The disappearance of the 15 year old british girl nora quoirin as abduction. The government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england, but critics warn it wont be enough. India says its revoking the special status of kashmir amid heightened tensions with pakistan. And coming up in sport, englands cricketers have a battle on their hands after another stunning century from australias steve smith, leaving the hosts chasing 398 in the first ashes test. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. President donald trump has said hate has no place in the United States after 29 people were killed in two Mass Shootings over the weekend. An attack on a Walmart Store in el paso, texas left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in dayton, ohio. Critics of the president have said he bears some responsbility, citing his anti immigrant rhetoric and opposition to gun control. Texas prosecutors say the el paso shooting is now being treated as a domestic terrorist case. A 21 year old
At toddbrook reservoir has been reduced by more than three meteres in the battle to prevent the dam from collapsing. Whaley bridge residents are still being told they cant return home. Heathrow airport holds last minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but they say airlines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. Borisjohnson announces £1. 8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. A daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. And coming up in half an hour ca nadas legalised it, so three mps go on a weed trip to see if britain could do the same. Good afternoon. There have been two Mass Shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. In el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walMart Supermarket in one of the worst Mass Shootings in modern us history. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and polic
Quite intense. The met Office Yellow warning still in force for the rest of this evening for lincolnshire, across northern england, up into scotland. Further very heavy showers which could cause disruption in yet another band of rain pushing in from the west as the night wears on. Some clear spells in between. Temperatures 13 16 degrees. Quite a few showers around generally as we start monday morning. But england and wales, things improve. We push the showers away easily density increasing Sunshine Coast of Northern Ireland and scotland seeing some sunshine as well but a scattering of thundery downpours are more persistent rain moving across the northern isles, temperatures between 19 25. It stays unsettled as we head towards the middle of the week, lots of showers, particularly in the north. The risk of further disruption. Hello, this is bbc news with chris rogers. The headlines. Two Mass Shootings in the united states. The first at a Walmart Shopping Centre in which 20 people died. T
Flock police in hong kong fire several rounds of tear gas at activists trying to enforce a general strike by disrupting transport networks. Police say 22 people are risking their lives by refusing to leave homes which will be deluged if a failing dam in derbyshire collapses. England cricket fans anticipate a nerve racking day as their batsmen looked to save the first ashes test at edgbaston. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. 20 hospitals in england stand to benefit from a pledge by the Prime Minister to pay for repairs and upgrades. Boris johnson has promised £850 million to help with upgrades to outdated facilities and to pay for new equipment. The money has been earmarked for 20 hospitals, including a new women and Childrens Hospital in cornwall, four new wards in norwich and a new critical and intensive care block in luton. The funding pledge comes during a week of Health Policy announcements by the government and is part of the pms £1. 8 billion one off cash boost for n
After a quieter day yesterday, showers look like they will be back in force across the uk today. More details on areas likely to be affected coming up. Its sunday the 4th of august. Our top story at least 20 people have been killed in the latest mass shooting in the united states. The massacre happened in a mall in the city of el paso, where many families were out shopping. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and police are looking into whether he deliberately targeted the hispanic community. 0ur north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Oh, my god. Families were out shopping on a saturday morning when they were advised to run. Run, run, run. Inside the mall in el paso, armed officers moved in, responding to another report of an active shooter in america. The gunman walked into the packed walmart supermarket, firing indiscriminately. 20 people were killed and more than two dozen were injured. The estimates of the shoppers of the walmart were between one and 3,000, with e