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
the less chance there is of innocent lives being lost or changed forever. and the wonders of graphene, the british invention that could save many lives. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we ll have the results from tonight s four premier league games, including manchester united s match at home to everton. good evening. there are many children among the victims of a suspected chemical weapons attack on a town in syria. at least 58 people were killed and hundreds injured. the prime minister, theresa may, described it as an act of barbarism. the white house said it was certain that the assad regime was responsible. both syria and its russian allies have denied any involvement. the attack was focused on the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun. in idlib province. the un security council will meet tomorrow in emergency session. this report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen includes distressing images from the beginning. this boy was one of hundreds of v