correspondent was there from the campus and nodding in and really moving half an hour of this vigil. take us through some the things you ve been hearing the last while. indeed, an incredibly moving vigil in honour of two of the three victims here in the british city of nottingham. an individual, we heard from the university vice chancellor and you heard from the chaplain from the students union, all of them, on the students union, all of them, on the verge of tears and as the vigil was wrapping up, unexpectedly, you also heard from the parents of both of the victims who were students here, 19 year old chris o malley, grace kumarand here, 19 year old chris o malley, grace kumar and barnaby webber. known to his friends is barney. i think many things stood out as deeply emotional moments and i think the thing that struck me and really hit home for the students and across the city and perhaps even across the country is that this is the end of the academic year. this was a time wh
earlier. we are going to bring you another story. we will come back to events in nottingham shortly. you are watching bbc news. the other story we are following here in the uk today is the first day of a new phase of the covid inquiry. this inquiry is looking into how the government handled the covid pandemic. today marks the first day of public hearings, but they are expected to last for several years. today the inquiry has heard opening statements from counsel for the core participants, and that is what you are seeing on screen right now. let s hear from the bbc s ali are seeing on screen right now. let s hearfrom the bbc s ali price, and her report starts with some of the video testimonies from bereaved families that were played to the inquiry. families that were played to the in . ui . ~ families that were played to the inuui .~ families that were played to the in.ui . ., families that were played to the inuui . ~ ., ., inquiry. when we looked down at work, i inquiry. w
the inquiry looking at the uk s response to the covid 19 pandemic starts hearing evidence today. it s expected to last at least three years, with witnesses including borisjohnson and matt hancock. police in nottingham say they ve closed a number of roads in the city as they deal with what they re calling an ongoing serious incident. officers have been called to several locations. trams are also suspended. figures show regular pay not including bonuses were 7.2% higher in the three months to april, helped in part by the rise in the national living wage. but despite the surge, pay continues to be outstripped by rising prices. the american actor, treat williams, has died in a motorbike crash in vermont he was 71. in a 50 year career, he had more than 130 on screen credits, including the musical hair and tv series everwood. yes, the covid inquiry. what do you want? it starts today. remember all those five o clock faces, rishi sunak, chris whitty, patrick vallance and the
feeling, very strange atmosphere. people are trying to get on with their daly lives as best they can around the disruption, but of course they have got their thoughts on their minds on the people who have been injured and killed in this incident. there are gaps in the timeline, gaps in terms of the facts. people are asking questions about what has been in the last hour, we got an update from the nottinghamshire police about the incident which happened earlier today. about the incident which happened earliertoday. if about the incident which happened earlier today. if you are just joining us, welcome to our continuing coverage of that incident in nottingham. three people dead, three people injured, and police have arrested a 31 year old man on suspicion of murder. he remains in police custody, and we got a statement from the police, they say they are keeping an open mind over they are keeping an open mind over the motive of the attack. we know they were called to three separat
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