this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. police in manchester say a shotgun was likely used in a shooting in the city's moss side area last night, 10 people, including two childern, sustained pellet—type injuries. we have launched an investigation. it is attempted murder. discharging a firearm it is attempted murder. discharging afirearm in it is attempted murder. discharging a firearm in a crowded place such as this, many people would this will become injured. nasa's ambitious mission to the sun launches from cape canaveral , 2a hours after its launch was cancelled due to a last—minute hitch. thousands of passengers in the north—west of england face another sunday of rail disruption , as northern cancels around 80 services. cyclists who kill pedestrians could face a new charge of ‘death by dangerous cycling' — under new government proposals. a rememberance service is taking

place to mark this week's 20th anniversary of the omagh bombing, 29 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the county tyrone town in 1998. nature stages a dramatic show, as a thunderstorm strikes the skies of las vegas, the so—called city of lights. 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 4—30. ten people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a shooting in moss side in manchester. one adult has serious injuries, from what are said to be pellet wounds.

a carnival had been taking place nearby, but had finished some time before the attack took place. police have described it as "a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences". our correspondent megan paterson reports from the scene. less than 2a hours ago, this street was busy with people taking part in the nearby caribbean carnival. thousands enjoyed the event peacefully. but at 2.30am this morning, officers were called after shots were heard. this footage was taken by an eyewitness. today's ongoing investigation is upsetting for those who work in the community. i live in moss side, i love moss side, i breathe the air of moss side. i've been there for a long time. i'll continue to spread the good word about this community, but situations like this don't help and it is about sending messages to the people. extra reassurances are today being given to people in the area. the police are doing everything they can to make sure that people are safe. there will be a heightened

presence in that area now and for the next few days. police have described the attack as a reckless act which could have had serious consequences. in the past few hours, greater manchester police gave this update on the investigation . police officers received reports from the public. we attended the scene. what they discovered was a large group of several hundred people within this area. the majority of those people had been at the caribbean carnival and celebrating. they had been enjoying festivities. sadly, a small number were injured. our priority was to administer first aid and establish what had happened.

what i can confirm is that we have established that ten people were taken to hospital. one of those individuals discharged themselves. nine people remain in hospital. their injuries are serious but not life—threatening. they could have been much worse. the nature of the injuries are pellet injuries. we are attributing those to the discharge of a shotgun. we are not sure it if it has been discharged one or more times. we are investigating attempted murder. we have senior detectives

investigating. we have got a scene that is ongoing in terms of looking at opportunities around forensics. we are unclear about the actual motive. as always, we are working closely with the community. there will be people out there who know who's responsible. i would appeal to those people to come forward and help us. let us solve this incident. we need to identify who is responsible. our correspondent andy gill has been following developments

at the scene where police are continuing their investigation on claremont road in moss side. are continuing their investigation i think the fact that the place announcing it was a shot gun which was fired, possibly up to three times. it emphasises how serious this incident could have been. police said it was extremely reckless of whoever fired this gun. they are not sure if this was a dispute between groups or individuals, or whether somebody was just firing the gun into a crowd. there is a lot of anger here amongst the community. it brings unwanted attention back on moss side. 30 years ago, moss side had a major problem with gun crime. i remember reporting on that at the time. there has been a huge amount of work among the community to turn it around. to get rid of the gangs. to make this a safe place. the fact that 16,000 people were here for the carnival

yesterday, which we are told is a record number, shows how positive things can be. to have this happen on the early hours of sunday morning, unconnected with the carnival, still brings the media attention back on the media. it has caused a lot of anger here. local councillors are determined that this will not affect community cohesion. they want to bring the person to justice. the community is stronger than it was 30 years ago. they will continue to work together and live together. what do we know about those who have been injured? they are aged between ten and 50. we think the children's ages are ten and 12. that is not confirmed. they have pellet injuries. the police have said

they are serious but not life—threatening. one man did have serious injuries to his legs. he was said to be in a serious but stable condition. one person has already discharged themselves. more of those injured may be discharged later today. nasa's mission to send a spacecraft to the sun is under way. the parker solar probe blasted off from cape canaveral in florida this morning. it will fly within about four million miles of the sun and through its outer atmosphere. michael cowan reports. five, four, three, two, one, zero. nasa's parker solar probe taking off this morning from cape canaveral in florida. a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. it was a relief for many after yesterday's planned launch was aborted with moments to go.

trajectory looking good. travelling at speeds of up to 430,000 mph, it will be the fastest man—made object in history. and it's the first time the spacecraft has been named after a living person. 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, he was the first person to describe solar winds in the 1950s and he was at the launch. all i am going to say is wow, here we go, we're in for some learning over the next several years. it will take three months for the probe to get there and it will pass by venus on its route in six weeks‘ time. it's the closest we will have ever been to the sun, about 4 million miles from the surface. the probe will stay in the outer atmosphere, known as the corona, spending seven years looping around the star. but it's hot, around 1300 degrees celsius, meaning one of the keyjobs for nasa was keeping this probe cool,

as dr nicky fox explains. we have a wonderful heat shield that we keep orientated between us and the sun, and so it keeps everything in the main body of the spacecraft nice and cool. it kind of creates a shadow. from the corona, the sun releases charged particles and magnetic fields, which are carried to earth on solar winds. these winds create breathtaking spectacles like the northern lights. but bigger outbursts from the sun can be problematic, causing disruptions to communications, knocking satellites off—line and can cause power grids to surge. nasa's hope is that this research will result in more accurate forecasting making us better prepared for solar weather events. michael cowan, bbc news. the government says its planning to introduce new offences of causing death by dangerous or careless cycling. under the proposal cyclists who kill pedestrians would be treated in a similar way to dangerous drivers, who face a prison

sentence up to 1a years. cycling campaigners are calling for wider reform of road safety legislation. 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 butjailed for 18 months for causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving, under a law from victorian times. there is no cycling equivalent of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. with the support of kim briggs‘ family, the government will now consider whether that should change in england, scotland and wales. we were very concerned because there has been a worry that there was a gap in the law relating to dangerous and careless cycling and the potential offence of death or serious injury caused by that.

of course, the gap was highlighted by the alliston case last year. 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 all road traffic offences and penalties. they've ducked that. four years ago, they said they would do it. what we've ended up with 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 also doing more to keep cyclists themselves safe, with improvements to the highway code planned to try to stop drivers passing too closely to bikes. simon jones, bbc news. a remembrance service has been taking place in county tyrone ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 0magh bombing dozens have gathered for the ceremony in 0magh‘s memorial garden to remember the 29 people who were killed in a car bomb attack on the town‘s high street in 1998. the bombing was carried out by the dissident

republican real ira, several months after the signing of the good friday agreement. 0ur correspondent john campbell is there. you are seeing this as the last of the annual commemorations. how important does remain for people to mark those terrible events? we saw today just how important mark those terrible events? we saw todayjust how important it was. the pain is still on duty. relatives we re pain is still on duty. relatives were allaying weeks. —— lane reflex. 0ne were allaying weeks. —— lane reflex. one man has been a figurehead for the families. he said people need to work together. people here paid the ultimate price for a division are not allowed. we also heard from the

local council, who is involved in the aftermath. he said thejustice delayed is justice the aftermath. he said thejustice delayed isjustice denied. nobody has been held criminally liable for what happened. no minister from the british government attended today. is there any resentment of that? that they have not shown sufficient respect? given that it was the last graphic terrorist attack to take place. i think there was some disappointment here. there were representatives from the british and irish governments. the irish prime

minister never came, displayed an end the patient. —— despite an invitation. there is disappointment that more seniorfigures invitation. there is disappointment that more senior figures did not appear. the headlines on bbc news: police say the 10 people hurt in a shooting in moss side in manchester were likely injured by a shotgun , officers are investigating the incident as attempted murder. nasa‘s ‘parker solar probe‘ , which will analyse the sun‘s atmosphere for the first time , has successfully launched from cape canaveral in florida. rail passengers in north—west england face a second sunday of disruption, as operator northern cancels around 80 services. sport and for a full

round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s it is nice to see you endorse. the weather is turning. it is the opening weekend of the premier league. we have the final three matches. manchester city start their defence of their title at arsenal. manchester city have already taken the lead. southampton are playing burnley. there is no shortage of goals at anfield. liverpool are winning for now. at anfield this thing —— fans sing of having hope. there is a real belief that this liverpool side has put it takes to

challenge the - in the first challenge the best. in the first half they had more than enough for we st half they had more than enough for west ham. most sour as the source of that optimism. most allah. west ham's chances were few and far between. it was a disappointing return. liverpool met little resistance. this finish was as emphatic as the scoreline. daniel sturridge added a fourth goal. for a tougher tests lie ahead. liverpool high hopes of grown more. we played as good as possible today. we

extended the preseason into the premier league season. it was good. not surprisingly good. better than i could have expected. we knew before the game that it was going to be very difficult. liverpool plays better than others. it is difficult to complain when you concede four goals. manchester city have the lead over arsenal. a couple of games in the

scottish premiership. rangers are to nell up against st mirren. —— 2—0 up. great britain's donning cunningham won the gymnastics on the floor. he saw the challengers from israel and russia. he has an individual title. the crowd have been phenomenal. glasgow have done a greatjob. i have been watching all the other teams and this is what is made of. we are all united. i am over the men. the team are going to be so happy. this is the first of many will stop amazing work today. not a great final for the world and

0lympic not a great final for the world and olympic champion. he failed to make the final and the pummel. has not allowed. it is classed as a fall. he got back on but could only finish seventh. gould went to the same man who beat him in the commonwealth title. he had the standout performance in qualifying. england‘s cricketers are heading for a victory against india in the second test at lord‘s. they were in a 37. they got rid of two players in the first seven overs. they got rid of the

captain within two balls. that is all the sport from now. the rail service northern has cancelled about 80 rail services today for another weekend. services across north—west england have been affected as engineering projects caused problems with scheduling crews. the cancellations are impacting areas including cumbria, liverpool, lancashire and greater manchester. well, earlier today i spoke to craig johnstone of the rmt union who told me the cancellations are damaging the economy in the north of england it isn'tjust on sundays we are having this problem. 0n fridays, according to the passenger user group, they cancelled around hundred services and part—cancelled more on friday. it isn't just sundays. it is happening on weekdays as well. less services. the basic thinking is that they would be able to run a more robust timetable.

however, that doesn't seem to be the case. 0n weekdays it is a shambles as well. people just don't find it reliable any more. wel, little earlier our news correspondent joe lynam gave us this update the explanation is that planned engineering works meant that the couldn‘t get the staff they needed to operate a full schedule of services over the weekend. most rail workers volunteer to work on weekends and are paid overtime. they don‘t have to turn up. the management usually get the staff. we had this problem during the world cup final. even though england weren‘t in that world cup final, a lot of people didn‘t want to work. they thought they were. the timetable has been disrupted. 80 services. to put that in context, that is 1500 train services in total.

it is not a huge chunk of the overall services. northern rail is owned by arriva. a spokesman said, we are sorry that our customers continue to experience some disruption to their weekend services. we are advising anyone thinking of travelling on sunday to plan their journey carefully. britain‘s largest rail trade union is very cross about this. they are saying that arriva should be kept off the tracks. it has not been a great time for rail users. since may, we had a new train timetable. that has led to thousands of train services being cancelled. hundreds of thousands of passengers disrupted. there have been issues with prices going up in the very near future. nationalised rail service again is being created. more strikes are on the way next month over the dispute on guards. the family of the airport worker

who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport — 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. the nobel prize winning author, sir vs naipaul, has died at the age of 85. his best—known books include a house for mr biswas, a bend in the river and in a free state, which won the booker prize. born in trinidad to an indian father, many of his works

focused on the traumas of post—colonial change. the author, paul theroux, said vs naipaul had been "one of the greatest writers of our time". the writer, playwright and broadcaster — farrukh dhondy — is a close friend of vs naipaul. he‘s been sharing some of his memories... i really got to know him when the bbc called me and said, will you review his book called india, a million mutinies? that is the third book he had written an india and as i read it to review it and go on the bbc to book a programme he wanted to speak to me and i said to him, we will do this. and he said, what should we talk about? and i said, we will talk about your books, and he came with the kind of sceptic spirit about what this book man will say to him and when we sat down in front of the cameras, i said, you seem to have made

progress from your first two books on india. it‘s a much more gentle book. and he said, oh, dear, you are already giving me marks. he was opinionated and pompous and did not sufferfools gladly but he did it because his world vision divided the world, he had no idea of nationalism. now, i‘ve always associated las vegas with the nickname sin city. it has another, though — the city of lights. last night, the best show in town was a free one. it may look amazing, but this thunderstorm has caused chaos across southern nevada. it moved in through the east with wind speeds as high as 70 miles an hour and has left tens of thousands of homes across the state without power. the national weather service has also warned of flash floods and dust storms. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas.

it has been a day of mixed fortunes are there. the cloud has been producing heavy showers. some fairly grey clouds there. for the week ahead, it is looking rather u nsettled. ahead, it is looking rather unsettled. the north and west in particular are fairly breezy. the warmest weather is on the south—east. here is the satellite and reader. —— radar. heavy showers ruling into the west. some heavy showers mean there could be a lot of surface water around. more rain in

the south—east of england and east anglia. fairly cloudy and mailed from most others overnight. temperatures around 1a degrees. low pressure still in charge of things. we still have weather fronts lingering across scotland and easter in england. another fairly lingering across scotland and easter in england. anotherfairly cloudy picture on monday with outbreaks of rain. the heaviest of the showers will be in yorkshire and lincolnshire. the will be some heel and thunder and heavy downpours of rain. higher pressure and more sunshine than we have seen today. temperatures around 23 degrees. 0n shoes day the next front will work and across northern ireland and to the west of scotland, bringing in some rain. in the south and east you

are unlikely to stay dry. temperatures will be up a degree two. highs of 26 celsius. it looks like it will continue to see low pressure in the north—west, bringing in showers and edinburgh and belfast. after a warm middle part of the week,