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a winning start for britain s emma raducanu at the australian open. five british players feature on the opening day. we ll have the latest. and are you up to the tusk? scientists need your help to count walruses from space. normal rain, sleet and snow but wintry sunshine as well to this week. it s monday the 16th of january. our main story. a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a drive by shooting in london left a seven year old girl fighting for her life. five other people were injured in the incident, which happened outside a catholic church, during a memorial service on saturday. frances read reports. a drive by shooting in broad daylight in one of the busiest boroughs of london, hitting four women and two children. as yet, no motives are understood. this was already a difficult day for those attending the church here in euston. they were here for a memorial service. this video was taken after the shooting outside. people scrambling to get away fr ....
could take years to repay, a uk advice charity has warned as a poll for the bbc indicates fear over unmanageable debt. hello, everybody. how you doing? they ve arrived! the paparazzi descend on burnley in the north of england, for the premier of the bank of dave the true story of how a businessman took on the big banks and won. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. nepal is observing a national day of mourning for the country s worst air disaster in three decades. both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder of the yeti airlines plane that crashed in the central pokhara himalayas region have now been found. at least 68 people died when a yeti airlines flight from the capital kathmandu to the tourist town of pokhara crashed close to the runway on sunday. rajini has travelled to the crash site and gave us this update from there. we re standing on the banks as we watch the recovery operation continue. there are hundreds of ....
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a serving metropolitan police officer has been revealed as one of the britain s most prolific sex offenders after he admitted dozens of rapes and sexual offences over a period of almost 20 years. 48 year old pc david carrick was working as an armed officer in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. pc carrick has pleaded guilty to 49 offences against 12 women including 2a counts of rape. the met has apologised after it emerged he had come to the attention of police over nine alleged incidents. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. david carrick, the serial rapist and violent sexual predator who for 20 years wore a police uniform. in his private life he told his victims, you are my slave, as he controlled and abused them, subjecting them to appalling acts of degradation. this is devastating for the victims that had to go through the pain and suffering at the hands of a serving police officer. ....
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i m joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon? teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below inflation in the cost of living and everyone is seeing that. and the r ....
and the met reveals it is now investigating 1000 claims of sexual and domestic abuse involving around 800 police officers. we will have more on the view from number ten downing street on falling public trust in the police. also on the programme. a constitutional showdown as rishi sunak says he ll block the gender recognition bill passed by nicola sturgeon and the scottish parliament. the government at westminster stops the government of parliament here in edinburgh from doing what it wants to using a legal advice never used before. and yes, you guessed it, thatis before. and yes, you guessed it, that is prompting one heck of a row. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? as teachers strike in scotland, seven new dates for action are announced for england and wales, affecting more than 23,000 schools. and after 30 years on the run, the head of the infamous cosa nostra mafia has been arrested in sicily. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: no slip ups dow ....