To reduce pressure on the dam near Whaley Bridge in derbyshire, as more rain is forecast. Tomorrows heathrow strike is suspended to allow for further talks between the union and airport management. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. Good evening. Two Mass Shootings just hours apart have killed 29 people in a weekend of violence in the United States. One, in el paso, texas, close to the mexican border, is being treated as a possible hate crime against the citys majority hispanic community. Hours later, a gunman killed nine people in dayton, ohio, before being shot dead at the scene by police. More on that in a moment, but first, the el paso shooting which happened at a shopping centre. Police are investigating whether the gunman posted a document referring to a hispanic invasion of the United States a short time before the attack. Sophie long reports from el paso. A
to kyiv to show support for the ukrainian government. he was invited by president volodymr zelensky, who he met with on the trip. president biden s personal lawyer says a further six classified documents have been found in the us president s home in delaware. more than a billion people have welcomed in the lunar new year, one of the world s biggest festivals. police in the us say a gunman is on the run after a mass shooting in los angeles. at least ten people have been killed and ten others have been wounded, some critically. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park around 7 miles east of los angeles city centre. eyewitnesses have described seeing a man entering the building and firing indiscriminately. the motive for the attack isn t clear, but the area is home to a large asian community. david waddell reports. we are monitoring this live shot from just outside the city of monterey park civic centre, as you can see, where we expect the los angeles police departm
firefighters struggle in the heatwave to tackle flames in greece, spain and italy. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, and foreign secretary, liz truss, will go head to head in the race to become the next british prime minister. and we talk to shanghai s blind masseures, struggling to cope in a post covid world. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news. joe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures including offshore windfarms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. wildfires are still raging in europe in countries like spain, italy and greece. in france s southwest, president macron has been to see the devastation caused by a wildfire that forced almost 40,000 people from their homes. 0ur correspondent lucy w
than 80,000 tourists stranded in the popular chinese resort city of sanya. and in birmingham, 11 days of competition have come to an end at the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. olivia newton john the singer, songwriter, actress, and activist has died of cancer at the age of 73. her stellar career included four grammy awards and sales of more than 100 million records. but she will always be associated with grease, the film musical released in 1978, the soundtrack of which is still one of the world s best selling albums. 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back at her life and remarkable career. # summer loving, had me a blast. # summer loving, happened so fast. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean cut, fresh faced innocence, and it was john travolta who knew who would be perfect to play this slightly naive americ
the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, says it has agreed to a ceasefire with israel to end three days of fighting, which began on friday. the truce brokered by egypt is expected to come in to force shortly. israel said several hours ago that it had agreed to the ceasefire, but there has since been a further wave of violence. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, sent this report. a crush of grief for islamichhad s most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets, says this man, who lives nearby. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday.