What triggered the blaze. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says more than 100 people have been killed in a massacre at an aid distribution point. More than 750 others are reported to have been injured. Hamas has blamed israeli troops for opening fire. Israeli sources have confirmed shots were fired, having viewed the crowds near the aid lorries as a threat. Here, an inquiry has concluded that three Different Police forces could and should have stopped Sarah Everards murderer Wayne Couzens from ever becoming a serving officer. The Inquiry Chair says without significant reforms someone similar to couzens could be allowed to operate in the police in plain sight. President Vladimir Putin has said russias forces are advancing confidently in ukraine, two years after he ordered the full scale invasion. In his annual State Of The Nation Address in moscow, he portrayed the conflict as a struggle for russias sovereignty and security. Mr putin warned western governments against considering a
that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, and they radically changed the entire country s relationship wit
legislation following a pair of deadly mass shootings, proving that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, a
american football legend tom brady has announced his retirement for the second time in a year. life of our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man, who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols death, five officers, all of them black, were charged with second degree murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man h
we ll find out later which city will host the eurovision song contest next year in place of ukraine. and our european champions, the lionnesses, take on the united states in a friendly this evening. good afternoon, in the last hour. the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following a complaint of serious misconduct . the former trade minister has also had the tory whip suspended pending an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour. the prime minister s office said liz had taken direct action after being informed. joining me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. what more can you tell us about this and about downing street reaction? we had a first statement from the conservative party via the conservative party via the conservative party via the conservative party from the width s office saying, burns had had the whip suspended, the conservative whip suspended, the conservative whip suspended, the conservative whip suspe