And mental torment on his victim. The family of a policeman who survived a frenzied machete attack say theyre proud of his bravery. We have a special report from inside disputed kashmir as tension continues to rise between india and pakistan. These are people who have just come from a mosque after offering friday prayers, who have just from a mosque after offering friday prayers, who havejust gathered into a spontaneous protest. And a novel way to pass the time in Church Taking a ride on a helter skelter. And coming up on bbc news. Joffre archer has been included in the england squad for the second ashes test against australia, but there is no place for moeen ali. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. For the first time in 6. 5 years, the uk economy has shrunk. It fell in the three months from april to june this year, by 0. 2 . The contraction in gdp, or the total value of goods and Services Made and sold by all sectors of the economy, was worse than some had expected. But t
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says congressional leaders are having serious discussions about tightening gun controls in the us in the aftermath of two Mass Shootings in the past week. Mr trump said senior members of the Republican Party were on board and hed also discussed the issue with the influential gun lobbyists, the National Rifle association. However with senators on their summer recess, theres no prospect of any immediate legislation. There has been no president who feels more strongly about the Second Amendment than i do however we need meaningful background checks so that sick people dont get guns. Our north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house. This is his assessment of the situation. If this does happen, and they would be baby steps and it would come to nothing, it would be a republican president taking on the might of the National Rifle association, the most powerful lobbying organisation in the United States and what makes it even more surpri
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says congressional leaders are having serious discussions about tightening gun controls in the us in the aftermath of two Mass Shootings in the past week. Mr trump said senior members of the Republican Party were on board and hed also discussed the issue with the influential gun lobbyists, the National Rifle association. However with senators on their summer recess, theres no prospect of any immediate legislation. We need intelligent background checks, 0k . We need intelligent background checks, ok . This isnt a question of nra, republican or democrats. I will tell you, i spoke to Mitch Mcconnell yesterday. He is totally on board. He said, ive been waiting your call. Is totally on i spoke to senators that in some cases, friends of mine, but ready hardline senators, hardliners and when i say that i say that in a positive way, hardline on the second amendment. And they understand, we dont want insane people, mentally ill people, bad people,
Protesters in indianadministered kashmir after the areas special status was revoked and a lockdown imposed. Some are now speaking out. In the wake of two Mass Shootings, President Trump says serious talks are underway on gun control legislation, but how far is he going to go . Pres. Trump we need meaningful background checks so that sick people dont get guns. Na and one cathedral in england is welcoming a bit of carnival. Everyone is lining up to take a turn on the helter skelt. Nada for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america india has told pakistan to stay out of its internal affairs and accept reality. Tensions continue to rre o delhis move to revoke the special status of kashmir. Today some mosques were allowed to open their after a communic ions blackout and lockdown that has been in place since sunday. Kashmir is claimed by both eacstan and india, controlling different parts of the state. Our correspondent yogita lamaye is one of the few Internat
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