i am shaun ley. brazil was one of the success stories of the early 21st century.entor, president lula da silva, rapid economic growth was combined with radical redistribution of money to the poor. dilma rousseff, who was tortured under the military dictatorship, succeeded him, but under her presidency the economy faltered. in 2016 she was forced from office after being accused of fiddling the figures to boost her chances of re—election. she's in london drumming up support for lula's bid to be re—elected president — only he's currently in a prison cell in brazil having been convicted of corruption. are they the saints or sinners of brazil's political class? dilma rousseff, thank you for speaking to hardtalk. you are travelling the world, you are in london at the moment in support of your predecessor, the man all brazilians know as mallala. why are you so confident that he could be president again? let's deal with two things you have raised. the first is, you have talked about the reality. you the reality is he is in prison, serving a term for corruption. the court,

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at eight.y thanks the public for their support of the royal wedding after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. clare waight kellor, the british designer who created the dress meghan markle wore, explained why the duchess chose her. she really i think is embracing women and what they do and the fact that i was a working mother, that i have worked for many different houses and i absolutely love what i do i think really was a very interesting story for her. in other news, the biggest overhaul of train timetables in decades affecting half a million passengers. it started today but there were some delays and cancellations. chelsea football club owner roman abramovich faces delays in renewing his uk visa. also coming up: the lava flow from hawaii's volcano.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11. bells chime. bells ring out to mark the moment of the manchester arena attack one year ago, bringing to a close a day of remembrance. tonight in the heart of manchester, a concert to celebrate the city's spirit and resilience. each of the 22 victims were honoured during a service at manchester cathedral, while a one minute silence was observed across the uk. hundreds of people were affected by the events on the 22nd of may last year, but from survivors and families of those who died, messages of hope and determination. you've got to be positive. you cannot let terrorism win. you got all the people, and the hugs you get people, supporting you, it's amazing. you've got to be thankful you are still here when you wake up every day. no matter what the weather is, be happy. start every day afresh, because you want to make the most of it. in today's other news, marks & spencer announce store closures in an effort to restructure the business. the company says shutting 100 shops in the next four years is v

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11:00pm: the government brings rail services on the troubled east coast main line from london to edinburgh back under public control. i think it is a good idea. i think the people that have run it in the past have been pretty useless. all everybody really wants is good service, and to pay something that you think is the right price for it. a corporate culture gone rotten. mps deliver withering criticism of the collapsed construction giant carillion. donald trump says he doesn't know if his planned summit with kim jong—un will go ahead. north korea has threatened to pull out over us pressure to give up its nuclear weapons. and on newsnight, what isjohn bolton trying to tell his boss, president trump, about the deal with north korea? we are live from the korean peninsula and from a close ally of donald trump. good evening and welcome to bbc news. rail services on the east coast main line are to be brought back under public control until the year 2020. the current privat

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3.00pm.ks the public for their support of the royal wedding — after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. the british designer who created meghan's dress has been talking about why she was chosen for thejob. she really, i think, is embracing women and what they do and the fact that i was a working mother, that i have worked for many different houses, and absolutely love what i do, i think really was a very interesting story for her. in other news, the biggest overhaul of train timetables in decades, affecting half a million passengers. it started today but there were some delays and cancellations. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those who were killed sign an open letter calling on the public to help prevent future atrocities.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11. bells chime.oment of the manchester arena attack one year ago, bringing to a close a day of remembrance. tonight in the heart of manchester, a concert to celebrate the city's spirit and resilience. each of the 22 victims were honoured during a service at manchester cathedral, while a one minute silence was observed across the uk. hundreds of people were affected by the events on the 22nd of may last year, but from survivors and families of those who died, messages of hope and determination.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.e government brings rail services on the troubled east coast main line from london to edinburgh back under public control. i think it is a good idea. i think the people that have run it in the past have been pretty useless. all everybody really wants is good service, and to pay something that you think is the right price for it. a corporate culture gone rotten. mps deliver withering criticism of the collapsed construction giant carillion. donald trump says he doesn't know if his planned summit with kim jong—un will go ahead. north korea has threatened to pull out over us pressure to give up its nuclear weapons. and on newsnight, what isjohn bolton trying to tell his boss, president trump, about the deal with north korea? we are live from the korean peninsula and

i'm shaun ley.anks the public for their support of the royal wedding, after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. the british designer who created meghan‘s dress has been talking about the challenge. we will hear from her in a few minutes. we will hear from her in a few minutes. the biggest overhaul of train timetables in decades, affecting half a million passengers. it started today, but there were some delays and cancellations. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those who were killed sign an open letter calling on the public to help prevent future atrocities. also in the next hour: officials in cuba say it is now known that 110 people died in a plane crash near havana. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight recorders has been recovered from the wreckage.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines. stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges — he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone. they say it is a bird as a military war zone hospital. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and... mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and those controversial president trump comments will be discussed by the dateline london panel. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. for a brain haemorrhage. messages of support from the game's big names, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who wrote: "keep fighting, boss", and everton manager sam allerdyce. i hope he is in good hands and i hope the operation as a major success. as a personalfriend, it is...i success. as a personalfriend, it is... i hope he has a full recovery. get well soon, sir alex ferguson, thatis get well soon, sir alex ferguson, that is the message from everyone here at old trafford and around the world. a 17 year old boy has died after being shot in southwark in south london — neighbours say bullets went through window narrowly missing a woman in a garden. more than 1,000 doctors have job offers withdrawn because of a clerical blunder.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday.an overwhelming margin. women should have the choice for a safe abortion, simple as that. i don't think we should have to be looked upon that the only reason you can have an abortion with any light on it is if we are attacked. this is a referendum on the right to life. we all have a right to life. nobody would vote away somebody else's right to live. "an utter failure" — mps say measures supposed to protect afg ha n interpreters who assisted british troops have failed to help any of them relocate to britain the owners of high street chain boots are accused of over—charging the nhs and exploiting patients by selling medicines at inflated prices. five weeks after disruptions were first reported, some tsb customers are still having problems making payments online. countdown to kick—off, as liverpool fans pour into kiev

i'm shaun ley and in the next hour — a baby prince at home.sington palace release new family photos of prince louis — including one with his sister princess charlotte taken by their mum, the duchess of cambridge. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are david wooding and ben chu. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, is in intensive care in hospital after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. his former team manchester united said the operation went "very well" but that he now needed a period of intensive care. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. he is one of the greatest figures that football, indeed sport, has ever seen. the messages of support for sir alex ferguson from all over the world is testament in the regard of which he is held. this was the 76—year—old week ago in high spirits and seemingly good health. last night, news that he had been admitted to hospital. speculation began when his son darren

i'm shaun ley and in the next hour... a baby prince at home.ensington palace release new family photos of prince louis, including one with his sister princess charlotte, taken by the duchess of cambridge. and a force in crisis investigates allegations of misconduct and corruption at police scotland. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir alex ferguson, the most successful manager in british football history, remains in hospital this morning after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. his former team manchester united said the operation went "very well" but that he now needed a period of intensive care. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. he's one of the greatest figures that football — indeed, sport — has ever seen, the messages of support for sir alex ferguson from all over the world, testament to the regard in which she is held. in which he is held. this was the 76—year—old only a week ago, in high spirits, and seemingly in good health. but last night news emerged tha

paul austin, who found the device and alerted the emergency services, spoke to my colleague shaun leyed out and i followed her out. how far out was a? yesterday was the lowest spring tide so yesterday was the lowest spring tide soi yesterday was the lowest spring tide so i think it exposed it. so it was about, i do not know, 20 yards from the shoreline, from a very low tide. it was quite exposed then. so when i got out to sharon, i said we should ta ke got out to sharon, i said we should take some photographs. and then we realised there was a den of some sort, i thought it was a propeller so sort, i thought it was a propeller soi sort, i thought it was a propeller so i thought it was a torpedo. and then we said we probably better withdraw and that we use another neighbour's phone, wendy... withdraw and that we use another neighbour's phone, wendy. . m really was a team effort. yeah, to fund the coast guard and we said you better be here within ten minutes because the tide had turned. they we re because the tide had turned. they were remarkable and were with us within seven minutes. an

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11... two british tourists are among three people kidnapped at gunpoint in a democratic republic of congo national park. voting is underway in iraq's first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the group that calls itself islamic state. the worst wage crisis in modern history. the tuc says workers are still feeling the effects of the financial crisis. mps and campaigners criticise a "lack of progress" on mobile connectivity in rural areas. also in the next hour... we'll hear about a novel plan to regenerate the high street in dumfries. a community group is leading the fight against decline in the town's centre, with hopes of drawing the crowds back to the shops. and at 11.30, dateline looks at the implications of president trump's withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal and what next month's summit with north korea could bring. a £500,000 ransom for their release. the tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint yesterday in the democratic republic of congo. the pair were amon

i'm shaun ley. the headlines.pects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges — he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone they say it is as bad as a military war zone hospital. knives, they say it is as bad as a military warzone hospital. knives, knives, knifes. knives, knives, knifes. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and click looks at a high tech solution to combat falling footfall on the high street. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3.00pm. the royal family thanks the public for their support of the royal wedding — after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. the british designer who created meghan‘s dress has been talking about why she was chosen for thejob. she really, i think, is embracing women and what they do and the fact that i was a working mother, that i have worked for many different houses, and absolutely love what i do, i think really was a very interesting story for her. in other news, the biggest overhaul of train timetables in decades, affecting half a million passengers. it started today but there were some delays and cancellations. survivors of terror attacks and relatives of those who were killed sign an open letter calling on the public to help prevent future atrocities. also in the next hour, officials in cuba say it's now known that 110 people died in a plane crash near havana. three women who survived remain in a critical condition. one of the plane's flight re

i'm shaun ley. the headlines. jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges — he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone they say it is as bad as a military war zone hospital. knives, they say it is as bad as a military warzone hospital. knives, knives, knifes. knives, knives, knifes. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and click looks at a high tech solution to combat falling footfall on the high street. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more details have emerged about how jamie acourt, one of britain's most wanted fugitives, managed to evade detection for two years. mr acourt, who is wan

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines: sir alex ferguson is in intensive care after emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. messages of support from the game's big names, including david beckham, signed by sir alex at 16, who wrote: "keep fighting, boss", and everton manager sam allerdyce. i hope he is in good hands and i hope the operation as a major success. hope the operation as a major success. as a personalfriend, it is...i success. as a personalfriend, it is... i hope he has a full recovery. get well soon, sir alex ferguson, thatis get well soon, sir alex ferguson, that is the message from everyone here at old trafford and around the world. a17 year old boy has died after being shot in southwark in south london — neighbours say bullets went through window narrowly missing a woman in a garden. more than 1,000 doctors have job offers withdrawn because of a clerical blunder. borisjohnson flies to washington, trying to persuade the white house not to pull out of the nuclear deal with iran. also in the n

i'm shaun ley. the headlines. jamie acourt, one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence, is arrested in spain on drugs charges — he'll appear before a judge today. donald trump criticises the level of knife crime in london — comparing one of the capital's hospitals to a war zone. they say it is a bird as a military war zone hospital. an erupting volcano in hawaii triggers earthquakes — including the most powerful tremor to hit the state since 1975. and... mission to mars. nasa launches its latest probe to map the red planet's interior and listen for tremors — or marsquakes. and those controversial president trump comments will be discussed by the dateline london panel. that's in half an hour — here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence has been arrested in spain. jamie acourt, who has always denied his involvement in the death of the teenager, was one of the uk's most wanted fugitives. he was detained by armed officers a

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 6pm. cheering. the royal family thanks the public for their support of the royal wedding, after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see prince harry and meghan markle. clare waight kellor, the british designer who created the dress, meghan markle chose her. she explains why she thinks meghan markle chose her. she really, i think, is embracing women, and i think, is embracing women, and i think the fact that i was a working mother and i work for many different houses and love what i do, really was an interesting story for her. in other news, the biggest overhaul of train timetables in decades, affecting half a million passengers. it started today but there were some delays and cancellations. chelsea football club owner roman abramovich faces delays in renewing his uk visa also coming up, the first serious injury from the hawaii volcano. a man was sitting on his balcony at home when "lava spatter," projectile molten rock, hit him and mo farah wins great manchester run, we'll bring you that and a

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday. the main group opposing the relaxation of ireland's strict abortion law concedes that it's lost the referendum by an overwhelming margin. women should have the choice for a safe abortion, simple as that. i don't think we should have to be looked upon that the only reason you can have an abortion with any light on it is if we are attacked. this is a referendum on the right to life. we all have a right to life. nobody would vote away somebody else's right to live. "an utter failure" — mps say measures supposed to protect afg ha n interpreters who assisted british troops have failed to help any of them relocate to britain the owners of high street chain boots are accused of over—charging the nhs and exploiting patients by selling medicines at inflated prices. five weeks after disruptions were first reported, some tsb customers are still having problems making payments online. countdown to kick—off, as liverpool fans pour into kiev for tonight's champions league final. jurgen klopp says w

i'm shaun ley and in the next hour... a baby prince at home.otte,

i'm shaun ley and in the next hour — a baby prince at home.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8:00. yulia skripal, poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury, says she and her father are lucky to be alive. translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination. to have both survived this i don't want to describe the details, but the clinical treatment was invasive, painful, and depressing. customs officials say the system favoured by brexiteers could cost businesses up to 20 billion pounds a year the bbc has been told that michael cohen, translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this personal lawyer to us president donald trump, received a secret payment to arrange talks between mr trump and the president of ukraine. gagged by her colleagues and taped to a chair, this woman who complained of a racist and misogynistic culture in a scottish government agency, says this was a warning to keep quiet. also ahead this hour, calls for more student diversity in higher education. one third of oxford's colleges admitted three black candidates, orfewer, during th

i'm shaun ley.n the past have been pretty useless. all people really wa nt been pretty useless. all people really want is good service and that things are a corporate culture gone rotten, mps deliver withering criticism of the collapsed construction giant carillion. donald trump says he doesn't know if his planned summit with kim jong—un will go ahead. north korea has threatened to pull out over us pressure to give up its nuclear weapons. also in the next hour, new pages are discovered from the diary of anne frank, the schoolgirl who hid from the nazis in an attic in amsterdam. anne hid the pages, which contain some of her thoughts on sex, underneath gummed brown paper.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at eight the government brings rail services on the troubled east coast main line from london to edinburgh back under public control. i think it's a good idea, the people who have run and in the past have been pretty useless. all people really wa nt been pretty useless. all people really want is good service and that things are a corporate culture gone rotten, mps deliver withering criticism of the collapsed construction giant carillion. donald trump says he doesn't know if his planned summit with kim jong—un will go ahead. north korea has threatened to pull out over us pressure to give up its nuclear weapons. also in the next hour, new pages are discovered from the diary of anne frank, the schoolgirl who hid from the nazis in an attic in amsterdam. anne hid the pages, which contain some of her thoughts on sex, underneath gummed brown paper. laurel, laurel, laurel and what do you hear, laurel or yanny? it's the sound clip that is dividing social media. we'll have all the

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8:00.both survived this i don't want to describe the details, but the clinical treatment was invasive, painful, and depressing. customs officials say the system favoured by brexiteers could cost businesses up to 20 billion pounds a year the bbc has been told that michael cohen, translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this personal lawyer to us president donald trump, received a secret payment to arrange talks between mr trump and the president of ukraine. gagged by her colleagues and taped to a chair, this woman who complained of a racist and misogynistic culture in a scottish government agency, says this was

i'm shaun ley, with the other main stories on bbc news at 5.heir first public engagement as newly weds, as part of prince charles' 70th birthday celebrations. it's five o'clock — we're in the heart of manchester, where the people of this city have been remembering the dreadful events of a year ago, and the 22 lives lost, when a suicide bomber attacked the crowd at a pop concert in the manchester arena. the prime minister and the duke of cambridge joined the families and friends of the victims, many survivors, and members of the emergency services — at a memorial service — where they led a nationwide one—minute silence — 0ur correspondent ben ando reports on the day's events. asa as a city they came together. remembering a day everyone wished they could forget. so would you please stand with me, as we observer the one minute's silence... then a minute's silence. thank you. 22 people, the youngestjust eight died when a bomber targeted a pop concert at the manchester arena. many of those who survived were in the congregation at the cathedral, toge

i'm shaun ley. brazil was one of the success stories of the early 21st century.nder president lula, rapid economic growth combined with radical redistribution of money to the poor. succeeded him, but under her presidency, the economy faltered. in 2016, she was forced from office, accused of fiddling the figures to boost her chances of re—election. well, now she's here in london drumming up support for lula's bid to be re—elected president — only he's currently in a prison cell in brazil having been convicted of corruption. so are they the saints or sinners of brazil's political class? in support of your predecessor, the man all brazilians know as lula. why are you so confident that he could be president again? well, let's. .. let's deal with two things that you have raised there. the first is you have talked about the reality. the reality is he is in prison at the moment, he is serving a prison term for corruption, and the courts, at the highest level, have said that his appeals have been exhausted. he cannot, if he is a convicted prisoner whose appeals have been