hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in the us state of michigan where, in a rare move, prosecutors have charged the parents of an alleged school shooter with involuntary manslaughter. this was the scene at oxford high school on tuesday. four people were killed and seven injured in the shooting. ethan crumbley was charged as an adult with one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first degree murder. authorities have now issued a fugitive warrant forjames and jennifer crumbley. but, in a joint statement to the bbc, the family s lawyers said the crumbleys are not fleeing from law enforcement and had left town on the night of the shooting for their own safety . here s the oakland county prosecutor announcing the charges a little earlier. it s imperative we prevent this from happening again. no other parent or community should have to live through this nightmare. i have shared previously, and i will reiterate today, that gun ownership is a right and with that
tens of millions of people are facing severe food shortages. and the royal shakespeare company leads tributes to sir antony sher, who has died of cancer at the age of 72. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: lewis hamilton s performance in f1 practice ramps up the pressure on world title rival max verstappen. good evening. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner s six year old son, after months of abuse. emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo hughes at their home in solihull. the boy s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he d dealt with, and described the couple as spiteful and sadistic . as our home editor mark easton reports, arthur s death raises yet more questions about whether enough is being done to protect vulnerable children. arthur, are you going to play for en
we can t wake up in 20 years with 2 million andrew tates. teenage girls tell the bbc how they were contacted online by the influencer andew tate and his brother. and fright night on sea how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. 0n the bbc news channel, britain s number one is knocked out of the australian open, beaten in the third round by a rising star. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. more than 50 countries have been meeting today to discuss sending aid, and weapons, to ukraine. there have been pledges of missiles, armour and combat vehicles, but the allies weren t able to agree on sending heavy tanks, that ukraine s government says it needs to break the deadlock in the war. russia has warned that providing tanks would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondentjessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can t yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks, as part of hopes for hundreds of weste
while filming a social media video. a special report from afghanistan on women s rights we travel with the united nations envoy meeting the taliban. we are going to use this to push the door wider we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow it to close door wider and not allow it to close. and not allow it to close, because close. and not allow it to close, because it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan. teenage girls tell the bbc how they were contacted online by the influencer andrew tate and his brother, as they remain in custody in romania on rape and trafficking allegations. and fright night on sea how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. and coming up on the bbc news channel: cameron norrie s out of the australian open. a five set thriller saw him miss out on making it through to the final 16 in the tournament yet again. good evening and welcome to the