severe flowing seven issued in mozambique after cyclone kenneth. libby agrees to exercise —— estimate the brother of the suicide bomber in manchester back to the uk. the recent fighting around tripoli however has put the on hold. two universities in california have declared a quarantine to try and contain a measles

the wfp, world food programme telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dump they're also expecting a quarter of the yearly rainfall over just these next few days. now in the province of cabo delgado, that's one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations has been evacuating people after several houses collapsed, and in the neighbouring province, nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we aren't clear about numbers yet — we are hearing that it could be in the tens of thousands. but the real fear is that these areas, the area that was affected by cyclone kenneth, is much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai, and the fear is that there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach remote areas. almost 1,700 people have been evacuated from homes in the canadian province of quebec, where melting snow and heavy rain have caused widespread flooding. many rivers in the area are close to bursting their banks, and more rain is forecast for the coming days. caroline rigby has the details. t

the real fear, the areas affected by cyclone kenneth was much more sparsely populated and that affectedai and the theories they could be pockets of people, even whole villages, that are in very difficult to reach remote areas. also making news today: indonesian officials say more than 270 polling staff have died because of being overworked during the election earlier this month. the country's election commission says many more fell ill because of fatigue. the latest vote combined two ballots in one day, which meant many hours of counting by hand often outdoors in high temperatures. there've been calls for a change to election procedures. tens of thousands of people in hong kong have taken part in a demonstration against a planned change to extradition laws that could allow suspects to be transferred to mainland china for trial. hong kong's government wants the changes to be approved before july. but opponents see the proposal as a sign of beijing's increasing influence over the territory and say it will put its freedoms at risk. translation: it basically won't matter whether you travel

the wfp, world food programme, telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dumpas cyclone idai did in the coming days. they're also expecting a quarter of their yearly rainfall over just these next few days. in the province of cabo delgado, one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations have been evacuating here after several houses collapsed and in the neighbouring province nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we are not sure of numbers yet but we are hearing it could be in the tens of thousands. the real fear is that the area affected by cyclone kenneth was much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai and the fear is there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. also making news today: indonesian officials say more than 270 polling staff have died because of being overworked during the election earlier this month. the country's election commission says many more fell ill because of fatigue. the latest vote combined two ballots in one day, which meant many hou

cyclone kenneth has brought with it, high winds, power cuts and flooding, although the extent of the mage is not yet clear. kenneth struck the north of mozambique around the pemba area late on thursday. mozambique is still recovering from last month's cylcone idai which killed hundreds of people. caroline rigby reports. assessing the damage of cyclone kenneth. with category 4 hurricane—force winds the storm has already proven both destructive and deadly. authorities say at least three people were killed as it swept through the island nation of comoros to the east of the african mainland. for many there home is now an evacuation shelter. translation: we were up until 11 o'clock last night when things got out of hand. it was the neighbours who came to evacuate us. translation: we spent the night with fear in our stomachs. we couldn't sleep. we didn't know where to go in the dark. on thursday evening, cyclone kenneth made landfall in mozambique. with winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour, it's the strongest and most northernmost system of this intensity every quarter to hit the count

be in the tens of thousands, the real fear is that these areas, the area that was affected by cyclone kenneth is that there could be pockets of people in difficult, remote areas. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: kenya's eliud kipchoge beats a field of 40,000 to win the london marathon in the second—fastest time ever. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is

but the real fear is that these areas, the area that was effected by cyclone kenneth, is much more sparsely the fear is that there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. we are waiting for the socialist leader pedro sanchez to speak. we will bring that to you live if it comes in. jane has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. manchester city are only two wins away from retaining their premier league title after a sergio aguero shot just crossed the line and gave his side a scrappy 1—0 win at burnley. aguero's 6ath—minute goal was given via goal—line technology — despite matthew lowton‘s attempted clearance. city had a string of chances and in the end needed to take just one of them. burnley‘s recent good form meant this match could have been a potential banana skin, but since going out of the champions league, city have beaten tottenham at home, manchester united and now burnley away, leaving pep guardiola's side within touching distance of pipping liverpool to the title. these kind of games, you play wit

days after cyclone kenneth hit, many are still shocked at the force of mother nature. 200 kilometres ripped through northern mozambique, destroying homes and uprooting trees. the people of mozambique had barely recovered from another cyclone, which hit the port town of beira just over a month ago, causing death and destruction. the authorities this time around want to move faster. they're desperate to get their hands on resources which will make it possible for them to get help to where it's needed most. the operation is dependent on how nimble they are on the ground. torrential rains are expected here over the next few days. this means there's a high risk of flooding and landslides. there are fears thousands of people could be left trapped in remote villages. there are nearly 20,000 people in displacement centres — these are schools and churches that survived the impact. but as a clearer picture emerges of the destruction, more may be needed, local authorities have said. the worst—hit areas include pemba. teams have been deployed to the area. officials say this will d

cyclone kenneth has entirely wiped out some villages in mozambique, according to the un.ands are living in makeshift shelters. and easter celebrations in moscow as eastern orthodox christians mark the holiest day in the church calendar. i poway was injured. the chabad of poway was hosting a path celebration. speaking from close to the scene, the chief of police described how a teenage suspect had been arrested. as this incident was unfolding, a police officer was en route to the scene, he was monitoring the police department dispatch and the sheriff dispatch, he heard the call has started making his way towards this goal. has he was on the road, he also overheard the scanner as a suspect to report he was involved in shooting and his location, which was read out and as our officer was exiting the freeway, he saw the vehicle, the suspect jumped exiting the freeway, he saw the vehicle, the suspectjumped out of the car and was immediately taken into custody by the san diego police department. as the officer was placing this 19—year—old man into custody, he clearly saw a radic

the wfp, world food programme, telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dump expecting a quarter of their yearly rainfall over just these next few days. in the province of cabo delgado, one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations have been evacuating here after several houses collapsed and in the neighbouring province nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we are not sure of numbers yet but we are hearing it could be in the tens of thousands. the real fear is that the area affected by cyclone kenneth was much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai and the fear is there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: kenya's eliud kipchoge beats a field of 40,000 to win the london marathon in the second fastest time ever. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better housing. internationally, there have already bee

driving further inland, cyclone kenneth hits mozambique with strong winds, threatening more floods. and a new exhibition opens exploring the life and work of maverick cinematic genius stanley kubrick. president trump has urged americans to get immunised against measles, despite previously casting doubt on the vaccination. health officials believe the recent spike in cases of the virus is partly connected to misinformation about the jab. in the latest outbreak, about 270 students and staff have been in quarantine after cases were confirmed at two universities in california. caroline rigby reports. the president's line on measles has not always been consistent. but as the us faces a major resurgence of the disease, he had this message for parents. they have to get the shot, the vaccinations are so important. this is really going around now, they have to get their shots. a mark change in direction from a man who previously promoted now—discredited anti—vax theories, and suggested inoculations are linked to what he described as "a big increase in autism". his call to arms in the battle

so far five people are known to have died as a result of cyclone kenneth.n of comoros. more heavy rain is forecast over the next few days. and the threat of severe flooding continues to loom large. so people here now face a daunting reality, that the worst could still be yet to come. up to one million species are facing extinction due to human activities — that's according to a new draft report from the united nations. loss of clean air, drinkable water and c02—absorbing forests are all given as reasons for a "an imminent rapid acceleration in the global rate of species extinction". 130 countries are meeting in paris from monday to vet that report. well a little earlier i spoke to climate scientist dr peter glick, who's president—emeritus at the pacific institute and a member of the us national academy of sciences. i asked him what he made of the details in the report. this is a very disturbing report. obviously over the next week, the final wording will be revealed but the figures are already out and what the report suggests is that we are seeing a very ra

the un says cyclone kenneth could cause a humanitarian catastrophe.ara region of southeastern tanzania. this is a picture from mozambique‘s institute of disaster management showing people taking shelter. and remember, this was mozambique when cyclone idai caused hundreds of deaths in mozambique, malawi and zimbabwe. cyclone kenneth hit the island nation of comoros on wednesday night. at least three people died. irc africa the international red cross has volunteers on the ground. it says "homes and roads are damaged and destroyed, telephone poles and trees are down." and these are local people talking about what happened. we spent the night with fear in our stomachs, we could not sleep. we did not know where to go in the dark. you see this mango tree, we used to sit under it to rest and it was simply uprooted. we were up until 11 o'clock last night when things got out of hand. it was the neighbours who came to evacuate us. next here‘s more form pumza fihlani in johannesburg. the key problems with the country like mozambique is that it‘s largely rural,

assessing the damage of cyclone kenneth.—force winds the storm has already proven both destructive and deadly. authorities say at least three people were killed as it swept through the island nation of comoros to the east of the african mainland. for many there home is now an evacuation shelter. translation: we were up until 11 o'clock last night when things got out of hand. it was the neighbours who came to evacuate us. translation: we spent the night with fear in our stomachs. we couldn't sleep. we didn't know where to go in the dark. on thursday evening, cyclone kenneth made landfall in mozambique. with winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour, it's the strongest and most northernmost system of this intensity every quarter to hit the country. winds are now easing, but forecasters predict the worst is yet to come. this slow—moving system is expected to dump more than two—thirds of the region's annual rainfall of the coming week and this, combined with a storm surge, could lead to catastrophic flooding. the un warns that c

cyclone kenneth struck with winds of 140mph, barely a month after a previous cyclone killed hundredsties have advised people to move to higher ground, amid concern that thousands may be trapped by flooding. here, clinics offering cosmetic surgery — such as botox and fillers — have said they will introduce new checks to ensure vulnerable people are not sold unnecessary or damaging treatment. it follows a warning, from the nhs director of mental health services that the cosmetic industry is doing too little to stop those with body image obsession undergoing potentially harmful treatment. richard galpin reports. cosmetic procedures like botox injections and fillers are popular and easily available — notjust in clinics, but also in high street outlets. the nhs is concerned there's a link between young people's mental health and these kinds of procedures. 25% of youngsters are worried about their appearance. 50% are worried about their weight. and we know that the evidence is, if you've got those concerns, if you are feeling pressure or bombarded around idealised body image, that you're m

the united nations says many villages in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out by cyclone kenneth recovering from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds of people further south last month. caroline rigby has the latest. where families once lived, now stand only shelves. now stand only shells. corrugated iron roofs contorted by the winds now litter the ground. these homes were ripped apart by the strongest cyclone to ever hit this region. jamaal was just one of so many ravaged by the storm. translation: the wind destroyed the farms and the palm trees. the farms don't have anything. we lost everything. here in the village, as you see, 300 houses have been destroyed. the view from above provides some idea of the scale of the destruction. the village is completely flattened. the united nations has described the damage as heartbreaking. these villages have been entirely wiped out. they look like they have been run over by a bulldozer. the people are asking for shelter, they need for shelter, they need water in purification, and they need food. almost 20,000 people are now living in makesh

so far five people are known to have died as a result of cyclone kenneth.few days. and the threat of severe flooding continues to loom large. so people here now face a daunting reality, that the worst could still be yet to come. voters in spain will be heading to the polls on sunday for one of the country's most divisive elections in decades. there's a chance the result could lead to a fragmented parliament, in which the far—right could gain a sizeable presence for the first time since spain's return to democracy. our correspondent tim willcox has been speaking to voters in madrid, from where he sent us this report. a beautiful early summer ‘s evening here in central madrid. i am outside the former post office building that was built in 1907 but tonight, the eve of what some people described as the most important and divisive spanish general elections since the death of franco in 1975 and the return to democracy. the old 2—party system has fragmented and now five parties, potentially, has a shot at being in power and they include one party which is very muc

and cyclone kenneth makes landfall in northern mozambique — it's forecast to bring storm surges — tontry already devastated by floods. the sri lankan government has sharply lowered the number of people it says were killed in the easter sunday suicide bombings. the health ministry now believes 253 people died, that's at least 100 fewer than the previous figure. police have carried out more raids and have issued photographs of 7 people wanted in connection with the attacks. clive myrie reports from colombo. curfew in colombo. rain, the soldiers‘ only companion on empty streets after dark, as a nervous capital guards against more atrocities. the authorities have released the names and pictures of several suspects they want to question following easter sunday's massacres. foreign governments are now anxious for their citizens here. and these suspects, on the run, are the reason why. the city of galle is a magnet for visitors, but troops now greet foreigners as well as guides. 8,000 britons are currently holidaying in sri lanka, too late to heed foreign office advice not to come. i won't

but cyclone kenneth made la ndfall nature. that of storm surge that we saw which has caused catastrophic flooding. it is estimated that around 35,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. now onto the bay of bengal where cyclonic storm is forming. it asked a storm system and it is currently strengthening to stop over the next couple of days the storm is expected to strengthen into a very severe cyclonic storm. it will make its way further the naughty bits over the next few days to stop some uncertainty about its exact track, but it could make the band somewhere around west bengal or bangladesh. let's fast forward to montreal. this is the extent of the flooding there. they have had heavy rainfall across at the course of last week and into the weekend too. a bit of a respite for montrealers itself. by the state into some central sets, we have some heavy dampers here. a developing area of low pressure developing out of the rockies. bringing some now at —— bring some snow out of the higher ground. that storm system makes its way e

the united nations says the situation in northern mozambique is worse than thought — days after cyclone kenneths experienced more than 2m of rain and flooding — and has put around 700,000 people at risk. the cyclone is predicted to dump twice as much rainfall as cyclone idai did last month. libo deseko has been the following developments from from the country's capital city, maputo. it does seem that weather conditions eased off slightly in the north of the country this morning, and that allowed aid aid agencies a little window of opportunity to start distributing aid. the world food programme started handing out some supplies in macomia. they also sent a plane out to the island of ibo which had been completely cut off yesterday. however, the situation is in flux, it is fast changing. they wanted to send in a second plane — that wasn't able to be sent. that was filled with rice, food — that sort of thing for people. the message from authorities in pemba yesterday was this is worse than we had expected and we need help. there were concerns raised about things like cholera, rain is expected for a

kenneth is the second cyclone to devastate the country in two months.six weeks ago, a cyclone devastated the regioion farther south. reporter: they can't get water -- can't get rid of the water quickly enough. the rain here in northern mozambique keeps coming. roads now resembled rivers, while actual rivers have burst their banks, leaving huge areas underwater. eight agent -- aid agencies say cyclone kenneth will bring twice as much rain as the first one. entire crop fiel have been wiped out and people are short of food. >> the people need to eat. they neeeed their bread. jojohnathan: the amount of water on the ground is making it hard for people to access the areas. come with boats, because itt is too dangeroufor hehelicoptererso y at the m moment. hehelicopters ee what is really needed, with m many strandeded wiwithout susupplies. >> i wanant to help.p. police, people, all people. johnathan: until help arrives, all they can do is wait, counting the cost of the latest tropical disaster to land on mozambique's shores. brent: our correspondent is in nort

the un says some villages hit by cyclone kenneth in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out.enior official described the level of destruction as "heartbreaking" and said many people would need assistance in the coming days. thousands are living in makeshift shelters. an investigation has begun into whether the home office acted fairly when it accused more than 30,000 foreign students of cheating in the english language tests, required to obtain their visas. clear evidence of cheating was uncovered by the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2014 — but there are claims the government went on to wrongly accuse many people. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. an instructor reads out the answers. the students dutifully write them down. in 2014, panorama found clear evidence of this kind of cheating at two centres where foreign students sit english language tests. it's one of the assessments they need to pass in order to obtain a visa to study in the uk. the then—home secretary theresa may said it would be urgently looked into. we have done a lot over the last three and a half years. we have root

it has been seriously hit by cyclone kenneth.nd it is making access for communities that have been affected by the cycle more difficult. the aid agencies were there because of the first cyclone? has not helped any way? help get to those affected. so there was an alert that came out from the government a few days before cyclone kenneth hit and that helped people to be more relocated in different areas in temporary accommodation centres. so it has avoided more casualties. and we already had... forward so that we were able to dispatch food very quickly after the cyclone hit. and we also managed to deploy... because we already had a lot of the... on mozambique. in that regard, the emergency operation was already in mozambique and had to deploy it very quickly. what about the long—term impact of the cyclone is? and the effect on, for example, food production in that region? the fit programme is very concerned about that availability for the next six months because —— the world food programme is very concerned. if it keeps raining and

just weeks after cyclone idai, now kenneth slams the country with winds of more than 200 kilometres anr. and a new exhibition opens exploring the life and work of maverick cinematic genius stanley kubrick. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has urged americans to be immunised against measles — despite previously casting doubt on the vaccination. health officials believe the recent rise in people contracting the virus is partly connected to misinformation about the jab. in the latest outbreak, about 270 students and staff are in quarantine after cases were confirmed at two universities in california. this is what the president had to say. i have to get the shot, vaccination is so important, this is really going around now, they have to get their shots. chris buckley joins us chris buckleyjoins us from washington. just bring us up—to—date with how serious this latest outbreak is? the latest outbreak arid to universities in california, university of california los angeles and also california state university which are not far apart. over the last couple of days we have had a n

severe flood warnings have been issued in mozambique after cyclone kenneth — the second in as many months hit the coast. there are fears that hundreds of thousands of people will need humanitarian aid the british and irish governments have announced that talks to break the political deadlock and restore the devolved government in stormont will resume, in the wake of the death ofjournalist lyra mckee. a group calling itself the new ira has admitted it was behind the attack. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. about a minute before the shots were fired that killed lyra mckee, three men are seen walking towards the rioting — one carrying a crate of petrol bombs. with him, a man wearing a camouflage face mask and what police think is the gunman. it's believed they're all in their late teens. the man in the mask is seen lighting the petrol bombs and later on, another image believed to be of the gunman after the shooting. police believe that's this man, who stepped out from behind a wall, firing at police, but whose fatal shot killed an innocent bystander. for some in northern ireland

mozambique's government is urging people in coastal regions to seek higher ground in the wake of cyclon kenneth the tropical storm made landfall on thursday evening authorities say it could bring twice as much rain as psycho need i did last month which wreaked havoc on one of the poorest countries in the world. thousands of people have rallied in the venezuelan capital caracas in support of opposition leader one white dove he's currently pushing for a massive march on may first against president nicolas maduro government medusa porters also took to the streets. hello and welcome tots twenty one. thousand union and mock the humble forum is set to open in late summer in a replica oppression palace and it's long been one of germany's most high.

cyclone kenneth has made landfall in northern mozambique, a country still recovering from another hugen the region. joining us now is our correspondent nomsa maseko. you‘re in johannesburg, looking you‘re injohannesburg, looking at events in mozambique. what music do you have of the impact so far of cyclone kenneth? you are quite right to say cyclone kenneth made landfall last night but it has now been downgraded into a tropical depression and also wins are slowly dying down. but the fear now is the fa ct dying down. but the fear now is the fact that rents are still going to continue over the next four days, especially heavy rains and aid agencies have raised concerns about areas which are prone to flooding and mudslides. the government in mozambique has said that tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated and left their homes because of possible flooding in that region. of course, you are saying this has been downgraded and winds are dropping. there are concerns about the reins but also its following so close on the heels of cyclone idai. let likely to be greater. when yo

aid workers in the north say they've not yet been able to reach many of the people affected by cyclone kenneththree days after the storm hit. roads have been impassable because of rising floodwaters. that's all. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i stephen sackur. just days ago, hopes were high that a peace deal could and afg hanistan‘s longwall might high that a peace deal could and afghanistan's longwall might be on site. talks involving the us, the taliban and the government representatives were to take place in qatar but they didn't happen. the taliban rejected the delegation coming from carpal and a familiar sight of relic resumed. my guest is mohammad umer daudzai, president ghani's peace envoy. what will it ta ke to ghani's peace envoy. what will it take to bring peace to afghanistan? mohammad umer daudzai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. let's start with those peace talks that we re start with those peace talks that were supposed to have an in qatar. the whole world was watching and waiting and then they didn't happen. what went wrong? it was suppose

the new site apparently has yet to be chosen. 38 people are now known to have died since cyclone kennethropical storm could dump twice as much rain as cyclone idai, which last month killed around 1,000 people in mozambique, malawi and zimbabwe. it's estimated the affected region will need over two billion dollars to recover. the bbc‘s lebo diseko is in the capital, maputo, and has more now on aid efforts to help the tens of thousands of people affected by cyclone kenneth. it does seem that weather conditions have eased off slightly in the north of the country this morning and that allowed aid agencies a window of opportunity to start distributing aid. the world food programme has started handing out some supplies and they also sent a plane out to the island of ibo which had been com pletely the island of ibo which had been completely cut off yesterday. it is fast changing and they wanted to sendin fast changing and they wanted to send ina fast changing and they wanted to send in a second plane and that wasn't able to be sent stop that was filled with rice, food, that sort of thing, for p

the un says some villages hit by cyclone kenneth in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out. a senior official described the level of destruction as "heartbreaking" and said many people would need assistance in the coming days. thousands are living in makeshift shelters. an investigation has begun into whether the home office acted fairly when it accused more than 30,000 foreign students of cheating in the english language tests, required to obtain their visas. clear evidence of cheating was uncovered by the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2014 — but there are claims the government went on to wrongly accuse many people. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. an instructor reads out the answers. the students dutifully write them down. in 2014, panorama found clear evidence of this kind of cheating at two centres where foreign students sit english language tests. it's one of the assessments they need to pass in order to obtain a visa to study in the uk. the then—home secretary theresa may said it would be urgently looked into. we have done a lot over the last three and a half years. we've ro

in northern mozambique say they've not yet been able to reach many of the people affected by cyclone kennethree days after the storm hit. save the children said roads were impassable because of rising floodwaters and helicopters had been grounded. it's 330 in the morning. —— 2:30 am. —— 3:30am. now on bbc news: dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. this week, the caliphate is over but the carnage continues. after losing its last stronghold in syria and iraq, will islamic state go global? and the last time president trump visited london he criticised the prime minister, he kept the queen waiting and was stalked by protesters and a giant inflatable. this time it's a state visit, but will the pomp and ceremony keep things on track or will the uk's drawn out political crisis leave even more things to go wrong? also, i only promised you one brexit—free programme and that was last week, so be warned. my guest, author and long—time correspondent, and michael goldfarb of the podcast frdh, which stands for first rough draft of history, which is what we're going to do now. we discusse

cyclone kenneth has become the second powerful storm to hit mozambique in two months. of the country, where thousands of people may be trapped. the storm hit the comoros islands first, killing three people. it then made landfall on thursday in the cabo delgado region near the tanzanian border. heavy rain has increased the risk of flooding and landslides. our correspondent pumza fihlani is watching from the capital, maputo. it is the worst storm in this part of mozambique has seen. people here were unprepared. days after cyclone kenneth hit, many are still shocked at the force of mother nature. heavy winds of up to 200 kilometres ripped through northern mozambique, destroying homes and uprooting trees. the people of mozambique had barely recovered from another cyclone, which hit the port town of beira just over a month ago, causing death and destruction. the authorities this time around want to move faster. they're desperate to get their hands on resources which will make it possible for them to get help to where it's needed most. the operation is dependent on how nimbl

released these images showing the port town of pemba one of the worst affected areas tropical cyclone kenneth in the region on thursday and there's been more heavy rain the u.n. secretary general antonio television has made an appeal for the victims. polls are now closed in parliamentary elections where there's a choice of just two political parties both of which a loyal to the president turnout was low and for the first time in thirty years there was not a single opposition candidate on the ballot. a quick check of the headlines here al-jazeera breakthrough has been made in sudan after weeks of deadlock between protesters and military leaders opposition groups on the army have agreed to form a joint council to discuss a transition to civilian rule voting is underway in spain in its third national election in four years. the socialists are seeking another term but no parties but to win an outright majority. for the tenth week in a row members of the algerian diaspora in france have held protests against algeria is ruling elite thousands of people took to the streets of paris on sunday early t

the un says some villages hit by cyclone kenneth in northern mozambique have been entirely wiped out.enior official described the level of destruction as "heartbreaking" and said many people would need assistance in the coming days. thousands are living in makeshift shelters. now on bbc news, click. this week: setting the record straight; lunar cities; and flying elephants. possession of illegal drugs comes with consequences. and until recently, americans caught carrying marijuana could have earned a conviction. but now, recreational use of the drug has been decriminalised in some states, and those previously convicted can ask for their records to be expunged. the problem is, it has been a slow, lengthy and expensive process, forcing less wealthy individuals to have to live with their criminal records. but now, an artificially intelligent algorithm is helping those who want to wipe the slate clean. dave lee has been investigating. antony turner co—owns a tiny cafe just outside the city of los angeles. it's a remarkable turnaround for a man whose teenage years left him with a number of

the damage caused by cyclone kenneth in northern mozambique is being assessed, amid fears that hundredseople are going to need humanitarian aid. it's the biggest storm ever recorded to hit mozambique. since making landfall it has now been downgraded, although there are warnings of flooding and landslides as a result of several days of heavy rain. our correspondent, pumza fihlani, gave us this update from mozambique‘s capital maputo. operation at the moment is still quite scant. they are still trying to get as many resources out here to mozambique as possible. we knowjust from an update that's come in from the national disaster management team here that they are working with three helicopters and they've got a few hundred humanitarian agencies trying to set up here in mozambique. we do also know that over 2500 families are currently in displacement camps that have been set up across the northern part of mozambique and there they are receiving food aid, water, and hygiene products, to sort of help and avoid the occurrence of disease at this point. the number of areas that authorities are

officials worry the new storm might strain the system. >> cyclone kenneth may require a major new humanitarianperation at the same time that the ongoing cyclone response targeting 3 million people in three countries remain critically underfunded. >> reporter: a need for help that could continue to grow in a country that is already weary from weathering the storms. >> our meteorologist pedram javaheri is back with us with more details on this situation. pedram? >> what is left of kenneth, rosemary, a very cee slow movin system. the flooding still a risk there. once every nine years do we see a tropical system of category 1 winds. two now in six weeks' time. the damage across pemba, population, 200,000 people. that region, of course, hit with $1 k 1 billi$1 billion in losses fro storm system that was very slow to move. kenneth is becoming a very slow, remanent feature. this storm came ashore category 4 equivalent winds, the strongest we've ever observed across this portion of the world. so the perspective on satellite imagery any time you see these oranges, you see the purples, that's indicative

cyclone kenneth has destroyed many lives, roads and homes. an estimated 35,000 of them.ere now are some of the people worst affected as they try to rescueue what is left of their lives. >> my name is antonio manwell. the rain started after 1:00 in the morning. just after 5:00, my house collapsed. reporter: antonio is among thousands to be left homeless by the fiercest storm to ever hit africa. he and his family fled in the chaos of kenneth. they at least have a home to return to, albeit flooded out. >> the wind was very strong and the trees started falling down. that was before it started raining. reporter: then the heavens opened and pots and pans were futile. >> i saw there was just too much water inside here. i said o my wife, we have to stanand up and take the baby outstside. rereporterer: aftfter survival s the salvage operatition. tina is drying to save what --trtrying to say whwhatever she cacan. >> thingss startrted falling onp of me. i statarted to ruru leaving thee door open. i went outside and houses started falling one by one. everything was falling. well bui

in northern mozambique say they've not yet been able to reach many of the people affected by cyclone kennethhree days after the storm hit. save the children said roads were impassable because of rising floodwaters and helicopters had been grounded. it's 2:30 am. now on bbc news: the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to this week in parliament, where mps return from easter break after the shock of the sri lanka outrage at westminster over the sri lankan bomb attacks — and the murder of the northern ireland journalist, lyra mckee. there is no religion on this earth which teaches that the way to salvation is blowing up innocent children. there's outrage over the shooting of 29—year—old northern ireland journalist lyra mckee. to those responsible for this act of terrorism, we say we've heard your excuses, and your hollow apologies. no—one buys it. and, just who was behind the leak about the use of chinese tech firm huawei for a new mobile data network? let me be clear, from the side of the house, if a minister did leak the information, they are not fit to serve in the cabinet, and are

cyclone kenneth has made landfall in northern mozambique, a country still recovering from another hugeinstitute of disaster management said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas likely to be hit. last month, cyclone idai caused hundreds of deaths in the region. earlier the bbc‘s southern africa correspondent, nomsa maseko, gave us the latest. you are quite right to say that cyclone kenneth made landfall last night, but it has now been downgraded into a tropical depression, winds are also dying down, but the fear now is that rain will still continue over the next four days, especially heavy rain. aid agencies have raised concerns about areas which are prone to flooding and mudslides. but the government in mozambique has said that tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated and have left their homes, because of possible flooding in that region. when you looked at cyclone idai, it sounded and even looked like disaster management was not prepared for the disaster that had happened. but this time around, they seem much more prepared, because they evacuated people out of th

mozambique's government is urging people in coastal regions to seek higher ground in the wake of cyclon kenneth the tropical storm made landfall on thursday evening authorities say it could bring twice as much rain as psycho need i did last month which wreaked havoc on one of the poorest countries in the world. thousands of people have rallied in the venezuelan capital caracas in support of opposition leader one white doll he's currently pushing for a massive march on may first against president nicolas maduro government medusa porters also took to the streets. this week on world stories. a former nigerian boko haram victim at ten's university. hungary and journalist in german exile. but first we take a look at northern ireland where an ex ira fighter is on duty as a social worker promoting peaceful coexistence in his neighborhood. john donnelly is a former a fighter from terry and his home is a small collection of treasures from the case of wolf known as the troubled. young lad funniness the british soldier spelt back contains photos from a secret list of wanted a members. does a photo of myse