a six year old boy has shot and injured his school teacher in the us state of virginia, in what police say was not an accidental shooting. president zelensky welcomes the announcment of us military vehicles, as putin s unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the front line. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests. it s a huge weekend for the technology industry as the annual consumer electronics show gets under way in las vegas. the us house of representatives has a new speaker. after days of deadlock and dramatic scenes on friday night, the republican, kevin mccarthy, has finally been elected. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. this is how his election was announced. therefore, the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received the majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the hou
good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24 hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members and voted on them. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar rail passengers and the rest of the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services are severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. it will take a lot of time to go to the stadium and we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running too. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool, i am stranded. it s not really like the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere out of london. we are going to get on one - in an hour or so unless something happens
criticism over claims made that he killed 25 taliban fighters during his service as a helicopter pilot in afghanistan. in his memoir spare , he describes them as chess pieces removed from the board. 0ur reporter zoe 0 brien is at buckingham palace with the latest. it was late on thursday evening that we began hearing about the content of prince harry s memoir, spare. that is due to be published on tuesday and it is fair to say that the comments that he s made about taliban fighters have dominated the headlines today and caused upset and disappointment among the military community. now, we ve heard from external to colonel tim collins. he is a retired commanding officer. he told force news that harry has badly let down the side and this just isn t the done thing for people in the army. he said you would never count the notches on the but of your rifle. we ve also heard from senior taliban leaders, then saying they may be your enemy but these were
james waterhouse. somali security forces are continuing to battle an unknown number of islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in the capital mogadishu yesterday. locals people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayat hotel. security officials say al shabaab militants are holed up there with hostages. at least 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including children, were rescued. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so called county lines gangs. zoe 0 brien has the story. do you know what? it s the money. it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i ve been attack