:00:07. > :00:11.America says it's working closely with China on a range of options,
:00:12. > :00:14.to try to resolve the crisis over North Korea.
:00:15. > :00:17.After this weekend's show of military might,
:00:18. > :00:20.Pyongyang tries to test a medium range missile.
:00:21. > :00:26.On a visit to South Korea, the US Vice President reaffirmed
:00:27. > :00:29.America's commitment to defend its people.
:00:30. > :00:31.This morning's provocation from the North is just
:00:32. > :00:40.the risks each one of you face every day in the defence of the
:00:41. > :00:43.freedom of the people of South Korea and the defence of America.
:00:44. > :00:45.The votes are being counted in Turkey's referendum
:00:46. > :00:47.on constitutional changes, that would give President Erdogan
:00:48. > :00:58.In his Easter message, the Archbishop of Canterbury says
:00:59. > :01:00.terror, poverty and despair, cannot be allowed to
:01:01. > :01:04.And Manchester United beat Chelsea, to blow wide open the race
:01:05. > :01:36.America says it's working on a "range of options" with China,
:01:37. > :01:39.amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear
:01:40. > :01:44.what's thought to be a medium-range missile this weekend,
:01:45. > :01:47.from a base in the Shinpo region on the east coast,
:01:48. > :01:49.but it blew up shortly after take off.
:01:50. > :01:51.The launch is being seen as a provocation, coming
:01:52. > :01:53.shortly before the US Vice President Mike Pence
:01:54. > :01:55.arrived in South Korea, to discuss ways of forcing
:01:56. > :01:58.Our Correspondent John Sudworth is in the capital
:01:59. > :01:59.Pyongyang, where his movements are being monitored
:02:00. > :02:05.This flower show, like almost everything
:02:06. > :02:09.else in North Korea, is
:02:10. > :02:17.This is the standard of National defence...
:02:18. > :02:20.And this display is in honour of their abiding obsession,
:02:21. > :02:25.Is it a little strange to have rockets and missiles in a
:02:26. > :02:32.There are reports that there was a missile test this morning.
:02:33. > :02:35.And some suggestions that it failed, have
:02:36. > :02:46.We will win and we will have greater successes in the future.
:02:47. > :02:48.There has so far been no mention of the
:02:49. > :02:56.Every launch, failure or not, takes the military one step closer
:02:57. > :03:02.The timing of the latest missile test is significant,
:03:03. > :03:05.coming just a few hours before the US vice president Mike Pence
:03:06. > :03:08.arrived in the South Korean capital, Seoul.
:03:09. > :03:12.It's a message of defiance from here in Pyongyang.
:03:13. > :03:14.Its quest, to become a fully fledged nuclear-power
:03:15. > :03:24.At its big military parade yesterday it put some of its
:03:25. > :03:31.The decades of threats and sanctions against North Korea have clearly
:03:32. > :03:39.Mr Pence's talks will focus on trying to find
:03:40. > :03:42.something that will work, including military options, according to
:03:43. > :03:57.Our commitment to this historic alliance with the
:03:58. > :04:00.courageous people of South Korea has never been stronger and with your
:04:01. > :04:03.help and with God 's help, freedom will ever prevail.
:04:04. > :04:05.At Pyongyang Zoo today there was a relaxed holiday
:04:06. > :04:26.The looming crisis seems far from anyone's mind.
:04:27. > :04:28.North Korea appears confident that President
:04:29. > :04:31.Tom's threats will turn out to be hollow and that he'll continued like
:04:32. > :04:33.others before him that war carries far too many risks.
:04:34. > :04:35.John Saddleworth, BBC News, Pyongyang.
:04:36. > :04:39.In Turkey, the votes are being counted in a referendum
:04:40. > :04:45.on constitutional reforms, that could see extensive
:04:46. > :04:47.new powers given to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
:04:48. > :04:49.He says the changes are needed to give the country greater
:04:50. > :04:51.political stability, and a more efficient government.
:04:52. > :04:53.But opponents argue a yes vote, would usher in authoritarianism.
:04:54. > :04:56.Here's our World Affairs Editor, John Simpson.
:04:57. > :05:02.CHANTING This was a day which could change
:05:03. > :05:05.Turkey for ever, a day when the president returned to vote in his
:05:06. > :05:10.home area in Istanbul as the nation to abolish many of the
:05:11. > :05:15.constitutions, checks and balances on him. And make it at least
:05:16. > :05:23.possible for him to stay as president until 2029. Wearing his
:05:24. > :05:29.familiar lucky jacket, he says this referendum is a choice of change and
:05:30. > :05:36.transformation for a new administrative system for our
:05:37. > :05:40.Republic. As this whole vast media circus indicates, this is an
:05:41. > :05:45.historic day, both for Turkey and its future and for the man over
:05:46. > :05:53.there who wants far more powers as its president. This is the school in
:05:54. > :05:58.an area of Istanbul where President O Goguen was once a pupil. Poorer
:05:59. > :06:04.conservative areas like this have tended to vote solidly yes. If it is
:06:05. > :06:14.important for president Bodo Gannon, he says, it is just as important for
:06:15. > :06:18.me. And indeed Mr Erdogan has done wonders for the standard of living
:06:19. > :06:23.in areas like this and he is seen as standing up to areas which haven't
:06:24. > :06:28.treated Turkey with enough respect. But in better off areas of Istanbul
:06:29. > :06:32.like this one many people worry that religious conservatives are growing
:06:33. > :06:41.in power and that freedoms are being seriously eroded. It means a lot of
:06:42. > :06:46.things for our future, children, and the democracy culture that we will
:06:47. > :06:54.have in the future. Is progresses the turnout has clearly been high,
:06:55. > :06:57.perhaps 86% but the opposition is crying foul because the Electoral
:06:58. > :07:02.Commission says non-stamped ballot papers, which haven't properly been
:07:03. > :07:07.tested, can be included in the count. The result here is still on
:07:08. > :07:10.my edge. John Simpson BBC News Istanbul.
:07:11. > :07:12.More than a hundred people, most of them children,
:07:13. > :07:14.are now thought to have died in yesterday's suicide
:07:15. > :07:19.A convoy of coaches packed with evacuees
:07:20. > :07:20.in a pre-arranged exchange between the Syrian Government
:07:21. > :07:24.and a number of rebel groups, was targetted with the car bomb.
:07:25. > :07:26.The blast happened on the outskirts of Aleppo.
:07:27. > :07:31.Here's our Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale.
:07:32. > :07:35.This report contains some distressing images.
:07:36. > :07:40.They were heading for what they thought was safety, thousands of
:07:41. > :07:45.civilians from government held villages had been under siege by
:07:46. > :07:51.rebel forces for two years. A short bus ride from Aleppo and a better
:07:52. > :07:54.life. But then this. A massive suicide bomb attack. A vehicle
:07:55. > :08:04.supposedly carrying food packed instead with explosives. Devastating
:08:05. > :08:07.the convoy, buses and cars. A potato truck as they were hungry comes and
:08:08. > :08:13.offers for the kids potato chips, potato bags. So the kids who were
:08:14. > :08:17.very angry, some of them left the buses, went to the track and as soon
:08:18. > :08:21.as they approached it it exploded. That's where it emerged today that
:08:22. > :08:28.among the 126 dead were 60 and children. According to British-based
:08:29. > :08:31.activists who monitor the conflict. Hundreds of others injured in the
:08:32. > :08:36.attack were rushed to hospital in Aleppo. It is still not clear who
:08:37. > :08:41.was responsible for the attack on the local Islamist rebel groups have
:08:42. > :08:45.denied any involvement. The people travelling in these buses were part
:08:46. > :08:50.of a deal between government and opposition forces to evacuate
:08:51. > :08:54.civilians from towns besieged by both sides, they were attacked as
:08:55. > :08:59.they waited for another convoy to go in the south, evacuating civilians
:09:00. > :09:03.from rebel held areas. But an attack like this that left so many dead has
:09:04. > :09:07.raised doubts about whether they will be more evacuation deals in the
:09:08. > :09:11.future. Remaining survivors in the convoy continued their journey to
:09:12. > :09:17.Aleppo in relative safety. The United Nations condemned the attack
:09:18. > :09:20.and urged all sides to secure the safety of evacuees yet there are
:09:21. > :09:24.already fears that civilians in rebel held areas may now face
:09:25. > :09:26.revenge attacks. James Landale, BBC News.
:09:27. > :09:28.Special services have been held around the world
:09:29. > :09:31.Here, the Queen and Prince Philip attended
:09:32. > :09:34.a service in Windsor Castle, accompanied by several members
:09:35. > :09:37.of the Royal Family including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
:09:38. > :09:39.Meanwhile religious and political leaders,
:09:40. > :09:44.have been speaking out about the need to alleviate global
:09:45. > :09:45.suffering, and protect religious freedom.
:09:46. > :09:52.Our Religious Affairs Correspondent, Martin Bashir reports.
:09:53. > :09:59.St Peter's Square was resplendent as Pope Francis celebrated Mass and
:10:00. > :10:00.delivered the fifth Easter sermon of his papacy
:10:01. > :10:03.Pleading for an end to what he called
:10:04. > :10:07.the horror and death in
:10:08. > :10:09.Syria and asking that international leaders have the courage to prevent
:10:10. > :10:21.At Canterbury Cathedral, Archbishop Justin Welby drew
:10:22. > :10:25.attention to the plight of Christians in Egypt
:10:26. > :10:28.following twin bomb attacks on Palm Sunday that killed 46
:10:29. > :10:34.And he said that suffering was not confined to
:10:35. > :10:43.Christians in Egypt live surrounded by bombs and terror.
:10:44. > :10:45.But the words Jesus says on that first
:10:46. > :10:48.Easter Day, he says to you and me now.
:10:49. > :10:52.To each of us, to listen, to take hold of with our hearts.
:10:53. > :11:01.The Prime Minister in her own Easter message also focused
:11:02. > :11:05.on the issue of religious persecution.
:11:06. > :11:14.We must be mindful of Christians and religious minorities
:11:15. > :11:17.around the world who do not enjoy these same freedoms but who practise
:11:18. > :11:19.their religion in secret and often in fear.
:11:20. > :11:22.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that regardless of one's faith,
:11:23. > :11:25.he wanted to affirm every act of kindness that helps alleviate
:11:26. > :11:33.I meet Christians and others of all faiths
:11:34. > :11:36.and none on a daily basis who share and live these ideals.
:11:37. > :11:39.People who give their time for others, whether
:11:40. > :11:45.those running food banks, protecting the vulnerable, looking
:11:46. > :11:47.after the sick, the elderly and of our young people.
:11:48. > :11:49.Both religious and political leaders have drawn
:11:50. > :11:59.The celebration of the Resurrection has been placed in the context of
:12:00. > :12:03.Martin Bashir, BBC News, in central London.
:12:04. > :12:10.Now with all the sports news here is Carthy and the BBC sports centre.
:12:11. > :12:13.Premier League leaders, Chelsea, were beaten by Manchester United
:12:14. > :12:15.this afternoon which means they remain just four points ahead
:12:16. > :12:19.While Jose Mourinho's United side are now in fifth place
:12:20. > :12:33.Jose Mourinho, responsible for so much of Chelsea 's success, now
:12:34. > :12:37.charged with stopping it. Perhaps the last major test for Antonio
:12:38. > :12:42.Conte's blues, Manchester United were desperate to ensure that test
:12:43. > :12:46.would not be passed, Ander Herrera to Marcus Rashford, the 19-year-old
:12:47. > :12:53.with a clinical finish, replays showed a handball in the goal stood.
:12:54. > :12:56.Cue celebrations. The form of champions this was not, Diego Costa
:12:57. > :13:00.with Chelsea's best effort as Antonio Conte reached for his
:13:01. > :13:05.thinking cap. After half-time Ander Herrera went from provider to scorer
:13:06. > :13:10.with the help of a deflection putting United on course for a first
:13:11. > :13:13.win against Chelsea in five years. The visitors pressed but were
:13:14. > :13:20.repelled as they well know Mourinho teams are nothing if not resilient.
:13:21. > :13:23.A result that keeps the title race alive. David Ornstein, BBC News.
:13:24. > :13:26.Liverpool have moved back up to third place after a 1-0 win
:13:27. > :13:29.Roberto Firminho scored the only goal of the game in added
:13:30. > :13:34.It's Liverpool's fifth win in seven games and strengthens their push
:13:35. > :13:40.Celtic have already been crowned Scottish Premiership Champions
:13:41. > :13:45.but they had to share the points today with Ross County
:13:46. > :13:49.after a controversial 89th minute penalty which even the Ross County
:13:50. > :13:51.manager, Jim McIntyre, admitted should not have been awarded.
:13:52. > :14:00.Sebastian Vettel has won Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix,
:14:01. > :14:02.beating Britain's Lewis Hamilton in to second place.
:14:03. > :14:04.Hamilton was given a five second penalty
:14:05. > :14:07.while his Mercedes team-mate, Valteri Bottas, eventually finished
:14:08. > :14:10.in third, having started on pole in what proved to be
:14:11. > :14:22.Lewis Hamilton found himself in an unfamiliar place on the grid in
:14:23. > :14:25.Bahrain, behind his new Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The Finn
:14:26. > :14:30.was on pole for the first time and when the lights went out he didn't
:14:31. > :14:34.blink, beating everyone to the first corner. Hamilton, though, sees
:14:35. > :14:39.Sebastian Vettel as his main rival busier and the German took the fight
:14:40. > :14:44.to the Britain in the desert, past into second. Before the dust could
:14:45. > :14:48.settle Carlos Sainz shook things up, his crush brought out the safety car
:14:49. > :14:51.and Hamilton in for fresh tyres but on his way to the pit he
:14:52. > :14:55.deliberately held at Daniel Ricciardo. He regained third place
:14:56. > :15:01.after the restart but would have five seconds added to his finish
:15:02. > :15:03.time and it got worse for Hamilton, Ferrari's smarter strategy gave
:15:04. > :15:09.Vettel the lead after the final round of pit stops. On fresher tyres
:15:10. > :15:14.Hamilton passed Valtteri Bottas but could not catch turtles prancing
:15:15. > :15:17.horse galloping to his second win of the season and the 7-point lead in
:15:18. > :15:19.the Championship. Nick Parrott, BBC News.
:15:20. > :15:23.Elinor Barker has added a gold medal to her collection at the World Track
:15:24. > :15:27.Barker won the 25 kilometre points race today to add to the two
:15:28. > :15:31.It means Great Britain finish fourth in the medal table
:15:32. > :15:36.And Bristol have been relegated from Rugby Union's Premiership
:15:37. > :15:42.after defeat to top of the table Wasps this afternoon.