due to be in circulation this summer. and coming up on bbc news, the quarterfinals of the champions league get under way later. holders manchester city face real madrid in spain, while arsenal host bayern munich in the first leg. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. detectives in west yorkshire investigating the fatal stabbing of a young mother in bradford have arrested a 25—year—old man in aylesbury in buckinghamshire. habibur masum will be questioned about the attack on kulsuma akter, who was pushing her baby in a pram on saturday in bradford city centre. our correspondent danny savage has the very latest. his image has been everywhere for days, but habibur masum

has now been detained. he was arrested in aylesbury in buckinghamshire after a nationwide appeal to find him. his last known location was near a park in bradford on saturday afternoon, after a woman had been fatally stabbed in the city centre. on saturday the 6th of april, shortly before 3:20pm, kulsuma akter was walking in bradford city centre. kulsuma was with her young baby at this time and was walking along westgate when she was stabbed, attacked and stabbed multiple times. kulsuma akter was attacked on the side of a busy road. the 27—year—old was pushing her baby in a pram at the time. the child was unharmed. we now know mr masum was bailed by magistrates in november after being charged with assaulting and threatening to kill ms akter — offences which he had denied. it's understood his bail conditions said he must not contact her.

police had previously said they were known to each other. both the west yorkshire and greater manchester forces have referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct because of previous contact they had with the victim. habibur masum, who is 25 years old, will now be brought up from buckinghamshire to west yorkshire for questioning. the early indication that the incident happened here on westgate incident happened here on westgate in bradford now is some flowers that have been taped to a lamp post behind me. all of the cordons have been lifted. it still means many people around here are shocked, they are still talking about what happened here on saturday afternoon. the legal process is now under way. an arrest has been made in buckinghamshire and questioning will probably take place here in west yorkshire. detectives will then decide where that process goes from here. but that arrest has been made, the main development today. studio: thank you, danny savage.

gale force winds and heavy rain have battered large parts of the uk. more than 100 people had to be rescued overnight amid severe problems in the south of england. a major incident was declared in west sussex after the river arun burst its banks. over 200 homes and businesses were without power across hampshire and dorset. in england there are 64 flood warnings and 197 flood alerts right across the country. there are also flood warnings in parts of scotland. graham satchell reports. ca rs cars are struggling through flooded roads this morning in west sussex. from the air you can see where the river arun has burst its banks. 180 people were evacuated from a holiday park, one was taken to hospital showing signs of hypothermia. both ambulance and fire service staff were called to the park, holidays cut short in the most dramatic way by terrible weather. it was a

miserable night for the residents here. a high tide and heavy rain falling on already saturated ground meant the emergency services were busy. the fire service helped people to safety, some were taken out on boats. others were able to make their way on foot with a little help. the flood affecting both the elderly and the very young. the fire service says there is likely to be more flooding in the coming hours. we are experiencing some very high tides at the moment and the next high tide is due around lunchtime, which is actually slightly higher than the one we had over night. our advice to anybody stuck or trapped by flood water is to stay on high ground, contact the emergency services by dialling 999.- services by dialling 999. other arts of services by dialling 999. other parts of the — services by dialling 999. other parts of the country _ services by dialling 999. other parts of the country have - services by dialling 999. other parts of the country have also| services by dialling 999. other parts of the country have also been affected. this is the isle of wight. there are weather warnings in place for the west coast of wales and large parts of scotland. spring this year has so far proved to be wet,

wild and windy. graham satchell, bbc news. live now to our corrrespondent, duncan kennedy, who's in littlehampton in west sussex. people have been suffering the brunt of this there. people have been suffering the brunt of this there-— of this there. yeah, both here and riaht of this there. yeah, both here and right across _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south _ of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. - of this there. yeah, both here and right across the south coast. here| right across the south coast. here it self is where the river arun has burst its banks. a lot of this is sea water coming in to flood acres of land. a farmer told us this morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this isjust one morning most of his crops are now destroyed. this is just one of those areas that has been affected. the dramatic pictures you saw from that holiday camp, about ten miles down the road from here, we havejust come from there and spoken to a couple of people who were pulled out last night. one woman told me she had to wade through waist deep water and it was only when a canoe came along that she was managed to be pulled out of it. another girl told us she was left only in her wet socks, she couldn't take anything out, the rescue was that desperate.

all these flood warnings right across, down to hampshire, the isle of wight, somerset and cornwall. the environment agency say people should take note of the warnings in case they have to leave their homes with very little notice.— very little notice. thank you, duncan kennedy. _ alan bates, who led the campaign to expose the post office horizon it scandal, has told the public inquiry this morning that the post office lied and attempted to discredit and silence him. more than 900 subpostmasters were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 because of a faulty it system. it represents one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk legal history. more than 100 subpostmasters have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal. zoe conway has this report. he is the leader of one of the greatest fights for justice this country has ever seen. alan bates, a subpostmaster for five years, a

campaigner for 20. subpostmaster for five years, a campaignerfor 20. this morning he explained why he had kept fighting for so long. explained why he had kept fighting for so lonu. , , explained why he had kept fighting forso lonu. , , .,, for so long. firstly it has required dedication but _ for so long. firstly it has required dedication but secondly _ for so long. firstly it has required dedication but secondly it - for so long. firstly it has required dedication but secondly it is - for so long. firstly it has required dedication but secondly it is a - dedication but secondly it is a cause. . ~' �* , dedication but secondly it is a cause. . ~ �*, ., cause. yeah, i think it's also stubbornness _ cause. yeah, i think it's also stubbornness as _ cause. yeah, i think it's also stubbornness as well. - cause. yeah, i think it's also stubbornness as well. but i cause. yeah, i think it's also - stubbornness as well. but it's. .. stubbornness as well. but it's... well, _ stubbornness as well. but it's... well, as— stubbornness as well. but it's... well, as you _ stubbornness as well. but it's... well, as you got to meet people, and realised _ well, as you got to meet people, and realised it _ well, as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn'tjust well, as you got to meet people, and realised it wasn't just yourself, and you — realised it wasn't just yourself, and you saw the harm and injustice that had _ and you saw the harm and injustice that had been descended upon them, it was— that had been descended upon them, it was something you felt you had to deal with _ it was something you felt you had to deal with. the it was something you felt you had to deal with. , ., ., deal with. the inquiry heard that whilst running _ deal with. the inquiry heard that whilst running his _ deal with. the inquiry heard that whilst running his post _ deal with. the inquiry heard that whilst running his post office - deal with. the inquiry heard that whilst running his post office in i whilst running his post office in wales, he had struggled with the horizon software system and made many attempts to get help from the post office. ., ., , ., many attempts to get help from the post office. ., ., ., ,, , ., . post office. you and your assistance made 507 calls _ post office. you and your assistance made 507 calls to _ post office. you and your assistance made 507 calls to the _ post office. you and your assistance made 507 calls to the helpline. - made 507 calls to the helpline. correct. edi made 507 calls to the helpline. correct. . i~ made 507 calls to the helpline. correct. . j~ ., ., correct. of which 85 related to horizon and — correct. of which 85 related to horizon and balancing - correct. of which 85 related to l horizon and balancing problems. correct. of which 85 related to - horizon and balancing problems. yes. and that you — horizon and balancing problems. yes. and that you found _ horizon and balancing problems. yes. and that you found the helpline to be ineffective and indeed of no

help. be ineffective and indeed of no hel. , . ,., be ineffective and indeed of no hel. , . ., ., help. very much so, and often we never bothered _ help. very much so, and often we never bothered ringing _ help. very much so, and often we never bothered ringing it. - help. very much so, and often we never bothered ringing it. alan i never bothered ringing it. alan bates was _ never bothered ringing it. alan bates was forced _ never bothered ringing it. alan bates was forced to _ never bothered ringing it. risky bates was forced to give up being a subpostmaster and lost his life savings after being falsely accused of stealing £1000. over the next couple of months the inquiry will hear from couple of months the inquiry will hearfrom some of couple of months the inquiry will hear from some of the biggest figures in this story. former royal mail group boss adam crozier will appear later this week. he will be followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in their post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. nick reed, the post office chief executive, watched on as alan bates gave evidence. counsel to the inquiryjason beer are read out an internal post office memo that had said alan bates had been an unmanageable subpostmaster, and the

memo said he did not follow instructions despite copious support. instructions despite copious su ort. ~ , ., instructions despite copious su--ort.~ ., , support. were you given copious su ort? support. were you given copious support? laughter _ support? laughter no. what alan bates has been describing this morning has been what it has been like fighting the post office over the last two decades. he talked about in a witness statement how the post office has been denying, lying, defending and attempting to discredit him and other subpostmasters after the last... over the last two decades. what we also heard about this morning was the late disclosure of documents by the late disclosure of documents by the post office. we heard that since the post office. we heard that since the beginning of february, 70,000 documents have materialised. lawyers representing subpostmasters have not had time to go through those documents even though they could have a direct bearing on witnesses. what we also heard was that the chair of the inquiry, sir wyn

williams, at one point over the weekend consider delaying the hearings because those documents had not come forward. in a statement to the post office has said that it regrets those documents were not disclosed earlier but it is fully committed to supporting the inquiry and establishing the truth. studio: zoe conway, thank you. a man and a woman have been charged with the murder of sarah mayhew, whose remains were found in a south london park last tuesday. police said gemma saundercock, who's a8, and steve samson, who's 44, have been charged with murder and the prevention of the lawful and decent burial of a body. labour says it plans to crack down on tax avoiders to fund its commitments on schools and the nhs. the shadow chancellor rachel reeves says their proposals would help raise an extra £5 billion a year. the announcements are a response to the government adopting labour's plan to scrap so—called non—dom tax status — leaving a gap in labour's spending commitments. non—doms don't pay uk tax on money they earn overseas.

let's speak now to our political correspondent, harry farley, at westminster. rachel reeves was forced into this announcement after the chancellor jeremy hunt stole her idea.- jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's riuht. jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's right- labour— jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's right. labour had _ jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's right. labour had said _ jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's right. labour had said they - jeremy hunt stole her idea. that's right. labour had said they would | right. labour had said they would abolish the non—doms tax status and spend money on reducing waiting lists and funding breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil. but once the government steals the idea at the budget last month, labour faced questions about how they would fund those pledges. key to this is rachel reeves' determination to be seen as economically responsible. the problem is she has effectively been jumped the problem is she has effectively beenjumped into the problem is she has effectively been jumped into finding the problem is she has effectively beenjumped into finding more money down the back of the sofa to pay for her spending pledges. two things to bearin her spending pledges. two things to bear in mind this afternoon. rachel reeves says she can find, fund, raise £5 billion by the end of the next parliament by cracking down on

tax avoidance, but there are real questions over whether that is accurate. the institute for fiscal studies, an independent think tank in westminster, says you probably can raise some money but it is not clear you can raise the £5 billion labour says they can raise by the end of the next parliament. harry farle , end of the next parliament. harry farley. thank _ end of the next parliament. harry farley, thank you. _ last month was the hottest march ever recorded — that's according to the eu's climate change service copernicus. it's the tenth month in a row that a new air temperature record has been set. sea surface temperatures were even more dramatic. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. last week, the president of zimbabwe declared a national disaster because of a deep drought in the country. low rainfall has slashed crop yields, driving up food prices and putting an estimated 2.7 million people at risk of hunger. it is just one example of a pattern of heat and drought affecting countries as far afield as southern europe and southeast asia. this graph shows how march continued

the world's run of record—breaking monthly temperatures. this extreme heat has got many climate scientists worried. the reality is that we can quantify a large proportion of the extra heat that's causing these records, but not all of it. so there needs to be a lot more science, and there will be much more science coming out over the next weeks and months to try and understand what's happening to our climate system, and are we in a new phase? scientists agree what is causing climate change — it is the vast quantities of planet—warming gases humanity has been pumping into the atmosphere. and in recent months, a recurring weather event known as el nino has been adding an extra blast of heat into the air. that is weakening now, so temperatures should begin to fall back later in the year. the problem is, sea temperatures remain extremely high, hitting many of the world's coral reefs hard. that suggests global temperatures might not

fall back as expected — a sign, fear some scientists, that the world could be entering a new phase of more rapid climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news. a group of swiss women has won the first—ever climate case victory in the european court of human rights. the women — mostly in their 70s — said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change. the court said switzerland's efforts to meet its emission reduction targets had been "woefully inadequate". live now to bern and our correspondent, imogen foulkes. how important it is this ruling? this is really a historic ruling, the first time a court has made this specific link between the protection of human rights which countries who have signed the european convention

on human rights are legally obliged to do and the effects of climate change and the judges said to switzerland you are not doing enough to control those greenhouse gases that we had just talking about, the hottest month of march ever on record and that specifically this is violating the human rights of older woman who lets pull of them are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat. now although the court did throw out other cases, one from portuguese young people and one from a french individual, it's not because it did not make the link, it's because those cases did not follow a more technical and legal rules the court hassle so other european countries will look at this case carefully, thejudgment european countries will look at this case carefully, the judgment sets a precedent for them as well as for switzerland. imogen, thank you. the time is 13.15 our top story this afternoon. a man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young mother

in bradford coming up, we're on the putting green withjustin rose, one of britain's great hopes for the masters, which starts in augusta later this week. coming up on bbc news... lioness captain leah williamson will make her first england appearance in a year against the republic of ireland in dublin for their euro qualifier. she was out for a year with an acl injury. millions of people across mexico and north america watched transfixed as a total solar eclipse plunged parts of the continent into darkness for a full four minutes. the daylight was suddenly and dramatically obscured — and our correspondent nada tawfik was among the crowds watching. cheering. scenes of awe and wonder all along the eclipse's path of totality. crowds on the beaches of mexico's west coast were the first to experience

the astrological phenomenon as the moon passed in front of the sun, completely blocking its light. cheering. over the next two—and—a—half hours, cities large and small were plunged into darkness as the great north american eclipse made its way across the united states and canada. in russellville, arkansas, two life—changing moments at once... cheering. ..as these 300 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding. and living life in the fast lane — these spectators captured it from the indianapolis motor speedway. those who viewed the cosmic event from the natural wonder of niagara falls — including this bbc team — had the weather to contend with, but a full day of cloudy skies didn't dampen the mood. the crowd here isjust jubilant and excited, and you can see just how dark it is.

then, a stroke of luck — a break in the clouds. there it is! wow, that is spectacular! oh, wow, that is fabulous! here we go, it is fully... you can see it fully now. onlookers said the moment was indescribable. it was so nice to be connected with so many different people, you know, just humanity watching this kind of amazing natural phenomenon happening. i found it really moving. it's really one of those things where you hear everyone, like, gasp and yell and it'sjust... it's amazing. we really wanted to see the total darkness. - that was crazy to witness. the sun's corona and its flares will be studied by nasa. for this astronaut, though, the significance of the eclipse isn't rocket science. it does make you feel a little bit small. you have these huge heavenly bodies moving through the sky. it does humble a person to think about the majesty of our planets. if anything puts our place in the universe into perspective, this is it —

and it's hard to find something 30 million people can agree on. nada tawfik, bbc news, niagara falls, new york. so is coming in in the last few moments. —— some use. france's interior minister says security will be "considerably reinforced" at the champions league match in the french capital between paris saint—germain and barcelona after a "threat" from a group linked to islamic state. gerald darmanin said the threat was made against all of the quarter—final matches, notjust psg's first leg clash with barcelona at the parc des princes. we'll have more on that at six. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his government has set a date for its planned attack on the city of rafah — in the south of gaza — where over a million—and—a—half palestinians are sheltering. world leaders have repeatedly urged israel not to go ahead with the attack. meanwhile, efforts between israel and hamas over a ceasefire deal are continuing in egypt — and more food aid is now reaching gaza.

let's speak to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega, who is in jerusalem. how are the talks going? yesterday i was here talking about signs of cautious optimism from israel, that a breakthrough was possible but hamas says today that the proposal does not meet its demand, they built three things, a permanent ceasefire, in other words the end of the work. all israeli troops out of gaza. and the return of displaced residents to more than gaza. the israelis have in the past dismiss those demands is unacceptable but there is a lot of pressure on the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to meet a deal and he is under pressure from some hardline allies —— allies who says it's what needs to complete the job and destroy hamas and that would

include a military offensive into the city of rafa and virtually everyone outside israel is against the idea of an offensive internet rougher because of the impact it would have on civilians and last night the us gave this role in the morning, do not do it. hugo, thank you. for the first time, the partners of people applying for a firearms licence are being involved in the process. five police forces in england and wales are using a questionnaire that has been designed with the help of survivors of domestic abuse. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. trish, can you just show me the cabinet, please? yeah, sure, sure. when a person applies to own a gun, police carry out checks — including where it will be stored, and what it will be used for. just chuck that open. so obviously we can see the bolts in here. we're just going to measure it off. trish is reapplying. gone for this over the 12 bore... it's good for hand—eye coordination, you know, and also for fitness because you've got... you know, it's quite a heavy thing and i wasjust really interested in it.

in gwent, police have come up with another safeguard, though, for those who want to become licensed gun—holders. a questionnaire for the people closest to the applicant — their partner. it's a domestic abuse assessment. so obviously it's going to be based on talking to yourself and your partner. trish is a gun applicant herself, but so is her boyfriend — so she's answering these extra questions, too. are you aware if your partner is on prescription medication or non—prescription medication? not that i'm aware of. has your partner ever threatened to use — or has used — a weapon on you? no. it's a very good idea. and i think all police forces should do it — you know, the checks need to be done to make shooting safe. rhianon knows too well what can happen when a licence ends up in the wrong hands. the relationship lasted over five years. it became increasingly abusive. and it's when i finally managed to end the relationship —

that's when the stalking really ramped up. and four months after that, i was held at gunpoint by the perpetrator overnight, and it was the most horrific eight hours. but that was the culmination of years of abuse and his very controlling behaviour. do you think there's any other questions we need to look at or adapt or change? some of this will be... she has helped gwent police develop these additional questions — known as project titanium. and there's a lot that still needs to change, that i think working on titanium will actually help show other parts... if titanium was in existence at the time and i'd been asked the questions, even though i didn't know i was in an abusive relationship, the way that the questions have been formulated, it would... it may have started the thought process with me thinking, "well, hang on a second, i'm experiencing this." but it would absolutely have rung alarm bells for any officer

that i was speaking to. it's currently being trialled in a number of forces — including the metropolitan police. it's been used on 5,000 applicants so far. we've had seven cases during this trial with the three forces where we've either revoked or refused a licence. that is seven cases that potentially could have gone on to domestic abuse homicide. we've had one case where the partner was contacted — she stated that she couldn't speak to the firearm inquiry officer at her home because she was being controlled and coerced so much. that licence was then refused, and also, as well, we was able to put safeguarding in place for that person. for campaigners like rhianon, when the stakes are this high, those questions are crucial. and if you canjust prevent one — because it's never just that one life — if you can imagine a stone being thrown into water, its the ripples from that. so to be able to prevent anyone else suffering anything like that, it's pretty momentous.

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. the irish parliament has just voted in simon harris as the country's youngest ever prime minister — or taoiseach. the 37—year—old replaces leo varadkar, who stood down from the role last month. jennifer o'leary is in dublin for us now. a lot of political choreography today, but he has a full in—tray of challenges meeting him. that is right but breaking news, voters just done and dusted and simon harris as the taoiseach of ireland under 37 he is the youngest ever prime minister. he believed parliament buildings behind me shortly and head to the residents of the amish president at phoenix park in dublin to collect the seal of office and as soon as that happens the buck stops with him and the

challenges ahead, not least a housing crisis, rising homelessness and levels of crime. simon harris pledged he is the man and he has pledged he is the man and he has pledged he is up for it in terms of the energy levels he has. he's already been dubbed the tiktok to shock because of his social media savvy, opposition parties today in the irish parliament chamber have called for an election here but there is at least a big number of months to go before a general election is called here. jennifer, thank you. it's just a couple of days now to the start of the masters golf at augusta in the us, where the best in the sport will be competing for that coveted green jacket. ahead of the first major of the year, john watson has been catching up with one of the british hopefulsjustin rose — on the pristine greens of wentworth. get in! "get in", they cry. that's the moment that people still remember you for, don't they? as a 17—year—old, that moment at the open. absolutely.

and for the longest time, it looked like that was all i was going to be remembered for! there's father. father rose. and then this moment's incredibly important and powerful and special to me. this is me winning the us open on father's day. because your dad died of cancer, didn't he, when you were 22? yes. what impact did that have on you at the time? yeah, i mean, that was a very, very tough time in my life, for sure. yeah, he was my coach until i turned pro. we spent hours upon hours upon hours together. so yeah, he was incredibly influential part of my life. but to win the us open, one of golf�*s biggest tournaments on father's day... yeah. and you recognise your dad, having just won, there's something in that, isn't there? it was like he was standing next to me. it was that feeling of closeness that i hadn't experienced for a number of years since he'd passed. that was as special as winning the tournament. like, he could have been right there. it was very cool. what would he have said to you if he was? about time, come on! talk to us about the masters.

is there any tournament in the world quite like it? i mean, no, there isn't. the masters is something special. it's a cross between the chelsea flower show and a golf tournament. i think it's the only major championship as well that we play at the same venue. you know, obviously if you win the open championship, you know, you win it, but the following year you're defending that claretjug at a different venue. i'll grab the flag. this is the moment. 0k. i basically had this putt to win the masters before. 2017, it was very similar to this. and the puttjust stayed high and touched the right edge on the way past. so it's quite astonishing that i didn't win the tournament. drains it. oh, look at that. so, he's made it look so easy. yeah! convincing, never in doubt. to get one of those special green jackets you're presented with if you win it, is that the greatest achievement? for me, being a british golfer, i still think to have the claretjug sitting on my dining room table — i still think that is the ultimate.

but if i could hold the claretjug whilst wearing a green jacket while we're dreaming, that would be, for me, you know, a career made. john watson reporting there. the king has been presented with a new set of banknotes by the bank of england. in a ceremony at buckingham palace, andrew bailey, the bank's governer and sarahjohn — the chief cashier — explained the new security features, and said this was first time there has been a change of monarch on the notes, as the late queen was the first to feature. they will go on general distribution injune. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah. that picture says it all. yes, we had the moment combined with high spring tides so this is a picture in

north—west but a similar story on the south coast of england in hastings, the strong continuing but things should improve because the winds and heavy rain that many of us have got will gradually ease and something a little bit brighter will start working in from the west but for the here and now we have low pressure in charge, that's been bringing the strong winds and heavy rain and it will gradually tear into the north sea through this evening and overnight so already something brighter returning to northern ireland, wales and the south—west with shower surround. the heaviest rain lingering across parts of eastern scotland and look at those wind gusts inland, 45 miles an hour, stronger than that around the coasts and big waves with us. temperatures today 8—13 , co—wrote them recently and especially so when you add the wind chill. this evening we wave

goodbye to the no pressure, the rain