i was skiing, and looking downhill, as you do, and was skied directly into by mr sanderson. and a once in a decade flyby, as an asteroid passes between the earth and the moon. hello. security forces in france remain on high alert, after legislation to raise the state pension age caused massive protests. the dispute and outbreaks of violence forced the authorities to postpone a planned state visit by the british monarch, king charles. meanwhile, separate demonstrations have begun in western france, linked to concerns over water usage by large scale agricultural producers. it s feared the disputes could converge at a time of growing tensions. let s look at some pictures now. these are protests in sainte soline, western france, where people are protesting against the deployment of a new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation. that s despite an official ban on the gathering. and you can see protests are still going ahead. bethany bell is in paris for us. thi
a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, in the south of the country. the authorities said the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. the extent of the devastation is truly extraordinary. entire communities reduced to piles of matchwood. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys. dozens are still missing, but it is difficult to imagine anyone emerging from this sort of devastation alive. the tornado struck at night, leaving bewildered residents struggling to take in the impact of such a malevolent force of nature. around 820 we had the sirens on, warning people to take cover. it happened so fast. right now we ve got multiple homes damaged n the sioux city area, and also i
a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, in the south of the country. the authorities said the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. map one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork our north america correspondent, david willis, reports.(vt dozens are still missing, but it is difficult to imagine anyone emerging from this sort of devastation alive. the tornado struck at night, leaving bewildered residents struggling to take in the impact of such a malevolent force of nature. around 820 we had the tofnado sirens on, warning people to take cover. it happened so fast. right now, we ve got multiple homes damaged in sioux city and also in other areas of the county. local residents say the first they knew of it was when the lights started flickering. many were left stranded after their vehicles were swept away. we had to get ourselves into the
welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming in here as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. oh, man. he sighs. dearjesus, please help them. around 8:20 we heard the tornado sirens going, a war
appeal on wednesday. american football legend has been announced his retirement for the second time, tom brady. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols s death, five officers, all of them black, were charged with second degree murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you would not have beat him like t