i'm ben bland in london. our top stories.ikileaks founder, julian assange following his arrest in london, his lawyer says he now faces extradition to the us. huge crowds take to the streets of sudan's capital after the military seizes power. south korea's ban on abortion has been ruled unconstitutional in a historic court decision. the country's constitutional court ordered that the 1953 ban under must be revised by 2020. the ban said women who have abortions can be fined and imprisoned except in cases of rape, incest or risk to their health — must be revised by the end of 2020. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in seoul. laura. this law has been in place since south korea was —— south korea was graded in 9053 and for six decades women would face up to two years in prison or a hefty fine if they carried out an abortion. —— created in 1953. however, that while was selectively prosecuted and many women say they did get abortions at the time but they were forced to go to underground clinics because doctors were unwilling to carr

i'm ben bland in london.o in the programme: the us threatens sanctions on any country importing oilfrom iran after the first of may. tehran calls the move illegal. under the shadow of the skeleton of a blue whale — climate change activists take their protest inside london's natural history museum. it's 1:00am in london, and 5:30 in the morning in sri lanka, where there's growing concerns over a failure of communication in the leadup to sunday's devastating bomb attacks that killed at least 290 people and injured more than 500. a festering row within the government meant the prime minister had long been excluded from intelligence briefings, and was kept in the dark about a recent warning about possible attacks by a local islamist extremist group, the thowheeth jama'ath. this report from yogita limaye: another explosion near one of the bombed churches, in a country that's already on the edge. a van blew up when the police tried to defuse explosives inside. no one was hurt. but on easter sunday, hundreds died, m

i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme... the first private moon mission ends in failure, it's thought to have crashed on the lunar surface. making his mark around the world. we'll be speaking to architect moshe safdie to find out what inspires his unique designs. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore and 1am in london where the founder of wikileaks, julian assange is in jail after ecuador withdrew the asylum it had given him in its london embassy for nearly seven years. he's been found guilty of jumping bail. mr assange is also facing extradition to the us related to one of the biggest ever leaks of government secrets, as our correspondent james landale reports. this was the momentjulian assange‘s seven years of self—imposed asylum came to an end. older, greyer perhaps, but still defiant, still protesting. we must resist! you can resist! the ecuadorian authorities revoked his asylum and allowed in the police to arrest him for breaching

i'm ben bland in london. the headlines. striving for cleaner air and the city streets of london becomes the first in the world to charge drivers of polluting vehicles using its roads. president trump announces he is replacing his secretary of homeland security. i'm mariko oi in singapore, also in the programme. the finishing touches to the biggest election in india's history. voting begins later this week. there is a famous saying here that the indian government is like a piece of flatbread, he needs to be flipped on the griddle or it will burn. so will it flip this time? bohemian rhapsody picks up another unexpected victory, breaking box office records in china. live from oui’ office records in china. live from our studios in london. and singapore. this is bbc world news. it is news day. good morning. it's eight am in singapore and 1am in london — where just an hour ago, the world's first ultra low emissions zone came into operation. drivers of polluting vehicles — from motorbikes to lorries — coming into the centre of the

this is bbc news with ben bland. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history — tiger woods wins the us masters, more than 10 years after his last golfing major title. in other main news tonight, one person has died and 22 others are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. it's been declared a major incident. the cabinet office minister david lidington says the government and labour are "testing out" each other‘s ideas as they try to resolve the brexit deadlock. police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. sussex police tell the bbc that the gatwick drone attack, which halted hundreds of flights just before christmas last year, may have been an "inside job". hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rosamund urwin, financial services correspondant at the sunday times and henry mance, political correspo

i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: the funerals of many of those killed in sunday's bomb attack in sri lanka are due to be held on tuesday. questions are being asked about what the security services knew after the prime minister said they'd been "aware of information" about possible attacks, but he hadn't been told. the us says it will end exemptions from sanctions for countries that buy oil from iran. secretary of state, mike pompeo, said the aim was to put maximum pressure on iran's government. and these pictures are trending on bbc.com. as selfies go, this is impressive. the virunga national park, in the democratic republic of congo, and two very relaxed gorillas posing with the park rangers who have raised them since they were babies. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. zeinab badawi speaks to one of the giants of african and world literature. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. he is one of the giants of african and world literature, and he's also a passionate advo

i'm ben bland. our top story. police in sri lanka say the death toll from the easter sunday bomb blasts has now risen to 290. 2a suspects have been arrested following the worst day of violence in the country for more than a decade. from comedian to president, ukraine elects television star volodymyr zelensky to be its next head of state. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. today is earth day, a movement to raise awareness of our impact on the environment. so i simply want to know what have you done or seen others do that has really made a positive difference to our planet? let me know — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. 290 people are now known to have died in a series of explosions that hit churches and luxury hotels in sri lanka on easter sunday. the country's prime minister says there should be an investigation into why intelligence reports of possible attacks were not acted upon. he also said the priority now was to catch

i'm ben bland.uspension. unable to pay for fuel, india's jet airways cancels all of its flights. and on the markets, asian markets fell on thursday as investors in most countries wound down going into the long easter break. even positive comments on the china—us trade talks were unable to spark much buying activity.

this is bbc news with ben bland.s his bite back — in one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history — the golfer wins the us masters, more than 10 years after his last major title. 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. in other main news tonight, one women has died and 22 people are taken to hospital after a crash involving

this is bbc news. lama ben i am 3 ben bland. our top stories: this is a renewed call for those bearing arms to sit down with discussions, to arrive at a peaceful outcome and to peacefully coexist under the basis of new measures. four eu countries agreed to take on dozens four eu countries agreed to take on d oze ns of four eu countries agreed to take on dozens of migrants rescued after being stranded at sea for nearly two weeks. in marks 100 years since troops in the british indian army carried out a massacre at amritsar. an revolution in the ring. 0rion's first—ever female boxer wins an revolution in the ring. 0rion's first—everfemale boxer wins her debut bout. —— iran. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are signs that tensions between sudan's new leadership and protesters may be softening. representatives of both sides have held meetings. and although demonstrators wanted civilian government, they competent military figures might be acceptable. this follows the ousting of long—term leader 0mar al—bashir. simon jones has the

this is bbc news with ben bland. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. tiger woods gets his bite back — in one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history — the golfer wins the us masters, more than 10 years after his last major title. 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. in other main news tonight, one women has died and 22 people are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. the cabinet office minister, david lidington says the government and labour are "testing out" each other‘s ideas as they try to resolve the brexit deadlock.. police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. the gatwick drone attack that caused chaos for thousands of passengers — the bbc learns that it was carried out by someone who knew about the airport's operational proc

i'm ben bland. revenues soar at the chinese tech giant huawei despite a us campaign to have the firm banned over national security fears. almost six years after 1100 people we re almost six years after 1100 people were killed at a bangladesh factory colla pse we were killed at a bangladesh factory collapse we look at safety in the garment industry. and on the markets many markets closed for the long easter weekend. the nikkei trading fairly flat. 0il oil prices rallied by more than 2.5% on monday, to levels not seen since november. the world's biggest maker of telecommunications infrastructure, huawei, has announced bumper revenue. it had sales of more than $26 billion for the first three months of the year. that is despite a campaign by the us to convince countries to ban the chinese firm over fears it could be a security risk. karishma vaswani is our asia business correspondent in singapore. you are monitoring this from singapore. karishma vaswani, any particularly interesting figures that jumped

iama ben i am a ben bland.n with discussions, to arrive at a peaceful outcome and to peacefully coexist under the basis of new measures. four eu countries agreed to take on dozens four eu countries agreed to take on d oze ns of four eu countries agreed to take on dozens of migrants rescued after being stranded at sea for nearly two weeks. in marks 100 years since troops in the british indian army carried out a massacre at amritsar. an revolution in the ring. orion's first—ever female boxer wins an revolution in the ring. orion's first—everfemale boxer wins her debut

i'm ben bland. a $12.7 billion valuation. online scrapbooking company pinterest is the latest in a slew of tech ipos. temporary suspension. unable to pay for fuel, india's jet airways cancels all of its flights. and on the markets, asian markets fell on thursday as investors in most countries wound down going into the long easter break. even positive comments on the china—us trade talks were unable to spark much buying activity. shares in the image—sharing app pinterest will start trading in the us later today. it's the latest in a whole line of tech companies coming to market this year. the offer price of $19 per share values the online scrapbooking company at $12.7 billion. more than expected. last year it generated revenues of $756 million, a leap of 60%. but like many of its tech contemporaries, it's a long way from profitable. in fact, it lost $63 million last year — although that's half the amount it lost the previous year. so things seem to be heading in the right direction. the company is busily enticing new users — i

hello, this is bbc news with ben bland. the headlines.erson has died and at least 20 others are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. it's been declared a major incident. the cabinet office minister, david lidington says the government and labour are "testing out" each other‘s ideas as they try to resolve the brexit deadlock. police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park, and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. may have been an "inside job". now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm damian johnson. ahead from us on the programnme... history for tiger woods at the masters. an astonishing achievement, as he wins his 15th major title, more than a decade after his last. salah stars for liverpool as they beat chelsea to stay at the top of the premier league. but manchester city keep up the pressure. raheem ste

i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story. us prosecutors have announced charges against wikileaks founder, julian assange as an extradition battle begins following his arrest. he was taken into custody when ecuador withdrew the protection of its embassy in london after nearly seven years. british prime minister theresa may defended the arrest telling parliament no—one is above the law. huge crowds have taken to the streets of sudan's capital after the military seized power. following months of protest, the country's longstanding president omar al—bashir has been removed from power. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the world's first private moon mission has ended in failure. a remote controlled israeli spacecraft is believed to have crashed on the lunar surface as it was due to land. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk, jack shepherd, who was sentenced for six years for killing charlotte brown in a speedboat crash on the thames, has been jailed for an extra six months, for fleeing the uk. no

i'm ben bland. our top story.sunday bomb blasts has now risen to 290. 2a suspects have been arrested following the worst day of violence in the country for more than a decade. from comedian to president, ukraine elects television star volodymyr zelensky to be its next head of state.

and i‘m ben bland in london. also in the programme. the first private moon mission ends in failure.

i'm ben bland, our top story: north korea says it's tested what it calls a new type of tactical guidedanoi summit between kin jong—un and president trump. supporters and opponents of president trump prepare to comb through the report on alleged russian interference in the 2016 election campaign when it's published later. at least 29 people have died in a coach crash on the portuguese island of madeira. many of the victims are thought to be german tourists. a stark warning about climate change as sir david attenborough launches a landmark bbc documentary. the reviews are in, and they make uncofortable reading. several reviewers trash samsung's new $2,000 galaxy fold smartphone

i'm ben bland. the headlines: representatives of protesters in sudan have met leaders in khartoum. the meeting came in response to a call for dialogue made by the third lead in as many days. a spokesman for the protesters told the bbc they insisted on the formation of a civilian government. the maltese navy has transferred more than 60 migrants from a german charity vessel to a multisport after a number of other eu countries offered to ta ke number of other eu countries offered to take them on. the sub—saharan migrants were rescued by the charity cia after the coast of libya ten days ago —— sea—eye. india has celebrated the massacre —— remembered. soldiers commended by general reginald dyer killed hundreds of men, women, and children protesting in amritsar. 18—year—old boy has died after being attacked by aata boy has died after being attacked by a at a holiday park in cornwall. —year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control. heidi davey reports. emergency services were called to the popular holiday park in south east corn

i'm ben bland in london. the headlines.es the first in the world to charge drivers of polluting vehicles using its roads. president trump announces he is replacing his secretary of homeland security. i'm mariko 0i in singapore, also in the programme. the finishing touches to the biggest election in india's history. voting begins later this week. there is a famous saying here that the indian government is like a piece of flatbread, he needs to be flipped on the griddle or it will burn. so will it flip this time? bohemian rhapsody picks

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i'm ben bland. our top stories: jubilation in sudan as the head of the military council steps down just one day after leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: i announce as leader of the transitional military council that i am stepping down from this position to select someone whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. more legal trouble forjulian assange. prosecutors in sweden consider reopening a rape inquiry against the wikileaks founder. president trump launches a new attack on so—called sanctuary cities, where undocumented migrants are made to feel welcome. passengers left stranded all over the world as india'sjet airways suspends international flights. hello, and welcome to bbc world news. a day after sudan's president was forced from power in a military coup, there's yet more uncertainty about the country's future leadership. the general who led the takeover has stepped down, following protests that he was too c

this is bbc news i'm ben bland. our top stories: sudan's coup takes an unexpected turn.. translation: i announce as leader of the transitional military council that i am stepping down from this position to select someone whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will ta ke trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. more legal trouble forjulian assange. prosecutors in sweden consider reopening a rape inquiry against the wikileaks founder. president trump launches a new attack on so—called sanctuary cities, where undocumented migrants are made to feel welcome. india's jet airways suspends all its international flights

i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme... it's thought to have crashed on the lunar surface. making his mark around the world. we'll be speaking to architect moshe safdie to find out what inspires his unique designs.

i'm ben bland. the headlines at 7pm: one person has died and at least 20 others are taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a double decker bus on the isle of wight. it's been declared a major incident. 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. police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. sussex police tell the bbc that the gatwick drone attack, which halted hundreds of flights just before christmas last year, may have been an "inside job". and tiger woods leads out on his own at the masters with two shots left to play. we'll have full details from augusta and the rest of today's sporting action in sportsday. one person has died and 22 others have been taken to hospital following a crash involving

this is business live from bbc news with ben bland and victoria fritz. disneyjoins the on—demand revolution — taking on the likes of netflix and amazon as it unveils plans for a new video streaming service. live from london, that's our top story on friday the 12th of april. streaming the magic kingdom — disney says it will launch in north america later this year. but will families be willing to shell out money on yet another monthly subscription? also in the programme... jet airways appears to have suspended all international flights — as fears rise about the firm's survival. we are keeping an eye on the markets, europe taking its cue from asia, mostly a negative picture. and we'll be talking risky business — the boss of the imf tells the bbc what she sees as the biggest threats to the world economy. we'll be discussing what's in a word? one investment bank finds that using algorithims to detect unclear language could be a good guide for when to sell investments — today we want to know, what value do you place on the words people use? get involved on twit

this is business live from bbc news with ben bland and victoria fritz. heading to market — the image sharing site pinterest makes its stock market debut in new york today. butjust when will it start making money? that's our top story today, on thursday 18th of april. the company debuts with a valuation of more than $12billion — despite it losing money hand over fist. we'll find out what this means for pinterest — and other tech stock market launches. also in the programme ...grounded! india's jet airways suspends all its flights after failing to find new funding. we'll be in mumbai for the latest. the stock markets in europe have opened, the footsie pretty flat down about two points at the moment. exclusively female: we'll meet the founder of a women—only members club in central london — and find out how she's planning to expand. today in the news... from mid july, the uk becomes the first country in the world to make porn websites verify the age of uk visitors to their pages — or face being blocked. it's to try and stop under 18s viewing the material. l

ben bland is here — in a moment he will have the business news.eports that the government is to allow it to help build britain's 5g data network, despite concerns over security scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence by 2021 if the country is taken out of the eu. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. boeing has reported lower first—quarter profits today showing that the global grounding of its 737 max plane following two crashes is having an impact. the us aerospace giant reported $2.1 billion in profits, that is down 13.2 percent from the same period a year ago. more on that shortly. and more on huawei. china's huawei says it welcomes reports that britain would allow limited use of its equipment in new 5g networks. a security source said britain will allow the chinese company some restricted access to non—core parts of the 5g network, but ban it from installing equipment in so—called core parts of the system. and how about this for a job vacancy? the government ha

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i'm ben bland.s down just one day after leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: i announce as leader of the transitional military council that i am stepping down from this position to select someone whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. more legal trouble forjulian assange. prosecutors in sweden consider reopening a rape inquiry against the wikileaks founder. president trump launches a new attack on so—called sanctuary

i'm ben bland with bbc news.duce an ultra low emission zone. drivers of polluting vehicles, from motorbikes to lorries, coming into the centre of the city will have to pay to enter the area. the libyan government has begun a counter—offensive against rebel troops advancing on the capital tripoli. reports say both sides are using air strikes. officials in the capital say say 21 people have died. the un has called for an urgent truce. and this story is trending on bbc.com. it's the pyongyang marathon, where twice as many foreign visitors took part than in last year's race. the marathon is one of the main tourist draws in north korea. just under 1,000 foreign passport holders ran on sunday compared with a50 a year ago. stay with

i'm ben bland.on the isle of wight. it's been declared a major incident. 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. police name the nine—year—old boy killed by a dog in a cornish holiday park and reveal he'd been left alone with the animal. teachers say there's increasing evidence that poverty is damaging the education of children in the uk. sussex police tell the bbc that the gatwick drone attack, which halted hundreds of flights just before christmas last year, may have been an "inside job". and tiger woods leads out on his own at the masters