who died in the bomb attack on the st petersburg underground has risen to m. in northern ireland a man who sexually abused a woman with a learning disability and held her captive for 8 years has been jailed. and why no mention of easter provokes a row about eggs and faith. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that at least 58 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held town in north western syria. the syrian observatory for human rights reported that the strikes were carried out by syrian government or russianjets. and it claimed that rockets were fired at clinics treating some of the survivors. the united nations security council is due to meet to discuss the attacks and officials have confirmed that if the reports are confirmed the attacks would amount to a war crime. syrian and russian military officials have denied any involvement. our correspondent wyre davies reports . the footage posted online by syr
later in the hour on bbc news, we ll look ahead tonight s premier league fixtures including manchester united s match against everton, asjose mourinho‘s team try to stay in touch with the top four. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. the un claims the attack came from the air, and the foreign secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then president assad is guilty of a war crime. syria and russia deny any involvement. the attack happened in the north west of the country, in the rebel held province of idlib. un war crimes investigators say they ve opened an inquiry. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. there are distressing images from the start. he is alive but he is struggling to breathe. around him, other childre
another brick in the wall: the bidding process for the building of president trump s controversial wall along the us mexico border has ended. we are going to talk you through the proposals. hello. the international community has accused syria s president assad of being behind a suspected gas attack in which almost 60 people were killed. washington has accused the regime of barbarism, but it denies using chemical weapons. later today, the un security council will hold an emergency session to discuss exactly what happened in the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun on tuesday. sarah corker reports. you may find some of the images in this report distressing. hundreds of innocent syrians, including many children, struggling to breathe after a suspected chemical attack in idlib province. distressing images, and evidence that will no doubt dominate emergency talks by the un security council later today. global leaders have called for a rapid investigation into what happened here. hosp
harder to solve the productivity puzzle? i m in devon this morning to find out. in sport, the best of the night s premier league action including zlatan ibrahimovic‘s injury time penalty which saves the day for manchester united. 50 years on from the summer of love and the release of sergeant pepper s, we ask if, in the words of the beatles, things have been getting better. it can t get no worse, as the beatles said in 1967! and carol has the weather. a chilly start with a touch of frost, but there is sunshine around. more cloud building from the north west, with the winds easing in the far north west of is sunderland. good morning. first, our main story: the un security council will hold an emergency session later to discuss a suspected chemical attack in syria, which is reported to have killed at least 58 people, many of them children. washington has accused the assad regime of barbarism , but officials in damascus have denied using chemical weapons. the us, britain and
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