this is bbc world news today. our top stories... president trump hails the defeat of the so called "islamic state caliphate" but warns the us will remain vigilant. there have been parades and cavalcades in towns and cities up down this region at the news but it has or can at a huge cost to people here. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rally in london, demanding another brexit referendum. and calls in the us for the full publication of the mueller report, as the special counsel completes his investigation into alleged links between russia and the trump campaign. caught in a storm. a thousand people on a luxury cruise ship in norway face a hazardous rescue operation. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump and other world leaders have welcomed the defeat of the so—called "islamic state caliphate" in syria. after weeks of brutal fighting, kurdish—led forces claimed victory over the hardline group. the final isis fighters had been holed up in the town of baghouz. syrian democratic forces had besieged the town for we

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: bernie sanders launches his campaign for the white house at a rally in new york. the liberal senator is hoping to be chosen to run against president trump in 2020. i experienced as a child living with afamily i experienced as a child living with a family that struggled economically the powerfully influenced my life and my values. i know where i came from! after a bruising week, president trump tells conservative activists that the forthcoming report on alleged russian interference is part of an attempt to take him out. the us urges britain to embrace its intensive farming methods, including chlorine—washed chicken, to help secure a post—brexit trade deal. roger federer has won his 100th atp title, cementing his position as one of the most successful tennis players ever. hello and welcome to world news today. we will no longer tolerate the greed of corporate america — that's the message from bernie sanders, who's launched his bid to topple donald trump in the 2020 us p

this is bbc world news today. our top stories... the indian pilot shot down and captured by pakistan is released — but will his safe return ease the tensions between the two nuclear neigbours over kashmir? the us offers a bounty of one million dollars for information about the son of the late al-qaeda leader osma bin laden — saying he's a key figure in the islamist militant group. after months of checks and preparations on this robotic probe — scientists finally begin the first ever exploration below the surface of mars. hello and welcome to world news today. after days of heightened tension pakistan has released an indian pilot whose plane was shot down on wednesday. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed back at the wagah crossing point. pakistan described the move as ‘gesture of peace‘. relations between india and pakistan, two nuclear powers, have plummeted in the last week. on tuesday, india carried out air strikes on what it said was a militant camp in pakistan. the military action followed a suicide bombing that kille

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories. protests in algeria as president bouteflika says he'll run for election one more time, but reportedly promises not to serve a full fifth term. a senior us congressman is requesting documents from more than 60 people close to donald trump as part of an investigation into whether the president obstructed justice. the husband of british is militant shamima begum tells the bbc he wants to take her and their baby home to the netherlands — and defends marrying her when she was 15. yeah, she was — she was very young. it may be would have been better for her to wait but she chose to get married. mission accomplished. america's new dragon astronaut capsule docks smoothly with the international space station on its test flight. hello and welcome to world news today. the algerian president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has submitted papers to run for a fifth term in office. but he's pledged to only serve one more year as president if he does win next month's presidential election. the leader's desire to

this is bbc world news today.ce say the number of people killed in the christrchuch terrorist attack has risen from 49 to 50. the number of injured also stands at 50. let's bring you some live pictures now from christchurch, where a service is taking place for the victims of the mosque attack at the city's transitional cathedral. that service happening at that transitional cathedral, let's have a little listen. back cathedral of christ was built asa back cathedral of christ was built as a temporary structure, that original is damaged by an earthquake that struck christchurch years ago, so people are gathering to reflect on the attacks that happened on friday. let's speak to... bawa jain is the secretary—general of the world council of religious leaders. he's also president of the centre for responsible leadership, which works closely with the muslim league on addressing religious intolerance. hejoins me now from new york. how important is it that we cds expressions of solidarity across different religions at a mom

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... rescue teams search through the wreckage of an ethiopian airlines plane that crashed shortly after take—off, killing all 157 on board. we're at the scene. we have been talking to some of the people, they head a loud bang and then the plane burst into fire. syrian forces backed by the us have begun their assault on the last enclave held by so—called islamic state. meanwhile two more women who went to syria to join the islamic state group have been stripped of their british citizenship. and in sport, aston villa footballer, jack grealish is attacked by a spectator as his side play local rivals birmingham city. hello and welcome to world news today. relatives have been officially informed that all the 157 passenger and crew on board the ethiopian airlines flight that crashed earlier on sunday, have died. it was on its way to the kenyan capital nairobi. the accident happened six minutes into the journey, with the aircraft coming down outside a town 37 miles from addis ababa. so far it's n

this is bbc world news today. our top stories.st three weeks until the brexit deadline — uk prime minister theresa may appeals to mps to back her deal in parliament next week. if mps reject the deal nothing is certain. it would be an utter moment of crisis. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says it's "not interested in the blame game" as he outlines a clarification of their position. we'll have the latest. its been confirmed that the child of shamima begum — a british teenager who joined the islamic state group — has died in a detention camp. venezuela suffers the worst blackout in decades, with most of the country paralysed by a power cut, which the government is calling sabotage. return of the dragon — america's first commercial astronaut capsule splashes back down to earth after a successful test mission to the international space station. hello and welcome to world news today. it's three weeks today until the uk is due to leave the european union and the british prime minister has appealed to eu leaders for "one more push" to g

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories. thousands of anti—government protesters have ta ken to the streets in venezuela on a day of rival demonstrations. britain's government faces criticism after the baby son of shamina begum — who joined the islamic state group — dies in a syrian camp. rescuers find the bodies of two climbers missing for almost two weeks on a mountain in the himalayas. and welsh fans leave murrayfield happy as they watch their team remain on course for rugby union's grand slam. hello and welcome to world news today. thousands of people have taken to the streets of venezuela as part of two rival demonstrations. one rally — in support of president nicolas maduro — is being held in the capital. but police clashed with supporters of opposition leaderjuan guaido in the other rally in caracas. in electricity is gradually being restored across the country after the longest blackout in a decade. the power cuts started on thursday. will grant reports from caracas. it is venezuela's longest power cut in living memo

this is bbc world news today. i'm krupa padhy. our top stories: palestinians in gaza hold a day of protests to mark the first anniversary of weekly demonstrations on the boundary with israel. theresa may and her cabinet look for ways to bring the eu withdrawal agreement back to parliament for a fourth vote, after it was defeated yesterday. pope francis is in morocco — on a mission to boost conversations with other religions. and the rolling stones postpone their north america tour because mickjagger needs medical treatment. hello and welcome to world news today. tens of thousands of palestinians have protested in heavy rain along the fence between gaza and israel, marking the first anniversary of the weekly demonstrations there. health officials in gaza say four palestinians have died during protests. demonstrators have been calling for israel to allow refugees back into the homes their families fled, when the state of israel was created in 1948. they also want the easing of the blockade on gaza. the un says at least 190 palestini

this is bbc world news today. i'm martin stanford. our top stories... exit polls in ukraine put a political novice and professional comedian well ahead of the incumbent petro poroshenko in the presidential election. turkish president erdogan‘s ak party could lose control of the capital, ankara, as preliminary results come out from the local elections. the uk prime minister considers her next move to try to break the brexit deadlock as one of her cabinet ministers admits there are no ideal choices. facebook founder mark zuckerberg calls for new internet regulations, two weeks after the new zealand mosque gunman used the social media platform to livestream his attack. hello and welcome to world news today. polls have closed in ukraine for the first round in the presidential election — and a professional comedian with no political experience looks on course to win the most votes. exit polls give tv performer volodymyr zelenskiy more than thirty per cent of votes cast. that puts him well ahead of the incumbent, petro poroshenko, who is projected to have won

this is bbc world news today. our top stories. the brexit deadline — uk prime minister theresa may appeals to mps to back her deal in parliament next week. if mps reject the deal nothing is certain. it would be an utter moment of crisis. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says it's "not interested in the blame game" as he outlines a clarification of their position. we'll have the latest. its been confirmed that the child of shamima begum — a british teenager who joined the islamic state group — has died in a detention camp. venezuela suffers the worst blackout in decades, with most of the country paralysed by a power cut, which the government is calling sabotage.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...ian pilot shot down and captured by pakistan is released — but will his safe return ease the tensions between the two nuclear neigbours over kashmir? the us offers a bounty of one million dollars for information about the son of the late al-qaeda leader osma bin laden — saying he's a key figure in the islamist militant group. after months of checks and preparations on this robotic probe — scientists finally begin the first ever exploration below the surface of mars. hello and welcome to world news today.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories.lika says he'll run for election one more time, but reportedly promises not to serve a full fifth term. a senior us congressman is requesting documents from more than 60 people close to donald trump as part of an investigation into whether the president obstructed justice. the husband of british is militant shamima begum tells the bbc he wants to take her and their baby home to the netherlands — and defends marrying her when she was 15. yeah, she was — she was very young. it may be would have been better for her to wait but she chose to get married. mission accomplished. america's new dragon astronaut capsule docks smoothly with the international space station

this is bbc world news today. i'm martin stanford. our top stories...edian well ahead of the incumbent petro poroshenko in the presidential election. turkish president erdogan‘s ak party could lose control of the capital, ankara, as preliminary results come out from the local elections. the uk prime minister considers her next move to try to break the brexit deadlock as one of her cabinet ministers admits there are no ideal choices. facebook founder mark zuckerberg calls for new internet regulations, two weeks after the new zealand mosque gunman used the social media platform to livestream his attack.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories...take—off, killing all 157 on board. we're at the scene. we have been talking to some of the people, they head a loud bang and then the plane burst into fire. syrian forces backed by the us have begun their assault on the last enclave held by so—called islamic state. meanwhile two more women who went to syria to join the islamic state group have been stripped of their british citizenship. and in sport, aston villa footballer, jack grealish is attacked by a spectator as his side play local rivals birmingham city.

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...c state caliphate" but warns the us will remain vigilant. there have been parades and cavalcades in towns and cities up down this region at the news but it has or can at a huge cost to people here. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rally in london, demanding another brexit referendum. and calls in the us for the full publication of the mueller report, as the special counsel completes his investigation into alleged links between russia and the trump campaign. caught in a storm. a thousand people on a luxury cruise ship in norway face

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories.ta ken to the streets in venezuela on a day of rival demonstrations. britain's government faces criticism after the baby son of shamina begum — who joined the islamic state group — dies in a syrian camp. rescuers find the bodies of two climbers missing for almost two weeks on a mountain in the himalayas. and welsh fans leave murrayfield happy as they watch their team remain on course for rugby union's grand slam. hello and welcome to world news today. thousands of people have taken to the streets of venezuela as part of two rival demonstrations.

this is bbc world news today. york. the liberal senator is hoping to be chosen to run against president trump in 2020. i experienced as a child living with afamily i experienced as a child living with a family that struggled economically the powerfully influenced my life and my values. i know where i came from! after a bruising week, president trump tells conservative activists that the forthcoming report on alleged russian interference is part of an attempt to take him out. the us urges britain to embrace its intensive farming methods, including chlorine—washed chicken, to help secure a post—brexit trade deal. roger federer has won his 100th atp title, cementing his position as one

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories.neration" after a long—awaited report from us special counsel robert mueller, into russian meddling in the 2016 election, has concluded that the president did not commit a crime. hello and welcome to world news today. our breaking news this hour. a total and complete exoneration of the president of the united states. that's how the white house is describing the long awaited muller report into russian interference in the presidential election of 2016. after a two year long investigation, a four page letter summarising the report has been handed to us congressional leaders.

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories. us president donald trump has said: "no collusion, no obstruction, complete and total exoneration" after a long—awaited report from us special counsel robert mueller, into russian meddling in the 2016 election, has concluded that the president did not commit a crime. hello and welcome to world news today. our breaking news this hour. a total and complete exoneration of the president of the united states. that's how the white house is describing the long awaited muller report into russian interference in the presidential election of 2016. after a two year long investigation, a four page letter summarising the report has been handed to us congressional leaders. it says the probe did not find that any members of the trump campaign team colluded with russia. on the allegation of obstruction of justice by mr trump, the mueller report says it has not concluded that the president committed a crime. but the special counsel adds that it also does not exonerate him. the attorney general, willia

this is bbc world news today. our top stories...amist militant group. after months of checks and preparations on this robotic probe — scientists finally begin the first ever exploration below the surface of mars. hello and welcome to world news today.

bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh in westminster. welcome to audiences here on the bbc news channel and around the world on bbc world news. the prime minister theresa may will head to brussels todayo appeal directly to eu leaders to ask them to approve her request for a three month delay to brexit. but she'll leave political turmoil behind her at home after her statement in downing street last night, in which she blamed mps for failure to break the deadlock. she said the delay was a matter of great personal regret and she was on the side of people who'd had enough of political games. her remarks provoked an angry response from mps across the house, with some calling her comments toxic and reckless. our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. theresa may heads to brussels with the deafening noise of westminster throbbing in her ears to formally ask for the very thing she was desperate to avoid — a delay to brexit. last night, she tried to make the most of what being prime minister offers you — a downing street stage, an opportunity to rise above that din in the commons and talk directly to the country. so far parliament has done everything possible to avoid making a choice.

news" for"bbc world the latest developments. today the u.s.ned a growing rolist of nations inding the boeing 737 max 8. the announcement was made byt presidump, who said it was necessary to answer questions after a second such plane crashed this weekend.n the ethioprlines plane onnt down minutes after taking off, killing eveon board. the bbs's nick bryant report nick: today the crash site in hiopia became a place of multinational mourning. passgers and crew from 35 countries were killed when the plane plunged into this field on sunday, ju six minutes after takeoff. north america had been one of the few places that the boeing 737 max aircraft was still allowed to fly. the aviation authori here resisted demands to follow safety regulators in more than 40 countries in grounding the plane. but tonight at the white house, donald trump announced a change of mind. pres. trump: we are going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the 737 max 8 and the 737 max 9.ty the saf the american people and all people is ourer par

bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: happy new year, 1398! it's the persian new year, and 300 million people across the world are starting their celebrations. todayssengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: british prime minister theresa may hits out at mps as she addresses the nation from downing street. she blames parliament for the delays in brexit. aid agencies are struggling to reach survivors of the tropical cyclone that has battered south—eastern africa. communications are down, roads are cut off and some communities are completely inaccessible. the storm has left hundreds dead, thousands more homeless and without their livelihoods across mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. an

new place in the world. nicholas witchell, bbc news, havana. weather patterns across the uk fairly static at the moment, may be a bit more sunshine breaking through compared with todayl, it will start to feel a bit milder as well. through today, high pressure anchored towards the south—west, so here the satellite imagery clearest over the skies. more cloud today in northern ireland, scotland, northern england. here, a fair bit of cloud going through tonight as well. a few showers across northern scotland as well. clea rest of the showers across northern scotland as well. clearest of the skies to watch the south—west, remaining in place through the night. the odd mist or fog patch, but we will see the cold est fog patch, but we will see the coldest night time temperatures here. close to freezing in the city centres, but —1 or out of the question in rural areas. tomorrow, stain fairly cloudy, and cloud amounts will vary through the day. more sunshine breaking through for england and wales in particular going into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures for wednesday afternoon, still at levels a bit of rough weather should be for the time of year, 1a and 15 celsius in one or

indeed, we are in one of the largest newsrooms in the world, here in the bbc news room, and today is been on the agenda time and time again is brexit and we‘ve invited some audience members in specifically to talk to editors, exactly what they want to see done on the brexit bishoo. i‘ll be talking to a couple of those shortly but first our reporters have had some in salford. hi, my name‘s tony, i voted to remain in the eu. i believe bbc‘s coverage should have been more positive in terms of showing the opportunities of remaining, as opposed to some of the project fear aspects. hi, my name's marie, and i voted to leave the eu. i feel the bbc's coverage of brexit has been scaremongering and very negative. it's about time we showed the positive aspects of leaving the eu and getting behind our businesses. they don't realise that educated people in this country knew what they were voting for. they've been scaremongering that much that people think we won't be able to trade and we won't be able to travel. i've been in business 20 years. wind and we are a furniture manufacturer. sam‘s compan

today. from westminster and our london studios. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reportg. storm gareth may have passed, but we have got more wet and windy weather over the next few days. look at the satellite imagery across the uk, lots of cloud at the moment, and even if we go out a bit further across the atlantic, this ribbon of cloud stretching down towards the caribbean, that is all moving its way in over the next few days, bringing a succession of weather fronts and bad weather. through today, very windy again, heavy rain this morning, that is claiming its way southwards. but strong gusts of wind through the morning. for england and east wales, potentially up to 60, 65 mph at at times, quite widely up to 35 to 50 mph. that heavy rain spreads to the south and it may well linger across south and it may well linger across south wales and the south—west of england during this afternoon. quite cloudy northern ireland. elsewhere, sunny spells and just a few showers developing. maximum temperatures up to 8-30d. developing. maximum temperatures up to 8—30d. the wind is grad

more on the bbc sport website, including details of a very successful day for great britain at the world para cycling championships. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc newsws with me, lukwesa burak. the number of dead in yesterday's shootings at two mosques in the city of christchurch in new zealand has risen to 50. speaking earlier this evening, the country's police commissioner, mike bush, said extra security will remain in place around all mosques until he is certain there is no further threat. first thing i want to say is that it isa first thing i want to say is that it is a site that i advised that the number of people who had died in this awful event has now risen to 50. as of last night, we were able to ta ke 50. as of last night, we were able to take all of the victims from both of those scenes. and in doing so, we have located a further victim. so, that brings the number of those who have died to 50. i also want to say that the number of injured is also 50. 36 of those that in the hospital, where they are being treated with the utmost care and professionalism by medical staff. to have been due remain critical, and we have one child being well lo

bbc world news. i'm david eades. our main story today... it is with extreme sadness that i tell you that as at 7pm tonight, we believe that a0 people have lost their lives in this act of extreme violence. mass shootings at two mosques in the new zealand city of christchurch. more than 20 people have been seriously wounded. i could hear screaming and crying and i saw some people drop dead worshippers were gunned down during friday prayers. three suspects are in custody. police have defused a number of explosive devices near the mosques. we'll have the latest from christchurch on what the prime minister described as "one of new zealand's darkest days". hello. we begin with breaking news. shooting attacks on two mosques in the new zealand city of christchurch. details are still emerging but, in the last hour, prime ministerjacinda ardern has confirmed that a0 people are known to have died. dozens more were injured. of those, around 20 rna serious condition. —— are in a serious condition. witnesses say at least one gunman opened fire on worship

bbc news. still to come: happy new year, 1398! it's the persian new year, and 300 million people across the world are starting their celebrations. todayan 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. welcome back. very good to have you with us on bbc news. 0ur breaking news this hour: the prime minister of new zealand has announced a ban on the sale of assault rifles and semiautomatics in response to the christchurch terror attack that killed 50 people in two mosques. among the 50 people killed in the christchurch attacks were nine from pakistan. three were from the same family — zeeshan raza, who had been working as an engineer, and his elderly parents. his sister still lives in the pakistani c

bbc news. do stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: president trump issues his first veto, striking down a congressional effort to stop his national emergency on the southern border. today that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has met with community leaders in christchurch — a day after 49 people were killed in attacks on two mosques. the main suspect in the killings has appeared in a christchurch court, charged with murder. the australian, who had posted far—right ideas filled with expletives online, has been remanded in custody. well, let's stay with our top story. the terror attacks in christchurch have brought the f

more about the moon and mars than we do about our oceans but today we've got a much closer look at the underwater world. eliza philippidis, bbc newsekend which is going to deliver some dry weather though there will be blustery showers, particularly in scotland and it is going to feel cooler than it has done recently. we've seen this weather front move on southwards, coolerfresh air moving on behind, but it's clearer too, and more of us will see sunshine over the weekend. this is how we start saturday, a touch of frost possible in parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland, still cloud through parts of southern england and towards the south coast in particular, it may hold on through the day and where you have that, don't be surprised if there is a little light rain and drizzle. elsewhere across england and wales, high cloud. any sun is going to be quite hazy. sunny skies in northern ireland and scotland though cloud producing a few showers here and there, and they are very blustery showers in scotland. these are average speeds — gusts are higher, the northern isles could be gusting between 60 and 70 miles per hour in

more about the moon and mars than we do about our oceans but today we've got a much closer look at the underwater world. eliza philippidis, bbc newshigh pressure building in across southern areas, so many places were dry, with a variable cloud and some sunshine. tonight, under clear skies, in general with light winds, it's going to turn quite chilly. a touch of frost across central and northern areas. different story going on across scotland. we've got a deep area of low pressure passing to the north of scotland. here, it will be windy through the night with showers or longer spells of rain, some snow on the hills. you'll notice the temperatures, low single figures for many, but a touch of frost out of town further north, as you can see from the blue hue there. tomorrow, we start off on a chilly note. lots of sunshine across central and southern areas. plenty of showers, these blustery across scotland, a few of them pushing into northern ireland, northern england, through the course of the afternoon. they will be wintery over the high ground. but more sunshine, i think, across southern areas through the day. across wales and into

world games. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. good night. you are watching bbc news. allies have been on brussels today as the eu 27 have been considering theresa may's request for article 52 b extended to britain does not leave the european union as planned on the 29th of march. my colleague kristian fraser has been engrossed in all of those discussions. let's bring it up to date. with what you have been hearing. and has been a very long run affair today because it started at 3pm this afternoon and has only just wrapped up. and moved away from what donald tusk put on the table yesterday and moved back towards it with some caveats to let me see if i can spell it out for you. the extension will run until may the 22nd which is the day before the european parliament, that has been granted. but that is the caveat, if by the 12th of april which is the cutoff date for the uk to and from the eu if it is going to take part in the parliamentary elections for the eu, there is no way forward on theresa may's deal or an alternative to the deal, then they want the uk at that point to inform them whether they will b

bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: australia's men break their own worldips in poland. out for two european matches as sergio ramos is banned for an intentional yellow card in the champions league. and still on course for a 100th atp tour title as roger federer moves through to the semi—finals in dubai. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the track cycling world championships in poland and it was a good day for the australians as they picked up three of the four gold medals on offer. that included the men's team pursuit in which the quartet of leigh howard, sam welsford, kelland o'brien and alex porter set a new world record as they beat great brtitain in the final. they clocked 3 minutes, 48.012 seconds, breaking the record they set at last year's commwealth games, and laying down a marker ahead of next year's olympics in tokyo. we knew coming in had good form, doing good timings in practice. but to be able to qualify after the fastest i

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business reports celsius. lots of sunshine in the wales and midland. today it will be cloudy day with limited sunshine and that is most likely in the east of wales, the west midlands. north east and scotland getting a bit of sunshine after the rain clears, but further rain for western scotland into the afternoon. elsewhere it will be dry with lots of cloud and temperatures of 13—15dc. where you get sunshine it could be as high as 16 or 17. tonight we will see more persistent rain moving into north—west scotland. elsewhere some cloudy and drizzly rain on the hills and the coasts of wales and west in england. temperatures between 9—11. the rain in the north—west of scotla nd the rain in the north—west of scotland will turn quite heavy. it will push through scotland to northern ireland and eventually as it clears there will be sunny spells developing into the afternoon. elsewhere on friday it is again a rather grey and cloudy start to the day. not much change in the afternoon, it will stay mostly cloudy

today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business reportay the temperature got to 15 degrees celsius in the midlands, but it is going to feel colder than that during today. a distinct change in wind direction, low pressure, still formally in charge, the cloud is rotating round that, bringing some rain up in the north this morning but as the winds rotate it starts to bring in the colder airfrom but as the winds rotate it starts to bring in the colder air from the north so the blues quite widely across the uk through today. quite windy today, some fairly strong gust, it will feel colder, particularly for england and wales, where temperatures drop down by a good few degrees but rain this morning in scotland, northern ireland, edging through northern england, a bit of hill snow, that rain will edge down towards the south—east, there will be brighter skies towards the far south, especially through this morning and later on there will be be sunny spells in scotland, still some showers which will contain snow over the higher ground and gusty winds

today, her sister told the court that she tries every single day to understand why ceon didn't help louella. sarah campbell, bbc news. now on bbc news our worlde programme tells the story of a south african journalist's attempts to save a family friend from drug addiction. across south africa communities are being decimated by a deadly narcotic known as nyaope. it is going straight into the blood come your heart, your lungs. this is the story ofa drug heart, your lungs. this is the story of a drug epidemic fuelled by corruption. and one man's fight for redemption. a drug epidemic is raging in townships across my country. nyaope it isa townships across my country. nyaope it is a highly addictive heroin —based narcotic, which sometimes contains hiv medication. it's often mixed with marijuana and smoked or injected. this drug is slowly eating its weight at south africa's first poster apart a generation. and i wa nt to poster apart a generation. and i want to find out why. my name is golden mtika, i am a local crime reporter. i know the dangers of nyaope more than most. in the past six years the drug has claimed the lives of two of my young nephe

bbc world news. i'm david eades. our main story today... people drop dead worshippers were gunned down during friday prayers. three suspects are in custody. police have defused a number of explosive devices near the mosques. we'll have the latest from christchurch on what the prime

bbc world news. still to come: a murder investigation has begun in italy after the mysterious death of a model who testified against the former prime minister silvio berlusconi. todayrtheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new zealand's prime minister has again pledged tougher gun controls, following the attack on two mosques in christchurch. earlier, jacinda ardern held emotional meetings with islamic leaders and other members of the islamic community in wellington. the events in christchurch has re—opened the national debate about firearms laws with the prime ministerjacinda arden saying that new zealand's gun laws will change. philip alpers is a

world. what to do about those who left home to join an enemy and now want to come back? chris mason, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today'sas been remanded in custody by magistrates in east london, charged with murdering the teenager jodie chesney last week. the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with herfriends in a park in romford. manuel petrovic, who's 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. the company says it has a responsibility to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of anti—government protesters have ta ken to the streets in venezuela on a day of rival demonstrations. police used pepper spray against supporters of the opposition leader, juan guaido. dozens of civilians have left the last stronghold of the islamic state group ahead of a final assault by western—backed forces. a hospital in california has been criticised for its use of

bbc news. first, a major un environment conference gets under way in kenya today. 193 countries and many business leaders will be there. one of the key questions will be what businesses around the worldtainable ways of working. david symons is director of sustainability at the engineering consultancy wsp. good morning, may be clarify what sustainability is because we talk about this a lot but many businesses will struggle to define it. good morning, thanks for having me on. very simply, sustainability in a business context is about creating a prosperous, resilient society that uses resources in a responsible and careful way. 0k, uses resources in a responsible and careful way. ok, but in uses resources in a responsible and carefulway. ok, but in terms of this event taking place in nairobi today, the un has a huge involvement. they want it to be as high—profile as possible, but with big players not listening like president trump, what are your hopes? i mean, government has a role to play in delivering a sustainable society, so do wheel as consumers. business also has a huge role. if you just look at the us, for example, government at federal level might takea example, government at fe

this is bbc world news today. i'm krupa padhy.old a day of protests to mark the first anniversary of weekly demonstrations on the boundary with israel. theresa may and her cabinet look for ways to bring the eu withdrawal agreement back to parliament for a fourth vote, after it was defeated yesterday. pope francis is in morocco — on a mission to boost conversations with other religions. and the rolling stones postpone their north america tour because mickjagger needs medical treatment. hello and welcome to world news today. tens of thousands of palestinians have protested

stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: a thrilling start to the grand prix season in melbourne with a win for mercedes driver valtteri bottas. this is bbc world news today latest headlines. new zealand's prime minister says she'll discuss tightening gun laws with her cabinet — in response to the attacks in christchurch. let's stay with that story. we can now speak to bryce wakefield, deputy director of the australian institute of international affairs, for his analysis on the current situation. he joins us from canberra. welcome, thank you for being with us on bbc news. we know the perpetrator of this attack acquired the guns are used illegally. the prime minister of new zealand has said she and her cabinet will be discussing the gun laws to see how they can change. what certainly needs to happen is what has already been suggested, a ban on semiautomatic weapons that the killer are used for this attack. it is fairly easy if you have a gun licence to purchase a semiautomatic weapon, that can be upgraded illegally, which seems to be what the attacker has done, so the government will be looking at that very hard. also new zealand has licensing laws for gun

world. what to do about those who left home to join an enemy, and now want to come back? chris mason, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today'sews. a man has been remanded in custody by magistrates in east london, charged with murdering the teenager jodie chesney last week. the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford. manuel petrovic, who's 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent atacks. the company says it has a responsibilty to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. the musician r kelly has been released from jail in chicago after more than £120,000 he owed in child support was paid. last month the r&b artist was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, involving four alleged victims, three of whom were minors. he pleaded not guilty to all the charges. there have been further violent protests in venezuela as supporters of the country's opposition lea

world championships. there has been a bronze medalfor great britain on an otherwise very disappointing day. and that's all the sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news. let's get more on the american ambassador in london urging britain to embrace us farming methods to help secure a post—brexit trade deal, saying fears over chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—fed beef were myths. in a newspaper article, woody johnson compared food production in the eu to a museum of agriculture. but the deputy president of the national farmers‘ union, guy smith, told my colleague, lukwesa burak, that a bad trade deal could lead to lower food standards. for me, it is about two things, one, oui’ for me, it is about two things, one, our high standards. i am really proud of the fact that i have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and british consumers do not want to see the standards watered down in anyway because of a bad trade deal. it is about economics. if i have to compete against farmers in america that have different regulations that gives them different costs, if i do not have trade respect for that, i will lose because i am at a competitiv

once again, christchurch is showing the world it will not be defined by horrific crimes committed here on friday. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. earlier todayts sang and hugged muslim religious leaders in a show of solidarity after friday's mass shootings. members of the community will gather at vigils held all around the country this week, including in the cities of auckland and wellington. our correspondent phil mercer is in christchurch. it is getting late it is getting [ate there, tell us what's going on. 10pm here, in christchurch. and still the people come to pay their respects here at the botanic garden. they have been coming here for the better part of three days to lay flowers, to light candles and to read the cards of remembrance of the victims. very ha rd to remembrance of the victims. very hard to sum up in a few words how thousands of people feel, but safe to say having spoken to quite a few people here this evening, there's a sense of disbelief, a sense of dismay and disgust. and also this grim realisation that new zealand, once upon a time a small country perched at the bottom of the world far away from the world's trouble sp