another 16 year old boy on suspicion of murder. the british airline flybe ceases trading for a second time. hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights to and from the uk operated by the airline have been cancelled. hello and welcome. police in the american city of memphis, have released graphic footage of the violent arrest, that led to the death of a 29 year old black man. the officers body camera video shows tyre nichols being kicked and punched by five policemen. the officers, who are also black, have been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik s report contains some distressing images. nojustice! no peace! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swiftjustice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country, from n
from new york to detroit and los angeles. free of violence, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder and the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29 year old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. i didn t do anything! he seems to comply. i m on the ground. but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video s horrific nature in advance, but nothing could prepare people we met in memphis for what they would see. as a man of colour it was extremely hard because it could have been me. as a man
key to the film s popularity isn t just the story, it s the cast in particular the relationship between james martin and seamus o hara. their relationship is the heartbeat of the film and we were just super, super lucky that they just built this rapport so quickly. on a short film, it s difficult because you ve not often got the resources to build up. you haven t got rehearsal time or anything like that. but they were great atjust meeting up in their own time and building up this genuine relationship, which i think comes through in the film. how s lorcan dealing with it all? he ll be fine. an irish goodbye was shot overjust five days and is the second film tom made with his friend ross, who he met at drama school. but before that, there s a trip to los angeles to arrange. steve knibbs, bbc news. good luck to him. if you want to get in touch with me on twitter. thanks
we go down to margaret s. deal? deal. for gloucester film maker tom berkeley, the film has changed the course of his career. a recent bafta nomination was one thing, but now he s up for an oscar and heading to la. has it sunk in that you re going to the oscars? it has not. i think it s going to take a while for that to fully sink in. so many of our heroes people like martin mcdonough, who s there with his film banshees of inisherin was a huge influence for ross and me when we started writing. the big man, steven spielberg, is there as well. i mean, it sjust crazy. i m not getting stuck here for the rest of my life mothering you! key to the film s popularity isn t just the story, it s the cast in particular the relationship between james martin and seamus o hara. their relationship is the heartbeat of the film. we were just super, super lucky that they just built this rapport so quickly. on a short film, it s difficult