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

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

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

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

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,

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?

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�

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

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

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a fifth package explodes in texa is it linked to the bombs in austin? the present vows to trackonown those resible. these are sick people and we will get to the botta: of it. laur the saudi crown prince's welcome to the white house by the president. the two discussed rising tensions with iran. ale northern white rhino is gone, leaving his isghter and granddaughter the only ones of their kind. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe ismb a fourth xploded 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, but the death toll from the previous bombings stand at 2. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. it is becoming 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 c

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. 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.

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

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.

tim allman, bbc news. more often than not, after a baby‘s born, the umbilical cord is thrown away, and along with it a vital source of blood stem cells. this blood can be a lifeline for people with genetic disorders and cancers like leukaemia, but there‘s been a steady decline in donations since 2014. steph mcgovern has been finding out more. now, when it comes to having a baby, donating the placenta is probably not something you‘ll have given much thought. but it is exactly what actress and my mate kellie shirley did. so, kel, why did you decide to donate the cord blood? i found out that lots of places just end up chucking the cord blood away. and anthony nolan actually keep the cord blood, and they can use it to harvest it for cells for people with blood cancer. so with my twins — i had a boy and a girl, so two placentas — and we think that louie, who had the bigger placenta, was a match for somebody, which was really, really amazing. he‘s a little legend, louie, and pearl is. 0nly ten hospit

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

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

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because 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 the travel show heads tojerusalem and bet

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 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 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. 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 former venezuelan leade

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

fik, bbc news. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, are we ready for the next level health crisis -- global health crisis? how lessons learned from thetb ebola ak might prepare us for another deadly outbreak. m a nationorial service has taken place in france in honor of t police officer who died saving the lives of hostages in supermarket siege last week. from paris, hugh schofield has this report. somber, funerealof weather, the cn of arnaud fromame began its journey the muslim for french heroes. with full honor guard, the cortÈge passed through the latin quarter, all related bye liv televisionun to our y still staggered by the story of his sacrifice. f french leaderse past, politicians, and senior officers were at the ceremonyme, and ers of the public, too. and the families not just of arnaud beltrame but of the other victims of the terrorist attack in the south. was president macvon who put a e to what the nation was feeling. when news first came in of what arnaud beltrame had done, he said, trad

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

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

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — 23 british diplomats are expelled from russia, its retaliation in the spy row with the uk, but that's not moscow's only move as it closes a consulate and the british council. aid agencies say almost 250,000 syrians have been driven from their homes in the last week, fleeing fierce fighting and air strikes from two separate offensives. the attorney—general in the us state of massachusetts is to begin an investigation into claims that information from millions of facebook users may have been used by a data company during the 2016 us presidential election. a former employee of cambridge analytica claims that 50 million profiles were accessed. the two companies deny any wrongdoing. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. this is all about protection of personal information and data. it all started with the creation of an app four years ago by the university of cambridge. that app harvested loads of data from facebook users, 270,000, in fact. but in additi

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

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: at least 15 palestinians are reported killed and hundreds injured as israeli security forces confront protesters along the gaza border. in an afternoon of tit—for—tat diplomatic expulsions after the salisbury nerve agent attack, russia has sent home dozens of embassy staff from 23 different countries. scientists say it's the technology that could revolutionise computing. it's called quantum computing and for years companies have been vying to build a fully operational quantum computer, which could process information much faster than today's most powerful super—computers. now scientists at microsoft say they're on the verge of a major breakthrough. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones explains. copenhagen, and it's pretty cold outside, but inside a university lab, there's a place that's even colder. if you look right up here on this gauge, you'll see that the inside of that refrigerator is sitting at three hundredths of a degree above absolute z

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: facebook has admitted making mistakes and breaching trust with its users over a data—harvesting scandal. russia's responded angrily after britain's foreign secretary controversially compared president putin to adolf hitler. it is six months since hurricane maria devastated the us territory of puerto rico. aid agencies say life for many of the island's 3.5 million residents remains a day—to—day struggle. many are yet to have their electricity restored. as our correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from the town of morovis, there is resentment towards the us government for what is seen by many puerto ricans as a lack of urgency in its response. imagine having to depend on a generator to keep your mother alive. that's the way carmen has been living for six months. she, like so many here, all american citizens, has had no electricity since hurricane maria. every time the generator fails, her mother's respirator shuts down. translation: i've been crying all the t

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

dougal shaw, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for click. not everyone is happy about the rise of the robots. this week, we will meet the people whose livelihoods are under threat. the robots, they go for ourjobs. and those who are doing something about it. including people who might have thought that theirjobs were safe. and we start with those who deal with the biggest things on water. this is how stuff moves around the world. your car, your tv, your phone. they all arrived in a shipping container, one of millions each year stacked on gargantuan ships and sailed from where they are made to where they are sold. 0ffloading these containers at ports across the globe is a complicated task as they are lifted from the ships, moved to the land and then, when the right ride arrives, they are loaded onto lorries to be driven across the mainland. but at europe's busiest port, rotterdam and its third busiest, hamburg, something new is happening. some of the cranes here don't have drivers. and some of the lorries don't have cabs. these are europe's fi

danny savage, bbc news. the experience of motorists stuck on the m62 over the pennines was one repeated around the country. several major routes have problems caused by the heavy snowfall. worst hit was the south—west of england where the main a303, which runs from the m3 through the heart of the west country, ground to a halt. among the stranded motorists was our correspondent robert hall, who sent this report. going nowhere. on one of the most important routes to the west country, storm emma's collision with the siberian blast was closing the a303 section by section. 0urjourney had come to an abrupt halt in the village of chicklade, where hundreds of cars and lorries had been defeated by a series of steep hills. travelling tonight from east to west is absolutely horrendous. if i put the window down, then hopefully you can see that it is driving snow. i don't know. we've probably got six, seven inches here. with trapped vehicles blocking half the roadway snowploughs struggled to clear the drifts. and stil

andrew plant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the million—dollar teacher from london who has scooped up a global award. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and the dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — vladimir putin wins a landslide victory in the russian presidential election, securing another six years in office. he also dismissed suggestions from britain that russia was behind the poisoning of former spy, sergei skripal and his daughter. well, let's stay with that story and listen to president

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. 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

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. to the visually imparied skier millie knight. the world championship title. kate grey reports from south korea. the downhill for millie knight and her guide, brett wild. her guide, brett wild. caught with them before they went to the medals ceremony. the medals ceremony. it is absolutely fantastic. absolutely fantastic. now cross the line as silver medallist is amazing. medallist is amazing. britain's wheelchair curlers were up against world champions norway. against world champions norway. brilliant result, great way to start their campaign. their campaign. action tomorrow, as is millie knight and many other british athletes. if results go their way, ireland will take the title. to the final weekend. game is all about experience, getting together and using it. of confidence after beating england. and victory for them would mean a whole new set of permutations. if we want to challenge for the title, we need to win this game. ti

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

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

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: 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

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

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,

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

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