It takes a good guy with a gun. Chanting no ifs, no buts, no uss pension cuts. Thousands of University Lecturers have started strike action over planned changes to their pensions. And tracey emin talks to us about art, equality, and her legacy. Later in the hour, well have sportsday on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening. The United Nations has warned of a massacre in the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of damascus. Syrian Government Forces have been pounding the suburb for a fifth consecutive day amid reports that more than 350 people have been killed since sunday night, including 150 children. Russia has said there is no agreement in the Un Security Council on establishing a humanitarian ceasefire in the region. This report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen contains some distressing images. More air strikes, more bombs and more casualties. It is not letting up. Across Eastern
Theresa may and her senior ministers met for eight hours at the Prime Ministers country retreat in the latest attempt to settle the governments approach to brexit. The group of 11 were at chequers to decide how closely the eu and uk should align after exit day in march 2019. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Birdsong what could break the calm of the country . Birdsong twittering across the Home Counties valley . Springs plucky early buds bravely making their way . The zooming arrival of the cabinets cars thats what. Darting into chequers, hoping perhaps the rural peace for more than a year, this group have been attempting to hammer out a compromise. But for decades, arguably, the tory party has been trying and not always succeeding. So, can they find one today . They were at it for eight hours. The Prime Minister, surrounded by her close colleagues and advisers some who were pitted against each other during the referendum. Next week she wants to tell the rest of the world
We ask if it is a gift or a right . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and 8pm in the eastern United States where the american gun lobby has lashed out against calls for tougher weapons limits. Relatives and friends of the 17 students who died in florida have called for the measures to stop another School Shooting. But the head of the National Rifle association said it was an elitist plot to infringe american freedoms. Wayne la pierre said teachers should be armed instead, an idea supported by President Trump. Heresjon sopel. Will the Florida School shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage, and rage led to action . Neveragain the vociferous students who have taken to the streets are bringing change. But not always in the way they wanted. The president , making clear that he thinks the way to make schools more secure is to tra
Midnight in london and 7pm in the eastern United States where the american gun lobby has lashed out against calls for tougher weapons limits. Relatives and friends of the 17 students who died in florida have called for the measures to stop another School Shooting. But the head of the National Rifle association said it was an elitist plot to infringe american freedoms. Wayne lapierre said teachers should be armed instead an idea supported by President Trump. Heresjon sopel. Will the Florida School shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage, and rage led to action . Never again the vociferous students who have taken to the streets are bringing change. But not always in the way they wanted. The president , making clear that he thinks the way to make schools more secure is to train and arm more teachers. Tweeting today, if a potential sicko shooter knows that a school has a large number of very weapon talented teachers and others who will be instantly sh
This calendar year. 27 of the s p 500s gains many this year alone 2018 come from amazon and it touched 1500 dollars share right now 1496 were also talking that truly remarkable emotional event at the white house where President Trump listened to people directly impacted by School Shootings and hes responding with his actual policy this morning. Well get into that as well and the president will be holding another event at the 11 30 eastern discussing School Safety state and local officials. Well, of course, take you there live. As always a jampacked three hours for you Varney Company about to begin. Because my daughter had no voice. She was murdered last week and she was taken from us. Shot nine times on the third floor. We as a country failed or children. This shouldnt happen. We protect airports, we protect concerts, stadiums, embassies, the department of education that i walked in today that has a Security Guard in the elevator. How do you think that makes me feel . In the elevator t