he says its for good. a very warm welcome to the programme. the death of tyre nichols and the appalling events that led to a tap reverberated far beyond memphis. that much is clear from the global media coverage of today s funeral and those who sat in the congregation. vice president kamala harris was there, the rev. al sharpton delivered the eulogy. and also present a growing roster of black men and women who know the pain the family is going through. the brother of george floyd, the mother of breonna taylor. here s part of what they heard let may be clear. we understand that there are concerns about public safety. are needs to deal with crime. but you don t fight crime by becoming criminals yourself. as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress pass the george floyd justice in policing act. joe biden will sign it. and we should not delay, and we will not be denied. it is non negotiable. the family hope the anger and the grief will be channelled into somet
18 weeks. for six months now and it s can be 18 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote i killed them on purpose because i m not good enough on a post it note. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff. britain s most prestigious architectural award good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax cutting plans following last month s mini budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss s tax cutting measures without explaining how she will balance the books. this afternoon, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng said he s totally focused on delivering the growth plan, in response to speculation about a u turn on the measures. let s listen to what he had
restrictions apparently ease in the capital pyongyang. and the british government seeks a formal investigation after french police fired tear gas at liverpool fans during saturday night s champions league final in paris. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it ate in the morning in singapore and 7pm in texas where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged officers waited in the hallway for more than an hour as children remained trapped with the teenage gunmen in the classroom. the announcement comes as president biden visited the town and met with the families of those killed. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, p
heightened tensions injerusalem with thousands of israeli jewish nationalists marching through the old city s muslim quarter. the french government is to hold an emergency meeting with uefa and the paris authorities after police fired tear gas at liverpool fans during saturday night s champion s league final. and the one constant over 70 years of change, as britain prepares forfour days of platinum jubilee celebrations for the reign of the queen. hello and thanks forjoining us. 78 minutes that is the precise length of time police are understood to have waited before going into the elementary school in texas to tackled the gunman, who killed 19 children and two teachers. public anger has been growing since the revelation on friday that officers waited in a hallway as children trapped with the teenage gunman made desperate emergency calls. the usjustice department is to investigate the cause of that delay. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when t
and the french government is to hold an emergency meeting with uefa and the paris authorities after police fired tear gas at liverpool fans during the champion s league final. 78 minutes that is the precise length of time police are understood to have waited before going into the elementary school in texas to tackled the gunman, who killed 19 children and two teachers. public anger has been growing since the revelation on friday that officers waited in a hallway as children trapped with the teenage gunman made desperate emergency calls. the usjustice department is to investigate the cause of that delay. president biden met grieving families on a visit to uvalde earlier, along with survivors and first responders. barbara plett usher reports from the town. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this sc