someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats. a man has been arrested. we ll have the latest. also on the programme. drought is officially declared across large parts of england after the driestjuly in 50 years. there s no cheer in the latest economic figures which show the economy has shrunk slightly. people don t seem to be coming out eating as much, or coming out drinking as much, because they can t afford it. train drivers strike this weekend over pay and the cost of living disrupting people s ability to get to sporting and social events across the country. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next year s eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. coming up on the bbc news channel, gold in herfinal major race for britain s n triathlete non stanford who sprinted to the line to win the european championships in munich. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten. the author sir salman rushdie has been stabbed on s
has covered thejubilee. but in the meantime, here s a couple of contrasting responses to what you ve seen so far. first, from mel writing on thursday. but for alan mccluskey. .. do let us know your thoughts on what is clearly a divisive issue and there ll be details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. meanwhile, there have been equally strong reactions to reporting of the defamation case fought over the past six weeks betweenjohnny depp and his ex wife, amber heard. the verdict from the united states came in time for wednesday s news at ten. do you find that mr depp has proven all the elements of defamation? answer: yes. thejury was unanimous in its verdict. johnny depp took his ex wife to court over an article she wrote which falsely implied he d abused her. a number of viewers told us they thought the prominence given to the verdict in that program and more generally to the case over the past few months was unjustified. here s chris mitchell. since when, has a
borisjohnson says he will not resign, after a highly critical report into lockdown parties at his government offices. i. i, mrspeaker, i, i i, mrspeaker, i, lam i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i have i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i have learned a lesson, mr speaken the investigation blamed senior leadership for a series of alcohol fuelled parties at downing street, which broke covid lockdown rules. supermodel kate moss gives evidence in thejohnny depp amber heard defamation trial. she denies the allegation that the actor pushed her down the stairs. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s news day. hello and welcome to the programme. the gunman, who shot dead 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, is reported to have posted three online warnings before his attack on tuesday. the governor of texas greg abbott said salvador ramos wrote first that he was going to shoot his grandmother, then that he had
we have a special report. and britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, rejects calls for his resignation, after a highly critical report into lockdown parties at downing street. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let s go to the us first. president biden has pleaded americans to support reforms to gun laws, to make a fundamental impact on gun crime in america. officials in texas have now confirmed 19 primary school children and two teachers were killed in tuesday s attack in the city of uvalde in the south of the state. the youngest victim was just seven years old. the 18 year old gunman was shot dead at the scene. our north america editor sarah smith is in uvalde and has been speaking to members of the community. the heartbreak is painfully apparent for parents, families and neighbours. it must be the worst news anyone can hear young children killed in their own classroom. as the police responded to the shooting, parents had to wait to discover i
and super model kate moss gives evidence in thejohnny depp amber heard defamation trial. she denies the claim that the actor abused her. let s go to the us first. president biden has pleaded with americans to support reforms to gun laws to make a fundamental impact on gun crime in america. earlier nresidents of the texan town of uvalde gathered for a candlelit vigil to mourn the loss of 19 children and two teachers, killed during a mass shooting event at a local elemtary school on tuesday. officials say the youngest victim was just seven years old. the 18 year old gunman was shot dead at the scene. our north america editor, sarah smith, is in uvalde and has been speaking to members of the community. the heartbreak is painfully apparent for parents, families and neighbours. it must be the worst news anyone can hear young children killed in their own classroom. as the police responded to the shooting, parents had to wait to discover if their children had survived or been shot