now, people close to borisjohnson say the thinking is this.or borisjohnson to go before this meeting, and rex to go afterwards because it will allow the russians to play the two men off against each other by having one visit which they decided would be the us secretary of state. they can have one, strong co—ordinated response to try and deal with this issue. in the meantime, that g—7 meeting in italy will try to deal with the issue of how to remove assad, plan for life after him and look at how planning can take place for peace and rebuilding in syria afterwards and look at how they might get russia to de—militarise in that country. you're watching bbc news. our latest headline... our latest headlines.. swedish police believe the man they have arrested is the driver who carried out yesterday's fatal attack in stockholm. foreign secretary borisjohnson cause of a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation two people have died in a fire in a ca re two people have died in a fire in a care home in cheshun

the foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘. two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. and — coming up in 10 minutes — political leaders and commentators from the baltics, america and russia will be exploring what the new era of putin and trump could look like in global questions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow next week in the wake of the chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement, mrjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon aga

borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election borisjohnson has said it would be difficultor the uk to refuse the us if it asks for help on a strike on syria. borisjohnson has used his first intervention in the election campaign to mount the conservatives‘ most personal attack yet onjeremy corbyn. in an article published in the sun newspaper, the foreign secretary accused the labour leader of being a security threat to the uk. he accused mr corbyn of being reluctant to use lethal force, opposing nuclear weapons and campaigning against nato. he went on to describe the labour leader as a "mutton—headed, old mugwump". the shadow defence secretary has described his comments "crass and offensive". 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is watching from westminster for us. it is not often that you hear the term mugwump. is it backfiring on borisjohnson? it was his first intervention of the general election campaign. he is already making waves notjust further very colourful language and personal criticism ofjeremy corbyn but also because he has suggested britain could join in

the foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria changed the situation fundamentally. two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. also in the next hour — scotland's long wait for a second grand national winner is over. the 14—1 shot one for arthur, ridden by derek fox and trained by lucinda russell, won the aintree race. and we look at the extraordinary achievements of seven young people from great britain and ireland, winners of this year's rotary young citizen awards. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow on monday in the wake of the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement he said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian gove

borisjohnson deciding not to go, secretary of the us, deciding not to go. —— he will go.is meeting rescheduled. in the meantime, what has been the reaction to the decision not to go? a couple of lines coming out of russia, from the russian foreign ministry and the embassy here in london. the russian foreign ministry said it is absurd that boris johnson foreign ministry said it is absurd that borisjohnson is not going. stability and consistency of long stop i've been the hallmark of western foreign policy. rather more critically or cryptically to me, was it wheat from the russian embassy in london a couple of hours ago offering a link to a piece of classical music. think this was soft power response. that was a piece of music was the 1812 overture. tchaikovsky ate hugely famous rusher composer. it is a russian triumph over napoleon's invasion of russia if you like, russia and managing to repel the western aggression at the time back in 1812. rather cryptic to me, cultural and musical response from the embassy. more directly and easily translatable, saying that it was absur

he will go on to moscow and have a meeting but that is something borisjohnson will not do. the lib dems are suggesting this makes boris johnson with the lib dems are suggesting this makes borisjohnson the us poodle, that president trump has no faith in him. an assistant close to borisjohnson has said that that is nonsense and this is part of a strategy where they think boris johnson can only be g7 response and this will mean there would be two visits, won by the british secretary, won by the un us secretary of state. in his statement he said he had her close discussions with rex tillerson who would still go to moscow. what is the thinking? there is a united front. the meeting of foreign ministers over the next two days and monday and tuesday in italy will be looking specifically at how to progress things in syria. the planning for life after president assad, trying to look at how russia might demilitarise and looking at how the country might rebuild. what the west and the g7 group of nations will want to present is a united front. people close to the foreign secretary would

i don't think borisjohnson isa message.hink borisjohnson is a poodle, i didn't think tony blairwas, to be is a poodle, i didn't think tony blair was, to be honest. is a poodle, i didn't think tony blairwas, to be honest. i is a poodle, i didn't think tony blair was, to be honest. ithink it's important in a situation like this, maybe they need to be co—ordinated and have one man do all the talking. the country that is taking the action, the united states, it seems it's only right its rex tillerson that does the speaking. you are often in a position to explain donald trump. it looks like a massive flip—flop in his approach to syria. what do you make of it? i think this is called leadership. yes, he had a position that was noninterventionist, i don't wa nt that was noninterventionist, i don't want to be the world's policeman and so on. want to be the world's policeman and so on. when you sit in the chair... a couple of times a significant, the first time when you get the first briefing when you've been elected and you are the

borisjohnson says that taken not particularly seriously.he reason he withdrew his planned trip to russia was because the americans are going and he said he wanted there to bea going and he said he wanted there to be a coordinated, i suppose, message, to the russians and that that would come from the americans rather than from him going tomorrow and that the situation had changed. that has been seized upon the critics of borisjohnson, the liberal democrats described him as an american poodle. what we have had from the team behind borisjohnson is an indication as to what he is doing over this weekend, he is talking to the different countries that are going to be attending the g-7 that are going to be attending the g—7 summit on tuesday in italy and he is trying to get them to have some kind of coordinated boys, i suppose, coordinated message for russia. certainly the whole rhetoric now is really moving towards trying to get russia to withdraw its support for bashar al—assad. as well is that, what we have heard from michael fallon and what he

borisjohnson didn't cover ourselves and glory perhaps.on and theresa may are smart people. they will realise the key thing about violence and using military force is it has to be in support of a political objective, asset of political objectives. the obvious thing about the use of force. i very much hope thatis the use of force. i very much hope that is the context in which these comments are made. going to that point, jeremy corbyn is saying, what will it strikes do? there has to be a political solution. he is right about that, but he is in la land to talk about assad listening to un weapons inspectors. he only listens to the iranians and the russians. last year, it was clear to us that this guy realised he was only in power and his skin had been saved by the russian effort. the russians are the russian effort. the russians are the people keeping him there. the russians are the people who could get him out of there. so forget the un. it's about the russians. what we should be doing now is using this window of opportunity were the russian

people close to borisjohnson so the thinking is this — it would not have been a good idea for borisjohnson afterwards because it would allow the russians to play the two men off against each other. by the two men off against each other. by having one visit, by rex tillerson, they can have one strong, coordinated response to try and deal with the issue. in the meantime, that g7 meeting in italy will try and deal with the issue of how to remove and deal with the issue of how to re m ove assa d and deal with the issue of how to remove assad and to plan for life after him, how planning can take place for peace and rebuilding in syria afterwards, and look at how they might get russia to demilitarise. the chief executive of ford has said he cannot guarantee the company will keep manufacturing in the uk after brexit. mark fields told bbc news it was "really important" for the uk to secure a free trade deal with the european union. he said ford was "going to be in the uk for quite some time", but that "nothing could be guaranteed over many years." he's been speaking to our correspondent robin bran

the us secretary of state rex tillerson has said washington borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnsonding that implicates the bank of england in rigging the so—called libor interest rate. the material provides fresh evidence that it pressured banks to push rates down. scientists say ‘unprecedented' coral bleaching has damaged two—thirds of australia's great barrier reef. news about birds. all poultry in england is to be allowed outside by thursday. this is an update of the avian flu measures. the first cases we re avian flu measures. the first cases were confirmed. and all gatherings may now also have the restrictions lifted that we will bring you news that a little later on. all poultry is to be allowed out side. let's go to sport. good afternoon. and golf, sergio garcia has said his masters one was a dream come true. after 73 failed attempts, it is is fourth triumph at golf major. there is some fast photography coming up. england'sjustin fast photography coming up. england's justin rose fast photography coming up. england'sjustin rose boost the spaniard all the way and the pair fini

bear in mind that borisjohnson least will agree.is johnson cancelled least will agree. bear in mind that borisjohnson cancelled his trip to moscow. rex tillerson is the senior foreign minister among the g7 powers, something that everybody already knew, but borisjohnson has had a one—on—one meeting with mr tillotson. the two of them may be talking about a possible itty of new sanctions, something that mrjohnson has mentioned this morning. britain at the moment shows no inclination as far as we can see tojoin at the moment shows no inclination as far as we can see to join america in any strikes against the assad regime. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has warned of a possible "proxy war" developing between the united states and russia over the on—going conflict in syria. this comes ahead of talks at the g7 meeting to try to diffuse the crisis. for more on this, let's cross to our assistant political editor, norman smith, who is in westminster. no surprises perhaps, that mr corbyn is opposed to military intervention in the middle east.

the headlines at seven: the foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. also in the next hour — spain says the decision of the basque separatist group eta, to surrender its arms marks its definitive defeat. french police have located 120 firearms and three tonnes of explosives after the group gave the authorities a list of its weapons dumps. and in sportsday as one for arthur wins the grand national, we'll bring you full details of the race and the rest of today's sporting action. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow on monday, in the wake of the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement he said he deplored russia's continued defence, of the assad regime. our

borisjohnson decided to make a political standing, saying he will not go out to moscow.foreign secretary of the five years. it gives you a sense of how pretty much frozen the relationship has been between london and moscow. i think the decision from borisjohnson is significant because it allows them to make a statement that he is not happy with russia's ongoing involvement in syria. i will bring you a little bit of a statement. developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. my poetry is contact with the us and others in the run up to the g—7 meeting. —— my priority. instead the us secretary of state is going to go to moscow after that meeting of the g-7. to moscow after that meeting of the 6-7. it to moscow after that meeting of the 6—7. it will to moscow after that meeting of the g—7. it will be interesting when, or is this meeting between boris johnson and his russian opposite number is rescheduled. he has made that decision, we have made about that. what has been the reaction? domestic reaction first, the liberal democrats i think that this is proof t

the foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘. two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. and broadcasters penny smith and charlie wolf will be here to help me review the morning papers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the sunday telegraph says that russia will be told to pull troops out of syria under a uk— us plan. hello, good evening. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow next week in the wake of the chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement, mrjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. earlier, i spoke to ian bremmer, the founder of the eurasia group, a global political risk consultancy. he said us—russian relations are at their lowest point since the early 1980s. when trump became president there was a strong intention on the part of him and his administration to effect a strategic partnership with russia and get relations off

borisjohnson did boris johnson did not borisjohnson did not get his way at the g-7 borisjohnson did not get his way at the 6—7 in italy today. we will ask if this episode said anything about the state of british foreign policy. do we ourselves to be more important than we really are in international affairs? join me on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. welcome to sportday with me. coming up welcome to sportday with me. coming up on the programme. three explanations on the way to emerge. the borussia dortmund team bus is targeted and one player is injured. their game against monaco has been postponed until tomorrow. we've seen this before, but can barca do it again? they're beaten heavily atjuventus in their champions league quarter final first leg. and warburton worry. the man favourite to be named lions captain is ruled out for six weeks, but should still be fit to face to new zealand. welcome along. a borussia dortmund player has been injured after three explosions struck the team bus on the way to the home leg of their champions league quarter final again

borisjohnson has johnson's decision not to go there.decision not to go there. borisjohnson has been criticised by the liberal democrats who referred to him as an american poodle, basically saying he stood aside for the americans to have a go perhaps because he could not be trusted to do it himself. they are suggesting that he is perhaps not up to it and that he is perhaps not up to it and that view has been echoed today by alec salmond who was talking to andrew marr. he basically said that boris is behaving like a mini me to the americans and ended up looking quite daft. boris johnson just looks daft, what is the argument for not going ahead with the visit? the american secretary of state is going on wednesday. the idea that he cannot be trusted because he might pursue his own line have an independent thought or cross over what the americans are going to say, just makes them look like some sort of mini me to the united states of america and that is not the position that any foreign secretary would wa nt that any foreign secretary would

we have heard from borisjohnson from president assad.s johnson on jeremy from president assad. we have heard from borisjohnson onjeremy corbyn, wading into the election. he hasn't been prominent in the election campaign so far. . what do you make of what he said today? boris johnson had people reaching for the dictionary with those comments. the role of borisjohnson in this campaign will be interesting. during the referendum he was out on the bus for the eu to leave the uk andrew large crowds. a lot of people talk about boris johnson as large crowds. a lot of people talk about borisjohnson as the conservative who can reach parts of the country that others can't. as we saw today his use of language can be controversial. there will be an issue of leadership here. the conservatives wants there to be one. they point out people are of course choosing the next prime minister. they will have to decide too how much they go for mr corbyn and whether, actually, by going in on a personal way for him it could end up backfiring. news that the ukip le

his colleague, the foreign secretary borisjohnson, had already called off a visit to moscow this weekssia is defiant, hitting back at mrjohnson's decision, as well as demanding evidence for the united states's claim that the weapons were being stored in the syrian airbase targeted by its missile strike. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon against civilians, including children. now, britain has followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. boris johnson's called off talks in moscow on monday and issued a written statement instead: the planned visit by borisjohnson to moscow would have been the first by any british foreign secretary for five years — a long gap, reflecting the very bad relationship between britain and russia which already existed. but the events of the past week in syria have now provoked an even deeper crisis. russia's first response came in this tweet from their em

borisjohnson boris johnson making borisjohnson making waves again today. johnson's first intervention in the general election campaign after claims he had been sidelined because he was too much of a loose cannon. already he has caused controversy and sparked criticism. his people see his remarks on strikes against president assad a re remarks on strikes against president assad are nothing new but the suggestion those might go ahead without parliamentary approval as alarmed many mps and the stance has givenjeremy corbyn the dunstable back on the offensive, restating his opposition to military intervention and the right quarter. tim farron describing borisjohnson‘s remarks as terrifying, accusing him of following in the footsteps of tony blair. it leaves them open to the charge that somehow we are in hock to the united states, in the pocket of donald trump. as for his personal remarks about jeremy corbyn, describing him as a mugwump, but nine, you can say this is knock—about fun, ca rtoonish characterisation ofjeremy corbyn, no harm done. the danger is it so

the headlines at 11pm: the foreign secretary borisjohnson cancels an official trip to moscow, after this week's chemical weapons attack in syria. police in sweden say the lorry used it yesterday's terrorist attack also contained a suspicious device. police in oslo to take a man's night after discovering a bomb like device in the city centre. two people have died after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. also, pennie smith and charlie wolf will be here to review the morning's newspapers, including the sunday telegraph, which says russia will be told to pull troops from syria under a uk— told to pull troops from syria under a uk- us told to pull troops from syria under a uk— us plan. this week in meet the author, i will speak to the author scarlet thomas about the creation of a fictional world full of magic and danger. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary boris johnson has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow next week, following the chemical weapons attack in syria. in a statement mrjohnson said he deplored russia's continued defence of president assad. it wo

borisjohnson has called off talks in moscow on monday and issued a written statement instead.ia have changed the situation fundamentally. we deplore russia's continued defence of the assad regime even after the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. we call on russia to do everything possible to bring about a political settlement in syria and ensure the shocking events of last week are never repeated. the planned visit by boris johnson would be the first by any british foreign secretary for five yea rs, british foreign secretary for five years, a long gap reflecting the difficult relationship between britain and russia which already existed. but now these events have provoked an even deeper crisis. russia's response came from a tweet from the embassy in london, accusing russia of theatrics —— a clue —— appeared in boris johnson russia of theatrics —— a clue —— appeared in borisjohnson theatrics. the 1812 overture or celebrates past russian victory. instead of seeing the russians on monday, boris johnson will be in italy, talking to america's secretary of state rex till

that was james robbins talking to borisjohnson in lucca.me now from moscow is andrey kortunov, director general of the russian international affairs council. good afternoon to you. the us secretary of state is now in moscow. what do you think he will be saying to him? problem with sound we're going to try hard to re—establish the line. clearly, massive sound problems there. we will try to re—establish that line. joining us now is the liberal democrat leader tim farron. hejoins us now from his constituency in cumbria. i wonder what you think boris johnson has achieved at the end of this g7 summit? it doesn't seem like he has achieved an awful lot. i would have wanted to have him, of course, succeeded in his bid to persuade the g7 to sign up to sanctions against russia because we have seen that they have been very effective, at least the most effective, at least the most effective tool against russia so far. but it appears there has been a failure of british diplomacy. touf say all the evidence is that boris johnson himself and this current g

borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been pretty quiet in this election campaigns now waited in in true fla m boya nt style. he but he has now waited in in true flamboyant style. he is known for his colourful use of language and has turned that full blast onjeremy corbyn. he has called him a martin headed —— mutton headed and says he threatens national security. he says he asks nonsensical questions in parliament, he would be calamitous in parliament and disastrous for brexit. this is the core of the conservative campaign so far. they are trying to make this about leadership to draw parallels between jeremy corbyn and theresa may because they think this will do them some savers, but labour have been highly critical of these comments. the shadow secretary says boris johnson was only allowed out of hiding if he talked delusional nonsense. she says he is looking after exit, a significant thing for this country, and these remarks could damage the chances of the uk getting a good deal with the eu —— brexit. we are one week into the campaign and it is already very perso

borisjohnson refuses to rule out military action against syria. the foreign secretary says another chemical attack could force the uk to act. if the americans choose to act again and ask us to help i think it would be very difficult to say no. we'll get reaction to those comments throughout the programme. should a student—led campaign against israel be banned from university campuses? as the charity commission investigates, we have an exclusive report and hear from jewish students who say they feel threatened. my my friends helped me to get out of the crowd, i felt claustrophobic, my friends helped me to get out of the crowd, ifelt claustrophobic, i had a panic attack, i couldn't breathe and i felt that my chest was tightening up. and should the government be allowed to to delay publication of its anti—pollution strategy until after the election? it's being argued over in court today. we'll have the details. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. we are also talking about designer cats. the gene that gives floppy ears c

that is borisjohnson all over.of before. he is colourful and creative and he does what he does. we have just had several days of theresa may saying over and over again the boring phrase, strong and stable, we had it said 16 times in prime minister's questions, we had strong economy said 20 times, and it is so bland. i hope the public love it when boris comes out and say something a bit wacky. what about the best put—down, a response to the insult? is there anybody who you remember being quick off the mark in responding? there was the one that royjenkins made about geoffrey howe, the attacks by him was like being savaged by a dead sheep, and someone, i can't remember if it was him responding or one of his colleagues, said thatjenkins was a bit like being nuzzled by a wild boar. there must be an instance, something of limits, when an insult crosses the line. can you run time when it backfired on to the insult? if you are too personal,... we can make fun about michael fabricant, with his exotic hairdo, he plays up to

borisjohnson burst out this morning. it seems incredible when you have a threat...rels, claiming jeremy corbyn is weak on defence and cannot be trusted. good morning, john. and suggesting the uk could join in, if america again bombed syria. if they come to us and ask for our support, whether it is with submarine—based missiles in the med, or whatever it happens to be, as was the case in 2013, john, in my view, and i know it is also the view of the prime minister, it would be very difficult for us to say no. you would have to go to the commons. that needs to be tested. you are not sure? i think it would be very difficult for us to say no. he said similar before, but it matters now because the tories believejeremy corbyn is soft on defence, whether regarding syria or the rest of the world. i think there is a risk that people will say, he isjust an islingtonian herbivore, a muddle—headed mugwump, or whatever. only the labour party's putting forward any ideas so far. it seems all the tory party will do is be rude aboutjeremy corbyn. the world is more unstable and more u

the foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted his support. the uk remains implacable and rock—like in our support for gibraltar. only 5% of existing prison staff in england and wales will get new pay allowances of £5,000, bbc news learns. an increase in the living wage for over 25s, £7.50. over two million people will get a pay rise but business groups have again raised concerns that prices may rise to cover the cost. protests in paraguay as the sitting president horacio cartes tries to remove a restriction to allow him to run again. protesters stormed the congress and set fire to the building as anger grew over moves to change the constitution. and coming up, the largest underground city of its kind found in an archaeological dig in the turkish city of nevsaha. that's in the travel show at 10:30. good morning and welcome to bbc news. downing street has sought to reassure gibraltar that britain will stand up for its interests during brexit negotiations. the british overseas territory has accused spain of trying to manipulate the discussions,

it is laying into borisjohnson's seeming failure of diplomacy here and borisjohnson used to be a writer telegraph. he did. £250,000 a year. it was chicken feed that.|j telegraph. he did. £250,000 a year. it was chicken feed that. i wouldn't get out of bed for that money. we could pay all the stuff on the guardian for that. he is in the cold from the g—7 and the united nations and his own government. i think theresa may doesn't trust for minute. let's go to the times. a breaking story this evening. this explosion, some kind of blast, involving the borussia dortmund football tea m involving the borussia dortmund football team on the way to the ground for the champions league game against monaco. very worrying. one of the players has been injured. all the people, the spectators honoured in the stadium waiting for the game. they were told to wait at least half an hour. they have rescheduled the match now for tomorrow night. very worrying. germany has had so many terror attacks. lots of speculation about who is behind it. certainly very worrying. roadside bombs appeared to be aimed at the tr

meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said the chemical attack has fundamentally changedhe situation in syria. he has called off a visit to moscow. the us secretary of state has had a phone conversation with his russian counterpart ahead of face—to—face talks next week. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. the united states and her allies reject syrian denials they used a chemical weapon against civilians, including children. now britain's followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. boris johnson's called off talks in moscow on monday and issued a written statement instead. developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. the planned visit by borisjohnson to moscow would have been the first by any british foreign secretary for five years. a long gap reflecting the very bad relationship between britain and russia which already existed. but the events of the past week in syria have now provoked an even deeper crisis. russia's first response came in this tweet from their embassy in londo

that is why i think borisjohnson should be in moscow i'iow. borisjohnson should be in moscow now. in moscow now, saying to the russians how appalling the situation is and the role they should play. we should be frank with them, not just allow the americans to go off and do that. we understand that boris johnson is having discussions with the g7 group of industrialised countries that he wants to get involved in that coordinated effort and coordinated response that can then be put to russia. he is focusing on that. thank you very much. the us military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programme. us pacific command described the deployment as a "prudent measure to maintain readiness in the region". president trump has said the united states is prepared to act alone if necessary to deal with the nuclear threat from north korea. at least 21 people have been killed after an explosion close to a church in egypt. state media say the blast happened near the st george coptic church in t

borisjohnson just looks daft. i mean, what is the argument for not going ahead with a visit? wednesday, so it can‘t be that we‘ve moved to a cold war position of no talking whatsoever. the idea that the foreign secretary can‘t be trusted because he might pursue his his own line makes him look like some sort of mini me to the us, not a situation any foreign secretary would want to be in. rex tillerson will travel to moscow this week for the trump administration‘s first face—to—face meetings with the russian government. jonathan blake, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our political correspodent, susana mendonca. what are they trying to achieve? they are trying to get the conversation on to russia‘s responsibility and trying to get russia to change its stance regarding syria, because russia has been assad‘s bigger supporter. you heard in that report, russia have put out a statement saying they think there is little to gain with talks with britain, and they think that decision to cancel the trip actually shows a lack of understanding of what is going on in syria. it is difficult to

borisjohnson cancelled his own trip to moscow, you will remember.x you will remember. essentially he said, fair enough, rex tillerson is more important than me. you go to moscow instead of me but before you 90, moscow instead of me but before you go, let's try to agree exactly what on earth we are trying to achieve in syria. a central question remains unanswered. what is america's military strategy in syria and what is its strategy towards the syrian ally, russia? is its strategy towards the syrian ally, russia ? the is its strategy towards the syrian ally, russia? the air strikes last week, where they are one off or part ofa week, where they are one off or part of a concerted campaign over the next few weeks and months? does america plan to fight president assad and their opponent isis at the same time, and how on earth would that work? it may be that these questions are far too difficult and too corrugated to resolving two days of meetings in tuscany, in which case the foreign ministers may decide to release a statement repeating their own earlier

the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has been speaking to reporters in italy.d some extra sanctions themselves. we will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions certainly on some of the syrian military figures and indeed on some of the russian military figures who have been involved in coordinating the syrian military efforts, and has thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. the russians are mocking you for not going to moscow. rex tillerson is a p pa re ntly going to moscow. rex tillerson is apparently happy for you to go. why did the prime minister ask you not to? i think it is very important in these circumstances for the world to present a united front and for there to be absolutely no ambiguity about the message. and the message that we are sending to the russians is very clear. do they want to stick with a toxic regime? do they want to be eternally associated with a guy who gasses his own people? or do they wa nt to gasses his own people? or do they want to work with the americans and the rest of the g7 mandon the lik

borisjohnson is boris johnson is meeting borisjohnson is meeting with other leaders.a which pulls the parties apart and further away from the table, and nobody believes you can win this war. there has to be a political settlement, and there has to be a long—term solution, and so by upping the rhetoric of hitting the headlines, borisjohnson me rhetoric of hitting the headlines, boris johnson me feel good today, but he isn't actually helping, i don't think, with a long—term solution when it comes to what will happen to syria. the bbc has uncovered evidence that appears to implicate the bank of england in the so—called libor scandal. a secret recording from 2008 obtained by panorama suggests it repeatedly pressured commercial banks to push down the rates at which they charged each other interest. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. police in manchester have launched extra patrols in the city centre, after receiving a surge in calls about people passing out from taking the banned drug, spice. greater manchester police said they dealt with 31 calls relating to

borisjohnson, ben, boris johnson, ben, saying borisjohnson, ben, saying this issue of sovereignty isr foreign secretary jack straw also saying today that he thinks if the uk is pitted against 27 other countries on this potentially then it is at a disadvantage. yes, jack straw dismissing as completely absurd any suggestion that there might be actually a military confrontation between spain and the uk over this. did concede that this could be one of the issues among many towards the end of the trade negotiation, after the brexit deal has been done, that could be problematic, because remember at that point any of the 27 countries in the eu has the possibility to veto that final trade deal. what we have learned over the last few days is that spain will have a say, just as any other country will, and for them, unsurprisingly, one of the issues they will be keeping a very close eye on is how that final trade deal relates to gibraltar, and the fact that was made explicit in the eu's d raft that was made explicit in the eu's draft negotiating guidelines has caught westminster by surprise and

on thursday, the foreign secretary borisjohnson unleashed his own — at the same time introducing manynew term of abuse. in the sun newspaper today, borisjohnson launched a personal attack on the labour leader, calling him a mutton—headed old mugwump who would be calamitous in downing street. campaigning in essex, mr corbyn said they were focused on serious debate, not name—calling. well, a mugwump, in case you're wondering, is a mid—19th century word from the algonquian for "great chief". but i think we can assume mrjohnson meant it in its current sense of a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. exercising newswatch viewers though was the issue of whether bbc news made too much of that personal comment, thus playing into the conservatives‘ agenda and trivialising the campaign. joan campbell thought it was the case of... alistair leavey asked more generally... well, we plan to explore the bbc‘s election coverage with a representative of the news department in the coming weeks. but before we leave the subject for now, let's mention some complaints made

borisjohnson had pressed hard for it but insisted no consensus was not defeat.o be easy, but there are very few or better routes forward that i can see for the russians. this is a way forward for russia and for syria, and in going to make this offer, i think that rex tillerson has come as you can see, overwhelming support. so looking at borisjohnson‘s performance, what is a former conservative foreign secretary make of his gamble over sanctions? putin will be pleased that the g—7 was unable to reach agreement but he still has a problem. putin is an opportunist. in the obama years he was able to say i can do what i like militarily in syria because the americans will not intervene. the americans have now intervened. they have done so once and they could do so again. rex tillerson did get from g—7 allies universal endorsement of trump‘s missile strikes on syria but he left here without the sort of stick to threaten russia that borisjohnson would have liked. there have been calls tonight for donald trump to fire his white house press secretary, sean spicer, after he

this is something borisjohnson the veto by russia.oris johnson has the veto by russia. this is something borisjohnson has proposed recently. that story has moved on slightly. there has been a lot of worry is about the fact that boris johnson is not going to go to russia, which he said he was going to do. —— worries. but we have moved oi'i to do. —— worries. but we have moved on with the idea of sanctions. the problem with that take, and it is difficult to figure out what effect the sanctions have. there are already sanctions in place and that has not been anything clearer about what those sanctions would be. how would you work out whether it is having an effect. this is ominous, that threat of real war, that is in the daily mail. obviously sanctions would be a better option. but what sort of sanctions can be put in place? there are often financial sanctions. the times, tough new sanctions. the times, tough new sanctions on vladimir putin. boris johnson says he is being ridiculed on twitter was python, trading like monty python sketch.

borisjohnson says putin faces a stark choice. stick with that guy, stick with that tyrant, or work with us to find a better solution. tonight theresa may spoke on the phone to president, about the war in syria. —— to president trump. also tonight... thousands of police line the streets of london for the funeral of pc keith palmer, killed in the westminster attack. the spice drug that leaves users hallucinating like zombies — police in manchester say it's become an epidemic there. the oil giant shell admits dealing with a convicted money—launderer to negotiate access to a vast off—shore oilfield in nigeria. and on his 74th attempt at winning a major title, spain's sergio garcia finally pulls it off at the masters after a nail biting finish. and coming up in sportsday later

first, the headlines: the foreign secretary borisjohnson has cancelled an official trip to moscow, afterweapons attack in syria. police in sweden say the lorry used in yesterday's terror attack, which killed four people, also contained a suspicious device. police in the norwegian capital oslo say they have found a bomb—like device in the city centre. home in hertfordshire. more than 30 other people also had to be rescued, at the new grange care home in cheshunt. this week on meet the author macro, i will speak to the author of scarlet thomas about to switch to writing for children and her a world hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are the broadcasters penny smith and charlie wolf. good evening. a quick look at some of those front pages. borisjohnson‘s decision to cancel his trip to russia as well as liberal democrat mps here. the sunday times says britain and america are preparing to accuse russia of complicity in war crimes in syria. the sunday telegraph says vladimir putin will be told to pull troops from syria and drop supp

borisjohnson had president putin and president assad.ent assad. borisjohnson had been at the front of trying to argue the case for sanctions. his political aides were clear his favourite strategy was a carrot and stick approach, where russia would be offered a return to the international table, but if they did not, there would be the threat of sanctions. already the sanctions being talked about had been scaled back. we were talking about potentially sanctions on named military figures in the russian and syrian army rather than any broader economic sanctions. but even that it appears has been taken into the long grass. we're now told, government sources are saying these sanctions, although not of the table, will not be considered unless there is hard and irrefutable evidence of the chemical attack. that will involve not only establishing that chemical attack has taken place, but who was responsible and whether russia was in any way complicit. to establish all that and provide hard irrefutable evidence would seem to me to be quite a long a

borisjohnson had pressed hard for it but insisted afterwards no consensus was not defeat.ng to pretend to you that this is going to be easy, but there are very few or better routes forward that i can see for the russians. this is a way forward for russia and for syria, and in going to make this offer, i think that rex tillerson has, as you can see, overwhelming support. the last family photo in italy for america and her allies was not quite as happy as the hawks in this line—up would have liked. rex tillerson did get universal endorsement of president trump's missile strike on syria, but he's left here for moscow without the sort of stick to threaten russia that borisjohnson, at least, would have liked. james robbins, bbc news. let's go to moscow and our correspondent steve rosenberg. and how likely is it that he will be able to persuade president putin to abandon his support for syria's president? you know, back in the day when he was an oil executive, doing deals with the russians, rex tillerson once got an award from blood amir putin, the russian order of friendship, bu

borisjohnson had been pushing for targeted measures against senior russian and syrian figures, aftercal weapons attack. speaking after the g7 summit in italy, borisjohnson denied talks had been a diplomatic failure for the uk and america. he's been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. what we have

immediately afterwards, borisjohnson told me he is pressing for new sanctions against russia as wella. and we will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions, certainly on some of the syrian military figures and, indeed, on some of the russian military figures who have been involved in coordinating the syrian military efforts, and who of course are thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. what we're trying to do is to give rex tillerson the clearest possible mandate from us as the west, the uk, and all of our allies here to say to the russians, "this is your choice. stick with that guy, stick with that tyrant, or work with us to find a better solution." president assad's major backers, iran and russia, have now warned of military retaliation if president trump repeats last friday's cruise—missile strikes, although iran's president rouhani, seen as a moderate, seemed to contradict his own hardliners today, saying change within the assad regime should go hand—in—hand with fighting his opponents. translation: terrorism in syria should be eradicated an