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
are literally being razed to the ground. 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. we begin in the united states. the gunman who shot dead 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas 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 done so. he then declared he was going to shoot up an elementary school. this message was sent only 15 minutes before he reached the school. the 18 year old was killed by border police. the attack took place in the town of uvalde in southern texas. our north america editor sarah smith is there and has been speaking to members of the community about how they re coping. the heartbreak is painfully apparent
an act of kindness or a cynical ploy to win over poorer customers? drugs giant pfizer says it ll no longer make profts from medicines it sells to the world s low income countries. ukraine takes its conflict with russia to the big screen. hello there and a very warm welcome to the programme. the gunman who shot dead nineteen children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas 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 done so. he then declared he was going to shoot up an elementary school. this message was sent only 15 minutes before he reached the school. the 18 year old was killed by border police. the attack took place in the town of uvalde in southern texas. our north america editor sarah smith is there and has been speaking to members of the community about how they re coping. the heartbreak is painfully
hello there. we start with the cost of living. we are expecting to hear in the next few hours what the uk government plans to do to help consumers with soaring energy bills. they could see hundreds of pounds knocked off bills this winter, as part of a package of support worth at least £10 billion, largely funded by a one off windfall tax on energy companies. annual household energy bills here in the ukjumped by an average of £700 in april when the uk regulator ofgem raised the cap on what suppliers can charge. and ofgem has warned they will have to rise by a further £800 in october. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to warrington in the north of england, asking people what one thing the government could do to help their household. the one thing that would help with help with energy bills, £100 on last year. if the government could assist with that, that would be great. the thing that that, that would be great. the thing that would that, that w
the us says that china remains the biggest challenge to the international order despite the immediate threat posed by russia. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 h