Opening of parliament. The queen carries out her first major public engagement since the death of the duke of edinburgh as she sets out the government s plans for the next parliament. A teenage gunman in russia opens fire at a school killing at least seven children and two adults and seriously injuring many others. Police search a cafe in gloucester in connection with the disappearance of a 15 year old girl more than 50 years ago and we are live at the brit awards. 4000 ticket holders will get to go to the biggest indoor music event in the uk since the pandemic began. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: all eyes on old trafford. If manchester united lose to leicester, manchester city will be crowned premier league champions. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. They died on the streets of west belfast in 1971 at the start of the troubles. 10 people were killed over the course of three days in the wake of an operation by the british army to detain paramilitary
People killed in shootings in ballymurphy in belfast in 1971 were entirely innocent. A school shooting in russia. Seven pupils and a teacher are dead after an attack by a teenage gunman. A 21 year old man appears in court, charged with the murder of police community support officerjulia james. Police investigating the disappearance of mary bastholm, who was feared murdered by serial killer fred west, search a cafe in gloucester. Covid rules in most of scotland will be relaxed from next monday, with pubs reopening to customers indoors and people able to hug again. And it s the brits tonight, in front of thousands of music fans, as part of an experiment on getting audiences back into venues. Here at westminster, the queen has delivered her speech, setting out the government s programme for the coming session of parliament. In a covid secure ceremony in the house of lords, the queen said that the government s priority is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the unit
Deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the united kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before. Exchanges of fire between palestine and israel. Police search a cafe in gloucester in connction with the disappearance of a teenager more than 50 years ago. The banker lex greensill apologises and says he takes complete responsibility for the collapse of his company greensill capital. The show does go on for the brit awards and without face masks or social distancing, as part of the government s pilot for entertainment events. Good evening. Welcome if you have just welcome if you havejustjoined us. The fight is won that was the emotional reaction from one relative after hearing an inquest in northern rule that ten people shot 50 years ago in ballymurphy in west belfast were entirely innocent. The coroner attributed all but one of the shootings to the british army, and ruled that the use of lethal force by soldiers over a period of three days in 1971 was n
Also on the programme tonight, the state opening of parliament, the queen carries out her first major public engagement since the death of the duke of edinburgh as she outlines the government s plans for the year ahead. Israeli air strike hits a tower block in gaza, residents had been warned to leave amid another surge in fighting between israel and hamas militants. A large number rockets are fired back from gaza, and one hits a suburbin back from gaza, and one hits a suburb in tel aviv. Manchester city are crowned premier league champions once again after manchester united lose against leicester city at home. We ve got an audience, we ve got dancers, we ve got pop stars! we are back! no mask, no social distancing, just a negative test is the ticket required for 4000 people at the brit awards in london. And in the sport, on the bbc news channel. The goal that crowned manchester city as champions also boosts leicester s hopes of playing champions league football next season. Good evenin
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The violence between israel and the palestinians escalates. This is the moment an israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment block in gaza city. Residents had been warned to get out. As rockets reach a suburb of tel aviv, benjamin netanhayu says the palestinians will pay a heavy price. Some 30 people, israelis and palestinians, have been killed. A teenage gunman in russia opens fire at a school, killing at least seven children and two adults. Drivers in the us line up at the pump, fearing the cyber attack on a vital fuel pipeline could leave them with empty tanks. When i was writing today i thought that it was a catastrophe coming and i was like, what s going on? i saw all these cars parked everywhere and i was just like omg, all these cars parked everywhere and i wasjust like omg, i have to all these cars parked everywhere and i was just like omg, i have to fill my tank up. And a state in australia be