looking very happy in leeds, just being introduced before we hear her comments.on had mentioned that concerning those, that strategy or potential strategy in syria. he had said that theresa may is in agreement with him. just the introduction is here two theresa may and let's listen in. thank you. thank you very much for that wonderful welcome and it's great to be here in yorkshire, great to be in leeds, one of england's great cities. leeds is a great financial centre, its cultural centre, as i say, it's a modern, thriving, diverse city, university city, it represents so much of what is good in our country today. i am here this evening to celebrate that. but also to make a simple pledge. that if you vote for me, to strengthen my hand at the negotiating table in brussels, i will do everything i can to represent the interests of every person in this great city and every person in this great city and every person in this great city and every person in this great country. applause and i know that this is a city, a place where people perhaps might call a traditional la

here in leeds, they say it's not.e honest, were you concerned that it was a cost—cutting measure or that there was an element of that? no. never? no, because i think, initially, it isn't really a cost—cutting measure, because it takes a lot more time to get the parents competent. the problems of having a premature baby are well—known — the bonding process is much harder to establish, breast—feeding rates are much lower. and there is also a financial impact — with car parking, meals and loss of earnings, an average stay in a neonatal unit costs families well over £2000. and then there's the psychological impact — parents of premature babies are twice as likely to suffer from postnatal depression. from postnatal depression it's not rocket science, it's such a straightforward thing to do, to allow parents to look after their babies. the fact is is that families are going home more confident and more able to care for their babies, and that means a lot. for anna, it meant bringing her baby home weeks earlier than expected.

mark easton, bbc news, leeds.rst minister nicola sturgeon says the early election can reinforce the call for a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon accused theresa may of pursuing a ‘narrow, divisive right—wing agenda' and said the voters of scotland had an opportunity to make their voice heard. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports on the reaction to today's announcement. as voters across scotland are asked to decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, standing up for scotland's voice being heard and

so leeds rhinos against the lowest ranked team left in the competition. number ten. salford red devils. 48 years since their last wembley visit. number eight, they will play against hull kingston rovers who beat the super league tea m rovers who beat the super league team in the last round. hull kr currently in the championship. number two is castleford tigers. living up to their billing this year. clasie cats. number11, saint helens. what a tide that is going to be. saint helens five times winners since the turn of the century. numberfive. since the turn of the century. number five. featherstone rovers. last winners of the cup in 1983. number six, bear last winners of the cup in 1983. numbersix, bearup against last winners of the cup in 1983. number six, bear up against halifax. so an all championship tie. —— they're up against halifax. number sevenis they're up against halifax. number seven is hull fc, the current holders. so the first time they get the chance to defend their crown. who would they be at home against? number three, catalans dragons. at home to the f

on the boundary of leeds north east which has a majority of 7500 labour voters.ne that would be one of the seats the tories would be one of the seats the tories would be targeting. about half the seats in this county are described as marginal. so there are plenty of seats for the tories to be aiming at. which is why she was here talking to the party faithful, hoping they would get out and deliver leaflets. 0n the one hand, this was very much a coming up to meet local activists to encourage them to do as much as they can in them to do as much as they can in the run—up to the general election so the run—up to the general election so the pm was talking about that. there were also some questions asked about the national and international picture. 0ne about the national and international picture. one question she was asked more than once was whether she supported boris johnson's comments on the today matt prior programme where he said the prime minister agreed with him, if chemical weapons we re agreed with him, if chemical weapons were used in syria in the near futur

mohamed‘s family fled syria and eventually made a home in leeds.and helps support the family with money he makes from working in a restaurant. his teachers are astonished at the progress mohamed has made. in school, as at home, he‘s made it hisjob to help others. his story is what pushes him and his story is what makes him want to change things and seeing the war at such a young age, he speaks about helping people that have been through that, that aren't managing as well as him. and mohamed plans to dedicate the rest of his life to helping other people. and i want to help the charity. if you help people, you feel happy. all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and on saturday, we‘ll be broadcasting the ten year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that‘s at 10.30am, this saturday morning. prince harry is supporting a bid to rid the world of landmines by 2025, following in the footsteps of his mother diana, princess of wales. the prince will give a keynote speech at kensington palace

here in leeds, they say it's not.ompetent. the problems of having a premature baby are well—known — the bonding process is much harder to establish, breast—feeding rates are much lower. and there is also a financial impact — with car parking, meals and loss of earnings, an average stay in a neonatal unit costs families well over £2000. and then there's the psychological impact — parents of premature babies are twice as likely to suffer from postnatal depression. than those who have healthy full—term pregnancies. it's not rocket science, it's such a straightforward thing to do, to allow parents to look after their babies. the fact is is that families are going home more confident and more able to care for their babies, and that means a lot. for anna, it meant bringing her baby home weeks earlier than expected. i love her, she's perfect, absolutely amazing. yeah, she's my little miracle. you are, aren't you? thank you for your lovely comments. debbie says, my daughter had twins born at 32 weeks. we looked after them in

mohammed's family fled syria and eventually made a home in leeds. had surgery for cancer and his dad injured his back at work. so mohammed looks after them both and helps support the family with money that he makes from working in a restaurant. his teachers are astonished at the progress mohammed has made. in school, as at home, he's made it hisjob to help others. his story is what pushes him. his story is what makes him want to change things. seeing the war at such a young age, he speaks about helping people that have been through that, that aren't managing as well as him. mohammed plans to dedicate the rest of his life to helping other people. sometimes i feel like i don't need a lot of money, i want to help, if i have money i want to give it to charity. if you help people and children, you feel happy. applause congratulations, how do you feel to be here? happy. you went through some terrible things in syria. how do you think they changed you as a person and made you who you are? made me more stronger and confident and to help other people who hav

mark easton, bbc news, leeds.cola sturgeon, says the early election can reinforce the scottish pa rliament‘s call for a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon accused theresa may of pursuing a "narrow, divisive, right—wing agenda" and said the voters of scotland had an opportunity to make their voice heard. our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports on the reaction to today's announcement. as voters across scotland are asked to decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, voice being heard and standing agains

they took advantage of numerous handling errors by leeds to run in three unanswered tries, includinge tent but moved to within one point of warrington. the latest from the world snooker championship now, and the first semi—final, between defending champion mark selby and the man he beat in last year's final, ding junhui, and ding leads 5—3 after the first session. but it was selby who had the early momentum in the match, playing shots like this to take a 3—2 lead. but it was ding who managed to regroup, and ended strongly, winning the final three frames, the last of which was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. and in the other semi—final, four—times champion john higgins leads barry hawkins. 5-3. but 5—3. but hawkins fouled the black in an unusual fashion in the seventh frame, which begins one. but hawkins recovered to win the final frame of the night. they resume at 2:30pm tomorrow, so they get a lie in. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the

a different story in nottingham, norwich, sheffield, in leeds and hull temperatures just seven 01’ leedsn or eight. thing is clearing up in wales. northern ireland and southern scotland. northern scotland sticking out into sunshine. through the evening we will lose the rain from the south—east. places will turn just about right, a few showers. quite a lot of cloud but some breaks that will allow mr to form and it will get cold enough for frost in places. monday starts like this. high pressure to the west. low— pressure this. high pressure to the west. low—pressure to the east, a fairly cold northerly wind. the day shapes up cold northerly wind. the day shapes up with a lot of dry weather and some sunshine developing. some rain, sleet, hill is no, works its way southwards. temperatures struggling in the north. this weather front continue southwards through tomorrow evening. as it clears, the sky is clear as well, and it will be a noticeably colder night, particularly out in the countryside. temperature is widely dropping below freezing. , temperature is widely dropping below freezing., qu

meanwhile, newcastle are now four points behind them, in second — denied a victory at home to leeds.n jamaal lascelles‘ header was deemed to have crossed the line. and they held on to that lead until the fifth minute of injury time when chris wood snatched an equaliser. 1—1 it finished in front of more than 52,000 at stjames‘s park. so here are today's earlier results. brentford thrashed derby 4—0, while bristol city beat qpr 2—1. confirmation of huddersfield's 3—2 win over preston, which means brighton's will have to wait to seal promotion. brighton will have to wait to seal promotion. there were away wins for fulham and blackburn rovers. relegated rotherham drew with birmingham, while sheffield wednesday beat cardiff 1—0. coventry city have been relegated from league one after they drew 1—1 with charlton. but better news for plymouth argyle, who are all but promoted from league two. they would have been guaranteed promotion with a win at portsmouth after six years in the bottom division, and jake jervis gave them the early lead. but pompey, who occupy the third automatic promotion

speaking at a campaign event in leeds, he said thatjeremy corbyn is the least effective opposition leader that labour‘s weakness has allowed the conservatives to damage public services. that is cut to the chase and say something everyone knows is true. that is, theresa may only called the selection because she knew she was going to win it. the reality is that she has chosen the 8th of june the reality is that she has chosen the 8th ofjune 04 the good of the country, but for the good of any negotiating position but for the good of the conservative party. she has chosen the 8th ofjune as the date for her coronation and she expects us all to turn up in our sunday best and wave little flags and isaac, britain remains a democracy. britain needs a decent, strong opposition and am here today to back greg and the liberal democrats in leeds and across yorkshire, and right around the country i am here to say that i am determined to be the leader of britain's opposition. the liberal democrats. the liberal democrats are absolutely clear that our country faces an absolute democratic challenge if it be

mohamed's family fled syria and he eventually made a home in leeds.akes from working a restaurant. his teachers are astonished at the progress mohammed has made. in school, as at home, he's made it hisjob to help others. his story is what pushes him. his story is what makes him want to change things. seeing the war, at such a young age, he speaks about helping people that have been through that, that aren't managing as well as him. mohamed plans to dedicate the rest of his life to helping other people. sometimes, ifeel like if i get a lot of money i want to help the charity. like, if i have money, i want to give it to the charities. if you help people and each other you feel happy. all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. on saturday, we'll be broadcasting the ten year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10.30am this saturday morning. it's time for a look at the weather. let's join jay wynne. things are looking quiet on the weather front over the next few days and into the st

leeds united lost at home to wolves.ow in the seventh spot but a re level they are now in the seventh spot but are level with full. however they have a worse goal difference. staying with the championship, zola has resigned from birmingham city. he was appointed in the city after gary row it. gary was seventh in the table. zola has previously managed that west ham and watford. vermeer league survival and champions league qualification are at stake when middlesbrough take on arsenal at the riverside stadium tonight. the hosts are six points from safety while arsenal wenger‘s side go into the game in seven. they are ten points away from fourth place. in football you have to accept that you can win lose or draw but you have to give everything to win the next game and thatis everything to win the next game and that is what you want. i'm thinking, nothing is unthinkable in football. but you have to make sure you perform in the next game and give everything. the hunt for the champions league is still firmly on leicester city.

a four—year—old boy has died after being hit by a car in leeds. before 5pm yesterday — but the youngster was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. his parents are being supported by officers. in the united states, five people have been killed and dozens more injured after a series of tornados hit texas. at least one powerful storm hit the city of canton — about eighty kilometres east of dallas — and more were reported in surrounding areas. the local fire department says a warehouse in canton was also struck and unknown chemicals were released. texas lies along a region of the united states known as tornado alley and is prone to frequent, powerful storms. mps are calling for best—before dates on food to be scrapped, saying they‘ re unnecessary and contribute towards unacceptable levels of food waste. in a report published today the environment, food and rural affairs committee also believes that supermarkets should sell more wonky vegetables, as claire marshall reports. mixed in with other waste, we throw more than £10 billion worth of foo

a four—year—old boy has died after being hit by a car in leeds. centre on chapeltown road shortly before 5pm yesterday but the youngster was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. his parents are being supported by officers. mps are calling for best—before dates on food to be scrapped, saying they‘ re unnecessary and contribute towards unacceptable levels of food waste. in a report published today the environment, food and rural affairs committee also believes that supermarkets should sell more wonky vegetables, as claire marshall reports. mixed in with other waste, we throw more than £10 billion worth of food away every year. the committee calls it a scandal. councils have to raise bills to dispose of it. and this is happening while food bank use is at a record high. mps say the best before date should be abolished. 0n packaging, it only refers to quality. it is perfectly safe to eat afterwards, but the food may not be at its best. industry experts told the committee it was meaningless. the important information to be displayed was the us

a four—year—old boy has died after being hit by a car in leeds.but the youngster was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. his parents are being supported by officers. in the united states, five people have been killed and dozens more injured after a series of tornados hit texas. at least one powerful storm hit the city of canton — about 50 miles east of dallas — and more were reported in surrounding areas. the local fire department says a warehouse in canton was also struck and unknown chemicals were released. texas lies along a region of the united states known as tornado alley and is prone to frequent, powerful storms. turkey's government says its imposing new hardline measures to protect its national security — two weeks after president erdogan won a referendum on extending his power. it's sacked almost 4,000 more civil servants, banned hugely popular television dating shows and blocked access to wikipedia — claiming the website is smearing the country's reputation. sarah corker reports. since the failed coup attempt last july ankara

dave edwards reports from leeds district police headquarters at elland road.rday morning, where they found the body of a 36—year—old man. four people have been arrested in connection with his death. then yesterday afternoon, paramedics were called to park green in normanton, where a 27—year—old man was suffering breathing difficulties. he died at the scene. west yorkshire police have told us they believe both deaths are related to class a drugs. it's after four deaths were reported in the barnsley area on friday, and south yorkshire police said those may be linked to heroin use. both police forces have issued a warning to users of class a drugs. there are concerns about the strength and content of heroin being used in the region. two men have been arrested by the south yorkshire force on suspicion of drugs offences, and they have been released under investigation. special services have been held around the world to celebrate easter sunday. here, the queen and prince philip attended a service in windsor castle, accompanied by several members of the royal family

meanwhile, second—placed newcastle were denied a victory at home to leeds.es header was deemed to have crossed the line. and they held on to that lead, until the fifth minute of injury time when chris wood snatched an equaliser. i—i it finished in front of more than 52,000 at stjames park, and leeds are up to fourth. with premier league leaders chelsea, not playing until tomorrow, tottenham have the opportunity, to narrow the gap at the top to four points. they host mid—table bournemouth. with manager mauricio pochettino not letting his players think about the title race. i think it's important to save energy and to be ready on saturday to give our best and try to win. what happens in different games, it can provide the opportunity to reduce the gap, but we must do ourjob first. there are six other games in the premier league today. crystal palace host leicester with burnley off to everton. stoke face hull, and sunderland, ten points from safety at the bottom of the table, take on west ham. watford play swansea and the tea—time match is between southampton a

leedsis leeds is where the new triathlon centre is.s northern ireland, drying off. one or two showers in scotland but some sunshine around. a bit cooler perhaps around the north sea coasts. for the bank holiday weekend, the wind will pick up turning more southerly. it will be a bit warmer. there is a chance of rain although i don't think it will amount to very much at all. saturday should be a fine day just about much at all. saturday should be a fine dayjust about everywhere. just a chance of a light shower here and there but otherwise dry, good spells of sunshine and the winds starting to turn southerly, those temperatures will be higher and it feel warmer. 0vernight, the winds picked up and into sunday. at the same time, we will find an area of low pressure on this weather fronts developing close to the south—west of england. most of the rain will come into the south—west of the uk during sunday. into the south—west of england, wales, not far away from northern ireland. other areas likely to stay dry with some sunshine. warm in the

and to work collectively with our partners through the world through a political process that would leedsd president trump organise and international coalition to remove assad? those steps are underway. has that taken place? we are considering an appropriate response to this chemical weapons attack that violates international norms and long held agreements between parties including the syrian regime, the russian government and all other members of the un security council. it's a serious matter that requires a serious response. is that a military 's a serious response. is that a military '5 response? a serious response. is that a military 's response? the us secretary of state rex tillerson in a fairly brief press conference being held in florida. you will have seen being held in florida. you will have seen him at the steps of president shejumping's seen him at the steps of president she jumping's plane as seen him at the steps of president shejumping's plane as he seen him at the steps of president she jumping's plane as he arrived. —— xijinping's she jumping's plane as he arrived. —— xi

we'll hear from live theresa may, in the next few minutes, as she makes a speech in leeds as part ofhe general election campaign and her efforts to retain the keys to no 10. and our paper reviewers joining me tonight are the political commentator lance price and caroline wheeler, who's political editor of the sunday express. that's at 10.1i0pm in the papers. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm mike bushell. dignified and courteous — not me, but unusually a boxing press conference, ahead of this weekend's big fight. in age, there are 1a years between anthonyjoshua and vladimir klitschko, but today they were face to face, ahead of wembley‘s showdown in front of 90,000 fans. they may be playing second fiddle in the title race, but the two manchester clubs city and united have the top four to battle for as they meet tonight at the ethiad. and could china's most famous sportsman be on course to knock out the defending champion at snooker‘s world championships? ding junhui leads mark selby after the first day. thank yo

meanwhile, second—placed newcastle were denied a victory, at home to leeds., until the fifth minute of injury time when chris wood snatched an equaliser. 1—1 it finished in front of more than 52 thousand at st james park, and leeds are up to fourth. with premier league leaders chelsea, not playing until tomorrow, tottenham have the opportunity, to narrow the gap at the top, to four points. they host mid table bournemouth. with manager, mauricio pochettino, not letting his players think about the title race. i think it's important to try to be ready saturday. try to give our best and try to win and then, and then happened what happened in different games. it is true that can provide us games. it is true that can provide us the opportunity to close the gap. there are six other games in the premier league today, crystal palace host leicester with burnley off to everton. stoke face hull, and sunderland , ten points from safety at the bottom of the table, take on west ham. watford play swansea and the tea—time match is between southampton and manchester city. ther

mohammed khaliel from leeds grew up in syria.d growing up in leeds, getting ready for his gcse in food technology. nothing remarkable about that. but how he got here, well, that's another story. mohamed was growing up in syria when his school was attacked. he saw his friends being killed and was himself shot in the leg. to survive, he pretended to be dead until the attackers had gone. i cry when i sleep, because i can remember my friends. it's not going from my head. i close the room i sit in. i cry, when i sit in, because every time i think about the bad thing that happened to me. mohamed's family fled syria and he eventually made a home in leeds. his mum has had surgery for cancer and his dad injured his back at work. so, mohamed looks after them both and helps support the family with money that he makes from working a restaurant. his teachers are astonished at the progress mohammed has made. in school, as at home, he's made it hisjob to help others. his story is what pushes him. his story is what makes him want to change thing

nicola rees has exclusive access to the unit at stjames' hospital in leeds.uring labour, one of the neonatal consultants came to see us, he painted a really bad picture that she could have all sorts of problems. in the intensive care unit, it was terrifying. it's something that very few people get to see, i would imagine. she was absolutely tiny, she had wires coming out of everywhere. she did actually have a twin brother, but sadly he didn't survive. she's given us something positive to focus on, i don't know how we'd have coped if it wasn't for her. but as soon as she left intensive care, mum anna took over from the nurses. one of the jobs we have to do is take her temperature, maybe every three or four hours, a simple procedure, really, just the thermometer on the wall, then just a case of going in under herarm. st james's hospital was the first in the uk to introduce what's called family integrated care. family integrated care aims to get the parent at the very centre of the team caring for the baby. parents are taught to pass nasogastric tubes and to fee

as the promised said last night in leeds, the other 27 will be ganging up against us because it is notinterest to give us everything we want. there will have to be give and take. to give us everything we want. there will have to be give and takem to give us everything we want. there will have to be give and take. if we decided to be awkward, it takes two to tango. if i decide who's in the wrong direction it would be real. it is not an unreasonable perspective to take. it is a surprise and one from a nation whose diplomacy and the 20th century and onwards has been small target. let's look at the front of the independent. trump's first 100 days. this is a fabulous photograph of him sitting at the desk of the oval office, which the independent has always been good at. as he delivered on his promises? he thinks he has and has been speaking to the national rifle association. they were big supporters of him. his 100 days have flown in, it has to be said. fora 100 days have flown in, it has to be said. for a guy who accuses the media of fake news, which is one of the most horrible terms that

league, with five super league games, and bottom—of—the—table warrington got their first win, against a leedsg the final try for the hosts. elsewhere, there were wins for salford, wakefield and catalans dragons, while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula i grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned, after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forecast. second practice was cancelled, after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requirements dictate cars cannot run if the helicopter cannot fly. but lewis hamilton said there must be a rethink in procedure, so that racing can still go ahead in bad weather. the grand national at aintree is tomorrow, but today's big race, thejlt melling chase, was won by fox norton. the seven—year—old, trained by colin tizzard, finished well ahead of the pre—race favourite sub lieutenant. fox norton's win marked another success forjockey robbie power, who won the cheltenham gold cup last month. that's all from sportsday. there will be more sport here on

bottom of the table warrington still looking for their first win — leeds rhinos can go top with a winey with the final try. elsewhere there were wins for — salford, wakefield and catalan dragons while st helens drew with huddersfield. the chinese formula one grand prix should go ahead on sunday as planned after organisers decided against bringing the race forward due to the poor weather forcecast. second pracrise was cancelled after low cloud and rain in shanghai made it unsafe for the medical helicopter to operate. safety requirements dictate cars cannot run if the helicopter cannot fly. but lewis hamilton said there must be a rethink in procedure so that racing can still go ahead in bad weather. the grand national at aintree is getting ever closer but on ladies day, fox norton won the big race, thejlt melling chase. the seven—year—old, trained by colin tizzard, finished well ahead of the pre—race favourite sub lieutenant. fox norton's win marked another success for jockey robbie power too, who followed up his cheltenham gold cup victory last month. that's all from sportsday. coming

at leeds university, scientists are about to start using satellites to monitor every volcano on earth to provide an early eruption alert. so for people that are living on volcanoes that really aren't monitored this could have a huge impact, of course. if a volcano becomes restless and through this mechanism we are able to provide warning to these people, this could really save lives. this will be a worldwide volcano watch, and this is how it works. before a volcano erupts, magma begins to rise from deep beneath the earth, causing the ground to swell. it's only auto tiny movement, hardly noticeable, but it can be detected from space. satellites can measure these changes, down to even a few millimetres, and if anything's detected, it's a sign that the volcano might be about to explode. our experience on etna showed the danger that volcanoes can pose. forecasting major eruptions there and elsewhere could be a game—changer. by the end of this year, scientists should have all 1,500 of the world's volcanoes under their watch. rebecca morelle, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, her

. —— five from the championship at number nine, leeds rhinos. so straightaway.

you can see that on our league table here, temperatures dropping by eight degrees in the likes of leedsoudy skies but dry weather for most on monday, but maybe some wintry showers in northern scotland. 59 missiles were fired by the us at the airbase — said to be the launch pad for a deadly chemical attack on civilians. the targets — aircraft, ammunition bunkers, and air defence systems — all owned and controlled by the syrian government. tonight, i call on all civilized nations join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in syria. but russia described the air strikes as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. also tonight: at least three are dead and many injured as a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the swedish capital stockholm. there were blood everywhere, there were bodies on the ground

that speculation followed the prime minister to leeds tonight on the trail.e would not repeat boris johnson's admission. this is a hypothetical question because there are no proposals on the table for a further strike against syria. yet the tories believe wholeheartedlyjeremy corbyn is vulnerable. thank you very much. and they plan to make it hurt. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the prime minister has accused the eu of lining up to oppose the uk in brexit negotiations. she was responding to comments by the german chancellor angela merkel, who said the uk had illusions about how tough the talks would be. the eu says it has agreed its negotiating guidelines for the brexit talks and that the 27 other countries are united on their strategy, which will be adopted by eu leaders on saturday. from brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. for the first time in a long time, the vexed eu is feeling bullish. reflected today in its most powerful nation, by its most powerful leader. speaking in the bundestag this morning about brexit, angela merkel painte

. -- leeds.ut the news cars will faced additional charge to drive in a high air—pollution so in 2019. the premier said that decisions will be taken on a polity. she added... the government has required to produce a new and quality plan later this month. —— is required. this comes this month. —— is required. this co m es after this month. —— is required. this comes after the european commission said a final warning over breaches of legal abolition of us in the uk. —— leak, a legal and politician. —— legal air pollution. in other news, i'm ben bland. the top stories the soui’i the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria was "brutal, unabashed barbarism , " according to the us secretary of state. at least 58 people died. hundreds more were affected. the un is set to stage emergency talks later. north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, prompting an angry reaction from south korea and japan. the launch comes ahead of a visit by china's president xi jinping to the united state

important our fans when we do a little bit for them, and then they are behind the team, like against leeds52,000 fans, they are very loyal and that means it is something we have to use in our favour. tonight newcastle face a side that they thrashed 6—0 in the league cup in october. preston have a few problems in defence, so the hope in newcastle is that newcastle can get the job done tonight. if they do that it looks as though brighton will still win the title, but i don't think anyone here really wouldn't mind finishing second. brighton will be champions if newcastle lose tonight. former newcastle united goalkeeper shay given is with me now. always a risk, a big club going down might suffer a bit of a hangover. so how relieved will they be if they get over the line? it will be massive for the city, huge expectations tonight to get the job done. benitez made some good signings last summer, championship experience. and i know many friends and family going to the game, they area bit and family going to the game, they are a bit nervous, they want the job done. they need to points to get promo

meanwhile leeds rhinos cruised into the last 16 of the challenge cup with a 64—28 win over doncaster.cored a hat—trick of tries in the first half. after andy murray lost yesterday, there's been another shock at the monte carlo masters tennis with world number two novak djokovic beaten in three sets by david goffin. the belgian raced through the first set to take it 6—2 against the number two seed early in the second djokovic lost his balance and stumbled over. but he did recover well to take it 6—3. it was the number ten seed who progressed despite the serb saving four match points. as goffin set up a last—four meeting with nine time champion rafa nadal ellie downie has become the first british woman to win all—around gold at the european gymnastics championships. david mcdaid reports on what proved to be a thrilling final in romania. we knew eddie downey had in had to win the medal. she did it two days ina win the medal. she did it two days in a robust and she has made british gymnastics history in the process. it was a good start for downey through fault and bars. both those scores

air pollution limits have been repeatedly exceeded in places, including birmingham, leeds, glasgow andl me what this is! the london mayor described the city's air as lethal. in proposals he says all but the newest diesel ca rs he says all but the newest diesel cars will face a charge to drive in the city's emission zone. the prime minister appeared to be offering help for diesel owners. she told reporters: i am very conscious of the fact that past governments have encouraged people to buy diesel cars and we need to take that into account when we're looking at what we do in the future. the government has required to produce a new air quality plant later this month. it comes quality plant later this month. it co m es after quality plant later this month. it comes after the european commission sent a final warning over breaches of legal air pollution limits in the uk. a child has suffered life—threatening injuries after being bitten by a dog in kent. the attack happened in chatham yesterday afternoon. two people have been arrested over the incident and the dog was shot dead by police. the

build—up of waste food. bad because there is such a build—up customers at a pioneering project in leeds out. three tons arrive here each day. have thrown out. adam smith is the founder. have thrown out. we have to stop this now. have thrown out. we can't wait another generation for this to stop, because it is single—handedly destroying the planet. and yet this perfectly good produce getting thrown away for just a date, and it is nonsense. mps say we need tougher food waste targets and that we need to love our wonky veg. targets and that we need claire marshall, bbc news. targets and that we need donald trump has delivered a campaigning address to his grassroots supporters while shunning a washington dinner traditionally attended by us presidents. addressing a rally attended by many blue—collar workers in harrisburg, pennsylvania, president trump said his first hundred days had been very exciting and very productive. said his first hundred days had been in said his first hundred days had beenjust these in said his first hundred days had been just these firsi have in just these first few

the prime minister told party supporters in leeds that brexit negotiations were going to be tough andlet's cross now to our political correspondent iain watson who's in westminster. that's right, theresa may was speaking in leith east, a constituency held by labour with a majority of more than 12,500, emphasising she felt there was no no—go areas. she didn't get everything her own way when answering questions for the press. she was asked about the questions, comments by boris johnson she was asked about the questions, comments by borisjohnson on syria and whether she would contemplate air strikes on syria without parliamentary approval and time and again she said it is hypothetical question and stressed a diplomatic and political solution. her main message was rather interesting because theresa may struck an optimistic note on the negotiations with the european union for some months, she has talked about the benefits we could potentially receive, talked about the opportunities of brexit, but this time she was emphasising the difficulties of those negotiations. 27 other countries linin

mohamed's family fled syria and eventually made a home in leeds.de. in school, as at home, he's made it hisjob to help others. his story is what pushes him and his story is what makes him want to change things and seeing the war at such a young age, he speaks about helping people that have been through that, that aren't managing as well as him. and mohamed plans to dedicate the rest of his life to helping other people. sometimes i feel like i want to earn a lot of money and i want to help society. if you help people, you feel happy. all this week, the bbc news channel will be featuring the stories of past and present award winners. and on saturday, we'll be broadcasting the ten year anniversary ceremony live from manchester. that's at 10.30am, this saturday morning. time now for the weather. if you are looking for dry weather, you will like the next few days. high pressure building in across the british isles, settling the weather down. it won't always be particularly sunny, there will be a fairamount of particularly sunny, there will be a fair amo

leeds rhinos have moved up to second with a 26—18 victory over wigan.rth win in a row. britain's charley hull is 3 shots off the lead after the second round of play at the first women's golf major of the year in california. hull finished off her first round with this birdie at the 18th before immediately starting her second round — that was because of delays to the tournament caused by bad weather. norway's suzann pettersen leads on seven under the semi—finals of snooker‘s china open start this morning. she finished joint second last year, so she finished joint second last year, so fingers crossed she can produce the goods. sad not to see tiger woods. yes, i think it is. a sorry end to an incredible career. i think thatis end to an incredible career. i think that is the reality, at what point is he going to let go and stay enough is enough? yes, so many times there has been a setback. is this really the end? he is really clinging on... that is part of what has made him so great, if that drive and determination, which she obviously has in abundance. but

his death will also be marked at sheffield united, leeds and rangers, one of his last clubs.ered across the game. manchester united will face the spanish side celta vigo in the semi—finals of the europa league. marcus rashford's late goal gave them victory over anderlecht last night — united will be away in the first leg on the fourth of may. in the other tie, ajax will play lyon. in the champions league draw, holders real madrid play city rivals atletico madrid and french side monaco take on italian giants juventus. the women's super league side notts county ladies has gone into liquidation after new owner alan hardy was unable to clear their debts. notts county reached the fa cup final in 2015 and they were due to start their season against arsenal on sunday, but they've now withdrawn from the league. recommendations aimed at improving athletes' welfare have been published as part of a major report into british sport. the duty of care review was commissioned by the government and led by 11—time paralympic gold medallist baroness tanni grey—thompson. the publication comes am