gotabaya raja pa ksa always rajapaksa to the world. denied he was behind the disappearance of their loved ones. his main rival is sajith premadasa, from the ruling party. a lovely campaign has boosted sajith premadasa's chances. an unlikely contender at first, he has made this a 2— man race. it's expected to be a close one. yogita limaye, bbc news, in sri lanka. the first television pictures have been broadcast tonight showing the extent of the damage inside notre dame cathedral in paris after the devastating fire in april. the images broadcast, by france3, show the huge task ahead to rebuild it. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. behind its familiar towers, the shape of notre—dame has changed, its soaring spire now a gaping hole, lead melting into new sculptures on its grizzled face. walking into notre—dame was always humbling. philippe villeneuve is one of very few to have seen how the cathedral looks today. this it's silent, floodlit by sunlight, the charred remains of the collapsing spire still piled on the floor. tran

the days that gave gotabaya rajapaksa his deadly reputation.il minorities, the bombing of civilian areas. he's accused of them all during his crackdown to end the war in 2009. a decade later, the families of those who went missing still hold daily vigils. translation: we want to expose the atrocities of gotabaya to the world and that's why i come here. mr rajapaksa always has denied the allegations against him and as long as he remains president, he can't be held to account. yogita limaye, bbc news, in sri lanka. more now on the election, and one of the key battle grounds will be wales, where labour has traditionally been the dominant party. in 2017 it took 28 of a0 welsh seats, but opinion polls suggest it could now could lose ground to the conservatives and plaid cymru. hywel griffith has been speaking to voters in the constituency of bridgend. for a century, labour has had a firm grip on wales, until this year, when it fell to third place in the euro elections. just a wobble or a turning tide? it's constituencies like this which will be the

he the main accusation was against gotabaya rajapaksa.s violations and the muslims are now feeling very insecure after what had happened in the aftermath of the easter sunday bombings, they were being targeted bya bombings, they were being targeted by a mob. this is a challenge. whether he can bring these communities together. it is a very small country but highly charged in terms of politics. the ethnic and religious divide is quite strong. he has demanded to bring the country together because now we can say he is to be strong man who can bring the country together. but is he going to do that or is he going to idea to the majority. that was what was giving consent for the tamils and muslims. it is a big challenge for him and the country will expect this from him to bring the communities together. the photographer terry 0'neill has died at the age of 81. seen here on his last public appearance receiving his cbe last month, he rose to fame in the ‘60s, photographing the rolling stones and the beatles long before they were famous. he had a

in sri lanka a controversial former defence chief has been elected president. 70—year—old gotabaya rajapaksahan 52 % of the vote, which was split along ethnic lines. from colombo, our correspondent yogita limaye reports a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terrorists created here. so, we like to have a father for our mother country. in aprilthis to have a father for our mother country. in april this year, a series of attacks by islamist extremists killed more than 250 people. what happened inside this church in many ways change the course of the election. the idea that peaceful families sitting together attending mass could be brutally killed shook this nation. and brought national security into the centre stage. the attacks were a reminder of this bloody epic conflict between tamil insurgents and the shrunken army. the days that gave mr rajapa ksa and the shrunken army. the days that gav

sri lanka's most prominent military family is back in power with gotabaya rajapaksa winning the country's2% of the vote, well ahead of his main rival, sajit premasada. mr rajapaksa is best known for being head of the defence force when the sri lankan government defeated the tamil tigers. the election largely split along ethnic lines a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terrorists created here. so, we like to have a father for our mother country. in april this year, a series of attacks by islamist extremists killed more than 250 people. security became a big issue and a wartime defence chief sensed an opportunity. he got his deadly reputation during this bloodied ethnic conflict between tamerlan surgeons in the sri lankan army. torture, killings, disappearances of minorities and the bombing of civilian areas. he is accused of them all. this is where the last very intense bit of fighting

sri lanka's new president, gotabaya rajapaksa, is visiting india for his first foreign trip since takinghan a fortnight ago. his message is that the doors are wide open for indian, as well as chinese, investment. research by psychiatrists suggests that nearly a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction. the study, by king's college in london, says that people become "panicky" or "upset" if they are denied constant access. the youngsters also cannot control the amount of time they spend on the phone. a row has broken out between two key nato allies, france and turkey, over policy on syria. at a news conference in paris, president macron said turkey's invasion of syria, targeting kurdish fighters, was endangering nato's actions against the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. translation: i respect the security interests of our ally turkey, which has suffered any terrorist attacks on its soil, which has suffered many terrorist attacks on its soil, but one cannot on one and say that we are allies and, with respect to this demand

sri lanka's most prominent military family is back in power, with gotabaya rajapaksa winning the country'she vote, well ahead of his main rival, sajit premasada. the election largely split along ethnic lines, with the wartime defence chief doing better in sinhalese—majority areas compared to the tamil—dominated north and east. our correspondent yogita limaye has more. a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terrorists created here. so, we like to have a father for our mother country. in april this year, a series of attacks by islamist extremists killed more than 250 people. security became a big issue and a wartime defence chiefs sensed an opportunity. rajapa ksa got wartime defence chiefs sensed an opportunity. rajapaksa got his reputation during this deadly ethnic conflict between tamil insurgents. torture, killings, the disappearance of minorities in the bombing of civilian areas. he is

translation: we want to expose the atrocities of gotabaya to the world. mr rajapaksahe can't be held to account. sri lanka is once again all set to be ruled by a member of its most prague is marking the thirtieth anniversary of the velvet revolution that ended decades of communist rule in the czech republic. however yesterday, at least 200,000 people protested against the current government, on the eve of this anniversary. the protesters are calling for the prime minsiter‘s resignation, following allegations he used eu subsidies for his own business empire. 0ur reporter rob cameron is in prague and sent this update. this is billed as a festival of freedom, an all day celebration of democracy, when people from all over stream into the city centre, here to narodni street, where 30 years ago today, on the 17th november 1989, a peaceful march by students was brutally suppressed by communist riot police. while it's a carnival atmosphere, it's taking place at a time of heightened political tension. earlier today, the prime minister, andrej babis, was booed and heckled as he