yesterday evening, loads of rain, damaging winds, we have parts of the east of the north island, someoads of slips. there are places that are cut off. it has wreaked havoc across the country. it is at least, now, drifting to the south and east of the south island, and things are slowly improving in the sense of the storm. as you say, you get a lot of mixed weather where you get a lot of mixed weather where you are, but on the scale, this is quite unusual, isn't it? it is. it is pretty much like mother nature saying i am going to make a kick, and she takes all the ingredients, mix them together, makes it nasty, makes it mean, and meteorologists here have been calling this... comparing this to a storm, the great white heaney storm back in the late 19605, white heaney storm back in the late 1960s, which sunk ferry ship in cook strait. that gives you an idea of the length and breadth of the severity of the storm, on top of what has been a very, very wet april where parts of the country have seen two, three, even four times their normal monthly rainfall in the span of just days. normal mon

the local state of emergency has been declared for the day of plenty on the north island.ok was moving through vanuatu and new caledonia. it is now moving south over cold waters, losing the cyclone status, it also getting swamped by the low pressure coming out of the tasman sea. still containing tropical moisture and that itjetted into this low enhances the rainfall. —— injected into. 0ne into this low enhances the rainfall. —— injected into. one week ago we saw x tropical cyclone debbie bring rain to the south. heavy rain in wellington and christchurch. all of that eventually moves to this —— the south. there are strong winds associated with this. severe gales initially but those will be easing down. the rain will be causing trouble. up to 100 millimetres quite widely. some places could see more than that. up to 300 millimetres in places, there will be some fairly major impacts from this. tv new zealand's reporter told me about the preparations. it is relatively calm, although we've been here about half an hour and the wind is steadily picking up. it is coming from the no

a local state of emergency has been declared for the bay of plenty, on north island.is in fitianga, in the coromandel. he told me about the preparations there. good morning, yes, it is relatively calm, although we have been here half an hour calm, although we have been here halfan hourand calm, although we have been here half an hour and the wind has been steadily picking up. this coming from the north, that is where the cyclonic system is coming through. so we are seeing a few gusts coming through, light rain, there have been a few heavy showers but we really expect the heaviest whether to setting in about five or six hours oi’ setting in about five or six hours orso, at setting in about five or six hours or so, at about 3pm local time. we are expecting the reins to start coming down, and that is when these waterlogged soils across the north island, including here in coromandel, that is when they will be put to the test. because as you said there before, they have been two really significant storm systems which have come through in the last couple of months. auckland

which parts of north island have been worst affected ?s just coming worst affected? it is too early to say. the light isjust coming up. there are a lot of trees down. there are stories about garage doors ending up on the other side of the street but i have not had a look. how much warning did people have that something as serious as this was approaching? that warning was great. there was a lot of warning beforehand. and throughout the afternoon people were coming in, people were in by tea—time. afternoon people were coming in, people were in by tea-time. before the storm rolled in. in terms of scale this is as big as new zealand has seen for how long? people are saying that this is the biggest storm new zealand hasn't seen for about 60 years i think. and so seen for about 60 years i think. and so people are taking it very seriously and getting prepared. so, give us a sense of what lies ahead over the coming hours? at this stage, people are seeing what damage has been done so far. lots of people will have to stay put and just have another

cyclone debbie is causing major damage on the north island.everal people had to be rescued from the floods, a category 4. she hit the region last week. 6 people died. >>> in the state severe weather is pounding the midwest and south. heavy rain and strong winds hit kentucky and missouri overnight a dozen tornadoes reported in the midwest and south over the past 48 hours. another one touched down in southwest georgia. >> the top on the house started peeling off. so we knew it was a very serious storm. >> the storm caused some damage at the augusta national golf club. round one of the masters is scheduled to start today, but it looks like it will tee off as expected. >> usually golfers have to watch out for lightning but this is a tornado. >> they have a lot of lightning in the vicinity so it was the par 3 competition. always one day before the first round. >> yeah. >> so who is the leading golfer that -- >> justin johnson. >> is he the one that got hurt, supposedly fell down a flood of stairs at his rental home near the golf -- supposedly he fe

declared a state of emergency in parts of the country after a powerful cyclone made landfall in north islandng trees have left many roads blocked, as authorities order the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. gusts of close to 90 miles per hour have left hundreds of homes without power. workers on arriva rail north are to stage a 24—hour walk out on april 28th in a row over new driver—only trains. the rmt union announced the strike after talks failed to break the deadlocked ongoing dispute, which has seen a series of walk outs across the rail network. it comes as staff on the virgin route between scotland and england voted to walk out for 48 hours, starting on the same day. with easter fast approaching, for some, thoughts are turning to demolishing chocolate eggs. for most people, they don't last more than a few minutes. in some cases, maybe a day or two. but could you leave them untouched for nearly a century? well, someone has, and this weekend they're going on show at york castle museum. let's find out about the untouched eggs. richard saward is the head of visitor experience at yor

we'll have the latest from new zealand's north island where the tail end of cyclone cook makes landfall. meterologists say it is the worst storm to hit the country in nearly 50 years. and two of the oldest known uneaten easter eggs have gone on show at a north yorkshire museum. but what makes the chocolate treats so special? that's all ahead on bbc news now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. our headlines tonight: chris latham lands another medalfor great britain at the world track cycling championships. jose mourinho wants manchester united to go through an "open door" to win the europa league ahead of their quarterfinal first leg at anderlecht. and jenson button will return to formula one for one race only, replacing fernando alonso who's headed to the states for the indy 500. hello again. two days, two medals at the world track cycling championships in hong kong. and chris latham is the latest of the younger generation of british cyclists who's proved he can deliver on the global stage after elinor barker picked up a silver in the sc

world service reports that heavy rain and strong winds have reached the east of new zealand's north island years. more than eight thousand homes are without power and fallen trees and landslips have blocked roads. citigroup, wells fargo and jp morgan are three of the biggest banks — and they've just delivered results for the first three months of the year. profits are up by a whopping 17% at citi and by the same amount atjpmorgan which made nearly $6 and a half billion dollars profit. it's because their trading floors are getting busier as samira hussain explai two things that are doing well for the banks, one is the rise in interest rates, resulting in the fa ct interest rates, resulting in the fact that we are seeing more money coming in from lending, the other is trading, the trading desks are doing really well. the stock market has been trading at all—time highs. banking stocks particularly happy doing extremely well. we now know that the passenger who was dragged off a united flight on sunday suffered concussion, a serious broken nose, sinus damage and two broken front teeth. his name

the other side of the globe, the north island in new zealand, still dealing with the effects and remnantse problems. the weather on sunday is looking overall pretty good for christ church, wellington and also auckland. there's talk about the rain in china. heavy rain developing over eastern areas. shanghai, we have the grand prix here. lots of heavy rain pushing through, it looks as though most of the wettest weather will be south of shanghai but there will be wet weather heading towards the city. let's have a look at the forecast. probably try but then it will cool off a little bit and we will see some rain on race day. early in the day. by the time the race is on, the weather conditions should be drying out. finally, look at europe. the weather is looking pretty good along western and southern parts. lots of sunshine the uk. on sunday, peaking at 23. eastern and central mad, lots of sun around. warmer in london than in athens. past north west africa, all the way into calorific, here temperatures are in the mid—20 jeez, not far off what we will be getting a london. the weatherfor the not

heavy rain and strong winds lashed bay of plenty and hawke's bay in the north island, causing landslipsthe lower south island too. we cross live to auckland. ben noll is there. his meteorologist at the national institute of water and atmospheric research. auckland has missed the worst of it. what do we expect next? —— bigotry. missed the worst of it. what do we expect next? -- bigotry. wellington last night actually avoid the worst of the storm. —— he is. —— avoided. it is the third most populous city in new zealand. there are some flooding going on in christchurch. the lower south island will be the last to be affected by the storm today and into this afternoon local time. before the storm finally exits to the south of the country and into the pacific. the authorities have been given time to trigger emergency plans. and these had been successful? i would say so. there was a storm brewing to the north of the country for several days. it gave us if you dare to track it and then understand who would see those greatest impact. i think leading into the easter weekend, that was important, be

we'll have the latest from new zealand's north island where the tail end of cyclone cook makes landfallears. and two of the oldest known uneaten easter eggs have gone on show at a north yorkshire museum. but what makes the chocolate treats so special? that's all ahead on bbc news now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. our headlines tonight: chris latham lands another medalfor great britain at the world track

moisture fell into a weather system crossing the tasman sea and affecting new zealand and it is the north island, equating to more than two months of rain injust rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain in just two rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain injust two base, easy to understand why there have been so many problems but look at this. for freddie into saturday quite a picture with the remnants of debbie and we are just left with a few showers. following heavy rain the flooding continues though the rain has stopped and another act weather pattern here, the north—east of the us. strong storms and heavy downpours moving through and as that continues to push through, behind that, stronger winds moving inward we had yesterday storms into the south—east of the usa, and that has made for a blustery first day at the us masters golf in augusta. friday will offer some breezy conditions but not as windy as it has been today, a little easier, a chilly start but over the weekend the wind is much lighter and lots of sunshine and augusta, georgia will look absolutely gorgeou

heavy rain and strong winds lashed bay of plenty and hawke's bay in the north island, causing landslipse lower south island later on friday. elodie berthe from the red cross is on the line from the township of whakatane, one of the worst hit areas in the country. how bad is it that? i just arrived this morning. —— there? we were driving this morning to whakatane and we could see on our way that the cyclone and we could see on our way that the cyclo ne ha d and we could see on our way that the cyclone had come through. we could see landslips, flooding and a lot of trees uprooted. yes, it could definitely see the damage on the way here. when i got here i went to the welfare centre where about 100 —— 160 will state last night and we had a team looking after them. has it been as bad as expected? i have family and relatives in new zealand. some people say the only people who had seen this kind of thing before we re had seen this kind of thing before were their elderly relatives or neighbours. can you repeat that? i was saying i have family and friends in new zealand and several people we re

heavy rain and strong winds are continuing to pound parts of new zealand's north island, after one ofll. more than 8000 homes are still without power. there are warnings that gusts of up to 140 kilometres an hour could hit the capital, wellington. the lawyer and doors up of david dao, the passenger who was forcibly removed from a overbooked united airlines flight earlier this week has said that he is likely to sue the us caria. david dao's daughter said that what had happened to her father had left the whole family distress. what happened to my dad should never happen to any human being, regardless of the circumstance. we were horrified, and shocked and sickened, to learn what had happened to him, and to see what had happened to him. we hope that, in the future, nothing like this happens again. yahoo! is facing a lawsuit alleging that the firm mismanaged funds set aside to help jailed chinese dissidents. the $17 million fund was set up after yahoo! provided information about political dissidents to the chinese government. the lawsuit filed on behalf of eight activists in china claims

the worst—hit areas were eastern coastal regions of the north island where roads were blocked by landslideswere left without power. chris chang of television new zealand's ‘0ne news' reports. uprooted, dumped across vehicles, finally dragged off the roads. fallen trees across the bay of plenty were visual scars this morning left by cyclone cook. multiple reports of landslides, trees down affecting power outages and those kind of things and also lots of road signs down as well and debris across the roads. it was short, sharp, but could have been much worse. it is a relief, i guarantee everybody is feeling relieved, and i think the other thing that was quite pleasing is that it went through fast, it wasn't prolonged because it was done in such a short period that you can imagine if it was over a long period it would be more extensive, the damage. authorities, that they make the right decision evacuate coastal towns. we stand here today with no major injuries to people, no major inundation of homes. aerials are being taken today to assess the full extent of the damage to the region. large area

particularly in the north island, but some in the southern island as well.s of millimetres. before things gradually ease later in the week. around the bay of plenty, there will be 200 to 350 millilitres. another soaking on the way for auckland. these are some areas that had a very wet march, we areas that had a very wet march, we are talking several months of rain inafew are talking several months of rain in a few days. combined with severe gales, this is high impact weather, and so we are likely to see flooding and so we are likely to see flooding and also further landslides as well. that's new zealand. on the usa. we've had some severe weather down towards the south and south—east. tuesday had a break but for wednesday, here comes another round of storms. atlanta, georgia showing up of storms. atlanta, georgia showing up on the map there. not a world away is augusta, where of course preparations are underway for the masters golf tournament. there will be storms going through on wednesday, they are out of the way for thursday and friday and into the weekend

it will weaken but it looks like it could head towards the north island of new zealand.moisture, bringing yet more torrential downpours of rain later on this week. look at these pictures, the clear up for the last lot of floods, you can see more heavy rain in this area will not be welcome. we will be keeping a close eye on it over the next few days. northern australia also a breeding ground for tropical storms. this one potentially spinning up into a tropical cyclone, sliding across the north coast. we are watching a potential other area, development of a tropical storm heading towards the north of queensland over the next few days. a storm system in north america, a different type of one, not a tropical one but downpours and thunderstorms and an active cold front moving its way from texas up towards the great lakes, along this line. if you have travel plans or you know people heading to this part of the world, they could be some travel problems with these vicious downpours. maybe tornadoes. north—west has chillier conditions. warmer to the east. south america, lots of f

a state of emergency was declared in some parts of north island with hundreds evacuated from their homes0bservatory have taken manual weather readings on the temperature, wind, and rainfall every day, by hand. but that may all be about to change. the 0bservatory, which is thought to have the longest record of manual weather readings, now say they're looking at moving to an automated system. 0ur weather presenter nick miller has been to armagh to see how it works. it's a weather ritual. from checking the thermometer for the temperature, to seeing how many minutes or hours of sunshine there have been, and more. someone has been taking all these measurements here every day for over 200 years. it's my responsibility now, i'm the one doing it now, i have been doing it for 18 years. these are just as accurate as digital thermometers and there is no significant difference in them, really. so the old way is as good as the new way, really, you know. an automatic weather station will provide more data, more often, and ensure the record goes on if someone can't be found to follow in shane's footste

we have had up to 200 millimetres of rain across parts of north island and the inevitable flooding anduring wednesday. as ever, the rain ends but the water as to feed into the weather systems are you getting packed several days after it has dried up. the weather system is pulling away, an area of high pressure building into new zealand, it is all settling down as the week goes on. turning wet across eastern part of china, with this wet weather starting to move in linked to a weather system that is moved to the korean peninsular and is about to spread through japan. shanghai korean peninsular and is about to spread throuthapan. shanghai will see some rain, notjust on thursday but good comeback at the weekend. the reason we are talking about shanghai, it is all to do with the formula 1 grand prix, the second race of the season taking place on sunday. there will be some rain on thursday and again at some stage over the weekend, but a lot of doubt about weather it will impact the race itself on sunday, we will keep you updated. this is the picture across europe, high—pressure, fine weather

a state of emergency was declared in some parts of the country's north island, while heavy rain is stilld states has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation on young girls. it's believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the country. prosecutors in the state of michigan say the doctor, jumana nagarwala, performed the practice for 12 years on girls aged between six and eight. if found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. despite being outlawed in most countries, laws are poorly enforced. more than 200 million women worldwide have undergone genital mutilation. three million girls are circumsized every year and globally, one in three girls are married before the age of 18. airbnb says it will improve security after a bbc investigation found that people's homes had been burgled using stolen accounts. like millions of people, christian had let out his home on airbnb while he was out of town, as a convenient way to make some extra money. he had done so for years without a problem. but on his birthday, his home was burgled. i got that horrible text m

a state of emergency was declared in some parts of the country's north island, while heavy rain is stilltor in the united states has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation on young girls. it's believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the country. prosecutors in the state of michigan say the doctor, jumana nagarwala, performed the practice for 12 years on girls aged between six and eight. if found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. despite being outlawed in most countries, laws are poorly enforced. more than 200 million women worldwide have three million girls are subjected to what's sometimes known as "female circumcision" every year. globally, one in three girls are married before the age of 18. a future labour government says it would bring in a law preventing banks closing high street branches. more than 1000 local branches closed in the uk between 2016 and 2017. labour says lending to small businesses decreases in areas where banks close, but the conservatives said their support for small businesses, including start—up loans, had help

heavy rain and strong winds are hitting new zealand's north island, as the tail end of cyclone cook makesace across much of the bay of plenty region, where the storm is coming ashore. meterologists say it is the worst storm to hit the country in nearly 50 years. its approach coincides with high tide, raising concerns of a wave surge. television new zealand's will hine reports. former civil defence controller chuck edwards knows the ropes. we've been tying things down. the very first thing to do was what i started last night, to go right round the property and make sure there's nothing loose that could fly. today is spent preparing, then watching and waiting. probably i'd be enjoying a nice cup of tea and looking out the window at the waves coming in. i believe they're going to be four or five metres. and we can watch them from here safely. they are spectacular. persistent rain lingered over the peninsula all day. a small hint of what is expected to come. watchers have kept their eyes on the waves. this morning when i came down, it was coming right up over the rocks. it's getting pretty la

a state of emergency was declared in some parts of the north island with hundreds evacuated from theirrain is still affecting south island. the world famous las vegas strip had to be closed last night after a fire broke out at one of the city's biggest casinos. huge flames were spotted near the roof of the bellagio hotel which is at the centre of las vegas boulevard. emergency teams say they were able to bring it under control, but the location made the operation difficult. no injuries were reported. the iraqi government has told people living in mosul to stay inside as security forces prepare for an assault aimed at dislodging so—called islamic state militants. thousands of civilians are still trapped in the city, which has been held by is since 2014. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale is embedded with troops. the prize is in their sight. the old city of mosul and its most famous landmark, the leaning minaret of the al—nuri mosque. this is where abu bakr al—baghdadi first appeared as caliph of the so—called islamic state. they still control it and most of what you can see. but fo

items a specific concerning the irish border between north island and republic of ireland, which is maybefic issue. we think it is very important to find a tailor-made solution because on one hand, if the uk's leaving the eu, internal market also custom units fall across the border. border can be destabilizing. these the items you're putting on the table. , the vicethank you president of the european commission joining us. we are talking to a couple of finance ministers from nordic countries, so we will talk politics and also inflation. mark: we look forward to it. ,reat chat from francine lacqua she has a whole host of interviews from the imf today, including the secretary-general and the finance ministers of the netherlands and norway. what a flight of guests we have today. here's a much honor with more. emma: president trump believes the attack in paris will have a big effect on the presidential election. the president tweeted that the people of france would not take much more of this, hours after a gunman killed a police officer on the shelves at his day. police gilbert gunman. islami

here is dave along the north island of new zealand.were pummelled from the remnants and there could be a brush by with this system that could produce another round of potentially heavy rain fall. that's so far in the future. back to you guys. >> thanks so much, karen, for keeping on eye. >>> well, spanish golfer sergio garcia has finally won the first major championship of his career. he defeated justin in a sudden death playoff at this year's master's tournament. >> garcia is the third spaniard to win the green jacket. he won it on the birthday of his idle. the late great steve. he sat down with us. >> sergio, that was awesome. the many congratulations. they say the best things come to those who wait. most people had no idea what it was like going through what you did today and pull it off in the end, can you describe what it was like? what was going on inside? >> to tell you the truth, i was quite calm all day, which was great because it allowed me to have clearer thoughts in my head and allowed me to swing a little bit more freely a

north of that chilly with sunshine challenge to the south, they largely dry. not a bad afternoon, to bournemouth in brighton and london and the channel islands as well. north west england especially over the hills, heavy rain this afternoon with north—east england not seen to my dream. northern ireland and scotland experiencing a mix of sunshine and showers but the showers turning wintering over the high ground of scotla nd wintering over the high ground of scotland because we are introducing cold airfrom scotland because we are introducing cold air from the north—west, that cold air from the north—west, that cold the sinking in behind these weather fronts which continue to slide southwards. that means cloud and some splashes of rain across england and wales, the skies begin to create across northern ireland and scotland and northern ireland, a few showers as well and although here for some showers as well and 80 stitches will be keeping with the showers across scotland. tomorrow a bit of cloud and mean to start off in the south, if you're up and about early, but that should clear quickly and what we're left with is a bright day. more sunshine than w

yes, some locations in auckland included the upper north of the island. ttest calendar—year on record. we had three storms in quick succession. the remnants of cyclone debbie that last australia a few weeks ago. that came through new zealand last week and now this. so a bit of a rough start to the year here in the southern hemisphere. bit of a rough start to the year here in the southern hemispherem it one of those things, where you get a particularly wet year, or are you able to say that this might be the result of climate change, one of those more extreme events that scientists talk about? certainly there is natural variability, but with climate change no 1's storm necessarily caused by climate change, but every storm is influenced by climate change. we live on a warming earth and that means more moisture in the atmosphere. but the fuel behind cyclones and what's going on in new zealand right now. many thanks. that was a meteorologist speaking to me from new zealand. that cyclone is set to land in about two or three hours. stay with us on bbc world news,

the worst—hit areas were eastern coastal regions of the north island where roads were blocked by landslidesrts. uprooted, dumped across vehicles, finally dragged off the roads. falling trees across the bay of plenty were the most visual scars this morning, left by cyclone cook. we have multiple reports of slips, trees down, power outages and roadsides down and also debris across the roads. does short -- it was short, sharp but could have been a lot worse. one thing that is pleasing as it whipped through very fast. it was not prolonged. the amount of damage that was done in a short period, we could not imagine if it was over a long period, the damage would be more extensive. the authorities believe they have done the right thing to evacuate coastal towns. we are standing where we are today with no major injuries to people and no major inundation of homes. large areas are isolated because of closed roads. there have been widespread power outages in many towns. some areas may not have any water supply always to water facilities. this was one area affecting travel. although some got lucky deter

coastal areas in parts of new zealand's north island have been evacuated, ahead of what is expected to0 mph. some areas are already under a state of emergency. of course, we will monitor that and keep you up—to—date if we get any developed on that tropical storm. and now we have the sport. do you know what? it wasn't even a penalty. if you are a leicester fan waking up this morning i think you will feel very ha rd this morning i think you will feel very hard done by. the fact that atletico are massive favourites anyway, we were talking about it yesterday, all leicester have to do is keep the tie alive so that when atletico comeback, they have the chance of overturning it. it wasn't a penalty. it was about a yard or two outside the box. we feel your pain if you are a leicester fan. leicester city will need to come from behind if they are to reach the champions league semi—finals, but they still have a chance, after a 1—0 defeat in spain to atletico madrid. the only goal came after a controversial penalty was awarded. marc albrighton's foul looked to be outside the box. antoine griezeman

the river in the north island of new zealand was unusually granted an unusual status, that of a humanhe government declared the river, one of the indigenous rivers that people consider sacred would be given the same rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person. 7,000 miles away this week two more rivers received a similar distinction. the ghangis river and the yemenar river the status of living human entities. the court said the rivers which are often tainted with sewage and pollution are central to many indians' spiritual and mental health. it was given parents to protect it. of course, simply declaring these water bodies to have the same rights as human bodies is one step. the difficult task of cleaning and maintaining these spiritually significant rivers will still be up to governments, businesses and of course us two-legged homosapiens. the correct answer is b. in june of 1942 the senate unanimously approved three separate resolutions declaring war with bulgaria, hungary, and finally romania. all three resolutions said war had been thrust upon the united states by those countr

the river in the north island of new zealand was recently granted an unusual status.hat's right. the government declared that the river, one of the people considers sacred would be given the same rights, duties and liables liabilities of a legal person. 7,000 miles away two more rivers received a similar distinction. the ganges river along with all the tributaries the status of livi living entities. it even assigned legal parents to protect the waters. po looting or harming these rivers in india or new zealand could be equivalent to harming a human person. simply declaring the water bodies to have the same rights as human body system one step. the difficult task of cleaning and maintaining these significant rivers will still be up to governments, businesses and of course us two-legged homo sapiens. and the answer, in 1932 the senate confirmed two resolutions declaring war with bulgaria, hungary and finally romania. all three resolutions said war had been thrust upon the united states by those countries. throughout history, congress has officially declared war just 11

an emergency effort is underway to evacuate the north island town of edgecumbe. next few days. if anything, it will be warming up, but the mornings are pretty cold. i pressure as anchored itself comfortably over the uk. the north western areas are stuck under a bit of cloud and bustle light drizzle, so the best of the sunshine for the south and east and more or less the same for tomorrow as well. very little changes overnight. it will be a fairly chilly night. these are temperatures in cities at their highest. just outside of town it will be close to 4—5 c. tomorrow we do it all over again. another beautiful day with cloud over north—western areas. on balance, a lovely day and then on saturday and sunday it will be warming up from the south. we could even see temperatures approaching 20 feet celsius in london and around about 20 celsius across yorkshire as well so that is still to come this weekend. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines at 12:30pm. a father who took his six—year—old daughter out of school to go on holiday to disney world loses his case at the s

coastal areas in parts of new zealand's north island have been evacuated ahead of what's expected tohe country in 50 years. tropical storm cook is forecast to bring more than a—hundred millimetres of rain and winds of up to a—hundred—miles an hour. some areas are already under a state of emergency. a missing link in the evolution of dinosaurs has been discovered at the national history museum in london. on discovering a lost fossil, scientists realised it was from an early cousin of the dinosaur. they found that while it had a long neck and tail, it also walked on all fours more like a modern monitor lizard, or crocodile. it fills a critical gap in the fossil record and indicates that some dinosaur features evolved much earlier than previously thought. police officers were given the run around in london yesterday by a very unusual suspect. a pig caused chaos when it escaped and trotted through lunch—time traffic on the streets of redbridge. a jogger had to dodge the animal, who seemed to take a liking to his fluorescent clothing! a police spokesman said the pig was eventually recaptu

>> you know, if you live in a river or north shore long island you can use it that way. >> let me know if it's good. >>> it's wet out there. my grass is loving this. >> it's going to love it when it heats up for the second half of the week. water it now, fertilize it. your grass is going to explode here when temperatures go into the 80s later on in the week. we are dealing with rain on this monday evening. a big storm down to the south, coastal flooding down in the charleston area in south carolina. a lot of heavy rain. those green boxes are flood warnings for the carolinas even in towardsth steadier rain from earlier in the afternoon break up a lisht. you see -- a little bit. see how the heavier stuff lifting out of pennsylvania. we have quite a few breaks across prince george and calvert county, down into parts of dc and southern maryland. to the south from charles county across the river back and towards prince william now you can see coming out of quantity -- quantico a batch of moderate to heavy showers. in warrenton around 6:36, leesburg 7:36 and perryville just before 8:00. we a

. >> the aleutian islands are situated in north pacific ocean, forming a chain that extends about 1200 miles west southwest toward siberia to form the southern boundary of the bering sea. the illusions comprise for and constitute part of the territory of alaska, usa. there arec origin, cones on the chain still active. a permanent low-pressure area prevails there. cold air masses from the polar regions flow with the shearing effect against the warm, moisture laden air masses over the japanese current to form cyclonic disturbances. because of the earth's rotation, these disturbances move from , and thisst meteorological phenomena constitutes one of the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of our enemies. it enables the japanese to operate behind the moving curtain of a storm. of june, 1942,ys they employ this advantage and it all out attempt to secure domination of the entire pacific >> look around you. the retiring the remnants of the task force, landed troops on the undefended islands, we immediately undertook the offensive and commenced our march toward asia. in late august of 1942,

pay all of its uk spending up to 2020 and solutions to avoid more border controls between north and south islandepared and unrealistic about the negotiations to come. eu leaders are most worried about what angela merkel has called illusions on the british side, about what can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's redlines. if there initial demands are satisfied, we'll eu leaders then move on to discuss the future trade deal with the uk? what illusions to using some of the uk harbour? translation: sometimes i have the impression that in britain, i don't mean the government, do not understand the process we have it. a phased negotiation. this gives me the opportunity to say again, there is no conspiracy. no one is gaining up is no conspiracy. no one is gaining up on britain. and the eu site believe even agreeing the first item on the list, it is as rights, would be straightforward. jean—claude juncker says the eu is ready to give guarantees that isn't so sure about the uk. we have already prepared a text which could be

heavy rain and strong winds are hitting new zealand's north island, as the tail end of cyclone cook makescerns of a wave surge. television new zealand's will hine reports. former civil defence controller chuck edwards knows the ropes. we've been tying things down. the very first thing to do was what i started last night, to go right round the property and make sure there's nothing loose that could fly. today is spent preparing, then watching and waiting. probably i'd be enjoying a nice cup of tea and looking out the window at the waves coming in. i believe they're going to be four or five metres. and we can watch them from here safely. they are spectacular. persistent rain lingered over the peninsula all day. a small hint of what is expected to come. watchers have kept their eyes on the waves. this morning when i came down, it was coming right up over the barrier. it's getting pretty large. surfers also on the lookout for a big swell. isn't it a bit windy to be out surfing? oh, hell, no. no, no way, it's beautiful out here. yeah, it's going to get better as well. but authorities are urgin

updates we will be sure to bring them to you. >>> tensions on korean border with north korea launching live fire drills on an island near the south on tuesday. >> this all comes as one of america's nuclear powered submarines docked. >> north koreans marking 85 years since the founding of their army with celebration parades and according to south koreans a fire drill. as tensions continue to build. >> translator: we are maintaining a firm readiness posture in order to respond to any possible action. >> and for the first time the chinese government sends its own invoice to japan part of china's increasing willingness. >> we are encouraged especially after the summit between president trump, president shooe. >> translator: we hope that all parties can work with japan to promote an early resolution of the issue. >> president trump busy taking a hard line on north korea's provocations but his options could be limited as his focus shifts this week to a domestic budget battle. lawmakerings on capitol hill still supporting the president's approach and warning kim jung untime might be running out for a peaceful solution. >>

north korea. other countries are calling for a ratcheting down of rhetoric as well, including russia and japan. >> president should job a -- shinzo abe's talk with president putin were supposed to be about disputed islands, but they also talked about north korea. the countries agreed to cooperate closely to diffuse tensions in the region. china is also trying to step in. it said the u.s. defense system in south korea undermines regional stability and both parties should be seeking a peaceful solution. beijing is also demonstrating military strength. china will continue to conduct military simulation exercises. the chinese army is resolved to safeguard national security and regional peace and stability. washington also seems to be covering all options despite pledges of increased sanctions and diplomacy. the chief of u.s. naval operations warned the crisis with pyongyang is the worst he has ever seen. >> we are faced with a threat and a leader who is intent on achieving his goal of the nuclear capability against the united states. >> the u.s. is keeping all options on the table to block the north korea. its third missile system is set to be operational within days and the trump administration has not rul

big contributor to the trump campaign held a secret meeting just before the inauguration in the islands north of madagascar. that meeting first reported by the "washington post" took place between prince, founder of the defense contractor, formerly called blackwater, and an associate of russian president vladimirputin. the "post" reported the meeting was arranged by the united arab emirates and wanted a trump/putin back channel. devos was also a major donor, now in the cabinet as secretary of education. sean spicer saying, we are not aware of any meetings, and erik prince had no role in the transition. a second source i spoke to at the white house tells me any suggestion of a trump/putin back channel is, quote, ridiculous. clearly, this is something that the trump administration wants to turn the page on very quickly. >> right. here's the problem, kristen. sean spicer said erik prince had no role in the administration or the transition. when conversations about carter page were coming up, that's almost the same language that sean spicer used. first, they say nobody has any connection to the r

bombers off the coast of alaska, this time coming within 36 miles of mainland alaska flying north of the alucian islands. they were spotted by u.s. military radar at 9 p.m. eastern, 5 p.m. local time. unlike a similar incident monday night, this time the u.s. air force did not scramble any fighter jets. instead, it launched a single e-3 century early warning aircraft known as awax to make sure there were only the two russian bombers flying near alaska and not flying underneath the large bombers. u.s. territorial waters extend 12nautical miles from shore. a day earlier these russian jets approached alaska's kodiak island. >> sandra: jennifer, where is the u.s.s. carl vinson? >> that's like asking where's waldo? it finally left australia and is heading north. we can confirm that. the commander of the strike group said the aircraft carrier is being extended 30 days to deal with the rising north korean threat. the location of the vinson has become a pr disaster for the pentagon and white house. earlier this month the head of the u.s. pacific command said the aircraft carrier and its strike group would be he

island. it is russia on north korea, syria, and iran. that is not something you want to be

flying north of the aleutian islands. the two nuclear capable planes were spotted by u.s. military radar at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. local time. unlike a similar incident monday night, this time the u.s. air force did not scramble any fighter jets. instead, they launched a single century early warning aircraft known as awacs to make sure there were the on two bombers. u.s. territorial waters extend 20 nautical miles from shore. a day earlier, they approached the kodiak islands. what is notable about last night, the russian planes got closer and the u.s. air force decided not to scramble the jets. perhaps the u.s. commanders did not want to escalate the situation. >> shepard: perhaps. all this comes as russian officials are now accusing u.s. media outlets of meddling in russian elections. >> that's right. the moscow times, an english language newspaper is reporting the russian parliament is investigating u.s. media outlets based in russian and whether they illegally influenced the country's parliamentary elections in 2016. out lets like voice of america and cnn are bein

developing into the north of the hawaiian islands and that can be working its way into the area by sundayaster. and here is the thinking for this afternoon. partly cloudy skies, 5:00 p.m. and we'll put this into motion. we're dry for friday and mostly sunny conditions. on saturday, the clouds and the filtered sunshine by saturday afternoon. and thee p.m. here we go into sunday for easter. a good start for the easter egg hunts and that could be approaching by late morning and into the afternoon hours on sunday. for today, though euclids and -- clouds and son, a possibility of some showers. the popcorn develop over the higher terrain and a lingerring sign of instability; san jose, 63; santa rosa in the upper- 50s, 59 degrees and this is a look ahead. the temperatures up a few degrees each day, beginning on friday and into the weekend. saturday will be the dry day coming up. we bring in the clouds on sunday. that could bump up the shower changes. and talking about popcorn, did i get you hungry? >> i love popcorn. >> yeah. >> and sounds like a good lunch. >> one of the deals where you get lin

been some sunshine around, but there's also been a bit of snow, but only in the shetland islands, way towards the northal areas. in the glens of scotland, some frost. further south, areas. in the glens of scotland, some frost. furthersouth, not areas. in the glens of scotland, some frost. further south, not so frosty. a few showers working their way down through the night through eastern areas, but then it's a starry night. these are the temperatures in the middle of town. outside towns, could be 5 degrees lower. the weather tomorrow, a beautiful day on the way across most of the uk. hazy skies across the north—west, maybe some spots of rain. light rain in the hebrides and western isles. the week ahead, not much rain on the way. high pressure will be in charge. warmer by day, but the nights will remain on the frosty side, but this is mostly out of time, —— out of town, probably not in city centres. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: us vice president mike pence tells north korea neither the united states nor south korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests. the era of strategic patienc

this time, coming within 36 miles of the mainland of alaska, flying north of the aleutian islands. the two nuclear capable 95h bombers were spotted by u.s. military radar at 9:00 p.m. eastern, about 5:00 p.m. local time. unlike a similar incident monday night, this time the u.s. air force did not scramble any fighter jets. instead, he lashed a single e3 sentry early warning aircraft to make sure that there were only the two russian bear bombers flying near alaska and not flying underneath the large bombers. what is notable as this is the second night in a row. yesterday it was reported that to bear bombers had come within 100 miles of the kodiak island in alaska. this used to be commonplace during the cold war, but what is notable is his last two nights is the first time under the trump presidency that the russians have tested the response of the u.s. air force from the first night, the f-22 were scrambled to intercede and they were intercepted before they were turned back to russia. >> jenna: interesting, wonder what this is all about. we'll be asking that question throughout our

you see south korea lit up and even china lit up, but north korea is dark except for one little dot. it almost makes south korea look like an island, and that is how north korea pays for all of its projects, whether it's nuclear missiles or new apartments, by starving or denying the rest of the population. who is going to live there? it's in pyongyang. to live in pyongyang requires special permits. you have to be reloyal. you are a member of the inner party structure or a friend of the kim family, so to speak. this is not going to average workers. host: let me go back to some video. this is from "the washington post" yesterday just to give you a sense what it was like in pyongyang. we will get your reaction. [video clip] host: the full video available online. as we watched this, very highly choreographed and very colorful. guest: the north koreans have demonstrated this capacity many times through the various parades and things. to be fair, they have a great deal of experience in choreography. thousands and thousands of workers, troops, fishermen, students marching, all displaying their placards, flipping them at the same time to

island. it is russia on north korea, syria, and iran. that is not something you want to be associated with. russia is among that group the only not failed state. nato.retary of the atlantic treaty organization. donald trump: secretary-general toltenberg, it is a pleasure welcome you to the white house, especially at such an important moment in our great alliance. i also want to acknowledge the great work being done by our secretary of state, rex tillerson, is a strength in this nato alliance as well as his trip to moscow to promote the security interest of the united states and its allies. he did a terrific job. i watched parts of it. he did a terrific job. 68 years ago, not far from where we are gathered today, president harry truman spoke at the signing of the north atlantic treaty. in the nearly seven decades since harry truman spoke those words, the nato alliance has been the bulwark of international peace and security . nato allies defeated communism and liberated the captive natures -- nations of the cold war. they secure the longest period of unbroken peace that europe has ever known

veteran core of the artillery of the state of new york. [ applause ] >> north carolina, the over mountain men. [ applause ] >> rhode islandited train of artillery. [ applause ] >> and presenting the flag of the united states, the color guard of the third u.s. infrontry regiment known as the o [ applause ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> members of our audience, will you please rides for the national anthem performed by curtis institute of music student, gentleman mjamez mccor. ♪ oh say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilless fight ♪ over the ram parts we watch ♪ were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rocket's red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ over the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave [ applause ] >> please be seated as the colors are retired. please welcome, the president and ceo of the museum of the american revolution, michael quinn. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. our de

islands and wales. sunny spells elsewhere, fairly blustery. cooler through eastern parts of scotland and the northe rain looks like it will push northwards into bank holiday monday but it won't affect everyone. checkout the details on the bbc weather app. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. ireland have moved another significant step closer to receiving test status in cricket. the icc have been discussing allowing the country to compete in the longer form at a meeting in dubai today. patrick gearey can tell us more. it's been a long road for ireland, hasn't it? certainly has. hidden in the dusty detail of that committee meeting in dubai, an important move for irish cricket and their bit to receive test status. in the past, if you wa nted test status. in the past, if you wanted to be regarded as a test playing nation, you had to bejudged by two other such nations. ireland feel that they meet the new criteria, with one or two tweaks. they are cautious that there bit would be accepted by the icc. they will now put at for