busy wednesday morning. we re keeping a close eye on capitol hill, where right now the nation s top intelligence officials are testifying about the biggest threats to worldwide security. we re learning more about the kidnapping of four americans in mexico. the two surviing victims are back on u.s. soil and now we re hearing from their families. plus, top republicans speaking out, criticizing tucker carlson s portrayal of the january 6th attack, but how speaker kevin mccarthy is defending releasing the tapes to fox news. also, dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas speaks out on whether the biden administration could bring back family detention centers. florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz weighs in. and we begin this very busy hour with a very latest on capitol hill, where right now lawmakers are hearing from top leaders in the intelligence community for their annual worldwide threats hearing. and this year, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are laser focused o
more violence in paris tonight as tens of thousands of people are out on the streets again across france to protest against president macron s pension reforms. everyone, say hi to luke! and the 22 year old singer songwriter who found himself on stage in front of 20,000 people with ed sheeran. and on bbc london. are billionaire s son who fled to yemen after a murder investigation admits to the bbc that he was involved. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland has been raised from substantial to severe meaning the risk of an attack is now highly likely . the rating is based on an mi5 intelligence assessment and comes after a rise in activity by dissident republicans, including a gun attack last month on a senior police officer. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton harris, says the public should remain vigilant, but not be alarmed. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, sent this report from belfast. the attack
increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from substantial to severe , meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotland s first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron s pension reforms. over a million people took part in similar protests in the last week. we have seen extraordinary scenes again out on the streets. let s go to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. immediately behind you, looking slightly quieter than the last time we spoke, but very much give us a sense of what has been going on and in different parts of the country of course as well. course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinerary course as well. yeah, we re at the end of the itinera
police in nashville reveal a former student had carefully planned monday s mass school shooting, which killed six people, including three children. we start in france, and let me take you straight to paris. these are the live pictures coming to us from the french capital, where we have seen huge crowds of people and running battles with the police. we can hear the tear gas, we can see the tear gas they are being fired, and these strikes taking place over president macron s controversial pension reforms. protesters have been blocking railway lines and roads and clashed with police in a number of cities over the plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. you can see many people out there still with placards and feelings running very, very high on this matter. 22 arrest so far just running very, very high on this matter. 22 arrest so farjust in paris. about 13,000 police officers have been deployed across france, with the interior minister saying the high number a record fo
kate forbes who lost out to humza yousaf in the race to be scotland s first minister quits the scottish government. no let up hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of france again as protests at president macron s pension reforms continue into a second week. back at the high court for a second day prince harry accuses the publisher of the mail newspapers of criminality in his privacy case. can he pick out the killer pass? and scotland pull off an incredible victory over spain in their euro qualifier. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: we ll have the best of the action from tonight s euro 2024 qualifying, as scotland go head to head with continental heavyweights spain, while wales take on latvia. good evening. police in the united states who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people d