live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news. we begin with some breaking news for you because at least 78 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in the yemeni capital sana a during a charity distribution of food for ramadan. houthi rebels say those responsible for the distribution have been taken into custody. reports are coming in and we will keep you updated as we get the latest development. to the us where gun crime continues to affect thousands of american lives including in dadeville in alabama where two teenage boys have been charged with four counts of murder after a deadly shooting at a birthday party on saturday. this scene shows the aftermath of the shooting where more than 30 people were wounded some critically, after shots were fired at the mahogany masterpiece dance studio. the district attorney spoke about the victims and their families and you can see he struggled to maintain his composure. the message
welcome to bbc news. we begin in the us where gun crime continues to affect thousands of american lives including in dadeville in alabama where two teenage boys have been charged with four counts of murder after a deadly shooting at a birthday party on saturday. this scene shows the aftermath of the shooting where more than 30 people were wounded some critically, after shots were fired at the mahogany masterpiece dance studio. the district attorney spoke about the victims and theirfamilies and you can see he struggled to maintain his composure. the message that i want to send is, i know some of these victims personally, some of these kids are kids of friends of mine, people i went to school with, people i play ball with and against in the community back in high school. and these are my kids. these are our kids. don t mess with our kids. do not mess with our kids. thank you. it comes as, in the state of missouri, 84 year old andrew lester has pleaded not guilty in the sh
both with one another, and also with our many allies and partners. and could one of britain s richest men become the new owner of manchester united football team? live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin in china where an unwelcome milestone has been reached. the country s population fell for the first time since the 1960s, and the national birth rate also fell to the lowest it s been since data collection began, in 1949. the announcement on tuesday comes alongside one of china s worst economic performances in almost half a century the labour force is shrinking, as the country s retired population keeps growing. this also means india is expected to overtake china as the world s most populous nation later this year. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was over 1.4 billion people, according to official data that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the na
with pakistan to come on saturday. sunday. the champions league continues later with more teams with the chance to make the knockouts. manchester city are there now but neighbours united can t afford any more slips, after losing their first two games. they re in denmark to face copenhagen later. marcus rashford is back in the squad after missing united s last premier league match through injury. not because of his decision to have a birthday party after they lost the manchester derby the previous weekend. erik ten hag says the team need to help the forward improve in front of goal so far this season. marcus is very committed to manchester united, to this team and he is investing hard work and training to get back into form. i think the players make their efforts but there can always be more. so we expect higher standards for manchester united, when you are a player, you are staff, we expect high standards and expect that you at least win every game. so from ourselves,