and the belgian king makes a historic visit to congo, the scene of atrocities committed by his colonial ancestor. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s seven in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington, where, three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some very limited gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. so, what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? the potential measures being discussed include further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws, more investment in school security, and access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21 and an idea, which looks something like a cooling off period for 18 year old s who want to buy a like a cooling off period for 18 year
a historic visit to congo the scene of atrocities committed by his colonial ancestor. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three weeks after the school shooting in texas, there are signs that some very limited gun control measures could be adopted by congress. the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? let s put some of those pointers up for you. the potential measures being discussed include further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws. more investment in school security, and access to mental health support. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21. and an idea which looks something like a cooling off period for 18 year olds who want to buy a semi automatic weapon the kind that were used by 18 year o
for donald trump. well he has got a message on his own plus the breaking news out of taiwan. have you seen the images already? a massive earthquake rattles the island. the strongest quake and italy, quarter of a century, a live update and just moments tonight alarm codes lie all right, by now, we ve all heard about the undecided right. but president biden his face and what we maybe his mode worrying opponents so far in the battleground state of wisconsin, the uncommitted, they re coming, they re counting switching those primary votes as we speak. and now we ve got another vocab term to consider. the uninstructed so far there are more than 37,000 votes for uninstructed and even though biden won easily, 37,000 votes is nothing and erase as tight as this he said another warning to the president on his handling of israel s war in gaza. and the risk it poses for his chances at reelection. president biden even running a statement that this evening that is real as quote, not done en
was on that beach in the early hours of this morning just north of wimereux, filming as police ran towards the people smugglers and migrants. they d only been at sea a short time when disaster struck. here s his report. a skirmish early this morning on a french beach. 0k, we rejust running to catch up with some migrants here. the police are trying to stop a small boat from leaving the shore. it turns violent. and the police are failing. the boat is dangerously overloaded. it looks like the migrants who did get onto that boat are in trouble. but as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven year old girl. to understand how this happened, we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, with crowds jostling at the bus station in calais, anxious to get to the beaches outside town, the smugglers muscling in. the forecast is for a clear, calm night in the channel, perfect conditions for a crossing. young men from syria, from sudan, none put off by news t
to the government in 2020 2022. good to see you, thank you for coming onto the programme. rishi sunak has made this as flagship policy, it has dominated politics for much of this year. why is it so important to him? for much of this year. why is it so important to him? ultimately, this is about stepping important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. - important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. if- important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. if we | is about stopping the boats. if we could look back even just ten years, the idea that 30,000 to 50,000 people were crossing the channel every year, that we have lost control of the borders, would seem incredible. we note is an issue that many of the public feel strongly about, and that is what this is about, and that is what this is about, stopping the boats by deterring people from making that channel crossing in