The us has been stunned by two Mass Shootings in less than 2a hours. A gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, on the border with mexico, is being described as domestic terrorism by police. The 21 year old suspect has now been charged with murder offences. In a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were killed by a gunman in dayton, ohio. The motive behind that attack remains unclear. In a moment, we will hearfrom ohio. But first, sophie long reports on the days events in el paso. A normally busy Shopping Mall cordoned off. An investigation is under way as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. Oh, my god. A gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing 20 people, injuring at least 26 others. People took cover wherever they could. Inside the mall, armed officers moved in in search of the attacker. But one man told me the gunman wasnt stopping so he hid in a side room. There was a door that one of the employees had she
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. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. 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. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And witness history hears from a survivor of cambodias killing fields, where more than a Million People were killed by the khmer rouge. 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
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
District could be dead today. The water level at a derbyshire dam has been reduced by more than three metres in the battle to prevent it collapsing. Whaley bridge residents are still being told they cant return home. 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. 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. Lets get the latest now concerning events in america. We go to el paso, texas where we had that mass shooting takes place. There is a news c0 nfe re nce shooting takes place. There is a News Conference in place. Lets listen in. We will provide that information to you after everyone here speaks in turn. Thank you, good morning. Today, the fbi continues to look at a number of different potential crimes to b
A 17 year old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a six year old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, with travellers told to check with their airlines before leaving home. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries, as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. Good evening. 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. Fbi investigators said that they were looking at whether to charge the suspect with domestic terrorism charges. The fbi continues to look at a number of different potential crimes to be charged. We h