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hello, and welcome. eleven people have been killed at a shooting at the town municipal center in virginia beach, in the us state of virginia. six people are reported to have been injured. according to the virgina beach police chief the shooting suspect, who was a current city employee, is among the dead. a short time ago the police gave this update. right now i can tell you we have multiple casualties and multiple fatalities. we have 11 deceased victims. at the scene we had six more victims who were transported to area hospitals. i do not have the condition of those victims at this time. i can tell you that one of the individuals shot by the suspect is a police officer and he was saved by his vest the suspect is deceased.

our correspondent david willis joins me from los angeles. what can you tell us? a short while ago virginia's governor, ralph northam, call this a horrific day for the people of virginia. the shooting an act of unspeakable, senseless violence. what we know so far is thatjust after four o'clock local time on a friday afternoon, a disgruntled former municipal employee walked into his former workplace and open fire indiscriminately. ii workplace and open fire indiscriminately. 11 people are said to have died and at least six people have been injured. virginia beach municipal centre is home to the public utilities department which is where it is thought these gunmen worked. it is also home to the local

police department and, of course, that aided that swift response without which this tragedy could have been considerably worse. among the injured was a policeman who exchanged fire with the gunmen. we are told his bullet—proof vest saved him. no details on the gunmen or his motive in this particular shooting. they are not releasing his name at this time. some people enter the building at the time at the time he carried out the shooting said they hunkered down in offices, barricaded themselves in an attempt to escape him. president trump has been briefed on the shooting and the white house says it is monitoring the situation. according to the washington —based gun violence archive, a group which monitors these things, this is the 150th mass shooting in the united states this

year. that is quite a number. david willis keeping across those events in los angeles. president trump has taken his fight with mexico over immigration to a new level, announcing tariffs on all goods coming across the southern border. the president has warned that in ten days' time he'll impose a 5% tariff, which will rise if he doesn't feel mexico is doing enough to stop illegal border crossings. sophie long reports from the us border with mexico. it is scenes like this that anger president trump. this footage, released by the us customs and border protection shows the moment they say more than 1000 migrants from central american countries tried to cross the border in el paso, texas on wednesday. the white house says mexico could and should have done more to stop them. we are asking mexico to enforce their own laws to help stop the people coming in from central america. we have seen a massive influx of people coming from that region and they have the ability and legal

authority in which to deal with it. we are simply asking them to do that. but critics say mexico is trying and the us imposing tariffs on all goods across the border, like stopping foreign aid to central american economies, will be counterproductive. mexico will not take it lying down. translation: i tell all mexicans to be confident that we will overcome this behaviour from the us government. they will have to correct themselves because the mexican people do not deserve to be treated like this. all these trucks are crossing from mexico to the us. a few months ago, a few people hung their heads in horror when president trump threatened to shut this border. people said he could not and he did not. yet again, people living on either side of the border are asking the same questions. can he do it? will he do it?

and if he does, what does it mean for me? ever—increasing tariffs mean they will pay more for products from fresh produce to machinery to cars. it will affect american consumers. for example, toyota tacomas fpr the north american continent for example, toyota tacomas from the north american continent are produced in tijuana. those go back and forth about four times for content and product so it is good cross—border trade. but those prices will go up 5% or 10%, ultimately 25% and the american consumer pays that, not the government. some here support their president and are prepared to feel short term pain. they say it is a small price for long—term gain. i don't agree with tariffs but i think the president is using it in this form right now to address this issue for unvetted immigration across the border with a country that could stop that from happening like mexico. it is necessary right now.

but other normally loyal supporters of the president say that trade policy and immigration are different issues. and while they want a more secure border, tariffs are not the tools to use to build it. for more on this, i'm joined from mexico city by andalusia knoll sollof, a freelance journalist based in mexico city. a number of hours for people in mexico to die chest the news. what is the overwhelming reaction? —— digests. people have become accustomed to president trump's trees, saying very negative things and chucking things about mexico. i

think the reaction has not been that tragic because they are used to it. the main impact it will have on mexico relates also to the trade. at a time when mexican economy is not doing well so any small amount that affects people's purchasing power will affect most average mexican but i will say most people, the conversation that i have seen about the tariffs, has largely been about andres manuel lopez 0brador‘s, the new president, response to donald trump and that he is not ready to fight with trump and actually other mexican politicians have travelled to dc to meet and talk this out but

he said, andres manuel lopez 0brador said, he does not want an eye for an eye tooth for a tooth policy. our people satisfied with the president's response? do they feel he could do anything to change this circumstance? in general people were satisfied that he did write a fairly long, 3—page letter, and that he did defend migrants rides. he said he is willing to work with the united states and also that he himself had proposed working more closely with the united states to respond to development issues in central america, which is where the majority of migrants are coming from today. he also said he believes any human rights of migrants crossing from mexico and no—one is a migrant because they wanted to. he responded that he was not immediately going to

cave in and stop all migration but it is also important to know that trump repeatedly said that mexico does nothing to prevent migration and actually for the past five years... i am so sorry, we could talk forever but we have run out of time. thank you for your insight. thank you for having me on. the british retail mogul sir philip green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the united states. sir philip is the chairman of arcadia group, which owns a number of retail brands including topshop. prosecutors say sir philip has been accused of touching a fitness instructor inappropriately while staying at a luxury resort in arizona. a spokesman for sir philip said he "strenuously denied" the allegations. what are the allegations? four cou nts what are the allegations? four counts of misdemeanour assault. each charge carries a maximum of 30 days in prison and a fine of $500 for

each offence, if convened did. it is —— convicted. it is alleged a fitness instructor, he repeatedly touched inappropriately on the buttocks. back in february, we found out that five of his employees had been paid substantial amount of money after settling claims about allegations they were making about sir philip. the so—called nondisclosure agreements. so philip is strenuously denying these latest allegations and in a statement said there was no allegation of sexual misconduct in these charges. this comes at a difficult time for so philip green because his business as are facing some challenges. he's not just a uk—based business but the majority of his stores are based here. 1100 stores in 37 countries.

topshop, top man. he is facing some major difficulties and he's about to close 50 stores as part of rescue deal. it would mean cutting late bills and dealing with the pension regulator. 11 stores are closed in the us. he has a pension deficit of $950 million. he has agreed that he would try to pay off around half but the pension regulator once more, unsurprisingly. we will hear more on that front. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: is the writing on the wall in is —— icelandic wall being wrecked by tourists. the queen and her husband began

their royal progress to westminster. the momemt of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower shall be shot off. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely outfought, he transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times a world champion. he was a fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles album sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as "the album of the century." this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

11 people have been killed in a shooting at a council building in the us state of virginia. president trump has announced new taxes on all goods coming from mexico, demanding that illegal immigration into the us is dealt with. tensions between washington and tehran have significantly risen over recent weeks, with us warships and planes deployed to the gulf over what the trump administration describes as iranian threats. relations between the two countries deteriorated dramatically last year after president trump pulled the us out of the international iran nuclear agreement. caught in the middle is iraq — both a us ally and iran's neighbour. as our middle east correspondent martin patience now reports, washington fears that with iraqi help, iran's influence could spread right across the region. iran's raw power on full display today in the heart

of the iraqi capital, baghdad. these iraqi militias are supported by iran. they've had huge influence here ever since the country collapsed into chaos following the us—led invasion. well, this is when you see the power of iran. and tehran knows these men will support it in any fight with america. with tensions soaring, there is talk of war. "we're with those who are righteous, and that's iran," says this man. iraq finds itself caught in the middle, and a clear example of that is at the syrian border, where wejoin iraqi border police. it was just beyond this ridge in syria where the islamic state group made its last stand. with that battle now over, both america and iran are eyeballing each other.

one of the main reasons america is staying in iraq is because of the border. now, this crossing is closed, but when it opens, there could be a clear run all the way from tehran to beirut on the shores of the mediterranean. and what america fears is that iran could use this route to supply weapons across the region. washington is now sending more troops to the middle east. it wants to roll back iran's influence, but it's probably too late for that. translation: i don't want america interfering in iraqi affairs, and we don't want their troops here. any military presence is not acceptable. everyone says they do not want a war. but a miscalculation from any side could trigger one.

martin patience, bbc news, on the iraqi/syrian border. meanwhile, in neighbouring syria, government forces have been engaged in a a month long offensive against militants in the north—west. it's resulted in a massive wave of people fleeing idlib and hama provinces. dr ahmad tarakji is the president of the syrian american medical society. he returned from idlib a few months ago. dr ahmad tarakji, thank you so much for your time. first of all, can you tell us what it was like an idlib when you were there? when i was there a few months ago people were a bit sceptical about the ceasefire that was in place. they were not sure the international community would support it to the necessary extent. having said that, they were trying to get the best out

of it as they rebuild their houses, their highways, may be the local markets to activate the local economies in idlib and areas around. now that we are hearing this in —— this offensive has intensified, what are people doing for food and medical care? how are they surviving? i want to describe three scenarios of what is going on in idlib which will give you a picture of what is going on. 0ver idlib which will give you a picture of what is going on. over the last few weeks, more than 28 attacks have occurred on hospitals in the north—western part of syria, basically around idlib and the southern part of idlib. that has caused significant disruption of the medical infrastructure in that area, and has certainly pushed a wave of people being displaced out of this area. the concern that people have, but at least eight of those hospitals, the co—ordinates of those hospitals, the co—ordinates of those hospitals were shared with the united nations, to protect those hospitals from attacks. when people

are seeing that those hospitals are not being protected, as a matter of fa ct not being protected, as a matter of fact they are being destroyed, they get the message that this is going beyond what the un would want to protect. presumably a lot of people are wanting to flee, they want to get out. where can they go to find any sort of safety? so at this time, more than 300,000 people have fled the southern part of idlib and they are positioned right now close to be syrian turkish border and those villages. what they are seeing right now, the abstracts and the shelling are constantly destroying the cities that are emptied, thousands are empty in southern italy. those —— southern idlib. those cities are not places that people can go back to. they have been pushed out of the neighbourhoods to the borders. and the borders, we run the largest medical hospitals in those areas. the area is saturated with people.

te na nts a re the area is saturated with people. tenants are standing next to tents, there is barely half a metre of distance between each tent. at this time, it is so crowded that it costs afamily time, it is so crowded that it costs a family $100 to rent a place under a family $100 to rent a place under a tree where there is shade so that they can put up their tent. $100 for displaced people, just to get shade. extremely difficult conditions. thank you so much for describing them for us, dr ahmad tarakji. thank you for the opportunity. the wait for the biggest game in european club football is almost over. thousands of tottenham and liverpool fans are descending on madrid for the final of the uefa champions league, many without tickets. natalie pirks reports. there is nothing greater, nothing greater in life. it means more than so many things. you've got the atmosphere, soaking up the sun. ijust wouldn't miss it, you just wouldn't miss it. football, like music, invokes passion, and people do extraordinary things for love.

stressful, thursday morning... you've got 12,000 miles, you are coming, i don't think it's actually possible to be further away. but after 30 hours travelling from new zealand, lifelong spurs fan michael blackman had to unpack in the corridor as his room was still in use. but at least he has a ticket, right? i've got a ticket to madrid, but not so much to the game. literally, i am going to lose all dignity, seriously. i'm going to do whatever i can and if it comes down to cash, just deal with it at the time. he is far from the only one with hope in his heart. everywhere you turn are desperate fans, with black—market tickets going for up to ten times the face value of official ones. a field day for those looking to cash in. but it's notjust the cost of tickets — merely getting here and staying here has cost fans a fortune, with the businesses accused of profiteering off passion. but is it outrageous,

or merely supply and demand? in my opinion it is normal that you put up the prices, the demand is very high, but not so much, not so much. i think they are abusing it a bit. madrid is expecting an extra 800 flights this weekend, but what about those who couldn't fly? 100 euros a night has bought mike's family a patch of tarmac for their tent and pick—up truck 12 miles outside the city. it's a life dream, it's something i've been wanting to do since i was five, six, seven years old. so excited recently, we found out a while ago that we were going, and it's been such an excruciating wait. that wait is almost over. but tonight we are hearing the dream is almost finished for others thinking they had bought tickets from resale sites, only for them to fail to materialise. they're here on a wing and a prayer,

football their religion. one of iceland's most beautiful natural attractions has been left in ruins after years of uncontrolled tourism. the leioarendi cave, near reykjavik, has seen many of its stalactites and stalagmites destroyed, and much of the walls have been covered in graffiti. conservationists say local tourist companies are to blame. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it is an age old dilemma, when nature and commerce meet head—on. this cave was only unearthed in 1990, but it is estimated that since then, hundreds of thousands of tourists have paid a visit. a delicate coating of fungus that covers the walls has been damaged by people writing graffiti. stalactites and stalagmites have been broken

off. translation: i have come to the conclusion that a natural wonder of this magnitude and importance should have some sort of natural rights, like human rights, so it would be illegal to use it without limitations. the cave has proven to be highly lucrative, with this —— with claims some tourist companies charge more than $130 per trip. with thousands of people visiting each year we are talking about a lot of money. local authorities say they are working on an action plan to try and put things right. translation: we will start inside the cave and try to repair the damage. regrettably, some people do not show respect for their surroundings. we need to know how many people visit because that gives us an indication of the plans we need to make. because that gives us an indication of the plans we need to makem tourist numbers are not controlled, the damage to the cave is likely to continue and potentially get worse. but the clue might have been in the name. leioarendi means "end of the

road". some more extraordinary pictures to show you. a volcano on the indonesian island of bali has erupted, spewing a plume of ash and smoke into the sky. no casualties have been reported. just extraordinary pictures. mt agung is about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of kuta and has been interrupting intermittently —— interrupting intermittently —— interrupting intermittently —— interrupting intermittently since 2017. mt agung remains at the highest danger warning level and there is a four kilometre no—go zone around the crater. incredible. just reminding you of our top story before we go, 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in the us state of virginia. six people are being treated in hospital. the incident happened in a municipal building in the city of virginia beach. police say the suspected gunman, who was employed by the city's public works department, has also died. much more on that story

and all the rest of our website. —— on our website. hello. well, saturday is almost certainly going to bring the warmest weather we will have seen so far this year, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s, but not everywhere. in fact, just across a small part of south—eastern britain. the warm currents of air are coming in from the south, from portugal and spain. the warmth is spreading across france, germany, into eastern parts of europe as well. large swathes of europe will be under the influence of this high pressure. we're actually quite close to the low pressure as well, so there is rain in the forecast. it isn't looking sunny all through the weekend. in fact, starting off quite cloudy across some western areas first thing in the morning on saturday, but it is relatively mild. temperatures around 10—13 across the southern half of the uk, maybe just about single figures in the north. saturday, between the high pressure and the low pressure out in the atlantic, there is this weak front here which will bring some light rain to one or two places during the course of saturday. we think increasing amounts of cloud across wales, merseyside, maybe northern england,

a few spots of rain here for a time, and a fair bit of cloud, at least at times, in northern ireland and western scotland. here we have the yellow colours with much fresher air — well, i say fresh, but it will still be quite muggy. 26 at least in london, it will probably reach 28 in one or two other spots. saturday evening, if you have any plans outdoors, it's looking dry across much of england and wales. scotland, too, before this rain here arrives on sunday. so the high pressure on sunday slips away towards the east, and instead we get this low pressure diving in off the atlantic. that is when the change will start happening, sunday morning across western parts of the uk. the clouds roll in, the rain—bearing clouds. the winds will increase as well. in some areas the rain could be quite heavy and there might even be some cracks of thunder. through the day we will gradually see those clouds pushing through on the south—westerly wind, that wind will also squeeze the heat towards east anglia and the south—east. still very warm from lincolnshire into east anglia and london, but elsewhere, temperatures will be closer to 18 or 20. that really sets the trend for next week. low pressure is very much in charge of the weather. 0ne slips away to the north, another weather front swings in from the south—west as well, so there'll be some spells of rain.

it's not going to turn chilly. temperatures will probably still reach about 20 degrees in the south of the country. further north, maybe only around 1a. low pressure is very much in charge of the weather. 0ne slips away to the north, another weather front swings in from the south—west as well, so there'll be some spells of rain. it's not going to turn chilly. temperatures will probably still reach about 20 degrees in the south of the country. further north, maybe only around 1a. that's it. goodbye.

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eleven people have been killed and six injured in a shooting at a government building in the us state of virginia. police said the suspect, a long—term employee at virginia beach municipal center was killed by police after firing indiscriminitely at workers inside the offices. the mexican foreign minister is on his way to washington for talks, after president trump threatened to impose tarifs on all mexican goods crossing the us border. president trump wants mexico to halt the flow of migrants into the us.. president trump wants mexico to halt the flow of migrants into the us. mexico's president says his government won't be provoked. the british retail tycoon, sir philip green, says he strenuously denies four charges of misdemeanour assault in the us. sir philip's arcadia group owns chains including topshop. the charges which each carry sentences of up to 30 days inprisonment relate to allegations he touched a woman "inappropriately".