it appears these we re south of delhi. it appears these were chemicals imported from china for use in pesticides. do we know how some of the victims are? the doctors have been saying from the start that they are ok and no one is in danger. what we heard towards the end of saturday was that people are being discharged and going home to theirfamilies. that being discharged and going home to their families. that seems to be the situation. that said, we have had some people saying they are out of danger, and others simply saying they are stable, which sounds less certain. the indian media have not given a very full account of what has happened, and haven't prioritise the story very much. these sorts of leagues are not actually unusual in india, are they? they do happen from time to time. there was one of three yea rs time to time. there was one of three years ago in chhattisgarh, with a smaller number of people being affected. there is an issue in india with supervision. the police have said that legal action will be taken in

sanjoy majumder reports from delhi. three judges pronounced the verdict here in the supreme court, and as it was read out, those in court broke into applause. in the ruling, one of the judges described the case as a barbaric crime, one he said had shaken the collective conscience of society. another one said the victim had suffered a devastating hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 that jyoti singh, a 23—year—old medical student, boarded a bus here in delhi, along with a friend. over the next hour, she was gang—raped and beaten so badly that she died of her injuries two weeks later. her death sparked nationwide protest. thousands of indians took to the streets, demanding justice, and forced the government to bring in stringent new laws and penalties in cases that dealt with sexual assault. today, lawyers from the defendant said they would file a review petition asking for thejudgement to be reversed. if that fails, all four defendants have one final chance to appeal to the president of india for clemency. som

sanjoy majumder reports from delhi. three judges pronounced the verdict here in the supreme court, and as it was read out, those in court broke into applause. in the ruling, one of the judges described the case as a "barbaric crime." one said the perpetrators had "shaken the collective conscience of society." another said the victim had suffered a "devastating hour of darkness." it was in december 2012 that jyoti singh, a 23—year—old medical student, boarded a bus here in delhi, along with a friend. over the next hour, she was gang—raped and beaten so badly that she died of her injuries two weeks later. her death sparked nationwide protest. thousands of indians took to the streets, demanding justice, and forced the government to bring in stringent new laws and penalties in cases that dealt with sexual assault. today, lawyers from the defendant said they would file a review petition asking for thejudgement to be reversed. if that fails, all four defendants have one final chance to appeal to the president of india f

the threejudges murder of a medical student in delhi. the three judges said the victim had suffered a devastating hour of darkness. threejudges pronounced three judges pronounced the verdict here in the supreme court, and as it was read out, those in court route into applause. in the ruling, one of thejudges into applause. in the ruling, one of the judges described the case as a barbaric crime, one he said had shaken the collect your conscience of society. another one said the victim had suffered a devastating hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 that jyoti singh, hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 thatjyoti singh, a hour of darkness. it was in december 2012 that jyoti singh, a 23—year—old medical student, 2012 that jyoti singh, a 23—year—old medicalstudent, boarded 2012 that jyoti singh, a 23—year—old medical student, boarded a bus here in delhi along with a friend. 0ver the next hour she was gang raped and beaten so badly that she died of her injuries two weeks later. her death sparked nationwide protest. thousa

iflew in from delhi they give you this time. what has happened? i flew in from delhi and we took off at 10:30am india time. we landed at three. shortly after landing the captain said we could not taxi to the gates because of a computer systems failure. he has kept us informed, walked around the cabin talking to everyone. even invited people in to have a look at the flight deck. we have been given a drink, one drink, so far. the latest announcement we have heard is that british airways have cancelled everything until midnight but we are not allowed to disembark because the terminal is in chaos, police and everything. we have to wait on the plane and we do not know when we will be let off. what conditions like? it is a hot day? it is actually quite calm. there is at least one lady on the plane —— baby on the plane. we have a selection of films to watch and things. people seem 0k. films to watch and things. people seem ok. i think if we are here for much longer, that might change. you sounds like you have more information than many in the termina

girls‘ schools in the indian capital, —— 300 pupils from two girls‘ schools in the indian capital, delhi, have been taken to hospital for treatment after a chemical leaked from a fuel tanker. prince edward has been speaking about his father's decision to stand down from royal duties later this year. he said he was sure prince philip wouldn't disappear

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opposition whose powers have been seized by the supreme court. 300 pupils from two girls schools in delhi have been taken to hospital for treatment after a chemical leaked from a fuel tanker substance the substance caused eye irritation and difficulty. and chip cho gay has run the fastest marathon in history in a time of two hours 25 seconds but it will be officially recognised because it was not run under normal race conditions. coming up at 10pm, kate silverton has the full round—up of the days news but first in a town where europe's worst atrocity since the second world war took place, some local politicians and the new mayor refused to accept the genocide happened here despite the findings of international courts and the testimony of survivors. one of the few d oze n testimony of survivors. one of the few dozen in muslims who did survive has since returned to provide living proof of what happened and now faces a new struggle for the truth. this programme contains some distressing images from the start. we didn't believe that we would be killed because there are so many people and i

addressing of business for him in berlin, she stressed the need for free trade deal between the eu and new delhi, signaling a possible alternative to washington. >> all over the world we are witnessing protectionist trends. networks are deeply interconnected. we believe it's necessary to be open and create fair trade positions. this is why do so important for free make progress with a trade agreement between the european union and india. >> germany is india's largest trading partner and bilateral trade has doubled over the past decade to over 17 billion euros. encourage more german investment to tap into india's huge potential. >> it is still below its full potential. india, with open arms i welcome german companies. the arm of bill and pharmaceutical industries could be beneficial to modernizing indian infrastructure. she is due to meet the prime wednesday to ensure they remain reliable partners. businesses and consumers in the eurozone lost confidence about their prospects during the month of may. the economic sentiment indicator dropped slightly from april, there was a slight boost in emmanue

after she reportedly refused his marriage proposals, this all took place in the state of the capital delhi. the girl's mother is demanding the death penalty for those responsible but it comes days after the man involved in a 2012 bus rape were sentenced to death and it's actually a state minister for women for dedicated special separate tribunals to be created for a, quote, speedy prosecution of cases involving sexual assault against women. >> to wrap it up, something completely different, a bit of good news for a young formula one fan in spain. tell us about that. >> 6-year-old french boy who incident

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi‘s body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi‘s final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania‘s history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it‘s been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don‘t yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world‘s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on the election is a witch—hunt. thousands have protested in central athen

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister has raised the terror threat level — to critical — after the deadly attack in manchester. twenty—two people were killed and 59 injured when a suicide bombe

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump gets an extravagant welcome during his visit to saudi arabia. on his second day in the country — he's expected to make a speech about his "hopes of a peaceful vision of

girls‘ schools in the indian capital, —— 300 pupils from two girls‘ schools in the indian capital, delhi, have been taken to hospital for treatment after a chemical leaked from a fuel tanker. prince edward has been speaking about his father's decision to stand down from royal duties later this year. he said he was sure prince philip wouldn't disappear into the background, as our royal correspondent, the duke of edinburgh announced on thursday he would not be taking on any more public engagements. prince philip, as we soon won't be seeing him, in public, on duty, by his wife's side. from the autumn, the soon—to—be 96—year—old will be giving up such engagements. retirement beckons but prince edward insists his father won't be inactive. i don't believe that he is going to be putting his feet up completely and disappearing into the background and never being seen again. i still think, he'll pick and choose what he wants to do and how he'll do it and what's sensible and what's practical. as i said, i don't think we'll see him completely disappear but he's making it absolutely clear to

‘s this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. on his first foreign tour — president trump has urged muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror. north korea has

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president trump calls on muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror, in a major speech in saudi arabia. north korea

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more raids and arrests in the uk as police confirm their belief that a network of accomplices helped the manchester bomber. more raids and arrests in the uk as police confirm their belie

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. the latest headlines: donald trump departs on his first foreign trip, leaving in his wake fresh turmoil in washington. he's reported to have told russian officials that firing his fbi chief eas

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines for you on bbc news: president trump has said the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on the election is a witch—hunt. brazil's president has angrily

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: believe that a network helped the manchester bomb. images are released in the american media showing details from the scene of the bombing, provoking anger from the british government wh

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: on his first foreign tour, president trump urges muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror. north korea has confirmed the country's latest ballistic missile test. south korea sa

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister has raised the terror threat level to critical after the deadly attack in manchester. twenty—two people were killed and 59 injured when a suicide bomber target

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more raids and arrests in the uk as police confirm their belief that a network of accomplices helped the manchester bomber. counter—terrorism officials have strongly criticised the lea

temperatures in the mid to upper 40s but showers and storms around new delhi, in the next few days. gusty winds may bring that temperature down. we had heaped in europe, here in the uk in early and the weak and france and germany in the weak and france and germany in the past couple of days and we are breathing cool and fresh air and the uk. with notice a change in paris as well, and moving to germany. temperatures are coming down. into the balkans, croatia, serbia, bosnia, some strong thunderstorms here. for the uk over the weekend, initially it is low—pressure but high pressure begins to build in later in the weekend. for the weekend weather, what's going to be happening next week? stay with us in half an hour, we'll find out. whether for the weekend now. us media are reporting that president trump told russian officials that firing fbi director james comey eased great pressure on him. he also reportedly described james comey as a nutjob. these fresh revelations come as mr trump sets off on his first overseas trip since becoming president. his first stop will be saudi arabia. hi

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a special prosecutor — robert mueller — has been appointed to investigate alleged russian interference in the us election. venezuela has stepped up its military presence along the co

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister has raised the terror threat level to critical after the deadly attack in manchester. 22 people were killed and 59 injured when a suicide bomber targeted young f

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: on his first foreign tour — president trump has urged muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror. north korea has confirmed the country's latest ballistic missile test. south k

we expect more details at delhi in the night when manchester police will give us an update. ed, if you can hear me, we arejust update. ed, if you can hear me, we are just learning that the police in manchester have told the bbc that there is a second suspect device near where the first explosion occurred. people and journalists have been moved away from the scene. we are being told a controlled explosion is imminent. put us in the context how far away that is from where you are. it depends where that controlled explosion is. we have heard so many rumours denied it is ha rd to heard so many rumours denied it is hard to know what is fact and what is fiction. —— tonight. one person has said there was a second device near the train station. we cannot get there. now, another person has told last here tonight that he witnessed a silver car, a mercedes, being surrounded by armed police, and one person being taken out of that car at gunpoint. i don't know if he was arrested. we will hear from manchester police as soon as we can. we heard someone shouting. sirens. inaudible. ther

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence is a witch—hunt. brazil's president michel temer has angrily rejected calls for him

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump departs on his first foreign trip, leaving in his wake fresh turmoil in washington. he's reported to have told russian officials that firing his fbi chief eased "great press

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: us president donald trump says the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on his election is

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. president trump gets an extravagant welcome during his visit to saudi arabia. on his second day in the country — he's expected to make a speech about his "hopes of a peaceful vision of islam". donald trump is in saudi arabia

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. our main headline: a special prosecutor, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate alleged russian interference in the us election. the number of child migrants and refugees travelling alone around th

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc world news. president trump has received an extravagant welcome during the first day of his visit to saudi arabia. he's expected to make a speech about islam on sunday. iran's president hassan rouhani says his reâ€

quebec has requested help from the military. 300 pupils from two girls‘ schools in the indian capital, delhi, have been taken to hospital for treatment after a chemical leaked from a fuel tanker. the substance, thought to used in pesticides, caused eye and throat irritation as well as breathing difficulties. police say they‘ll be taking legal action against the chemical handlers. the teenage racing driver who lost both legs in a horrific crash says he‘s "lost for words" after well wishers raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for him. billy munger was racing in the formula four championship last month when he was involved in a high speed collision. richard lister reports. they call him billy whizz. one of the rising stars of british motorsport. he was supposed to be racing this weekend. instead, he‘s reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injuries that changed his life. that‘s amazing. and as i turn over, there‘d be signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words, and i still am now. three weeks a

two —— over 300 pupils have been affected at a girls‘ school in delhi after chemicals leaked from a tanker. the chemicals leaked from a tanker. the chemicals caused eye and throat difficulties, and breathing difficulties. police say they will be taking legal action against the chemical handlers. here in the uk, prince edward says he doesn‘t believe his father, the duke of edinburgh, will "stop for a minute" when he retires from public life in the autumn. prince edward said "the show would go on" because the royal family works as a team. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, considers the first comments from a senior royal about the impending retirement of prince philip. prince philip, as we soon won‘t be seeing him, in public, on duty, by his wife‘s side. from the autumn, the soon to be 96—year—old will be giving up such engagements. retirement beckons but prince edward insists his father won‘t be inactive. i don‘t believe that he is going to be putting his feet up completely and disappearing into the background and never being seen again. i still think, he‘ll pick and choos

delhi should know there is data about their that should be informative. some people are talking about doing this registration idea. and that is another solution knocking around. but others say that could help resolve these problems and then to say here are my results have a new hypothesis it turns out what i wasn't looking for but the people present them in the literature but you could avoid that pitfall that is another difficult problem. >> your focus was on biomedicine are there any different considerations with those rates or failure to replicate. >> debt of think anybody knows about that. so as a very general principle is easy to measure things in that makes them harder to get those results. so with the general malaise in the system and then still have results but my favorite counter example is using that giant accelerator we want to get this right so go to a completely different -- detectors so we have taken the care of front but did you think ahead but also to the physical sciences as well that is not very strong because that touches on the personal

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. the latest headlines for you on bbc news: president trump has said the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on the election is a witch—hunt. brazil's president has angrily rejected calls for

some other stories making the news: 300 pupils from two girls' schools in the indian capital delhi have been taken to hospital for treatment after a chemical leaked from a fuel tanker. the substance, thought to used in pesticides, caused eye and throat irritation as well as breathing difficulties. an 85 year—old nepalese man who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb everest, has died at base camp. min bahadur sherchan, a former british army gurkha, was trying to reclaim the record from japan's yuichiro miura, who climbed the peak aged 80 in 2013. hundreds of homes in canada have been evacuated after heavy rain caused flooding. two suburbs of montreal, in the province of quebec, are among areas worst affected, with residents on the tiny island of ile mercier urged to leave their homes. with further downpours expected over the weekend, quebec has requested help from the military. strong winds and rain have swept across parts of eastern china, bringing down trees and cutting off power lines. in some areas gales have reached force ten over the last two days. more than 40 tou

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump is set to push for peace — as his first foreign tour continues in israel and the palestinian territories. the charity save the children is warning that a cholera outbre

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a special prosecutor, robert mueller, has been appointed to investigate allegations of russian interference in the us election. venezuela has stepped up its military presence along the c

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has received an extravagant welcome during the first day of his visit to saudi arabia. he's expected to make a speech about islam on sunday. iran's president hassan rouha

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 0n this is bbc news. the latest headlines: on his first foreign tour, donald trump has urged foreign nations to take a lead in fighting terror. north korea has confirmed their latest pol

justin rowlatt, bbc news, delhi and in ireland, a fisherman has landed a one—in—a—million catch of a white lobster. this specimen lacks a gene that gives it the usual dark blue colour, and is extremely rare. luckily it dodged the dinner plate, as fisherman charlie 0'malley spotted the extraordinary lobster and gave it to a local aquarium. that's all for now. you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcregedahmad. hello. this sunshine makes all the difference at this time of year. we have an abundance of sunshine across the northern half of the uk. this was sent in from highland scotland, where we saw temperatures soaring into the high teens, 20 in a few spots. in contrast with the chilly breeze off the sea. and the cloud in clacton—on—sea, in essex, just about 11 degrees. and those are the contrasts which will continue through the weekend — where we see the cloud and where we do not. of course, we've got this rather cool breeze as well, which is starting to pick up further northwards, dragging the cloud north. so a few drizzly showers are out there, as

justin rowlatt, bbc news, delhi. now, let's return to our main story, the council and mayoral elections in england, scotland and wales. norman smith is watching the results come in from westminster. let's get his closing thoughts. we still have mayoral results and more besides. what might this tell is leading up tojune the 8th? besides. what might this tell is leading up to june the 8th? these are extraordinary results, it is not politics as usual. usually in local elections, voters use them to give the government of the day a good kicking. this has not happened. more than that, we are seven years into tory rule, seven years of austerity and yet mrs may is picking up seats and yet mrs may is picking up seats and votes in parts of the french we wear, frankly, previously, you'd have to be pretty brave to stand a conservative. that tells us this is more thanjust conservative. that tells us this is more than just the brexit factor. that is a big part of it but not the total explanation. it is more than just the theresa m