live from london. this is bbc news. israel said it has the full support of president trump as it continues to strike iran. iran says more than 80 people have been killed, mainly civilians. across israel - explosions were heard as iran launched retaliatory missiles. most of them were intercepted - some of them weren't, three people were killed and dozens injured. a lawmaker and her husband have been killed in what is said to be a politically motivated attack.

speaker melissa hortman and her husband mark, were shot and killed early this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. india's civil aviation officials say the flight data recorder from the air india plane that crashed in ahmedabad on thursday is being decoded. without breaking news. a manhunt is under way in the united states, state of minnesota, for a gunman who shot dead a democratic party politician and her husband at their home. police say melissa hortman and her husband were the victims of a targeted attack in the early hours of saturday. the government was dressed as a policeman and fled on foot. and another local democrat, john hoffman, and his wife, were wounded in a shooting at eight or a short time just earlier on. police have described as a manifesto identifying other potential targets were recovered from the gunmen bosman vehicle with hundreds of police involved now in the search for the attacker who fled on foot. president

trump has condemned the shootings and the minnesota governor said it was an act of political violence. my good friend and colleague, speaker melissa hortman and her husband mark, were shot and killed earlier this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. our state lost a great leader and i lost if dearest of friends. speaker melissa hortman serve the people of minnesota with grace, compassion, humour and a sense of service. she was a formidable public servant. a fixture and a giant in minnesota. she woke up every day determined to make this state a better place. she is irreplaceable and will be missed by so many. minnesota's thoughts and prayers are with her family, loved one, children and parents. my prayers also go out to state senator john hoffman and his wife yvette who were each shot multiple times.

that was the minnesota governor tim walz and we have breaking news that a manhunt is under way for a man who shot dead a democratic politician so let's remind you of the situation on the ground there. the politician in the us state of minnesota has been killed, another injured after they were both short in their separate homes, state representative melissa hortman and her husband have been killed while state senator john hoffman and his wife are recovering after surgery. police are searching for the suspect who escaped after a shoot-out with officers and minnesota governor tim walz said this was an act of political violence. let's cross over to speak to david dunn, professor in international politics from the university of birmingham in the uk. obviously this is a developing story, a breaking news story but a very

difficult story to cover with what is happening in minnesota. let's just start with your reaction. well, even though these things are not unusual in america, it is still shocking to hear democratically elected politicians targeted in this way, especially if this is in anyway which it may be. america is highly armed, highly violent country and increasingly a divided country with a whole variety of issues and that violence and division can display itself in acts of violence like this and this may be what we are seeing today that actually it is a consequence of the rather feeble rail environment in america that has intensified really over the past five months. as we speak, just to explain to our audience details

are scarce at the moment but the police have said that they have described what they call a manifesto identifying other potential targets and they say that was recovered from the gunmen bosman vehicle and now the moment hundreds of police are involved in the search for the attacker but this idea that somebody has gone to the trouble to create a manifesto, i just wonder, you spoke about how guns... obviously we know gun crime is high in the united states but you're also seeing a that is increasingly polarised politically. what do you say to the idea that police have found what they are describing as a manifesto in the vehicle of the gone person? i say there has been a long history of political violence going back to the uniform and going back to 1991 and also the increasing

murder -- make recent murder of a health care worker in new york so there is an undercurrent of this being a feature of the american polity but there is a degree to which one of the features of mr trump bosman returned to power in january is that he does not seek to bring the country together, he seeks to exploit differences and otherness as a way of actually making political points. he has recently talked in terms of there being political emergency on the border, in california and elsewhere, and he has increasingly talked in terms of there being an alien invasion of the country and he has done so in a way which many people say is corrosive of there being one society in america and instead what there is as increasing divisions that are seen not to tolerate different points of view and to see them as un-american and certainly trump contributes to that by describing these people as enemies within and as

anti-american and in some way not proper americans is the way you would frame it in the way in which they disagree with him. he talked about for example if there were protests at his parade, his birthday parade in washington that they ought to be locked up and he seems not to tolerate being differing points of view and the expression of differing points of view if they are expressed in protests which he sees as being a challenge to his authority so there are many people who will link these incidents of violence to the overall mood in america that has largely been caused by some of the rhetoric and policies and actions and words of mr trump. professor don of international politics at the university of birmingham with reaction on this, just as the president has condemned the shootings in minnesota as being

terrible and said such violence would never be tolerated in the united states. so just that reaction from the president who is saying he is very much condemning these shootings and breaking news coming from minnesota describing the shootings as being terrible and horrific violence will never be tolerated. we await any more reaction to the shootings of a democratic party politician and her husband at their home and also that second attack where the victims are now being treated in hospital, of course we will bring them to you, developing story and a manhunt is under way across minnesota. let's turn to the middle east... iran media has just reported a massive explosion - as israel says it's continuing its attacks on the country. israel says it targeted tehran's air defence capabilities and sites from which iran can fire

ballistic missiles and drones at israel. iranian officials say around eighty people - most of them civilians, including children - have been killed, as well as some military commanders and nuclear scientists. iran responded to israel's attacks with overnight strikes on israel. although israel's military says most of the missiles were intercepted, three people were reported to have been killed and dozens were hurt. as well as the main cities of tel aviv and jerusalem being targetted - there was considerable damage to buildings in smaller towns, proving that israel's much vaunted air defence system is not foolproof. nicknamed the ion dome. -- nicknamed the iron dome. israel's defence minister israel katz has said that the iranian capital will burn if iran continues to fire retaliatory missiles. well in the last few minutes - the prime minister of israel has made a further statement. benjamin netanyahu reiterated why his country had

carried out the strikes - but started his news conference with a message for the us president. i want to start by wishing a double happy birthday, first happy birthday to you, president donald j trump, you've been an extraordinary leader, decisive, courageous, clear vision, clear action. you have done great things for israel. you've been an extraordinary friend to the jewish state and personally we've known each other for many years and we appreciate what you're doing now. helping protect israeli lives against the criminal regime in iran. i want to wish also a 250 of happy birthday to the american army. the men and women of the armed services of the united states have protected freedom for 2.5 centuries and we would not have a free world without you. thank you on behalf of three people everywhere. -- thank you on behalf of free people everywhere.

today israel defends freedom at home and beyond, defending against a radical iranian regime that wants to build atomic bombs against ours and ballistic missiles including intercontinental ballistic metal to be able to threaten everyone everywhere any than by defending ourselves we are also defending others. -- intercontinental ballistic missiles. we defend our friends in peace, we defend your and also helping defend the united states which helps us all the time. benjamin netanyahu speaking a short time ago. for more information on the situation we spoke to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega who reports from jerusalem. iran's response to israel came at night... ..with about 200 missiles. the military worked to stop them. as millions of israelis sought shelter. the air raid sirens were still

sounding in tel aviv when the missile hit. iran's intention may have been to overwhelm israel's defences. and here, it did. a residential neighbourhood south of tel aviv caught up in this conflict. this is where the missile hit, completely destroying these houses. and there's a lot of damage all around here. and all morning emergency services have been inspecting these buildings, with residents coming to rescue whatever they can find. we have people that died here. and we have between 24 and 26 injured here at this site. this morning iran came under attack again. here plumes of smoke rise from mehrabad airport in tehran. the israeli military released these images of what it said were strikes on iranian missiles ready to be launched. israel says it wants to damage

iran's nuclear programme. but the scale of the attacks could indicate another goal. to topple the regime. for years, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has defended military action against iran. he is now going ahead with it. the objective of israel's military operation is to remove this threat. both the nuclear threat and the ballistic missile threat to israel. and as we achieve our objectives, we are also clearing the path for you to achieve your objective, which is freedom. for the leadership in iran, regime survival has always been a priority. translation: they should not think that they struck and it's over. we will not allow them to escape unscathed. for iran, there

are no easy options. a strong response could drag the us into a conflict and be devastating for the country. a muted reaction would be seen as weakness, and even defeat. israel seems to be making a gamble. it has suggested this is just the beginning. for the leaders in iran, this could become an existential battle. hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. just a short while ago hugo joined us from rishon lezion which was badly damaged by the strikes. this is the scene here in rishon lezion, a city just south of tel aviv that was hit by an iranian missile in those attacks overnight. and this was likely the point of impact. and there's a lot of destruction here. all these houses have been completely destroyed, which gives you an idea of the power of the attack that happened here. and all morning.

families have been coming here to try to rescue some objects, retrieve some items from the rubble, and, you know, there's a lot of destruction all around with these cars. also, the houses here completely damaged. again, a very powerful attack that happened here. and it was a very long night of attacks with air raid sirens sounding across the country. i was in jerusalem and there were loud explosions just before dawn, with air defence systems trying to intercept those missiles that had been fired by iran. the israeli military says more than 200 missiles were fired as part of the iranian response to those large scale attacks that have been carried out by israel. now, the authorities in israel are indicating that this could be the beginning of a prolonged campaign against iran. they've been urging the public to stay alert. there's a state of emergency here, and the israeli authorities believe that more attacks with missiles, with drones are likely, as this israeli campaign against iran continues.

thank you to hugo bachega for that reporting. let's digest some of what he was saying with a senior fellow at the middle east institute with i understand a particular focus on iran. our understanding is iran's president is warning of more severe responses if israel continues with its attack. i wonder, from your expertise, what is the mood across iran and how are they reacting to those strikes by israel? in the last day or so, i've seen a noticeable effort by the iranians state officials to try and shore up the nationalist sentiment in the country. if prime minister netanyahu is depicting this conflict has one between israel and the iranian regime but not the iranian people, the opposite is being put out as narrative by the

iranian regime that this is the fight between the iranian people, iranian nation and the israelis so that is where the effort has gone in. i think obviously to something we just heard earlier in the report also, there is this concern inside iranians state that the israelis are going for regime change essentially and if that is their end objective, the most important thing they could bring to bear is that iranian public sentiment to be in favour of israel and regime change so they are trying to pre-empt that by playing up the nationalist sentiment in the country. is there a need for that? i just wonder because we have seen in the past with iran, when you had the women's movement, trying to evoke some kind of change and that was pretty heavily brought down by the regime in iran, is there an appetite for that kind of huge disruption that would be needed

for regime change? and arguably, israel is saying the path is now clear to tehran. are they suggesting they would support something like that? that arguably could invoke a civil war across iran. we are not at the point yet where we can discuss civil war, this is a civil country and iranian people have been living together for a long time so it is premature to say that but he was my answer to your question specifically on the idea of regime change. clearly any observer will tell you the islamic republic is not popular with iranian people. in fact, this war right now in israel and iran is seen to be war between israel and the iranian regime, not the iranian people and i think that is a common sentiment among iranians but that said, i did, and you can go in if you're israel and create conditions for regime

change through a decapitation strategy, that is a big gamble and a big question and i don't know the answer but all i can tell you as we've never been here before and seen israel or anyone else in a short span of time being able to do what the israelis have done in terms of taking out so many prominent members of the regime, will back destabilise the regime? is it one element you need to bring the house of cards down? it remains to be seen what you heard benjamin netanyahu and that is very much what israelis might be banking on. fascinating point. we are out of time but thank you for sharing your expertise there. thank you so much. some of the points alex was making, let's bring in our next guest. you are the executive director of the nonpartisan organisation in washington focusing on the middle east and former congressional adviser to the

then obama administration. we have benjamin netanyahu here seemingly saying they have support from the united states. is it as clear-cut as that? certainly not. we could even externally when we saw the difference in tone and public statements between marco rubio, when the strikes first happen, then the next day with president donald trump so we do know behind the scenes that the trump administration was very much trying to discourage israel and benjamin netanyahu from striking iran and we do know they had scheduled in oman today and tomorrow evening to crop and that is still very much on his agenda and the striker, and of course now that the strikes of patterns, it is not good optics particularly from donald trump to seem like benjamin netanyahu went against

his will or he is not as influential as he would like to have your to so there is certainly a bit advice i think a clean-up act going on now any public response to what is happening. in terms of the diplomacy behind the scenes, of those folks are not taking place and we are being told the reuters news agency reports that the kremlin are saying that the situation was being described as very alarming, it feels like obviously international leaders are monitoring what is happening but who is trying to de-escalate and where does that de-escalation come in? is it benjamin netanyahu needing brought down? certainly the gulf states are very concerned about a potential escalation in the region. as you know we've seen just incredible destabilisation throughout the entire region and whenever a one country is destabilise the middle east, threatens the security and safety of all countries because there is

always the risk of that country becoming a failed state, being taken over by even more adversarial or extremist organisations and that creates so much pressure on the united states so i would say the gulf states, especially those who are... would be encouraging de-escalation and i think there would be many people within the trump administration who are very much encouraging de-escalation as well because the reality is it would be very hard for israel to carry out a long-term war against iran without directly endangering united states citizens whether it be true to your stationed in iraq or of different diplomatic embassies are potentially an attack on the us homeland just because iran does not have continental ballistic missiles

does not mean they are incapable of having cells, planning attacks within the us domestic sphere. incredibly complicated. thank you so much for sharing your expertise and your thoughts, thank you. of course, much more on a website on this where we are continuing to monitor the live developments but now that spring up to date with another big story. -- let's bring you up to date. india's government says it will look into all possible theories of what could have caused thursday's air india plane crash. the government is said they've all help with repatriation of bodies. there was one surviving passenger and the government says they are still decoding

data and the cause of the crash is unknown. you can see the building is completely charred despite the fact the plane fail if you metres away from those buildings. we have seen a lot of investigators. -- well, i'm just outside that medical hostel, as you mentioned. you can see the buildings completely charred, despite the fact that the plane fell just a few metres away from those buildings. but just look at the impact - that gives you a sense of what must have happened here. we've seen a lot of activity with investigators, with specialities coming in to find crucial pieces of evidence which could help them in the investigations forward. we've also seen a lot of excavators through the day. in fact, one of them was also involved in helping remove that massive tail, the rear part of the aircraft, which had been wedged lodged on top of the building once

the aircraft struck. we've all seen those pictures, very, very dramatic and astonishing pictures, which really gave us a sense of scale, the scale of this entire incident. very, very tragic pictures there, of course, but now been recovered. we've also been hearing from the indian civil aviation minister, who's been pointing out how they've set up a multiple committees, who have been given a three month deadline to come up with their findings. they're on track, given the fact that they have recovered the black box, they say, which will help them figure out what really happened moments before the crash. in fact, they're also carrying out an investigation with the existing boeing 787 fleet as well. here's what the civil aviation minister had to say on that. so from the dgca, we have also given an order to do the extended surveillance for the 787 planes. there are 34 in our indian aircraft fleet today. i believe that eight have already been inspected. with immediate urgency, all of them are going to be done. air india said that they are carrying out these investigations themselves, and the aircraft, after being checked, can only then go ahead and carry out their next flight operations. so they have also warned and cautioned passengers that these checks could also

result in some delays or disruptions, because of which they will be communicating that to the passengers in advance. do stay with us, i'm back in a few minutes and we will have more on are numerous stories including the

welcome. you are with bbc news. the headlines... israel says it has the full support of president trump as it continues to strike iran hitting targets including the airport and a nuclear site. iran says around 80 people have been killed - mostly civilians. across israel, explosions were heard as iran launched retaliatory strikes.

three people were killed. israel says tehran will burn if it keeps retaliating. a huge manhunt is under way in minnesota, where a state lawmaker and her husband was shot in their home early on saturday morning - the state's governor said the crime could be politically motivated. towns and cities across the united states are bracing for protests by opponents of president trump, timed to coincide with a huge military parade in the capital. india's civil aviation officials say the flight data recorder from the air india plane that crashed in ahmedabad on thursday is being decoded. now it's time for a look at today's sport. colleagues at the bbc sport centre. good to see you. you too, thank you very much indeed. south africa have won the world test championship beating australia by five wickets in the final at lords. the proteas started day four needing 69 runs to claim

the mace given to the winning team, in order to secure a first title since the 1998 champions trophy, as adam cottier reports. unconfined joy for south africa - so often labelled as a team that chokes, now they have their hands on their first global title in 27 years. they began the day needing 69 runs to win, a steady start punctuated by pat cummins' seventh wicket of the match for australia. with temba bavuma removed, aiden markram was the protagonist, hitting the first boundary, adding to his imperious total. just 25 runs scored in the first hour and mitchell starc removed tristram stubbs for just eight. but with their reviews used up, australia's hopes dissipated as south africa maintained their composure. markram reached 136 before head's catch concluded one of the most decisive innings in south african test history. wonderful ovation

for aiden markram. this single secured south africa's historic victory, world test champions, beating australia by five wickets. as a team we have been wanting this, we have been knocking at the door, being relentless, getting ourselves into positions where we can be in finals. we have gone through the heartache and disappointment, seen it with past players who have come before us. the song is on us at the moment. we have been carrying the responsibility and hopefully this is one of many. they showed why they are in this final, and deserved champions. all facets really are, on all four days they kept themselves in the game. when they got a sniff, they took a few wickets and they were fantastic so congratulations to all the players. bath have won the premiership rugby title for the first time since 1996 after a narrow 23-21

victory over leicester at twickenham. bath went into the final as overwhelming favourites after finishing 11 points clear at the top of the table. thomas du toit's try and another from max ojomoh pushed them 13 points clear. tigers came back at them, though - emeka ilione's score five minutes from time set up a nervy finish for bath fans. they held on, though, to become the first team since opponents leicester in 2001 to seal a treble after winning the premiership rugby cup and the european challenge cup earlier this season. tatjana maria's amazing run continues at queens after she stunned australian open champion madison keys to reach the final. the german qualifier put in another brilliant performance to complete a straight sets victory over the american second seed. the 37-year-old mother of two becomes the oldest woman to reach a wta 500 final. and she'll face olympic champion zheng qinwen or amanda anisimova on sunday - they're currently into the third set.

anisimova 5-3 up with a break. american taylor fritz is through to the final of the stuttgart open after beating canada's felix auger-aliassime. the second seed had too much for his north american rival, winning in straight sets 6-4, 7-6. fritz is through to his first final in stuttgart, where he'll face top seed alexander zverev after he saw off ben shelton 7-6, 7-6. to golf, where play is under way in the third round of the us open at oakmont. the leaders won't be out for another three hours or so. of the 156 players who began the tournament on thursday, just three are under par after two rounds. one of them is viktor hovland, who benefitted from this eagle on the tenth. he's a shot behind jj spaun who at one stage was four under but ended the day two under par to sit one shot back from halfway leader sam burns, who shot a brilliant 65 to finish three under. and that's all the sport for now. i will be back a little bit

later on. fantastic stuff. we look forward to seeing you then, thank you. more now on the situation in the middle east, where the israeli prime minister has threatened to hit "every target" of what he called the ayatollah's regime in iran as the two countries continue to exchange air strikes. iranian media have reported a massive explosion and fire following an israeli air strike on a refinery in the southern port of kangan. iran's president has warned of, in his words, a "more severe and powerful response" if israeli attacks continue. dr ha hellyer, is a senior fellow in geopolitics and middle east studies at the royal united services institute. i asked him, given the scale of israel's attacks, if he thinks that they are after a regime change. that's not what the israelis are saying, but i think that that's what's on the minds

of many who are watching this conflict, this new war that israel launched on friday. the scale of the attack, um, what type of targets? it seems difficult to, at the very least, rule that possibility out as an aim of tel aviv. i should say that there's more to it than simply even just regime change, although that's obviously, you know, quite a staggering prospect in and of itself. the fact of the matter is, is that israel has embarked on this course of action in an environment where it feels utter impunity. it would not have embarked on this course of action had it felt that there would be significant consequences to israel on the back of it, particularly from the international community and the united states. and that represents a very real, i think, very dangerously real dynamic within the region where the rule of international law is completely absent and the rule of the jungle is returning.

that's quite a bleak picture you paint there, just when it comes to the other international community, what is your understanding of the us involvement? because arguably, israeli officials had hoped that the trump administration would support them. secretary of state marco rubio adamantly denied any us involvement in the strikes. but also president trump... he's not really talking to israel to rein them back. he has not said that very publicly. what messaging is the us giving? the messaging is all over the place. but i think you can see a very clear dynamic here. so marco rubio, who's the secretary of state, came out and said we were not involved, which i think people should take at face value. i think that they should assume that the united states was not involved in the strikes on friday at all. but that doesn't translate into the united states can simply wash its hands of it. because the reality is that the united states is involved anyway.

because it is an integral part of the security architecture that israel relies on. so had tel aviv had any doubt that the united states would serve any type of consequence upon it for embarking down this course, then tel aviv would never have gone forward in this action. and you can see this dynamic over the past two years, with regards to gaza in particular. but of course, it goes further back than that. so even though i don't think that the united states was involved at all, i fundamentally think that's a misreading of the situation. and i don't think that they encouraged the israelis either to go ahead and do it, but they needed to send a very clear red light as opposed to some sort of like murky orange one. otherwise the reality is that israel would not have done anything without having that assumption very clearly in place.

dr ha hellyer, is a senior fellow in geopolitics and middle east studies. well, a bit earlier on, we spoke to ambassador james jeffrey. james is a former ambassador to iraq and turkey, and special envoy to the global coalition to defeat isis. and he's now the chair of the wilson center's middle east programme. he gave us his assessment of the current situation in the middle east. for many decades, not only doctor hellyer but most of us in the diplomatic, business and international relations operated on certain assumptions about international peace that conflicts, uh, the cold war between the soviet union and the us, north korea, south korea, the iranian threats to the region, including its nuclear file, were all manageable through a combination of military deterrence and diplomacy. that countries didn't really want to gobble up other countries. what has happened is we have learned that that is not correct.

we started learning that with ukraine, when russia clearly does have the goal of gobbling up ukraine, that doesn't mean negotiations might not work in the end because it's a frozen conflict but that certainly is russia's intent. likewise with iran. i don't understand this idea of pre-emptive israeli actions. every single target that israel has gone after, it went after after it was attacked by them. hamas started the fight on the 7th of october, soon joined by hezbollah, then the houthis, and finally iran with a missile attack in early 2024 and a later missile attack in the fall of last year. so israel has concluded correctly that it is facing an existential threat from iran, mainly focused now on iran's last remaining capability, which is the nuclear file.

and iran has been rushing forward as the international atomic energy agency, in a decision that they haven't taken in the last 20 years, warning of the threat just released on thursday. so at the strategic level, israel has gotten this right. most of the international community still listen to what's coming out of the un. listen to what's coming out of most european capitals. has got this still wrong. they still think it's the old thinking that has put both ukraine and now israel at risk. whether israel is operating correctly, be it in gaza or against iran right now at the tactical level, that's a question we really have to look into as well as the american position. but nonetheless, at the strategic highest level, israel is right to consider iran an existential threat and to take action. so on that point, then, i guess arguably proportionality comes into the equation. and israel has been criticised for the level of its activity within gaza. there is a concern about

the scale of its activity across iran, and possibly that points to them wanting to conclude a regime change, given the ferocity. but i just wonder in terms of proportionality, has israel got it right? proportionality is one of the poster theories of that old international theory developed by jurists and developed by foreign policy academicians after world war 2. it has no bearing to a 25-year-old kid holding a rifle behind an armoured vehicle in vietnam in 1972 wondering whether we should fire back or whether we should try to preserve civilian lives. and i've been in that position. any of us who have been there find this whole talk of proportionality to be ridiculous. ambassador james jeffrey. the head of the united nations' nuclear watchdog has told the security council that israel's strike had destroyed

the overground enrichment plant in natanz, causing some chemical and radiological contamination. but rafael grossi said the leak was manageable. darya dolzikova is a senior research fellow with rusi's proliferation and nuclear policy programme. she spoke about the impact of the israeli strikes on the nuclear programme in iran. i have to preface this with the fact we don't have all the information, it's early days and we are trying to piece together bits of information like what was targeted and how much damage was achieved. it looks like the facility was targeted and the pilot fuel enrichment plant at the facility was severely damaged, not destroyed. it's a large complex but there are two main sites for uranium enrichment at the complex, the pilot fuel

enrichment plant which was heavily damaged. it's above ground. and there is also an underground facility fuel enrichment plant which is the largest. so by all accounts, it seems that the attacks didn't penetrate the underground facility, but again, saying this without having full information. the international atomic energy agency has said some of the electrical infrastructure at the complex was damaged which might have impacted equipment in the underground facility as well. then there is the other enrichment facility in iran at a different site, and that is a heavily hardened facility, it is deep underground. it looks like israel had tried to strike the facility. the extent of the damage is unclear. it looks like it didn't sustain a huge amount of damage, but again all unclear, but there was damage to the enrichment capabilities

but that's not the only part of the iranians nuclear programme. they have a very vast programme and much of their enrichment capabilities seem to have not been damaged. much more coming up on this story, and there is more on our website, but more now on the investigation into thursday's air india plane crash. hospital officials say at least 270 bodies have been recovered from the scene after the london bound plane crashed into a medical college hostel shortly after take-off. barry valentine is a aviation expert and former deputy administrator for the us federal aviation administration. i asked him about the videos that have been emerging of the plane that appear to show it struggling to go higher into the air,

and whether that might give some indication as to why this tragedy happened. i've looked at the video many times, as i'm sure many people have. and it's obvious that the aeroplane was unable to maintain sufficient lift to remain in flight. toward the end of the film, you'll note that the aeroplane is somewhat nose-high, probably ten to 15 degrees nose-high. had the aeroplane had sufficient power, that aeroplane should have been climbing, not descending in that attitude. so i suspect that much of the investigation is going to be an investigation as to the thrust and power output of that aeroplane toward the end of its flight. so what potentially causes - and again, i'm going to completely stress that this is...we don't know what's happened. the investigations are undergoing right now. but to have that kind of lack of thrust, lack of ability to climb as high as the plane needs to, possible rear

double engine failure? what's your thinking as to why planes are not able to lift as much as they should do? well, you just mentioned that a two-engine failure, double-engine failure is an extremely rare event. and that happens, for example, as with the miracle on the hudson, when you have a bird strike that impacts both engines that, as i understand it, early investigations looked at the engines and did not see evidence of a bird strike. so then what else could possibly happen? lack of fuel. but the aeroplane had full fuel load on board, so it wasn't as though it ran out of fuel or had an empty tank. a third possibility is fuel contamination, something related to the quality of the fuel flowing into the engine. and i'm sure that will be looked at as well. but i'm gathering the focus would be mostly on why there wasn't sufficient thrust to power to remain airborne. and barry, just briefly, if you would, air india is going to be investigating the remaining of its fleet of boeing 787 crafts. what are they looking out for?

i...probably any anomalies they might possibly find that would suggest why there would be a problem with thrust or power on the aeroplane. i would note that the 787 has a sterling safety record. it's not been involved previously in fatal airline crash. so it's not an aeroplane about which there's been any history of questions about its performance or capability. here in london, the annual trooping the colour ceremony - to mark king charles' birthday - has taken place with more than 1,000 troops taking part. our royal correspondent sarah campbell was in central london following events and sent us this report. trooping the colour, the annual celebration of military pomp and pageantry is finished. the crowds are dispersing, the fly-past has happened and i'm here with robert hardman from the daily mail. royal biographer.

it feels very different to last year when the king had just been diagnosed with cancer. catherine, princess of wales, this was her first appearance after her diagnosis. but this year felt different. this year felt like a return to the birthday parades of old. there wasn't that sort of sense of fingers crossed, hope it's going to be ok. it felt a very confident day. i mean, i think everybody was just glad to see the royal family enjoying it. you know, there was no sort of sense of surprise that they were here. we were expecting them here. so it was... yeah, it was a reset, if you like, to the sort of parades that we've seen over many, many years. and all the senior working members of the royal family were here, including, we always hope that they will be and they are a regular fixture now. the wales children, prince george, louis and charlotte. yeah, i think the king remembers as he was a little

boy when he first came to this parade. it's something that will be part of their lives. and so we always hope to see them here. it's never confirmed till the last minute. but yes, essentially it's a day for those members of the family who do the regular engagements, what they call the working members. but it is a family day and so it's important the younger generation are here too. and everybody loves to see george, charlotte and louis. much of it was, as it always is, every year. but at the king's request, there was a reflection of the events in india two days ago. yeah. there is always a consciousness that this is a national day, but it's got to, you know, take on board important moments. and obviously the tragic events of air india flight 171. just an appalling event that's been, uh, that's really hit home right across the commonwealth. so the king decided there should be a minute's silence in the middle of parade to honour that, but also that those members

of the family uniform will wear a black armband as well. so that was done and it was a reminder this has happened before. we had some years ago when this event coincided with the terrible tragedy of the grenfell tower fire. on that occasion, the late queen decided, yes, this parade should honour that moment as well. let's talk about the fly-past. always spectacular, particularly on a sunny blue sky day like this, and a particularly interesting sustainable element to it this year. yes, it was, i thought, particularly telling that for the first time ever, we had a fly-past featuring two forms of sustainable fuel. the red arrows at the end, not only are they flying using sustainable fuel, but their famous vapour trails - probably the most famous part of this fly-past - the red, white and blue smoke that comes at the end that was environmentally sourced, environmentally friendly as well. so it's the sort of thing. it's these little touches that the king is very keen to

introduce them. he will have been especially pleased about that. why do these events matter? why are they important? well, we see the crowds here today. some people come every year. but i think at a time, particularly when in times of great uncertainty, times when people are just feeling it's a strange, turbulent and rather dangerous world out there, these are the moments, actually, that offer a bit of reassurance. they're timeless. and they sort of speak to a sort of a deeper sense of constancy that whatever happens in the world, you know, there's still the trooping the colour, there's still the birthday parade, and there's still the royal family on the balcony. some things never change. robert hardman, always good to talk to you. and i can say that this is a global event. we have been surrounded by broadcasters from france, from italy, from germany all morning, all broadcasting the ceremony live as well. so lots of interest, not just here in the uk, but also around the world. back to you. there certainly is a lot of interest. our thanks to sarah and robert. it comes as the actor gary oldman and david beckham have been knighted in the king's birthday

honours list. lizo mzimba has more. after days of reports and rumours about the former england captain, confirmation in the king's birthday honours list that he's now sir david beckham. also knighted, the who singer roger daltrey, recognised for both his music and his charity work with the teenage cancer trust. to have it recognised, it is absolutely wonderful. and i accept this, not only for myself, but on behalf of all those unsung people that have worked to make the charity the success it's become. # memory... and after six decades in show business, singer and actress elaine paige has been made a dame for services to music and to charity. i am just thrilled and excited and proud, and humbled by it as well. grateful. i mean, all these different emotions coming at me all at once. and it's been really rather overwhelming. please welcome tess daly and claudia winkleman. the strictly hosts become mbes.

daly said it was a great surprise. winkleman said she was incredibly grateful. three darts champions are also honoured. deta hedman said it felt quite surreal to be made an obe. current rivals luke humphries and luke littler have both been made mbes. most honours go to people not in the public eye. samantha madgin was fatally stabbed just weeks after giving birth. her mother and sister have set up charity samantha's legacy to warn about the dangers of knife crime. they've both been made mbes. i'm very proud. it's a very bittersweet moment. we wouldn't be receiving this honours if i hadn't have lost samantha. yeah, a very bittersweet moment, but i will take the award, you know, for every victim out there, and more so i'll take it back for our community who have always been our great support as well. just two of so many making a difference in their community.

live from tel aviv. this is bbc news. israel says it has the full support of president trump as it continues to strike iran. iran says around 80 people have been killed in israeli strikes. across israel - explosions were heard as iran launched retaliatory strikes. three people were killed and israel says tehran will burn if it keeps retaliating. i'm karin giannone in london. in other news... a huge manhunt under way in minnesota after a state lawmaker and her husband are shot dead in their home. the state's governor says it's politically motivated.