Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. Police are stopping Whaley Bridge residents from returning to their homes as more heavy rain is expected in derbyshire amid the battle to prevent the towns dam from collapsing. Boris johnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. He would come to the side of my bed and just scream. We had parents separating. It is definitely getting worse. And the Victoria Derbyshire programme reports on what experts call a hidden Public Health crisis over sleep. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and police are investigating whether the attack, which happened a few miles from the us mexico border, was a racially motivated hate crime. Our correspondent, sophie long, reports from the scene. Oh, my god. Parents were shopping with their children when suddenly they were told to run. Run, run, run the Walmart Store was packed with thousands of people when a gunman started firing indiscriminately. 20 people were killed, 26 others were hurt. Many, according to the governor of texas, sustained life threatening injuries. On a day that would have been a normal day for someone to leisurely go shopping, it turned into one of the most deadly days in the history of texas. Lives were taken who should still be with us today. One white man has been arrested and taken into custody. Hes been identified by local media as 21 year old patrick crusius. Police say theyre examining the possibility that this attack was a hate crime. Theyre investigating possible links with a White Nationalist manifesto that was published anonymously online, claiming the attack was targeted at the hispanic community. It has the nexus, at this point in time, to a hate crime. The fbi will be looking into that, with the other federal authorities. Right now, we are looking at potential capital murder charges for this individual. El paso sits on the border with mexico. Its population is more than 80 hispanic. Its become a focal point in the debate over immigration in the united states. This is someone who came from outside of our community to do us harm, a community that has shown nothing but generosity and kindness to the least among us. Mass shootings are not uncommon here. Exactly a week ago, a six year old and a 13 year old were among those killed when a gunman opened fire at a festival in northern california. But people are shocked that it happened here in el paso, considered to be one of americas safest cities, and they are shocked that such young, innocent lives were lost and so many. But amid the horror and the pain and the great, great sadness, there are demands again for something to be done to stop it. Sophie long, bbc news, el paso. Just hours later, another gunman opened fire in the us city of dayton in ohio, killing nine people and injuring at least 26 others. The shooting happened outside a bar and the gunman was killed by police. Officers say they believe he was acting alone. Two eyewitnesses explained what they saw as events unfolded. People just started running, they started pushing us out the back door, into the alley out the back, because they did not want us coming out the front, because they did not know where the shooter was, or how many there was. The screams, the cruisers, the chaos, i have never been pushed out of newcoms, i have never been told to get out of newcoms, but the security guards in themselves were running around telling people to get out, and just how everybody was acting, you knew that something was wrong, and then, when you came outside, as soon as you hit the front street, you saw the bodies and you knew that this was different, you knew it was something you never thought of experiencing. Would not want anyone to experience. The citys mayor, nan whaley, gave an update at a news conference, and said america needed to ask itself why so many people were dying. The suspect opened fire along the oregon district. He was wearing body armour and used a 223 calibre high capacity magazine. He had additional magazines. 26 have been injured and are at area hospitals. Ten fatalities in our community, including the shooter. In less then one minute, in less than one minute, dayton First Responders neutralised the shooter. While this is a terribly sad day for our city, i am amazed by the Quick Response of Dayton Police to save literally hundreds of lives. As a mayor this is a day that we all dread happening and certainly whats very sad is ive gotten messages from cities across the country, is that so many of us have gone through it. Today is the 250th mass shooting in america. Its sad that its in the city of dayton. Talks are going on to try to prevent two days of strikes at heathrow by engineers, firefighters and security staff. 177 flights are set to be cancelled on monday and tuesday in preparation for the strikes set for those two days. Our correspondent katy austin gave us this update from heathrow. There have been conciliation talks between the unite union and managers from heathrow airport, going on since friday evening. Still no agreement on pay has been reached, to stop a strike by support staff, such as security guards, engineers and firefighters on monday and tuesday. No agreement has been reached to prevent that strike going ahead. As you say, heathrow has said in advance that 177 flights would need to be cancelled across monday and tuesday. Passengers were confused in many cases about whether their flights were actually affected, because some airlines did not immediately take the decision to definitely cancel flights, or to tell customers which were affected. As heathrow has said this afternoon, more airlines are getting in touch with customers, so passengers know whether they will be moved onto another flight instead or whether they will get a refund from their airline, if theirs is not going ahead. Even if the strike does happen, people turning up here at heathrow on monday and tuesday should expect to leave extra time to get through security because we are expecting to see very long queues. Both sides have said they do not want the strike to happen but time is really running out if were going to see a resolution. Can you remind us why unite rejected the latest pay offer from heathrow . This dispute has been going on for a while and a Previous Strike had been cancelled while Union Members voted on a revised pay offer. Heathrow said the revised pay offer would give front line staff a pay rise of 7. 3 over 2. 5 years, unite members said no and the union said it was not good enough, it was not enough, and that has left the situation in what seems to be an intractable situation, neither side has looked like stepping down and giving in to the other, so as things stand, we have not heard much update over the past couple of days, other than heathrow saying that unite have rejected the latest offer, and they feel a strike is unnecessary. I understand unite have warned heathrow that they should not be paying or should think twice about paying compensation to the airlines as a way of getting around the strike. What about passengers . Tomorrow, if the strikes go ahead on monday and tuesday, can they claim for compensation . That has been the point of view of unite. It has said to the airport, and the airport has rejected those claims that it could be saving money on compensation by increasing the pay offer. The airport has rejected that suggestion. In terms of passengers, we have believed all along that they would be entitled to get refunds from their airline, if their flight was cancelled. The prospect of any other kind of compensation looks quite unlikely, because neither the airport orthe airline are likely to pay that. From the point of view of the airlines, this is not something under their control. It is the fault of the airport that this is going ahead, so there has been some concern about passengers not being able to get compensation, if there are delays, for example, or if they have booked hotels or taxes, things that would be affected by delays and cancellations. Some passengers, as an alternative to cancellations, will see their flights being moved to other airports, so rather than here, their flights might be taking off from gatwick, for example. That brings with it its own inconvenience, it might not work for everyone, but the airlines and heathrow have said they are trying to keep the passengers updated as much as they can and as soon as they can. As well as monday and tuesday, there is the possibility of more strike action later in the month . That is right, there are two further strike days that could be in the offing at the Bank Holiday Weekend at the end of august. If no agreement is reached today and the strike goes ahead on monday and tuesday, that will not be the end. We may see further talks but as things stand, there will be four days of strikes in total, both in the coming week, and the last weekend in august. Thank you very much. In derbyshire, efforts are continuing to shore up the dam near Whaley Bridge amid forecasts of heavy rain. Residents whove had to move from their homes are no longer able to return to collect possessions because police say the Emergency Services have to concentrate resources on securing the dam. Its still dry here in Whaley Bridge this afternoon but there is heavy rain forecast for later on and thats what everyone is so concerned about. The work is still continuing to drain the dam but everyone is hoping that enough has been done to save it. Is this the calm before the storm . Hard to believe this is still a dangerous situation, but as long as the threat remains, the work continues. Weve got 22 high volume pumps, ten of which are fire Service Pumps and another 12 were brought in from contractors. Our priority has always been to pump as much water out of the dam as possible because every bit of water we take out reduces the risk of the dam failing. Here grout is being poured over the sand bags which were dropped onto the damaged section of the dam by raf chinook helicopters. It will help to stabilise the dam. Some People Living near the dam are feeling optimistic. Im no engineer so i dont know but im confident theyve got the better of it and i think the amount theyve got out of the reservoir now, i think even if they got a heavy rainstorm this afternoon, obviously some will go back in but i dont think it will go back into the levels that would bring it back up markedly. 1,500 people had to leave their homes in Whaley Bridge while last night 55 homes in horwich end were evacuated. There are also concerns for nearby marple. Even people who have been allowed to remain in their homes are finding it stressful. Were stranded. Theres little we can do. The driveway is full of emergency vehicles most of the time. We couldnt get out if we wanted to, let alone get back in. We are not going to leave because then we would have to find somewhere else to live. Even if the dam holds, it will be some time before the area is back to normal, and nobody will be able to relax until the predicted storm is over. There has been further disruption for the residents who have been evacuated from Whaley Bridge. Originally they were told they would be allowed to return home for 15 minutes to grab some essentials but today that has been stopped. Police say because of the situation they must keep all of their officers patrolling the evacuation zone and the dam. We will go straight to ohio and nan whaley, the mayor of dayton in speaking. We are grateful for all of the supporters and people helping us from the american red cross, the fbi, atf, etc. The Community Blood bank is supporting the hospitals and we are working with them to set up a Blood Donation opportunity. We will have more information about that in the coming hours. At 8pm tonight, the coming hours. At 8pm tonight, the community will hold a vigil for the community will hold a vigil for the families and those that have lost their life will have a location for you again lost their life will have a location foryou again in lost their life will have a location for you again in the coming hours. The oregon district will be open coming this afternoon, and the early afternoon. I will let some folks speak and then we will do questions. First i would like to have doctor c come forward. Thank you, im doctor greg seaman, a trauma surgeon at the level one trauma surgeon at the Level One Trauma Centre for the region. Our facility activated are mass casualties incident plan around 1 30am in association with the mass casualty incident here in dayton. That mobilised our entire team. Our facility received 16 patients, of which 12 have been treated and released. We have a total of four patients who are currently admitted and one remains in critical condition. Some of those patients have undergone or will undergo surgery have undergone or will undergo surgery later today. We are continuing to support many families who were arriving at our facility and our thoughts and prayers are with all those families. We work in conjunction with other facilities in the area to identify, treat and communicate information in a timely manner to these families. Next we will have added a bit long, he was from Kettering Health network. Elizabeth long. Kettering Health Network it is a Health System with nine hospitals. We received patients at three of our hospitals, the medical centre in dayton received the most. We had nine people treated, seven brought in by squad and two walked in. Of those nine patients, three are in a serious condition, three are in a fair condition, three are in a fair condition and the rate were treated and then discharged. Two were taken to surgery immediately. One person is still being considered for surgery. Is still being considered for surgery. The injuries ranged from gunshot wounds to the lower extremities to abdominal wounds. One person came in for a laceration to his foot that happened during the chaos right after that incident. At Kettering Medical Centre one person was brought in and is in serious condition and that site medical ce ntre condition and that site medical centre two people were brought in and were treated and then released. We want to commend our hospital staff all the way from our er physicians and nurses and technicians to the people who came in right away when we called the code yellow, alerting people that we needed back up stop we just want to commend them for the greatjob they did, also commending the city of Dayton Police and First Responders so we Dayton Police and First Responders so we know are on the first line and the first line of treatment for people coming in so we want to commend them. We have an organisation we work with called policing community together. Thank you, police and clergy together. Your prayers, please, so we would like to have pastor burke say a few words about clergy perspective. Thank you, meier. First i want to say our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families. Second, we want to acknowledge the Police DepartmentsQuick Response. We are thankful for the First Responders. We want to let the First Responders. We want to let the Community Know we have been here from the start, counselling family members. We have a variety of resources. We will remain here so we just want to let you know this is a Community Effort and we are doing everything we can to help out in the situation. 0k, guys, questions . Yes. Certainly its a sunday so some of the businesses take sunday and monday off because its mostly local but its up to each business, if they want to open, the street will be open this afternoon. This district is one of the safest places in the region. These senseless acts of violence that occur have been happening any place and i dont mean to scare people but frankly we are ata to scare people but frankly we are at a situation now in our country that these are so random, there is no place that you could say, i dont go anywhere so no place that you could say, i dont go anywhere so as no place that you could say, i dont go anywhere so as far as the safety of the district, its one of the safest places in the region. I dont think we have that information yet. As we get more updates we will continue to update you with tell us about the initial confrontation, where there are security members from some businesses who either recognised that shooter or notice something out of place and went out and confronted the shooter before he could get into those businesses . We dont have any of that information yet. As we continue to get information about the shootings we will tell you. Have you been able to talk to the victims families . have not we have had folks reaching out to victims families and meeting with those, they are going through a difficult time. Have all the victims families been notified . We dont know that for certain, we are in the process of that. I mean. Dayton has gone through a really tough year. Three months ago early in the morning, the day after memorial day, we had not this many cameras but a discussion about 1k tornadoes that ravaged our city and now to awaken in the middle of the night to a mass shooting and a 250th shooting in our country this year happening in dayton, what really goes through my mind is one thing is com pletely preve nta ble goes through my mind is one thing is completely preventable and ijust question when is enough enough . So as we are continuing to do everything we can for the victims, for our community, for families, thats where our focus is and it will continue to be there and i continue to be amazed about the grit and resilience of this community, the challenge it has taken on in the past few months and the love and support that comes from people is something that keeps me going as mayor and makes me proud to do this work. That was dayton mayor nan whaley giving us an update on the situation. No indication yet as to the motive. We had an idea of the hospitals involved in the number of people admitted. A number of them have been discharged but we know there are three or four who remain ina there are three or four who remain in a critical condition. She did say the gunman killed nine people in less tha n the gunman killed nine people in less than a minute. Praise again for the Police Response as the fatalities could have been a lot higher. Youre watching bbc news. Borisjohnson has pledged £1. 8 billion in a one off funding boost for the nhs in england. The Prime Minister said it would go towards vital new kit and upgrades for 20 hospitals. Labour said it fell significa ntly short of the amount needed by the nhs and would not reverse years of cuts. Heres our political correspondent, jessica parker. A pledge on entering office. And we start work this week with 20 new hospital upgrades and ensuring that the money for the nhs really does get to the front line. More detail, including which 20 hospitals will get specific upgrades, is expected imminently. But 1. 8 billion is less than the nhs in england spends on an average week, and Health Organisations say the bill to clear the nhs maintenance backlog is more like £6 billion. Our hospitals, the ceilings are collapsing in wards, sewage pipes are collapsing, patients are getting their diagnosis appointments cancelled because of old faulty equipment and it is because the tories have done these smash and grab raids on the investment budgets. This all has particular significance for boris johnson. After that slogan on that bus during the referendum campaign. A spending commitment already made by his predecessor, theresa may, is designed to more than meet that amount, and the conservatives claim that sound management of the economy means that the cash is available. The Health Service is better funded now than ever before in its history. 1. 8 billion is not to be sniffed at. It is a significant commitment on top of what was already very significant commitment to the nhs. Boris has made it clear the nhs is a priority. But with spending priorities, too, on the police, education and brexit preparations, some will suspect more borrowing is on the horizon. The Prime Minister may be willing to turn on the taps, but keeping the cash flowing isnt always so easy. Jessica parker, bbc news. Clashes have again broken out during democracy protests in hong kong. Demonstrators have been seen throwing projectiles at the windows of a Police Station. The Police Used Tear Gas to disperse the crowds. Our correspondent Steve Mcdonnell is in hong kong. The smashed windows of this Police Complex are as the result of hundreds of protesters who were here minutes ago on the other side of that traffic barrier, throwing bricks at the Police Station. It started with just a couple of bricks and lots of eggs but then just kept escalating. They were digging up more and more bricks and then, in their dozens, pelting them at the Police Station and people beside cheering on. As has been the pattern for the last couple of days, there seems to have been a bit of what i guess you could call a guerilla type strike where the protesters come along, attack the Police Station for 15, 20 minutes and then all leave quickly because they know they cannot remain here for too long smashing up a Police Station until the riot police come out with tear gas, baton charges and the like, and especially as there are more protests planned for today and a big strike planned for tomorrow so they dont want to be detained and arrested and miss out on that but itjust shows the brazen nature of this campaign now for at least some in the Pro Democracy Movement who have been quite radicalised and who are more than prepared to really challenge the authorities, even if it involves smashing up Police Stations and actions along those lines. That was Stephen Mcdonald talking to us that was Stephen Mcdonald talking to us earlierfrom hong kong. A french inventors successfully become the first person to cross the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard. It was second time lucky for Franky Zapata, who fell into the sea whilst trying to refuel on his first attempt last month. James waterhouse reports. Just a warning if youre a fan of taking the ferry or train, theyre about to seem very boring. This was how Franky Zapata decided to make the 22 mile crossing over the English Channel, and hows this for an arrival . Just to see him in the distance with my little binoculars was just amazing and as he flew over, just amazing. I didnt know what to expect. I thought it would be a historical thing but it was really high tech. It was amazing. Crossing the channel, however you do it, has always captured the imagination. Matthew webb was the first person recorded to swim between france and britain in 1875. Louis bleriot was the first person to fly it in 1909. Ijust came to provide something more to cheer him in. Yes, why didnt they have a brass band here . Like they did for bleriot. Yeah. More than 110 years later its the turn of the jet powered hoverboard. Franky zapatas invention is a bit bigger than a skateboard, powered by five turbines and fuelled by kerosene stored in his backpack. First thing in the morning he set off from close to calais, riding a piece of kit able to propel him to speeds of up to 118 mph. Around 20 minutes later he arrived near dover in kent before making a cheeky wave and softly touching down. Part of the journey involves refuelling on a raised platform on a boat. First time around he lost his balance and fell into the sea. No issues now, however theyjust used a bigger one. Once on english turf, he described his achievement as crazy and then broke into tears. James waterhouse, bbc news. Whether time now. The cloud will build up later today and into this evening. Widespread, scattered downpours across many central and northern areas. A yellow weather warning for much of scotland and northern england, including the flood sensitive areas of northern england, heavy downpours which could contain lightning, gusty winds, and hail stones and flash flooding where they occur. It will be moving north and east this evening, so the first pa rt and east this evening, so the first part clearing into the north sea. Something drier in behind, and then another line of showers moves on from the