linda adey, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the baby of shamima begum — who fled london to join the islamic state group — has died in a refugee camp — he was about two weeks old. andrew hill — the pilot who crashed at the shoreham airshow killing 11 people apologied to the victims‘ families after he was found not guilty of manslaughter. the prime minister calls on the eu for one last push to get her deal through parliament saying if it fails, brexit may never happen. now on bbc news, it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed asks why scotland has a new news programme. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. a new nightly news show launches in scotland. what is the rationale behind it? and the moment when a studio camera went rogue on the news channel. first, the surge in knife crime has dominated headlines over the past seven days. and it's prompted some national soul—searching about its possible causes. on monday's news at 10, mark easton pondered the nature of the offence. it's a crime that fee

we but those points to bbc news which told us those points to bbc news which told us interviews are robust and challenging and the bbc is committed to the highest standards of due a ccu ra cy to the highest standards of due accuracy and impartiality in its out put. sally challenged tim martin on his views ant presented opposing viewpoints as is to be expected in interviews of this kind. finally the death toll from the deadly cyclone in southern africa has reached at least 750 people, with victims in mozambique, zimbabwe and mall which. the end of last week, the news at six helpfully showed a map showing those countries. whole towns an villages have been submerged. the disasters emergency committee has launched an appeal to get aid to those most in need. i say helpfully, that may have been the intention, those who know the geography spotted a mistake. linda was watching and said your ignorance of countries in africa is astounding, you have marked zambia astounding, you have marked zambia as zimbabwe. i don't quite know what to say. and carl thought the mistake embarrassing asking, did you u

hugh pym, bbc news. the great britain special olympics team is preparing to leave for abu dhabi to take part in the 50th anniversary of the games. more than 100 british athletes will compete. our disability news correspondent nikki fox has been talking to one of them. take your marks! it's my safe place, really, the water. itjust always makes you feel so calm and peaceful. erin has been competitively swimming since she was 11 years old. she is deaf and has learning disabilities, and is in training for one of the biggest sporting events in the world, the special olympics. how excited are you? it's like... it'sjust, like, a dream, actually, it is a dream come true. what are your chances? yeah, obviously, winning a gold medal would be brilliant, and just bringing awareness to people about the special olympics. the world said people with intellectual problems should not be seen in public. tonight, you are part of the year's largest sporting event and the world is watching. the special olympics were founded b

tom burridge, bbc news. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has warned mps that failing to back theresa may's brexit deal in the commons on tuesday could jeopardise the uk's departure from the eu. he said there was "wind in the sails" of those trying to stop brexit — and said there'd be devastating consequences for the conservative party if it failed to deliver on the referendum result. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. for the prime minister, every week begins with church and is followed, recently at least, by bruising brexit battles in the commons. so, here we go again as she tries for a second time to get parliament to back her plan. the foreign secretary said those who backed brexit but attempted to vote against the government should be careful what they wish for. there is wind in the sales of people trying to stop brexit and i just want to make this point because it is important, if you want to stop brexit you only need to do three things, kill this deal, get an extension and then

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. young people from all over the uk have spent the day learning how to be journalists as part of the bbc‘s young reporter day. 1,50011to18—year—olds entered the bbc young reporter competition, and francesca is one the winners. here's her report about how social media has changed the way she looks at her own disability. my name is francesca, i'm 16. i have triplegic cerebral palsy, which affects both my legs and my left arm. sometimes it can make me feel physically isolated because i can't always do the things my able—bodied friends can do. but, since making friends online, i no longer see myself as being alone in my experiences. even if i'm alone in my bedroom, i'm not alone because i can be part of an online community. being part of an online community for disabled people has genuinely changed my perception of my disability for the better. school is important to me, because as a disabled person, i sometimes think that people underestimate me. it can be quite difficult because s

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. the government agrees to pay 33 million pounds to eurotunnel, to settle a lawsuit over extra ferry services in the event of a ‘no—deal‘ brexit. labour says the transport secretary, chris grayling, must go. he stumbles from catastrophe to disaster, and it is just gross incompetence on an industrial scale. enough is enough and that this man must be out of his post by monday. pakistan frees an indian fighter pilot, captured after his plane was shot down — amid rising tensions over kashmir. a man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival, and filmed her as she died, has been jailed for eight and a half years. making landlords check tena nts' immigration status, is ruled to be a breach of human rights.

this is bbc news. the dutch husband of shamima begum, the teenager who has been stripped of her british citizenship forjoining the islamic state group has told the bbc he wants them to live in the netherlands. eight lawyers who back brexit, seven of them mps, set out the concessions they require from the eu to support the pm's brexit deal. rescuers have called off — for the day — their search for british climber tom ballard who's been missing on one of the world's highest mountains in pakistan for nearly a week. now on bbc news it's time for the week in parliament. welcome to the week in parliament. he holds out the possibility of delaying the uk is exit from the eu but says she wants us to leave this month. jeremy corbyn says theresa may is offering a botched deal but holds out a change in the policy.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new zealand's prime minister has opened a book of condolence for victims of the christchurch attacks, writing: "together we are one. they are us". she's been discussing tightening gun laws with her cabinet. counter—terrorism police have raided two homes in australia, where the suspect, brenton tarrant, grew up. his family say they're devastated by the attack. rescue workers in papua province in indonesia have rescued a five—month—old baby, trapped for hours in the rubble of a collapsed building after flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain swept through the region. at least 73 people have been killed across the province. many areas still remain inaccessible as rescue teams are struggling to search for survivors. nga pham has more. they don't know his name, but his rescue was a small miracle. the baby was pulled out alive after being trapped for six hours under the damaged house of his parents. their whereabouts are unknown. the army has bee

in the meantime, bbc news gave us the statement. this week bbc news has been focusing its output on showing stories from and about one particular city. the project is called we are bradford. when i see bradford on the news i often seek poverty. crime. rape. it's never anything to do with our achievements. in central branford, there are more than 2.5 thousand patients for every tp. according to data from nhs digital, that makes it among the worst in three places in england with the fewest family doctors per patient. it's in the heart of the canterbury estate in bradford. one of the most deprived areas in england. rock, rocky about. the children here are offered three places from the age of two. reaction has been mixed into this coverage. the idea for her to gain from the bbc‘s media and arts correspondent who was inspired by an exhibition at the city park national science and media museum exploring whether bradford is fairly portrayed in the news. hejoins me now from bradford. what did you want this bradford week to do? when it beg

and coming up on bbc news... katarina johnson—thompson goes for gold at the european indoor athletics. she's leading the pentathlon after three of the five events. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has been forced to pay £33 million to eurotunnel to settle a legal dispute over brexit contingency plans, in the event of no deal. the department for transport had given ferry contracts to three companies, including one with no ships and no port. but eurotunnel said the process had been "secretive and flawed". labour blames chris grayling, the transport secretary, who oversaw the contract process, and says he should resign. our business correspondent joe miller is at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone. the department for transport has already had to walk away from one of its three no deal brexit ferry contracts but the government has now had to spend tens of millions of pounds to avoid a trial which would probably have uncovered how it went about awarding those lucrative deals in the

sarah campbell, bbc news. a man has been remanded in custody by magistrates in east london, charged with murdering the teenager jodie chesney last week. the 17—year—old was stabbed in the back while listening to music with friends in a park in romford. manuel petrovitch, who's 20, will appear at the old bailey on monday. a second suspect remains in custody. the supermarket chain asda has said it will remove all single kitchen knives from sale because of concern over the use of knives in violent attacks. the company says it has a responsibility to try to help in the work to bring violent crime under control. the clock. in the dirt of the clock. now on bbc news: a special edition of global questions from jerusalem — hosted by zeinab badawi. hello and welcome tojerusalem for this edition of global questions. jerusalem is at the heart of the conflict in the middle east and the competing claims for the land that makes up israel and the occupied territorians. these plans have come and gone, but none have succe

rob young, bbc news. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier says he doesn't believe the uk has enough time to approve theresa may's brexit deal and leave the european union as planned on the 29th march. mr barnier said that a technical extension of up to two months may be necessary, but ministers have rejected the suggestion. let's go back to our top story. those very furious criticisms from donald trump on robert mueller and his special investigation, and of course, bernie sanders launching his presidential campaign. we can speak to eric ham, a political analyst and author based in washington. thank you very much your time. let's start with —— president trump that his conservative gathering, do you think those criticisms were harsher than usual? the president has had a very debilitating week with michael cohen testifying before the congress, his inability to get a deal with kim jong—un, and congress, his inability to get a deal with kimjong—un, and so the president was at home around his

david campanale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: she says she was made an outcast because she visited a temple. we will hear from the indian woman persecuted for doing what the law said she could. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. very good. applause so proud of both of you. applause with great regret, the committee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition. chants streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. onlooker: wow! welcome back. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: british mps have put forward a range of alternative brexit plans, as speculation mounts about theresa may's future. syria's kurds have called for the creation of an international tribunal to try thousands of suspected members of the islamic state group. part of the us has declared a state of emergency over measles. rockland county, in new york state, is experiencing one of its most severe outbreaks of the disease in decades.

jonathan amos, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the dutch husband of shamima begum, the teenager who has been stripped of her british citizenship forjoining the islamic state group, has told the bbc he wants them to live in the netherlands. eight lawyers who back brexit — seven of them mps — set out the concessions they require from the eu to support the pm's brexit deal. the hatch is open — america's new astronaut capsule makes its test flight to the international space station. and in sport, it is defeat for brendan rodgers on his return to the premier league as a stoppage time goalfrom andre gray premier league as a stoppage time goal from andre gray gives watford victory over leicester. britten‘s andy pozzi is through to the final of the 60 metre hurdles in the indoor athletics at glasgow as he aims to defend his title, and nicky rios says he wentjet skiing just hours before beating alex zverev in the mexican open in acapulco —— nick kyrgios. new reserach suggests that 150 young men have died after going missing on

noel phillips, bbc news, coventry. the number of employed people in the uk has risen again, to a new record. the employment rate, the percentage of those in work, is the highest since records began in 1971. our economics correspondent andy verity is in central london and has been looking through the numbers. andy. iam in i am in front of a construction site here in london, just the sort of place, an industry where there is a skills shortage, so they have to pay well to attract and keep the staff they need, pay rises are up on average 3.4%, and that is partly because unemployment is so low. they have to pay more because they are competing for workers. unemployment is 3.9%, the lowest it has been since 1975. it is a record workforce, the number of jobs since 1975. it is a record workforce, the number ofjobs grew by 220,000, twice as much as affected. how do you square that with all this talk of a brexit induce to slow down? economic growth was up by just induce to slow down? economic growth was up byjust o.2% induce to s

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3pm: a passenger plane crashes in ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board, including seven british citizens. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, warns mps that if they get crucial votes wrong this week they risk losing brexit. hen harriers, the rare bird of prey, are being deliberately ta rgetted and killed, according to the rspb. aston villa footballer jack grealish is attacked by a spectator — as his side play local rivals birmingham city. and in half an hour here on bbc news, bbc wales investigates undercover officers paid to spy on political activists good afternoon. authorities in ethiopia say there are no survivors after a passenger plane crashed with more than 150 people on board. the ethiopian airlines plane was carrying 149 passengers and eight crew. seven of those onboard were british, along with more than 30 other nationalities. the plane had only come into service a few months ago. this morning it took off from the capital addis ababa, en route to nair

this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations says cyclone idai has created a massive disaster in southern africa. officials believe it may be the worst weather—related catastrophe that has ever hit the southern hemisphere. potentially millions of people are affected. at least 1,000 are feared dead in mozambique alone. hundreds are missing in zimbabwe and malawi. the first funerals are underway in new zealand for victims of friday's mass shootings at mosques in christchurch. there has been criticism of the authorities for delays in returning victims‘ bodies to their families. 30 of the 50 have now been approved for release. theresa may is formally asking the european union to delay britain's withdrawal beyond 29 march. the prime minister is to request an extension to the deadlocked brexit process until the end ofjune — possibly far longer. eu heads of government will consider the request on thursday. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has renewed his attacks on the mueller inquiry into allegations of russian interference in the 2016 election. speaking to conservative activists in maryland, he said the forthcoming report was part of an attempt to "take him out." the veteran us senator bernie sanders has launched his campaign to be the democratic candidate for president in 2020. vowing to fight against greed, hated and lies, he promised to unseat donald trump, who he termed the most dangerous president in modern american history. nasa and a private us space company have launched the first astronaut capsule from american soil in eight years. the craft, owned by the spacex company, is carrying a test dummy to the international space station. it's hoped flights carrying real astronauts will start by the end of the year. those are the headlines.

this is bbc news. the headlines: votings under way in thailand in the first general election to be held since a military coup in 2014. there've been celebrations across syria after the so—called islamic state group was defeated in its last stranglehold, baghouz. the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, which is backed by the us, raised their flag above buildings seized from is fighters. an operation to rescue over 1,000 people from a cruise ship in trouble off south—west norway is set to continue through the night. more than 200 passengers have so far been airlifted to safety by helicopters in high winds. the viking sky sent out a distress call after suffering engine failure on a notorious stretch of coast. daniel mckerrel has more. off the coast of norway, the viking sky, a cruise liner with 1,300 people on board, began drifting towards rocks after engine failure. with the storm raging, the crew sent out a distress signal and managed to steer the ship to an anchorage two kilometres from shore.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: voting's under way in thailand in the first general election to be held since a military coup in 2014. there've been celebrations across syria after the islamic state group was defeated in its last stranglehold, baghouz. an attack on the fulani ethnic group in central mali has left more than 1,000 people dead. local officials say armed men dressed as traditional donzo hunters surrounded a village in the mopti region before attacking people in their homes. senior un officials have visited the country, calling for an immediate end to the violence. translation: we clearly and firmly these attacks against civilians, which claimed the lives of women and children. in the face of this unspeakable tragedy, i personally, asa unspeakable tragedy, i personally, as a secretary general‘s special representative, i call first for an end to this spiral of violence. i call first for an end to this spiral of violence. as part of our mandate to protect civilians — as soon as we

tom symonds, bbc news. the lawyer acting on behalf of the family of shamima begum, the teenager who ran away from london tojoin the islamic state group, has said that he has "strong but as yet unconfirmed reports" that her newborn son has died. the bbc has been told by a medical source inside the camp that the reports are true. but tonight authorities in the camp have described the reports as "fake". our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me now. it isa it is a confusing picture but if it is true, this is the third child she has lost. yes, that is right, her other two children both died before christmas while she was in baghuz, and she said her children had died from unknown illnesses as a result of the conditions they were sleeping in. shamima begum's family's lawyer announced this possible news this afternoon, saying he had strong but unconfirmed reports of the death of her son. that was very quickly denied by an sdf spokesman, that being the mostly kurdish forces that are fighting the isl

sophia tran—thomson, bbc news. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: spectacular scenes in sydney as hundreds of thousands celebrate the annual mardi gras pride parade. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yeah. i hope everything will be all right in the

welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the eu warns a no deal brexit is increasingly likely, after british mps rejected the withdrawal dealfor a third time. the uk's now set to leave on april 12th, but prime minister theresa may says a delay is almost inevitable. police use water cannons and tear gas, as more than1 million people descend on the streets of algiers in the biggest protest yet against president bouteflika. blackouts plunge venezuela ns into even more hardship. the opposition is calling for people to come out in protest.

rob young, bbc news. the authorities in calais say 63 migrants have been detained after climbing aboard a cross—channel ferry. they were discovered soon after the ship arrived from dover last night as danny aeber—hard reports. this incident is unusual and embarrassing for the authorities. they are more used to try to deter attem pts they are more used to try to deter atte m pts by they are more used to try to deter attempts by migrants to stow away or be smuggled in vehicles crossing by ferry or via the channel tunnel. there has also been a recent rise in the use of small craft to cross the strait. the migrants breached the security perimeter and used a maintenance ladder to climb on deck last night. the whole ship, run by the dft s line, had to be searched, causing delays but it has now resumed service. the search for a british climber who's been missing on one of the world highest mountains for nearly a week has been called off for the day. tom ballard and his italian climbing partner, daniele nardi

gary, at a time of massive budget cuts to bbc news overall, is £5 million on one new news show, just for scotland, money well spent? i think it is. you probably won't be surprised to hear, i think, there's been a sense in the bbc for a number of years that a lot of production is centred in london and there has been a move over the past years to move production of various sorts including news out of london, so a few years ago, a number of programmes, breakfast bews and 5 live and sports moved up to salford, and more recently, there has been an investment in tv production and wales and digital services in northern ireland, and in the new channel for scotland. which has a range of content on it, comedy and entertainment and sports and the news programme and the make an hour—long programme at 9pm. already a report in scotland which is the back half hour to the next in a six o'clock bulletin. so why the need for this? they are very different kinds of programmes. the report in scotland, as you said, is part of the news hour on bbc one at six o'clock. it will remain that so the network ne

danny shaw, bbc news. five officers have been cleared of misconduct over the death of a musician who died in brixton police station. sean rigg, who had schizophrenia, died after he was restrained while in custody in august 2008. the officers had faced disciplinary proceedings but a misconduct panel found none of the allegations against them were proved. figures obtained by the nspcc show a sharp rise in the use of the social media network instagram to groom young children. altogether, police recorded more than 5,000 online child grooming offences in the 18 months to september in england and wales. sex offenders used instagram for grooming more than any other online platform. the nspcc has accused social media firms of "ten years of failed self—regulation". keith doyle reports. the nspcc describes it as the wild west web, where children are being groomed online, some as young as five years old. sexual communication with a child has been a crime since 2017. the charity said since then over 5,000 such crime

keith doyle, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... hundreds of thousands of people march through central london demanding another brexit referendum. american—backed kurdish forces declare victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in eastern syria. police in london launch a murder investigation following the fatal stabbing of a teenager last night. sport now. and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. mick mccarthy's second spell as republic of ireland manager has begun with a laboured 1—0 victory against gibraltar in their opening euro 2020 qualifier. it was the republic's first competitive win in almost 18 months, as holly hamilton reports 17 years after his last game in charge, mick mccarthy finds himself somewhere between a rock and a hard place. after a dismal nation league campaign, this is an ireland side with a mountain to climb. gibraltar ensured this would be an uphill struggle. 0n the artificial pitch the boys in green unable to find the net time and again. the gr

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andy swiss, bbc news. martin parr is one of britain's most celebrated photographers, widely recognised for his images documenting changes in british society, for nearly half a century. in a new exhibition at the national portrait gallery in london, he explores the concept of identity at a pivotal moment in british history. he's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. whether it's ladies dancing in margate, men preparing lobster pots in cornwall or someone supping a cuppa of alice in wonderland themed tea, martin parr has been photographing the british at work, rest and play for nearly half a century. this is st mark's road, which is in easton in bristol, and i came here last summer for iftar, which is a festival they have organised by the muslim community where they break the fast at the end of the evening for ramadan. he's spent the last two years observing and documenting the divided communities that make up brexit britain. a lot of the people i photographed, i didn't speak to. mmm. i'm not even

john donnison, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the ancient burial site that is one of the seven wonders of the middle ages. how egypt has saved these catacombs. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yeah. i hope everything wi

this is bbc news. the headlines: in thailand, voting is under way in the country's general election. it's the first since a military coup in 2014. the mv viking sky issued a mayday after hitting bad weather. more than 1,000 passengers and crew are being airlifted from a cruise ship off the coast of norway. the mv viking sky issued a mayday after suffering engine problems during bad weather. five helicopters are involved in the rescue. at least three people have been seriously injured. hundreds of thousands of people have marched through central london, demanding that the uk holds another vote on its membership of the european union. there've been celebrations across syria after the so—called islamic state group was defeated in its last stranglehold, baghouz. the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, which is backed by the us, raised their flag above buildings seized from is fighters. now on bbc news, click looks at the latest in anti—drone technology to see what companies and airports are doing t

welcome to bbc news. the husband of a teenager who's been stripped of her british citizenship for travelling to syria to support the islamic state group, has told the bbc he wants them both to settle in the netherlands with their newborn son. yago riedijk, who's a dutch citizen, married shamima begum, days after she arrived inside is territory, with two other girls from bethnal green in east london. riedijk is facing a six—year jail sentence if he's allowed to return home, and he's been speaking to our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. shamima begum left the uk tojoin the islamic state group, and she says for love. she travelled with two school friends to raqqa in syria, where weeks later, she married this man. now in a kurdishjail, dutch extremist yago riedijk says he wants to return home with his wife. of course i would love to go back to my home country, which i now understand the privileges that i lived with, you know, the privilege of living there as a citizen. and of course, i unders

mark easton, bbc news. while knife crimes in london often make the headlines, there's growing evidence that it's becoming a serious challenge across england and wales. nottinghamshire police is the only force outside the capital to have a dedicated knife crime unit. noel phillips, from the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme, spent the day with them. the officers have stopped the car on fenton road and straightaway they have noticed a hammer in the vehicle. these specialist officers are responding to reports of a man with a deadly weapon. the bbc has been given exclusive access to the nottinghamshire police's knife crime unit, the only force outside of london with a dedicated knife crime task force. do you understand why you have been stopped? why you have been arrested? in the last 12 months, 125 weapons have been removed from the streets. this is what you recovered from the car? yeah, this was just down by the driver's feet, —— seat, literally within arms reach of the driver. he claims it is a tool

david willis, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... hundreds of thousands of people are marching through central london, demanding another brexit referendum. meanwhile, theresa may has written a letter to mps, warning a third meaningful vote won't take place next week without "sufficient support" for her brexit deal. and in other news, american—backed kurdish forces declare victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in eastern syria. and wales will have to play their opening euro 2020 qualify without aaron ramsey who has not recovered from a thigh injury and will not play against slovakia tomorrow. second placed saracens updating harlequins in the rugby union premiership at the london stadium. 15 minutes gone and harlequins are leading 3—0. the most lucrative gett tournament in the world, the indian premier league, it's up and running with royal challengers bangalore losing early wickets against defending champions chennai super kings including moeen ali who was out for nine. i will be back wit

karen allen, bbc news. almost five years after malaysia airlines flight mh370 disappeared, the malaysian government has said it's open to continuing the search. the plane vanished in 2014, but the mission to find the wreckage was suspended indefinitely last year. sylvia lennan—spence reports. a memorial to mark the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight mh370. family and friends of the passengers marked the occasion by lighting candles and planting trees. 239 people were on board the boeing 777 when it vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing. so far, two wide—ranging search missions exploring the seabed of the southern indian ocean have yet to find the missing aircraft, and the last hunt was suspended in 2018. now, the malaysian government says it is willing to explore further options. if there are any credible leads and any specific proposals, especially from ocean infinity, we are more than willing to look at them, and we are prepared to discuss with them every propo

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. school children have formed a guard of honour, at the start of a day of funerals for the three teenagers who died in a crush before a saint patrick's day disco in county tyrone. morgan barnard and lauren bullock — who were both 17 — and 16—year—old connor currie, were among hundreds of young people waiting to get into the event, at a hotel in cookstown. rain, rising rivers, and broken bridges are hampering aid and rescue efforts for those affected by cyclone idai in southern africa. the death toll officially across the region is 440, although the true number is thought to be far higher. hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced across mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. the uk has donated £22 million to the aid effort, 8 million of that is from the public. our reporter pumza fihlani has travelled beyond the coastal city of beira in mozambique tojust outside the village of dondo — where the true scale of this disaster is becoming clear to see. this would have been the

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new zealand's prime minister has again pledged tougher gun controls, following the attack on two mosques in christchurch. earlier, jacinda ardern held emotional meetings with islamic leaders and other members of the islamic community in wellington. the events in christchurch has re—opened the national debate about firearms laws with the prime ministerjacinda arden saying that new zealand's gun laws will change. philip alpers is a founding director of gunpolicy.org run by the sydney school of public health. it looks at gun law policy around the world. i asked him how new zealand could change its gun laws? it would be easy but whether or not they have the political will, we are yet to see. i am from new zealand and i felt quite strongly about what has been going on here. especially seeing your coverage. and what i can say is that it would not be possible for this australian to have done this in his own country. the question now is whether he came to new zealand t

this is bbc news. the foreign secretary has expressed pessimism about the chances of peace in yemen on a visit to the country. jeremy hunt warned that a peace deal agreed in december could be dead within weeks unless the yemeni government and houthi rebels abide by commitments they've made. the un—brokered plan, signed in the swedish capital stockholm, includes the redeployment of forces around the key port of hodeda and the release of thousands of prisoners, neither of which has happened. ten million people are one step away from famine, according to the united nations. i've been speaking to muhsin siddiquey, oxfam's country director in yemen, who described the scale of the task ahead. i think that very recently, the humanitarian response plan has been published, so we can understand that almost 2a million, 80% of the yemeni population, they are in need of humanitarian protection, assistance. and almost one third of the population, basically 10 million people, they'rejust one step away from famine.

ramzan karmali, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: imagine if you couldn't feel pain or anxiety — that's the reality for one british woman, due to a rare genetic mutation. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc wor

this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the prime minister has announced what she called legally binding changes to her deal to leave the european union after late—night talks in strasbourg. they include assurances on the irish backsto. investigators have recovered the voice and data recorders from the ethiopian air crash. as more airlines ground the type of plane involved, us aviation officials say they believe it it airworthy. nhs england has announced plans, which could see the 11—hour a&e waiting target scrapped in favour of prioritising treatment for the sickest patients. health bosses said the target was becoming outdated. it's not been achieved sincejuly 2015 as our health editor hugh pym reports. at the moment, we haven't got any beds available in the unit. whether it's a&e, routine operations, cancer or mental health care, nhs targets are there to try to reassure patients they're being treated as quickly as possible. now there's to be a big shake—up of the whole system in england. n

welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: hundreds of civilians flee the last stronghold of the islamic state group ahead of a final assault by western—backed forces. thousands join rival rallies in venezuela in support of both the president and opposition leader as the country's crisis continues. rescuers find the bodies of two climbers missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in the himalayas. american singer r kelly is released from jail in chicago after the payment of $160,000 owed in child support. and songs of survival — the choir bringing harmony to conflict—hit ukraine. welcome to bbc news. more civilians have emerged from baghouz, the last village still held by the islamic state group in syria. at least four trucks carrying people left the village on saturday. over the past six years, the is caliphate has shrunk from the size of britain to less than a square mile on syria's border with iraq. the syrian democratic forces are poised to resume theirfinal push on the ar

and coming up on bbc news... can zinedine zidane revive his former club as the european champions real madrid turn to their former manager? good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6pm. the prime minister has left for strasbourg this evening for unscheduled talks with the head of the european commission, jean claude juncker. the decision to go was only made this afternoon. theresa may is hoping that the eu will give her enough assurances on the brexit deal to convince mps to back it in just 2a hours‘ time. downing street has insisted that tomorrow's crunch vote will go ahead, despite admitting that talks with the eu have been ‘deadlocked'. for the latest let's go to our political editor, laura kuenssberg in westminster. sophie, these are vital hours for the prime minister and her government. in january, mps resoundingly kicked out her brexit deal she had brokered with the european union, and since then she spent weeks saying she was trying to get changes to make it appetising to the house of commons. but

this is bbc news. the headlines: president donald trump is under pressure from a democrat—led congressional committee, which has demanded documents from dozens of people, including his son, donaldjr, to examine allegations that the president obstructed justice and abused his powers. he denies any wrongdoing. a senior executive of the chinese tech company huawei is suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport last year. lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. after days of protests against his decision to seek a fifth term in office, the algerian president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has registered as a candidate in elections to be held next month. but he's suggested he would only serve one more year if he won the vote.

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the tiny indian island of ghoramara, which sits in a delta by the bay of bengal, is gradually sinking. climate change has caused waters in the area to rise rapidly, and people who have lived there for generations are fleeing. more than half of the land is now submerged, and locals fear it will soon disappear entirely. the bbc‘s devina gupta reports. trapped by the waters that are taking away his livelihood and home. for this a3—year—old, there is no escaping the effects of climate change. he could be the last of his generation to live on this island of ghoramara in eastern india. he knows it is sinking. translation: there are more flats now, and the water level is rising. there are more floods. my farmland is all in the water. i have to catch fish to survive. more than 50% of the land here has disappeared underwater in the last 20 years, leaving only a.5 square kilometres. scientists say global warming is melting snow caps in the himalayan region and the rivers flowing from thos

paul adams, bbc news, sierra leone. laura: n, the pyramids and the pharaohs of ancient egypt have been a source of fascination and wonder. but how about the royal won? new exhibit in washington is turning a spotlight to thef queens oypt and how they ruled. the bbc's jane o'brien went to cast her regal gaze. jane: one of the most lavish tombs ever discovered in ancient egypt. this 3-d re-creation shows how beloved she must have been. more than 3000 years later, it is probably as good asll get to seeing what it is like. >> this sarcophagus is portant because it is the only thing that remains. jane: de from pink granite, the sarcophagus was discovered in 1904 along with what may be the queen's knees. >> these k ad of a mystery we are trying to solve. it belonged to a woman who died around age 40. seems to be heard but we cannot said it is her. jane: tracing the story inypt's queens can be tough. although many ruleheir own right, they still lived in a man's world, and their history was often manipulated or even erased. the

welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister has declared legally binding changes to her brexit deal, just hours before the house of commons is due to vote on it. theresa may has been seeking additional assurances about the irish backstop — the measure to prevent the return of border controls between northern ireland and the republic. she says she now has assurances that the backstop would never be permanent, if it was ever used. adam fleming reports from strasbourg, where talks with the eu have been taking place. theresa may spent more than two hours with a last—minute talks with jean—claude juncker in strasbourg. they had a welter of documents and declarations, some of them legally binding. about how the irish backstop could be avoided with a future trade deal and how the uk might suspend it if there is a dispute with the eu will stop and there is a plan for how the two sides will agree alternatives to the backstop sides will agree alternatives to the ba cksto p by sides will agree alternatives

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00pm: fears of at least 1,000 dead in mozambique after cyclone idai hits the country, leaving a 30—mile stretch of land under water. translation: i still haven't found where my daughter was buried in the debris. there was no furniture, no clothes, only rubble and stones. theresa may will tomorrow write to the european commission president to lay out the government's plan for delaying brexit. but an impatient brussels wants a concrete strategy. extended uncertainty without a clear plan would add to the economic cost for our businesses, but could also incura for our businesses, but could also incur a political cost for the eu. also this evening: new zealand's prime minister has vowed never to say the name of the christchurch mosque gunman. she was speaking as people gather at memorial park in christchurch for a burial ceremony for one of the victims. 50 people were killed in last friday's attack. and a warning from the head of the environment agency that, within 25

this is bbc news. the headlines: british mps have proposed alternative plans for brexit, after voting to take control of the process from the government. they're set to stage a ballot on wednesday on which options they would accept. meanwhile, there are signs theresa may's deal is winning over some critics, depite questions about her future. kurdish authorities in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try members of the islamic state group. last week, forces re—took the last piece of territory from is, bringing an end to their self—declared caliphate. prosecutors have dropped all charges against us actorjussie smollett for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack. the reasons behind the decision remain unclear. chicago's mayor denounced the move as a whitewash ofjustice. now on bbc news, panorama. on panorama tonight: a scandal in english schools. we investigate two academy trusts. ijust want people to hear what happens in academies, the corruption that goes on behind

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11 o'clock: theresa may's brexit deal returns to parliament tomorrow, but this time mps will only get to vote on part of it — the withdrawal deal. we are not prepared to support the prime minister on this. we want to see a discussion about both the issues and in particular, the crucial future arrangement. also coming up... a record number of children from working families are living in poverty in the uk because of rapidly rising living costs. nearly 3 million children are in poverty despite their parents working, according to latest figures. in mozambique, tens of thousands of people are still waiting for help, two weeks after the tropical cyclone. the aftermath of grenfell. dust and debris found near the tower contain toxic chemicals, which could cause cancer. ole gunnar solskjaer achieves his "ultimate dream", signing a three year contract to manage manchester united. and coming up at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, th

this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: finally finished — the special counsel's report into alleged collusion between president trump's election campaign and russia has been submitted to the department ofjustice. there are no new indictments but the content is under wraps. it's thought it'll be made public in the coming days. but how much will be made public? another twist on the road to brexit — theresa may tells mps the planned third vote on her withdrawal deal may not happen. the devastation caused by cyclone idai in southern africa — we report from one of the worst affected areas. a day of remembrance and a show of solidarity — new zealand comes together a week after shootings at two mosques claimed 50 lives. hello and welcome to bbc news. after almost two years, the special counsel's investigation into alleged collusion between russia and president donald trump's 2016 campaign has come to an end. robert mueller has delivered his report to the us attorney general. the reuters news agency is rep