashes and we will have more in the programme. russia has launched another wave of missiles at ukrainian cities in the early hours of the morning, the second predawn attack in three days. in the us first republic bank has become the third bank to collapse in a matter of months. it was bought byjp morgan chase. now we have the sport and a full round—up. we will begin with the women's champions league. a crowd of more than 60,000 is expected at the emirates for arsenal against wolfsburg. a record attendance for a women's club match in the uk is expected

and kick off is a few hours away. football right —— football arsenal are expecting a tough game especially with their injury problems. they need to be clinical. a lot of injuries this season, and they do lack a cutting edge, but they got the goals in the first leg and that is what they have got to do, take their chances, because wolfsburg are a fantastic side with experience in the champions league and i think they will be relishing the opportunity to come to the emirates, 60,000 fans, i'm sure they will want to cause an upset. dramatic weekend in the premier league and it's a huge game at the bottom of the table coming up this evening. leicester city taking on everton. three points would lift either side out of the relegation zone.

everton manager sean dyche says they have got the right mindset even if they have been disappointed with recent performances. the? they have been disappointed with recent performances.— they have been disappointed with recent performances. they have got the mentality _ recent performances. they have got the mentality to _ recent performances. they have got the mentality to take _ recent performances. they have got the mentality to take games - recent performances. they have got the mentality to take games on. - mikel arteta says it is time to put things right with a win at home to chelsea on tuesday night. idols? things right with a win at home to chelsea on tuesday night.- things right with a win at home to chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands _ chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands but _ chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands but what _ chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands but what is - chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands but what is in - chelsea on tuesday night. now it is not in our hands but what is in our. not in our hands but what is in our handsis not in our hands but what is in our hands is to win our games and the rest is up to city. when i still look at it, this is not over, and i would pay a lot of money to have this position next season, believe me, so ijust want to maximise the moment that we have right now and go for it. a ~ moment that we have right now and go for it. ~ ,, _ ., moment that we have right now and go forit. m“, _ ., moment that we have right now and go forit. ~ ,, _ ., for it. mark selby made history last niuht b for it. mark selby made history last night by becoming _ for it. mark selby made history last night by becoming the _ for it. mark selby made history last night by becoming the first - for it. mark selby made history last night by becoming the first player | night by becoming the first player to make a maximum 147 break in the

rohit amateurfinal but to make a maximum 147 break in the rohit amateur final but he has begun 9-8 rohit amateur final but he has begun 9—8 down against luca brecel —— the world championship final. the belgian bullet hitting three century breaks on his way to a 13—8 lead at the interval but mark selby has been fighting back with a couple of straight frames. it is 13—10 at the moment. these are the live pictures. mark selby yesterday was a 6— to down at one stage but he clawed his way back and he looks to be edging his way back into contention. the first to 18 will win an mark selby is hoping for a fifth world title. luca brecel is hoping for his first. can he hold his nerve?

in the nba, steph curry ensured the reigning champions golden state warriors avoided an early play—off exit, with a masterclass in the series decider at the sacramento kings. the warriors had lost heavily in game six on friday but curry, chasing a fifth nba title in nine years, led their comeback. the warriors will face lebronjames�*s la lakers in the western conference semifinals — mainly because curry hit a play—off career—high 50 points, as his side won by 120 points to 100. we will have more sport late on but now back to you. we have got more live pictures coming out of paris. as we said earlier, this is a high tension situation in paris and there are some areas where these may day protests are extremely peaceful but there are other areas where pellets are being thrown at riot police and

also tear gas is being used to try to disperse protesters. this is all down to a few issues and first of all may day protests have history, unions come out, it is a yearly event which has been going on for decades but this time it is different because it is only two weeks since the pension reforms were signed into law by president macron. that was an extremely unpopular decision. pension reform raise the age of retirement from 62 up to 64 —— raised. this is one of the reasons why we are seeing a lot more tension this time. many of the protests have been peaceful, though, and there are protests across the country, notjust in paris. in cities like lyon, nantes and other areas. we will keep a close eye on

this throughout the afternoon on bbc news but now we will move on. russia has launched another wave of missiles at ukrainian cities in the early hours of the morning — the second pre—dawn attack in three days. the ukrainian military said most of the missiles were intercepted by air defence systems, including over the capital, kyiv. it comes as hours earlier there was another missile attack on the city of pavlohrad, in the eastern dnipro region. russian military commentators said that the targets were warehouses storing military equipment for a ukrainian counter—offensive. local authorities say 34 civilians have been injured. thousands of people have been left without power in two regions in the east of the country. we arejoined by we are joined by our guest who specialises in energy security issues. talk me through the latest

russian attacks.— issues. talk me through the latest russian attacks. basically we have a coule of russian attacks. basically we have a couple of trends, _ russian attacks. basically we have a couple of trends, the _ russian attacks. basically we have a couple of trends, the attacks - russian attacks. basically we have a couple of trends, the attacks are - couple of trends, the attacks are much smaller than the ones russia undertook at the end of last year at the beginning of this year. basically we are speaking about 50% drop in the number of used missiles and air drones so we see that russia has already used a lot of its munitions and as of now attacks come on a smaller scale and the second important issue is that ukrainian anti—air defence became much more qualitative and efficient and we are speaking about 80—85% of missiles being shot down by our forces. i would like to mention that although the russian ministerial defence mentioned there main targets were munitions depots, basically some of

the hits art several kilometres from the hits art several kilometres from the nearest military object, so it still we see the continuation of russian policy of intimidation of the civil population of ukrainian citizens. ., ,., , the civil population of ukrainian citizens. ., , ., ., citizens. fewer weapons and a deleted citizens. fewer weapons and a depleted munitions, _ citizens. fewer weapons and a depleted munitions, does- citizens. fewer weapons and a depleted munitions, does thisj citizens. fewer weapons and a - depleted munitions, does this mean that russia are more targeted in the way that they are targeting ukraine? yes, i believe so, but as i mentioned, some of the targets of the russian missiles are several kilometres away from the nearest ukrainian military object so basically even of being depleted with munitions and having fewer rockets to produce and use, russia is continuing with a full—scale tactical intimidation and disseminating fear amongst the population but i should also mention that as of now i do not see on the ground in kyiv any signs of fearsome

tactics working on ukrainian civilians for the ukraine is finishing plans for a long awaited offensive against russian forces? definitely so. that is one of the most interesting parts of the russian tactics because many of my colleagues, especially military analysts, they believe it is more profitable for russian forces and russian rocket unions to the macro —— rocket units to target the infrastructure near the front line but we still see the previous tactics being used which is a strange situation especially for our generals. strange situation especially for our uenerals. �* ., strange situation especially for our uenerals. �* . ., ., generals. alexander, thanks for “oininu generals. alexander, thanks for joining us- _ the troubled us bank first republic collapsed this morning and was subject to a takeover bid from jp morgan chase. it is the third american lender to fail this year.

he is our business correspondent. —— here. investors and customers have been deserting first republic bank. in two months its shares have tanked from $147 each to just $3.50 and $100 billion of deposits have been withdrawn. when confidence goes, money tends to follow. the us banking regulator has broken a multibillion—dollar rescue deal. the investment banking giantjp morgan chase will take on all 84 branches and all deposits will be guaranteed by the us government. if you were a first republic depositor, you can breathe a big sigh of relief today. if you are under 250,000, the us guarantee level, you didn't have to worry anyway. but if you had more than $250,000 in deposit, as of now, you have that deposit with jp morgan chase, the largest bank in america. first republic was known for having a big mortgage lending business and a large stable

of wealthy clients. as interest rates soared, it was forced to borrow at higher rates and were seen as vulnerable. it is the third mid—sized us bank to collapse this year following the failure of silicon valley bank and new york—based signature bank. there have been fears this is the start of another financial crisis. if we look back at 2008, it started with one bank, northern rock, but quickly spread to lots of others. the issue was weak rules around mortgage lending and pretty much every bank was exposed. since 2008, the rules around lending have been tightened and banks have to have more money in reserve to ride out difficult periods. so the hope now is this can be contained to a few banks and this is the end of recent turmoil. if this had happened a month ago, i think there would have been substantial concerns about basically contagion, the concept of one bank is going to cause another bank to fail and runs on banks.

the marketplace has settled down a good bit over the last month. at least one more interest rate rise is predicted in the us and uk. smaller banks could face yet more strain. how relaxed the market is over this rescue deal will become clear in the next few hours. marc ashdown, bbc news. around the world and in the uk, this is bbc news. residents at this care home in harrowgate are certainly impressed with their colourful new addition. are you proud of them?- with their colourful new addition. are you proud of them? really proud. bell and maisie _ are you proud of them? really proud. bell and maisie created _ are you proud of them? really proud. bell and maisie created their- are you proud of them? really proud. bell and maisie created their own - bell and maisie created their own interpretation of the king's correlation and so did 42 other students at st aidan at�*s school. that is really nice with the flowers and the _ that is really nice with the flowers and the different colours. the that is really nice with the flowers and the different colours.- and the different colours. the art ro'ects and the different colours. the art

prejeets are _ and the different colours. the art prejeets are a _ and the different colours. the art projects are a collaboration - and the different colours. the art i projects are a collaboration between young and old and all part of the build—up to the coronation and it is feeling special to everyone involved. the silhouettes of the king on canvas will be a permanent feature and a reminder of an important moment in british history. does it look good? yes. important moment in british history. does it look good?— does it look good? yes, it does. with their _ does it look good? yes, it does. with their new— does it look good? yes, it does. with their new creations - does it look good? yes, it does. with their new creations on - does it look good? yes, it does. i with their new creations on display in the new friendships they have formed, the residents of the care home are ready to witness history again. let's turn to the situation in afghanistan. the head of the un, antonio guterres, is meeting international envoys to explore ways to engage with the taliban rulers in afghanistan. the two—day gathering in the qatari capital, doha, will focus on issues such as the rights of afghan women and girls. the taliban have not been invited

to the meeting, which is being held at a secret location. ahead of the talks, a small group of women staged a protest in kabul on saturday opposing any international recognition of the taliban—run administration. for more we can speak to the former head of afghanistan's independent human rights commission and itjoins me now from oxford. thanks for joining us. what do you want to see happening in this un meeting which does not include any taliban and also it does not include any afghan women? ., , ., . women? the meeting does not include an aft han women? the meeting does not include any afghan women _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what we - women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what we want l women? the meeting does not include l any afghan women and what we want to see coming out of the meeting is further international cohesion on how to move forward with the taliban. and hopefully further pressure on the taliban especially for the restrictions they have imposed on women and they recently decided to ban women from working with the un and restrict access to

humanitarian aid for millions of people, so the hope is that in this gathering of a couple of days where we have representatives of many countries, that they will come up with clarity and cohesion on how to move forward to increase pressure on the taliban and not any discussion of recognition.— of recognition. what option do eo - le of recognition. what option do people have — of recognition. what option do people have in _ of recognition. what option do people have in afghanistan - of recognition. what option do i people have in afghanistan have, especially the women, given that they do not have a voice on the international stage here? this has been one of— international stage here? this has been one of the _ international stage here? this has been one of the issues _ international stage here? this has been one of the issues that - international stage here? this has been one of the issues that has i international stage here? this has i been one of the issues that has been criticised by women's groups inside and outside afghanistan. women inside afghanistan have lost all civic space. as soon as they go onto the streets and organise protests at home, even, they are detained, they are being tortured, and outside afghanistan women's rights are also excluded from gatherings, like this one happening in doha right now so

there's a fear that the voices of afghan women will be excluded from the decisions made about afghanistan and engagement with the taliban, thatis and engagement with the taliban, that is why we have written an open letter to the un secretary—general and two others in doha with very clear demands are about to bans and restrictions and pushing the taliban for a full admission of women in society but there has been more anxiety because just a few weeks earlier there was a discussion where there was a reference about potentially discussing small baby steps towards recognition and this sent shock waves.— sent shock waves. what kind of im act sent shock waves. what kind of impact would — sent shock waves. what kind of impact would it _ sent shock waves. what kind of impact would it have _ sent shock waves. what kind of impact would it have if - sent shock waves. what kind of impact would it have if the - sent shock waves. what kind of i impact would it have if the taliban were recognised without making the concessions, the basic concessions, that you are talking about? it will

basically seal _ that you are talking about? it will basically seal off _ that you are talking about? it will basically seal off the _ that you are talking about? it will basically seal off the gender - basically seal off the gender apartheid they are implementing right now because afghan women are banned from going to parks and going to work and going to university. girls are banned from going to school. it is full on apartheid on the basis of gender and it will give recognition and basicallyjustify recognition and basically justify that recognition and basicallyjustify that which is what the taliban have been trying to justify but this also has implications for women over the world —— all over the world because this is a reminder of how fragile women's rights are and it will empower regimes across the world to further shrink the rights and liberties of women. it is further shrink the rights and liberties of women. it is good to talk to you- _ liberties of women. it is good to talk to you. we _ liberties of women. it is good to talk to you. we appreciate - liberties of women. it is good to talk to you. we appreciate you l talk to you. we appreciate you taking the time to speak to us on the bbc. the host of masterchef australia — jock zonfrillo — has died suddenly in melbourne a day

before a new season of the tv show was due to air. he was 46. originally from scotland — zonfrillo worked with acclaimed chefs around the world before opening his own restaurants in australia. he began hosting masterchef four years ago. the celebrity chef — gordon ramsey — said the news was devastating. it was the most read story of the day at one point on the bbc website and many of you are interested in reading more about him and the fact that he passed away so suddenly in australia. more about that on the website. turkey's president erdogan has said the head of the islamic state group has been killed in syria in an operation by turkish intelligence forces. abu hussein al-qurashi was named leader of the islamist militant group late last year. in an interview broadcast on turkish state television, mr erdogan said his forces will now continue the fight against terrorist organisations

without any exceptions. translation: there has been a development that| shows a determined fight against terrorist organisations. our national intelligence organisation has been following the so—called islamic state leader codenamed abu hussein al-qurashi for a long time. this is the first time announcing that this individual was neutralised as part of an operation in syria. colin clark focuses on terrorism and international security. thanks for joining us. what is the significance of this and what impact it might have on the grid? the of this and what impact it might have on the grid?— of this and what impact it might have on the grid? the islamic state, this is their — have on the grid? the islamic state, this is their third _ have on the grid? the islamic state, this is their third leader _ have on the grid? the islamic state, this is their third leader they - have on the grid? the islamic state, this is their third leader they have i this is their third leader they have lost within the span of about 18 months and what that does to an organisation is it prevents them from planning attacks and if you are constantly on the run and looking out for your safety and security, you have little time to spend planning and plotting, which isjust

in iraq and syria, and globally we see a different picture with the islamic state.— see a different picture with the islamic state. . , ., ., islamic state. the current state of the islamic _ islamic state. the current state of the islamic state _ islamic state. the current state of the islamic state group, _ islamic state. the current state of the islamic state group, do - islamic state. the current state of the islamic state group, do we - islamic state. the current state of i the islamic state group, do we know exactly what the sizes and what kind of global coordination it has because it is so difficult to get precise factual information? the exact figures _ precise factual information? tue: exact figures are precise factual information? t'te: exact figures are just precise factual information? tt2 exact figures are just a rough estimate and arrange, and the un had said as recently as six months ago, that isis had a certain figure but i think it could be a bit lower, with some recent low—level attacks in recent ramadan, but globally, afghanistan, parts of north africa, sub africa, anywhere between several hundred fighters and several thousand fighters especially with the afghan affiliate islamic state and in the greater sahara, where

they represent the most potent threat at the moment. tt they represent the most potent threat at the moment. it probably does not matter— threat at the moment. it probably does not matter who _ threat at the moment. it probably does not matter who the - threat at the moment. it probably does not matter who the next - threat at the moment. it probably i does not matter who the next leader is but do we have any ideas who that may be and what difference they may make? irate may be and what difference they may make? ~ ., �* ~ ., ~ may be and what difference they may make? . ., �* 4' ., ~ ., make? we don't know. we did not even know who the — make? we don't know. we did not even know who the last _ make? we don't know. we did not even know who the last leaders _ make? we don't know. we did not even know who the last leaders were - know who the last leaders were because they were killed in such quick succession and the last isis leader we knew about was the individual who was killed eventually but after that the last two individuals do not really communicate with the group writ large but we know the facilitation network globally is still intact and there is an individual who was part of islamic state somalia it was sending money to the afghan affiliate and he was killed earlier this year by us special forces in a cave complex in northern somalia. who would want to be an islamic

state leader now, given the fate of those who have gone before, and president erdogan says europe does not want to be aware of this regarding terrorism, what does he mean by this? t’m regarding terrorism, what does he mean by this?— regarding terrorism, what does he mean by this? i'm not sure what the comment is — mean by this? i'm not sure what the comment is meant _ mean by this? i'm not sure what the comment is meant to _ mean by this? i'm not sure what the comment is meant to suggest, - mean by this? i'm not sure what the comment is meant to suggest, but i comment is meant to suggest, but maybe typical president erdogan bluster because he positioned himself as a strongman and a saviour and saying, leave it to me and i will take care of the islamic state threat. the statement needs to be viewed in context which as we are two weeks away from turkish elections on the 14th of may and erdogan wants to continue cultivating the image of a strongman and a protector, somebody who is strong on national security writ large. strong on national security writ larae. ., strong on national security writ lane, ., ., ~' strong on national security writ larae. ., ., ~ .,, strong on national security writ larae. ., ., ~ , strong on national security writ lane. ., ., ~' .,, , large. colin clark, it has been so aood to large. colin clark, it has been so good to talk _ large. colin clark, it has been so good to talk to _ large. colin clark, it has been so good to talk to you. _ large. colin clark, it has been so good to talk to you. thank - large. colin clark, it has been so good to talk to you. thank you i large. colin clark, it has been so. good to talk to you. thank you for talking to us about the killing of the islamic state leader which has been reported in the last 24 hours.

i now want to show you a clip. this has gone viral. a video of a man doing the "worm" during a performance by british singer—songwriter rita 0ra has gone viral. it just looks like he itjust looks like he is falling and getting up again, even though it is called the worm. rita 0ra was performing her song praising you at a prince's trust charity event in new york when 57—year—old australian man ian smith decided to show off his dance moves. rita 0ra then shared the video. she was so impressed. i need you in my life. find this

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pictures and that story in paris throughout the day here on the bbc. stay with us here. hello there. the colours of spring are starting to come out and to be enjoyed if you are heading out for a walk for the rest of bank holiday monday. but do be aware it's worth taking something waterproof because there'll be a few sharp showers around in central and eastern areas and it's actually quite chilly, particularly in the north. and that cooler air will filter its way southwards, it's all lagging behind this particular weather front, not especially wet weather on that weather front. it's just that behind it the flow is coming right the way down from the arctic. so we will gradually find that chilly air filtering its way across many northern and eastern areas. ahead of that, even though we are bringing in a few sharp showers, as i say, across central and eastern areas, we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine, though, further west and across the north of scotland

as the sky starts to clear here, just four or five degrees in the northern isles for what's left of today, 16 or 17 is around about average for early may in the south. but overnight the cloud comes and goes. i think we will find a little bit of patchy fog developing in southern and western areas, even some sea fog here. but in the north, over the under the clear skies, we're looking at a frost, so farmers and growers beware, it is going to be a cold night, a cold start to our tuesday morning, some fog to clear away as well for the return to work and quite a bit of cloud first thing. it will tend to break up. things brighten up as we go through the day and to allow some with light winds, some pleasantly warm sunshine to come through the clouds. but again, because the air�*s coming down from the north, it's still quite chilly, particularly near the north sea coast. so temperatures actually a little bit lower than today. and then we've got weather fronts creeping in from the south and west later. but what we will find tomorrow, even though temperatures are a little bit lower, a bit more sunshine, we're going to have high levels of pollen across central

and western areas. northern ireland, many central and western parts of wales. now, come wednesday, still quite a bit of cloud mulling around, but perhaps some drier air, some sunnier skies coming in to the south, our weather front by that stage sitting across the north giving some drizzly rain, just ten or 12 here, which is higher because it's milder air that's working around our area of low pressure. so we do start on a chilly note this week and to start may, but we will pull the temperatures up marginally as we go towards the end of the week. but with it, we've got that low pressure sat to the west throwing showers and unsettled weather across much of the uk set to continue into the weekend.

live from london, this is bbc news. in france traditional may day celebrations are being used for mass demonstrations against the increase in the pension age. these are pictures right now from paris. more than 60 people have been arrested. and nurses in england say they are holding their biggest strike yet as nhs bosses warn patients to expect disruptions. the industrial action will last until midnight on monday. humanitarian organisations plead with rival military factions in sudan to stick to the latest ceasefire and protect aid workers.