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good evening and welcome to bbc news. the us has expelled 35 russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month s presidential elections, giving them and their families 72 hours to leave the country. it will also close two compounds used for russian intelligence gathering based in new york and maryland. president barack obama had vowed to take action against russia amid us accusations that it directed hacks against the democratic party and hillary clinton s election campaign. russia has denied any involvement. tonight, a kremlin spokesman said the sanctions were ungrounded and not legal . let s get more from our north america editor, jon sopel. give us more detail about what is happening and why? what happens on these occasions is that you have a series of gradations of response that you can make if you are the us president and you are cross with a foreign government, from the symbolic slap on the wrist to something much firmer. this is much firme ....
security officials in the us state of florida say five people have been have been killed in a shooting at fort lauderdale international airport. the local sheriff said eight people were also wounded. the gunman is understood to be in police custody and is believed to have acted alone. this scene is considered fluid and active. one of the more critical pieces of information is we have the shooter in custody. he is unharmed, nose or enforcement fired any shots. the subject is being interviewed by a team of fbi agents and sheriff s office homicide detectives. that was the local sheriff. let s get the latest from barbara plett usher in washington. some interesting details have come out, including details on how the shooter may have got hold of a gun. yes, the sheriff you just heard they didn t reveal how the shooter got the gun over where he came from, but the county commissioner has said that the shooter was a passenger on a flight that came from canada and that he had che ....
in the american presidential election. it is as conclusive as it is damning, pointing the finger directly at vladimir putin and saying he ordered an influence campaign aimed at undermining public faith in the us democratic system. it states their understanding that the russian government developed a clear preference for president elect trump over hillary clinton, and backed what private cyberspace companies have long concluded that a russian group known as fancy bear was behind the leaked emails of top democrats. the report emerged shortly after a meeting between trump and his top spies this afternoon. donald trump called the meeting constructive and appeared to admit foreign spies could be behind some of the hacking. but he refused once more to believe the outcome of the election had in any way been affected. this is where it all started so publicly, the democratic national convention injuly, a chance for a presidential candidate to shine in front of an adoring p ....
police in the us state of florida are holding a suspected gunman in custody after five people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at fort lauderdale airport. the attack happened in a baggage claim area. the motive isn t yet known. the suspect has been named as esta ban santiago. he s said to have taken a gun out of a bag in the baggage area, after flying in from alaska. gary o donoghue reports from fort lauderdale airport. it s a familiar scene at airports the world over but the baggage claim hall at the fort lauderdale airport turned into a place of death and mayhem as our lone turned into a place of death and mayhem as oui’ lone gunmen turned into a place of death and mayhem as our lone gunmen opened fire on those waiting to collect their luggage. gunman. passengers ducked for cover, hitting the ground and reports say the assailant had time to reload before opening fire once again. attempts were made to attend to the wounded. he threw the gun down after o ....
more than 140 times over the last month. compare that with the same month. compare that with the same month in 2015, it is up more than 60%. the suspicion is it is a combination of the cuts we have seen in social care in community services run by the nhs and very heavy pressure in general practice. so is the strain on the nhs costing lives? the death of two patients on emergency trolleys at worcestershire royal hospital are being investigated. 0ne royal hospital are being investigated. one of them had waited 35 hours per bed. the department of health says it is providing billions more every year to ease pressure. nhs england says plans are in place to deal with the extra demand. the beds are actually not quite as full as they were this time last year but eve ryo ne as they were this time last year but everyone in the health service knows things could get worse before they get better. we will have more on this story later in the programme. we will be speaking to dr mark ....