as the syrian army closes in on the last rebel strongholds in the north, the un warns the lives of tens of thousands of children are at risk. keeping fit while fasting we meet the athletes in singapore who are training hard while observing ramadan. good morning. glad you could join us. it s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington dc where president trump has lashed out at robert mueller, the special counsel who investigated russian interference in the 2016 election. in a 10 minute outburst to reporters on the white house lawn before he boarded the presidential helicopter, mr trump called the inquiry the greatest presidential harassment in history and claimed robert mueller was totally conflicted. here s some of what he had to say. look, robert mueller should have never been chosen because he wanted the fbi job and he didn t get it and the next day he was picked as special counsel. so you tell somebody, i m sorry, you can t have the job, and then after yo
that can kill malaria spreading mosquitoes. president trump has launched a particularly fierce and personal attack without giving any evidence on former special counsel robert mueller. mr mueller made headlines this week with a rare public statement, reiterating that his russia ainquiry did not clear the president of obstructing justice. mr trump spoke today about russian election interference and moves by the democrats to impeach him before laying into robert mueller. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the president has been unable to hide his fury at the man who examined his every action during the 2016 election campaign. and concluded that russia had made significant efforts to interfere with the vote, something that president trump seemed to briefly acknowledge with this tweet, in which he specifically stated that he had nothing to do with russia helping him to get elected. no, russia did not help me get elected. you know who got me elected?! i got me el
in moments of tragedy as i have today. two people are injured in a huge explosion at the tata steel plant in port talbot overnight. and a charity warns council tax debt in england and wales is escalating as more people fall behind with their payments. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. police investigating the murder of lyra mckee in northern ireland have released new footage of the suspected gunman, immediately before and after the killing. the victim, a 29 year old journalist, was shot dead by dissident republicans as she observed rioting in londonderry last week. releasing footage of the suspect, the officer leading the investigation into lyra s murder said the local community know who this suspect is, and called for help in identifying them. we can get more on this with our ireland correspondent chris page who is in belfast for us. tell us more of what the police had to say. it sjust over one week since the murder, which has generated such a shock, grief, anger e
liverpool once again able to return to the top, if they can beat already they must feel like they are all relegated huddersfield at anfield. a elastic at the moment! manchester city go to burnley on sunday? thrilling premier league title starting to reach its climax. manchester city go to burnley on sunday? thanks, holly, and darren bett yes it s city s turn on sunday has all the weather. when they head to burnley, rather different from which has the potential to be awkward, especially given how much bank holiday weekend. sean dyche relishes the idea of his side causing trouble yes, you can forget about 25 for the big boys. let s hearfrom pep guariola. degrees, which is what we had last weekend. it is going to be much cooler this weekend. and we have storm hannah. we will have a look at we are preparing especially, because that in more detail and who is going to be affected later in the this is the end of the season, the programme. thanks, darren. last games. also coming up
and an emotional farewell injapan as emperor akihito prepares to hand over the throne after 30 years. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 5:30 in the morning in sri lanka, where people have been marking a week since the bomb attacks which claimed the lives of at least 250 people. the attackers were islamist extremists who targeted christian worshippers in church services on easter sunday as well as people in some of colombo s biggest hotels. the sri lankan president has announced that he s using emergency powers to ban any form of face covering in public to ensure national security. very few church services were held on sunday as a precaution but a nationwide service was televised. clive myrie reports from colombo. seven days ago, the devout gathered at st anthony s church to mark the resurrection of christ. today, they gathered again. but this time with the army an