thank you, john mcmanus, without update from salisbury. —— with that update. temperatures have soared to over 29 degrees in parts of london, making it the warmest april day for nearly 70 years. the unusually warm weather across the uk is the result of low pressure over the atlantic and high pressure over western europe, drawing in warm air. our correspondent matt graveling is at sandbanks near poole in dorset. hejoins us now, what has he joins us now, what has everyone been doing there, matt? hi, rebecca, who can believe thatjust three weeks ago we were all sheltering from the snow? but here we are in sandbanks in poole, a popular destination in the summer months, but people of all ages have locked down to the beach, playing football, walking their dog, enjoying the sunshine. as you said, up to the mid 205. one girl said, i have come straight from work to have a barbecue on the beach. a little earlier i was down the coast, where it had about 1000 visitors expected today. one woman said, you had better not get me on camera, because i called in sick today! many

still behind bars, john worboys, the man known as the black cab rapist. his victims had to go to court to appeal against the parole board decision to let him out ofjail. they didn't even know why the 60—year—old prisoner had been approved for release until the legal action began. the case exposed flaws in the parole system and ministers are now trying to address them. they're planning a series of reforms to the parole board to make it more transparent. a summary of the reasons for parole decisions will be sent to victims and in some cases to other people who request it. a scheme to keep victims informed about their cases and offenders' licence conditions will be extended. and a parole board judge will review decisions that are contested and could even hold hearings in public. nick hardwick lost his job at the parole board because of thejohn worboys case. a—z fl? ffzzz: is

and john reid was the home secretary he said the sort of things happen all the time, home secretaries will tell you it is normally the last job secretaries will tell you it is normally the lastjob you do in government because something is bound to go wrong that will end your career. i think in the case of amber rudd, the information about windrush was set in stone by his crime work must —— set in stone by the prime minister. she has not acquitted herself with the skill and determination that people who saw her as a prime minister might have liked, but should she resign? i don't personally think so. but there is no doubt that this looks very bad for the government. fraser, thanks for the government. fraser, thanks for your time. members of the public could be able to challenge parole decisions more easily, under new government proposals. a review was set up after the parole board approved the release of the serial six offender, john worboys — a decision that was later overturned. of the serial sex offender, john worboys — a decision that was later overturned. i think it will th

john maguire, bbc news, plymouth. and you can find out more about the local elections in england on the bbc news website. it's been more than ten months since the london bridge attack, which left eight people dead and dozens more injured. one of those was charlie, a metropolitan police officer, who happened to be on the scene at the time. since then he's had five operations, but on sunday will run the london marathon. caroline davies has been speaking to him. firstly i thought it was just a pub fire. um, it was just one of them just instant reactions to go over there, try and help your colleagues out. police officer charlie guenigault was off duty watching football in london bridge on the night of the third ofjune. he was one of many members of the emergency services that ran towards the attackers. initially, i was confronted by all three and two of them started to attack me. i then tried to, you know, do my best to defend myself and unfortunately, one of them got me in the back first and then twice in the head, and a

not so many new people coming in yet —— john bolton. perhaps more important in the timing of this and what some may see as the delay was the need to get together and co—ordinate with the allies, the united kingdom and france, and select the targets and what we are hearing just now coming in from damascus, as you noted, explosions are being heard, smokers rising from the eastern side of the city, and one reporter in damascus is saying that it looks like world war iii, is the way they are describing what they are hearing and seeing. from what you understand and president trump did indeed addresses when he was talking about and iran. he was talking about russia, would you want to be on the state —— side ofa you want to be on the state —— side of a dictator, on the zuttah people who commit commit these crimes, was that an important factor in coming to this decision in that the united states could come into conflict with russia? —— the side of people. states could come into conflict with russia? -- the side of people. just how

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. president trump has warned iran of big problems if it restarts the nuclear programme that it agreed to limit in a deal struck in 2015. mr trump described that deal as insane and has been threatening to reject an extension which has to be in place within weeks. on a state visit to the white house, france's president macron urged him to consider a new agreement. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. the first state visit of the trump era and the french were given quite the welcome. these things are about pomp. they're about ceremony. and this one had one added ingredient — bromance. the two men held hands, they kissed, they hugged. and the biggest beast of the politicaljungle even engaged in a bit of interpersonal grooming with his younger colleague. in fact, i will get that little piece of dandruff off. little piece. we have to make him perfect. he is perfect. this most unlikely pairing have forged a close personal relationship. though on many policies, they are miles apart. ju

the us national security adviser john bolton has sounded a cautious note in the aftermath of friday's ground—breaking summit between north and south korea. both countries pledged to work towards the de—nuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the focus now turns to the forthcoming meeting between kim jong—un and donald trump, which us media have reported could be held either in singapore or mongolia. on us television, john bolton said the trump administration is not what he called "starry—eyed" about what the meeting may yield. president trump is determined to see this opportunity through, hopeful that we can get a real breakthrough. but we're not naive in the administration and a lot‘s gonna ride on this meeting with kim jong—un. laura bicker has more on this story from seoul. from this momentous show of unity comes an apparent display of sincerity. president moon is making his conversation with kim jong—un public, and it seems the north korean leader is willing to go further than simply stepping over the border. he has pledged to close an atomic test site, in front of w

labour is also saying thatjeremy corbyn‘s staff and john mcdonnell‘s staff did not see or engage with any of this material, pushing back against the sunday time's claim in that respect. but it is damaging and it shows again that in pockets of the labour party, particularly in these groups online, there are people who are using unsavoury, to put it mildly, language and tactics to further their cause. and then it comes about their cause. and then it comes about the action taken over those specific groups, irrespective of the connections or lack of two labour party? many people are waiting for that and jeremy corbyn has said many times that he does not condone or support anti—semitism and in fact he has been a staunch critic of it. he has been a staunch critic of it. he hasissued has been a staunch critic of it. he has issued a statement after statement this week, he has apologised and promised to tackle the problem, but for many people in the problem, but for many people in the party that has not been enough. pope francis has used his easter message to call for dialogue on the korean

just on labour's specific point with regard tojeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell‘s offices, how much do you say a member of parliament can determine some of the minority unsavoury elements who might end up supporting them? well, political parties have complex and very clear disciplinary procedures. those disciplinary procedures mean that every party has the power to investigate and, if appropriate, expel members of the party if they are behaving inappropriately. the labour party has a great tradition of being an anti—racist party, from the leadership ofjohn smith onwards. if you look at what tony blairand onwards. if you look at what tony blair and gordon brown used to say about these issues, nobody could be less racist than those two former labour leaders and prime ministers. and yet it all seems to be falling apart now because of a rather relaxed and negligent leadership. i go back to the mural and cartoon, what on earth wasjeremy corbyn thinking when he did not condemn that out of hand? it contains the classic anti—semitic blood libel, yet he apparently didn't understand it. what

john sopel, bbc news, washington. and iran was not the only subject the two presidents discussed. donald trump also turned his attention to the proposed summit between him and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. he now describes the man he used to call "rocket man" as "very open" and "very honourable". president trump claims a meeting will happen soon and that it will benefit the whole world. and this evening in washington, french president emmanuel macron is at the white house for a sumptuous banquet. over 150 guests have dined on a menu selected by first lady melania, including rack of lamb with jambalaya, and a nectarine tart served with creme fraiche ice cream. early arrivals include the former us secretary of state henry kissinger, the head of the imf christine lagarde, and president trump's daughter ivanka with her husband, jared kushner. in toronto, the man accused of deliberately driving a van into pedestrians has been charged on 10 counts of murder. canadian police are investigating suggestions in social media posts that alek minassian may have been motivated by a gru

john sopel, bbc news, washington. and iran was not the only subject the two presidents discussed. donald trump also turned his attention to the proposed summit between him and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. he now describes the man he used to call "rocket man" as "very open" and "very honourable". president trump claims a meeting will happen soon and that it will benefit the whole world. and this evening in washington, emmanuel and brigitte macron are at the white house for a banquet. more than 150 guests have dined on a menu selected by first lady melania trump, it includes rack of lamb with jambalaya and a nectarine tart with creme fraiche ice cream. early arrivals include former secretary of state henry kissinger, imf head christine lagarde, and president trump's daughter ivanka with her husband, jared kushner. plenty more on our website about the trump—macron bromance, the iran nuclear deal, and a look at what new us sanctions on tehran would mean. that is at bbc.com/news. or you can download the bbc news app. in toronto, the man accused of deliberately driving a va

john pienaar, bbc news, at the home office. with me is george eaton, political editor for the new statesman. we were hearing a huge pile of very difficult issues already in sajid javid's in trade, is he the man for thejob? —— javid's in trade, is he the man for the job? —— tray. javid's in trade, is he the man for the job? -- tray. the appointment has been well received most commentators think it is a smart move and theresa may had a difficult start to the day, to lose one cabinet minister is unfortunate but to lose four in six months looks even more than carelessness but this appointment was made swiftly and by the standards of theresa may's government quite competently. her last reshuffle was chaotic, and the challenge for sajid javid now is that the home office is a department that the home office is a department thatis that the home office is a department that is still defined by theresa may. theresa may was the author and the owner of the now criticised policies such as the hostile environment and who was committed

john said this was part of a sustained effort against the use of chemical weapons by damascus. —— president trump said. what that meant was not obvious. until the defence secretary said, andi obvious. until the defence secretary said, and i quote, the bombing was a one—time shots. president trump was also talking about diplomatic and economic measures as well, which he believes will put further pressure on damascus. in a briefing, the pentagon said the explosions hit the capital as well as two locations near the city of hommes. however, details from russia was my depends ministry suggested that other airfields were also targeted. in addition to two chemical weapons sites, theresa may said the attacks we re sites, theresa may said the attacks were designed to deter the use of chemical weapons either regime of bashar al—assad, adding that there was no practicable alternative to the use of force. my colleague has this report. with afterburners glowing, with afterburners glowing, and loaded with storm shadow cruise with storm shadow cruise missiles, four raf tornadoes take to the skies as b

byjustice secretary david gauke after the high court's decision to block the release of the rapist john worboys. i asked him earlier about his reaction to the proposals. i think there's a big gap between the political reality and what is actually being proposed. what's being proposed is quite sensible, something i was advocating long before thejohn something i was advocating long before the john worboys something i was advocating long before thejohn worboys case. it is what is left out that is really disappointing. and some of the changes that are not going to happen. what are the key things that are in? the parole board, the rule that stops them explaining its decision will be abolished and the pa role decision will be abolished and the parole board will be able to publish a limited explanation of why it has decided what it has decided. and the justice secretary is minded to create a review system for parole decisions but there will be further consultation before a final decision is made. that will involve who exactly as part of the review?m is made. that will involve who exactly as pa

john, thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at a:35pm. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. a police investigation has been launched after a three—year—old boy died in a swimming pool at a leisure centre in leeds. officers were called to a david lloyd club in leeds at about 9:45am this morning following a report that a child had entered the pool and drowned. the boy was taken to leeds general infirmary, but later died. police are treating the incident as an accident, but are appealing for anyone who was in the pool at the time to contact them. let's return to our main story this afternoon. north korea's leader says he is suspending nuclear missile tests, and shutting down a key test site. kim jong—un made the announcement ahead of a summit due to take place over the coming months with the united states and south korea. the un secretary general, antonio gutteres, said it's possible that north korea could one day be fully de—nuclearised. i think there is hope, i believe tha

john major, the former british prime minister, and that last list you mentioned there. the tributes, i'm sure reflected also her own political agenda. she wasn't somebody who was just in the background, she was just a first lady, she pursued her own campaigns on things like literacy, on social justice, and racial inclusion and so on, and was that a significant part of the life that was remembered there tonight? absolutely. in fact, we just saw a pic sure of the socks that her husband george hw bush, war, and the sort represented a stack of books and that is because he wanted to honour his wife's commitment and really lifelong dedication to making sure all americans could read. and people recognised that it was not about the reading itself, necessarily, but mrs bush was really concerned with a lot of social issues, including homelessness, the gap between those who have and have not, and this was her solution, literacy, to teach people to read. she said, many times, that she believed that literacy can solve many of the world of mac problems. so, sadly, that was celebrated

john, thank you. many thanks. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has called for a change in culture within government and institutions it says there must be "open and frank" discussions about child sexual abuse in order to tackle the problem. the interim report said "all too often" organisations put the reputation of their leaders and staff before the welfare of children. i think those who are in charge of institutions where the leadership models actually need to set the tone for this by their own behaviours and actions and be willing to face up to the feelings that their own organisations have made. for example, we know that's organisations that have not apologised for what kind of abuse children suffered while they were in their care. and we need all institutions to take the leadership of this issue seriously. canadian police say a man accused of deliberately driving a rented van into pedestrians in toronto, had posted a cryptic message on social media before the attack. he suggested he may have had

if you make a deal with mike pompeo, john bolton goes on fox and says it's good, that's the gold standard. sorry to interrupt, live pictures of the leaders at the negotiating table facing each other. you are watching that right now. the south korean president, moonjae—in, that right now. the south korean president, moon jae—in, across that right now. the south korean president, moonjae—in, across the table from kim jong—un, the president, moonjae—in, across the table from kimjong—un, the north korean leader. this is the first time the north korean leader has crossed the border since the end of the korean war. you were saying this administration is... apologies. we will take some translation to listen translation: we should have a positive meeting and positive results out of this meeting. and going forward, we should be determined... umm... and we should meet as often as possible. and, if we can, if we can get our heads together, then the ii and, if we can, if we can get our heads together, then the 11 years lost ca n heads together, then the 11 years lost can be made up. and j

her older brother, john, one silver. scotland are fourth in the medal table. sarah va izey are fourth in the medal table. sarah vaizey beat the favourite in the pool in the 50 metre breaststroke final. she pushed the jamaican into silver. early this morning, there was a first gold at the games for wales. gareth evans winning. the former pension decorator was very quick to thank his coach there. wales are ninth in the table. the second round of the masters is just getting under at augusta. the 20 15th winnerjordan spieth leads the way after the first round. he's on six under after a row of five birdies ina six under after a row of five birdies in a row on the back nine at augusta. it is golf‘s first master of the year. tiger woods is won over in his first major in over two yea rs. in his first major in over two years. scotland's hopes of qualifying for next year's women's world cup have been hit after losing one nil to switzerland. england and wales play each other tonight at southampton‘s st mary's stadium. england recently finished second at the petition

john pienaar reporting from swindon on some of the issues concerning voters. and more details about next thursday's vote can be found on our website: bbc. co. uk/election2018 the european union has introduced a near—total ban on the use of neonicitinoids, the most widely—used insecticide in the world. their use has been linked to a decline in the bee population, but the ban had been opposed by some farmers and food producers. when i heard the swedish superstars abba were going to release new material, two thoughts crossed my mind. the first was mama mia, here we go again, and money money money. it's been 35 years since they last worked together — and they've recorded two new songs. they've not yet been released — but the first will be broadcast in a special programme by the bbc later this year. tim allman has more. # my, my! # at waterloo, napoleon did surrender. # oh, yeah! 1974 — flares, satin jumpsuits, and a song called waterloo. anni—frid, agnetha, benny and bjorn, collectively known as abba, putting sweden on the pop music map. # waterloo! #

the newspaper claim that well senior staff working forjeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell were members of these facebook groups, but labour says that nobody working in either office had seen, posted or endorsed any of these messages. i think it is worth saying that while this content is clearly shopping too many people, it does not necessarily represent the entire tone of discussion and exchanges within these groups. nevertheless labour are seeking to distance themselves from these groups, saying they are not run by the labour party or officially connected to the party in any way and going on in a statement to say that the labour party is committed to challenging and campaigning against anti—semitism in all its forms. of course that has dominated forms. of course that has dominated for the party over what has been a very difficult week for labour. and it will provoke further discussions later today no doubt. turning our attention to the prime minister and we have an easter day message from her. yes, she has been offering some thoughts on the last 12 months, and reflecting on her own fai

lea. john, that sense that there may be many games afoot and beneath them all is brexit. i am not sure how true that is. i am still reeling in shock. the more i think about it though, this is to do with amber rudd's inexperience. she has only been an mp for six years. she has been an mp for six years. she has been promoted to one of the highest offices in the land. has not had much expressive running a department. therefore, when she made a mistake in front of the committee on wednesday, she wasn't adept enough at dealing with it, reversing out of it, and she just managed to make it worse with every subsequent statement that she made. and they think that is really what is happening here. ithink think that is really what is happening here. i think theresa may can deal with the brexit balance in the cabinet. that is just a matter of counting. the one thing that amber rudd was very good at, she was not good at running a department, it now turns out, but she was a very good campaigner and a punchy communicate. i suppose she can still be used in that role. she can. at the dang

john pr, our deputy political editor. thank you for breaking the news for us and reporting with us in westminster this evening. it comes after a day of strong words from president trump. on twitter, the us president warned russia to "get ready" for missile strikes against syria. senior russian figures have threatened to meet any us action with a response. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has more. syrians who have survived the last days at the syrians who have survived the last days at the eastern ghouta enclave are being burst out of the ruins and into the new lives, which will not be easy. these people's top priorities were food and shelter for theirfamilies, and only then, their recollections of what they saw. translation: we lived through very difficult times in eastern ghouta, especially the final three days in douma, when the regime carried when the regime carried out its attacks on civilian neighbourhoods and used chlorine gas, which caused suffocation amongst civilians. but in washington, president trump's morn

our deputy political editor john pienaar has more on the cabinet meeting tomorrow. it is already clear tonight that the prime minister is poised to see britain involved in military action. she has good said so today when she spoke about the need to prevent and deter another chemical attack. today, the prime minister has been working hard to keep up with donald trump. those tweets landed with quite a thud in whitehall. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has been saying today that any military action should require parliamentary approval in advance. but one thing we are being told is that the prime minister is perfectly prepared to contemplate taking action in doing so contemplate taking action in doing so without getting that prior approval. she believes that action is urgently needed to prevent another possible chemical attack. she is also reluctant to ask donald trump to hold while she thinks that approval here in westminster. you may think of the prime minister, generally, as being a cautious leader and she is. defence now seem to be moving along under their own mo

our correspondent in belfast, john campbell is following the story. well, the police public protection branch had issued an appeal for information about these two men, they have released their pictures, they had also given details of a car which was seen in the south armagh area. south armagh is a particular closely knit rural community. last night, police were called there to the village of mullaghbawn, and they found these two men tied to a bench, their hands bound with cable ties and paint poured over their heads in what was apparently a vigilante attack. a local councillor says that this incident was unfortunate but understandable, given that tensions have been running high in the area. the police say it is completely unacceptable, the two men had to be treated in hospital and they are now investigating an assault. rohingya refugees in bangladesh have been appealing to visiting un ambassadors to help them safely return home. a delegation from the un security council is visiting refugee camps in cox's bazar, home to nearly 700,000 rohingyas, who've

as john mentioned there, downing street said ministers were agreed that it was highly likely the syrian government was responsible for last weekend's chemical attack. and that phone call has now taken place. two bits of information to bring you. the first is president trump and theresa may agreed to keep working closely on the international response to the use of chemical weapons in syria, so it looks like conversations are continuing, rather than necessarily decisions yet being reached. and they did, however, agree it was vital to deter further used of chemical weapons by the syrian government. they clearly both believe it is syria who was responsible for what happened in douma, and that a chemical weapon was exploded there. so the key question really is how do you deter it? do you deter it life—threatening action or by specific action? judging by the statement that phone call between president and prime minister, further action is on the cards. but maybe further consultations before that action is taken. here is our middle east editorjeremy bowen. in the streets of douma, supporters

john adams tells the story that, after they had shaken hands, they embraced each other by hugging one another with their arms, and kissing each other‘s cheeks. it can remind you of something. but then, something unexpected. full on assault of virtually every policy that donald trump holds dear. forget bromance, this was bromide. first, mr trump's isolationist america first policies. we can choose isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism. this is an option. but closing the door to the world will not stop the abolition of the world. it will not douse, but inflame, the fears of our citizens. and on free trade, support for multinational institutions, inequality, science, the iran nuclear deal, they were an atla ntic the iran nuclear deal, they were an atlantic ocean apart. then the threat to lack french president rounded on donald trump over climate change. forget make america great again, it was time to make the earth again, it was time to make the earth a great again. high polluting the oceans, not mitigating co2 emissions, and destroying our biodiversity, we are killing our planet. l

can you trust president and john. past president kimjong—un. can you trust him? what is driving kim jong—un to kimjong—un. can you trust him? what is driving kimjong—un to do kimjong—un. can you trust him? what is driving kim jong—un to do this? well, i don't think that we're going to know exactly what is driving him to know exactly what is driving him to do this. the more important question in my view is whether or not we can bind him to international promises rather than focusing exclusively on his own domestic agenda. and so the process is really designed to bind him. it's absolutely true that they knew damn —— that he still remain in control of the offensive. he can turn it on and off for however he wants. what did you think when you saw the picture today. there seems to be a genuine rapport between the two. you think that is the case was not clearly there is some personal connection. i think it reminded me of the summit meeting in the year 2000, simply by virtue of the fact these were two men that knew they we re these were two men that knew th

our deputy political editor john pienaar reflects now on what's not been a good week for the prime minister. this was supposed to be the week that the prime minister, the uk, was to be seen walking tall. instead the country's reputation is seen as having been tarnished. theresa may is having to get out one way or another, out of a deep political hole. it was bad enough having to apologise to members of the windrush generation for their mistreatment, people who are absolutely within their rights to be within this country. it was worse that it was done at the home office, where teresa may was home secretary to six yea rs. teresa may was home secretary to six years. where a strict policy of a tough approach to immigration was described as appalling. the spectacle this week of the prime minister saying sorry to caribbean leaders, but the country want as friends, and needs onside when it comes to future trade, that was just the start. there will be compensation we now know, notjust the costs and expenses, but the other issues, like lostjobs, lost income. downing street clearly wants to clearly b

john sopel, bbc news, washington. in a moment, we'll get the view from the united nations, but first to steve rosenberg in moscow and what the kremlin is saying. well, if donald trump's arim via twitter is to sow chaos and confusion about his intentions, that's working in moscow because the russians are completely confused. i was watching a live talkshow earlier on russian state television, when the news came in that president trump had tweeted that an attack on syria could happen very soon or not soon at all. and a bemused presenter looked into the camera and said one word in russian, which means incredible. also, a special communications link which had been set up before by the us and russian militaries to prevent an accidental clash between russia and america in syria, that that line was still functioning and still being used. that suggests that conversations are taking place behind the scenes to prevent a us military strike from sparking an accidental conflict between russia and the united states. it's the words o

but sometimes patients who have particularly vague symptoms like john did, with rapid weight loss and stomach pain, can find themselves being bounced from department to department while they wait for different test results and that can waste valuable time. so the airedale clinic is one of ten in england designed to speed up a cancer diagnosis, where patients with nonspecific symptoms, like john, can be seen by one team, who can give a fast decision. the advantages for the patient are they can have all the tests they need doing in one place rather than having to go back and forth to different departments. and the quicker we can get the diagnosis of cancer for a patient, the quicker they can start treatment, which means better outcomes for the patients. and that's why health experts say these new centres could be a step change in the treatment of cancer. there are certain types of symptoms that are really, really tricky to understand what could be causing that, and at the moment there isn't a good pathway for the gp to send a patient on, hence these multidisciplinary centres are being s

the national security council who are leaving becausejohn security council who are leaving because john bolton security council who are leaving becausejohn bolton wants his own team. and you have to see more clashes going forward between bolton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo anti—trump because alton and pompeo are much more hawkish in their views in foreign policy and intervening and donald trump is much more resistant to nationbuilding and sending troops to fight battles overseas and so you know, i think they didn't have a time of input into this policy because we have been waiting for this to happen, where this asaad regime uses chemical weapons and you want to lay down a marker butjohn bolton, it may surprise people, that he will try to restrain himself from watching a million wars as many people were worried about. this has been a fairly significant week for president trump. because you have this air strikes and also kind of personal, potential personal legal issues as well dropping up, and i have seen conspiracy theories tal

john watson. the government is to increase the powers available to police and the security services to try and stop terror attacks at an early stage of planning. a document leaked to the sunday times suggests counter terrorism officers will target up to 20,000 lower priority suspects. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. the murderers behind last year's atrocities in britain. men who planned to kill innocent people. yet only three were on mis‘s radar in any way before striking, and only one of those was being actively investigated. better intelligence, at an earlier stage, might have stopped some of this happening. today's leaked report suggests counter—terrorism investigators could more widely share information on up to 20,000 lower priority suspects with various authorities, in the hope of receiving earlier intelligence of risky behaviour, such as planning an attack. the government has already promised more staff for security agencies like m15 — crucial if they are to targ

attended by 10,000 pilgrims in the basilica during the mass, the pope baptised eight people, including john 0gah, a nigerian migrant, who prevented a robbery last year while he was begging outside an italian supermarket. our correspondent david willey joins us now from rome. we are watching the scenes, david. give us a sense of the last 2a hours there? the easter vigil began with this mass inside the basilica, the church of christendom in the centre of rome, which began in total darkness. it was a very impressive ceremony, as the 10,000 people present one by one let their candles and flooded the basilica with light, symbolising the resurrection of christ. now, this morning, the pope is officiating at a second mass in saint peter ‘s square in the open airand then in saint peter ‘s square in the open air and then in a few minutes' time he will go up to the balcony on the facade of st peter's to deliver his easter message, urbi et 0rbi, the traditional messages that you give that christmas and easter time of peace, delivering that notjust in rome but to the whole world. peace, delivering t

total information awareness was in 2003, john ashcroft and other trying to do similar things to what i think is behind all of this. geopolitical forces trying to get data and information to influence a process. when i look at palantir and what they are doing, and i look at what sap, which is another acquisition, andl sap, which is another acquisition, and i look at where you are from the 2011 consented to create and where you are today, i'm thinking, is this guy out boxing be foxes or is he going along with what is a major trend in an information age to try and harvest information for political forces? and so my question to you is, do you see that those applications, that of those companies, palantir and even whatsapp are going to fall into the same situation that you have just falle n same situation that you have just fallen into over the last several years? senator, i'm not sure specifically. 0verall, years? senator, i'm not sure specifically. overall, i do think that these issues around information access that these issues around information a ccess a re that these issues around i

the current speaker, john bercow, described his predecessor as a decent public spirited man who was proud of his roots. micheal martin died this morning after a short illness at the age of 72. australia is promising to spend 290 million pounds to help restore and protect the great barrier reef. the world's largest reef system has been damaged by warming sea temperatures, which have bleached large swathes of coral in recent years, as well as pollution and run—off of pesticides and fertilisers from farms. phil mercer reports from sydney. the great barrier reef is australia's greatest natural treasure. but this world heritage listed wonderland is under siege. for two years running it was hit by major coral bleaching, which scientists blame on warmer sea temperatures. then there was the assault by coral eating crown of thorns starfish —— starfish. these predators will be targeted by the new multi—million dollar plan to revive and restore the reef. farmers fear the queensland coast will be encouraged to change their ways, to reduce the flow of fertilisers and pesticides into the sea. i

but the labour mp, john woodcock, believes action against the syrian government was necessary. i hope as many mps as possible will not primarily focus on what our diversionary questions on this. yes it is important that the prime minister explains why she chose to ta ke minister explains why she chose to take action without the formal vote in parliament, but i think the country could have ended up in a much weaker position for many years going forward. of course, parliament in normal circumstances should be endorsing action, but what i was about to say was that there does need to be in the system the ability for a prime minister to agree to action when it is simply not practical to get a parliamentary vote within the timescale needed for a decision. so the prime minister will have to explain why she thought that was the case to mps and i don't think we should all out a vote further down the track if this is an ongoing operation, but i do hope that the main focus tomorrow can be on what will now be the wider strategy to try to bring this horrible conflict into a better position

with seats on 150 councils up for grabs, john maguire is looking at the issues affecting voters. he's been to plymouth, a council which is hotly disputed between labour and the conservatives. that's one thing you can't change, is the weather. only mad dogs and plymouthians would be out on a day like this. but members of this community running and walking group, aptly named storm, is made of tough stuff. but not me. so we have taken shelter in a cafe to get down to chatting about the local elections. we put them into power, but they do not even ask sometimes what we can spend on. we pay council rates and taxes and everything else, but it would be nice to say what would you like to spend this £27 million on? i have lived here all my life. plymouth is a beautiful city. sometimes we do not appreciate it. all that seems to be happening is new student accommodation. i know student accommodation is important, it is a lifeline in plymouth, but there are other things as well i would put as a priority. history and social changes in the dna of this seafaring city. there is also a rich poli

checking the records, she found there were more statues of men called john than historical women. millicent fawcett started petitioning for women's right to vote in 1866, gathering signatures from women across the country and lobbying politicians. she led the suffragist movement which, unlike the suffragettes, stuck to peaceful protest. she dedicated her life to that cause, and aged 81, she watched from the public gallery in the house of commons as women were given the vote on the same terms as men, and her legacy lives on for another generation. i'm so inspired by millicent fawcett and what she's done for the feminist movement. she was really intelligent and she was very, very persistent and determined to give women rights, and i really love that. someone will say, well, what's the point of a statue? why does it make any difference? does it make any difference? it's what it signifies and shows everyone. there are so many male statues and we need equality, and we need to show women are just as good as men and we can do incredible things as well. millicent fawcett‘s statue now wa

i was having a look at some of the reports coming in and i think john mccain was tweeting and released a statement in support of president trump's actions. is that the kind of thing that has been happening in washington? i think at the moment many feel that what has been done has been measured. that is the important thing from their point of view. saying that, there are democrats who feel that if there was to be wider military action or a greater focus on what happens in syria, there needs to be a greater strategy. from the administration's point of view they have the idea, they like this whole idea of working alongside the uk and france and coming up with a joint strategy to address some of these issues. the problems had not gone away. if you listen carefully to what the administration have been saying, they have been talking about the fact that they have degraded the chemical weapons programme in syria. they have not got rid of the threat of chemical weapons. that is something they accept. they are still looking for evidence outside of syria. to say they have evidence of some of that