helen catt, thank ou background to that. helen catt, thank you so — background to that.ackground to that. helen catt, thank you so much for- background to that. helen catt, thank you so much for that. - to the us next — and 22 people have been shot at a super bowl victory parade in kansas city. at least one of the victims was killed and seven have life threatening injuries. the kansas police chief said three suspects are in custody, and firearms have been recovered. the shots were fired west of union station, the train station in downtown kansas city. thousands were celebrating the victory of the kansas city chiefs in american football's premier event. the shooting ended all that, and instead many were running to safety. will vernon reports from washington. gunshots ring out in central kansas city — the streets packed with families and sports fans. police rushed to the scene, as the injured are given first aid. this reporter for local tv about to go live as the chaos unfolds. eyewitnesses described scenes of panic. all of a sudden, people started crushing forward. everyb

our political correspondent helen catt. a boy aged 16 has been fatally stabbed in bristol. people wearing masks who escaped on bikes. the killing comes weeks after two teenagers were stabbed to death elsewhere in the city. our correspondent dan johnson is at the scene. dan, what do we know at this stage? police are telling us this boy was stabbed here in this part at around 6pm last night. you can see the yellow and white forensic tent surrounding one of the benches in the park. two figures masked and on bikes the police have described, we understand this boy was able to run from this park is seeking assistance. he apparently was able to flag down a motorist who tried to take him to the local police station but found that closed, then dropped him off at a local shop where people try to save his life while they waited for the ambulance. this is the third teenager to lose his life by stabbing in the city in the last month. there have been other attacks leaving teenagers were dead. police say there is no evidence of this was linked to any other but they are aware of the height

our political correspondent helen catt is in rochdale now — helen.eaker... play bbc radio manchester... going to step away from that report and take it to the white house where president biden is talking about the us senate passing a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. , package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. . . , , package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. . , ., taiwan. the bill was put on the floor in the _ taiwan. the bill was put on the floor in the house _ taiwan. the bill was put on the floor in the house of— floor in the house of representatives. it would pass. it would pass. important to the american people. this bill sends a military, and to ukraine commit spends the money right here in the united states of america, places like arizona with a patriots missiles are going, and alabama with the javelin missiles are going to maine pennsylvania and the pennsylvania ohio, where artillery shells are made. we supply ukraine equipment from our stockpiles and spend our money replenishing those stockpiles so our military has access

helen catt, bbc news.ingborough next thursday. just visit the bbc news website. making it to 10a years of age is an incredible achievement — but imagine doing it with your twin sister. elma and thelma who are are thought to be britain's oldest twins attribute their longevity to a positive outlook, good food and the occasional drop of brandy — with n0 ice. they've been sharing their memories with rogerjohnson. # happy birthday to you...# we filmed them when they were 103. we met them again at 10a. now, nearly105, surely there are no older twins in britain? elma and thelma. what a double act. true! and me! born on august the 3rd,1919, the sisters grew up in stockport just after the first world war. 0h, kids were alive, really. you didn't have much money. we were very happy, really. enjoyed our life, you know. as much as you could. yeah. when we left school... ..do you remember? what? leaving school. oh, yeah. walking down the main road. yeah. going to smiths crisps, hadn't been open long in stockport. so...

our political correspondent helen catt reports from rochdale.n the bbc sounds app, on your smart speaker... play bbc radio manchester... in rochdale, they're digesting the news that labour has pulled backing from its own candidate. the party will no longer campaign for azhar ali after a recording was released of an anti—semitic comment he made at a local meeting. mr ali was telling the group about a mr ali was telling the group about a labour mp, who had been suspended. labour had stood by mr ali for nearly two days, after other comments he made at the meeting about israel were published by the mail on sunday. the party accepted his apology, but the latest recording tipped the balance. it is a huge thing to withdraw support for a labour candidate during the course of a by—election. it's a tough decision, a necessary decision, but when i say the labour party has changed under my leadership, i mean it. in rochdale town centre, we found support but disappointment. labour has broken it. it did not do well in the situation. i'm not cross that - he's

that was helen catt.o get in touch using the hashtag: #bbcyourquestions — or email us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. the chief executive of universities uk is worried there'll be a decrease in enrolments from prospective international students — despite new figures showing a rise in applications for undergraduate courses. the university admissions service, ucas, says almost 116,000 foreign students want places from september — an increase of 0.7% on last year. with me is hazel shearing our education correspondent to tell us more. hazel, thank you so much for joining. how to make sense of that, more applications, fewer spots, why is that? ., more applications, fewer spots, why is that? . ., , �* , ., is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add u- is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add up on — is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add up on the — is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add up on the surface _ is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add up on the surface of - is that? yeah, it doesn't seem to add up on the surface of

here's our political correspondent helen catt.hat azhar ali made about this attack on israeli civilians by hamas on the 7th of october last year that have caused the backlash. in a secret recording given to the mail on sunday, mr ali reportedly told a community meeting in rochdale that israel had allowed the massacre to happen that gave them the green light to do whatever they want. he has since issued a statement in which he said he apologised unreservedly to the jewish community for his comments which he said were deeply offensive, ignorant and false. he went on to say... the party's national campaign coordinator told the bbc he hoped mr ali had learnt a lesson. he's given a full apology and a full retraction for those comments which were completely wrong, and they certainly don't represent the labour party's view. azhar ali remains the labour candidate. election rules mean he cannot now be removed from the ballot paper. labour has not withdrawn support from him though, which the conservatives have seized on. it's really, very,

here's our political correspondent helen catt. about this attack on israeli civilians by hamas on october 7th last year that has caused a backlash. in a recording given to the mail on sunday, azhar ali reportedly told a community meeting in rochdale israel had allowed the attack to give them the green light to do whatever they want. he has since issued a statement in which he apologised unreservedly to the jewish community for unreservedly to thejewish community for his comments, which he said were deeply offensive, ignorant and false. he went on to say hamas' horrific terror attack was the responsibility of them alone, and they are still holding hostages who must be released. the hope is that he has learned a lesson. he must be released. the hope is that he has learned a lesson.— he has learned a lesson. he has civen a he has learned a lesson. he has given a full— he has learned a lesson. he has given a full apology _ he has learned a lesson. he has given a full apology and - he has learned a lesson. he has given a full apology a

catt is in rochdale now. grahamjones. we understand he has been suspended from the party after audio emerged of him allegedly at the same meeting at which azhar ali made anti—semitic remarks. azhar ali, he was a labour�*s candidate here in rochdale. he will still appear on the ballot paper at the end of this month, but the understanding is if he were to win here, he would not then sit as a labour mp, he would be an independent mp. this is all in a row that has touched on some of the sore points for labour, some of their current tensions over the handling of gaza, the historic handling of anti—semitism accusations, and it has opened them up to criticism from the conservatives. we have been finding out today what people here in rochdale think. 0n the bbc sounds app, on your smart speaker... play bbc radio manchester... in rochdale, they are digesting the news that labour has pulled backing from its own candidates, the party will no longer campaign for azhar ali after a recording was released about an anti—semit

here's our political correspondent helen catt.ttack on israeli civilians by hamas on the 7th of october last year that have caused a backlash. in a secret recording given to the mail on sunday, azhar ali reportedly told a community meeting in rochdale that israel had allowed the massacre to happen that gave them the green light to do whatever they want. he has since issued a statement in which he said he apologised unreservedly to the jewish community for unreservedly to thejewish community for his comments which he said were deeply offensive, ignorant and false. he went on to say that hamas�*s horrific terror attack was the responsibility of hamas alone and they are still holding hostages who must be released. the party's national campaign coordinator told laura kuenssberg he hoped mr ali had learnt a lesson. he laura kuenssberg he hoped mr ali had learnt a lesson.— learnt a lesson. he has given a full a olo: learnt a lesson. he has given a full apology and _ learnt a lesson. he has given a full apology and a _ learnt a lesson. h

let's speak to helen catt who is in wellingborough.esults and talked about her. what is emerging? i digester results and talked about her. what is emerging?— digester results and talked about her. what is emerging? i think there has been surprised _ her. what is emerging? i think there has been surprised at _ her. what is emerging? i think there has been surprised at the _ her. what is emerging? i think there has been surprised at the scale - her. what is emerging? i think there has been surprised at the scale of. has been surprised at the scale of the conservative loss here in wellingborough, certainly party sources — wellingborough, certainly party sources from both labour and the conservatives suggested they hadn't expected _ conservatives suggested they hadn't expected labour to get the majority they did, _ expected labour to get the majority they did, around 6000, and certainly they did, around 6000, and certainly the collapse in the conservative vote is — the collapse in the conservative vote is really significant. down by nearly

helen catt, bbc news.o a theatre near you over the next couple of years. look at that. beautiful. it is incredible. it is embarking on a tour around the uk. and joey and the others will be coming to a theatre near you very soon. what a moment! i love that. it is just incredible. you absolutely believe the horses are real. it incredible. hopefully he is staying for a little while longer. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good moring, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. detectives hunting the clapham chemical attack suspect say they believe he is either being helped by other people or has come to harm. 35—year—old abdul shokoor ezedi was last seen on wednesday evening, hours after an attack on a mother and her two girls with corrosive liquid. the policing minister said "all resources" are being used to find him. residents who have been living in hotels following a fire at a block of flats in wembley last wee

our political correspondent helen catt has the details.for their child, avoiding trying to pay maintenance fortheir child, usually avoiding trying to pay maintenance for their child, usually the child maintenance service will try to recover that money through things like directly from the parents�* employer or from like directly from the parents�* employer orfrom other like directly from the parents�* employer or from other bank accounts. but if that doesn't work on any subject of enforcement action, like sending in the bailiffs or disqualifying someone from holding a driving license, then they would need to go to a court to get a court order as it currently stands. what the government is changing is to say that instead of doing that, the cms will itself be able to issue something called an administrative liability order, which will allow them to take those actions. and what ministers say is that will speed up the enforcement time from around six months to around six weeks. now, there will still need to be some legislation that put through