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
in a crush at a school in the yemeni capital sana a, during distribution of charity for ramadan. video footage on social media shows chaotic scenes after the incident, in the bab al yemen area of the city. a warning, some of you might find this distressing. this visit this find this distressing. this visit this find this distressing. this visit this this - find this distressing. this visit this this vision i find this distressing. this - visit this this vision comes visit this this vision comes from a tv station affiliated with the houthi rebel group. as you can see here, this is distressing video, apparently a crush of people, many of whom looked to be in distress. it s the middle of the night right now in yemen. we are working to reach journalists now in yemen. we are working to reachjournalists and now in yemen. we are working to reach journalists and aid organisations on the ground. we ll bring you an update on this story as soon as we get further details.
we start here in the uk where investors are now betting the cost of borrowing will have to keep rising because inflation remains stubbornly high. that s despite a pledge by the government to bring it down, and a barrage of interest rate rises by the bank of england attempting to get it under control. just a few weeks ago, we were assuming that after 11 increases in a row, the bank would not have to raise rates much further. but on wednesday, there was a major rethink on financial markets, which are now pricing in three more rises this year, with rates hitting 5%. here s why. prices in the uk are still rising much too fast, with inflation at 10.1% in the year to march. that s a bit less than the 10.4% recorded in in february, but was still much higher than expected. economists were predicting inflation would fall into single figures. one of the biggest factors the soaring cost of food and drink. it s up over 19% in the past year. it s the fastest rise in 45 years accordi
today, the majority of the political activists in this city have either fled or they ve been detained. critics say what s happening to hong kong is a type of legal warfare. last year, bull spent ten months in prison for inciting unlawful assembly. ..yet he s determined to continue to protest. today, he has permission to hold a street demonstration, but he s apprehensive. they take to the streets in a busy shopping district. ..but their protest banners are blank. passers by must read between the lines. their demonstration brings unwanted attention. translation: | can t verify - if they re national security police or plainclothes police, but they are police. what looks like a plainclothes surveillance team look on. translation: there are more than ten i plainclothes police surrounding us. i they were allowed to continue their protest that day, but the risk of detention remains. no one knows how many national security police are active in hong kong. the bureau has taken over sev