as a gunmen opens fire on his fellow students. the home office has quietly lowered a new earnings threshold it set earlier this month for people who want to come to the uk on family visas. still no vote on gaza at the un security council — the us says there remain serious concerns over the current draught. a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful. wildcat strike is over. there will be a return to services. hello, i'm lewis vaugthones, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in the czech republic with the latest update on that shooting. a university student in prague entered his own university and has shot and killed at least 15 of his

fellow students. another couple of dozen or so injured. we have live pictures of the scene this evening. the attack took place this afternoon. you can see the rain falling there and the darkness in prague. some of the other details we know about the attack, the attacker just from a village outside prague, the body of the attackers father was found dead this afternoon. we know that hundreds of students were inside the building, and there was footage ofjumping trying to escape the attacker there. with the latest on all the developments, here is our reporter, helena wilkinson. panic and confusion in the streets of central prague this afternoon. dozens fleeing after a gunman opened fire just days before christmas, in one of the most popular cities in europe.

eyewitnesses filmed this dramatic video showing peoplejumping out of the university window to safety. four british tourists described the moment they first heard the gunshots. i remember the first one, i sort of looked atjoe and i said, "is that...", almost questioning myself. then you saw people running and you heard a few screams and you thought, "it can't be." you tell yourself, you see it on the news and you always think, i don't believe it. you always think you won't be in that situation. and then you hear another one and another one and we were like, and we heard police sirens and then it became clear that we need to get out of here. emergency services rushed to the charles university where it happens. reports of the mass shooting began to emerge at around 3:30pm local time.

this wife of this man was close by and told me how she felt. she was walking close to where it happened so she heard gunshots and moved away incredibly quickly. the shooting happened at the university's faculty of arts in prague's old town, close to the historic charles bridge. students had to look, lock themselves up in the rooms. they put the furniture in front of the doors. they were ready to fight with the suspect if the suspect will come inside the room where they have been locked. details have since emerged about the 24—year—old gunman who was a student at the university. police say it is thought he was inspired by similar massacres abroad. his father was also found dead earlier today. tonight, prague is a city in shock, with many dead and injured. a place of learning bringing down for christmas, shattered by deadly violence.

helena wilkinson, bbc news. just want to take you quickly to the scene lives now. giving us a round up scene lives now. giving us a round up of the last few hours, but you can see the police lights still very much flashing there in the night sky. it has been a slow process. we are hearing from eyewitnesses talking of students and people long after we found out that the body of the attacker had been found. people still in various locations around the university. operation still continuing there, despite the fact that the gunmen himself is dead. for the very latest, i spoke in the last hour to a reporter in prague. we know that _ hour to a reporter in prague. - know that the shooter was a student of charles university. a student of history. he was 2a years old and he

bought legally multiple firearms and one of these firearms he used it to basically shoot his schoolmates in the building, and one of the buildings of charles university. in the building is right here behind me. we know about a shooter and also the information he mentioned that probably during the day he killed his father and later arrived to prague. his father and later arrived to pra . ue. , ., , his father and later arrived to prauue. , ., , ., his father and later arrived to prauue. , .,, ., ~ ., prague. our people, do we know, still at the — prague. our people, do we know, still at the university? _ prague. our people, do we know, still at the university? has - prague. our people, do we know, still at the university? has been l still at the university? has been fully evacuated? do we what's happening there?— fully evacuated? do we what's happening there? yeah, the police sa in: that happening there? yeah, the police saying that the _ happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process _ happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process is - happening there? yeah, the police saying that the process is very - saying that the process is very slow. there was information that may be some explosion in the university, but, yeah, those students are now outside of the university and all of these students were moved to the concert hall right next to the

university. they were given water and blankets. they were interrogated about what they sought the crime scene, what happened. i talked to one of my friends who is at the university. he called me an hour ago, theyjust released him and he is going home. just ago, theyjust released him and he is going home-— is going home. just give us an idea of the role — is going home. just give us an idea of the role of _ is going home. just give us an idea of the role of the _ is going home. just give us an idea of the role of the university - is going home. just give us an idea of the role of the university in - is going home. just give us an idea of the role of the university in the l of the role of the university in the area, the area itself is presumably busy. lots of people. it area, the area itself is presumably busy. lots of people.— busy. lots of people. it does right in the city centre. _ busy. lots of people. it does right in the city centre. police - busy. lots of people. it does right in the city centre. police admit - in the city centre. police admit there could be a bit of a mix—up because the student was a student at one of the buildings of the university but decided to attack the students and the other buildings that are just right behind me. students and the other buildings that arejust right behind me. so the police knew that the attack may be occurring, but decided to go to the other location, this building

right behind me, there wasjust the other location, this building right behind me, there was just a few police men, and he managed to go inside and start shooting. we believe there will be a long ongoing investigation. what police dead at the crime scene and may be what was the crime scene and may be what was the problem. the crime scene and may be what was the problem-— the problem. lastly, what has the reaction been _ the problem. lastly, what has the reaction been there _ the problem. lastly, what has the reaction been there of— the problem. lastly, what has the| reaction been there of politicians? yeah, of course, the minister of interior arrived at the crime scene. he has been there for many minutes. now there is a government meeting, special government meeting and also the president, he was in france, a visit to france, and decided to fly back to prague right now. here in the uk — it's emerged tonight that the government has changed the amount of money people who want to come to the uk on family visas, need to earn.

you may remember it was recently announced that the earnings threshold was going to be raised to almost 39 thousand pounds. let's speak to our political correspondent ione wales — ione — how has it changed? some viewers might remember that earlier this month, the salary threshold for any britons who wanted to bring a partner or a dependent to the uk would be raised from the current level, which is £18,600 a year to £38,000 current level, which is £18,600 a yearto £38,000 —— current level, which is £18,600 a year to £38,000 —— 30 current level, which is £18,600 a year to £38,000 -- 30 £8,700 current level, which is £18,600 a year to £38,000 —— 30 £8,700 per year. now, that led to quite a lot of criticism with some families worried about being broken up. now, it has been revealed today that that threshold well now only go up to £29,000 a year in the spring and ministers have not set a date for which the full intended threshold of £38,700 will be met. at the moment, this means that effectively any families who currently have existing

family visas and are looking to extend them will still only have to meet the existing threshold of 18,006 and a pounds a year, but this is quite a significant climb down, because this is one of the major measures that the home secretary had announced as part of the government's writer package to try to bring down legal migration figures after they hit a record high. figures after they hit a record hiuh. . ~' figures after they hit a record hiuh. ., ~ ,, figures after they hit a record hiuh. . ~ ,, figures after they hit a record hiuh. . ~' ,, . figures after they hit a record hiuh. ., ~ . ., ., we have been keeping across developments in new york, trying to get a form of words together that everyone can vote on, calling for some form of pause in the fighting in gaza. we were expecting a vote a few hours ago. we don't have one. there's been delays from 2a hours ago, 2a hours before that, and even 24 ago, 2a hours before that, and even 2a hours before that. and informal update from our correspondent saying the un security council members

potentially moved into close consultations in the next hour, potentially a vote later but all still up in the air, as it has been, frankly, all week. one bone of contention, the us concerns about some sentences in the resolution about the monitoring of aid. right, let's take a look at where things stand right now. there are also attempts at negotiations going on in egypt. attempts at negotiations going on in egypt a attempts at negotiations going on in egypt. a spokesperson for hamas says we cannot talk about negotiations while israel continues its aggression. fighting in the gaza strip continues, meanwhile, people there have described the latest israeli bombardment as one of the most intense of the work. meanwhile at the united nations security council, rating a papas infighting still being discussed. timelines coming and going. meanwhile, the hamas run health ministry says 20,000 people have now died since the start of the conflict in gaza. a

reminder on the 7th of october, 1200 israelis died, 240 hostages were taken when hamas invaded israel. well, our north american correspondent is at the united nations's hq in new york. i spoke to her a little earlier. negotiations are continuing. we don't have an update yet beyond advice that they are still trying for a vote this afternoon, lewis. lucks, this resolution has already been modified to try to accommodate some of the us�*s concerns. so we have seen the language tone down for calling for a cessation of hostilities to a suspension of hostilities, but the key sticking point now is on this proposal in the text to create a un mechanism to monitor aid. the latest we've heard from the united states is that they still have serious and widespread

concerns that the resolution as draughted could actually slow down the delivery of aid. they think this resolution could create an unworkable system. now, remember, washington is concerned at the age being in control by the united nations would take away the ability of israel to go through the screening process. to go through any aid going into gaza. so this has been the real gap between the united states and the other members on the count saw some of this mechanism. and it'sjust count saw some of this mechanism. and it's just very hard to see how this could play out in the next few hours that would avoid a us veto, besides pulling that mechanism from the resolution altogether. but from speaking with diplomats, that is just unacceptable to the arab group. so we are still at deposition, lewis, where nobody knows how this is going to play out. even the

deputy us ambassador to the un, when we asked him this morning, said he honestly couldn't say how the us would vote yet. she is still there and will be keeping us right up to date if we get any movement. in the meantime, some analysis on this continued delay at the un security council. i spoke to a journalist.— spoke to a “ournalist. israel and israelis spoke to a journalist. israel and israelis have _ spoke to a journalist. israel and israelis have not _ spoke to a journalist. israel and israelis have not been - spoke to a journalist. israel and i israelis have not been preoccupied with the security council and have not been following it that closely. as far as i can tell, what is going on there right now is that the united states is playing for time. i'm not sure that the issue of the un supervision or inspection is really the sticking point, it's just that the us does not want to be tell another decision and it doesn't want another decision and it doesn't want a cessation of hostilities. that is the truth. it wants israel to continue the campaign, at least, for the next few days. so i think the resolution of the security council,

the resolution of the security council resolution depends more on the situation in the field, as you have reported, israel has intensified its attacks, perhaps waiting to see if something will break in two or three days and then it will be easier to reach a language that will be agreeable. what do you make of the days and weeks ahead in terms of the fighting on the ground? the language from the us and others have been asking about this next phase of fighting, potentially a less intensive phase of fighting. potentially a less intensive phase of fi . htina . potentially a less intensive phase of fiaahtin. ., ., ~ , of fighting. left, we have to keep in mind that _ of fighting. left, we have to keep in mind that president _ of fighting. left, we have to keep in mind that president biden - of fighting. left, we have to keep in mind that president biden as i of fighting. left, we have to keep| in mind that president biden as of now and israel, even prime minister netanyahu still have strategic goals in common and one is that israel will not be defeated or humiliated, and two that time ask them if possible, be eradicated and also both of them the fight between the west and iran, both of them the fight between the westand iran, and both of them the fight between the west and iran, and so there is,

westand iran, and so there is, as faras we can west and iran, and so there is, as far as we can tell from israel, there is right now no great gap between israel and the united states that requires any immediate action, the idf is taking into account that it's timeline is getting shorter and now that there is no—deal apparently on the table, because hamas doesn't want to deal is going to intensify its attacks, maybe hoping to achieve a breakthrough, at least one that will allow it to come as you mentioned, to scale down the scope of operations. this i mentioned, to scale down the scope of operations-— of operations. as i mentioned, we will cross back _ of operations. as i mentioned, we will cross back to _ of operations. as i mentioned, we will cross back to new _ of operations. as i mentioned, we will cross back to new york - of operations. as i mentioned, we will cross back to new york as - of operations. as i mentioned, wej will cross back to new york as and when we get any update on that united nations security council vote. i will take you quickly now to prague, where police have released some details now on that shooting that happened. these are life pictures. you can see the police presence still there. the attacker, his body has been found at least 15 of the attacker�*s fellow students have known to be killed. dozens of

others injured. the attackerfrom have known to be killed. dozens of others injured. the attacker from a village just outside prague. others injured. the attacker from a villagejust outside prague. his father's body was found dead earlier in the day as well. it's believed that he was a student at the university there. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the government says british sign language will be taught as a gcse in england from september 2025. it says the qualification will be open to all pupils, who will learn about a thousand signs, as well as an important life skill, and added that the plans will advance inclusivity. the national deaf children's society says it is delighted by the recognition. danieljillings has been campaigning for this since he was 12 years old. here he is giving his reaction to the news, interpreted by his mum ann. you're live with bbc news. there are so many benefits. you will be learning ps out, which is amazing, they are learning a new language. they will be learning new

skills. it's something that looks good on their cb when they show an employer. they can learn how to communicate with deaf people, which means, for myself, in a mainstream school, if the other children learned bsl, the communication would be so much easier. it benefits both of us, really. so, you know, it's amazingly positive. you are alive at bbc news. next, in the last euro tunnels call for the strike to be over, there will be a return to the services. this will come as a relief for travellers in the uk whose holiday plans returning to gas when the tunnel rail operator cancelled all services after a last—minute strike by french workers. our reporter is at saint pinker a station in london. we will

come to what's happening, exactly where you are in a moment, butjust talk as to that news that that strike is now off.— talk as to that news that that strike is now off. admitted for -- aood strike is now off. admitted for -- good news _ strike is now off. admitted for -- good news for — strike is now off. admitted for -- good news for passengers - strike is now off. admitted for -- l good news for passengers tonight, this action at a euro ten of that effectively stop services through the channel tunnel for much of today is now at an end. it still, many passengers will be wondering how they will actually make the journey, because zero star, which is based here at saint pancras, which runs services through the channel tunnel has cancelled all remaining services for the rest of today, services expected to resume on euro start tomorrow morning, but those services are already likely to be pretty busy with people making christmas journeys. so it might be difficult for anyone unable to travel today to find a seat on one of those trains. euro tunnel, which is a service that you get onto, you drive onto with your car down at folkestone and

calais, they say that services will start up again in a progressive manner throughout the course of this evening. so it's not going to be an immediate return to full capacity, but it will be gradual. people will be able to make the journey, but there is a lot of people who will still be wanting to do that. euro tunnel is warning that it's not going to sell any additional tickets for today or tomorrow. it's going to focus on those who already have tickets. to some people but bypassed the euro tunnel and gone down to the part of dover and got a ferry across the channel instead, but i think others decided here in london to book a hotel and see what tomorrow would bring. ithink book a hotel and see what tomorrow would bring. i think it's going to take some time to clear the backlog —— backlog both at zero star and with the aerostar. it’s -- backlog both at zero star and with the aerostar.— -- backlog both at zero star and with the aerostar. it's that time if there were _ with the aerostar. it's that time if there were many _ with the aerostar. it's that time if there were many people - with the aerostar. it's that time if there were many people start - with the aerostar. it's that time if - there were many people start moving about the uk. find there were many people start moving about the uk-— about the uk. and it has been a really difficult _

about the uk. and it has been a really difficult they _ about the uk. and it has been a really difficult they not - about the uk. and it has been a really difficult they not just - really difficult they not just because of what has been happening here with eurostar, but also one other train services, because just across the way, here is kings cross station. services here tonight are still facing cancellations and disruption because of strong winds. i've had to reduce the speed of trains and also from the euston station, for hours, there were no services at all. we were told verse eight that that was due to damage to overhead power lines, then we were told it was a defective train, so all in all, a difficult day. we're often told check before you travel, but at the moment, the check, a lot of boards will tell you that trains are delayed and disrupted, and it's not quite clear when things will get back to normal. thank for that. let's talk football now. new plans for european super league. europe's top court ruled that banning clubs from joining a breakaway league was unlawful. in 2021,12 clubs — including six from the english premier league — announced they were joining a european super league. but the plan quickly collapsed amid opposition from fans, football's governing bodies and even

the british government. in its ruling, the the european court ofjustice said the actions of uefa and fifa who run european and world football were "contrary to competition law and the freedom to provide services" the people behind the super league, a22 say... "we have won the right to compete. the uefa—monopoly is over. football is free," uefa doesn't agree — "we are confident in the robustness of the new rules, and specifically that they comply with all relevant european laws and regulations" as for the clubs — well, the president of real madrid, which backed the original super league proposals, says the ruling means �*clubs will be masters of their own destiny.�* but manchester united — who were among the original 12 to back the super league — have said they remain fully committed to participation in uefa competitions. and the chief executive of

the german giants, bayern munich — who were not part of the original proposals — has described the super league plans as "an attack on national leagues". joining me for more is chair of the footabll supporters' association representing fans of the sport in england and wales, malcolm clarke. thank you very much for coming on the programme. what do you make of this ruling? the programme. what do you make of this rulin: ? ., , this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried _ this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried by _ this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried by it, _ this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried by it, but _ this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried by it, but when - this ruling? out, at first, we were a bit worried by it, but when you i a bit worried by it, but when you look at it in more detail, i think there is less to worry about. i think it didn't actually say you bdidn't have the power to do it, just said that the rule had been applied at the time, and i think they are now looking at their roles, but from an english perspective, of course, the european court of justice no longer has jurisdiction here since breck sets, and as he just mentioned, the government have said very clearly that the new independent regulator, well have the power to ensure that competes in breakaway league won't be able to play in a primitive. —— sends brexit. so we are more reassured by that. , , brexit. so we are more reassured by

that, , , ., , that. just remind us, what is the opposition _ that. just remind us, what is the opposition to — that. just remind us, what is the opposition to top _ that. just remind us, what is the opposition to top european - that. just remind us, what is the j opposition to top european clubs getting together and playing in a league? getting together and playing in a leaaue? ~ �* , getting together and playing in a leauue? �*, ., ., ,~ league? well, it's about money and ower, is league? well, it's about money and power. is it? _ league? well, it's about money and power. is it? we — league? well, it's about money and power, is it? we have _ league? well, it's about money and power, is it? we have to _ league? well, it's about money and power, is it? we have to be very . power, is it? we have to be very careful before we tamper with the traditions of our game and the benefits of the english pyramid. if this was in the interests of fans, then obviously we would look at it differently, but that is the other key points, it's that the fans were not consulted about this last time, and it's absolutely essential that fans both in this country and on a european level are consulted when you want to make major changes to the game. i believe that the fans are consulted, they will show the same opposition that they did last time. ,,, ., ~ ., ., time. speaking to someone in the last hour or— time. speaking to someone in the last hour or so _ time. speaking to someone in the last hour or so saying _ time. speaking to someone in the last hour or so saying they - time. speaking to someone in the last hour or so saying they don't l last hour or so saying they don't believe this super league will actually happen, but, they think it does potentially open up the door for some new kind of competitions

and new structure areas. this is effectively kind of potentially a new beginning for football. weill. effectively kind of potentially a new beginning for football. well, we will have to wait _ new beginning for football. well, we will have to wait and _ new beginning for football. well, we will have to wait and see what - will have to wait and see what happens. we've already mentioned that manchester united very quickly today came out and said they were committed to the existing arrangements, and you mentioned buying munich as well. so i think the clubs having been once bitten twice shy, as it were, well hesitated greatly before they propose anything that the vast majority of their fans are opposed to, because without us, without the match going fans, there is no professional football, and match going fans, there is no professionalfootball, and indeed, professional football, and indeed, the professionalfootball, and indeed, the television product itself is far less attractive. so i don't believe that it will get off the ground, but we are not complacent. we are working very closely with our european fans and colleagues, and if there are further proposals that the fans don't like, we will campaign as

we did last time. {lila fans don't like, we will campaign as we did last time.— we did last time. 0k, malcolm claire, thank _ we did last time. 0k, malcolm claire, thank you _ we did last time. 0k, malcolm claire, thank you so _ we did last time. 0k, malcolm claire, thank you so much - we did last time. 0k, malcolm claire, thank you so much for. coming on the programme. thank you. i want to coming on the programme. thank you. i want to take — coming on the programme. thank you. i want to take you _ coming on the programme. thank you. i want to take you live _ coming on the programme. thank you. i want to take you live to prague, - i want to take you live to prague, the very latest details we are hearing from police and the last couple of hours or so. you can see police and emergency services still on the scene they are outside the university where a student entered and shot and killed at least 15 of his fellow students. the attackers body has been found as well as that body has been found as well as that body of the attacker�*s father as well. we are awaiting more updates from police. stay with us. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello again. storm pia has been bringing some very strong winds, particularly to the northern half of the uk, and it has been

bringing some issues. for example, here on the bottom bridge just by the trafford centre on manchester's orbital m60 motorway, a lorry got blown over by the strong winds. reports of some transport disruption elsewhere. a top gust of 81 mph recorded in shetland, into the 70s across mainland scotland and over the very tops of the pennines as well. now the core of storm pia is actually now moving into scandinavia. we get a core of really strong winds going into denmark over the next few hours. gusts could reach 80—90 mph, strong enough to bring some disruption here and maybe even blow some roofs off buildings. across the uk, plenty of showers or lengthier outbreaks of rain across north western areas of the country overnight. but with colder air in shetland, well, here the rain turns to snow, could be several centimetres, even blizzards for a time. icy conditions then to watch out for for the first part of friday morning. friday is going to be another unsettled day. still quite blustery. the north westerly winds bringing showers or lengthier outbreaks

of rain across northern and western areas. something a bit drier and brighter across eastern scotland, where it stays on the cold side. and we should have largely dry conditions across southern wales and much of southern england as well. heading through friday night time into the early part of saturday, we get this battle zone between the relatively mild air that most of the uk will have, the colder air feeding in across northern scotland, into that mix, we get this weather front moving in. it looks like we could well see a spell of snow getting down potentially to quite low elevations across the very far north of scotland with a risk of icy stretches building in here. otherwise, friday night is going to be a mild night. no chance of any snow with temperatures for most of you at around 8—10 celsius. on into the start of the weekend then, saturday sees further outbreaks of rain across scotland, milder air moving in here, so any snow turning back to rain. away from that, something a bit brighter across southern areas, very mild, temperatures around 12—13 celsius, staying on the blustery side. what about christmas eve? well, south westerly winds dominate the country. outbreaks of rain around, mild weather conditions, particularly so across parts of eastern england, where we could see temperatures reaching around 14—15 celsius.

and then for christmas day, for most of us, mild, still some rain around. could be a bit colder, though, for northern scotland. small chance of some snow here.

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killed as a gunman opens fire on his fellow students. these are the live pictures, the attacker and earlier the from the body of his father. still no vote on the guys at the un security council there remain serious concerns over the current draught. wrongly imprisoned for half a century, judge in oklahoma exonerates a man held behind bars for 48 years. the very latest from the czech republic. and the university of the city centre and a shot that killed at least 15 of his fellow students in the body of the government has been found as well as the body of his father 24 years old, the attacker, from a village just outside of prague