welcome to bbc news. we begin in the us where gun crime continues to affect thousands of american lives including in dadeville in alabama where two teenage boys have been charged with four counts of murder after a deadly shooting at a birthday party on saturday. this scene shows the aftermath of the shooting where more than 30 people were wounded some critically, after shots were fired at the mahogany masterpiece dance studio. the district attorney spoke about the victims and theirfamilies and you can see he struggled to maintain his composure. the message that i want to send is, i know some of these victims personally, some of these kids are kids of friends of mine, people i went to school with, people i play ball with and against in the community back in high school. and these are my kids. these are our kids. don t mess with our kids. do not mess with our kids. thank you. it comes as, in the state of missouri, 84 year old andrew lester has pleaded not guilty in the sh
those weather seems tomorrow. this feature running in off the near continent will be the fly in the ointment because most of the country will have another dry and sunny day, with fresh breezes again. there is the cloud, outbreaks of rain getting in to east anglia and the south east through the afternoon period. a bit of a disappointment for part two of the day. the wind is quite gusty for many areas, especially southern and eastern parts of england. it will be cooler along north sea coasts. temperatures, nine, ten, maybe 11. elsewhere, the low to mid teens with western scotland faring best, high teens are 20 degrees or so. with the dry and sunny weather this time of year, tree pollen will be high or very high, particularfor england and wales. high pressure holds on for the north of the uk for friday but then we start to see these weather fronts get going friday at the weekend. low pressure starts to move in, so it will turn more unsettled with outbreaks of rain and as that lo
now both, plainclothes and uniformed police surround us. they even set up cameras and record us when we set up. it is psychologically intimidating. you never know when it could be used as evidence. pyongyang s husband, is known as longhair, a veteran rebellious activist arrested under the national security law. he s one of 47 pro democracy advocates on trial for taking part in an unofficial election. they include prominent scholars like benny tai, lawmakers like claudia mo. and activists such asjoshua wong. if found guilty, they face possible life in prison. bo is a former lawmaker and street activist. critics say the national security law is intentionally vague. as a precaution, we ve blurred the words on this banner. in 2020, beijing imposed
since the law was imposed. she defies the police and speaks out. po ying is one of the last street demonstrators in hong kong. for decades, her group of activists have challenged the authorities. now she s convinced she s under surveillance. translation: surveillance has become more severe i for front line social activists. in the past, the police didn t pay much attention to us. now, both plainclothes and uniformed police surround us. they even set up cameras and recorders when we set up. it s psychologically intimidating. you never know when it could be used as evidence against you. po ying s husband is known as long hair a veteran and rebellious activist.
transaltion: if i had the strength, i would be the first to defend. - i would stand and help our troops. you know, it hurts a lot. what did we fight for? what did we set free? but it seems ivan could be one of the last victims of russian shelling in kharkiv. explosion. ukrainian forces say they ve recaptured a number of villages on the outskirts of the country s second city. analysts believe the russians could soon be pushed out of artillery range. that would be welcome news to the defenders of barvinkove, a strategic town on the edge of the donbas. they re well dug in here, but know the russians are coming. they want to go to dnipro and zaporizhzhia , maxim says. they want to capture our territory, to encircle us, surround us. but this will not happen. we will not allow it. in the port city of mariupol, the un and red cross say they will continue their attempts to free civilians from the besieged azovstal steelworks. yesterday, they escorted a further 50 civilians to safety.