hello and welcome to the programme. tyre nichols, was a 29 year old black man. a father, a fedex employee, a keen skateboarder. three weeks ago, he was pulled over by the memphis police on suspicion of reckless driving. there was a confrontation after which tyre fled. and what happened next defies belief. five memphis police officers, who are also black, chased him down just 80 yards short of his mother s front door, they beat tyre so badly that, three days later, he died from his injuries. i am going to show you a picture of what tyre looked like before he died. just a warning it is hard to look at. the coroner said he had suffered excessive bleeding caused by a severe beating . the family have been shown the body cam footage. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols, and they are all responsible. reverend al sharpton has spoken with the family and will deliver th
sunshine pops out, september sunshine still feels pretty warm. the weekend, better prospects on saturday, should be dry as high pressure building, but on sunday we have outbreaks of rain returning to western areas and becoming quite heavy. one thing i have noticed over recent nights, just how quickly it has been going dark. if we look at how much time we are losing off the length of the day, for london we are losing about three minutes 50 seconds every day and in thy wit, it gets worse, about 5.5 minutes less daylights each day. with longer nights, more time to enjoy those storms. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday, september 7th. there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with kirsty, who s live in sheffield, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello and welcome
liz truss, has promised immediate action on surging energy prices, as she faced her first series hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are annabel denham, director of communications at free market think tank, the institute of economic affairs, and anand menon, director of the think tank the uk in a changing europe, which describes itself as providing independent research on brexit and its impact. we will say hello and just a moment after we take a look at the actual front pages. the i previews tomorrow s announcement on energy bills, saying liz truss will unveil emergency support, but leaves questions over how it will be funded. the times reports that the £150 billion package will rely on government borrowing to hold bills steady for two years. about time, says the mirror. but the paper criticises the decision not to expand the windfall tax on oil and gas firms to pay for it. the new pm will revolutionise energy suppli