among the eight british nationals who have been killed are anita nicholson, her son alex and her daughter. in a statement, ben nicholson said his wife and children had the priceless ability to light up any room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. asos investor — billionaire anders holch povlsen lost three children in the attacks. the vast majority of those dead are sri lankan, hundreds of families in this country in grief. popular chef sha ntha mayadunne, seen here on the left, and her daughter nisanga, to the right, posted this photo just before they were killed at the shangri—la. some, like this woman, are still searching. today, a sri lankan minister apologised to his people. we are very, very sorry as a government. and we have to apologise to the families and the other institutions about this incident. several people have been arrested, and the government has blamed a local hardline islamist group for the attacks. there are questions about whether warnings about the bombings were not passed on. the intelligence never indicated that it was going

the husband of anita nicholson has paid tribute to his wife and their two children all three of whome than a thousand people have been arrested arrested after seven days of climate change protests. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. they could only manage a draw at stoke this afternoon. let's take a look at some of the results. the canaries needed a win to guarantee their move to the premier league next season. they also needed sheffield united to drop points at hull — instead they won 3—0. to put the pressure on leeds for a top two finish — they kick off at brentford in the next few minutes. elsewhere play—off—chasing middlesbrough and bristol city both lost away from home. derby are into the play off places after a late win over qpr. towards the bottom, there were wins for birmingham and wigan while relegation rivals reading's game against west brom ended goalless. portsmouth bolstered their bid for an automatic promotion spot from league one, coming from behind to beat coventry 2—1 at fratton park. second half goals from tom naylor and brett pi

can't independently verify this at the moment but the front of the telegraph as this picture of anita nicholsonho it is a saying were killed in one of the attacks. obviously the british newspapers are going to be looking for an angle like this to try and bring it home to a british audience, especially as there is so little to say about who might have been responsible. i'm —— a very sad picture of a normal british family torn apart by this senseless tragedy. as you say, it sums up the fa ct tragedy. as you say, it sums up the fact it was a place that so many people went to. the targets of these attacks have been churches on easter sunday which would have been full, evenin sunday which would have been full, even ina sunday which would have been full, even in a country where only 7% of the population is christian, and luxury hotels where tourists would have been. without question, this was targeted deliberately to inflict huge chaos, catastrophe, murder, amongst innocence. totally innocent people. there is no political motive here you wouldn't have thought, there's no motive, it's senseless a cts

among the britons who died, anita nicholson and her two children, alex and annabel.en survived. former firefighter billy harrop and his wife dr sally bradley were also killed. danish billionaire anders holch povlsen, the biggest shareholder in the online clothing company asos, lost three of his four children. another explosion yesterday was one dramatic reason why an official state of emergency has been declared, although no one was injured here. the authorities, though, are warning of more attacks. the defence minister told the sri lankan parliament two home—grown islamist groups carried out sunday's bombings, with help from an international network. he claimed they were motivated by the killing of 50 muslims in the new zealand city of christchurch last month. but the authorities here are facing fierce criticism for not acting on detailed intelligence about possible attacks on churches. and amid all this death, more than 300 families are now living with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, colombo. our correspondent nick beake is in colombo with the latest. we he

it's confirmed that british mother anita nicholson and her two children are among those killed.control a moorland fire at marsden, in west yorkshire. it's thought the blaze, which broke out last night and extends to over a square mile, was started by a barbecue. police say more than a thousand people have been arrested,

yogita: among the 8 brith -- arels killed our anita nicholson, her son alex, and daughter annabelle.holsonment, then said "they had the ability to light up every room they entered." the vast majority of those dead are sri lankan. hundreds of families in the couny in grief. a popular chef and her daughter to the right postethis photo just before they were killed at the shangri-la. some are still searching. today, a sri lankan minister apologized to his people. we are very, very sorry as a government, we have to say, and we have to apologize to the families and other institutions about the incident. yogita: several people have been , and the government has blamed a local hardline islamist groups for the attacks. there are questis about whether warnings were not passed on. >> intelligence never indicated it was going to be an attack on this magnitude. they were talking about isolated incidents, not like this. we can only depend on the police. yogita: for a people that have endured war, these attacks are a sudden reminder of more violent time yogita lamaye, bbc news. laura: as we heard,

mother and her two children are amongst the eight british citizens to have died. 42—year—old anita nicholsonlex and his younger sister annabel are reported to have been dining in the shangri—la hotel when the bombs struck. her husband is thought to have survived. it's been confirmed that three of the four children, of the danish billionaire, anders holch povlsen were killed in the attacks. mr povlsen, who is denmark's wealthiest man, is a major shareholder in the online clothing retailer asos and one of the uk's largest private landowners. he confirmed that his family were visiting sri lanka over the easter period. the queen has sent a message to the president of sri lanka. it says: prince philip and i were deeply saddened to learn of the attacks in sri lanka and send our condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives. i pay tribute to the medical and emergency services who are providing support to those who have been injured. our thoughts and prayers are with all sri lankans at this difficult time. our correspondent in colombo, sharanjit leyl gave us this update.

among the britons who died, anita nicholson and her two children, alex and annabel.vived. formerfirefighter annabel. her husband survived. former firefighter billy harrop and sarah bradley were also killed. danish billionaire, the biggest shareholder in the online company asos lost three of his four children. another explosion yesterday was one dramatic reason why an official state of emergency has been declared, although no one was injured here. the authorities, though, are warning of more attacks. the defence minister told the sri lankan parliament two home—grown islamist groups carried out sunday's bombings, with help from an international network. he claimed they were motivated by the killing of 50 muslims in the new zealand city of christchurch last month. but the authorities here are facing fierce criticism for not acting on detailed intelligence about possible attacks on churches. and amid all this death, more than 300 families are now living with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, colombo. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for

among the eight british nationals who have been killed are anita nicholson, her son alex, and her daughter. in a statement, ben nicholson said his wife and children had the priceless ability to light up any room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. also among the dead are a retired firefighter billy harrop, and his partner, sally bradbury, from manchester. the vast majority of those dead are sri lankan. hundreds of families in this country in grief. popular chef sha ntha mayadunne, seen here on the left, and her daughter nisanga, to the right, posted this photo just before they were killed at the shangri—la. some, like this woman, are still searching. today, a sri lankan minister apologised to his people. we are very, very sorry as a government. we have to apologise to the families and the other institutions about this incident. several people have been arrested, and the government has blamed a local hardline islamist group for the attacks. there are questions about whether warnings about the bombings were not passed on. the intelligence never indicat

it's confirmed that british mother anita nicholson and her two children are among those killed. husband ben paid tribute to his "perfect wife" and "wonderful children". dozens of firefighters are trying to control a moorland fire at marsden in west yorkshire. it's thought the blaze, which broke out last night and extends to over a square mile, was started by a barbecue. police say more than 1,000 people have been arrested after seven days of climate change protests. now on bbc news, it's time for the easter edition of weather world. from the effect on plants and trees to bird migration patterns, nick miller and sarah keith—lucas look at how our changing climate is affecting life around us. this time on weather world, we are looking at the impact our warming world is having on the environment around us. i will be discovering the challenges facing migrating birds as the seasons follow increasingly unfamiliar patterns. and i'm investigating how our changing climate is affecting plants and trees. and finding out why saving seeds is the insurance policy covering whatever direction ou

among the eight british nationals who have been killed are anita nicholson, her son alex and her daughterel. in a statement, ben nicholson said his wife and children had the priceless ability to light up any room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. also among the dead, a retired firefighter, bill harrop, and his partner, sally bradley from manchester. the vast majority of those dead are sri lankan, hundreds of families in this country in grief. popular chef shantha mayadunne, seen here on the left, and her daughter nisanga, to the right, posted this photo just before they were killed at the shangri—la. some, like this woman, are still searching. today, a sri lankan minister apologised to his people. we are very, very sorry as a government. we have to apologise to the families and the other institutions about this incident. several people have been arrested, and the government has blamed a local hardline islamist group for the attacks. there are questions about whether warnings about the bombings were not passed on. the intelligence never indicated t

ben nicholson survived the blast at the shangri—la hotel but his wife anita, son alex, and daughter annabelmr nicholson said his children shared their mother's ability to light up the room. former firefighter bill harrop and his wife sally, a gp, were from manchester. they died in the blasts at the cinnamon grand hotel. mr harrop‘s colleagues said he was a much—loved and respected colleague who will be greatly missed. the attacks have been blamed on the local islamist group national thowheeth jama'ath. there have been 2a arrests. but that group is said to have acted with the help of so—far unnamed international terrorists. 0ne minister called it a colossal failure of intelligence. sri lanka is wary of more attacks. this was a blast as police tried to diffuse explosives inside a van. no—one was hurt. interpol is deploying investigators to sri lanka. the us is closely monitoring the situation as the hunt for the foreign terrorists who may have masterminded these attacks gathers pace. andy moore, bbc news. 0ur correspondent sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us this morning. there are so many st

anita nicholson died along with her two children alex and annabelle, her husband, ben, survived. well, for the very latest on all we're learning about this heart breaking tragedy in sri lanka, head over to cnn.com for our live updates page detailing every new development. we'll take a short break here. but still to come democrats in the u.s. congress have different views on impeaching donald trump. we will hear what some of the top presidential candidates think about the strategy in just a moment. so it's a daunting task. oh i love it. it's a great razor. it has that 'fence' in the middle. it gives a nice smooth shave. just stopping that irritation... that burn that i get is really life changing. when i had my brother take me places, it was always like, we had to get there early so i could smoke a cigarette before we go inside. we always had to stop for cigarettes... it's true... i decided i needed to find an alternative... so i started looking and then juul came up. i did both for a while. and eventually i just switched over, it's very quick. i remember recently you asking me li

among the britons who died, anita nicholson and her two children, alex and annabel.nd, ben, survived. former firefighter billy harrop and his partner sally bradley were also killed. danish billionaire anders holch povlsen, the biggest shareholder in the online company asos, lost three of his four children. another explosion yesterday was one dramatic reason why an official state of emergency has been declared, although no one was injured here. the authorities, though, are warning of more attacks. the defence minister told the sri lankan parliament two home—grown islamist groups carried out sunday's bombings, with help from an international network. he claimed they were motivated by the killing of 50 muslims in the new zealand city of christchurch last month. but the authorities here are facing fierce criticism for not acting on detailed intelligence about possible attacks on churches. and amid all this death, more than 300 families are now living with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, colombo. and in the last few minutes, we've heard from the prime minister of

they include some of the eight british victims, including three members of the same family — anita nicholsonger daughter annabel. the hotel statement said those who died also, "includes three of our colleagues." india's high commission has been tweeting updates. it says, "the total number of indian deaths is eight now." also among the victims are three of the four children of the danish billionaire anders holch polsen. he's denmark's wealthiest man and a major shareholder in the online clothing retailer asos. those are some of the victims. and there are so many more. bbc news has a page which is reporting those who died as new information comes through. at the moment, many people are unaccounted for. and many bodies haven't been identified. all of which is unimaginably upsetting for relatives of those missing. the bbc‘s clive myrie is in colombo. the authorities are trying to reunite those relatives and friends of those who died so those bodies can be buried. that grim task has been going on throughout the day. we actually saw families turning up to the morgue and looking on a big screen whe

among them was anita nicholson, who died along with her son son alex and daughter annabel.o survived the blast at the shangri—la hotel, said his children shared with their mother the ability to light up any room. former firefighter bill harrop and his wife sally bradley, a gp from manchester, died in the bombing at the cinnamon grand hotel. friends said they would be greatly missed. police have arrested a 57—year—old woman in connection with the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee in londonderry. the 29—year—old was shot as she watched rioting on thursday night. the dissident republican group, the so—called new ira, has admitted responsibility. two teenagers arrested in connection with her murder were released without charge on sunday night. brexit talks between the government and labour will resume this afternoon, as mps return to westminster after the easter break. cabinet ministers will meet senior opposition figures to try to break the deadlock over the prime minister's withdrawal agreement. but a number of tory mps are angry that labour is involved, and senior conservative

ben nicholson survived the blast at the shangri—la hotel but his wife anita, son and daughter were killedon said he his children shared with their mother the ability to light up the room. bill harrop and his wife sally, jp, were from manchester. died at the cinnamon grand hotel. his colleagues said he was a much loved and respected colleague who will be greatly missed. the attacks have been blamed on the local islamist group, national thowheeth jama'ath. there have been 2a arrests. but that group is said to have acted with the help of sofar unnamed international terrorists. 0ne minister called it a colossal failure of intelligence. intelligence never indicated that there is going to be an attack of this magnitude. they were talking about isolated, one or two, not like this. and besides, there is not emergency in this country. we can't request of the armed forces to assist us. 0nly request of the armed forces to assist us. only the police. sri la nka assist us. only the police. sri lanka is wary of more attacks. this was a blast as police tried to diffuse explosives inside a van. no—one wa

anita nicholson and her son alex are believed to have been killed. understood to have survived, but none of that has been confirmed. the mirror's headline is "the easter massacre". the image is of st sebastian's church in negombo, which was severely damaged. and the picture of the nicholson is on the front of the later editions of the papers, on the front of the express as well, five britons dead in the easter massacre with a picture of one of the bomb sites. we will keep you updated throughout the day as news comes through. investigations going on as to who was behind the attacks. the time now is 6:20am. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the papers. yes, the back pages, this time the football season, which usually dominates. there was a very strange result for manchester united losing 4-0 at result for manchester united losing 4—0 at everton, their worst defeat in 30 odd years at goodison park. was that yesterday? yes. i should have been sitting inside. gary neville was very strong. he was on broadcasting duties. he used the word ran

ben nicholson survived the blast at the shangri—la hotel but his wife anita, son alex, and daughter annabelicholson said his children shared their mother's ability to light up the room. former firefighter bill harrop and his wife sally, a gp, were from manchester. they died in the blasts at the cinnamon grand hotel. mr harrop‘s colleagues said he was a much—loved and respected colleague who will be greatly missed. the attacks have been blamed on the local islamist group national thowheeth jama'ath. there have been 2a arrests. but that group is said to have acted with the help of so—far unnamed international terrorists. 0ne minister called it a colossal failure of intelligence. the the intelligence never indicated an attack of this magnitude. they were talking about isolated incidents, not like this. and besides, there is no emergence in this country. we cannot get the armed forces to assistance, we can only depend on the police. sri lanka is wary of more attacks. this was a blast as police tried to defuse explosives inside a van. no—one was hurt. interpol is deploying investigators to sri l

ben nicholson survived the blast at the shangri—la hotel but his wife anita, son alex, and daughter annabeled. mr nicholson said his children shared their mother's ability to light up the room. former firefighter bill harrop and his wife sally, a gp, were from manchester. they died in the blasts at the cinnamon grand hotel. mr harrop‘s colleagues said he was a much—loved and respected colleague who will be greatly missed. the attacks have been blamed on the local islamist group national thowheeth jama'ath. there have been 2a arrests. but that group is said to have acted with the help of so—far unnamed international terrorists. 0ne minister called it a colossal failure of intelligence. the intelligence never indicated an attack of this magnitude. they were talking about isolated incidents, not like this. and besides, there is not like this. and besides, there is no emergence in this country. we cannot get the armed forces to assistance, we can only depend on the police. sri lanka is wary of more attacks. this was a blast as police tried to defuse explosives inside a van. no—one was hurt. int

and a father from the uk, ben nicholson just confirmed his wife anita, 14-year-old son alex and 11-year-old daughter anna bell were all killed in a blast. he wrote anita was a wonderful, perfect wife and a brilliant loving and inspirational mother to our two wonderful children. alex and annabell were the most amazing, intelligent, talented and thoughtful children. anita and i were immensely proud of them both and looking forward to seeing them develop into adulthood. they shared with their mother the priceless ability to light up a room they entered and bring joy to the lives of all they came into contact with. we are told the attacks were inspired by isis. we have an expert on extremism and terrorism and a senior research fellow at the institute for strategic dialogue. amar, thank you for being on with me. i was reading your tweets, and you said you have been studying this for 15 years and have never seen anything like this attack. how do you mean? >> well, it's just a tragic set of events. i study both sri lanka as well as terrorism more broadly. and my work on sri lanka is mostly dealing