16 taken to hospital hundreds of people ran for safety. as italy s prime minister suggests global warming played a part in sunday s deadly avalanche in the dolomites, we look at the extreme climate events across the globe that are all linked to climate change. and scientists discover a new species of giant water lily the largest in the world hiding in plain sight for almost 180 years. let s start the united states, where shots have been fired at the start of an independence day parade north of chicago. he also confirmed that it is still currently an active incident. we are now being told six people died in highland park during the independent state parade. six 16 people are said to be in hospital, police say it is still an active shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust shooting situation. it started at 10am local time just ten shooting situation. it started at 10am local timejust ten minutes into the parade. one reporter at the scene said they had seen fiv
shooting in 4july parade in chicago has been charged with the seven counts of murder. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney. the australian city has had eight months of rain injust four days. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1am in london where borisjohnson s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of his most senior ministers. the chancellor of the exchequer, effectively the finance minister, rishi sunak and the health secretary sajid javid quit within a few minutes of each other, saying they could no longer serve under the prime minister, and that the public expected the government to be, conducted properly, competently and seriously. it follows the unravelling of the official account of what the prime minister knew about the case of chris pincher the former minister accused of sexual misconduct. mrjohnson s g
the economy. the new report out just today driving new recession fears tonight. and what president biden said about this today. and the american families from new jersey to kentucky, across this nation, who say no matter what you call it, we re feeling it. rebecca jarvis reporting. tonight, the big push. democrats racing to pass that surprise breakthrough deal on climate. it would be the most ambitious climate undertaking in u.s. history. the bill also lowers prescription drug costs, health care costs, taxing the very rich and corporations. so, do they have the votes? with joe manchin now onboard. rachel scott standing by live on the hill. also news tonight, this phone call between president biden and china s president xi. the candid and direct call lasting more than two hours. president xi with a warning to the u.s. and will house speaker nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation visit taiwan amid these tensions? mary bruce with late reporting. russia now responding
and distinctive creatures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new allegations have emerged against chris pincher, who resigned from the government on thursday, after he was accused of groping two men in a private members club the night before. mr pincher, who admits that he d had too much to drink, says he s now seeking professional help. he denies the latest claims which are made in a number of sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed mr pincher as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it claimed happened an evening of drinking here, that called for the resignation of chris pincher, to suspension as a conservative mp. in the papers today, there are more claims denied by mr pincher, at other locations, stretching back a number of years, and among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a palm tree bark and once in hi
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by the former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended as a tory mp over allegations he groped two men. mr pincher denies the latest claims, which are reported in several sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed the mp as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it s claimed happened on an evening of drinking here at london s carlton club that led to chris pincher s resignation from the government on thursday night and later his suspension as a conservative mp. in today s papers, there are more claims, denied by mr pincher, of incidents at other locations, stretching back a number of years. among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a parliamentary bar and once in his office. one of those mps, it s reported, t