i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven: as eu leaders agree their negotiating position on brexit — a warning from brussels that the rights of citizens must come before any talks on trade. we all want a close and strong future relationship with the uk, but before discussing the future, we have to sort out our past. theresa may tells scottish voters that every vote for the conservatives will strengthen the union and strengthen her hand in brexit talks. snp leader nicola sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour's jeremy corbyn defends his leadership style — saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests. it's emerged that a man arrested by counter terrorism officers in north london had once been suspected of trying to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. also this hour — the heavyweights head to wembley in british boxing's richest ever bout. anthonyjoshua prepares to go head to head with wladimir klitschko — we will have a full

this is bbc news. lam martine i am martine croxall. the headlines at 7: turkish president erdogan has claimed victory in a referendum which grants him sweeping new presidential powers in the country. with counting under way, his opponents have refused to concede. we'll be live in istanbul shortly. there is now an international consensus, which includes china, on the threat posed by north korea, according to the us national security advisor. 68 children are among the dead in syria after yesterday's bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged towns. also in the next hour: theresa may urges unity over brexit, as she delivers her first easter message as prime minister. our shared interests, our shared ambitions, and above all, our shared values can and must bring us together. builders renovating a medieval church in london have unearthed the remains of five archbishops of canterbury who have who have lain for centuries in a forgotten crypt. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president erdogan has claimed victory in turkey's ref

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 7:30... eu leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously agreed plans for the negotiation of britain's withdrawal from the eu, warning issues including citizen's rights must be considered before any trade talks. theresa may has continued the conservative election campaign by visiting scotland, urging scottish voters to back her to "strengthen the union". snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning in glasgow, telling supporters it is the only party who can stop budget cuts being imposed on scotland by westminster. jeremy corbyn has called for young people to "claim their future" by voting for labour, warning that apathy would hand seats to the conservatives. one of the men arrested in a counter terrorism operation in north london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me lizzie greenwood hughes and hugh woozencroft. the headlines this evening... tears at t

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11pm: britain says gibraltar can't be a brexit bargaining chip. but spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory once the uk leaves the eu. translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads — hundreds of families are missing. a hate crime investigation as a teenage asylum seeker is left in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of youths in south london. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they we re young person was asked where they were from. when they said that they we re were from. when they said that they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. nearly half of people who used the government's help—to—buy scheme to purchase a house did not need it, accordi

i'm martine croxall.s bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have attended a commemoration for the victims near the attack site in the swedish capital. the so—called islamic state group says it was behind two separate bomb attacks targeting coptic churches in egypt. the attacks killed dozens. greater manchester police say they dealt with 31 calls relating to the drug "spice" injust 2a hours yesterday. the payday loan firm wonga says hundreds of thousands of its customers have had their accounts hacked. also in the next hour: the grand national winner, one for arthur, returns to his stables in kinross. the eight—year—old was welcomed back by fans after winning — the first scottish success in the race since 1979. and the travel show team visit thailand and meet the people

at 10pm, martine croxall will be here with a full roundup of the days news. in our world, bbc journalist basheer al—zaidi, who grew up in mosul, returns to the city as it is liberated from the islamic state. mosul, iraq's second city, home to over a million people and the scene of the greatest victory of the so—called islamic state. allahu akbar. in just four days is fighters managed to seize this entire city. it was a national disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self—styled islamic state. almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. the iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. street by street they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. i am bbcjournalist bashir al—zaidi, born and raised in mosul. today i am returning home. i want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two—and—a—half years. and the question, whether the iraqi military that collapsed only a few years ago can really bring lasting security to the city. it has been ove

this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: president erdogan's supporters claim victory in turkey's referendum, which would grant him sweeping new powers. but with counting still under way, his opponents have refused to concede. donald trump's top security adviser says the us and china are working on a "range of options" on north korea after the country's failed missile test. at least 68 children were among 126 people killed in saturday's bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged syrian towns, according to activists. in her first easter message as prime minister, theresa may spoke of a "sense of people coming together" after the brexit vote. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening: defeat for premier league leaders chelsea against manchester united at old trafford. delight in the desert for sebastian vettel as he wins the bahrain grand prix to take a seven point lead in formula one's drivers‘ championship. and a last gasp victory for sar

this is bbc news, i martine croxall. the headlines...syrian gas attack on children had a big impact on him, describing it as an affront to humanity. i will tell you, it's already happened, that my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. one of the us president's closest advisers, his chief strategist steve barnett, has been removed from his position on the national security council. labour's ruling body will review ken livingstone's status in the party following his comments about hitler and zionism and his suspension for another year. a service of hope at westminster abbey to remember those killed in the attack two weeks ago today. members of the royal familyjoint victims, their runner turns on the

i'm martine croxall. gibraltar can't be a brexit bargaining chip. but spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory once the uk leaves the eu. translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads — hundreds of families are missing. a hate crime investigation as a teenage asylum seeker is left in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of youths in south london. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they we re young person was asked where they were from. when they

this is bbc news with me, martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines... european council president donald tusk calls on britain to come up with a "serious response" on what will happen to eu citizens living here after brexit. the prime minister theresa may tells voters in scotland that every vote for the conservatives will strengthen the union and strengthen her hand in brexit talks. snp leader nicola sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his style of leadership, saying other party leaders had given in to vested interests and manipulated the public. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. there is quite a lot of us! look who was passing and dropped in! with me arejohn rentoul, the chief political columnist at the independent, ruth lea, economic adviser for arbuthnot banking group and the broadcaster charlie wolf. you are here to tal

i'm martine croxall. bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have taken part in a vigil for the victims near the attack site in the swedish capital. egypt has declared a three—month state of emergency following two bomb attacks on coptic churches which killed dozens of people. a huge data breach at the payday lender wonga. nearly a quarter of a million customers may be affected. also in the next hour: the grand national winner. one for arthur returns to his stables in kinross. the eight year old was welcomed back by fans after winning, the first scottish success in the race since 1979. and we will review the morning papers, including

and martine croxall. the headlines at eight.dged to challenge what he called a "rigged system" and said the final result was not a ‘foregone conclusion'. but of course they do not want us to win, because when we win it is the people, not the powerful, who win. the prime minister reiterates her commitment for net migration falling to the tens of thousands following britain leaving the eu. this follows speculation that goal might be scrapped. i believe sustainable net migration is in the tens of thousands, for people coming from the eu as well as people coming from the eu as well as people coming from outside the eu.

i'm martine croxall. says the rights of its citizens must come before any trade talks, warning britain not to underestimate the challenges of brexit. translation: there is definitely a price and cost of leaving. it should not be a punishment, but europe will defend its interests. it comes as theresa may tells scottish voters every vote for the conservatives will strengthen her hand in the brexit talks. snp leader, nicola sturgeon, tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards." jeremy corbyn defends his leadership qualities, accusing the prime minister of a "bunker mentality." a fleet of us warships arrives on the coast

i martine croxall. -- i'm.s at 11pm: centrist emanuel macron and the far—right‘s marine le pen will contest the run—off for the french presidency. here, jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. and a royal send off for tens of thousands of runners in this year's london marathon. the's mr cheek! —— he's missed his kick!

i'm martine croxall.10pm: european council president donald tusk calls on britain to come up with a "serious response" on what will happen to eu citizens living here after brexit. we all want a close and strong future relationship with the uk, but before discussing the future, we have to sort out our past. the prime minister theresa may tells scottish voters that every vote for the conservatives will strengthen the union and strengthen her hand in brexit talks. snp leader nicola sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour's jeremy corbyn defends his leadership style, saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests. it's emerged that a man arrested by counter terrorism officers in north london had once been suspected of trying

hello — this is bbc news with martine croxall.ng a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines at 10:32pm. a british man, chris bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have turned out for a vigil in the swedish capital to remember those killed and injured in friday's attack. the so—called islamic state said it carried out the two bomb attacks on coptic christians in egypt that killed dozens of people. the body of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in the westminster terror attack, is lying in a chapel inside the houses of parliament, ahead of his funeral tomorrow. the payday loan firm, wonga, has apologised after admitting nearly a quarter of a million british customers may have been affected by a data breach. one meet the author this week i will speak to scarlett thomas about her switch to writing for children and the creation of a fictional world full of magic and danger. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines.50 people have been killed, many more are missing, after mudslides in colombia. the president has declared a state of emergency in the region. six arrests are made by police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylum seeker in south london. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner, darcus howe, has died at the age of 7a. he was most well known for organising the 20,000 strong black people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new cross fire which killed 13 black teenagers. a teenager whose mother and brother were stabbed to death at home says the family is devastated — lydia wilkinson left flowers at the scene earlier. 0xford reclaim the terms. oxford reclaim the terms. -- river thames. victory for oxford. the dark blues took back the title from cambridge after leading for most of the boat race. earlier in the women's race. cambridge took advantage of the disastrous start by the oxf

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall, the headlinesjust after 8:30pm.hris bevington is named as one of the four victims of the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have attended a commemoration for the victims near the site of the attack in the swedish capital. the so—called islamic state group said it carried out the two bomb attacks on coptic christians in egypt that killed dozens christians in egypt that killed d oze ns of christians in egypt that killed dozens of people. greater manchester police say they dealt with 3! calls relating to the drug ‘spice‘ in just 2a hours yesterday. now on bbc news the travel show coming up on this week's travel show. i meet the people who are cleaning up the canals of bangkok. you've got so much rubbish. we are searching for a secret side to new york city. this view is incredible. and heading to italy to taste some of turin‘s finest chocolates. wow. hello and welcome to the travel show. coming to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok. it's a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and nig

earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to sir peter ricketts who was uk ambassador to france betweenvents in paris. well, this does have all the hallmarks of another terrorist attack, doesn't it? it's a deliberate, targeted attack on one of the highest profile streets in france and police. with thousands of tourists and people around, as they would be on any evening. so this clearly was intended to attract the maximum attention at a very sensitive time in france just before the election. how significant, then, is the location? well, it is highly symbolic. you cannot think of a more symbolic french target, i suppose, than the champs—elysees. this was calculated to have maximum impact, and it has had one. some of the eyewitnesses have said that they felt that the police were very much the target, here, when there were of course probably many other people out on the street. as far as we are aware, they were unharmed. so the police were a significant target? initial reports said they pulled up next to the police fan and shot at the policemen. of course, there are many police on the champ

i martine croxall. -- i'm. the headlines at 11pm: centrist emanuel macron and the far—right‘s marine le pen will contest the run—off for the french presidency. here, jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. and a royal send off for tens of thousands of runners in this year's london marathon. the's mr cheek! —— he's missed his kick! good evening and welcome to bbc news. voters in france have rejected the candidates from the two main political parties in the first round of the presidential election. partial results suggest the centrist emmanuel macron, who's never held elected office, and marine le pen, leader of the far—right front national, will contest the final round of voting next month. let's join christian fraser in paris. hello. a warm welcome from paris. it isa hello. a warm welcome from paris. it is a beautiful evening here. the cities is looking resplendent. there is the eiffel tower lit up. but the shining lights in the pres

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: a british man, chris bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have taken part in a vigil for the victims near the attack site in the swedish capital. egypt has declared a three—month state of emergency following two bomb attacks on coptic churches which killed dozens of people. a huge data breach at the payday lender wonga. nearly a quarter of a million customers may be affected. also in the next hour: the grand national winner. one for arthur returns to his stables in kinross. the eight year old was welcomed back by fans after winning, the first scottish success in the race since 1979. and we will review the morning papers, including the daily telegraph, which says russia and iran are planning to retaliate against america following last week's airstrike on syria. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday's terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. c

i'm martine croxall. more coverage now on the first round of the presidential elections in france.er the preliminary results were announced, the centrist en marche party leader emmanuel macron said a new page had been turned in the history of the country and the party had changed the political face of france. translation: my fellow citizens, today, sunday, 23rd of april, the people of france expressed its views and its voice. while our country is living through a very unexpected part of its history, characterised by terrorism, social difficulties, technological problems, they gave the most beautiful answer by voting on a massive scale. the french people decided to put me ahead of the first round of votes. chanting i'm aware of the honour and the responsibility that rests on my shoulders and i would like to pay homage to the various candidates that took part in that first round. francois fillon, benoit hamon, jean—luc melenchon among others. thank you for applauding all of them, i mean it is very much your image, our image. i know how those who supported them may be disappointed. i

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8.30pm. eu leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously agreed plans for the negotiation of britain's withdrawal from the eu, warning issues including citizens‘ rights must be considered before any trade talks. theresa may has continued the conservative election campaign by visiting scotland, urging scottish voters to back her to "strengthen the union". snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning in glasgow, telling supporters it is the only party who can stop budget cuts being imposed on scotland by westminster. jeremy corbyn has called for young people to "claim their future" by voting for labour, warning that apathy would hand seats to the conservatives. one of the men arrested in a counter terrorism operation in london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. now on bbc news — talking movies. hello, and welcome to this special tribeca film festival edition of talking movies. i'm tom brook. in today's programme, with sections on gaming, telev

earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to sir peter ricketts who was uk ambassador to france betweenin paris. well, this does have all the hallmarks of another terrorist attack, doesn't it? it's a deliberate, targeted attack on police on one of the highest profile streets in france, with thousands of tourists and people around, as there would be on any evening. so this clearly was intended to attract the maximum attention at a very sensitive time in france just before the elections. how significant then is the location? well, it's highly symbolic. i mean, you can't think of a more symbolic french target, i suppose, than the champs—elysees. this was calculated to have maximum impact, and it inevitably has done. some of the eyewitnesses we've spoken to have said that they felt that the police were very much the target, here, when there were of course probably many other people out on the street. as far as we're aware, they're unharmed. so the police being a target another significant factor here? initial reports suggest the vehicle pulled up alongside the police van and opened fire on

obviously those pictures were no longer live, but he was speaking to my colleague martine croxall earlierme. so, on the champs elysee at around 102 on the champs elysee, 300 metres east of the arc de triomphe. ididn't hear i didn't hear the attack because i am about 200 yards from where it happened. what i did hear, what drove me to look what was going on was i heard helicopters circling above my head. it is illegal to fly over paris normally. and then you could see in the street you had police cars making lots of noise. passers—by, to tell the truth, didn't know about this, because they we re didn't know about this, because they were walking perfectly calmly. but, you know, two minutes' walk and the entire avenue was blocked off by police et cetera. you have to realise that the french have always known that the champs elysee is the most emblematic avenue in the country, so it is always policed very well. you always have patrols. when the state of emergency got into effect, you also had army patrols. and it is a place where you have on a weekend, three quarters of a million shoppers and v

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this is bbc news, with martine croxall.ime minister declines to say whether she will continue with the tories‘ policy of pension increases, while the chancellor, philip hammond, hints that the conservatives may leave open the possibility of tax rises. all chancellors would prefer to have more flexibility in how they manage the economy and how they manage the overall tax burden down, rather than having to have their hands constrained. as france goes to the polls for the first round of voting, prosecutors say the gunman who shot dead a policeman in paris was a convicted criminal. a report into the deaths of three soldiers during an sas exercise in the brecon beacons has concluded it could happen again.

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm: a british man, chris bevington, is named as one of the four people who died in the stockholm lorry attack. huge crowds have attended a commemoration for the victims near the attack site in the swedish capital. the so—called islamic state group says it was behind two separate bomb attacks targeting coptic churches in egypt. the attacks killed dozens. greater manchester police say they dealt with 31 calls relating to the drug "spice" injust 2a hours yesterday. the payday loan firm wonga says hundreds of thousands of its customers have had their accounts hacked. also in the next hour: the grand national winner, one for arthur, returns to his stables in kinross. the eight—year—old was welcomed back by fans after winning — the first scottish success in the race since 1979. and the travel show team visit thailand and meet the people cleaning up the canals of bangkok. that's at 8.30 here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was amon

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11: the eu says the rights of its citizens must come before any trade talks, warning britain not to underestimate the challenges of brexit. translation: there is definitely a price and cost of leaving. it should not be a punishment, but europe will defend its interests. it comes as theresa may tells scottish voters every vote for the conservatives will strengthen her hand in the brexit talks. snp leader, nicola sturgeon, tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards." jeremy corbyn defends his leadership qualities, accusing the prime minister of a "bunker mentality." a fleet of us warships arrives on the coast of north korea as they carry out another missile test. also this hour, the heavyweights head to wembley. the fight‘s just about to get under way, as anthonyjoshua takes on wladimir klitschko in british boxing's richest ever bout. in half an hour, we'll look at what's making tomorrow's front pages. the observer leads on those calls f

and martine croxall. the headlines at eight. jeremy corbyn has pledged to challenge what he called a "rigged system" and said the final result was not a ‘foregone conclusion‘. but of course they do not want us to win, because when we win it is the people, not the powerful, who win. the prime minister reiterates her commitment for net migration falling to the tens of thousands following britain leaving the eu. this follows speculation that goal might be scrapped. i believe sustainable net migration is in the tens of thousands, for people coming from the eu as well as people coming from the eu as well as people coming from outside the eu. nigel farage the leader of ukip says he will not stand in the election. also in this hour.... the final television pitch to voters in the french presidential election. 11 candidates are taking to the stage in a televised set—piece debate, ahead of the first round vote on sunday. scientists discover drugs which could slow down the progression of a range of degenerative brain diseases including dem

hello, this is bbc news with me, martine croxall.me minister's signalled pension rate increases could change. the paris prosecutor says the gunman who shot dead a policeman on the champs elysees was known to the authorities, but had shown no signs of radicalisation. len mccluskey has been re—elected as the general secretary of the uk's biggest trade union, unite. the national crime agency reveals the average internet hacker is just 17. with polls in the french elections opening on sunday morning, some of the candidates for the presidency cancelled campaign events today as a mark of respect following last night's attack in the capital. 0pinion polls suggest the relative newcomer, centrist candidate emmanuel macron has a narrow lead over the far right‘s marine le pen, with the centre right francois fillon and the far left candidatejean luc melenchon close behind. joining me now from paris is the political correspondent of le monde newspaper helene bekmezian... thank you so much forjoining us. the opinion polls, how much have they chang

this is bbc news, with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. the prime minister declines to say whether she will continue with the tories‘ policy of pension increases, while the chancellor, philip hammond, hints the economy and how they manage the overall tax burden down, rather than having to have their hands constrained. as france goes to the polls for the first round of voting, prosecutors say the gunman who shot dead a policeman in paris was a convicted criminal. a report into the deaths of three soldiers during an sas exercise in the brecon beacons has concluded it could happen again. hello and welcome to our look ahead i bringing us tomorrow. record, and the barrister and broadcaster sophia cannon. tomorrow's front pages. thank you for staying for a second review, which is an unusual retreat! the financial times says there's alarm within downing street as the chancellor hints that he wants to scrap the 2015 conservative pledge of not raising taxes. the mirror also leads with