the parents of six children who murdered two of them and plotted to kill the other four, have been jailed for life. and after this face off on the pitch and an altercation off it, raheem sterling is dropped from england s euro 2020 qualifier on thursday. and at half past 8, electioncast will be talking to newsnight‘s, emily maitlis, about hillary clinton s interview with the bbc as well as bringing you all and brings you all the latest on the campaign. in the last hour the government has announced further support for people and businesses in the north of england where there is still severe flooding. in the north of england where there the situation reached the top of the political agenda today with opposition parties calling for the government to declare a national emergency. earlier labour had described the government s response as woeful and the liberal democrats said the situation wasn t being taken seriously enough. following a months worth of rain in 2a hou
thousands of runners are pounding the streets of the capital with the london marathon well underway. sir mo farah says it would be an amazing achievment to win it for the first time. kenya s brigid kosgei wins the women s race with a new personal best. america s daniel romanchuk wins the men s elite wheelchair event and swiss paralympian manuela schar wins the women s. this is the scene live. 40,000 runners are thought to be taking part. it s hoped £1 billion will be raised for charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s shale gas commissioner has resigned after only six months in thejob, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby, and consequently there is a de facto ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked with uniting communities over the controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanus reports. is this a vision of the uk s future energy m
will be rebuilt. he promised the cathedral will be rebuilt. translation: the worst has been avoided, even if the battle isn t won yet. thousands have been watching in tears and dismay as this symbol of paris goes up in flames. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. it s 1am here in london, 8am in singapore and two o clock in the morning in paris, where a majorfire has engulfed one of france s most famous landmarks, the medieval cathedral of notre dame. notre dame has stood on the banks of the river seine for 850 years. and tonight, the fire continues to burn, though officials say the main structure has been saved. these are the live shots now where water continues to pour in to bring the heat under control. but the devastation is immense. one firefighter has been seriously injured. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it, many were in tears. president macron has promised it would be rebuilt. our paris correspondent lucy w
rapper travis scott says he s absolutely devastated by the eight deaths and dozens of injuries at the texas festival where he was performing and pledges total support to police investigation after a crowd surge it s more doom and gloom for manchester united beaten at home by their neighbours city to leave them with just one win in six league games. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension, shameful and wrong . on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked, following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the form
states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber in cnn newsroom. eight people were killed after someone opened fire in an outlet mall in texas. this comes amid a week end of gun violence across texas. what the mayor is saying in response. ukraine says it s used an american patriot missile to take down a target. announcer: live in atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in allen, texas, where at least eight people have been killed in a mass shooting. one witness filmed the horrifying scenes from the rampage which we have to warn you may be hard to watch. [ bleep ]. you see people there running for safety as gunfire rings out in the background. police say an officer responded to the shooting and killed the gunman. here s how the mayor reacted to the tragedy. allen is a proud and safe city which makes today s senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response