EDITORIAL:::SRI LANKAS DEADLY BOMBING AND DIE MORE THEN 200 PEOPLE

TODAY WORLD STOP IN HOLY DAY AS MANY PEOPLE CELEBRATE EASTER SUNDAY IN CHURCH..CHRISTIAN RELIGION CELEBRATE IT WORLDWIDE WHERE CHRISTIAN CUMMINITY LIVE....

MORNING SRI LNKA SEE BLOOD AND BLOOD IN HOLY CHURCH...MORE THEN 207 PEOPLE KILL IN VERY SHORT TIME AND MORE THEN 400 PEOPLE ARE SIRIOUSLY INSJURED...ITS VERY SHAME FOR THE WORLD,AS WELL SRILANKAS GOVENMENT..

ITS NEED NOT MENTION THAT  EVERYWHERE INNCOCENT PEOPLE(CHILDREN,WOMEN,MAN) KILL BY TERROR,WAR AND SO ON...FOR SOME SO CALLED RELIGION BUSINESS PERSON OR GROUP,SOME GUN BUSINESS PERSON ARE INVOLVED SUCH KIND OF ACTIVITIES...TERROR HAVE NO RELIGION AS WELL NO COUNTRY..ALL TERROR ARE LIKE SAME AND THEY KILL MILLION INNOCENT PEOPLE EVERYYR ACROOS THE WORLD  RECENT WE SEE CHRISTIAN TERROR KILL IN NEWZELAND MORE THEN 50 INJURED 250 OR MORE...MYANMAR ROHINGA MUSLIMS KILL MILLIONS BY ITS MILITARY....HOW SHAME FOR US...WHAT UN DO????IS IT A SO CALLED ORGANISATION? WE WANT TO SEE AS ACTIVE WORLD MOST POWEFULL ORGANISATION WHERE INNCOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE PROTECTED FROM CRIMINALS AND WAR CRIMINALS..

IF RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATION OR ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T TACKLE STRICTLY IT WILL BE DANGER FOR HUMAN ALIVENESS..

WE HOPE SRILANKAS PEOPLE REMEMBE RTHIS SITUATION AND GOVT TAKE STRICTLY HANDLE THIS MATTER.IF NOT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN WHERE INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL KILL...

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Wigan hit-and-run crash: Woman dies and six hurt

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 woman has died and six people have been hurt in a hit-and-run crash.

The 34-year-old mother died in hospital after the Polo she was driving collided with a Mercedes and a Volkswagen in Bickershaw Lane, Wigan.

The Volkswagen Amarok failed to stop after the crash at 17:30 BST on Saturday and was later found abandoned on Bolton House Road.

Three men in the Mercedes have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The men, two aged 20 and one aged 21, are in hospital with minor to serious injuries.

A 13-year-old girl also suffered serious injuries in the crash, while a four-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man were also hurt. All are being treated in hospital.

'Without a mother'

Greater Manchester Police said it was a "senseless incident that has resulted in tragedy".

Sgt Joseph Barron said: "Occasionally... an incident occurs that takes a life and it leaves us all asking why it needed to happen? Children have been left without a mother, all because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"The driver and the occupants of the green Volkswagen Amarok know very well that they have questions to answer about their behaviour.

"They left the scene without thought for the people in the cars around them - they owe it to the victim's family now to come forward and talk to police."

Extinction Rebellion to 'pause' London protests

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Extinction Rebellion is to "pause" the protests that have caused widespread disruption across central London for seven days.

The group said it would mark "a new phase of rebellion" to achieve "political aims".

A total of 831 people have been arrested during the climate change protests and 42 people charged.

Hundreds of officers from other forces have been sent to London to help the Metropolitan Police.

Extinction Rebellion said it hoped to negotiate with the Mayor of London and the Met over continuing its demonstrations at Old Palace Yard, Westminster, and leaving other sites.

Farhana Yamin, from the group, said being able to "pause" the protests showed it was an "organised and a long-term political force to be reckoned with".

"Today marks a transition from week one, which focused on actions that were vision-holding but also caused mass disruption across many dimensions," she said.

"Week two marks a new phase of rebellion focused on negotiations where the focus will shift to our actual political demands."

Oxford Circus has reopened to traffic after officers cleared protesters but they continue to occupy Waterloo Bridge and Parliament Square.

Campaigners who glued themselves to the roof of a lorry on Waterloo Bridge were removed and the lorry was cleared in the early hours.

Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said she had never experienced anything like it in her career.

She said: "I've been a police officer for 36 years - I have never known an operation, a single operation, in which over 700 people have been arrested."

Ms Dick added she was grateful for the help from hundreds of police officers drafted in from several forces, including the neighbouring City of London Police.

Officers from Kent, Sussex, Essex, Hampshire and Greater Manchester have also been sent.

Police have been trying to confine the protests to Marble Arch but demonstrators have ignored the threat of arrest and continued to block roads across the capital.

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg is expected to address Extinction Rebellion members at Marble Arch later ahead of meeting senior British politicians next week.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the protests were "counter-productive" to London and "more than 9,000 officers" had been responding to the demonstrations.

He said: "Londoners have suffered too much disruption and the policing operation has been extremely challenging for our over-stretched and under-resourced police.

"I'm extremely concerned about the impact the protests are having on our ability to tackle issues like violent crime if they continue any longer. It simply isn't right to put Londoners' safety at risk like this.

"My message to all protesters today is clear: you must now let London return to business as usual."

Since the group was set up last year, members have shut bridges, poured buckets of fake blood outside Downing Street, blockaded the BBC and stripped semi-naked in Parliament.

It has three core demands: for the government to "tell the truth about climate change"; to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025; and to create a citizens' assembly to oversee progress.

Controversially, the group is trying to get as many people arrested as possible.

But critics say they cause unnecessary disruption and waste police time when forces are already overstretched.

Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted

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At least 207 people have been killed and 450 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say.

At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services.

The Shangri-La, Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and a fourth hotel, all in the capital Colombo, were also hit.

A national curfew has been put in place "until further notice" and social media networks have been temporarily blocked.

Reports say seven people have been arrested, but it not yet clear who is responsible for the attacks.

Sri Lanka's defence minister has said the attacks were probably carried out by one group.

What's the latest from the scene?

St Sebastian's church in Negombo was severely damaged. Images on social media showed its inside, with a shattered ceiling and blood on the pews. Dozens of people are reported to have died there.

There were heavy casualties too at the site of the first blast in St Anthony's, a hugely popular shrine in Kochchikade, a district of Colombo.

Among those killed in Colombo were at least nine foreign nationals, hospital sources told the BBC.

Hospital sources in Batticaloa said at least 27 people had died there.

A hotel official at the Cinnamon Grand, near the prime minister's official residence, told AFP the explosion there had ripped through a restaurant, killing at least one person.

A seventh explosion was later reported at a hotel near the zoo in Dehiwala, southern Colombo, with police sources reporting two deaths. The zoo has been closed.

An eighth explosion was reported near the Colombo district of Dematagoda. Media say it was suicide bomber and that three people, believed to be security personnel, were killed during a police raid.

Local media report that security has been stepped up at the country's main Bandaranaike International Airport.

Colombo resident Usman Ali told the BBC there were massive queues as he joined people trying to donate blood.

He said: "Everyone had just one intention and that was to help the victims of the blast, no matter what religion or race they may be. Each person was helping another out in filling forms."

I've spoken to several priests who were in the church and they were really shocked, as were the police officers.

It was a well-planned, co-ordinated attack but I spoke to the security chief who was there and officials believe it's too early to say who is behind it.

After the Tamil Tigers were defeated in 2009, Sri Lanka hasn't really seen this kind of incident.

What have officials said?

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a statement calling for people to remain calm and support the authorities in their investigations.

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe is chairing an emergency meeting. He said: "I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today. I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong."

Announcing the curfew, Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardane said: "We will take all necessary action against any extremist group that is operating in our country."

He also said that "all the culprits" had been identified and would be "taken into custody as soon as possible".

Another minister, Harsha de Silva, described "horrible scenes" at St Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade, saying he had seen "many body parts strewn all over".

Pope Francis, in his traditional Urbi et Orbi speech at the Vatican, condemned the attacks as "such cruel violence" which had targeted Christians celebrating Easter.

Cardinal Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, told the BBC: "It's a very difficult and a very sad situation for all of us because we never expected such a thing to happen and especially on Easter Sunday."

UK PM Theresa May tweeted condolences, saying the "acts of violence against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka are truly appalling".

US President Donald Trump tweeted "heartfelt condolences" for the "horrible terrorist attacks".

What's Sri Lanka's recent history?

In the years since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009, there has been some sporadic violence, with members of the majority Buddhist Sinhala community attacking mosques and Muslim-owned properties. That led to a state of emergency being declared in March 2018.

The civil war ended with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, who had fought for 26 years for an independent homeland for the minority ethnic Tamils. The war is thought to have killed between 70,000 and 80,000 people.

Religion in Sri Lanka

Theravada Buddhism is Sri Lanka's biggest religion, making up about 70.2% of the population, according to the most recent census.

It is the religion of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority. It is given primary place in the country's laws and is singled out in the constitution.

Hindus and Muslims make up 12.6% and 9.7% of the population respectively.

Sri Lanka is also home to about 1.5 million Christians, according to the 2012 census, the vast majority of them Roman Catholic.

Queen celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest and longest reigning living monarch, celebrated her 93rd birthday on Sunday by attending the traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle.

Elizabeth was accompanied by members of her family, including grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry, and William’s wife Catherine, at the Easter Mattins service in St George’s Chapel.

Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, who is due to give birth to the couple’s first child imminently, did not attend.

The couple, who were married at the chapel in May 2018, posted a birthday greeting to Elizabeth on their official Instagram account.

“Happy Birthday Your Majesty, Ma’am, Granny. Wishing you the most wonderful day! Harry & Meghan,” they wrote.

Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, in Bruton Street, central London and became queen in 1952 at the age of 25, meaning she has now reigned for more than 67 years.

She has an official birthday in June which is publicly marked with a large parade of soldiers through central London, known as Trooping the Colour.