hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. police video said to show five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist is due to be released to the public. tyre nichols died three days later, and the officers who are all black each face multiple charges including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. the bbc is reviewing the footage as it comes in, some of it is expected to be very graphic and too distressing for broadcast. president biden has spoken to his family by phone and appealled for calm in the city. and appealed for calm in the city. from memphis, nada tawfik reports. the death of tyre nichols has prompted americans, yet again, to confront the reality of police brutality and its consequences. this 29 year old loved skateboarding and was on his way home from a local park when a traffic stop by five black police officers turned into a deadly confrontation. he was tased and beaten for thre
two people have died in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. hello and welcome. seven people have been shot dead in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. tensions are once again rising in the region. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were h
violin plays. ceremonies are being held to mark holocaust memorial day to remember the millions of people persecuted and murdered by the nazis. and britain s alfie hewett and gordon reid secure theirfourth successive australian open wheelchair doubles title their 16th grand slam title together. hello and welcome. the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economy will come from. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he sets out plans to increase productivity in the uk. it s also thought he ll pledge a relentless focus on the key industries of the future. but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations it has no long term plans for growth. according to advance extracts from his speech released by the treasury he will say. the government will offer a plan for long term prosperity based on british genius
for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
terminating in west london rather than the heart of the capital. a record fine for a hospital trust in nottingham after the mistakes that lead to the death of a baby, shortly after her mother gave birth. these criminal proceedings are designed to act as a punishment and a deterrent. no financial penalty will ever bring wynter back. appeals for calm in memphis tennessee, after the death of a black man who d been stopped by police: five officers have been charged with his murder. and the holocaust survivor who s turned to tiktok to teach a new generation about the horrors of the nazi death camps. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former burnley boss sean dyche is set to be named as everton s new manager following frank lampard s sacking earlier this week. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech this morning, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, an