john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. time now for all the sports news in sport today.ng puts manchester united on the front foot before from lu ka ku. manchester united on the front foot before from lukaku. novak djokovic makes hard work of it needing ten match points in monte carlo. and the first french winner of the lalone classic in 21 years. welcome to the programme. we start with football from the english premier league. manchester united move four points clear of third placed liverpool after a 2— one win at bournemouth. jose mourinho was happy with this performance. four points clear

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.an of big problems if it restarts the nuclear programme that it agreed to limit in a deal struck in 2015. mr trump described that deal as insane and has been threatening to reject an extension which has to be in place within weeks. on a state visit to the white house, france's president macron urged him to consider a new agreement. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. the first state visit of the trump era and the french were given quite the welcome. these things are about pomp. they're about ceremony. and this one had one added ingredient — bromance. the two men held hands, they kissed, they hugged. and the biggest beast of the politicaljungle even engaged in a bit of interpersonal grooming with his younger colleague. in fact, i will get that little piece of dandruff off. little piece. we have to make him perfect. he is perfect. this most unlikely pairing have forged a close personal relationship. though on many policies, they are miles apart. just listen to emmanuel macron‘s i

john pienaar reporting from swindon on some of the issues concerning voters.r website, bbc. co. uk/election2018. the duke and duchess of cambridge's their top is louis arthur charles. here is our royal coloured, correspondence. “— here is our royal coloured, correspondence. —— royal correspondent. it's taken four days, twice the time it took to decide the names of george and charlie, but finally the damage baby has a new name, louis. —— george and charlotte. it is a departure from the anglo—saxon names the royals normally choose for something which is french and german in origin. so what is going on? is this a subtle message of solidarity with europe? or is it simply that william and catherine liked the name? the evidence suggests the latter. after william's birth in 1982 he was named by his parents, william arthur philip louis. it was a tribute by prince charles to his beloved great—uncle, lord louis. earl who had been murdered by the ira three years before william's birth. so the name has threaded its way through the generations. now, with the arrival of the

our deputy political editor john pienaar has more.ality. jeremy corbyn is always keen on events like this one, today saluting women's suffrage, but it's his commitment to fairness and decency that's being challenged now. chanting: shame on you! remember this? jewish activists demanding action last month to confront anti—semitism in the party. community leaders were bringing the same demand to westminster today. if these concerns are genuine, they are the last thing you would want to hear. we have to deal with anti—semitism in our society, including in the labour party and the labour movement, and that's exactly what we're doing. any sort of breakthrough this evening? listen, it's not a question of breakthrough, it's a question of continuing the work all the time to deal with racism and discrimination in our society, and say that we're not prepared to accept anti—semitism in any form. reporter: will this meeting mark a turning point, do you think? they came from the board of deputies of britishjews and thejewish leadership council. sup

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ning street said ministers were agreed that it was "highly likely" the syrian government was responsible for last weekend's chemical attack — and that the use of such weapons did not go unchallenged. but what action could be taken? in the streets of douma, supporters of president assad paraded. the town's been a no—go area for them for more than six years. thousands who used to live there have been bussed out. these were arriving in idlib, a province held by rebel groups. it didn't bring much more then they could carry and accou nts much more then they could carry and a ccou nts of much more then they could carry and accounts of what they'd experienced. for many, this was their parting memory of douma before they left. it's been condemned by the west as a chemical attack carried out by the assad regime. its ally, russia, says this wasn't caused by chemical weapons. this medical technician who says he treated the wounded arrived in idlib with some bad memories. translation: -- translati

john pienaar reporting from swindon on some of the issues concerning voters.e: bbc. co. uk/election2018 the european union has introduced a near—total ban on the use of neonicitinoids, the most widely—used insecticide in the world. their use has been linked to a decline in the bee population, but the ban had been opposed by some farmers and food producers. when i heard the swedish superstars abba were going to release new material, two thoughts crossed my mind. the first was mama mia, here we go again, and money money money. it's been 35 years since they last worked together — and they've recorded two new songs. they've not yet been released — but the first will be broadcast in a special programme by the bbc later this year. tim allman has more. # my, my! # at waterloo, napoleon did surrender. # oh, yeah! 1974 — flares, satin jumpsuits, and a song called waterloo. anni—frid, agnetha, benny and bjorn, collectively known as abba, putting sweden on the pop music map. # waterloo! # i was defeated, you won the war. for nearly ten years, they dominated the charts, a

john pienaar, many thank5, our deputy political editor at the home office.decision to authorise military action against syria, in5isting it was needed to prevent more human suffering. mp5 have spent several hours debating the missile strike5, which were approved without consultation with parliament. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, questioned the legality of the action and accused the prime minister of acting at the whim of president trump, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. calm, as the morning shift in westminster begins, yet no political peace, either home or away. the prime minister and her entourage have to explain why she pushed the button on air strikes thousands of miles away. a big day for the labour leader's side too, claiming the government's action might have broken the law. statement, the prime minister. but time and again, the prime minister insisted the bombing in syria was legal — and the right thing to do for britain. let me be absolutely clear, we have acted because it is in our national interest to do so. it is in our nat

john pienaar, bbc news, copenhagen. our north america editor, jon sopel, outside the white house for us. the us ambassador to the un underlined that america would respond to the attack in syria. what are president trump's options? we have heard him use the words heinous, barbaric, horrible, atrocious, this is a question about humanity. i have spoken to a senior source who says the direction of travel is that something has to be donein travel is that something has to be done in the next 48 hours and that the americans are hoping that the british and french will be alongside them. that is a marked contrast to a year ago when the president did not really consult the french or british about that limited cruise missile strike that took place then. the president has not yet spoken to theresa may, that court is expected to happen in the next 24 hours or so. “— to happen in the next 24 hours or so. —— that call. i suppose the american concern will be that theresa may decides she has to referred this to the british parliament to

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ange of programmes, including supermarket sweep and family fortunes, in a career that started as a dj in london before hejoined the bbc in 1986 to present pet watch. in a statement this evening, his agent said he died at home. he was 62. tributes already coming in to dale winto in, the television entertainer. in the 19805 the art world was gripped by the impact of ybas, or young british arti5t5. today it‘s 0fa5, 0lder female arti5t5. phyllida barlow represented britain at the venice biennale and lubaina himid won the turner prize. and now it‘s the turn of 83—year—old rose wylie, with two exhibitions in london this year. 0ur art5 editor, will gompertz, has been to meet her. ...might say that women do girly subjects. i hope i don‘t do girly subjects. nothing girly about that, ro5e. well, i don‘t want to do girly subjects, but then i don‘t want to not to do. are you a speedy painter? ah... well, both conflict, because i work quickly, but i keep changing it, and the painting can take a lon

john pienaar, bbc news, at the home office.alk to laura kuenssberg, on the windrush controversy itself, where does this appointment leave the government? well, still under a lot of pressure, and the prime minister herself is still under a lot of pressure, two clear reasons — this has not been some political fandango where ministers have fallen out with each other over a technicality or some principle, this has been a mess that has caused real heartbreak and anguish to many britons are bands down the country who have been caught up in a mistake that was made bya caught up in a mistake that was made by a government department on theresa may's watch. the second point, as our viewers will be very familiar with, team—mate was the home secretary when these policies we re home secretary when these policies were designed. —— theresa may. as one mp brother acidly commented, it is as if amber rudd fell on theresa may's sword. there is no question that sajid javid seems determined to sort this out, he is an ambitious man who has been at s

for, including a fixed timetable to deal with anti—semitism cases. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaarrbyn is always keen on events like this one, today saluting women's suffrage, but it's his commitment to fairness and decency that's being challenged now. chanting: shame on you! remember this? jewish activists demanding action last month to confront anti—semitism in the party. community leaders were bringing the same demand to westminster today. if these concerns are genuine, they are the last thing you would want to hear. we have to deal with anti—semitism in our society, including in the labour party and the labour movement, and that's exactly what we're doing. any sort of breakthrough this evening? listen, it's not a question of breakthrough, it's a question of continuing the work all the time to deal with racism and discrimination in our society, and say that we're not prepared to accept anti—semitism in any form. reporter: will this meeting mark a turning point, do you think? they came from the board of deputies of britishjews and thejewish leadership council. supporters insisted

our deputy political editor john pienaar reflects now on what's not been a good week for the prime ministerposed to be the week that the prime minister, the uk, was to be seen walking tall. instead the country's reputation is seen as having been tarnished. theresa may is having to get out one way or another, out of a deep political hole. it was bad enough having to apologise to members of the windrush generation for their mistreatment, people who are absolutely within their rights to be within this country. it was worse that it was done at the home office, where teresa may was home secretary to six yea rs. teresa may was home secretary to six years. where a strict policy of a tough approach to immigration was described as appalling. the spectacle this week of the prime minister saying sorry to caribbean leaders, but the country want as friends, and needs onside when it comes to future trade, that was just the start. there will be compensation we now know, notjust the costs and expenses, but the other issues, like lostjobs, lost income. downing street clearly wants to clearly be seen as maki

our deputy political editor john pienaar has more on the cabinet meeting tomorrow.dy clear tonight that the prime minister is poised to see britain involved in military action. she has good said so today when she spoke about the need to prevent and deter another chemical attack. today, the prime minister has been working hard to keep up with donald trump. those tweets landed with quite a thud in whitehall. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has been saying today that any military action should require parliamentary approval in advance. but one thing we are being told is that the prime minister is perfectly prepared to contemplate taking action in doing so contemplate taking action in doing so without getting that prior approval. she believes that action is urgently needed to prevent another possible chemical attack. she is also reluctant to ask donald trump to hold while she thinks that approval here in westminster. you may think of the prime minister, generally, as being a cautious leader and she is. defence now seem to be moving along under their own momentum and q

live to downing street, and our deputy political editor, john pienaar. that the prime minister today has managed to contain some of the clear damage that has been done here? the stain from this will not be wiped away easily, and the timing could scarcely have been worse. today the prime minister was at the commonwealth summit, asserting britain's global reach, then in the commons defending the military strikes in syria as an example of britain using its powerfor good. and then this, which overshadowed all of that, and we saw what was described in one paper, a favourite paper of the prime minister, as a fiasco which shames britain, a fiasco which shames britain, a fiasco in a department which tea may lead for years. the sight of her here apologising to a room of caribbean leaders was notjust politically embarrassing, it was difficult to watch. the prime minister can expect some very tough, very direct personal questions about the department that gillette for yea rs the department that gillette for years when she faces mps in the house of commons tomorrow.

our deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster for us this evening. john...h, a test of the government, the brexiteers, and their opponents. in the house of lords, a short while ago, the government came off worse when peers voted for britain to explore continuing to be a member of the european customs union. that would mean no customs checks. it would mean no customs checks. it would mean no customs checks. it would mean no customs duties. but it would mean no customs duties. but it would also mean following eu rules and it would stop britain from exploring and striking its own trade deals around the world. so there will be another obstacle. they will have a hard time overturning this defeat. that's not because it would force them to change policy. inside government they were saying having to explore membership of a customs union is so vague it would probably practically mean very little. but there are more struggle still to come. about the terms of brexit, about the terms of a final deal upon leaving the european union and the government doesn't want to give

john pienaar reporting from swindon on some of the issues facing voters in next thursday's local electionse at bbc.co.uk/elections 2018. a serial criminal who killed two young brothers in a hit—and—run, less than a week after being released from prison, has been jailed for nine years. robert brown had admitted causing the death of corey and casper platt—may, who were aged 6 and 2, in coventry in february. the court was told brown had a cocktail of drugs in his system at the time of the crash. sima kotecha reports. just days after being released from prison, 53—year—old robert brown got into a car and ran over two boys in coventry. casper and corey were rushed to hospital with severe injuries, but neither of them survived. every time i go past ijust say a little prayer... people living close to where it happened are still in shock. two young boys going about their everyday lives, going to the park like every little boy should. it's horrible. back in february corey and casper were on their way to the park with their mother and nine other children. around two o'clock they were hit by a black

thank you, john pienaar. so what's the reaction in moscow to all this? steve rosenberg is there.he latest response from the kremlin? moscow has made its position crystal clear. it has belted out in today's edition of the russian government paper which said that russia reserves the right to shoot down planes and sink ships acting aggressively in syria. that sounds like a direct warning to the united states and allies not to launch a military strike on syria. are the russians bluffing ? military strike on syria. are the russians bluffing? is this simply bluster, empty sabre rattling? possibly, but to dismiss it as such is very risky. we're talking high—stakes is very risky. we're talking high—sta kes geopolitical poker. russia is a nuclear power which has been pursuing an increasingly aggressive foreign policy, and relations with the west have grown increasingly strained. one more thing i would add, neither moscow nor washington wants the war in syria to move into a war between russia and the united states, but the problem is when you have a surfeit of rhetoric and sabre rattling,

here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar.un the home 0ffice, who would want to run the home office, where political careers get pulled up short? crime figures, police funding, always tough. a co nsta nt police funding, always tough. a constant terror threat never far off, and is always the unexpected. the windrush scandal. making amends for that, the new home secretary's promise on his first day on the job. the most urgent task i have is to help those british citizens who came from the caribbean, the so—called windrush generation, and make sure they are all treated with decency and fairness. but a better way of determining who is allowed in, one thatis determining who is allowed in, one that is fairer and more sensitive, that is fairer and more sensitive, thatis that is fairer and more sensitive, that is not easy. there's nothing wrong with targets, but the home 0ffice needs to ensure targets are being managed in a fairway, and there is consistency in decision—making. there needs to be quality assurance by senior managers of

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is in downing street for us this evening.hings the prime minister wanted to talk to commonwealth leaders about but it has been overshadowed by this row over windrush, it has not been a good week. no, to put it mildly. this was supposed to be the week the uk was walking tall, but instead, the country's reputation is seen as having been tarnished and theresa may is having to get out one way or another of the deep political hole. it was bad enough having to apologise to members of the windrush generation for their mistreatment, people who are absolutely within their rights to be in this country. it was worth it was done at the home office where theresa may was home secretary was six years, where a strict policy of a tough approach to immigration was followed by the successoi’s, immigration was followed by the successors, amber rudd, which was described as appalling. the spectacle this week of the prime minister saying sorry to caribbean leaders, but the country once as friends and needs onside for future trade discussions, that

john pienaar, bbc news, copenhagen.tor, jon sopel, is outside the white house — what are president trump's options? he says nothing is off the table. you can get a sense of what the president is thinking in one sentence. he virtually described what has happened as atrocious and horrible, and this being about humanity. the cabinet is going to decide in the next 24 to 48 hours, and his advisers are drawing up options. in terms of military assets, the us could do what they like. they have ships in the region and a huge airbase close by. donald trump could go down the route he went down a year ago, which was a retaliatory, very limited strike, 59 cruise missiles at a syrian airfield, but as we have seen, it hasn't stopped chemical weapons attack. all he could go for something more profound that would damage syrian air force ability to fly, but that risks inflaming the situation and destabilising the region further, and russia has talked of dire consequences in all this, and you also have the dizzying speed at which donald t

our deputy political editor john pienaar is in downing street. have been deeply damaging for the government and more stories keep emerging? yes, this scandal will not wash away quickly or easily. the prime minister was hosting at the commonwealth summit today, hoping to project britain's international friendships and then across the road in the house of commons, defending the military action in syria as an example of britain acting as a force for good in the world. all of that has been overshadowed by the way that the home office, her old department, treated members of the windrush generation. one of her favourite tories supporting newspapers called it a fiasco which shames britain, and mrs may has become very directly employ a then the argument, which has seen ministers apologising in writing. we saw theresa may apologising in person, the sight of the prime minister saying sorry to a roomful of caribbean leaders, insisting britain was not clamping down on commonwealth citizens, it was not simply politically embarrassing it was in many ways uncom

our deputy political editor john pienaar is at westminster. , just give us some context for the decision—making that theresa may appears to have been reaching. theresa may is, as we know, cautious by instinct. she likes to chew heavily on sensitive clinical decisions before swallowing. but of course the pace of the response to that apparent chemical attack in syria is being set not by dundas street but the oval office in the white house in washington. theresa may mayjoin in in a response to that response to the apparent chemical attack and, if so, will she consult parliament first? she is joining in such action and she is perfectly compared to contemplate, i understand, doing so without getting prior approvalfrom understand, doing so without getting prior approval from parliament. she sees action as urgent, necessarily urgent to report any —— avoid any repetition of any other chemical attack. she's also, i'm told, relu cta nt to attack. she's also, i'm told, reluctant to ask president trump to hold off while she consults and peace opinions here

john pienaar, bbc news, at the home office.pile of very difficult issues already in sajid javid's in trade, is he the man for thejob? —— javid's in trade, is he the man for the job? —— tray. javid's in trade, is he the man for the job? -- tray. the appointment has been well received most commentators think it is a smart move and theresa may had a difficult start to the day, to lose one cabinet minister is unfortunate but to lose four in six months looks even more than carelessness but this appointment was made swiftly and by the standards of theresa may's government quite competently. her last reshuffle was chaotic, and the challenge for sajid javid now is that the home office is a department that the home office is a department thatis that the home office is a department that is still defined by theresa may. theresa may was the author and the owner of the now criticised policies such as the hostile environment and who was committed to the net migration target, reducing net immigration to the tens of thousands per year. sajid j

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been at westminster for us this evening. trial of strength, a test of the government and the brexiteers and the opponents and the brexiteers and the opponents and here in the house of lords just and here in the house of lords just a short while ago the government came off worse when peers voted for britain to explore continuing to be a member of the european customs union. now, that would mean no customs checks, it would mean no customs checks, it would mean no customs duties but it would also mean having to follow eu laws and it would stop britain from exploring and striking its own trade the old around the world. so there will be another struggle as the government seeks to persuade mps just along the corridor in the house of commons to overturn this defeat, this evening. and that's not because they think it would necessarily force them to change policy. inside government, they are saying that having to explore membership of a customs union is so vague that it will probably practically mean very little. but there were more

mr corbyn has been speaking to our deputy political editor john pienaar.iscuss with them the processes we have in the party. our new general secretary is working very ha rd new general secretary is working very hard on the issue and i have every confidence. it is a sorry state that you're having to have this meeting at all, isn't it?|j have met them before and no doubt will be meeting them again because i do reach out and have meetings with organisations all the time. these allegations are the last things that you want to hear. we have to do with anti—semitism in our society including in the labour party and the labour movement and that is what we are doing. any sort of breakthrough this evening? we are doing. any sort of breakthrough this evening ?m we are doing. any sort of breakthrough this evening? it is not a question of breakthrough, it is a question of continuing the work all the time to deal with racism and discrimination in our society and say we are not prepared to accept anti—semitism in any form. diane made that very clear on behalf of our part