Englands cricketers have a battle on their hands. Yet another stunning century from Australias Steve Smith leaves the hosts 385 runs behind in the first ashes test. Good morning. It is another day of sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery, particularly so across scotland and Northern Ireland. And that sets us up Northern Ireland. And that sets us upfor Northern Ireland. And that sets us up for this week. I will have more later. It is monday 5 august. Our top story President Trump has said hate has no place in the United States, after 29 people were killed in two Mass Shootings in texas and ohio. But he has been accused of encouraging extremism because of his speeches around migration. A 21 year old man has been charged with capital murder following the el paso shooting, which means he could now face the Death Penalty. Peter bowes has more. Two Mass Shootings in one weekend. America is once again struggling with its response to gun violence. In el paso, a predomi
A new form of eco tourism is helping rejuvenate one of mexicos poorest regions over just 3 months tens of thousands of tourists travelers say a magical spectacle of reports. Coming. At a campsite in central mexico dozens of tourists are starting to gather just before dusk theyre here to witness a rare natural wonder that takes place every summer in a forest just outside the town of nona kmita. It starts with a miniscule flash of light then another and then another. Before long the forest begins to burst with light as thousands of fireflies take flight as it was there was a great biodiversity of florida thought here among them species that are made of such as far flies which is because we are very look at account of this unique microclimate that is home to such an important species as this dance of aerial bioluminescence last for about one hour every night between the months of june and august as male fireflies desperately compete for the attention of a mate for visitors hoping to be co
At toddbrook reservoir has been reduced by more than three meteres in the battle to prevent the dam from collapsing. Whaley bridge residents are still being told they cant return home. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And coming up in half an hour ca nadas legalised it, so three mps go on a weed trip to see if britain could do the same. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walMart Supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and polic
Quite intense. The met Office Yellow warning still in force for the rest of this evening for lincolnshire, across northern england, up into scotland. Further very heavy showers which could cause disruption in yet another band of rain pushing in from the west as the night wears on. Some clear spells in between. Temperatures 13 16 degrees. Quite a few showers around generally as we start monday morning. But england and wales, things improve. We push the showers away easily density increasing Sunshine Coast of Northern Ireland and scotland seeing some sunshine as well but a scattering of thundery downpours are more persistent rain moving across the northern isles, temperatures between 19 25. It stays unsettled as we head towards the middle of the week, lots of showers, particularly in the north. The risk of further disruption. Hello, this is bbc news with chris rogers. The headlines. Two Mass Shootings in the united states. The first at a Walmart Shopping Centre in which 20 people died. T
Garion grand prix and Steve Schmidt schools the 2nd century of the match to put a strain in a strong position against england in the 1st ashes test. 2 Mass Shootings in the us a little over 12 hours a rig night in the debate over gun control they have now been 22 mass killings so far this year on saturday a man opened fire on crowds at a Shopping Center in El Paso Texas killing 20 People Police searching the home of the 21 year old suspect a white man arrested at the scene is believed to have posted a documents online talking of what he calls a spanish invasion of texas hours later a popular downtown area in dayton ohio was in lockdown after a man shot dead 9 people at a bar he was killed by police at the scene. I really want to you on the to think about that a minute if the officers were not in the oregon district. The officers were there less than a minute from the beginning of the shooting this. The shooter was able to kill 9 people and injured 26 in less than a minute we dont know