another 16 year old boy on suspicion of murder. the british airline flybe ceases trading for a second time. hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights to and from the uk operated by the airline have been cancelled. hello and welcome. police in the american city of memphis, have released graphic footage of the violent arrest, that led to the death of a 29 year old black man. the officers body camera video shows tyre nichols being kicked and punched by five policemen. the officers, who are also black, have been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik s report contains some distressing images. nojustice! no peace! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swiftjustice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country, from n
from new york to detroit and los angeles. free of violence, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder and the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29 year old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. i didn t do anything! he seems to comply. i m on the ground. but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video s horrific nature in advance, but nothing could prepare people we met in memphis for what they would see. as a man of colour it was extremely hard because it could have been me. as a man
new zealand s largest city has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain prompted widespread flooding and evacuations. at least three people have died and more than 100 have been rescued from flooded cars and homes. friday s downpour in auckland damaged houses, stalled traffic and cut power to homes and businesses. the city is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. it s the news every film maker dreams of receiving this week, tom berkeley found out he was going to the oscars in la after being nominated for an academy award. his movie called an irish goodbye will feature in the best short film category. it was co written and directed with his friend ross white. steve knibbs has the story. sorry about your mother. an irish goodbye tells the story of two brothers in northern ireland, reunited after the death
oh, my god, we ve heard so much positive response and so much demand that it s been a bit overwhelming. so, we rejust that it s been a bit overwhelming. so, we re just sort of taking stock at the moment, and yeah, we will be making this bigger and better and raising more funds for those amazing charity retailers. that was maria chenoweth from the charity trade and the designer, wayne hemingway. it s the news every film maker dreams of receiving this week, tom berkeley found out he was going to the oscars in la after being nominated for an academy award. his movie called an irish goodbye will feature in the best short film category. it was co written and directed with his friend ross white. steve knibbs has the story. sorry about your mother. an irish goodbye tells the story of two brothers in northern ireland, reunited after the death of their mother who leaves them a bucket list. i think it s a list of things that she wanted to do, you know, before the illness took her. righ