hello this is bbc news. the headlines: police investigating the death of 9 year old lillia valutyte have arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk england s women train ahead of the biggest football match of their careers preparing to take on germany in tomorrow night s euros final. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. the race between rishi sunak and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday live from the commonwealth games in the heart of birmingham city centre this saturday night, coming up on the programme. heartbreak for england s six time paraly
does climate change now mean regular severe heat waves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. tomorrow night s leadership debate is cancelled after rishi sunak and liz truss indicate they do not want to take part following last night s encounter when the five rivals attacked each other s records and policies. ukraine s president suspends his security chief and top prosecutor over accusations that members of their departments were collaborating with russia. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect, meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. the red alert covers much of england, from london and the south east up to york and manchester. parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, which w
lawful and correct the british government says its changes to brexit trade arrangements with the european union will not undermine the northern ireland peace agreement. and are the machines about to take over? a senior tech engineer claims an artificial intelligence tool has developed a mind of its own. hello and welcome to the programme. hundreds of civilians have been killed in the ukrainian city of kharkiv since the start of the conflict by indiscriminate russian shelling. in a new report, amnesty international accused moscow of routinely using internationally prohibited cluster munitions and scatterable mines. the human rights organisation said the decision to use such weapons showed an utter disregard for civilian lives and could constitute war crimes. the kremlin has previously denied using cluster munitions in ukraine and insisted that russian forces have only struck military targets. from the city of kkarkiv, wyre davies reports. from the very start of this wa
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide has announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence, following devastating mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough to overcome the republican filibuster in the us senate that has blocked previous agreements on gun control. let s look in more detail at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included , tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them but not included are measures democrats and president joe biden had advocated such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic ri