many of their parents remain in the grip of the islamic state group's hateful ideology.ce overflows. "the americans better watch themselves, i swear. if we knew they would leave us here we would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." al—hawl risks being a mini caliphate in its own right. stretching mile after mile it's a reminder that the crisis brought by the islamic state group to syria is not over. a woman who was detained in dubaifora month, after she posted on facebook — calling her ex—husband's new wife a horse, is being allowed to return to britain, according to the campaign group which represents her. 55—year—old laleh shahravesh was ordered to pay a fine of £625. her passport is being recovered and she should be home by next week. the australian rugby authorities say they will sack one of their star players, israel follow, over a social media posts saying that gay people, adulterers, and thieves and what he called other sinners would go to hell. —— ——israel folau. officials said that he did not speak for the sport, and that in the "absence of compelling

what does this leave the islamic state group at the moment?d in syria right now, a post victory period where eve ryo ne now, a post victory period where everyone is celebrating the end of that caliphate. but isis is regrouping and we know that their networks which are planning attacks in europe are still intact. so it still is a critical mass, even though it does not have the territory which stretched all across iraq and syria, so a great deal of work to be done to dis— diminish the islamic state, and the leader, the western intelligence forces for many yea rs we re western intelligence forces for many years were telling us was sick with diabetes or chilled with air strikes, or ill, is in fact in good health. sri lanka has issued a ban on face covering in public, following the easter sunday bomb attacks. the country's president says he was using an emergency law to impose the ban on any clothing which hinders identification, the niqab, seen being warn here, and burqa — both worn by muslim women — were not specifically named, but it is them the

we'll find out more about that i'm show in the coming days dancing pf given that at this stage islamic state group. has taken responsibility is it fair is it accurate to say that the group's changing how it operates is now working with much smaller more domestic groups. not all day they've always operated this way it's it's the biggest strength that knowledge. isis but also about canada is that they'll use local structures and strengthening them through different types of support when logistical financial -- weapons i we see across africa thiss. southeast asia has been a huge breeding grounds.. isis or extremist groups are. affiliating themselves to isis overer the last couple years so it's it't's not a car this operations not a consequence. what happened? whether it's's been p part of te week t the spread theirir brandr ideology number followed you and in the case but you yours. not add a link to what happens here in iraq but given that they have this bus now could an attack like this be a precursor to more launcher. attacks. well over the last. three weeks of if you're talking general with isis

manynf their parents remain i the grip of the islamic state group's hateful ideogy.f their home countries want any of them back. even in captivity, the malice overflows. "the americans better watch themselves, i swear. if i knew they would leave us here,e would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." mini-caliphatea in its own right. ilstretchingafter mile, it is a reminder of the best of the crisis the islamic -- it is a reminder that the crisis the islamic state group brought to syria is not over. jane: it has been five months since flames swept through paradise, california, and left the town almost completely destroyed. the fire was the deadliest and most restrictive wildfire in california history. for residents, it has been a painful and long road to recovery. we return to visit some of those finding a new normal. daysthink it was four after november 8, the rains started ming in. that is why everything looks like cent. we are not lucky enough to salvage through our sff. paradise," "rip and i said what? "rest in peace,aradise." i thinhe understands that we

the death soldiers in to over three hundred the phararmacist says the islamic state group may have been behind the actual cit. current drug mody costs is votes on the busiest ballot date in india's election the prime minister is in gujarat. a hundred and eighty million people of an eligible to focus cheese. rereports say nearly 90% of egyptian bow to sort of proved constitutional changes that could see president abdel fattah el sisi stay in power. until . twenty thirty y thank you very muchch for beingng with us. sri lanka is saying that the islamic state g group m may bee behind t the easter sunday atrocities a death tollsls now poss. three hundred the country's president has announced the heads of the defense forces are to be sacked the failing to prevent. attacks they've always been the clandestine rules of the data in taking place. so these are the latest images coming in from sri lanka. adding to the sadness of the shock of of this weekend's attacks. in kenya joins us n now should i could project directotor of the international crisis group on the thank you very much for being with

shamima begum — the east london teenager who joined the islamic state group — has been granted legal to help fight the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. ms begum is being held in a detention camp in northern syria after is fighters were driven from the region. she left the uk aged 15, and wanted to return to raise a baby son, who has since died. there have been many other cases in the last decade of legal aid being granted to people stripped of their nationality because of terror links. in an interview this morning,

the islamic state group issued a video, which we are not showing.t men, all but one masked, pledged allegiance to the is leader. but there are still questions. did they simply pledge allegiance, or did they receive direct support from the group? and did some of the men, as sri lankan ministers have suggested, return from fighting in syria? the targeting of christians on easter sunday, and also tourists at hotels, was much more in line with is ideology than with the traditional types of communal violence seen in sri lanka. it was a step change for the local militants. there was a warning, though, this police report, based on a tip—off from another country, was issued ten days before the attack. it named the leader of the group, and even warned of suicide bombings with churches a target. it says investigations into the suspects were under way. there is now a blame game among politicians about why it was not shared or acted on. officials say they had no idea an attack of this magnitude was possible. and it is now an urgent priority for sri lanka, and a

the islamic state group issued a video, which we are not showing. all but one masked, pledged allegiance to the is leader. but there are still questions. did they simply pledge allegiance, or did they receive direct support from the group? and did some of the men, as sri lankan ministers have suggested, return from fighting in syria? the targeting of christians on easter sunday, and also tourists at hotels, was much more in line with is ideology than with the traditional types of communal violence seen in sri lanka. it was a step change for the local militants. there was a warning though, this police report, based on a tip—off from another country, was issued ten days before the attack. it named the leader of the group, and even warned of suicide bombings with churches a target. it says investigations into the suspects were under way. there is now a blame game among politicians about why it was not shared or acted on. officials say they had no idea an attack of this magnitude was possible. and it is now an urgent priority for sri lanka, and also oth

let's get more now on the leader of the so called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, who has in 2014 when the is militants had captured large swathes of territory in iraq and syria. in a video he vows to seek revenge following the fall of the caliphate. earlier we heard from mia bloom, a professor at georgia state university who has been researching is propaganda for a number of years. the video is clearly intended to boost the morale of the isis supporters at a time in which i'm sure having lost the territorial caliphate, they're at their lowest point and so what he has done in the video is claimed that 90 different terrorist attacks across eight countries in order to give this feeling of steadfastness, in fact he uses the word several times, and he's projecting his power and influence. and what you make of this suggestion that the motivation for the attacks in sri lanka on easter sunday on the churches in sri lanka, that it wasn't for what happened in christchurch, but in fact for what happened in baghouz, the fall of the caliphate? this makes more sense because the fall of

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group abu bakr al—baghdadi — foreleased by the group, a man said to be baghdadi spoke about the long fight for the town of baghouz in eastern syria, which ended last month. it is unclear when the footage was filmed. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville joins us from beirut. until recently, he'd been reporting from inside syria. what you make of this video? is it al—baghdadi? what you make of this video? is it al-baghdadi? they're going to be intelligence analyst poring over this to see that as him. it certainly looks like on. one of the biggest questions is where was he and as he still alive? it is worth remembering that for the past few yea rs remembering that for the past few years we remembering that for the past few yea rs we have remembering that for the past few years we have been told time and time again that he was in ill health, he was suffering from diabetes and that he was no longer mobile and he may have been killed in airstrikes. mobile and he may have been killed in air strikes. but we alwa

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, forhe first time in five years. it is unclear when the propaganda was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their phones to the police or risk their attackers not being prosecuted. campaigners say they are concerned. heavy rain and high winds are hindering rescue efforts in northern mozambique, after the second cylcone in a month hit the country. the us warns it will rethink its information sharing with western allies if they use the controversial chinese telecoms giant huawei in their 56 networks. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, sunday times deputy political editor caroline wheeler and broadcasterjohn kampfner. stay with us for that. good evening. the aircraft manufacturer boeing has been under relentless attack from shareholders at its annual general meeting in chicago, followng the crashes of two of its 737 max models, which claimed the lives of more than 300 passengers. in march, an ethiopian airlines flight crashed six m

shamima begum, who joined the islamic state group when she was 15, is expected to be granted legal aid, to fight for her british citizenship. the mental health crisis affecting british farming — one agricultural worker takes their own life, every week. measles cases worldwide shoot up 300% on this time last year. health officials call for higher vaccination rates. cheering and, is this the greatest ever sporting comeback? tiger woods, is back at the top. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... he was set to star at the world cup, but israel folau looks to have played his last game for australia following a homophobic post good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the threat of homelessness at short notice, hangs over the heads of millions of renters, once their tenancy agreement runs out. but a major shake up of the rental sector in england could change that. private landlords under new government proposals, would no longer be able evict, without a valid reason. the aim, is to give renters greater long term security. it's believed 4.5 million households are p

shamima begum, the london teenager who joined the islamic state group when she was 15, is expected toted legal aid, to fight for her british citizenship. and the pressures of life on the farm — we report on the mental health crisis among farmers. and in sport, a gift from watford's goalkeeper in a controversial game with arsenal in the premier league. pierre—emerick aubameyang capitalises for unai emery‘s side as the gunners try and keep pace with the top four. good evening. it is one of the most famous buildings in the world. it has stood on the banks of the river seine for more than 800 years. tonight, notre dame cathedral in paris is completely engulfed by fire. the flames appear to have started in the roof where extensive renovation work was being carried out. they quickly took hold. the cathedral‘s spire collapsed into the building. it's feared very little has been saved. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it, many were in tears. notre dame took 200 years to build, it's one of the greatest treasures of medieval architecture. tonight it lies in ruins. our paris corresponde

the islamic state group reveals its secrets. talk to captured british is fighters anyone that's still immersed by islamic state methodology is wrong. it's a gang. a comedian who plays a fictional president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. we start in turkey, where president recep tayyip erdogan‘s governing party has lost control of several big cities in local elections, including the capital, ankara. it is a poll that is being seen as a referendum on president erdogan‘s leadership. in istanbul, both the opposition and ak party have declared victory, with the tally still very close. mark lowen reports from istanbul. there is a saying in turkish. whoever wins istanbul wins turkey. today, the biggest prize in the elections is too close to call, with fewer than 3000 votes between the governing ak party and the opposition chp, in a city of 18 million people. while both sides have declared victory, the official tally by the state news agency has stopped, with over 1% of votes still to count, which the c

islamic groups. claim it is retaliation for the christchurch shootings. islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack without providing evidence. the biggest phase in india's general election is underway. 188 million people eligible to vote tuesday in 15 different states. as we heard, though than irireld police have arrested a 57-year-old woman over the murder of a young journrnalist o was shot while covering tension between republican dissidents and police. time for a look k at today's top busisiness news. you are starting with what should be a victory lap for a new piece of text - -- eight new piece of tech -- a new piece of text from sansone. -- samsung. >> the new fold was supposed to launch in china witith phoneses hitting g shelves inin the u.s.. inststead the e company is stponining and recalling all sale m models. this after multiple reports of broken screens amid testing by journalists and reviewers. the incncidence calall to mind e didisastrousus recalall of the y noteeveven phone which had an unfortunate tendency to burst into flames. it has

the united states has reiterated its determination to defeat the extremist group that calls itself islamicte department has said it is clear the fight against is is not finished despite its loss of territory in syria and iraq. the leader says they were responsible for the easter bombings into languor and worn of a long battle of attrition i had —— sri la nka battle of attrition i had —— sri lanka —— ahead. before we go, let's leave you with these pictures from tokyo. crowds are gathering outside the imperial palace ahead of the ceremony as emperor akihito abdicates in favour of his elder son, crown prince naruhito. the heavily symbolic but relatively simple ceremony will be televised from the imperial palace in tokyo, attended by members of the monarch's family, courtiers and state officials. emperor akihito, who's 85 and had prostate cancer and heart ailments, signalled his intention to relinquish the throne three years ago, bringing aboutjapan's first abdication for two centuries. that's it for now. there will be plenty more news on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello there. o

a video images appearing to show the leader of the so—called islamic state group.authentic, it is the first time abu bakr al—baghdadi has been seen in five years. also on the programme, boeing faces litigation and a sharp drop in the company's litigation and a sharp drop in the compa ny‘s value after litigation and a sharp drop in the company's value after its litigation and a sharp drop in the compa ny‘s value after its newest plane was grounded over safety concerns. we know every person who stepped aboard one of our air planes places their trust in us. we will do everything possible to earn, and re—earn that trust and confidence from our airline customers and the flying public. and the avengers are back — end game could be the biggest grossing film of all time. in its first run last week, it took more than $1 billion at the box office. hello, i'm katty kay in new york. christian fraser is in london. the ten years, the socialist forces in europe have been in decline but last night the socialists of spain bucked that trend. the party of prime minister pedro sanchez

does this not suggest a group like islamic state, if they are involved in this, or some kind of cornya small group and make it a really lethal attack? capacity to take a small group and make it a really lethal attack7m isa make it a really lethal attack7m is a different model. like everything else, times have changed. isis no longer controls valve swathes of syria and iraq. it's been on his heels. some have declared it is dead. it is not dead. al-qaeda is dead. that doesn't mean they are lacking in lethality. there were people behind not killed, not gone to other pursuits, that are still fighting the fight, so to speak. we know that these groups are still out there. we also know that with the diminishing inter—operational capability, the fact that, with regard to islamic state, losing its real estate in the middle east, they have to continue to play for relevance, just like al-qaeda has to play for relevance. the idea of them franchising out, an individual from syria that may have been in sri lanka, that they may have franchised out some operatives to a local group, that doesn't surpr

this banner of the islamic state group, which has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacksso found. several suspects are still at large. these photos were put out by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at kingsbury hotel, in colombo, the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk, then goes off to his room. in the morning, he's seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later, he detonates his bomb. perhaps the most inhuman of the bombings was at this church in batticaloa, because children were the target — young boys and girls who were attending sunday school. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor, who recalls seeing the bomber. translation: he was wearing a shoulder bag and a camera bag. i wasn't aware of his purpose at that time. many children were drinking water in the entrance of the church after their sunday school class. people and children were entering, that's when the bomb went off. workers have begun to clear the trail of de

the leader of the islamic state group makes a rare appearance on camera, vowing to seek revenge for theoss of its territory. strong criticism of a policy to get rape complainants to hand over their phones to police, or risk a prosecution not going ahead. and — how children in blackpool are being taught the skills that develop resilience and better mental health. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: more on alex hales‘ removal from england's provisional world cup squad, following an off—field incident. it's said to be in the best interests of the team. good evening. the aircraft manufacturer boeing has been under relentless attack from shareholders at its annual general meeting in chicago, followng the crashes of two of its 737 max models, which claimed the lives of more than 300 passengers. in march, an ethiopian airlines flight crashed six minutes after take—off, killing all 157 people onboard. last october, a lion air plane came down in similar circumstances, all 189 people on board lost their lives. the 737 max model is currently grounded worldwide, while boeing tries to find a so

were raiding a vast bomb—making factory in the east of the country, where they found a giant islamic state groupities of gelignite, ball bearings and explosives. this, the safe house of another cell of suicide bombers, preparing to strike sri lanka. there may be a dysfunctional elite at the top of government, but the nation hopes its leaders can unite to beat the real enemies of the people, because too much is at stake. after so many lives were lost that easter sunday morning, when a government failed in its solemn duty to protect its people. let's get some of the day's other news. the british and irish governments have announced a new attempt to restore a power—sharing government in northern ireland. they said the decision had been prompted by the reaction to the murder of the journalist, lyra mckee, last week. ireland's foreign minister said two years without a government had enabled "voices which do not believe in democracy" to emerge. a 30—year—old russian woman, maria butina, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in washington after pleading guilty to being a foreign agent. a

this banner of the islamic state group, which said it carried out the easter sunday attacks, was alsosuspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at kingsbury hotel in colombo the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk, in the morning, he's seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later, he detonates his bomb. people are slowly beginning to piece together what happened at all the attack locations. in this batticaloa church, half of those killed were children — young boys and girls who were attending sunday school. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor who recalls seeing the bomber. translation: he was wearing a shoulder bag and a camera bag. i wasn't aware of his purpose at that time. many children were drinking water in the entrance of the church after their sunday school class. people and children were entering, that's when the bomb went off. workers have begun to clear the trail of destru

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, forirst time in five years. it is unclear when the propaganda video was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their phones to the police or risk their attackers not being prosecuted. campaigners say they are concerned. heavy rain and high winds are hindering rescue efforts in northern mozambique, after the second cylcone in a month hit the country. the us warns it will rethink its information—sharing with western allies if they use the controversial chinese telecoms giant huawei in their 56 networks. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster john kampfner and sunday times deputy political editor caroline wheeler. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the main image on the guardian is the man believed to be the leader of the islamic state group, who has made a rare appearance on camera. alongside that is news that more than 2,500 prison staff in the uk have been subject to disciplinary action in five yea

i asked her if she thought the so—called islamic state group was involved.g to people, it seems that is has made claims and taken responsibility for this. we haven't seen much further in terms of any of the individuals who are participating in these events. it's either claiming or, you know, pledging allegiance, as we have seen in other instances. so i think we are still waiting. but a lot of experts are thinking that because of the mass scale and the way it was organised, it is likely that there could have been individual actors that were localised that perhaps had some international or transnational connections, and we're waiting for more of that information to come out in the coming days. now, we know there are many communities here in sri lanka — of course, the muslim community is tiny, theirjust really about 10% of the population here. what can you tell us about the community here — they've also been targets in the past, haven't they? they have been. a year ago there was growing — as i was referring to — anti—muslim sentiment, muslim businesses, muslim

the authorities have blamed a local islamist group, although the islamic state group has claimed responsibilityprime minister says some of those involved in the plot are still on the run and armed. it's also emerged that the intelligence services may have been warned of an impending attack, which wasn't passed on to ministers. the bombings were carried out in three areas of the country. churches in the eastern city of batticalo and the city of negombo were targeted. and there were explosions at six locations in the capital, colombo, including another church, restaurants at several hotels, and two residential districts. it's been a day of mourning here across the country, as sri lankans remember their dead. white banners and streamers today greet those entering negombo. in the afternoon breeze, they dance, as if heralding a fete or celebration. but in sri lanka, white signifies death. they chant. a meditation on the life of christ and remembrance of the dead. in this house, open caskets house four members of one family, murdered as they prayed on easter sunday — a mother, two girls, and a boy, a

were raiding a vast bomb—making factory in the east of the country, where they found a giant islamic state groupball bearings and explosives. this, the safe house of another cell of suicide bombers, preparing to strike sri lanka. there may be a dysfunctional elite at the top of government, but the nation hopes its leaders can unite to beat the real enemies of the people, because too much is at stake. after so many lives were lost that easter sunday morning, when a government failed in its solemn duty to protect its people. clive myrie, in colombo. debenhams has announced it's closing 22 stores next year, as part of its plans to reduce its debts, putting 1200 jobs at risk. stores in wolverhampton, kirkoddy, guildford and southport are among those being shut. debenhams has 166 stores across the uk, and plans to shut a total of 50 within the next few years. —— a total of 55 within the next few years. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it's folkestone's biggest store, a cornerstone of the town centre. this morning, shoppers were taking in the news that it's now set to go. it is closing

the main image on the guardian is the man believed to be the leader of the islamic state group — whoamera. alongside that is news that more than 2,500 prison staff in the uk have been subject to disciplinary action in five years. following the move to get victims of crime to hand over their phones to police — the daily mail leads with warnings from campaigners that rapists could escape justice unless the plans are scrapped. the i claims the us is threatening to sever links with british intelligence — over the prime minister's supposed backing of the chinese tech firm, huawei. the financial times leads on an imf forecast that suggests the iranian economy has collapsed under the weight of sactions imposed by the white house. the daily telegraph's headline: ‘why must we pay to report a crime?‘ — as baroness newlove warns that victims of anti—social behaviour are being forced to pay to report offences to the police. and the university of cambridge has announced a two—year inquiry into its historical links to the slave trade,

suggests that there were around 140 people in sri lanka who had links to is, the so—called islamic state group so were unaccounted for and so, as well as people directly looking for anyone related to this cell that struck at the weekend, they're trying to pick up anyone else who may harbour sympathies or may be even encouraged or inspired by what happened at the weekend. so troubling times are sri lankan as you say, going into the weekend clearly on sunday, will be a week on from the attacks in the catholic church in sri lanka has been saying that they propose to suspend services, they simply do not want to take the risk of christians congregating once again because of course, it was in their holy places on easter sunday, their most holy of days that they were targeted and killed in so many numbers. in northern mozambique, teams are assessing the damage caused by cyclone kenneth amid fears that hundreds of thousands of people 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

so—called islamic state group says is responsible for the attack entry la nka is responsible for thebut the claim is not yet been verified. the turlington governments asa verified. the turlington governments as a syrian national has been detained, one of a0 people being questioned. funerals are now begun for the 321 people killed on easter sunday in the series of coordinated blasts. the president visits the queen. donald trump is been invited for a state visit to the uk injune and protesters are already making their plans. also on the programme, in other high—profile meeting as kim jong un travels to russia for talks with vladimir putin. an swedish teenager greta thunberg begins her climate change campaign. she

were raiding a vast bomb—making factory in the east of the country, where they found a giant islamic state grouparings and explosives. this, the safe house of another cell of suicide bombers, preparing to strike sri lanka to stop there may be a dysfunctional elite at the top of government but the nation hopes its leaders can unite to beat the real enemies of the people, because too much is at stake. after so many lives were lost that easter sunday morning, when a government failed in its solemn duty to protect its people. the authorities say their investigations into the easter sunday attacks are very, very far from over. they will continue for some time and the prime minister confirmed to me that there are several prime suspects, he wouldn't give mea several prime suspects, he wouldn't give me a number, but said there we re give me a number, but said there were several prime suspects who were still on the run and capable of committing atrocities. clive myrie in colombo, thank you. debenhams has announced it's closing 22 stores next year, as part of its plans to reduce its debts, putting 1200 jo

today, libya's prime minister warned there was a danger of the islamic state group taking advantage ofght. well, once again tonight, there is a sense in this city of a threat from chaos and conflict. the prime minister of the internationally recognised government here has been calling on britain to take action, to put pressure on the countries that are backing general haftar. britain has been trying to get a resolution on a ceasefire through the un security council. that is unlikely to be put until next week at the earliest. even if it is adopted, it is not expected to have much impact here on the ground. there is a sense here of a city in waiting, a city being left to its fate. in tripoli, once again, it's time to bury the dead. civilians killed this week by rocket fire as they slept. mourners blamed the military strongman besieging the city, general khalifa haftar. critics say he wants to be a new gaddafi. prime minister sarraj, very nice to see you again. libya's internationally recognised prime minister has held him off for two weeks, but he's looking weary and sounding worried. tr

the 19—year—old remains in a refugee camp in syria after marrying a fighter with the islamic state group one cabinet minister says he feels uncomfortable at the granting of help to shamima begum, we'll be looking at its legal basis and asking what's next. also this lunchtime... the home secretary describes violent crime as a scourge — as new research suggests police might be able to forecast where knife attacks could happen. more long—term security for tenants in england under new government plans to stop evictions at short—notice without good reason. 90% of local councils can't fund schools adequately for children with special needs, according to the main teaching union. and the man of the moment — tiger woods on his remarkable comeback victory at augusta. ijust couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: israel folau's international career looks to be over, after he's officially sacked by rugby australia for homophobic comments on social media. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at o

shamima begum, the london teenager who joined the islamic state group when she was 15, is expected toision to strip her of her british citizenship. the 19—year—old, who's in a detention camp in syria, wants to return to the uk. legal aid — which is financial help paid for by taxpayers, to those who can't afford the costs of a lawyer themselves — has been significantly cut back in recent years. here's our home editor, mark easton. should shamima begum, the former british schoolgirl who went to join the islamic state group, be granted legal aid to contest the home secretary's controversial decision to strip her of her citizenship? the legal aid agency looks certain to say yes, but using public funds to support a jihadi bride is equally controversial. it's not the first time that someone who, for national security reasons, has had their citizenship deprived. it's not the first time that someone has received legal aid, but on that issue itself, it should really be an independent decision, not for ministers. senior lawyers argue that whether the state can simply remove the britishness of s

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>> it is difficult to know exactly what role the islamic state group has played in this. have claimed, they responsibility for attacks. it did not have anything to do with those attacks. we have to take all of this with a lot of precaution. if you look at the similarity between this and other attacks, there is reason to believe islamic state is involved. it would not have had the necessary means or numbers to be able to organize this kind of attack. it needed outside help from overseas. at similar cases, small groups that have been involved in major terrorist , there are similarities being drawn. small minority group was responsible with the help of al qaeda. in the jordanian capital, a small terrorist group there. organization was responsible for the suicide bombings. this may have been with some kind of help from al qaeda, this was a bombing against christians. that may have been as a result of funding coming from an outside organization. >> thank you. song -- with this is only 142a city thousand people, 65% are r roman catholicic. our correspondent reports from a mourn

news just newsjust in in the news just in in the last couple of moments, the so—called islamic state groupoup, but there is considerable debate over whether they are responsible and of any assistance was given the to them outside. but islamic state, the so—called islamic state group are coming responsibility. there are calls for a change in the law, after a big increase in the number of dog attacks on livestock. farming unions are backing tougher fines for owners, and want greater legal protection forfarmers. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to meet a couple in anglesey, who lost eight sheep in a horrific attack. there's some distressing images in her report. rob was just basically shouting my name and saying, "come quick, come quick!" i said, "what's the problem, what's the problem?" he said, "we've had a dog attack." utter devastation. complete carnage, really. on that one day in march, thejoneses and a neighbouring farm lost ten lambs and seven ewes. their vet said it was the worst dog attack he'd ever seen. just utter devastation, i mean, you know... the injuries are...i mean.. dead

i asked him of the islamic state group however have said today they were behind the deadly attacks herer this claim. but all along the authorities here have said that the level of sophistication, the ordination behind these attacks, meant that sri lankans, who wanted to do harm, serious harm, would've needed some sort of support from abroad. people here remain on edge, particularly in colombo, and that's because a specific warning was sent out today, that was for the police here to be on the alert for a lorry and a van number which is thought could be packed with explosives. that's really focused peoples minds, lots of people hoped, they prayed, that all of this was over. but with that sort of warning, people are certainly on edge. let's cross to washington now where we can speak to dr zachary abuza, professor at the national war college, where he focuses on southeast asian politics and security issues. the question that many people have been wondering is why sri lanka? why target that nation? i think you'll see that as the islamic nation, how they switched to a model of global insurgen

how we deal with islamic state terrorists and other jihad with islamic state terrorists and otherjihad east who have been out to fight with some of the most despicable terrorist groupslawyers are applying for legal aid, how do you react?” the fighter lawyers are applying for legal aid, how do you react? i think it's they are entitled to do it. it allows her to have legal aid although i think it shouldn't and i think we should be looking seriously at changing the rules and laws to prevent cases like this from receiving legal aid. i think we are confusing two different situations, one is people who commit crimes in britain and who are in court in britain and who are in court in britain for various offences are people who are fighting a war against is overseas. then we should be more clear about the difference between them. 0k, be more clear about the difference between them. ok, i'm sorry we couldn't give you both more time, i apologise but thank you both are coming on the programme. thanks for your company. bbc newsroom live is next. have a good day. good morning. nota bad good morning. not a bad day all in all today across the uk. a lot of dry weather and a decent a

police in the country are seeking one hundred and forty people believed to have links with the islamic states group and the president's appeal verse prompted by violent reprisals against certain populations refugees became targets in almost instantly no matter their faith. while reports that lobster focused their rules and people were simply not being sri lankan. natasha fled to sri lanka from pakistan four years ago she left her home country with three young children and her husband because they were persecuted for being christian. her husband bears burn marks to prove it. but i'm a gamble where she ended up she could practice her feet freely last sunday she applied hair on her hands and feet to get ready for easter then the blasts hit. mob descended on her neighborhood of pakistani refugees attacking homes and threatening reprisals even going on how many years the landlord told us not to return don't even return to go you're not safe here save yourselves and leave we can't offer you any protection we're also christian we're also grief stricken because our brothers and sisters were killed in the b

could be imminent police are seeking one hundred forty people believed to have links with the islamic state group. let's bring in journalist she joins us on the line from the capital colombo hi jamie lynn now there's been several developments we've heard that the suspected leader of the attacks died in one of the bombings that you were at a government briefing today tell us more about what was said. a high in fact i just came back from a briefing with president micah provocation and that he said that that was now it begins to prove that the head of the national salahi jamaat who has been being for sunday's explosion was killed when the trying to line goes on he also meant to shoot with the president also said that if he's a member of more money to hire on headed that mission seems to be plenty of days when he must have mostly in fine back and guy he was an approximately family back from that and when you came back here and you saw the preaching and getting more supposed to right now want to get your reading up on the president we've got that wrong hundred and seven hundred talking suspect with me

for building bombs and a suicide vest along with clothing and flags linked to the so-called islamic state group. the raids came after another unusually quiet day in colombo the fear of further attacks largely keeping people off the streets. to empty or and orders them to do empty desert rather than there are no government knows curfew in the night or early morn. for it's not good. if it only happened on one day that wouldn't have been so difficult but bombs are going off here every day that's why there's an atmosphere of fear. because. the country's intelligence services urged muslims to stay at home for friday prayers warning of possible retaliatory attacks those who did venture out to mosques were met with tight security measures all catholic masses were canceled as the community grapples with a sense of betrayal and in. doing anything any came leg of the war fighters or later on in the news that came out it really does relieve some information had been given by secret service you know anybody who finally relate to those people who they. really see the lapse on the part of the security agenci

the islamic state group boasted responsibility and released images and the a-- alleged names of some of the assasailants. thee jihadist group has falsely done such before. the government has installed a occur few, cut off social media police special powers. many are wondering how the security lambs occurred. the president said he'd not been informed and is preparing an overhaul of his governmentnt. >> the security officials who got the intelligence report from the foreign nation did not share it with me. appropriate actions would have been taken if they had. i have decided to take stern action against these officials. >> wrangling over the apparent intelligence failures have further pitted the president against his political rivals while sri lankans in mourning and anger buried their loved ones. >> a u.n.-commissioned repeport sasays thehe war i iyemen hasas back its development by more than 20 years. the study commissioned by the united nations developopment prprogram found that if the war ends this year, it would incur economic losses of .88 billion. n i'm ends by 2030, 84% of f te

now to what happens after islamic state we know that islamic state group has been defeated in syria its last holdout territorially but western countries are now debating on what to do with the citizens that have gone there to fight for islamic state now among the people captured are women many claim that they were forced to join the militants and they say that they carried out housekeeping duties rather than acts of terror berlin estimates that around fifty women with german citizenship are either imprisoned or live in refugee camps in syria and iraq authorities there want them out as quickly as possible which you can understand but germany is reluctant to take them back germany says it's difficult to determine whether they are citizens and whether they pose a security threat d.w. visited a syrian refugee camp and spoke with one woman with a german passport to is desperate to come back. stranded in the middle of nowhere seventy four thousand people live in the al home camp in northern syria it was made to hold only ten thousand the conditions on acceptable especially for children most p

the country‘s prime minister says police are investigating whether the islamic state group was involvedportion of uk firms reporting a cyber—attack has jumped, despite most businesses admitting they are under—prepared for breaches, according to research from hiscox. the insurerfound 55% had faced an attack in 2019, up from 40% last year. seven water companies will automatically pay out more money to households if the supply is cut off for more than 12 hours. people who get their water from firms including wessex water, united utilities and dwr cymru welsh will get £30 for every 12 hours of disruption. the regulator says other water suppliers should do the same. let‘s talk twitter because the results are out. the number of users is higher than they were at christmas. they have added 9 million monthly users. the site is also making significantly more money than it did in the same period last year at the beginning of 2018, earnings up at the beginning of 2018, earnings up 18% compared to january last year. on both measures — that‘s better than analysts were expecting. they predicted a fall

and today we have had this claim from is, the islamic state group missing its numbers response over theoup did not put forward any evidence for this but there were photographs of eight individuals who they claimed have been responsible. some people are sceptical about this. it's taken a while for this admission, purported admission commit to be made in the past after big suicide bombings —— and any past, after big suicide bombings, i asked and any past, after big suicide bombings, iasked have and any past, after big suicide bombings, i asked have been keen to say yes, their members are responsible for it. these are local men but helped by a wider network. state of emergency, nick, what are the atmosphere on the streets there was mike sri lanka had a blood he civil war that ended a decade ago but now a return to horrific violence. horrific violence and certainly violence which has never been afflicted on the christian community like this. all sure logins have been shocked to the core by this —— all sri lankans have been shocked. we have a state of emergency, which means the military and

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, forlear when the propaganda was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their phones to the police

although the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, there's no evidence at the moment of theire attack was inspired by the group. joining us now from our london newsroom is nikita malik from the centre on terrorism and radicalisation at the henry jackson society. good morning and thank you for talking to us today. you're welcome. many people are asking why now? why sri lanka after it has managed to put so much violence and behind it. the islamic state is trying to show itself as an international organisation which it very much is. it has lost a lot of territory in iraq and syria and one of the reasons why tree link up might have been a target is precisely because of what you were mentioning, it is a soft target. it has gone through a lot of its own sectarian division. even though the briefing indicated this attack was coming, it was god for that reason because it was not seen as a credible threat. ——it was not taken for that reason. the footage released of these fighters pledging allegiance and this attack was many months in the making. 0ne of the individuals involved had a fac

the misery flowed out of the islamic state group's caliphate, but they didn't make it far.are collecting here at the rnment camp. it became a flood. there are far more people here than ever expected. it was built for 7000 but it contains 70,000. the foreign women are the greatest threat. remists among them, they are locked up separately. those who showed no mercy now demanded. the islamic state enslaved women. these are the reasons you are here in this camp. >> islamic state for you is the baexample. quentin: the isle ic state to tire world is the bad example! >> show was the good thing. show us of them. and from europe. there is -- quentin: the children of prisoners, --thchildren are prisoners,, too and they are still in danger. many of their parents remain in the grip of the islamic state ideologhatefu few of their home countries want any of them even in captivity, the malice overflows. "the a themselves, i swear. if i knew ey would leave us here, we would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." mini-caliphatea in its own right. stretching mile after mile, it is a