Two driver in a race in belgium. Five people have been shot dead and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. It happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. The gunman has been shot dead by the police. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has this update. The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this gunman was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of shooting. At one stage, there was concern, in fact, many reports that there could be a number of gunmen responsible for what was happening. It seemed like multiple shootings over quite a wide area. It seems now it may simply have been the work of this one gunman, and the police are stressing that this information that they are giving us could still change. Its a fluid situation, they are still checking out reports and making sure that the are
And the journalist and author, Yasmin Alibhai brown. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Large demonstrations have taken place across the uk against Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run up to brexit. The government insists it is acting properly, but critics claim the plan is a brazen bid to sideline mps opposed to the governments brexit plans. The biggest protest was in Central London where waterloo and westminster bridges were blocked and Trafalgar Square was brought to a standstill. Well have more on this story in the next few minutes, when viewers on bbc one join us for a full round up of the days news with clive myrie. In hong kong, its been one of the most violent days since demonstrations began 13 weeks ago. Tens of thousands of pro democracy demonstrators took to the streets, in defiance of a police ban. Protesters surrounded some key government buildings, and there were running battles in the street. Petrol bombs were thrown at officers, who
Under siege. 66 migrants have been detained as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach kent. Several boats have been intercepted. Close to 2 Million People in North East India are stripped of their citizenship, accused of being Illegal Immigrants. Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has been killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers city ams Rachel Cunliffe and the journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown. Stay with us for that. Wa nt to want to start with some breaking news. Lease in texas around 20 have been shot in the city of midland and 0dessa, 20 miles apart. They are searching for two people who are believed to have opened fire from two separate vehicles. The midland appeared Police Department issued the following statement on social media . Social media. They are they go on to say there are reports of an shooter in odessa. That is the latest from texas after reports of a shooting there. More to come
Within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro democracy campaigners. And Police Confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. Tens of thousands were marching in defiance of a ban with petrol bombs being thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now from hong kong. Tear gas from the roof of hong kongs government offices met with utter defiance. Hong kongs political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. The only way, some believe, to secure this citys freedoms under chinese rule. By nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the Central Business district. But with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. This man is editor of one of beijings ultra loyal communist party run papers. Translation america a
Catastrophic damage. It could hit the islands within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We start with breaking news from texas where police say that five people have been killed and at least 21 injured after a gunman was challenged at a traffic stop in the city of odessa. Its understood the gunman shot a number of Police Officers and randomly shot at cars as he tried to escape. We have Law Enforcement injured, we have the dps trooper in midland county, we have one npd officer and one opd officer all struck. As far as civilian casualties, we have at least 21 victims, 21 shooting the terms and at least five deceased at this point in time. Live now to our north america correspondent peter bowes. What is the latest you are hearing about this latest shooting . The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this government was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of