how do you personally see your role in covering climate change for bbc news? y looking for new things to say, but within the broader truth of what's happening with the climates. next week, for instance, i'm doing some reporting on soil. most people no idea that soil holds more carbon then there is in the atmosphere. soil holds more carbon than there is in trees. we have to keep looking for new angles and just keep stressing that this is an ongoing problem. roger harrabin, thank you so much. at least 250 people are now known to have died in the horrific bombings in sri lanka last sunday of the attacks and their aftermath have been widely reported on bbc news. but there were some reservations about some of that coverage. like most people, i was appalled by the acts of terrorism on easter sunday in sri lanka and the devastating loss of life. the close—up camera shots of women screaming for their children and grandchildren, the raw and visceral emotion was deeply unsettling, and ifelt i was intruding on private acts of grief. i appreciate how difficult it is to rep

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. ed the journalist lyra mckee in northern ireland last week, and ask for help from the public in identifying him. lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was shot. her death has prompted politicians to step—up their efforts to restore power—sharing in northern ireland. she symbolised the new northern ireland. retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its stores next year, affecting around 1200 jobs. libya says the brother of the manchester bomber — salman abedi, was about to be extradited to britain, but that's been halted because of heavy fighting around the capital, tripoli. britain's top civil servant demands that ministers co—operate,

welcome to bbc news. one of sport's greatest ever comebacks — more than a decade after his last major victory, tiger woods wins the masters. my mom was here. she was there in ‘97 as well so i couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. a powerful tornado rips through the south east of the united states, destroying buildings and leaving many injured. finland's set to have its first centre left prime minister in 20 years, but there are also gains for the far right. and the bbc learns more about the drone attack that caused chaos for thousands of passengers at one of britain's busiest airports. welcome to bbc news. tiger woods‘ victory at the us masters has been described as one of the most dramatic and emotional comebacks in sporting history. once a dominant figure in the sport, woods had gone eleven years without a major victory as personal problems and injuries took their toll. but there were wild cheers when, after holing the final putt, he was joined by his children

hello and welcome to bbc news. ere are signs that tensions between sudan's new leadership and protesters may now be softening. representatives of both sides have held meetings. and though demonstrators want a civilian government, they say competent military figures might be acceptable. it follows the ousting of long—time leader omar al—bashir. simonjones has the latest. still on the streets, having forced out two leaders in just two days. protesters have helped bring about the downfall of the country's long—term president, and then the man who led the coup to topple him — seen as too close to the old regime. they want an immediate transfer to civilian rule and have momentum. but in an attempt to pacify them, general abdel fattah burhan abdelrahman, sudan's third leader in as many days, has announced the end of the nightly curfew, the release of political prisoners, and a war on corruption. but he won further changes won't come quickly. translation: a military council will be formed to represent the sovereignty of th

welcome to bbc news.he world's first ultra low emissions zone has come into force, here in london. it's seen as one of the most radical anti—pollution policies in the world. polluting vehicles — from motorbikes to lorries — will pay a charge to drive into the centre of the city. and with air pollution in our cities such a big problem, will other countries follow? tom edwards reports. this is the clean air choir, organised by mums who support the new ultra low emissions zone. pollution is a worry. we all need to think what impact air pollution is having on our children right now, on all of us. and road transport is the major source of air pollution in london. on this map, red and yellow show the high levels of pollution near roads. older, more polluting cars will have to pay to enter central london, with the worlds‘s first ultra low emissions zone. petrol vehicles over 1a years old and diesel vehicles over four will have to pay the charge, £12.50 every day, and it runs 21w. motorbikes and hgvs will also ha

hugh pym, bbc news, lewes crown court. cutting edge research that might open new ways to study brain disorders. scientists have managed to partially revive pig brains, four hours after they were removed from the body. the research at yale university could raise ethical questions about what it means to be alive and conscious. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh explains. the brain is the most complex organ in the body. it was always assumed it gets irreversibly damaged within minutes of blood flow stopping. now, a remarkable study in the journal nature challenges that view. the scientists at yale school of medicine used brains from farm animals bred for pork. in all, 32 brains were collected from an abbatoir. four hours after death, the organs were placed in specially designed tanks and synthetic blood was pumped round at body temperature for six hours. remarkably, despite being dead for hours, cells within the brain started to function. there was activity in synapses. some brain circuits started to work. the brains bega

john pienaar, bbc news.plane crash injanuary — has died of a heart attack in argentina. horacio sala described his son's death as a "bad dream". emiliano sala was on his way to his new club, cardiff city, when the private jet chartered by his agent came down in the english channel. the montenegro football team will play its next uefa home match behind close doors — after england players were racially abused there in march. england players, including raheem sterling and danny rose, suffered racist abuse during the 5—1 win in podgorica last month. montenegro have also been fined 20 thousand euros and ordered to display a banner with the words hashtag equal game. there's a crucial night ahead for liverpool. they could return to the top of the premier league when they play huddersfield at anfield. liverpool are virtually neck and neck with the current leaders manchester city — as the season draws to a close. our sports correspondent andy swiss is at anfield for us this evening. yes, welcome to anfield where it's

adam hancock, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.ure, russia agrees to release 100 whales being held in captivity. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power to influence. today, it's 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, the latest headlines: mass demonstrations continue in sudan. protesters call for the military to help them overthrow the president. theresa may continues to call for a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. this weekend marks 25 years since the rwandan genocide where 800,000 people were killed. tensions between the two ethnic groups in the african country the two ethnic groups in the african cou ntry started the two ethnic groups in the african country started long before, under belgium colonial rule. thousands of chil

this is bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: an american couple who spent a decade torturing and starving their children are sentenced to life in prison. defiance from donald trump, as democrats demand to see the full mueller report. he brands the inquiry a "big, fat, waste of time, energy and money". protest leaders in sudan say they'll name a civilian government this weekend — days after seizing power in a coup. police in london move in on climate change protesters following a fifth day of chaos. whispers. and time to go all tingly... we listen in to the online sensory sensation asmr. hello and welcome to bbc news. a couple from california have been sentenced to life in prison after subjecting their children to years of torture and starvation. david and louise turpin pleaded guilty to abusing all but one of their 13 children for at least nine years. despite this their children told a court they still love their mother and father. sophie long has the story. that was the moment injanuary last year that david and

this is bbc news. tensions in sudan appear to be easing, with the new military leadership meeting protesters. four eu countries agree to take in dozens of migrants rescued after being stranded at sea for nearly two weeks. doctors have used a new type of treatment, called "gene silencing", to reverse a disease which leaves people with crippling pain. the condition can also cause paralysis and is fatal in some cases. the treatment works by fine—tuning the genetic instructions locked into our dna. experts say the same approach could be used in other previously untreatable diseases. james gallagher reports. and the cows, look, moo! sue has endured pain few can imagine. she used to take strong painkillers every day due to a disease called porphyria. sue needed hospital treatment if she had a severe attack, but even morphine didn't stop the pain then. the pain, it's like nothing i've ever had before. i've had a child, i've done child labour but itjust feels like it's never going to end. it is so, so intense,

do stay with us on bbc news. treatment, called ‘gene silencing', to reverse a disease that causes crippling pain. 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 her 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 world news. the latest headlines: hopes that tensions in sudan appear to be easing, with the new military leadership meeting protesters. four eu countries agree to take

♪ >> stay curious. ♪ [applause] >> and now, "bbc world news." this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. grief and anger in sri lanka as the funerals begin following the sunday tror attacks. the death toll rises above 320. more fallout from the mueller report. presidentru t's son-in-law says the investigation was worse for america then n-russspired facebook ads. nplus, makingew friends. 'north korea's leader is due to meet vladimir putin this week. why the talks matter for the region and for the u.s. welcome to our view public television in america and also around the globe. sri lan's president says intelligence warning of an impending attack was not shared with him. sri lankan officials say there are still militants out there. so-cald islamic state has claimed respsibility for the attacks, though it hasn't been confirmed. this comes as the country is holding a day of mourning and prepares to bury the dead. the bbc's clive myrie begins our coverage. clive: white banners and erstregreet them today. in the a

chris mason, bbc news. ngress have given officials a new deadline of april the 23rd, to hand over president trump's tax returns for the last six years. an initial deadline of wednesday was missed. the white house says it will never hand them over. here's dan johnson. the agency that deals with tax affairs here, the internal revenue service, failed to meet the original deadline that was set by richard neal, he is chairman of the ways and means committee. the only man in congress who has the right to request tax records. now he wrote a letter, originally, setting one deadline, that was missed. he has now given the internal revenue service until the 23rd of april to provide the president's tax returns. and he says in his letter "please know that if you fail to comply your failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request". so certainly the rhetoric is ramping up on this. it has been a long—running battle that goes right back to even before the election, when donald trump stepped out of line, really, with no

danny savage, bbc news, york. elections, former ukip leader nigel farage has launched a new brexit party. in a speech in coventry, he said politics was broken with a two—party system that can't cope with brexit. he said his party's mission was to change politics for good and would be deeply intolerant of all intolerance. this party is not here just to fight the european elections on the 23rd of may this year, this party is not here to ask people simply to express their anger by going to the ballot box and voting for us on that day. no, no. the 23rd of may is the first step of the brexit party, our task and our mission is to change politics for good, to change all aspects of politics in this country. labour'sjohn mcdonnell has said he is hopeful of progress from the ongoing brexit talks between labour and the government. the shadow chancellor has been taking part in talks with government officials in westminster and said discussions so far had been constructive. reporter: any progress made today? talks are going on,

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. hs is failing to meet its own target for the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. they are some of the most vulnerable people in society and yet many of them — including children — are being treated as hospital in—patients rather than being cared for in the community. the latest figures show that more than 2,000 vulnerable people are still in long—stay hospitals in england. the nhs promised to cut the number of people in these institutions by between 35% and 50% over three years. but, so far, it has only managed a 19% reduction. campaigners say these patients are trapped and at risk of abuse and neglect during their long stays. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. jill keeps her daughter's bedroom ready for the day she finally comes home but she has no idea when that will be. the teddy bear she bought her mother. lee has autism and learning difficulties. a year ago she had a crisis, was sectioned and taken to a secure hospital. this was herjust taken t

hello and welcome to bbc news. person has been killed after a gunman opened fire inside a synagogue in california. three other people were injured in the shooting at the habad synagogue, in the city of poway, in san diego county. our north america correspondent, chris buckler has the story. the attack happened as a passover celebration was being held at the synagogue in poway near san diego. it is understood police had issued a warning shortly beforehand and were investigating reports of a man armed with a gun. a police officer, k—9 officer was in route to the scene, he was monitoring both the san diego dispatch and the sheriff dispatch and heard the call, started making his way towards this call. as our officer was exiting the freeway, he clearly saw the suspect in his vehicle, the suspect pulled over, jumped out of his car with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody by the san diego police department. the mayor of the city says one person has been killed and several others injured. the motive for the

emma simpson, bbc news.the death of a six—year—old boy can return to work, a medical tribunal has ruled. in 2015, dr hadiza bawa—garba was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of jack adcock. she was struck off last year, but appealed against the decision. an inquiry has heard that a police helicopter, which crashed into a pub in glasgow in 2013, killing ten people, had given five indications that it was low on fuel. the fatal accident inquiry was told that the pilot, david traill, who was among those who died, had told air traffic control he was returning to glasgow city heliport. 31 other people were injured when the aircraft came down into the clutha pub. divorce laws in england and wales are to be radically overhauled, in the biggest change for 50 years. it will allow couples to separate more easily, without proving that one of them is at fault. it's a system that scotland has had for some years. northern ireland has no plans to change its law. thejustice minister, david gauke, sa

laura foster, bbc news.atures reaching 25.5 celsius in hampshire today — the warmest day of the year so far. and there's more to come — with sunshine and high temperatures expected for most of the country tomorrow and monday. from sunny southport, olivia richwald sent this report. summer holidays scenes over the easter weekend. southport on mercy site has one of the biggest expenses of sand in the northwest, and the second longest in the country. ——pier in the country. the ice cream queues however are rather shorter than average this time of year. it's really hot and really sunny. what have you been doing? you make laying on the beach, and going to shops. it's been a lovely day here, very warm, obviously the sun is also warm for this time of year, so you've got to enjoy it while it lasts. days like this are few and far between. i've spent plenty of easter is reporting on unseasonal snow, but i have to say that southport and the sunshine is far more enjoyable, and this is just the sunshine is far more enjoyab

this is bbc news.er has asked to delay the brexit process, this time until the 30th ofjune. eu leaders however have voiced a reluctance to grant any extension without a clear plan from the british government. meanwhile, after three days of discussions designed to break the impasse, the oppostion labour party has criticised the government's approach saying they've not come up with any changes to the current brexit deal. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports from westminster. it's a race against time, brexit. just not enough time. the pm's deputy still talking to labour today. not saying much though. lovely weather today, isn't it? some tories hate even talking to labour, though it's all going nowhere fast. here was labour's chief whip. what could break the brexit deadlock? we've received something from the government which we're looking at now. really? what was that then? a piece of paper. a while inside, then out again. you know i can't say anything and i don't want to speculate about it. he'

tim allman, bbc news. ouvre in paris. it was a giant collage called the secret of the great pyramid. but it seems not to have been a huge hit with the patrons. within a day, the whole thing had been trampled on and torn to shreds. the french artist, jr, seemed fairly philosophical, tweeting, "the images, like life, are ephemeral." a reminder of our top story: president erdogan‘s governing party in turkey has lost control of several big cities in local elections, including the capital ankara. the opposition is also claiming victory in the largest city, istanbul. mr erdogan told supporters that his ak party had lost the hearts of urban voters, and he promised to act on the results. we will keep an eye on those results as they continue to come in here on bbc news and that poll is being seen asa bbc news and that poll is being seen as a bit ofa bbc news and that poll is being seen as a bit of a referendum on president erdogan‘s leadership in the midst of an economic downturn. stay with us here on bbc news. hell

and coming up on bbc news...tralia says it intends to sack of one of its stars — israel folau, after he posted anti—lgbt comments saying "hell awaits" gay people. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the european union has agreed to delay brexit for another six months. the uk had been due to leave tomorrow, but after talks late into the night at a summit in brussels, eu leaders gave theresa may a flexible extension until the 31st of october, or earlier if mps do finally pass a brexit deal. it means the uk will now have to hold elections for the european parliament on may the 23rd, and, if it doesn't, it will crash out of the eu on the 1st ofjune. donald tusk, the eu council president, said he had a message for his british friends: "please do not waste from brussels, our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. it was appropriately the witching hourin it was appropriately the witching hour in brussels when this halloween deadline was set. the prime minister was forced to accept something she said she

john mcmanus, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...lanka as church services are cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. there's to be more prominent health warnings on packets of opioid painkillers because of growing concern over levels of addiction. britain's fracking tsar quits after six months in thejob. natascha engel says ministers are paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby. the united nations says many villages in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out by cyclone kenneth, which hit on thursday. with heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days, there are also fears that many communities will face severe flooding. mozambique is still recovering from cyclone id—eye, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. donna larsen reports. —— cyclone idai. where families once lived now standing as shells, corrugated iron roofs contorted by the wind, littering the ground. these homes were ripped apart by the strongest cyclone ever to hit th

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's briefly round up some more of the day's main news.y huffman and 13 other people have agreed to plead guilty to a college admissions scam. in all, 50 people are accused by federal prosecutors in boston of taking part in schemes which included cheating on college entrance exams and paying bribes, to get their children admitted to the most prestigious universities. the united nations has called for an immediate halt to the fighting in libya. on monday, an airstrike closed the only functioning airport in the capital, tripoli. that's been blamed on forces loyal to general khalifa haftar. last week, he started a military offensive to try to take control from the un—backed government. nearly 3000 people have fled their homes, ahead of the fighting. the state department has barred i6 saudis from entering the united states for their involvement in the killing of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. the visas of nearly two dozen saudi officials have already been revoked, and the assets of 17 others frozen. the british prime minister is due in berli

fergal keane, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...e ecuadorian embassy in london. his lawyer says he‘s now facing extradition to the us, charged with publishing state secrets. theresa may tells mps she wants britain to leave the european union as soon as possible — after the eu delays the uk‘s departure until the end of october. there are celebrations in sudan, as 30 years of its dictator‘s rule come to an end. jack shepherd, who was convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the thames, has been jailed for an extra 6 months for fleeing the uk before he was sentenced to 6 years for the manslaughter of charlotte brown. he returned to the uk last night after 10 months on the run. shepherd pleaded guilty at the old bailey to breaching bail and absconding, as our correspondent helena lee reports. charlotte brown‘s family arrived at the old bailey this morning knowing they would finally see jack shepherd face justice, the day they had waited months for. charlotte was killed when her first date with the 31—year—old ended in a spee

mark easton, bbc news, nottingham.red animals, the sumatran orangutan, is being killed in increasing numbers and could be extinct within two decades. that is the bleak warning from charities working to protect the animals, whose rainforest habitat faces unprecedented pressure. vast tracts of indonesia's tropical rainforest are being cleared for palm oil plantations. it is the world's most widely consumed vegetable oil found in processed foods, cosmetics, even biodiesel fuels. many adult orangutans are being killed by farmers, while their babies are traded as exotic pets. from sumatra, our correspondent mehulika sitepu sent this report. this rescue team has been told the wife of a soldier has been keeping a young orangutan as her pet. bom bom was kept in a cage for three years. they have agreed to hand him over. it's hard to watch. life with this family is all bom bom has known since his mother was killed. getting him to a rehabilitation centre is his only chance of freedom back in the wild. bom bom is a victim of indon

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 assange is found guilty of breaching his bail, after british police arrested the wikileaks founder following seven years in the dorian embassy. the editor of wikileaks called today's events a dark day for journalism. we don't want this to go forward , journalism. we don't want this to go forward, this has to be averted. the uk government needs to make a full assurance that a journalist will never be extradited to the united states for publishing activity. theresa may tells mps she wants britain to leave the european union as soon as possible, after the eu delays the uk's departure until the end of october. jack shephard, the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash, has beenjailed man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash, has been jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country. a woman being held in dubai after allegedly calling her ex—husband's new wife a horse will be allowed to

jon donnison, bbc news. news that has come in on the sri lanka attacks. the death toll has increased to 290. it was at 207. it has now increased to 290 with several hundred people injured as well. and we are also hearing that police have arrested 2a suspects now in those attacks, several bomb attacks, suicide attacks on churches and luxury hotels that have happened more than 2a hours ago. stay with bbc news for all of the latest on that. hello. there are weather changes on the way this week, but we're going to see out the last day of this holiday weekend with plenty more sunshine and warmth. and what a weekend it's been! good friday, 2a degrees. saturday, 25.5. then, for easter sunday, in the sunshine it was the warmest easter sunday on record in scotland, northern ireland and in wales. the record in england, 25.3, still stands. it came close to that, just topping out at 24.6 at wisley in surrey. but, as i indicated earlier, another fine day on the way. now, the satellite pictures showed on easter sunday ther

emma vardy, bbc news. s botox and fillers have said they will introduce new checks to ensure vulnerable people are not sold unnecessary or damaging treatment. it follows a warning, from the nhs director of mental health services, that the cosmetic industry is doing too little to stop those with body image obsessions undergoing potentially harmful treatments. richard galpin reports. cosmetic procedures like botox injections and fillers are popular and easily available — notjust in clinics, but also in high street outlets. the nhs is concerned there's a link between young people's mental health and these kinds of procedures. 25% of youngsters are worried about their appearance, 50% are worried about their weight, and we know that the evidence is if you've got those concerns, if you are feeling pressure or bombarded around idealised body image, that you are more likely to seek procedures, but you are also then more likely to be dissatisfied with the outcome of those procedures. to try to tackle this, the nhs w

this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: northern ireland police question two men over the killing ofjournalist, lyra mckee. they warn a new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks. there was a real sense that what happened to lyra marked the sea change, and i want people to have confidence to come forward to help us. french police fire tear gas and arrest more than 100 people during the latest anti—government yellow vest protests in paris. after a week of climate change demonstrations in central london, the head of the police force urges protesters to move on. and a hero's welcome for the japanese man who's become the first blind person to sail a yacht across the pacific ocean. we start in northern ireland where detectives are questioning two men in connection with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee. the 29—year—old was shot dead as she was watching rioting in londonderry on thursday night 21 years after the good friday peace agreement was signed. the suspects, who are 18 and 19

pumza fihlani, bbc news, maputo. the headlines on bbc news.wife and child of the man believed to be the mastermind behind the wave of bomb attacks on easter sunday. the home office is being investigated after they revoked the visas of 30,000 foreign students, over claims they cheated in an english language exam. the labour party is to change its european election manifesto leaflets, saying it may support another referendum on any brexit deal. spaniards go the polls tomorrow in a fiercely—contested general election — the third in the past four years. the controversial far—right vox party is threatening to shake up spanish politics, but critics say its divisive message could set the country back decades. andy beatt reports. spain's third general election in just four years. with as many as 40% of voters still undecided ahead of sunday's vote, politicians of all colours have been campaigning hard. among them, the far—right populist party vox, enjoying a surge of support and hoping to upstage their rivals. but in madrid, activists from feminist gr

richard lister, bbc news. ith a new record set in the men's race. joe wilson was watching. more than ever before began london's marathon. just a few came to win. mo farah may be many things but as his coach said this morning, he's not an angel. after a week of disputes over hotel robbery and gym scuffle, today it was simple street talk. 26 miles of london's roads would measure his progress. meanwhile, a new force in wheelchair sport — american daniel romanchuk, aged just 20, outsprinted the rest. manuela schar of switzerland was over five minutes clear of the field when she won the women's wheelchair race. the challenge was just starting for the eccentrics, the fundraisers and the brave, who make this event a mass expression of enthusiasm. but as the men's elite race passed halfway, where was mo farah? not in the leading group. kenyan eliud kipchoge was in control. no—one in the women's field could get near brigid kosgei. she made the whole thing seem almost easy. of course, it isn't. not far behind, britain's

mark easton, bbc news. the time is 1a minutes past six. nka if it's essential — new advice from the foreign office after the easter sunday attacks. still to come... bond is back. the producers reveal who will face off against daniel craig in his last outing as 007. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... ahead of sunday's london marathon, mo farah is involved in a war of words with another athletics legend. more than half a million children in the uk were not given a crucial measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, according to new figures from the charity unicef. it comes as nhs chief simon stevens warned measles cases had almost quadrupled in one year, and said people rejecting vaccines was a growing public health time bomb. our health editor hugh pym reports. measles is a highly infectious viral illness. cold like symptoms are followed by a rash like this. health chiefs around the world are increasingly concerned about the steep rise in cases, so why did they say children must be vaccinated? put blu ntly say children must be vaccinated? put

emma vardy, bbc news. spondent for the irish news in belfast, who said reaching a resolution will take a lot of compromise from both sides. obviously there has been a great outpouring of public sentiment, but i suppose it is worth noting that those who applauded father martin magill‘s pointed words during his funeral homily for lyra mckee, those people who applauded it are not what you would regard as dup and sinn fein core voters. they were probably drawn from the middle ground as lyra mckee herself was, so in many ways the government's hand has been forced because of this outpouring of sentiment. perhaps a little prematurely, because we have a convergence of circumstances in northern ireland which are mitigating against the possibility of resolving the differences between the dup and sinn fein in the immediate future. that would mainly be brexit looming large, the confidence and supply deal that the dup has with the tory government. those are the two big issues, add also we are reaching perhaps a historic

ben ando, bbc news.n accessing online pornography is to be introduced from the middle ofjuly. the uk will be the first country to make it mandatory for all pornography websites to verify that their users are over the age of 18. those who fail to carry out what the government calls "robust age verification" could be blocked from operating in britain. the move has been welcomed by children's charities, but concerns have been raised by privacy campaigners. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. like so many industries, pornography has shifted online in recent years, dragging with it concerns about who is using it. these changes are significant — but is there any prospect of them actually working? drew? hello, mate, lovely to meet you. good to see you. drew wylie uses pornography. at 23, he belongs to a generation for whom porn has always been instantly accessible. everyone can...basically now has access that from a very, very early age, so i think that the level of exposure is much more extreme. but do you

this is bbc news. have made 13 arrests after a wave of bomb attacks on churches and hotels left more than 200 people dead. a government minister has told bbc news police were briefed about the threat ten days ago but the prime minister wasn't informed. in ukraine, president petro poroshenko has conceded victory to his rival, the comedian volodymyr zelensky. exit polls suggest mr zelensky, with no previous experience of politics, has won a landslide majority. he stars in a ukrainian television show as a fictional president, and is said to have won the presidential election with nearly 75% of the vote. this report from jonah fisher contains some flash photography. the latest episode of the volodymyr zelensky show started at the polling station. are you ready to be president? i don't know, the people will decide it in the evening. i'm ready. he doesn't, however, have any political experience, or, judging by his election campaign, that many ideas. the choice ukraine must make today is whether to stick with

welcome to bbc news.0 mps and peers have called on the government, to ensure that the wikileaks co—founder, julian assange, faces justice in sweden if the authorities there re—open a rape investigation against him, on charges he denies. the united states has already requested that the uk hand over mr assange to them to answer a charge of computer hacking leading to one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. dragged out of ecuador‘s embassy in london on thursday, julian assange faces one big question. where will he be sent now? more than 70 politicians have put their names to a letter to the home secretary, sajid javid, to request that he do everything he can to champion action that will ensure thatjulian assange can be extradited to sweden. they also urge him to stand with the victims of sexual violence and seek to ensure the case against mr assange can now be properly investigated. i've signed this letter because i think the top priority is the a

fergal keane, bbc news. is not every day that a vinct van gogh masterpiece a a van halen guitar share the same place, but you will find both at new york's metropolitan museum of t. next week the exhibit "play it loud" will open to the public and rock 'n roll fans will line up to see it. the show brings together seen guitars and instruments from musicians such as bob dylan, elvis presley, and the beatles. e bbc's nada tawfik got a sneak peak. nada: the quiet galleries of the met are filled with preciouses masterpi from the world's greatest sculptors and painters. [record scratch] ♪ nada: but the volume has been turned up to showcase a very different artistic movement, rock 'n . the exhibition "pl it loud" lets music lovers get up close to the instruments of legends from jimi hendrix to bob dylan. this is the rst major art exhibition dedicated to the instruments of rock 'n roll. there are more than 100 pieces, and some are on loan from the greats theelves. jimmy page from the british rock band led zeppelin len

peter cooke, bbc news.stigation has been announced into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire between 1987 and 2001. a report published last summer, found more than a50 lives were shortened as a result of over—prescribing of opiates. families were told of the decision at a meeting in fareham shortly before the announcement was made. let's speak to duncan kennedy, who is in fareham. simon, this is a story that goes back more than 30 years and it does concern the deaths of hundreds of millions of people —— and of people at this hospital in gosport through painkillers given for no reason. the family suffered for a full police investigation for several years. today they were told they would get one. the families were given news about a new police investigation at a meeting this morning. among those here were gillian mackenzie, the first to allow police in 1988 after the death of her mother. and bridget reeves lost a close relative as well. debbie mackay and cindy grant

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this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: the cabinet office minister, david lidington, says the government and labour will both have to compromise as they look to break the deadlock over brexit. a leaked recording ofjeremy corbyn reveals that the labour party lost, mislaid or ignored evidence of anti—semitism in the party. the labour mp who made the recording says the handling of anti—semitic complaints should be taken away from the party altogether. there is no alternative but to have that independent investigation of complaints, otherwise there will not be an opportunity to start rebuilding the trust that we have lost. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. two children have been killed in texas, after a tornado caused a tree to hit their family car. good afternoon. theresa may's deputy says both the conservatives and labour will have to compromise, if their continuing talks over brexit are to end in an agreement. cabinet office minister

you're watching bbc news. i am having a stretch there. you're watching bbc news.sday was the warmest day of 2019 — so far, that is. 23.3 was the top temperature, that was recorded in west sussex but over the easter weekend, those temperatures are set to climb a little further. widely into the 20s but towards the south—east corner on saturday, 25, possibly even 26 degrees and with that, high pressure keeping things predominantly dry and holding these weather fronts at bay in the atlantic for the most part, as i will show you in a moment but for good friday, we don't have to worry about those weather fronts. in fact, after any early fog has cleared, most of us are looking at a blue sky day with lots of sunshine. we may see patches of cloud drifting into northern ireland and western scotland but as far as the temperatures go, widely up into the high teens or low 20s celsius, 22 in glasgow, for example. somewhere further south, we could get up to 24 degrees. friday night will be fine for most of us. we may see one or two fog patches developing they'll be quite isolate

james landale, bbc news. tan has worn its neighbour not to launch any new attack after saying it had reliable new intelligence that one was being planned. india has denied the accusation. in the meantime, pakistan says it has released 100 indian prisoners. most of them are fishermen who were convicted of straying into pakistani waters. the day has finally come for these fishermen. they are going home. pakistan released 100 indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, the fishermen as a goodwill gesture, the fishermen formed the first batch of 260 indian prisoners practised said it will release this month. they we re it will release this month. they were convicted of straying into pakistani waters. understandably there was a huge sense of relief. translation: i'm very excited to be going back to my home country after 17 months. i am so excited to see my pa rents, 17 months. i am so excited to see my parents, my brother, my sister, my whole family. but on the same day, pakistan's foreign ministry also accused india o

stay with bbc news. the top story in the uk: an investigation‘s under way into the cause of a crash involving a double decker bus and a car on the isle of wight. a woman died in the collision near newport. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. japan steps into the ring for a fight, as it begins bilateral trade talks with the united states. a sneak peek. beating's new airport that will open in the autumn to meet china's growing appetite for air travel. —— beating's. good morning, asia, hello, well. it is monday. the start of a brand—new trading week. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm at rico hizon. we start off with trade talks, not china and the united states. we a re talks, not china and the united states. we are talking about japan and the us today. after two years japan is finally taking a president trump's offer for a bilateral trade negotiation which will begin later today in washington, dc. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, is