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lucy williamson, bbc news, carcassonne. stay with us on bbc news. and women's boat races in commanding style. arabs and israelis. i'm so proud of you both. should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. gasps from onlookers on fiji. woman: wow! this is bbc news. africa. across the country to call for stricter gun controls. let's stay with that story. let's speak to assistant professor of sociology kevin wozniak. research in us public opinion and gun control. support might have changed over the years in the us. years in the us. should be more strict or less strict? strict? a minority of americans said the law should be more strict. should be more strict. elementary school, that number has been rising. been rising. of the public that says these laws should be more strict. should be more strict. highest it has been since about 1994. 1994. tooting has made a bit of a difference. difference. debated about uncontrolled —— parklands shooting. parklands shooting. restriction on semiautomatic weapons. weapons. what kind

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yes, brexit certainly featured on bbc news this week, as did syria. but paul pointed out that the extensive weather coverage meant less time given to that unfolding crisis. you may have noticed it's been snowing in the uk, there's been a lot about it on the news. i've been prompted to contact newswatch because i watched the bbc 6pm news on tuesday, i think it was, and we went through the entire show without once mentioning the huge, emerging humanitarian disaster that is eastern ghouta in syria. there was lots of footage of children playing in the snow, of reporters standing by motorways with abandoned vehicles and lorries trapped in snowdrifts. but while children are playing and tobogganing in the uk, they are playing in bunkers and underground in syria. plenty to talk about there with the controller of bbc news channels, thank you for coming on newswatch. no—one is saying that snow wasn't a big story, but in the grand scheme of things, there's a strong concern it came at the cost of a lot of serious news coverage that should have had more prominen

danny shaw, bbc news. russia has taken further diplomatic measures against britain in the escalating dispute over the poisoning of the former russian spy, sergei skripal. the kremlin has told britain it has one month to cut its diplomatic contingent in russia to the same size as russia's mission in the uk as it continues what it calls a symmetrical response to coordinated moves by western countries. ambassadors from the nations involved have been summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow, following the announcement yesterday that 60 american diplomatic staff have been told to leave. we'll be live in moscow shortly. but first let's cross to simonjones is in salisbury. the home secretary amber rudd has beenin the home secretary amber rudd has been in salisbury today, it was a private visit but she was attending a service at the cathedral. an easter service, also designed to show solidarity with the people of the city who have been so affected by the events here. no doubt, too, she will have been monitoring

simonjack, bbc simon jack, bbc news. our north america technology correspondent dave lee is in san francisco. facebook, a huge global company now, the pressure is mowning, how significant a moment is this for them? i think this could be a hugely significant moment for them, indeed for silicon valley in general. the mood here is that the era of tech self regulation may be reaching an end, we nuns the last hour, there has been a meeting at face book with employees but it wasn't chaired by mark zuckerberg or his deputy, we haven't here from either of them since this news broke on friday. internally and externally as we have been hearing they are facing investigations on both sides of the atla ntic investigations on both sides of the atlantic and the impact on the company's value has been to the tune of round $50 billion, so in the short—term, hugely significant and also as we are learning in the long—term it will have real impact on how this company does its business. thank you. a red arrows jet has crashed at raf valle

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martin patience, bbc news, lebanon. stay with us on bbc news. violent, people living nearby are warned to wear hard hats. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i've never been married before. this is bbc news. on imports of the metal. rifles to fire continuously. rick saccone. tolerance for dealers. during the course of his or her life! their families are destroyed. so you can kill thousands of people and go to jailfor 30 days. they catch a drug dealer, they don't even put them in jail! think of it. in many states. or you get life imprisonment. you — think of it. and they don't even put you in

on bbc news: sources tell bb -- the bbc that the headlines on bbc news: sources tell bb —— the bbc that traces of the nerve agent used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter were found on a table in the restaurant where they take last sunday and that table has been removed. police say that the sick police officer, detective sergeant nick bailey is in a serious condition. the chancellor says there is cause for economic optimism ahead of his bring statement on tuesday. it was an old firm classic as ten man celtic came from behind twice to beat rangers 3—2 at ibrox. it's all the leaders move nine points clear of second placed rangers in the scottish premiership. after three premier league defeat in a row, arsenal are heading for victory against watford at home, leading 3—0. they will still be ten points off the top. there have been two more british medals at the winter paralympics. a quick update from theirfinal winter paralympics. a quick update from their final match in the six nations this weekend china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment abolishin

this is bbc news. russian spy and his daughter. wife has been cordoned off. he and his daughter yulia remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the school recruitment crisis. with kim jong—un. is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in london. and a british medal on day one of the winter paralympics. millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. i certainly was nervous, but i guess that means i cared about it. that means i cared about it. in the middle of birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. were exposed to a nerve agent. both remain in a serious condition in hospital. sarah corker reports. and gather evidence in salisbury. some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. where sergei skripal‘s wife is buried. full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here. by the army for decontamination. and we're learning more about the skripal family. who knew

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: donald trump signs off on higher tariffs for aluminium and steel imports, sparking fears of a global trade war. the actions we are taking today are not a matter of choice. they are a matter of necessity for our security. wiltshire police praise the bravery of an officer, who went to the aid of the russian former spy and his daughter, poisoned by a nerve agent. tonight the area in salisbury where the attack took place, remains cordoned off. new figures show tens of thousands of patients had non urgent operations cancelled, as the nhs struggled to cope with the winter crisis. and on newsnight tonight harrassment, bullying and intimdation inside the palace of westminster — we have an exlcusive report and testimonies from the women at the centre. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has signed into law new tariffs on steel and aluminium entering the united states, prompting fears of a global trade war. the european union and china have already sa

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: north korea's leader kim jong—un offers to meet donald trump face—to—face. the us president accepts. the south koreans say it is nothing short of a miracle. almost 200 military personnel are deployed in salisbury, as the grave of sergei skripal‘s wife is investigated. they deal to sell almost 50 warplanes to saudi arabia, despite growing criticism of the saudis military campaign in yemen. the old bailey hears from passengers who were on board this tube when a bomb partially exploded at london's parsons green. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening and bbc news. we will have the latest on the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury. as the military moves in, we will be talking to a russian—american historian who wrote a book with former agent alexander litvinenko. from salisbury to korea and the news that donald trump will be meeting north kore

gordon corera, bbc news. this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: america's national rifle association is taking legal action against a gun safety bill in the state of florida which was signed into law earlier. there are mixed messages coming from the white house about what conditions need to be met before president trump can meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the teenager accused of carrying out the london tube bombings at parsons green made no attempt to deny he was responsible when he was arrested the day after the attack, a court heard on friday. the prosecution claims ahmed hassan, who denies attempted murder, told a detective that he made the bomb. 30 people were injured in september last year when the bomb partially exploded in a tube carriage. june kelly was in court. ahmed hassan on his way to brighton, hours after leaving a bomb on an underground train in london. two years on from his arrival in the uk, the teenage asylum seeker had caused mayhem in its capital city. hassan later headed for dover, whe

andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. tiny particls of plastic causing problems around the world. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an 8—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really. i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister says it's highly likely russia was behind the uk attack on a former russian spy and his daughter. let's stay with that story.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: the labour party executive embroiled in an anti—semitism row has stepped down from the party's ruling body. two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their british citizenship. the daughter of one of their victims — david haines — says they should be left to rot in guantanamo bay. more british diplomats have been ordered to leave moscow by the kremlin in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. daring, fearless and one of life's characters. tributes are paid to sergeant matt tonroe, the british soldier killed on operations in syria. as funerals are held for 16 palestinians killed on the gaza—israeli border, the un calls for an independent investigation. also in the next hour, the funeral for professor stephen hawking is held in cambridge. mourners at the service heard that the physicist‘s legacy will live on forever. the actor eddie redmayne was amon

dougal shaw, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. our top stories this hour: hundreds of thousands of young americans have joined rallies across the country, to call for stricter gun controls. the australian cricket authorities have launched an urgent investigation, after the captain of the national team admitted that his side deliberately tampered with the ball during a test match. earlier i spoke with andrew mccormack, a sports reporter in melbourne for seven news. i began by asking whether he was surprised that cricket australia had not thus far announced any action against the team members. well, yes and no, to a certain extent. thank you for having me. i can tell you what, everybody to a man in australia has woken up absolutely outraged by what they have seen in cape town overnight. we are baying for blood this morning, most of the general public wants something to be done, and swift action to be taken by cricket australia. but they have given a stay of execution, as it were, to steve smith. with two days left of the test match

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00 — the prime minister says it is highly likely that russia was behind the attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury. this attempted murder using a weapons grade nerve agent in a dish town was not just weapons grade nerve agent in a dish town was notjust a crime against their progress of true. —— skripals. it was an act against the united kingdom. a teenager is jailed for 10.5 years for attacking six moped riders with acid while trying to steal their bikes. tributes to ken dodd, the last of the great music hall variety comedians, who has died at the age of 90. and newsnight, the leader of the house backs independent enquiry into bullying of parliamentary staff by mps, including the speaker after an investigation by this programme. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has pointed the finger at russia, saying it's highly likely it was behind the attack in salisbury on a former russian spy and his daughter. in a dramatic s

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: capturing america's turbulent past. the new york gallery putting protest in the picture. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: john bolton's set to become the next us national security adviser, replacing general hr mcmaster. china's vowed to fight to the end to defend its interests after president trump announced plans to impose trade tariffs worth $60 billion. let's stay with that story now. tao wang is head of asia economics at ubs and shejoins us now from hong kong. thank you forjoining us. i supposed toa thank you forjoining us. i supposed to a certain extent the chinese must have been expecting this because donald trump has been talking about this during his campaign two years ago. indeed, i thin

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: moscow is set to ignore the midnight deadline to explain how a russian nerve agent was used to attack a former spy. sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned in salisbury over a week ago. scotland yard warns the investigation will take many more weeks. the public are going to continue to see a great deal of police activity around the city, including potentially more cordons. do not be alarmed. it is necessary as part of this investigation. in today's other main news: just over a year after his appointment, president trump sacks his secretary of state, rex tillerson. in his spring statement, the chancellor forecasts higher growth, lower inflation and debt, and hints at possible spending rises in the future. and newsnight, russia is not exactly trembling at the british threat of some kind of response to the salisbury attack. so what might be retaliation of britain be? —— the. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. less than an hour remains until the deadline

this is bbc news. our top stories, moscow makes its move — 23 british diplomats are expelled in the stand—off with the uk over the chemical attack on yulia and sergei skripal. syrians flee fighting in huge numbers. almost 250,000 are reported to have been forced from their homes in the last week. us officials investigate claims that a political consultancy mishandled the data of millions of facebook users to support donald trump's run for the white house. severe weather in britain leaves clifftop homes in danger of collapsing into the sea. hello and welcome to bbc news. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british prime minister, theresa may, says the government had anticipated the kremlin‘s move, and is considering its next steps. 0ur correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports from moscow. he'd been expecting the telephone call, and today, it came. britain

purepoint financia >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a fifth package explodes in texas. is it linked to the bombs in austin? the president vows to tracksiown those reble. these are sick people and we will get to the bottomf it. laura: the saudi crown prince's welcome to the white house by the president. the two discussed rising ale northern white l rhino is gone,eaving his isghter and granddaughter the only ones of their kind. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe isxp fourth bombded in a fedex facility near san antonio early this money, the fifth package explosion in texas this month. no one was injured in the latest blast, b the death toll from the previous bombings stand at 2. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. it ibecoming an all-too-familiar sight in texas, another explosion, the fifth since the beginning of the month. police were called to this fedex distribution center around midnight after a bomb exploded on a conveyor belt. .no one wa

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. 00pm. with a hostage in an armed siege at a supermarket has died. he supported the group that calls itself islamic state. despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. leadership contests in the last few yea rs. in the latest rallies calling for tighter gun controls. than £38 million for charities. the event a huge success. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. siege, has died in hospital. the islamic state group. he was later shot dead by police. lucy williamson reports. the deadly siege at a supermarket near ca rcassonne. outside, allowing them to hear what was going on. the building, killing the gunman and ending the siege. and more than a dozen injured. a french detainee linked to the november 2015 paris attacks. lucy williamson, bbc news, carcassonne. officer, arnauld beltrame. was made by the interior minister just after 5am this morning. emmanuel macron calls on everyone to one the fallen officer. —— honour. journalist agnes poirier. ext

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the french president describes a police officer who swapped himself for a hostage during a supermarket siege as a ‘hero‘. british officials search the london headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row involving facebook data. a classmate of the former russian spy poisoned in salisbury exclusively tells the bbc he'd asked president putin for a pardon and to visit russia. bump stocks — the devices that turn semi automatic rifles into machine guns — are to be banned in the us. prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle head for a pub lunch on a visit to northern ireland. hello. a french police officer is fighting for his life after being shot during a hostage attack in southern france. lieutena nt—colonel arnaud beltrame was shot several times by gunman redouane lakdim, who said he was acting on behalf of the jihadist group islamic state. our correspondent lucy williamson reports from the scene. france's interior minister

richard conway, bbc news. scientists are testing new technology which could lead to the early detection of oesophageal cancer. it's one of the deadliest forms of the disease, claiming around 8,000 lives each year in the uk. our science correspondent richard westcott reports. right now this is how you find one of britain's deadliest cancers. oesophageal cancer kills 2! people a day because it is so difficult to spot. using a camera with a normal white light on the end, the doctor's looking at the dark red patch. these physicists already use different coloured lasers to study electrons. now they are adapting the technique to look for early signs of disease. what happens is the tissue becomes cancerous is we get a change in the chemical composition, and different chemicals have different colours, meaning that if we look at the cancer with a technique that allows us to capture information from all of the different colours of light that are being reflected, we can get a fuller picture of the disease state that is p

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the american adult film actress, stormy daniels, who claims to have had an affair with donald trump, says she received threats to keep quiet. a fire at a shopping centre in siberia has killed nearly a0 people, dozens more are still missing. he was affectionately known as "maestro abreu". venezuela's music visionary jose abreu has died at age 78. his scheme, known as el sistema, provided free music educatiosn in venezuela's shanty towns. —— education. three days of national mourning have been declared in the country. tiffany sweeney reports. fighting poverty through music — that was the idea behind jose abreu's revolutionary music project, bringing mozart, beethoven, tchaikovsky to the poorest areas of venezuela to make a young generation appreciate them, and escape a life of poverty and crime. el sistema spread across the world and was used by thousands of students, many from disadvantaged backgrounds. it was heavily promoted by the socialist government of

jon kay, bbc news. a police inspector has been found guilty of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a lake. darren mckie killed his wife leanne after she discovered he'd been taking out loans in both their names. jurors at chester crown court heard how the couple — who both worked for greater manchester police — owed more than £100,000. two lorry drivers have been jailed after causing a crash on the m1 in buckinghamshire that killed eight people last august. ryszard masierak was jailed for 1h years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. david wagstaff was sentenced to a0 months in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving. the teenager who planted a bomb on a london tube train that partially exploded at parsons green has been sentenced life in prison, and will have to serve a minimum of 3a years. ahmed hassan was convicted of attempted murderfor carrying out the attack last september in which more than 50 people were injured. our home affairs c

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the us says it agrees with britain, that russia was behind the nerve agent attack that poisoned a former spy and his daughter on uk soil. russia has dismissed the allegation. thousands of students across the us have walked out of their classrooms to demand tighter gun controls. let's get more on our top story now — the united nations security council has been told that the chemical weapon used in salisbury was so horrific that it's banned in war. thank you forjoining us. the question i keep asking of on about this story is, how much impact will this story is, how much impact will this have, the expulsion of these diplomats? i would ask what can they do? how much of will it have?” think it's going to have limited impact. a persona non grata declaration of diplomats is largely symbolic and doesn't have many long—term consequences to russia. this is something we debated in the united states after we expelled 35 russian diplomats who we thought we re russian

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police investigating the uk nerve agent attack say the victims first came into contact with the poison at their home, possibly on the handle of theirfront door. south korean officials are meeting their north korean counterparts to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. let's return to the korea story. gary samore is in massachusetts right now — he is director of research for the belfer center for science and international affairs. gary you served president 0bama for four years as co—ordinator for arms control and you attended two nuclear security summits. there are, essentially, as you know, very significant things happening. why do you think they are happening right now, how do you expect it all to turn out? i can't predict how it will turn out, but i think kim jong—un has clearly decided to pursue a charm offensive to try to negotiate something with the united states, as well is south korea. and as part of preparation for that, he

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states, canada, and countries across europe order the largest concerted expulsion of russian diplomats since the end of the cold war. australia has recentlyjoined. investigators trying to find out what caused a deadly fire in a shopping centre in siberia say the alarm system was switched off and fire exits blocked. leaders of the european union are saying they've received no concrete answers from turkey to a long list of concerns raised at a meeting in bulgaria, including exactly what turkey is doing in syria. they have already accused turkey of undermining the rule of law since the failed coup of 2016. president erdogan has said relations won't improve until the eu stops being overly critical. this report from our correspondent, mark lowen. expectations for progress today were low. relations between the eu in turkey are so frayed that the aim was to simply to talk again. solutions or compromises? my answer is no. the president of the european council,

joe wilson, bbc news. a government u—turn means 18 to 21 year olds will be automatically entitled to claim housing benefit again on the government's flagship welfare scheme. a policy change in april last year meant young people were no longer automatically entitled to the housing element of universal credit — which is still being rolled out. charities had warned the reform could lead to rising homelessness. 0ur correspondent leila nathoo is with me now. so this was supposed to have saved tens of millions of pounds. why have they gone back on it? as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". this was a policy brought in under the last conservative government. it was supposed to save money. there were a number of exemptions put in place will stop they were to protect vulnerable young people and dependence that housing charity said it was not enough and there was a risk of homelessness. the policy came into force in april last year. in the first three months of the policy, 96% of those

this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at two: sir roger bannister, the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, has died at the age of 88. theresa may urges the eu to get on with discussing whart she called an "ambitious but practical" vision for relations after brexit. we've set out what we want. we've set out where we think we could have this ambitious relationship that is good for prosperity on both sides. let's get on with it. work continues to clear snow from roads and railways lines after severe disruption. meanwhile warnings of flooding as strong winds batter the coasts. also this hour, could silvio berlusconi's party be about to make a comeback in italy? anti—immigration and populist parties are set to make the biggest gains as millions of italians vote in their general election. we shall fight on the beaches. we shall fight on the landing grounds. oscar hopes for gary oldman for his portrayal of winston churchill in the darkest hour. he could be one of the winners at tonight's 90th a

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the referendum result was, of course, a close one, and left divisions between leavers and remainers across the country. we've been speaking to people all over the uk about what they think of brexit now with a year to go, starting in a market in bolton. i voted to leave because i wanted, and knowing that having a global market, and being able to trade with the rest of the world, is right for the rest of the world, is right for the uk. i voted to remain in the eu, because i could see some of the problems that could be forthcoming. we might not have had all the information to make a proper judgement. to me, i think, welll don't know how many years this country has been going downhill and we have been in europe. 50 country has been going downhill and we have been in europe. so long as we have been in europe. so long as we got what we voted for, to take back control, i would say yes. i think there will be bums on the road, but i think we will get there. lam road, but i think we will get th

stefanie hegarty, bbc news, dapchi. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we travel to the remote indian state of nagaland to meet the woman taking on the region's male dominated political system. very good to have you with us. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the main trading partners of the united states have reacted angrily to president trump's announcement of plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. our correspondent chris buckler is in washington. this was a long—standing campaign promise to the rust belt, but do you think the president will do it? there seem to be some surprise among his aids. you are right, the path to the presidency was paved with all of these promises, and that was certainly true when it came to the issue of the steel industry, the plight of workers was mentioned time and time again by donald trump, and as president, he has made this announcement but the details are scanned. he says he wants these ta riffs of scanned. he says he wants these tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% of aluminium imported

hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see more from that documentary — hospital — featured in hugh's report, on bbc two at 9:00pm on monday 26th march. ministers in ireland have approved a referendum bill on whether to amend the constitution, making it easier for women to have abortions. the current law gives a mother and her unborn child an equal right to life, and this has been the basis for strict abortion controls. the nationwide referendum will be held in may. 0ur correspondent chris page has been hearing the arguments on both sides. this is a nation which was once seen as the most socially conservative in western europe, but it feels like change has been swift. in the next few months, ireland will make a defining decision. tens of thousands of irish women have travelled to other countries to have abortions. gaye edwards' baby, who she and her husband named joshua, had a fatal condition called anencephaly. she says having to go away to end her pregnancy magnified her grief. while i knew that i had com

david shukman, bbc news. north korea‘s leader, kimjong—un, has left beijing after talks with the chinese president. it‘s his first known foreign trip since he came to power in 2011, and comes ahead of planned summits with south korea next month, and with donald trump in may. from beijing, robin brant reports. there were mystery motorcades and a distinctive but unknown train sitting in beijing‘s main station. but it was only well after he left, that china revealed it was kim jong—un who had journeyed west to meet president xi. starting with a guard of honour, mr xi ensured that his guest, 30 years hisjunior, was given a substantial welcome. we usually see pictures of others taking notes as kim speaks. this time though it was different. china is north korea‘s only big benefactor. it accounts for the vast majority of its trade. but the relationship has soured significantly over kim‘s nuclear weapons programme. this was about telling the world they are repairing the friendship. in recent years the d

but there was only limited mentions on bbc news. scores of people wondered why, with one of them, david, leaving us this phone message on tuesday morning. hi, i woke up this morning to the horrific stories about the child abuse in telford, so i thought i'd go on to the bbc app, which i use regularly. and, lo and behold, there was nothing about it. your top five stories in the website — there's one about pork pies and one about the danger of chinese takeaways. are you going to cover this scandal? the bbc was accused in the press of ignoring the story, and adam paulson agreed, writing... andrew e—mailed... well, on tuesday, the victoria derbyshire show interviewed a victim of child exploitation in telford. but it wasn't until wednesday that bbc one bulletins ran a report on the subject, from sima kotecher. night—time in telford. recent reports say up to 1,000 girls could have been sexually abused in the town over the last four decades. the police here say at the moment they are dealing with less than 50 cases. for many, though,

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. severe weather is continuing to cause disruption, with warnings for ice or snow today across much of the country, despite a gradual rise in temperatures. the environment agency has 13 flood warnings in place in coastal areas of england — in the north east and the south—west — with strong winds along the coasts expected to cause sea surges. two thousand homes are still without power and travellers face further delays on road and rail. simon clemison reports. after the big freeze, the big thaw. temperatures in wales could reach as high as seven in some parts. but problems for public transport continue after what has been a difficult night. the moment some rail passengers dispensed with the train. just been stuck on the train for two and a half hours. luckily we can now walk down the tracks. as you can see everyone is getting out. the train was just outside the station. the operator has warned people against walking onto the line and said it caused further delays. looking forward t

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — donald trump's top economic advisor has resigned in a dispute with the president over his threats of steep import tariffs and a trade war. the us state department has confirmed that north korea used the nerve agent vx to kill the half—brother of kim jong—un in malaysia last year. let's get more on our top story now. mark bloomfield is president of the american council for capital formation and he joins us now from our washington bureau. what are you hearing about the resignation? 14 letter word. numb. i have a meeting once a month and it is the congress and the business vote, and the 14 letter word was numb. we were wondering what you are going to come up with. in what sense? just in terms of what happens next. that's the best way to describe it is what the president said about him. he was a raw talent, and one of the chief economic adviser in the campaign said a steady hand. we have lost a raw talent and we have lost a steady hand. so stay tuned. as i am

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: australia has joined the united states, canada, and countries across europe in the largest concerted expulsion of russian diplomats since the end of the cold war. a security guard is among five people arrested over a deadly fire in a shopping centre in siberia. investigators say the alarm was switched off and fire exits blocked. the european union has warned that the humanitarian crisis in the democratic republic of congo is getting worse by the day. the number of people needing aid this year has doubled to 13 million. the country has been by marred by civil war, and the president's refusal to step down at the end of his term has inflamed tensions. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from the village of mazey, the scene of a recent ethnic massacre. victims arrived at the village is the people prepared their evening meal. the extreme cruelty of what followed lives in the memory of the village. they were attacked by members of the lendu ethnic group. this man

push this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us says it agrees with britain, that russia was behind the nerve agent attack that poisoned a former spy and his daughter on uk soil. russia has dismissed the allegation. let's get more on the uk's plans to plans to deport russian officials over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter on uk soil. dr michael carpenter is a former us deputy assistant secretary of defence with responsibility for russia and was also director for russia at the national security council. i asked him what impact such expulsions can have. i think it's going to have very limited impact. a persona non grata declaration or expulsion of diplomats is largely a symbolic move and doesn't have many long—term consequences for russia. this is something we debated in the united states after we expelled 35 russian diplomats who we thought were spies from the embassy here. the lasting consequences were really nil. what can nationas like the uk and france and parts of europe that have bee

julie7 bbc news. can we have a word, please7 can we have one minute to talk to you about trees7 butjulie, the people of sheffield are concerned about why there are police on the streets. they're saying it's your contract. julie, can we talk you?! there's real pressure on the council. some local mps and the shadow environment secretary have urged them to pause the felling. amey say they're willing to talk, but altering the contract would result in practical or financial changes. the environment secretary has been to sheffield and has also called on the council to stop what he calls environmental vandalism. he says the government is willing to intervene. we will make sure we can do anything that is required to stop this. stop the tree felling now, and stop trying to justify a mistaken course of action. the labour—run council says it's disappointed by mr gove's unsubstantiated comments. meanwhile, the campaign to stop the trees coming down continues to grow. you can find more on this story and a longer

tim allman, bbc news. a former us drug company executive who became known as the most hated man in america for inflating the price of a life—saving medicine has been sentenced to seven years in prison. martin shkreli was convicted last year of defrauding investors in two hedge funds he ran. in 2015, he increased the price of the anti—parasitic drug daraprim, used to treat aids patients, by 5,000%. the cathedral of notre dame in paris attracts around 13 million visitors every year, more than any other paris landmark. but for how much longer? parts of the 850—year—old gothic masterpiece are starting to crumble, because of pollution eating away at the stone. hugh schofield reports from paris. because actually the pinnacle has fallen down is outside on the roof above the back of the cathedral, this is the part of notre dame that visitors do not get to see,, golden, fallen chunks of stoneware, a flying boat is held together with metal sta ples. boat is held together with metal staples. this jewel of got

lebo diseko, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: cambridge overshadows oxford, winning the men's and women's boat races in commanding style. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. i'm so proud of you both. with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chanting. streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. woman: wow! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hundreds of thousands of young americans have joined rallies across the country to call for stricter gun controls. australia's cricket team is caught cheating by tampering with the ball in the third test against south africa. the sport's chief executive says he's "extremely disappointed and shocked". let's stay with that story. earlier i spoke to andrew mccormack, a sports reporter for seven news in melbourne. i began by asking whether he was surprised that cricket australia had not thus far announced any action against the te

this is bbc news. our latest headlines: moscow more than doubles the number of british diplomats it plans to expel in the continuing row over the salisbury poisoning two british men — believed to have been members of the notorious islamic state cell known as the beatles — complain they can't have a fair trial, because the government has stripped them of their citizenship. a private funeral service is being held in cambridge for stephen hawking. the astronomer royal, lord rees and actor eddie redmayne will give readings at the service. clashes in gaza — the head of the un calls for an investigation after 16 palestinians are killed by israeli forces on the gaza border. britain's most senior police officer blames social media for normalising violence and leading more children to commit stabbings and murders. now on bbc news, it's time for a special audience edition of brexitcast. hello. it is adam fleming. i'm in london. only with chris mason. we thought we would do our usual little nerdy podcast. i

that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the police officer who attended to the nerve agent attack in salisbury has been discharged from hospital. detective sergeant nick bailey said he has been "overwhelmed" by the support he's received. sergei skripal and his daughter remain critical but stable after the nerve agent attack. theresa may is expected to tell fellow eu leaders that the russia threat does not respect borders, at a summit in brussels tonight. it's thought she's urging other countries to agree a strong response following the poisoning in salisbury. anger from some conservative mps, as it's reported britain's post—brexit passport will be manufactured in the eu. the government says it was a fair and open competition. and one year on from the westminster bridge attack, a memorial is lit to remember all those affected by last year's terrorism in the capital. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday — but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7 o'clock, beyond

this is bbc news. the headlines at ten: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because of new bail rules. the failure to use bail conditions in many cases means that the victim can be vulnerable to being contacted, to being stalked, harassed or even suffering further violence. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats, as the daughter of the poisoned russian spy regains consciousness. nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row about anti—semitism. personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour: senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and a special audience edition of brexitc