counts of sexual assault against three men the allegations date back to when he was in the uk. life to when he was in the uk. from our studio in singapore, life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s newsday. the police in texas 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 shooter. 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 smith sent us this report. of the 19 inch children ar teachers all of the 19 inch children and teachers were in the same class. she had just bee