samira hussain, bbc news, new york. as hejust different. samira hussain, bbc news, new york.ifferent. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. as hejust saw, many american businesses see the us and china trade relationship as a difficult and complicated one, so do many chinese businesses as well. here is a look at some of the most contentious issues. welcome to shanghai, china's commercial capital. plenty of us firms are based the trained eye schenscher between these two countries is hugely important to the world economy. —— trading relationship. let us look at some of the five most contentious areas of the five most contentious areas of the relationship. we will hear from both sides. china was a currency manipulator, of course, but it was not manipulating the currency any more because it has been three years that we have seen the chinese economy has changed. it has changed. market access. this is a big deal for us business. the chinese can invest in the us in many areas where we cannot invest in china. number three, rejecting intellectual property in china. the china leaders, the

this is bbc news. for new sanctions on syria and russia. but borisjohnson insists they do agree that last week's suspected chemical weapons attack means moscow must end its support for president assad. they have a choice now, because he's been exposed of gas and chemical weapons. they have a choice of sticking with him like glue, or work with us for a new political solution. the parents of charles gard — a desperately ill eight—month old baby — say they may appeal a decision by the high court, to allow doctors to withdraw life—support from their son, against their wishes. 0h, oh, my god, look at what you did to him! oh, my god, look at what you did to him! united airlines has begun an inquiry, after this footage emerged of a passenger being forcibly removed from a flight. the airline says he was "disru ptive and belligerent". the social care system is close to collapse, according to care providers. they say new figures show around 900 workers left the industry, every day last year. in a moment, it will

bbc news. here's our top stories: tight security across france. tens of thousands of police and soldiers on patrol as the country prepares for the presidential elections. a day of mourning declared in afghanistan after the deadly attack on an army base that left more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. spanish emergency teams rush to stop an oil slick threatening the canary islands after a ferry hits underwater fuel pipes. science fights back. doctor who joins the worldwide protests against what's seen as a political attack on hard facts. and ice ice... maybe. we take a look at the ski resorts rolling out new technology to prevent a snow no—show. hello and thanks forjoining us. the people of france go to the polls in a matter of hours for the first round of one of the most important and unpredictable presidential elections of recent times. combating terrorism is a key issue, after the killing of a police officer in the capital on thursday. additional security forces will back up around 50,000

do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s electionnything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on monday, lucy williamson reported from paris following the first round of voting for france's new president. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte. 2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. but one comment made there, and not infrequently elsewhere in the coverage, annoyed margaret vandecasteele, who wondered... "why was it felt necessary to mention that the french election winner emmanuel macron had a wife who was 2a years older than him?" richard spooner agreed, calling the reference ageist, sexist and certainly unacceptable. going through to the run—off with mr macron is... we

justin rowlatt, bbc news. silent protests across venezuela to remember those killed in three weeks of anti—government demonstrations. the government accuses the opposition of trying to trigger a coup. a un report on south sudan says the government of president salva kiir is to blame for much of the fighting and famine in the country. un experts are calling for an arms embargo. a spokesman for mr kiir said the report was biased. tens of thousands of people have taken part in marches across the world, as part of a global day of action in support of science. many of those taking part were demonstrating against what they see as mounting political attacks on scientific facts. the event began in new zealand and australia, before people took to the streets across europe. one of the largest gatherings was in washington dc, from where our correspondent, laura bicker sent this report. scientists usually steer clear of politics butjust metres from the white house, thousands gathered to celebrate and defend their work. #

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. stay with us on bbc news.e white blanket. the latest weapon in the battle against a warmer world. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news. the headlines: a huge security operation in france with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on duty. a day of mourning in afghanistan after a deadly attack on an army base that left more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. the leader of germany's anti—immigration party, alternative fur deutschla

alex forsyth, bbc news.ther price rise — the second in just four months. the company's standard variable price for electricity will increase by 9%, and gas will go up by 5.5%. the energy regulator has described the hike as "difficult to justify". it follows price rises by other leading energy companies. leicester city's european dream continues this evening, as they take on athletico madrid in the first leg of the champions league quarterfinals. after their fairytale win in the premiership last year, leicester have had a difficult season, which saw them slide down the table — but it seems their fortunes may have turned. joe wilson is in madrid this evening. it is hot, it is madrid, it's the champions league quarterfinal — and it's leicester city. now, honestly, where will this ever end? sadly the pleasant scenes of fans enjoying the sun were far from the full story. leicester city have officially complained about the behaviour of the police here. some leicester fa ns behaviour of the police here. some leices

this is bbc news.lled on the us to provide evidence for its claim that there were chemical weapons at the syrian air base targeted by an american missile strike on friday. venezuelan police have clashed with protesters during a mass demonstration against a decision to ban the main opposition leader from politics. nearly three and a half tons of explosives and dozens of guns, have been found at eight sites, belonging to the basque separatist group eta. that's according to the french authorities. it follows the group's decision to hand over all their weapons in their bid to end more than four decades of violence, which has killed more than 850 people. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, reports from the french basque city of bayonne. arms caches uncovered. french police carry the weapons away. eight hidden dumps surrendered by eta. three tonnes of explosives, 120 guns. today, in the basque region in south—west france, a peace rally. they also want to see proof on the big screen. a video of

john pienaar, bbc news, riyadh. ve been killed and many more injured in a suspected chemical attack in syria. still to come: researchers in manchester have found a new way of turning sea water into drinking water. coming up in sportsday on bbc news in the next 15 minutes: the latest on the ice hockey row that could see a very second rate tournament at the winter olympics next year. millions of people will be affected by new changes coming into force this week, on taxes and benefits. the measures include child benefit being limited to two children, a freeze on some working tax credits and a rise in the living wage. our home editor, mark easton, has been to blackburn to assess the impact of the changes. blackburn is going to be more affected by this week's welfare tax and wage changes than almost anywhere else in the country. more than half the town's children live inle low income, working households receiving tax credits, help being progressively cut in real terms. child benefits frozen for the next three years and pa

bbc news.orget you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm@tomdonkinbbc stay with us on bbc news, still to come: rolling out the white blanket. the ski resort‘s latest weapon in the battle against rising temperatures. here in the uk, disagreements over tax policy have deepened as leading politicians hit the 2017 general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. the british prime minister, theresa may, refused to say whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn promised if he wins onjune eighth the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders. here's our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today, the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley, and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you called an election with three years to go. i think we need... ineed... i want a stronger negotiating hand, the strongest possible negot

hello, this is bbc news.uk's foreign aid budget — but has refused to say whether the tories would maintain the triple lock on state pensions. officials in paris say the gunman who shot dead a french policeman was known to them as karim cheurfi — a convicted criminal. translation: in january, translation: injanuary, 2017, karim cheurfi was trying to obtain weapons, arms, in orderto cheurfi was trying to obtain weapons, arms, in order to kill policeman. len mccluskey has been re—elected as the general secretary of the uk's biggest trade union, unite. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we will look back on today's general election news and try and discern what the parties are planning for their campaigns... less than 24 hours after last night's attack at the champs elysees, french voters get ready to cast their ballots — we're live in paris. and we'll find out what's on the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers with henry mance, politic

greg dawson, bbc news.low at the washington office on latin america, david smilde, about whether he thinks these latest protests will have any affect. it's not clear if they're going to have any effect. these protests have been going on for a long time but really there's been a lull for about six months in protest. the opposition was quite demoralised for several months after the dialogue broke down, after the recall referendum was postponed last october, and they've reallyjust activated in the last two weeks, i think that is in large part because of the actions of the international community, the discussions on behalf of the regional countries and multilateral institutions. nicolas maduro remains low in the popularity stakes — is this his attempt to try to boost his chances of survival? well, i think they're doing everything they can to try to postpone elections, they postponed the recall referendum last october, they postponed regional elections, and now what they're trying to do is basically trying to ti

will grant, bbc news, gibara, cuba. the team on twitter. thanks for watching. hello there. the weather may provide something of a shock to the system early this tuesday morning because temperatures have been dropping away. a cold and frosty start to the day, but after that chilly start, there are plenty of sunny spells on the way. high pressure firmly in charge of our weather at the moment, giving us largely dry conditions, and behind this weather front, the cloud has been clearing. and underneath those clear skies, temperatures have been dropping. many areas, particularly out in the countryside, starting the day below freezing. but, as i mentioned, after that chilly start, we will see plenty of spells of sunshine. a little bit breezy down towards the south—east, so that will make it feel particularly chilly, and as we go on through the day, cloud will gradually increase from the west, so the sunshine will turn increasingly hazy. in fact, by the end of the afternoon, i think the skies will be largely grey across northern

you'll find it at bbc.com/news, or on the bbc news app. the other stories making the news. two american troops have been killed in afghanistan, fighting the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. according to a defence department spokesman, it happened in southern nangarhar — the same province where the us dropped its ‘mother of all bombs‘ earlier this month. at least 2,000 us military personnel have died in afghanistan since 2001. syria has accused israel of causing a huge explosion near damascus airport by firing missiles at a military position. state media described it as a desperate attempt to raise the collapsing morale of terrorist groups. other regional sources say the attack targeted an arms supply hub operated by the lebanese militant group, hezbollah — an ally of damascus. human rights officials in the philippines have discovered a secret lock—up cell in a police station in the capital, manila. it was hidden behind a bookshelf — 11 people were being held. the prisoners, all undocumented, said they had been there a week. th

lauren moss, bbc news. at story on bbc south east today after this programme here on bbc one. our top story this lunchtime. president trump says relations between the us and russia may be at an all—time low. still to come, the continuing appeal of the roller—coaster. 200 years after it first took to the tracks for the first time. coming up in sport at 1:30pm on bbc news: we'll have the latest from the world track cycling championships. there are more british medal chances on the second day of competition in hong kong. 13 years ago, more than 1,000 people were taken hostage by chechen rebels at a school in beslan in russia. 331 people were killed after russian forces eventually stormed the building. half of those who died were children. today, the european court of human rights has ruled that the russian government should have done more to prevent the bloodshed, and it awarded compensation of around £2.5 million to relatives. sophie long reports. you may find some of these images upsetting. when rebels storme

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news jeremy corbyn have traded blows about the nhs, security and leadership in the last prime minister's questions before the general election. strong leadership is about standing up for the many and not the few, but when it comes to the prime minister and the conservatives, they only look after the richest and not the rest. the choice is clear, every vote for him is a vote for a chaotic brexit. every vote for me is a vote to strengthen our hand in negotiating the best deal for britain. business and financial records as well as computers and mobiles have been seized at west ham united and newcastle united by customs officers investigating alleged tax fraud. surrey police have been severely criticised for returning guns to a man who later shot dead his partner and her daughter. tensions over north korea — the us military holdsjoint exercises with south korea. us senators are preparing for a security briefing on north korea at the white house. british scientists have developed a test for lun

welcome to bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: more details emerge about main suspect in the stockholm lorry attack — he was known to the intelliegence services. meanwhile, police in norway say they've found a so—called bomb—like device in the centre of the capital, oslo. "prove it": russia demands the us shows evidence that the syrian government used chemical weapons on its own people. clashes on the streets of venezuela — thousands protest against a political ban on the leader of the opposition. and getting to the heart of the matter: we find out why brexit will be changing the map of europe — literally. hello. police say the man arrested in connection with the lorry attack in stockholm on friday, was known to the security services. he is a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. the attack on friday killed four people and wounded 15 others. swedish detectives also say they found a "suspicious device" inside the truck. danjohnson reports from stockholm. late last night, a glimpse of the ordinary delivery truck that was

this is bbc news. i'm mike embley.president of brutal, unabashed barbarism after an apparent chemical attack left at least 58 people dead. a d raft a draft un resolution has called for a rapid investigation. all 11 candidates in the french presidential election have taken part in a live televised debate. the frontrunner in the polls, emmanuel macron, spoke of a recovery of french optimism under his presidency. the centre—right candidate, francois fillon, was hoping to use the debate to revive his campaign, and, the national front leader, marine le pen, said globalisation should be replaced by economic patriotism. let's hear some of what the candidates had to say. translation: i want to give the people their voice back stop the iwatch people their voice back stop the match the french be pulled to get their money back. i want to straighten france out again and to do iti straighten france out again and to do it i have a manifesto that is clear and precise. i'm not vague or dishonest and i would like to tell the french peo

joe wilson, bbc news. used are already given to patients for other conditions including depression. as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports, the next step is to begin trials on humans. this research mouse has a degenerative brain disease which is destroying its coordination. look how it drags its rear legs. the second mouse has the same condition but has been treated with a drug that has kept it healthy. the lead scientist says patient trials could begin in the year with the aim of halting alzheimer's and parkinson's disease in humans. halting is an incredibly important goal here because i do dementia clinics and if ican because i do dementia clinics and if i can hold disease when people come to see me, then you could maintain a meaningful quality of life, independence and freedom from institutionalisation, which would be an extraordinary achievement. so we are not talking about a cure for dementia, but drugs that might slow alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. these neurodegenerative conditions

david ornstein, bbc news. e position for tomorrow's bahrain grand prix, but it isn't lewis hamilton. his new team—mate this season, valtteri bottas of finland, snatched the front spot in the dying seconds of qualifying this afternoon. it's bottas's first pole position of his career. hamilton will start from second on the grid. more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we will be back with more later this evening. good evening, this is bbc news. let's get more on the attack in syria, the car bomb that has hit a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government—held towns in syria, killing at least 43 people. ourarab affairs our arab affairs editor told me what was known about the attack. this was a convoy of coaches, 70 coaches, and the pictures bodies lying on the side of the road, children among them, presumably many bodies inside. we may see a much higher level of casualties than we are already hearing. these were people coming from two villages, mainly shia villages in idlib province, which is l

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, at the united nations in new york.e bbc‘s laura bicker, whojoins us live from washington. looking at that week, is the us looking to china to lean on its neighbour? yes, that we would suggest that's where donald trump is placing his hope. but as you heard from the chinese ambassador to the un, that hope may be slightly misplaced. one thing they may have been discussing this evening, and we understand this from us officials who have talked to the news agency reuters, and that is they may be looking at deploying more ships, perhaps more military aircraft to the region as a show of strength. that's not going to be a strategy that the chinese will like, but it may just forced the that the chinese will like, but it mayjust forced the hand of the chinese. other strategies we understand they are discussing is implementing the new economic sanctions and speeding those up —— force. they could include targeting the likes of banks, north korean banks and perhaps even chinese banks. remember when it comes to the sanctions the reas

that's all from the bbc news at six. bc news, the headlines: syria's president assad says reports of a chemical attack by his forces last week are "100% fabrication" and there was no order to carry out any attack. the west, mainly the united states, is hand in glove with the terrorists. they have fabricated the story in order to have a pretext for the attack. the pentagon have confirmed they have used one of the well‘s largest non—nuclear bombs in an air strike in afghanistan. it targeted a series of caves in eastern afghanistan used by the islamic state. the education secretary defends her plans for new selective grammar schools in england, saying they'll be truly open to all. labour says grammars do not support social mobility. the european court of human rights has ruled that russia should have done more to prevent the beslan school massacre in which more than 300 people, mostly children, died. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have mor

this is bbc news.has said it aims to force north korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes through diplomatic pressure and economic sanctions. a bbc investigation has revealed the scale of organ trafficking in egypt with thousands of illegal operations taking place each year. at least 9,000 turkish police officers have been suspended, accused of links to the islamic preacher blamed for last yea r‘s coup attempt. more than 1,000, arrested in simultaneous raids on wednesday, are described by the authorities as secret imams operating inside the force. greg dawson reports. in single file, they waited for a swift court appearance. each of them escorted by a police officer. each of them a suspect in president erdogan‘s crackdown against those he believes have plotted against him. from early morning on wednesday, police launched simultaneous operations across the country. more than 1,000 detained were themselves turkish police officers. many are accused of having links to this man, us—based cl

and coming up in the sport on bbc news. nyjoshua prepares for the biggest night of his life. he tells the bbc he's a "man of the people" and still the same as when he was 17. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. theresa may says she wants a mandate from every part of the uk when she goes into brexit negotiations. the prime minister was speaking in south wales, taking the tory campaign into what has traditionally been a labour heartland. and despite substantial leads for the tories in recent polls she warned party workers against being complacent. from bridgend, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg on a conservative party determined to turn the electoral map blue. if the tories want headlines about a new iron lady... they are not very su btle new iron lady... they are not very subtle about it. theresa may came to inspect this factory in newport. must be doing something right, she joked. she needs to to achieve a big if, to turn wales into tory territory. it is audacious to pop up in labourland at territory

richard galpin, abc news. —— bbc news. the age of 50 to keep their brain in good working order. that's according to a new report, which says a combination of aerobic activity, such as swimming, cycling orjogging, with muscle strengthening exercise is most effective. jon kay has been finding out more. back—step. .. tuesday lunchtime, and it's the over—50s dance class at henbury community centre. but it's not just their feet that are being exercised. researchers say their mental powers are also being stretched, by getting more blood pumping to the brain. and these dancers agree. i used to do rock ‘n roll and then i stopped, and i felt really sluggish. but now this sort of brings it back. so, yeah, i feel great. i think it's wonderful. keeps you young! laughter. does it keep you sharp, do you think? oh, iam, iam. i'm very good at quizzes, i'll tell you! we've known for a long time that exercise is good for both our physical and mental health as we get older. but this research pulls together 39 international reports and says ae

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, at the united nations in new york.earlier, president trump responded on twitter to the missile launch. he wrote: our correspondent laura bicker is in washington. she explained the significance of president trump's tweet. well, i think what that tweet suggested that president trump is going to lean on what he sees as his new ally, president xi, in china. those talks in mar—a—lago, in florida just a few weeks ago, he seems to feel he has a rapport with president xi, or an understanding with president xi. and certainly the us has said that china is showing some kind of willingness to participate in this process. other options that the trump administration could be discussing tonight... now, we're hearing this from reuters, who have been speaking to us officials on condition of anonymity, but we have been hearing that they could speed up the process of current sanctions, which are already under way, so these economic sanctions, in that they could start targeting north korean banks, or chinese banks. other options, they cou

june kelly, bbc news.as refused to be drawn tonight on whether britain could offer military support to the united states in the event of further american air strikes against president assad's regime, describing the suggestion as hypothetical. it comes after the foreign secretary borisjohnson said it would be hard for britain to turn down a request to support president trump. and he suggested military action could be taken without the consent of mps. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. anybody got a cup of coffee? coffee fuels campaigns. so do big personalities, and they do start early. borisjohnson burst out this morning. it seems incredible when you have a threat... with both barrels, claiming jeremy corbyn is weak on defence and cannot be trusted. good morning, john. and suggesting the uk could join in, if america again bombed syria. if they come to us and ask for our support, whether it is with submarine—based missiles in the med, or whatever it happens to be, as was the case in 2013, john, i

danjohnson, bbc news, stockholm. enators in the united states have confirmed neil gorsuch as a supreme courtjudge, following a year—long political battle over the post. the development is being seen as the biggest success so far for president trump, who had nominated gorsuch over democratic opposition. mr gorsuch will be the iisthjustice of the us supreme court. a romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the terror attack at westminster last month has died. 31—year—old andreea cristea had been visiting the city with her boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker, khalid masood, to five. a man who avoided being sent to jail by claiming he would lose the chance to become a professional cricketer has been jailed. mustafa bashir attacked his partner with a cricket bat, and tried to force her to drink bleach. the club he claimed had offered him a contract said they had never heard of him. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a lot of hot air. these big balloons are trying to be

stay with us on bbc news. put in the test using technology. everton football club has banned sun newspaper journalists from its ground following an article written by the paper's columnist and former editor kelvin mackenzie. in it he compared the intelligence of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mckenzie for making what he called "racial slurs". here is frankie mccamley. the footballer in the centre of it all, everton midfielder ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. and the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. i've reported it to merseyside police and they're investigating the complaint. i have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments i believe were overtly racist. the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not

richard galpin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news.ses the last living link to the 19th century. we look back at the life of emma morano, who's died at 117. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock and as for a sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines. with tensions high in the korean peninsula, the north has apparently tried and failed to launch a test missil

this is bbc news. n su kyi, has spoken to the bbc, defending her record over atrocities against the rohingya minority. president trump has called the deadly gas attack in syria an affront to humanity, and said it changed his view of bashar al—assad. a series of devastating floods in peru have left 100 people dead and tens of thousands homeless since the start of the year. entire roads and bridges have been swept away. peru's air force has deployed planes to airlift thousands of people. now, satellite images collected by the amazon monitoring project and conservation groups show how the floodwaters have changed the landscape in north—west peru. sarah corker reports. for weeks now, peru has been under siege from floodwaters. using makeshift boats and carrying whatever they could, hundreds of families escape the rising water, after the river burst its banks. 800 towns and cities have declared a state of emergency. 100 people have been killed. air evacuations has have begun. 0ne been killed. air evacuations

helena lee, bbc news.ns, i don't know the italian equivalent. let's have a look at the weather now. phil, happy easter. i don't think it is as bright as it was earlier, it's much more like this through my window and like this through the northern half of the british isles, quite grim, and it has been this lovely in the south, that is greenwich, we've seen weather watcher pictures from east anglia, glorious pictures to start the day although a wet start in northern ireland and that rain is spreading further north and east. tumbling in this south—easterly direction towards east anglia probably shy of the south west of england, and the south west not seeing as much as it needs, given how dry it has been and will be a cold night for the wintry showers, speckling of showers further south and that is the day for you on easter monday, sun is both an showers, this feature coming through scotla nd showers, this feature coming through scotland introducing much colder weather, frost in the forecast for the next few m

will grant, bbc news.orders to tackle the dumping of cheap foreign goods in the us market and reduce the country's trade deficit. this comes after news that his former national security advisor, mike flynn, might be prepared to talk about russia's meddling in the election. jon sopel reports. the allegations that just won't go away — that there was collusion between the russian government and the trump team during last year's election. and much of the attention is now focused on this man, general michael flynn. until a few weeks ago, he was the national security adviser, and one of those closest to the president. but his fall from grace has been swift, after he was found to have lied to the vice president over his contacts with the russians. michael flynn held conversations with the russian ambassador in washington, which, among other things, discussed the lifting of us sanctions against russia — which he denied. he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow, hosted by the tv station russia today, and wa

angus crawford, bbc news.prise appearance on bbc radio i. while promoting a mental health charity, kate and wills also gave an insight into their social lives, revealing a love of takeaways and box sets. 0ur royal correspondent peter hunt reports. please welcome to radio i the duke and duchess of cambridge. with a destiny to fulfil, some djing in the meantime. these are royals bringing their message about mental health to a young audience and a confession about listening habits. is it true that you text in? i have texted in, yeah. under a different name? obviously, i wouldn't tell you who i was. definitely not! what are you doing texting in your car? obviously i stopped in a lay—by. i have not texted while driving because that is illegal. the princely fan who seeks shout—outs and who was castigated when he missed a royal event for a skiing and clubbing trip loves going to gigs. it's not something you can really do all the time? no, and you know, i've got enough trouble with my dancing recently so it's kind of

that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.do it for rafa and the toon. three points against preston and newcastle will be back in the premier league. kelly sotherton has been awarded a third olympic bronze medal. she's upgraded to third in the beijing games after a positive test by russia's tatyana chernova. selby sails through. the defending champion reaches the world snooker quarter finals. hello again. 11 months ago newcastle were relegated. but the premier league is within their grasp again. three points tonight against preston and they'll return to the top flight at the first time of asking.

andy swiss, bbc news, aintree. weapons attack earlier this week in idlib province. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is with me now. might thoughts turn to regime change asa might thoughts turn to regime change as a result of this? just before the attack the us secretary of state said assad has no part in the future of syria. that's been said loads of times before. but when it said in conjunction with an attack on the regime, crossing a self—imposed red line on the us administration, then that i think means that it will be taken much more seriously. but how would they actually make that happen? when he says it has no future, i think they've still been talking about some sort of political deal that excludes him full stop not active saddam hussein style regime change, which is a much bigger event. but i think the big question 110w event. but i think the big question now is will the americans do something else? they've been indicating this isjob done. but if they have any other plans, certainly at the very least is

rebecca henschke, bbc news, manila. you're watching newsday on the bbc. ome on the programme: shaking hands on a huge new oil after ten years of talks, myanmar and china finally reach agreement on an oil pipeline stretching nearly 800 kilometres. also on the programme: 48 hours after the event, united airlines finally apologises for trying to throw this doctor off one of its flights. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock and as for a sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to s

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. en getting some reactions to the news on the streets around the country. you'rejoking? not another one! for god's sake, i cannot stand this. there is too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? she says it will produce clarity, it get things out of the open, sorts things out. i thought she said that initially when she took over. no, i disagree with this entirely. i'm sorry. are you excited about another election? no. no, not another one. it's too much. i think it's quite good. it lets be people vote for someone, instead of theresa may getting forced upon us, kind of thing. i think she's pushing her luck. really?! why? because the people up north voted to come out. and the truth of it is now things have changed. things are going up in the shop, aren't they? it makes a difference. makes things really different when prices are going up. she seems to have a huge lead in the opinion polls. you don't go by that. they would say i was elizabeth taylor if you asked fol

jane—frances kelly, bbc news. on that attack in dortmund just go to our website. that's bbc.com/news. you can also download the bbc news smartphone app for all the latest stories. in a few hours time the us secretary of state rex tillerson meets his russian counterpart in moscow. on tuesday, vladimir putin appeared to harden his support for the assad regime, and accused syrian rebels of planning fake chemical attacks — "provocations" — to draw the us into further missile strikes. president putin is still disputing the syrian government's responsibility for this month's gas attack on a rebel—held area in idlib. sarah corker reports. are likely to the frosty affair as washington's top diplomat rex tillerson meet his russian counterpart sergei lavrov to challenge the kremlin o'bree support for the assad regime. as a former oil executive, rex tillerson is more used to arriving in moscow for business deals. this political mission may prove more difficult. russia, he said on tuesday, there is a heavy responsibility afte

david shukman, bbc news.nough to kill nearby fish, one of the discoverers thought the name fitting to honour his favourite band. well, the name has stuck, and inspired one fan to create this album cover mock—up of "another shrimp in the wall." one of germany‘s top football teams is deliberately targeted by three explosions. one player is injured. police say they found a letter at the scene. that is it for me now. thank you for watching. hello there, good morning. cooler, cloudy weather is more likely as we head into the easter weekend. there was some sunshine around yesterday. it was quite warm in the sunshine too, that was pontypridd in wales. but further north it was rather grey, threatening skies that we had here in stirling in scotland. and we had this thick cloud across more northern parts of the uk, and that‘s slowly pushing its way southwards. we‘ve got a westerly breeze, though, and that is dragging in cloud even across england and wales, so temperatures here won‘t be as low as they were last night. t

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.im: for more on what that response should become i spoke a short time ago to admiral james stavridis. i asked him what he thought should happen now. admiral stavridis: i think in syria today we should launch a series of strikes against the aside's air force, sending a signal that he has used the aircraft to deliver chemical weapons, sarin gas, a complete violation of international law. it is time to punish him for crossing a redline that we supposedly set back in 2013 and now is the time to launch those strikes. i think you'll see that. tim: how do you keep russia on board? adm. stavridis: i don't think we are going to keep russia on board, other than to say your partner, your patron is violating international law, do not get in the way of our strikes. and i think russia will respect that, to be honest with you. tim: the thoughts of admiral james stavridis. we will be hearing more from him later in the program. there has been high political drama on capitol hill. first, the chair of th

peter hunt, bbc news.ion in a house in lagos. ayo oke, who's head of the national intelligence agency, claimed the money belonged to his organisation and was intended for use in covert operations. sarah corker reports. neatly hidden in filing cabinets and wardrobes, millions and millions of us dollars discovered last week in a a—bedroom flat in lagos. images that evenin a—bedroom flat in lagos. images that even ina a—bedroom flat in lagos. images that even in a country used to corruption courts —— caused a public outcry. now it is claimed to spy chief ayo oke claimed the money was owned by his agency used for covert operations. it was a discovery of huge proportions. as well as us notes worth $113 million investigators found more than £27,000 and some 23 million naira. now nigeria's president has ordered an investigation into how the spy agency came into possession of so much cash and whether any laws were broken. mr oke has been suspended. the discovery comes as the nation is gripped by its worst economic

this is bbc news.an who shot dead a french policeman, karim cheurfi, was a convicted criminal. being gay in the deeply conservative, mainly—muslim republic of chechnya comes with many risks. reports of torture, kidnapping, imprisonment, even death, have emerged from gay rights activists in the past month. but chechnya's president has denounced the reports as distortion and slander. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has been to a safe house and met several men who recently fled chechnya. their voices and identities have been disguised. rislan says he was tortured for being gay. we met in a safe house, after he fled chechnya for his life. he told me he was kept prisoner by the security forces there for more than a week, beaten daily and electrocuted. translation: they have a special black box, and they tie wires to your hands or ears, and shock you. the pain is awful, you scream. it's terrible torture. they used to detain people before, all the time, to blackmail them. the level it's at now, it's

danjohnson, bbc news, stockholm. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a lot of hot air.he world record for crossing the channel. 55 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. the latest headlines: the united states has warned that it could take further action against syria over its use of chemical weapons, hours after firing missiles at an airbase. four people are killed in what the swedish prime minister is calling a terrorist attack after a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the capital stockholm. senators in the united states have confirmed neil gorsuch as a supreme courtjudge, following a year long political battle over the post. the development is being seen as the biggest success so far for president trump, who had nomi

duncan kennedy, bbc news, at vimy ridge. gusta, his first ever major title. but he did have to do it the hard way. going into the last round, he shared the lead with england'sjustin rose. nothing could separate them over 18 holes, and they went to a sudden—death play—off, where garcia was finally able to sink the winning putt. his victory, and that famous green jacket, comes on what would have been the 60th birthday of his fellow countryman, and idol, seve ballesteros. fans, family and friends have paid their final respects to rock'n‘roll legend chuck berry, who died last month. they gathered in chuck berry's hometown of st louis to pay tribute at the blueberry hill, where he performed more than 200 consecutive monthly concerts. a memorial service was held, where the 90—year—old's body lay in an open coffin, with his signature red gibson guitar bolted to the lid. among those attending was kiss frontman gene simmons. the greatness is unequalled by anybody, in any form of music. and maybe chuck said it best. "roll over, beethov

this is bbc news. our top stories, america defends its decision to drop a huge bomb on islamic state militants in afghanistan. the man in charge of the operation says it was the right weapon for the target. the enemy had created bongos, tunnels and extensive minefields. his weapon was used on those obstacles. is the north korean leader preparing for another nuclear missile test? china warns tensions are so high that conflicts could break out at any moment. this is the scene live at the coliseum in rome as pope francis leads the good friday procession. and in sport, jenson button is back in the driving seat for a guest appearance at next month's monaco grand prix. hello and welcome. it was the right weapon for the target, america's most senior military commander in afghanistan has defended the decision to drop a huge bomb on islamic state militants in a remote area in the east of the country. this is the first time the us has deployed in combat the massive ordinance air blast bomb, referred to as the mo