this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: almost 200 military personnel, trained in chemical warfare, i;- 53555 ei—i’ziif : 155. ' 3:15; 5.53??? f1??? §z<; s; 55151; 5.25 —5’;35ii-153 iuiis §s£ffjiifj: 5:54:56? “if if .. . . . 222.2“! 2,254.2“ v'm gear—yr! ,2£“‘g;/— ——— — —— —— ~ britain seeks an exemption from america's tough new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. also in the next hour: a former hospital consultant in north lanarkshire has been convicted of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. dr martin watt, seen here talking to bbc panorama,

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

this is bbc news. the headlines... storm emma meets the beast from the east and wreaks chaos across the uk — tonight more than 13,000 customers are without power in the south west of england, south wales and the midlands. at least 3,500 drivers were stranded on the m62 across the pennines last night, with more roads remaining closed throughout today. this is a problem area and this is particularly bad. disruption to realnetworks, passengers had to spend the night on trains, south eastern, south—western and scotrail have advised people not to travel on their routes. we will have the latest from across the uk. theresa may sounds a note of pragmatism in a major speech outlining the sort of deal she wants with the eu after brexit.

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

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

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 savage, bbc news. the conditions have also had a big impact on the nhs, with many non—urgent operations and appointments cancelled. in scotland, troops have been drafted in tonight to help get hundreds of hospital staff to work. some stranded passengers are spending a second night at glasgow airport, while hundreds of motorists spent last night on the m80. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. scotland's road to nowhere. hundreds of drivers stuck in miles of stationary traffic on what is usually one of the country's busiest roads. i left stirling at about eight o'clock and i've been here since, unfortunately. that is a good 17 hours, maybe, at the moment? just knocking on that, yeah. i think i've moved about 100 metres in that time. last night, there was some old boys came out with biscuits and crisps and this morning, it was all the schoolkids that came out, so we're getting looked after. i've got two biscuits. the worst of circumstances bringing out the best in people. volunteer

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a nerve agent was used to try to murder a former russian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal remain critically ill in a uk hospital. the white house says some countries could be excluded from president trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, including canada and mexico. the trial for the murder of the swedish journalist, kim wall, whose dismembered body was found on a beach and off the coast of denmark last year, starts later on thursday. she was last seen embarking on a trip off the copenhagen coast in a homemade submarine built by danish inventor peter madsen in august 2017. mr madsen, a submarine enthusiast and rocket builder, is charged with her murder. maddy savage has the details from copenhagen. denmark, one of the world's safest countries, has been shocked by the killing of a swedish reporter. the suspect‘s trial is taking place here in copenhagen. it was a warm summer's evening when the journalist, kim wall, boardered a subma

joe lynam, bbc news. a 15—year—old boy and three men in their early 20s are being questioned by police after a man was stabbed to death in broad daylight in oldham. the man in his 20s died in hospital after he was stabbed multiple times near a jeweller‘s on waterloo street just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. the teenager and the three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. police have been doing extra patrols after appealing for witnesses. the nephew of the actress liz hurley has been stabbed repeatedly in a street in south london by a group of men. miles hurley, a 21—year—old model, was one of two men injured in the knife attack on thursday. he remains in hospital. police say his condition is not life—threatening. the row over america's gun laws has resurfaced after the state of florida signed new gun control measures into law. it raised the age limit for buying a gun from 18 to 21, following the school shooting at parkland, in which 17 students and staff were killed. but the lo

now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. doomed mission to rollback communism in vietnam. slaughtered in the village of my lai. journalist seymour hersh. with the powers that be. the truth to power?

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

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

this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: 16 palestinians are reported killed and hundreds injured after israeli forces clash with protesters on the gaza border. russia expels diplomats from 23 countries as the spy row continues to stoke east—west tensions. a bus fire brings one of britain's busiest airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze, at stansted, was "accidental." and planning a permanent return to pakistan — malala makes a stand for freedom. hello. the palestinian president says israel was responsible for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border during a mass protest. mahmoud abbas also called on the un security council to take action. the israeli army said the protesters had been throwing stones and fire bombs at its soldiers. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. a chaotic rush to the hospital, with hundreds of palestinians injured in gaza. a call for peaceful marches turned to violence, as protesters headed towards the israeli bord

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

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

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 their front 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. earlier i spoke to gary samore. he's director of research for the belfer centre for science and international affairs. he served with president 0bama for four years as co—ordinator for arms control and attended two nuclear security summits. i asked why these talks are happening now and how they will turn out. i can't predict how it will turn out, but i think kimjong—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 has now had a meeting with chinese president xi jinping, to patch up relations with china and to prepare f

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: security forces in france have shot dead a man claiming allegiance to the islamic state group after he killed at least three people in separate attacks. officers from the uk information watchdog have been searching the headquarters of the firm at the centre of the privacy row involving facebook data. well, european union leaders meeting in brussels said they're preparing coordinated measures against russia over the salisbury attack. in separate talks, they agreed guidelines for the next phase of the brexit negotiations, which will focus on trade and security. with more on that, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. they don't always look so pleased to see each other. the eu's chief negotiator grasping the prime minister's hand. today, the day when formally, finally, the stage right after brexit, the transition, was agreed. i welcome the fact that the eu council this morning has agreed the details of the implementation period. this gives certainty to peopl

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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

this is bbc news. on imports of the metal. rifles to fire continuously. rick saccone. wants to see a policy of zero 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 jail! they don't do anything! i think it's a discussion we have to start thinking about. don't you? i don't know if you are ready. i don't know if this country is ready for it. to start thinking about. and his daughter in the city of salisbury. in a critical condition. where they were eating last sunday. dominic casciani has the latest. and yulia skripal? in the pizzeria where they ate last sunday. who was there last sunday is in danger. it is a crucial piece of evidence in an evolving and a huge operation. warfare specialists arrived earlier today. a vehicle designed to save lives now posing a grave risk to the public. de

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

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

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

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

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. 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

danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, in cornwall. as we've been hearing, thousands of palestinians have been attending funerals in gaza for 16 people shot by israeli troops on the territory's border with israel yesterday. our middle east analyst alan johnston is here and has been following the story. this is an extraordinary scale of a clash between these two micro sites. you're absolutely right, this is probably the bloodiest day in gaza for about four years, a really extraordinary day of tension yesterday and the violence, confrontation on the border line that marks the edge of gaza and the start of israel. as you say, something like 15 or 16 people killed... their funerals taking place today. scenes of rage and anger in the streets of gaza as these people were buried, the health ministry saying that there are something like 11100 in hospital as well, and of course very different interpretations of what happened from the two micro sites, as you would expect. -- the two sides. one of the questions that razors, given the scale of the

tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. the russian embassy in london says the plight of sergei skripal and his daughter causes serious concern. but they also accuse the media of fuelling an anti—russian campaign by creating the impression it was a planned operation by russian special services — something they categorically deny. in moscow, a spokesman for president putin described the situation as tragic. from moscow, here's steve rosenberg. it sounds chillingly familiar. russia under suspicion of planning and executing an attack 2000 miles away, in britain. in 2006, the target was former russian agent alexander litvinenko, murdered in london. the man britain believes poisoned him is andrei lugovoy. today, he dismissed claims that moscow had attacked sergei skripal as propaganda. translation: why do they say he was poisoned? perhaps he poisoned himself. or had a heart attack. you talk about propaganda, but what about alexander litvinenko. the enquiry in britain into his death found that you had poisoned him, probably o

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. 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

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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

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

this is bbc news. stay with us, as still to come: hanging on a cliff—edge. the horrorfor homeowners in hemsby. ten properties are evacuated as strong winds and high tides threaten to wash them away. back now to our top story: police in salisbury have renewed their appeal for witnesses following the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. around 400 people have been interviewed so far, and investigators are trawling through 4,000 hours of cctv footage. health officials say detective sergeant nick bailey, who was exposed to the nerve agent, is making progress in hospital. duncan kennedy has the latest from salisbury. the tempo and scope of the police operation across salisbury remains intense and widespread. today, police issued theirfirst official photo of sergei skripal‘s bmw, whose movements they want to trace. in their most comprehensive timeline to date, the police now say the car was first seen at 9:15am on sunday, 4 march, in the london road area of the city. at 1:30pm, it is spott

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: moscow has failed to respond to british demands to explain how a nerve agent made in russia was used to attack a former spy and his daughter. us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has bowed out of public life — after he was sacked on twitter by president trump. let's stay with that story. well, let's get more now on the implications of rex tillerson's sacking for the potential meeting between donald trump and north korea's kimjong—un. i'm joined now by stephen costello, political advisor, policy analyst and writer on korea, northeast asia and american policy. he runs the policy ngo asiaeast.org. thank you forjoining us. here are the basic personalities. trump didn't want to talk to north korea, rex tillerson did and then north korea extended at hand of discussion, of conversation. president trump accepted it and rex tillerson was a bit more cautious. wettest this leave policy right are? —— where does this leave. we will be probably testing the administrat

this is bbc news. the latest headlines this hour: votes are being counted in the first elections in colombia since a peace deal was agreed between the government and former farc rebels. hundreds of people in the english city of salisbury, who went to the same restaurant and pub visited by a poisoned former russian spy, have been advised to wash their clothes and possessions. england's chief medical officer says anyone who spent time at the locations should take precautions, but she stressed the risk was extremely low. daniel sandford reports. more surreal and extraordinary scenes in salisbury this afternoon. wearing gas masks and protective clothing, military personnel loading potentially contaminated cars onto trucks. the vehicles, some but not all of them with police markings, were being recovered from a pay—and—display car park behind a church not far from the city centre. it was the attack on yulia and sergei skripal, with a with a rare and lethal nerve agent last sunday, that led to this huge

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump ‘stop economic adviser has resigned. us department of state has resigned. us department of state has confirmed in the past few hours that north korea is a nerve agent tuque kill the half brother of kim jong—un last year in malaysia. —— to kill. returning to our top story. as we've heard, the man at the centre of the investigation — sergei skripal — arrived in the uk in 2010, as part of an exchange of spies. he was a former colonel in russian military intelligence. and mr skripal‘s relatives have told the bbc that he believed russia's special services could come after him at any time. our security correspondent gordon corera examines whether the signs so far point to a state—sponsored assassination attempt. does the long arm of the kremlin reach all the way from moscow to salisbury in wiltshire? and if the attack on sergei skripal did come from russia, why? after being released from jail, skripal had spent the last eight years living q

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. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 11: the facebook founder mark zuckerberg admits the company has made mistakes in its protection of users‘ personal data. the pilot of a jet which crashed at the shoreham air show in 2015, killing 11 people on the ground, is to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. boris johnson deepens diplomatic tension with russia by drawing parallels between president putin and adolf hitler. and on newsnight, a year on from the westminster attack, an extensive investigation by newsnight uncovers significant information about the man behind it and why he may have acted when he did. hello. good evening and welcome to bbc news. facebook has admitted making mistakes in handling data belonging to some 50 million of its users. chief executive mark zuckerberg, in his first response to the controversy over the use of data, has promised tougher steps to prevent what he called "bad actors" from getting access to people's private information. the social media site is facing grow

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,

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

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: votes are being counted in the first elections in colombia since a peace deal was agreed between the government and former farc rebels. myanmar‘s military has been accused by amnesty international of constructing bases in areas where rohingya muslims have been forced off their land. china's annual parliamentary gathering, the national people's congress, has approved the removal of limits on presidential terms. the constitutional change, passed almost unanimously, could allow the current leader, xijinping, to rule for life. 0ur china correspondent, john sudworth, was in the great hall of the people as the vote took place — he sent this report. china's parliament was preparing to hand unlimited power to its president, and there could be no doubting the outcome. should xijinping be president for life? "yes," they answer. and then she adds. please don't say that it is president for life. it is just that there is not a limit for the number of terms. but, whatever

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

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 — on bbc 2 at 9 o'clock on monday 26th march. the latest aid convoy due to take desperately needed supplies into the syrian rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta has been postponed. the international red cross told the bbc it was simply "too dangerous" to deliver the aid. the syrian army claims it has virtually sliced the rebel—held suburb in two. two 17—year—old boys have died, and seven people have been injured, in an accident involving three cars near thirsk in north yorkshire. police say the vehicles collided on the a61 shortly before 9:30pm last night. five adults and two children were taken to hospital. a jury at the old bailey has seen the moment a bomb partially exploded on a tube in south west london. some of the passengers on board have been describing how their hair and clothes caught fire when it went off in a packed carriage last september. 30 people were injured in the incident at parsons green station. 18�