in antarctica the colossal iceberg almost as big as greater london being monitored carefully by scientists good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have been giving more details of the murders in plymouth last night during which a twenty two year old man killed five people including a three year old young girl before turning the gun on himself. officers say jake davison had a licence to hold firearms, and used what witnesses described as a pump action shot gun. detectives are studying his social media accounts, where it s emerged he wrote about mass shootings just three weeks ago. but police do not believe he had links to far right groups or terror. the home secretary, priti patel, has praised the emergency services for their response to what she called a tragic incident. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. sarah ransome reports. very good morning, ladies and gentlemen. a short while ago devon and cornwall police get more details of
is now covered in hearts. how the pandemic has brought about a rise in the number of victims of stalking. and heading to tokyo the mother of all comebacks for olympic rower helen glover. and coming up on the bbc news channel, uefa opens disciplinary proceedings into security breaches at the euro 2020 final at wembley. is a uk bid for the 2030 world cup derailed? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that covid restrictions will be eased from monday, but she said face coverings will still be mandatory for some time to come. in what is a more cautious approach than england s, scotland will relax social distancing to one metre inside public spaces and ease but not lift the restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet in homes. ms sturgeon said it was to protect the vulnerable in society. it comes as the uk has recorded its highest daily death toll since early april. here s our medical editor, fergus w
more than 30,000 new covid cases today, but borisjohnson defends his controversial plan to remove restrictions. game! and at wimbledon, the eight time champion roger federer is out after losing his quarterfinal in straight sets. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: the end of an era is this the last time we see roger federer at wimbledon? he s beaten in straight sets at the quarterfinal stage. good evening. the second semifinal of the european championship kicked off two hours ago at wembley stadium, but england and denmark are still on the pitch, battling for a place in the final of the euros. the match is currently in extra time after it ended 1 1 after 90 minutes or so. they had been high hopes that england and the widely praised leadership of gareth southgate would make it to the final of the european championship for the very first time. let s go live to wembley. forthe very first time. let s go live to wembley. for the latest from our sport corresponden
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