here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit, saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary, sajid javid, stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary, nadim zahawi, will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we good? yeah. not according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime min
at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, r
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell
there s just not enough to protect children. i felt like i was in shock and that it was just so close to home and the fact that it was attack on our children. but i think itjust kind of. i wasjust in shock, like, oh, my goodness, thisjust happened. and it s right up the street, you know? by march 6th this year, the us had already surpassed one hundred mass shootings. and overall in 2022, there were more than 600 mass shootings. one of those shootings was at highland park in illinois during a 4th ofjuly parade. seven people were killed and 48 injured. ashbey beasley survived that shooting, and addressed reporters after the police briefing in nashville. aren t you guys tired of covering this? of being here and having to cover all of these mass shootings? i m from highland park, illinois. my son and i survived a mass shooting over the summer. i am in tennessee on a family vacation with my son
at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. they said these were just the first of many charges to come. they will demand the maximum sentence for 21 year old robert crimo, who is alleged to have killed seven and injured dozens more after opening fire from a rooftop in highland park. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has this report. an ordinary american high street, littered with the normality of family life. families had been celebrating the day their nation found independence when gunshots rang out. gunfire. a traditional event in this country has been destroyed by what s becoming another american tradition. a mass shooting. some escaped. i heard a bullet ricochet off of the brick above me and i kept my girlfriend kind of got immobilised so i had to keep turning around and pulling her and