many bird colonies in the uk. we ve been given special access to the islands to see the scale of the outbreak. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, ”pm in london and five in the evening in chicago, where police are still searching for the gunman who killed six people at a fourth ofjuly parade. the independence day event had barely begun at highland park some 50 kilometres north of chicago, when a volley of shots rang out. police say they ve found a gun, but not the shooter himself. this report from our correspondent nomia iqbal. the independence day parade had just started. americans in this wealthy chicago suburb were out in the sunshine, celebrating the day their country became an independent nation. gunshot are you kidding me right now? ten minutes in, shots rang out. let s go! there was confusion and panic. people moved quickly for safety. stay on the side. i remember hearing shootings, going, like, ts
flooding remains. and the tiny islands off the coast of england that are banning visitors, to try and stop the spread of bird flu. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in chicago. i want to bring you some breaking news now. we are getting reports that police are reported to have arrested a person of interest in connection with the killing of six people at an independence day parade in highland park. you will remember earlier they released the identity of the man they were searching for. we can hear more from the police now. a, can hear more from the police now. ~ , can hear more from the police now. , , ., ., can hear more from the police now. ~ , ., , can hear more from the police now. , ., , now. a person of interest has been identified. now. a person of interest has been identified. his - now. a person of interest has been identified. his name - now. a person of interest has
experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
prime minister later. hello and welcome. a gunman has shot dead 19 students and one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18 year old named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and is suspected of killing his grandmother before heading to the school. he crashed his car outside the campus and went into the classrooms wearing body armour. from uvalde, the bbc s angelica casas has more. this is likely the largest police presence the small town of uvalde, texas has ever seen. today it is the target of a school mass shooting where the victims are pupils under the age of ten, as well as teachers. what we know so far is that the suspect was an
threatening major travel disruption across the uk. and the takeover of chelsea football club is approved. a deal worth £4.25 billion will see a consortium led by american businessman todd boehly become the new owners. good morning. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 schoolchildren and two teachers at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten years old. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde west of san antonio at the robb elementary school, which is made up of children from a largely hispanic community. it is america s deadliest school shooting since 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook school in connecticut a decade ago. authorities say the gunman was an 18 year old man, salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and shot his grandmother, before heading to the school. david willis reports. in the final week of the su