this is bbc news. the headlines... ten people are in hospital after shootings in the moss side area of manchester. police say some victims suffered major injuries. cyclists who kill pedestrians could face a new charge of death by dangerous cycling, under new government proposals. three, two, one, zero, lift off. nasa's ambitious mission to the sun launches from cape canaveral, 2a hours after its launch was cancelled due to a last—minute hitch. novelist sir vs naipaul, winner of the nobel prize for literature, has died aged 85. his wife says the author, who published more than 30 books over his career, died at home with his family in london. great britain's dina asher—smith storms to victory in the 200m at the european championships in berlin — her second gold of the tournament. arsenal begin a new era under head

coach unai emery later today, as they take on premier league champions manchester city in their first match of the season. also this hour, we look at how couples in uganda are spending huge amounts on their weddings. that's in the price of love at 10.30am. ten people have been taken to hospital after shots were fired overnight in the moss side area of manchester. police describe the injuries as ranging from minor to major, though they are not thought to be life—threatening. the shootings took place close to alexandra park around 2.30am this morning.

earlier, crowds had been celebrating the annual caribbean carnival in the area. we have had a statement from greater manchester police. they say they have deployed a large number armed and unarmed officers in the area as investigations continue. they have released a statement saying, we currently have a number of people in hospital being treated for different injuries. but most do not appear to be life—threatening at this time. officers are working to establish exactly where this attack happened and who is responsible. we will have extra officers patrolling the area throughout the coming days. 0ur correspondent anna jameson is in moss side for us. update us on the latest details. i

am standing on claremont road in south manchester, moss side. yesterday i am told there were two street parties, one just cordoned off behind me, as you can see. this was a great party atmosphere, the manchester caribbean carnival, colourful, vibrant, they were celebrating the 70th anniversary of the windrush coming in to england. but it turned sour when shots were heard and ten people we now know are injured. officers were called and there are minor and major injuries that the hospital are currently dealing with. there is footage on social media the police have been talking to us about, a video of the aftermath of the incident itself and aftermath of the incident itself and a video appears to show the number of panicked people who gather around

police and a voice cries out, shouts, can you hear me? a developing story, we are hearing different sources of information as the morning continues. a doctor who was 30 person here in moss side —— who is a key person, here in moss side, a government adviser, she does work in the community, and she understood it was one person shooting pellets. this information has not yet been confirmed by greater manchester police but we will have that information confirmed if we can as soon as possible. very quickly, it was the caribbean carnival taking place yesterday, second day today, do we know if it will go ahead? there has been no confirmation as to whether the caribbean carnival itself will go ahead. however, this was a street

party aside from the carnival, so some people in the community are very confident that it will go ahead, but it has not been confirmed by the organisers themselves. thank you for now. the row over borisjohnson‘s controversial comments about the burqa continues to rumble on. several newspapers are reporting splits in the cabinet over comments saying women in burqas looked like letter boxes or bank robbers. the former close ally of theresa may, damian green, is the latest to intervene in the row, he says borisjohnson shouldn't go full trump but doesn't belive that the former foreign secretary breached party rules summarise what has been said. the article was written on monday and people have been having their say all week, damian green, theresa

may's former de facto deputy, the latest to give his views today in the mail on sunday, saying, do not go full trump, does not think the article breached party rules, but he fears borisjohnson article breached party rules, but he fears boris johnson might article breached party rules, but he fears borisjohnson might be turned into a martyr by the ultra—right and he urges polite but robust debate on sensitive issues. a lot of the focus of the debate has been the language borisjohnson used. of the debate has been the language boris johnson used. some of the debate has been the language borisjohnson used. some have defended him saying, free speech, he has the right to express himself in the way he wishes. other saying it was unnecessarily offensive language. boris johnson has was unnecessarily offensive language. borisjohnson has been largely absent over the last week, as many have weighed in on the row, but he came back to the uk last night, we have not heard from him. a lot of people are waiting in anticipation because he is going to write daily telegraph article tomorrow. what reaction has steve bannon‘s intervention received? steve bannon giving an interview to

the sunday times, the ex—aide of donald trump. he said he thinks the mainstream media has been hysterical over the issue and said he is not sure boris is using the trump playbook so much as giving the people what they want, he calls it authenticity. damian green this somewhat critical of the fact it has been reported contact between steve bannon and boris johnson, been reported contact between steve bannon and borisjohnson, it is unconfirmed in terms of the reported contact, but certainly, it has added to the sense in some quarters it is pa rt to the sense in some quarters it is part of borisjohnson trying to raise his profile which is what some tory mps think, maybe not his biggest fans, they think it is a way of him raising his profile, trying to attract attention. others say, no, he was right to say what he said, arguing against any total ban of the burqa or niqab and people maintaining he was standing up for liberal values. thank you.

the family of the airport worker who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle sirport before crashing into an island say they are devastated and in complete shock. richard russell — an employee with the ground staff — performed aerobatic manouevres before crashing on a nearby island. it's thought he was killed instantly. no one else was on board. jenny kumah reports. this is the man thought to have stolen a passenger jet from seattle airport on friday. a member of the public recorded the plane as it performed erratic manoeuvres across the evening skyline, forcing the airport's closure. soon after, two fighterjets escorted the plane out of harm's way, but according to authorities, they were not instrumental in bringing it down. a family friend described richard russell, whose nickname was beebo, as a family man, and spoke of their shock. on behalf of the family, we are stunned and heartbroken. it may seem difficult for those watching at home to believe, but beebo was a warm, compassionate man. it is impossible to encompass

who he was in a press release. he was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend. a childhood friend remarked that beebo was loved by everyone, because he was kind and gentle to each person he met. this is a complete shock to us. we are devastated by these events. the fbi say they are working alongside agents from the national transportation safety board to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident, but they believe richard russell was the only person on board. a new offence of causing death by dangerous or careless cycling is to be considered by the government, in an effort to improve road safety. it would see cyclists who kill pedestrians treated in a similar way to dangerous drivers. but campaigners say the consultation launched today is just tinkering around the edges

and a full review of road—traffic offences is needed. simonjones reports. kim briggs was knocked over by a cyclist in london in 2016. she died a week later. the bike that hit her shouldn't have been on the road. it was designed for the velodrome, with no front brake. charlie alliston was riding it. he was cleared of manslaughter but jailed for 18 months for causing bodily harm by wanton and furious driving, under a law from victorian times. there is no cycling equivalent of the offence of creating death by dangerous driving. the government will now consider whether that should change in england, scotland and wales. the consultation begins today and will last for the next 12 weeks. the government wants to encourage more of us to get out of our cars and onto two wheels to get around, but on the very rare occasions when things go wrong, it wants to make sure that the law is fit for purpose. in 2016, three pedestrians

were killed after being involved in collisions with cyclists. 108 pedestrians were seriously injured. for motorists, currently, death by dangerous driving can lead to a jail term of up to 1a years, but campaigners say adding an couple of new offences specific to cyclists isn't going far enough. the government are missing an opportunity. what they should be doing is having a full review of road traffic offences and penalties. they have ducked that. four years ago, they said they would do it. what we have is a review of cycling offences on their own. the whole system in relation to road traffic offences and penalties isn't working. the government says it is doing more to keep cyclists themselves safe, trying to prevent drivers passing too closely the bikes. scientists at the us space agency nasa have launched a probe close to the sun which has finally get off the ground.

the unmanned parker solar probe was supposed to launch yesterday, but its departure was cancelled with just moments to go. professor tim healy was involved in the initial proposal. earlier this morning, he told me he was delighted with the launch. it is always a tense experience watching a rocket launch. you never quite know what's going to happen. but it seems to have gone absolutely perfectly this morning, so very smooth, just like you want it to go, so everything's absolutely on track. it's fantastic news. and just remind us, why this need to get closer to the sun? well, as we know, the sun is what drives all of life on earth. so its light and heat helps us live on the planet at all. so we need to understand the sun, to understand what it does. and actually, as we get more and more dependent on technology, for example, satellites in space, satellite navigation, we are more dependent on the sun's moods. and the sun can actually accelerate particles to very high energy,

can damage satellites, and actually hurt astronauts as well, and that is called space weather. so we want to study the sun in detail to understand its moods, to understand what it does and be able to predict space weather better. so, what is happening right now with the parker probe? so, at the moment, it is going on a long sequence of boosts by various upper stages on the rocket, so the main rocket just fired for a few minutes and then dropped way. and then we have got a second stage running at the moment and then that will drop away. and then a third stage to make the spacecraft go faster and faster. it seems slightly strange but for the parker solar probe to go close to the sun, it has to go really fast, so it's going to leave the earth's atmosphere very rapidly at many kilometres a second, so it's going through that complex burn sequence at the moment, and then come september, the spacecraft‘s actually going to fly past venus which will give it a gravity kick to push it on its way. and then we are going to get our

first close pass by the sun really quickly in december, in november, and at that point, we will be about twice as close as we have ever been to the sun, so well inside the orbit of mercury. and then over the next few years, it will do more fly pasts of venus which will help crank down the orbit to get closer and closer and eventually we will be down at one 20th of the distance between the earth and the sun, about 4 million miles, and that is when we will get the really amazing data, so that is in a few years' time. so it will start sending the data back and then what happens to the probe? will itjust burn up, it will be so close to the sun? so, at the distances it will go to, it should survive fine with this big heat shield on the front. but that only works if you keep the heat shield pointing straight at the sun, so it's got some fuel on board to keep it pointing in the right direction, but eventually, after maybe ten years or so, it will run out of fuel, and at that point, it won't be able to keep pointing straight at the sun, it will gradually rotate

round and at that point, it will burn up and eventually be destroyed. the headlines on bbc news... ten people are hospitalised after shots are fired in the moss side area of manchester. the government proposes a new law of death by dangerous cycling for cyclists who kill pedestrians. nasa's parker solar probe which will analyse the sun's atmosphere for the first time has successfully launched from cape canaveral in florida. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. starting with the news of joy good morning. starting with the news ofjoy and shop, dina asher—smith the first briton to do the sprint double that the european championships, she added the 200 metres title to the 100 metres she w011 metres title to the 100 metres she won on tuesday. her time, smashing the british record, the fastest by any woman in the world this year. how good could she be? michael johnson says the sky is the limit.

female sprinters are watching this, they have seen this, they will see it, they will take notice. elaine thompsons, millers, daphne can tell them all about what happened, front i’ow them all about what happened, front row seat! those are the best in the world, and she is absolutely now one of the best in the world. next yea r‘s world of the best in the world. next year's world championships, olympic games, this is a true contender now. she is one, as other athletes are training, they will have dina asher—smith in mind. training, they will have dina asher-smith in mind. three more medals on the track for great britain, martyn rooney and cut the men's fall by 400 meter relay team to silver. the women's team took bronze. chelsea were the big winners on the first saturday of the premier league season, beating huddersfield 3-0. league season, beating huddersfield 3—0. pedro with the pick of the

goals. the new boss says it could ta ke goals. the new boss says it could take his side a couple of months to reach potential but if yesterday's anything to go by, chelsea looking a frightening prospect. philjagielka was sent off at everton in the draw with wolves. a couple of goals from charleston on his everton debut. defeats for the other two promoted sides, full and cardiff. three games today, arsenal against man city, kicking off at 4pm. england's cricketers have a big lead over india at lord's thanks mainly to a first test century for chris woakes. but the weather continues to disrupt, as patrick geary reports. on its day, this could be one of the final walks in london, with india's score a short hop paul way, lord's as an oil painting, but one that shows up. it is. england's batsmen

wandered into an forecast storms, england still the team behind. more rain than runs in the unsettled test, so in that context, jonny ba i rstow‘s test, so in that context, jonny bairstow‘s 50 was worth a fortune and he was about to get gazumped. chris woakes flew past him as india started to flag. with time looming over the match, england had to get a move on, bringing chris woakes his first test century, scored on his return to the team to replace ben stokes, england could not have asked for more. now the the athletic magic of dinesh karthik, spectacular and anti—climactic end. england probably had enough runs by the time bad light stopped play. conditions keep curtailing the cricket. chris woakes will never have enjoyed a more satisfying stroll. the covers are off at lord's, hoping to start at

11am, as per usual, but the forecast is not looking good, it could potentially be a wash—out later in the afternoon. the us pga championship in missouri, the american brooks koepka is leading the way into the final round, he won the way into the final round, he won the us open injune, 66 to leave him 12 under par overall, two clear of adam scott. tiger woods is lurking eight under, the combat is complete from this injury, he is chasing the 15th major title. —— the comeback. you can find more sport on all of the stories on the bbc sport website. you can still watch match of the day if that is your bag. thank you. a ceremony will be held in omagh this afternoon to mark the 20th anniversary of the dissident republican bombing which killed 29 people. it was the highest death toll of any attack during the northern ireland troubles. john campbell's report contains

some distressing scenes. 15th august, 1998, and a car bomb devastates omagh town centre. the streets had been busy with shoppers and tourists. an unclear warning meant they were directed to the place where the so—called real ira had planted the bomb. among the 29 victims were nine children, three generations of one family, and a woman pregnant with twins. dozens more people suffered serious injuries. it shook a northern ireland public who were hoping that the developing peace process meant that violence was at an end. and the grief of the victims‘ families was compounded by the failure to convict the perpetrators. serious mistakes in the police investigation were exposed during the unsuccessful prosecution of a man accused of making the bomb. the families had to take their own civil legal action. they successfully sued four men — michael mckevitt, liam campbell, colm murphy and seamus daly. they were all found liable

for involvement in the bombing. today, their victims will be remembered through music and prayer at the omagh memorial garden. this will be the last regular public commemoration. the families say, in future, they want to reflect and remember in private. the nobel—prizewinning writer vs naipaul has died aged 85. raised in trinidad, he studied at oxford and worked for the bbc before becoming a prolific author. his best—known works include a house for mr biswas, the mystic masseur, a bend in the river, and the booker prize—winning in a free state. he won the nobel prize for literature in 2001 for, as the award panel put it, works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories. he died at his home in london. joining me is a close friend of vs naipaul,

the writer and playwright, farrukh dhondy. thank you forjoining us. described to us how you came to know vs naipaul. vs naipaul was at first when we both lived in london extremely suspicious of me, my political opinions and my origins. i really got to know him vaguely when the bbc called me and said, will you review his book called india, million new to the third book he had written on india. as i reviewed it, he wanted to speak to me. i said to him, we will do this. he said, what should we talk about? i said, your books generally. he came with the kind of sceptical spirit and we sat down in front of the cameras and i

said, you seem to have made progress from your first two books on india, a much gentler book. he said, oh, dear, already giving the marks. he sort of... however much i try to be ingratiating, he kept his sullen demeanour right through the interview. at the end, i had brought his books to sign, he said, i will signjust one his books to sign, he said, i will sign just one and he very solemnly walked out away from where we were recording. i did not hear him delete macro from him for some time and he told a friend of mine, he doesn't believe in anything, does he? a socialist, communist, something. later one, i was at channel 4, i used to work the channel 4, sitting in my office i got a phone call from his agent who said, he wants to meet

you for lunch. i said, he does not particularly like me, why would he wa nt to particularly like me, why would he want to meet questioner he said, no, that has all changed, his wife, the one he has just that has all changed, his wife, the one he hasjust married, she loves your work, she reads your columns, in the newspapers, she is desperate to meet you. i said, in the newspapers, she is desperate to meet you. isaid, ok. in the newspapers, she is desperate to meet you. i said, ok. good. in the newspapers, she is desperate to meet you. isaid, ok. good. he kept very solemn front when we met to have a good meal. with the agent. until i started talking about what i was doing for channel 4. i had just been to jamaica on a shoot, a kind of observation offshoot called jamaica emergency room, shooting in a hospital to find out what went on injamaica's a hospital to find out what went on in jamaica's hospitals. the a hospital to find out what went on injamaica's hospitals. the security guard, a tall black man said, hang on, are you the film crew? yes. if

you record me... iam the on, are you the film crew? yes. if you record me... i am the nat king cole of jamaica. he started you record me... i am the nat king cole ofjamaica. he started singing mona lisa. we started filming him. halfway through the song, machine guns, riots broke out somewhere. we wa nted guns, riots broke out somewhere. we wanted to duck into the hospital. don't mind them, boys, he said. as we got to the hospital, i said, we are going to start our observational series with that scene. by this time, vs naipaul, must have observed the same kind of mentality in jamaica, he was laughing his head off. that was history. what you are describing there is somebody who was quite a character, many have described him as being opinionated, even pompous. gosh, he was

opinionated, pompous, he did not suffer fools gladly, but he did it because his world vision divided the world, he had no idea of nationalism, so if he saw people on the streets in india, why are you looking in the gutters? look at our achievements. he would say, what achievements? tell me. he noticed all sorts of things. he noticed the quy all sorts of things. he noticed the guy in charge of the nuclear programme in india was getting his daughter married by jalisco. programme in india was getting his daughter married byjalisco. he seemed to have —— by horoscope. people objected to it, nationalists, politically correct people, people with an ideological agenda, hiding this or that, they did not like him and they abused him for all sorts of things. derek walcott, fellow nobel

prize winner, he has called him a racist. i know that vs naipaul has friends of all sorts of complexions and has no idea of race, he looks at africa critically, yes, he looks at the caribbean critically, yes, but does it amount to racism? itjust doesn't. what did his nobel prize for literature mean to him?|j doesn't. what did his nobel prize for literature mean to him? i will tell you the story. laughter i was laughter iwas in laughter i was in india, the bbc world at one, they ring me up, do you have a landline? yes. we want to talk to you about your friend, vs landline? yes. we want to talk to you about yourfriend, vs naipaul. i said, my god, is he dead? they said, no, he has won the nobel prize. fantastic, i said, no, he has won the nobel prize. fantastic, isaid, i no, he has won the nobel prize. fantastic, i said, i will be with you at your time, one o'clock. i

called vs naipaul‘s house, camera crews, he was doing an interview with itv, but if i tell him you are on the line, he will come on. he came on straightaway, he said, you have heard of my little spot of good luck? his first reaction to his nobel prize. little spot of good luck. we could carry on talking about vs naipaul, the late vs naipaul, who has died in london, surrounded by his family, but as far as your memories go, thank you for sharing those with us on bbc news. thank you. you are watching bbc news. the weather with chris. real contrast in the weather this weekend. yesterday many of us will have seen sunshine but we are gearing up for have seen sunshine but we are gearing upfora have seen sunshine but we are gearing up for a soggy sunday, a lot of cloud today with outbreaks of

rainfor of cloud today with outbreaks of rain for the vast majority of the uk. the radar picture shows the rain is not coming along in a straight line but pulses of heavy rain along the frontal zone. that is how it will be for the rest of today with the rain turning heavy at times. picking up across the midlands, central, southern england, heavier later in the day across east anglia and south—east england. the rain will be persistent across the central belt of scotland, wet day here, but for the most part, the rain probably not that heavy. wales and south—west england, the main area of rain will clear through, then another one following and it could be more extensive than the computers are thinking at the moment. watch out for that. the one place that will stay dry and sonny is shetland. that is your weather.