andrew plant, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news.say they've intercepted seven missiles launched into saudi arabia by yemen's houthi rebels. fragments of the destroyed missiles are reported to have landed in residential areas of the capital riyadh, killing an egyptian national. it comes on the third anniversary of the saudi intervention in yemen's civil war. a 14—year—old girl has been seriously hurt after a group of children were run down by a car in glasgow. police say the car, with two men in it, was driven deliberately at the children and the attack is being treated as attempted murder. egypt is holding a presidential election which is widely expected to return the current leader, abdel fattah el—sisi, to office. the polls will be open for three days. several candidates have dropped out of the race, citing intimidation, and one challenger says he supports the current president. opposition figures have already called for a boycott. the ride—hailing app uber is pulling out of south—east asia, and has sold its business in eight coun

andrew plant, bbc news.nt of multiple sclerosis, after the results of an international trial involving stem cell transplants. doctors in sheffield in northern england were part of the study, which showed an improvement in symptoms and the progress of the neurological condition halted. around 100,000 people in the uk are affected by ms, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh explains. so nice to finally get out. it feels like my diagnosis wasjust a bad dream. before her transplant, louise willetts from rotherham had severe relapses, attacks of multiple sclerosis. at one point, she was in a wheelchair. it also affected her mind — she struggled to read and follow conversations. now, she's completely well and has a newborn daughter too. it does feel like a miracle. almost have to i pinch myself and think, is it real, is it really gone, will it come back? i don't live in fear any more so i actually live every day as i want to live it, rather than around my ms. ms is caused by a faulty immune system, attacking

andrew plant, bbc news.been against in a two—month battle advances and have been against in a two— month battle with advances and have been against in a two—month battle with kurdish militiamen. lez talk to our correspondence in istanbul. what is the latest on this? are turkish forces in control on what is the significance of that if they are? we have seen footage released by the turkey ‘s military that shows turkish troops in the centre of afrin. a turkish flag and syrian opposition flag draped over buildings in the town centre. president erdogan is saying that they are now under the control of turkish troops. the white pg resista nce turkish troops. the white pg resistance who have been the target of the turkish offensive for two months seemed to melt away towards the end. many of the fighters we understand fled the town along with some of the hundred and 50,000 or so civilians who have escaped to a corridor in the south east of afrin as the city was squeezed by the rebels. this means that it deprives the

andrew plant reports. a fire on the fourth floor.s shopping centre surrounded by firefighters searching for survivors, trying to reach upperfloor windows, fighting the smoke billowing outside. the fire started here on sunday. dozens were evacuated, but it was clear dozens more were missing, many of them children. translation: the area of the fire is about 1500 square metres. at this moment, 288 emergency officers are working on site, as well as 62 units of equipment and an airbourne grouping are taking part in the search and rescue operation. we are taking all necessary measures to extinguish the fire. the shopping centre has a very complex construction. there is a lot of combustible materials. people gathered to stand and stare as the fire unfolded. witnesses said it trapped people on the upper floors, and said some had jumped from windows to try to escape from the flames. an industrial city of more than half a million, it is one of russia's biggest coal producing regions, more than 2000 kilometres east of moscow. already, there are

andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.er from london who has scooped up a global award. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and the dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — vladimir putin wins a landslide victory in the russian presidential election, securing another six years in office. he also dismissed suggestions from britain that russia was behind the poisoning of former spy, sergei skripal and his daughter. well, let's stay with that story and listen to president putin's comments on the nerve agent attack

andrew plant, bbc news.ires, oprah winfrey or beyonce may come to mind but those superstars are hardly the first to reach the top 1%. in fact between 1830 and the 1920s, a small group of tenacious entrepreneurs reached the highest levels of financial success. their experiences are now chronicled in a new book looking at a little known chapter of american history. they lived in incredible mansions, they travelled the world, uh, they had servants, they ate on fine china and silver. there were also very much closeted. my name is shomari willis. the book is "black fortunes," it's about the first black millionaires in the united states. we think about the struggle for equal rights and we do not think about the funding for that struggle. the story begins with a woman called mary ellen pleasant. she went to san francisco during the gold rush and she became a millionaire. she decided to use her money to try to bring about an end to slavery somehow, and the best way she could think of to do this was to give the money

andrew plant reports.the world's towns and cities and mining and water pollution. for thousands of years, humans have been changing the land around them. now, scientists say the destruction of nature is rapidly eroding the planet's capacity to provide food and water and a study backed by the un says many millions could be affected. the main cause we find of land degradation worldwide is the imbalance between what we are demanding of the land and what it can supply. we've converted large amounts of our forest. large amounts of our grasslands. we've lost 87% of our wetlands, 50% since 1900, so we have really changed our land surface in the last several hundred years. in the same month that the last male northern white rhino died, the study shows that biodiversity is suffering a sharp decline. exploitable fisheries in the asia—pacific, for example, falling to zero by the middle of this century. 130 million hectares of brazilian rainforests lost since 1990. more than 500 experts say the time to act has already

andrew plant reports.f a passenger plane that crashed on landing with 71 people on board. many killed as the plane burst into flames, missing the runway at kathmandu airport and skidding to rest in a nearby field. translation: it was shaking like this and was about to crash, but it picked up and flew as it shook. it then tilted and hit its wings and engine, then crashed. i saw it catch fire and ran towards it. translation: two, three people fell orjumped out of the windows. but the end of the plane was burning very badly. it would be hard to survive. in the local hospital, relatives waited for news. names of the injured pinned to the walls. officials say 31 people survived the crash. some have since died from their injuries, others now in a critical condition. bosanta bohara was pulled from the wreckage. translation: i don't know anything, i don't remember. i remember only the accident, nothing else. i don't know how i got out. sa nam sha kya managed to climb from one of the aeroplane's broken windows. tra

thousands of civilians have been caught up in the violence, as andrew plant reports.g into rebel land on the outskirts of the capital. rebel soldiers driven out and their trenches and camps have been left abandoned. in january this year, syrian forces began pounding eastern ghouta. with towns destroyed, hundreds have been trapped. these people, discovered on sunday morning. translation: we were 200 families. many have fled, but we remained here. the armed groups told us to flee but we refused and we told them that we would stay here. hiding in a basement, sheltering from the bombs above. translation: we waited for you to arrive, now we are safe. the onslaught of airstrikes, barrel bombs and rockets have split the rebels and taken strategic towns, isolating duma and mesraba. but 400,000 civilians live here too. more than 1,100 killed in the last four weeks, including 200 children. hospitals have been damaged. makeshift medical facilities, overwhelmed. and doctors say they are desperate for supplies. some aid has been delivered — food to feed a few thousand. so far, no

andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.mbers of young british muslim women are choosing to wear a headscarf. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what‘s it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america‘s national rifle association is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida which was signed into law earlier

andrew plant, bbc news.me: a victim of asia's demand for rhino horn — the white rhino takes another step towards extinction. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: politicians in europe and the us are calling executives at facebook to answer questions about allegations that data was misused to influence elections. another explosion has been reported in the city of austin in the american state of texas, but police say it's not related to five others this m

andrew plant, bbc news.hed into a house outside the philippines capital of manila, killing 10 people. the plane, carrying five passengers and a pilot, had just taken off from a small airport nearby and was headed north before it hit the house, killing five occupants. the philippines‘ civil aviation authority has ordered all aircraft operated by the company be grounded, pending the outcome of an investigation. police in kent have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a nightclub. lycee a number of people were injured. the incident is not being treated as terror related. let's ta ke being treated as terror related. let's take a look at some of the other stories making use of this power. germany's chancellor angela merkel and china's president xijinping have discussed overcapacity in world steel production. they've agreed to work within the g20 group of nations to find a solution. their telephone discussion comes shortly before president trump's new tariffs on steel and alu

andrew plant, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.president xijinping have discussed overcapacity in world steel production. they've agreed to work within the g20 group of nations to find a solution. their telephone discussion comes shortly before president trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminium are enforced. both china and germany are big steel producers. at least three bystanders, including a baby in a pram, were killed by stray bullets during a shoot—out between police and a drugs gang in rio de janeiro on friday. the killings, in the alemao favela district, come a month after the brazilian military took control of public security in rio state to combat a wave of violence that has claimed 7,000 lives in the past year. an engineer left a voice mail two days before a bridge collapsed in miami, warning "some cracking" had been found in the structure, but added there were no concerns from a safety perspective. officials say the voice mail wasn't picked up until after the accident on thursday in which six people were killed. the sev

andrew plant, bbc news.rrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a nightclub building in gravesend. police say a number of people were injured. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. the attorney general in the us state of massachusetts is to begin an investigation into claims that information from millions of facebook users may have been used by a data company during the 2016 us presidential election. a former employee of cambridge analytica claims that 50 million profiles were accessed. the two companies deny any wrongdoing. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. this is all about protection of personal information and data. it all started with the creation of an app four years ago by the university of cambridge. that app harvested loads of data from facebook users, 270,000, in fact. but in addition to that, their friends‘ as well, so you can see how it gets into millions. that information, which is very personal information, was then given to a compan

andrew plant reports: a fire on the fourth floor. this shopping centre surrounded by firefighters searching for survivors, trying to reach upperfloor windows, fighting the smoke billowing outside. the fire started here on sunday. dozens were evacuated, but it was clear dozens more were missing, many of them children. translation: the area of the fire is about 1500 square metres. at this moment, 288 emergency officers are working on site as well as 62 units of equipment and an airbourne grouping are taking part in the search and rescue operation. we are taking all necessary measures to extinguish the fire. the shopping centre has a very complex construction. there is a lot of combustible materials. people gathered to stand and stare as the fire unfolded. witnesses said it trapped people on the upper floors, and said some had jumped from windows to try to escape from the flames. an industrial city of more than half a million, it is one of russia's biggest coal producing regions. more than 2000 kilometres east of moscow. already, there

andrew plant reports.the world's towns and cities and mining and water pollution. for thousands of years humans have been changing the land around them. now scientists say the destruction of nature is rapidly eroding the planet's capacity to provide food and water and a study backed by the un says many millions could be affected. the main cause we find of land degradation worldwide is the imbalance between what we are demanding of the land and what it can supply. we've converted large amounts of our forest. amounts of our grasslands. we've lost 87% of our wetlands, 50% since 1900, so we have really changed our land surface in the last several 100 years. in the same month that the last male northern white rhino died, the study shows that biodiversity is suffering a sharp decline. exploitable fisheries in the asia—pacific, for example, falling to zero by the middle of this century. 130 million hectares of brazilian rainforests lost since 1990. more than 500 experts say the time to act has already passed and

andrew plant, bbc news.fifmwfl 424g some of us will! chmfimfifmwfl 424g some of us will be! chmfimfifmwfl 424g some of us will be a little for some of us will be a little lower by tomorrow, so more of us sticking with highs in single figures. —— dry and sunny for the central belt of scotland. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. sources tell the bbc the trace of the nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia scripal was found on and around the table where they ate in salisbury last sunday afternoon.

andrew plant, bbc news. here is nick with the weather.

andrew plant reports.uta, on board enough to feed 12,000 people in an area where 400,000 have been under siege since 2013. humanitarian groups say it is m217,” not nearly enough.-many4ike this= man are fleeing their homes, taking only what they can. translation: the situation is catastrophic. have no clothes, no underwear, no fruit, we just have this ship, we left everything behind. the aed is meant to reach civilians in eastern ghouta, the rebel enclave outside the capital damascus. estimates are that around 940 people have died here since intense bombing began last month. 200 of them children. translation: we heard this aid convoy will arrive. this is not a solution. the solution is to stop the air strikes. we are bringing in food to eat but if people are dying, what use is that? some militants have been given permission to leave, syrian state tv here showing what it said were rebels and their families in driven away. hospitals and health centres have been destroyed in the bombing. doctors say a mass res

andrew plant, bbc news.m, explained what this could mean for british manufacturers. this is a tweet from a president who likes twitter. but if he were to impose taxes on european cars being sold in the united states, it would have a huge impact, because huge numbers of german, especially, and british cars are sold in the north american continent. bmw and mercedes are huge brands and volkswagen is absolutely huge. but they have factories in north america, bmw, mercedes and volkswagen. where is jaguar land rover, they make most of their cars here in the uk and export them to the united states. they are also premium products which means they were proportionally pay more money if attacks was slapped on it. i had money if attacks was slapped on it. ihada money if attacks was slapped on it. i had a quick look at the statistics and jaguar land rover sold 114,000 ca i’s and jaguar land rover sold 114,000 cars in the united states last year. 74,000 of them were land rover, very big vehicles, and adding a 10% or 20% c

andrew plant, bbc news.some of the other stories making the news: saudi—led coalition forces say they've intercepted seven missiles launched into saudi arabia by yemen's houthi rebels. fragments of the destroyed missiles are reported to have landed in residential areas of the capital riyadh, killing an egyptian national. it comes on the third anniversary of the saudi intervention in yemen's civil war. a 14—yearold girl has been seriously hurt after a group of children were run down by a car in glasgow. police say the car, with two men in it, was driven deliberately at the children and the attack is being treated as attempted murder. egypt's interior ministry says police have killed six militants belonging to the group it says carried out a car bombing in the city of alexandria on saturday. in a statement it said police uncovered a terrorist den and exchanged fire with those inside. two policeman died in the car bomb attack which targeted the city's head of security. he escaped unharmed. the ousted former lea

andrew plant, bbc news. be a week old. it will now spend two to three years clinging to its mother. western lowland gorillas are critically endangered, with only an estimated 100,000 left in the wild. so happy mother's day in the congo! coming up in the next few minutes. talking movies goes to hollywood looking back at those who try and in this year's 0scars. early morning mist and fog is lifted, macleod is breaking and sunday will be sunny spells and scattered showers, weather fronts topping and telling the country, the swollen morfa player later on but the remnants of yesterday's rain looks likely to set into the far north of scotland better day generally for scotland, northern england and northern ireland and it will be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers for most of england and wales but the showers turning to more organised rain by the end of the day and the winds increasing down into the south west saw this area of low pressure will gradually drifted away across northwards as we go through sun

andrew plant reports. the white hot glow of steel.d heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful, and when it comes to a time when our countries... on thursday, donald trump announced plans to levy a 25% tax on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. the current deals, he said, bad for the us economy. european commission president jean—claude juncker said that eu could retaliate in kind with tariffs of its own on things the us sells to europe. we buy more steel from the united states than any other country. canada, too, opposed the idea. justin trudeau urging mr trump to reconsider. it is significant and serious. now donald trump has hit back, threatening to increase tax on imported european cars. america — the eu's biggest car market. in a tweet, he said, if the eu wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on us companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars which freely pour into the us. they make it impossible for our cars and more to sell

andrew plant reports.bal industry has sparked heated threats of trade ta riffs has sparked heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our...

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. most active volcanoes.ain after seven years. in 2011, locals were evacuated. it is now being watched very closely. smoke is rising more than 3,000 metres into the air. high winds blowing ash across the towns nearby. around the volcano. in a country with more than 100 volcanoes. base for the mysterious villains of the spectre organisation. experts are watching to see just how violent this volcano will become. that north korea wants to make peace. firing missiles anymore. kim jong—un could lead to the greatest deal for the world. of the team on twitter. i'm at lvaughanjones. you are watching bbc news. of england and wales. but thoroughly wet across many northern areas. across parts of scotland with some snow on the hills. as the weather front continues to move northwards. of the night. but elsewhere a dry and chilly start to sunday. and stubborn to clear. but eventually they should do. of the morning. of scotland as well. into the afternoon, some could be heavy, maybe thundery. but a milder day for scotland,

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. most active volcanoes. yea rs.eing watched very closely. smoke is rising more than 3000 metres into the air. high winds blowing ash across the towns nearby. kilometres around the volcano. volcanic range in a country with more than 100 volcanoes. organisation. volcano will become. called for an international ban on landmines. by walking through a live minefield. the halo trust, was with diana during her iconic walk. before she died. good morning. good morning, ma'am. when she arrived, she was very nervous. "you need to listen to me. i'm going to give you a safety briefing. these are the things that have been killing a lot of the children. or seriously injured. which is probably not the best opening line to a princess. ban on landmines. largely neglected issue. specialised in clearing landmines and the other detritus of war. the amazing work we did. of the amount of media that came off planes. i was expecting a fewjournalists. i think there was something like 90 following her around. de—mining teams in the former reb

andrew plant reports.ountry's most active volcanoes. active volcanoes. shinmoedake, awake again after seven yea rs. shinmoedake, awake again after seven years. in 2011, locals were evacuated. it is now being watched closely. closely. smoke is rising more than 3000 metres into the air. 3000 metres into the air. high wind blowing ash across the towns nearby. blowing ash across the towns nearby. flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. around the volcano. volcanic range in a country with more than 100 volcanoes. more than 100 volcanoes. villains of the spectre organisation. organisation. just how violent this volcano will come. come. tremors and more than ten eruptions per day. of the team on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. the weather now, with stav danaos. of england and wales. but thoroughly wet across many northern areas. across parts of scotland with some snow on the hills. as the weather front continues to move northwards. of the night. but elsewhere a dry and chilly start to sunday. and stub

andrew plant reports. the white hot glow of steel.f trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our country...

andrew plant, bbc news. nationals made up the majority of reported modern slavery and trafficking victims in the uk, according to the national crime agency. more than 5,000 cases were identified last year by the authorities and over 800 of them were british. the number of children thought to be involved rose by two—thirds. the home office says greater awareness and improved understanding of modern slavery are helping to identify potential victims. children in the north of england are more likely to go to poor schools and leave education earlier than their southern counterparts. that's according to a report by the children's commissioner, anne longfield. the department for education said that more than £3 billion was being invested in projects to boost the northern economy, but the comissioner says northern students still face a disadvantage. i'm worried about children living in disadvantage anywhere in the country, but there's a disproportionate number living in those areas of entrenched disadvantage in the

andrew plant reports. global industry has sparked heated threats of trade tariffs and friction between the us and europe. it's disgraceful. and when it comes to a time when our country...

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. volcanoes. this is mount shinmoedake — awake again after seven years. in 2011, locals were evacuated. it's now being watched very closely. smoke is rising more than 3,000 metres into the air. high winds blowing ash across the towns nearby. these schoolchildren now wearing protective hard hats, with authorities warning of the risk of flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. deep in the south of japan, it's part of a long volcanic range, in a country with more than 100 active volcanoes. in 1967, it was made famous on the big screen, $35.5“. gages! he’l'?“ ares mflsafibfl days before it collapsed. mps say carillion paid out £6.4 million to professional advisers on the same day that it sought financial aid. the firm was wound up with debts of almost £1 billion. more and our main story, traces of a nerve agent used to poison former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia have been found at a restau ra nt daughter yulia have been found at a restaurant where they had eat

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan.country's most active falque knows. —— volcanos. it is now being watched very carefully as smoke rises more than 3000 metres into the air. high winds growing ash across the town, schoolchildren wearing protective hard hats with the authorities warning of the risk of flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. deep in the south of japan, it's part of a long volcanic range in a country with more than 100 active volcanoes. in 1967 it was made famous on the big screen in the james bond film you only live twice as the headquarters of the spectre organisation. it has been spitting ash and rocks and with more than ten eruptions everyday experts are watching to see how more violent they become. time for a look at the weather. here is nick. after a look at some rain and sunshine, a look ahead. temperatures heading up into double figures for some of ours. for england and wales, low pressure has been close by. from this area of low pressure abandoned spreading northwards. here is the p

andrew plant, bbc news. here is nick with the weather. you may have been caught in a shower today. many of us have had a fine day, broken cloud and occasional sunny spells. it will get wetter in england and wales this evening and overnight, a area of rain moving to the north. some of that wet weather will reach the eastern side of northern ireland and the far south of scotland later in the night. the rest of scotland, mist, low cloud and patchy fog. most places will stay above freezing on monday morning. further outbreaks of rain showers across large parts of england and wales on monday, eventually easing away from the eastern side of northern ireland, still fringing into southernmost parts of scotland. dry and some sergei sunny for the central bout of scotland. quite windy into the channel islands, and temperatures for some of us will be a little lower by tomorrow, so more of us sticking with highs in single figures. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. sources tell the bbc that the trace of the nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia scripal has been found on and around th

andrew plant reports.onday morning, residents here are being evacuated. police and fbi were called to a property and reports of an explosion. two people taken to hospital. we want to put out a message that we have been putting out and that is that not only do not touch any packages or anything that looks like a package. do not even go near it at this time. given the darkness, we have not had an opportunity to look at this bus site to determine what has happened. this is already a city on high alert with two people killed and one seriously injured in a series of parcel bomb attacks this month. packages left on porches that explode when they are roped into. the first in the north of the city was on march two. two more further south ten days later. the first killed a 39—year—old african—american who picked up the parcel bomb outside his home. the second, a 17—year—old man, also an african—american. and the third, later the same day, seriously injured as sydney five—year—old hispanic woman. police have said it

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. is now being watched very carefully as smoke rises more than 3000 metres into the air. high winds blowing ash across the town, schoolchildren wearing protective hard hats with the authorities warning of the risk of flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. deep in the south of japan, it's part of a long volcanic range in a country with more than 100 active volcanoes. in 1967 it was made famous on the big screen in the james bond film you only live twice as the headquarters of the spectre organisation. it has been spitting ash and rocks and with more than ten eruptions everyday experts are watching to see how more violent they become. in a further sign of the rise in artificial intelligence technology, researchers in texas are now trying to develop robots with minds of their own. they want to build systems that can operate in the home, the workplace, and even on the sports field. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh reports. science—fiction films have predicted in the f

andrew plant has more. supporters of a far right party in italy at a rally in milan.the country are making a final bid for votes ahead of sunday's general election, after a campaign where migration and unemployment have been by far the biggest themes. translation: migration is a way to have new slaves to use instead of young italians. it is no use for anything else. it is also disses battle the migrants themselves. the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, at 81 years old, and has led an energetic campaign. he has promised to expel 600,000 illegal immigrants. his centre—right forza italia is allied with parties that could form a coalition, although he is banned from holding office. in rome, the five star movement also held a rally on friday. it is likely to do well, promising to tackle poverty, positioned as antiestablishment, and appealing to huge numbers of young, unemployed italians. translation: from what a scene in the last few weeks, the five star movement can win in every electoral couege movement can win in every electoral college of the south, and many of

andrew plant reports.the kurdish forces, afrin, in northern syria, has been under turkish attack. the city became the battleground as the two sides fought for control, civilians now fleeing their homes in search of safety. translation: as you can see, there is war and displaced people. our children are hungry, and we have been walking for three days. i thank god we have arrived here. further south, on the outskirts of damascus, eastern ghouta has been under siege since 2013. translation: we wanted to leave three months ago, but the ghouta rebels did not allow us. they starved us. in the past month, hundreds have died amid repeated bombings, as the government tries to reta ke bombings, as the government tries to retake the area and drive out the rebel groups hiding here. this temporary shelters now overwhelmed. this man says his family fled as the syrian army forces approached. people were hungry, they were in good health, and they became thin. they beg for money. the rebels have a lot of money, and farms t

andrew plant has the latest.e, facebook has come underfire, a leak of uses data, it now faces tough questions about its privacy rules from politicians in the us and the uk as well. you have a company that is collating and putting together all the state on americans. christopher wood up with the company before turning whistleblower, joining first with the new york times, the guardian and channel 4 news, really —— revealing that the date of 50 million us facebook users was harvested and then passed to a political consulting firm, the uk firm cambridge analytica. algorithms simplify the information into the things i want to know. rather than looking at all your messy profile, i get some really clean numbers from a scale of zero to 100, where do you fall on certain personality traits 01’ fall on certain personality traits or where do you fall on partisanship scale aware of you fall on certain things? that makes the day to really digestible and summarises what we actually ca re digestible and summarises what we actual

andrew plant reports. industry has sparked threat of trade tariffs between the us and europe. tariffst comes to a time when our... plans to lay the 25% tax on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. imports and 10% on aluminium. current deal he said is bad for the us economy. us economy. of its own an thing the us itself to europe. europe. we buy more steel from the united states... united states... idea, justin trudeau urging mr trump to reconsider. to reconsider. head back, threatening to increase tax on imported european cars. tax on imported european cars. america eu's biggest car market. impossible for our cars are to sell there. big trade imbalance. should be surprised at mr trump's amendments. managed" to make its balance sheet look better than it was. in january with debts of almost a billion pounds. campaign dominated by immigration. which could emerge as the largest party. observers say the election is likely to result in a hung parliament. is our correspondent, gavin lee. tell others about this election and why it matters. why it matters. italy is huge and they are starting to

andrew plant reports.day night into monday morning, residents here are being evacuated. police and fbi were called to a property and reports of an explosion. two people taken to hospital. we want to put out a message that we have been putting out and that is that not only do not touch any packages or anything that looks like a package. do not even go near it at this time. given the darkness, we have not had an opportunity to look at this blast site to determine what has happened. this is already a city on high alert with two people killed and one seriously injured in a series of parcel bomb attacks this month. packages left on porches that explode when they are opened. the first in the north of the city was on march two. two more further south ten days later. the first killed a 39—year—old african—american who picked up the parcel bomb outside his home. the second, a 17—year—old man, also an african—american. and the third, later the same day, seriously injured a 75—year—old hispanic woman. police have sai

andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. volcanoes. this is mount shinmoedake, awake again after seven yea rs. in 2011, locals were evacuated. it is now being watched very closely. smoke is rising more than 3000 metres into the air. high winds blowing ash across the towns nearby. these schoolchildren now wearing protective hardhats, with authorities warning of the risk of flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. deep in the south of japan, it is part of a long volcanic range in a country with more than 100 volcanoes. in 1967 it was made famous on the big screen in the james bond film you only live twice as the location of the secret rocket base for the mysterious villains of the spectre organisation. the volcano has been spitting smoke and lava since the beginning of march, and with ground tremors and more than ten eruptions per day, experts are watching to see just how violent this volcano will become. in 1997 the world's most famous woman, diana princess of wales, called for an international ban on landmines.