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
Sex pic scandal. Bbc bosses brace for backlash calls mount for a ukraine style visa scheme for a ukraine style visa scheme for palestinians. For palestinians. 60 organisations are now calling on the home secretary to set up a special route. But should britain open its arms . Now weve had a special visa route for ukrainians. Weve had a special visa route for people from hong kong. Weve even had special routes from people from afghanistan. But the question is, should yet another route now be set up for people fleeing from gaza . Yes. From gaza . Yes. So dozens of organisations are essentially hoping to ramp up the pressure on the home secretary. Specifically, theyre all signing a letter. Theyre sending it to the home secretary saying we need a ukraine style visa scheme for palestinians trapped in gaza. Now theyre talking about a type of special route visa so that palestinians can be reunited with family or extended family who may be in the United Kingdom. The details are still a little v
Our international editor, jeremy bowen has the latest. A few minutes after the attack, the building in irans diplomatic compound in a well off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. The israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. It was a Precision Attack against a Senior Commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements secret. Despite that, Israeli Intelligence must have tracked general Mohamed Reza Zahedi to the meeting he was having in damascus. He was the Senior Iranian general in syria and lebanon two countries iran regards as critical parts in what it says is its system of forward defence, the so called axis of resistance. In damascus the syrian Foreign Minister said the general and others who died were killed by israel. Translation we strongly condemn this Criminal Act L carried out by the zionist enemy. These attacks can only be met by further steadfastness, further support for the Palestinian People and further resistance whether in iraq or in southern leba
Already planning for life without mr sunak, and one group is said to want to replace him with a liz truss style leader who isnt liz truss. Who isnt liz truss. Apparently, if they lose the next general election and with 10 million brits fear to be addicted to junk food, is it time to treat it as seriously as alcohol or drugs . Or is it time to just stop scoffing . So much grub . So much grub . Thats all coming in your next hour. Whats the show . Whats the show . Always an absolute pleasure to have your company got a big debate coming up later in the show already put this out on social media. Hundreds of you have respond did. And the question today is this should the uk accept a ukraine style refugee plan . But for palestinians, well over 60 charities, activists and lawyers reconcile, including care for calais. But what could possibly go wrong . Well, how come no arab states have yet offered to do the same . Why should the burden fall on britain and recall when a similar scheme was tried
International aid agencies say they are struggling to contact their teams inside gaza after most Communication Networks were cut overnight. The Un General Assembly adopts a resolution, put forward by arab countries, calling for a humanitarian truce. Hello, im anna foster, this is bbc news. Were live in Southern Israel, near the gaza border, where theres been a significant intensification of israeli air strikes over gaza. There is so much smoke and fog on the line where you can normally see the line where you can normally see the Apartment Buildings in the distance, it has now been almost obliterated by fog and you can smell the smoke in the air and you can hear regularly the sound of mortars, Artillery Fire, as the bombardment by Israeli Forces of the gaza strip continues. It has been a real intensification in the last 2a hours Orso Intensification in the last 2a hours or so last night where there were bright flashes and they lit up the sky above gaza. In the israeli army have said thi