abdul fattah al sisi, has announced a state of emergency, following two bomb attacks in which at least 45 people died. the attacks on two churches were deliberately timed for a day when millions of christians in the country were attending services to mark palm sunday, one week before easter. so called islamic state say it was responsible for the blasts the latest in a series of attacks on egypt s christian minority. 29 people were killed in the first explosion in the nile delta city of tanta. while 16 more died in the second attack in alexandria. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. egyptian christians had gathered to celebrate one of their holiest days. but this palm sunday brought violence. the first deadly explosion was during mass at st george s church in tanta, leaving blood everywhere, wooden pews shattered. just hours later there was another attack here, in the northern city of alexandria. this time just outside the church, the dead included
100 years after a key battle of the first world war. good evening. a british father of two was among the victims of friday s terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man behind the attack. a square asquare in a square in stockholm close to friday s attack. time to stop and think. a chance to reflect on jumbled emotions, on uncomfortable feelings, and to consider lives lost inafew feelings, and to consider lives lost in a few terrible moment. chris bevington was one of those killed. a father to two young boys who moved to sweden to build a life a family and a career working for music companies to fight. his father said, we are devastated the untimely and. he was here in the crowded shopping street when a delivery truck was hijacked and used as a weapon. a belgian a
for a vigil in the swedish capital to remember those killed and injured in friday s attack. the so called islamic state said it carried out the two bomb attacks on coptic christians in egypt that killed dozens of people. the body of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in the westminster terror attack, is lying in a chapel inside the houses of parliament, ahead of his funeral tomorrow. the payday loan firm, wonga, has apologised after admitting nearly a quarter of a million british customers may have been affected by a data breach. one meet the author this week i will speak to scarlett thomas about her switch to writing for children and the creation of a fictional world full of magic and danger. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist lucy cavendish, and tom bergin, business correspondent at reuters. hopefully not suffering from too much sun after a lovely day out there tonight. tomorrow s front pages th
of the shopping! that is exactly it. it isa of the shopping! that is exactly it. it is a fascinating point. quite right. that s great, how wonderful to have a supermarket but what about the idea that only women go to supermarkets to do the shopping. that betrays a lot. looking at the message from the top, if that is the message from the top, if that is the message from the top, if that is the message from the top, that will not encourage people. clearly in everything the ethics of the company, coming to attitudes, and all kinds of things, the chief executive sets the tone. but this cotties executive sets the tone. but this comes in the context of the uk facing a productivity crisis and we need the contribution of all kinds of people to help come up with smart ideas. including women shopping in the supermarket! a novel idea! that s the papers for this hour. don t forget all the front pages are online on the bbc news website where you can read a detailed review. it s all there
week s airstrike on syria. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday s terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man suspected of being responsible. our correspondent, dan johnson, reports from stockholm. a square in stockholm close to friday s attack. time to stop, time to think. a chance to reflect on jumbled emotions, and on uncomfortable feelings, and to consider lives lost in a few terrible moments. chris bevington was one of those killed. a dad to two young boys who moved to sweden to build a life, a family, and a career working for music company, spotify. his father said this. he was here in the crowded shopping street when a delivery truck was hijacked and used as a weapon. a belgian and two swedish citiz