this is bbc news, i'm chris rogers. the headlines at ten: police in manchester say a shotgun was probably used in a shooting in the city's moss side area last night, 12 people, including two childern, sustained pellet—type injuries. two, one, zero — lift—off! nasa's space probe begins its ambitious seven yearjourney to the sun after it finally takes off from cape canaveral. dina asher—smith wins her third gold of the european athletics championships in the four by 100 metre relay. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we ll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers anne ashworth and john rentoul — stay with us for that. 12 people, including two children, have been treated in hospital

following a shooting in manchester's moss side which the police have described as attempted murder. a carnival had been taking place nearby, but had finished some time before the attack took place. police said it was "a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences". from moss side, megan paterson reports. thousands of people enjoy manchester's caribbean carnival every year. yesterday was no exception. but after the event finished, at a large party a few streets away, shots were heard. officers arrived on the scene at 2:30am this morning. some were armed. nine people, including two children, suffered pellet—type wounds. another man has leg injuries.

whilst the injuries are serious, they're not life—threatening. i think it's more by luck that that's occurred, and actually discharging a firearm in a crowded place like that, to an attempted murder investigation. over the last 30 years, this area has changed dramatically. guns and violence were once commonplace here. this incident has caused anger and frustration for the community leaders who've worked hard to change this neighbourhood's reputation. i live in moss side, i love moss side, i breathe the air of moss side. i've been there for a long time and i will continue to spread the good word about this community, but situations like this don't help, and it's about sending messages to the people. extra reassurances are today being given to people living in the area. we're very, very proud of moss side, very proud of the people that live around here. it's a fantastic, thriving community. 16,000 people at the celebration yesterday is an indication of the strength of this community.

and we're not going to allow this one idiot to cast a shadow over moss side or the carnival. an attempted murder investigation continues in moss side this evening. the community as eager as the police to understand what happened here. a remembrance service has been taking place to mark the 20th anniversary of the 0magh bombing. 29 people were killed when a car bomb planted by dissident republicans exploded in the town. 0ur correspondentjohn campbell has more from 0magh. the memorial behind me described an ordinary day when ordinary people were doing ordinary things. then in one fateful moment, that all changed. 21 people died almost instantly on the streets of 0magh and another eight died in hospital or on the way to hospital. among the victims were a grandmother, two babies and a woman pregnant with twins. in many ways, the families haven't been able to grieve privately. because in the 20 years since the bombing they have had to carry out a very public campaign to try and bring the perpetrators before the courts.

as it stands, that still hasn't happened, nobody has been convicted for involvement in the bombing. 0ne speaker described how justice delayed isjustice denied. michael gallagher, another speaker who lost his son in the bombing, called on the politicians of northern ireland to work together because he said his family and the people here had paid the ultimate price for division. we also saw today a change in emphasis from the families. the type of event which happened here will no longer be an annual occasion. instead the families will grieve and remember in a way which is more private and personal. but for so many of the families, the fight for justice is still just as important and they will continue to campaign for a public enquiry. viewers on bbc one willjoin us shortly for a full round up of the day's news with mishal husein.

first — nasa's daring solar probe mission has successfully launched from cape canaveral in florida — after the launch was called off yesterday. the mission will analyse the sun's atmosphere for the first time. dr nicky fox is nasa's project scientist for the parker solar probe. she spoke to us earlierfrom florida. right now the probe is speeding on her way towards venus. we estimate she is about 200,000 miles away from the earth. has solar panels are out so we are power positive on the spacecraft. the cooling system which is critical for us to keep the solar panels nice and cool during the orbit, that system is active and we have the right attitude and she is on target for venus. as she makes this journey towards the sun, will we see any other sites, will there be any other data we can receive along the journey or is itjust about the sun? it is all about the solar wind. the next couple of weeks we are incredibly busyjust getting this spacecraft operational

on orbit, getting instruments deployed and powered up and everything ready. we will be focused on that for the first 12, 13 weeks and then we make our first swing through the solar corona. once we have done that and the instruments are operating, we will have them on almost all the time unless we are downloading data. we will have them all the way around venus and into the sun's corona. there must be a lot of confidence because these things don't come cheap, but it is getting closer than any probe has got to the sun before and it is damned hot out there! what are the chances this could all go terribly wrong? we have tested, tested and tested this spacecraft. you test for everything, fix problems and look for anomalies and you do everything before she takes off because once she takes off, there is not a lot you can do to fix it. they are not meant to be in the solar atmosphere and the moment one of the probes

does, she know she has a problem and she can take evasive action to mitigate the problem and get the heat shield back where it needs to be. in layman's terms, what are we going to learn? a couple of things, why the corona material, the hazy atmosphere we see during the eclipse, why it is so much hotter than the solar surface, about 300, 500 degrees hotter. about 300, 500 times hotter. it is important for us because we live in the atmosphere of the sun and we feel the effects of space weather. when we can really understand what is driving the solar wind, you know the mechanism that brings all of that solar material to us on earth, we can do so much better at predicting the impact. it is a voyage of discovery,

it is the first time we're going there, nothing has been to this region of solar system. we know we will have more questions than we currently know to ask and it will go and visit a star and although our son is special and although our sun is special to us, it is just an average star and learning about how a star works is just amazing for astrophysics and figuring out other stars in other galaxies. obviously the sun and getting anywhere near it is no place for a human being, but i am a big spacejunkie and science—fictionjunkie and i was watching sar trek, of course they went where no man has gone before. but it seems to me probes are replacing human beings, we don't need humans to go to mars or space when we have this incredible technology, is that the way it's going?

there is different things, horses for courses, humans in space, very important, they can do things and machines cannot do. it is seeing with your eyes, the feeling, it is the extra piece that humans bring to that. but for making measurements of the solar wind, we have the right instruments on a robotic spacecraft and we are sending her into a region no human would ever want to. but. local authorities now say a0 died, the worst attack involving children in three years of war. saudi arabia says it's investigating. as preparations take place for the victims to be buried, calls for an independent inquiry continue. we'll be hearing from the community deeply affected by the loss of so many young lives. also tonight. ten people are taken to hospital in manchester after a shooting incident in the moss side area. police are calling it attempted murder.

we was all laughing and joking and then all of a sudden you heard pop and then about two seconds later you heard pop, pop and then everybodyjust scattered around, you know. so, i just ran. three, two, one, zero, liftoff! on its way to the sun, the nasa probe that will reveal more about the solar atmosphere than ever before. dina asher—smith comes away by a distance. that makes it three golds for dina asher—smith at the european championships, where great britain lead the athletics medals table. and farewell to a giant of literature. the nobel laureate vs naipaul has died. good evening.

the families of children killed in an airstrike on a bus in yemen are tonight preparing to bury their dead, as the un calls for an independent investigation. the attack, on saada, was by the saudi—led coalition, which says it was aimed at those responsible for training child soldiers. local authorities now say a0 children died with dozens more injured. the three—year conflict in yemen has seen saudi arabia, backed by britain, the united states and france, intervene to try help the internationally—recognised government of president hadi regain control of the whole country. fighting against them are houthi rebels, allied with iran. since 2015, unicef says nearly 2,400 children have been killed, and today, 11 million are in need of humanitarian aid. the bbc has been speaking to the families of the children killed in saada. 0ur correspondent caroline hawley‘s report contains distressing images from the start.

man sobs it is the moment a father identifies his son among the dead. and this is a boy crying out for his father and mother, one of the survivors of thursday's air strike. "thank god i'm alive," says the boy, "but some of my friends and my teacher died." hussain says they had stopped to buy water when they were attacked. the un children's fund called the attack unconscionable, a low point in yemen's brutal war. it says its calls for humanitarian law to be respected, for children to be protected, have been met with utter disregard. the saudi—led coalition, which buys arms from britain and the us, defended the air strike. saudi arabia called it

a legitimate action against houthi militants. it says it will investigate. the un security council says a credible investigation is needed into what happened here. a houthi—affiliated television station said the children had been visiting a cemetery to see the graves of other houthis killed in yemen's war. these pictures were filmed by one of the victims of the attack. this man lost three children in the air strike. ahamed, yousef and ali are already being commemorated as martyrs to the houthi cause. translation: they were very happy, even from the night before, they were all very excited, preparing for the trip. they wanted to take their smartphones with them to take photos. they were so excited they couldn't get to sleep. here is where they will now be laid to rest.

children calmly digging graves for children. in yemen, death has become part of the fabric of life. but amid the horror of yemen's conflict, this attack stands out. the un hopes it could be a turning point, a catalyst to end the war. caroline hawley, bbc news. police investigating a shooting in the moss side area of manchester early this morning are treating it as a case of attempted murder. ten people, including two children, were taken to hospital for treatment, mostly for pellet wounds to their legs. a carnival had been taking place nearby, but had finished some time before the attack took place. police said it was "a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences". from moss side, megan paterson reports. thousands of people enjoy manchester's caribbean carnival every year. yesterday was no exception. but after the event finished, a few streets away, shots were heard. officers arrived on the scene

at 2:30am this morning. some were armed. ten people, including two children, were admitted to hospital immediately. throughout today, another two people sought medical help for minor injuries. it was all laughing and joking and then you heard pop and then about two seconds later you heard pop, pop and everybody just ran, you know? screams and everything. everyone was hysterical because it scared everybody. it was a big crowd, it could have hit anybody, anybody. 0fficers believe this is an isolated incident and that a shotgun was probably used. they said the impact could have been far worse. whilst the injuries are serious, they're not life—threatening. i think it's more by luck that that's occurred, and actually, discharging a firearm in a crowded place like that, we could be investigating here a murder inquiry as opposed to an attempted murder investigation. over the last 30 years, this area has changed dramatically. guns and violence were

once commonplace here. this incident has caused anger and frustration for the community leaders who've worked hard to change this neighbourhood's reputation. i live in moss side, i love moss side, i breathe the air of moss side. i've been there for a long time and i will continue to spread the good word about this community, but situations like this don't help, and it's about sending messages to the people. as the community in moss side comes together to clean up, an attempted murder investigation continues this evening. everyone is eager to understand what happened here and find whoever is responsible. megan paterson, bbc news. northern rail cancelled around 80 of its train services today, affecting journeys to liverpool, lancashire and greater manchester. the rail company blamed engineering problems. it follows similar disruption last weekend, and on the day of the world cup final. the company said the cancellations would offer passengers "more certainty in planning their journeys". the rmt union again called for northern to be stripped of its franchise.

a remembrance service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the 0magh bombing. 29 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in the town centre, planted by the dissident republican group the real ira, several months after the signing of the good friday agreement. today's event was the last official annual commemoration of the attack. it's a mission that will get us closer to the sun than ever before. in the early hours of this morning, nasa launched a solar probe that will become the fastest moving man—made object in history. the parker spacecraft is protected by a special heat shield which will allow it to function in searing temperatures once it goes into solar orbit. scientists hope it will improve our understanding of the sun, and how it affects life on earth. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. three, two, one, zero — lift—off! into the night, and on its way to touch the sun. a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries

of our closest star, the sun. nasa's parker solar probe will get closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it, actually dipping into the sun's atmosphere. trajectory looking good, right down the middle... the probe was named after the 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, who was at the launch. all i'm going to say is, wow, here we go, we're in for some learning over the next several years. it'll travel at 120 miles each second, faster than any other probe. even so, it will take three months to reach the sun, passing venus on the way. the spacecraft will spend seven years looping around the sun, and it'll get hot — 1300 degrees celsius. we have a wonderful heat shield that we keep oriented between us and the sun, and so it keeps everything in the main body of the spacecraft nice and cool and kind

of creates a shadow. and it has a white coating on it that was specially designed for parker solar probe. very much like you'd prefer to be in a white car on a hot day instead of a black car on a hot day. the probe will study the sun's atmosphere, which can be seen from earth during a total eclipse. shimmering and beautiful from so far away, violent and tumultuous close up. this is a real picture from a previous mission. the parker probe will look even closer. it's really important that we study the sun because it affects our lives on earth in so many ways. so, there's a lot we don't understand about the sun, for example the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface, which is the opposite of the case on the earth. and we don't really understand why, and parker solar probe will help us understand those things for the first time. the northern lights are caused by particles spat out by the solar atmosphere. these same particles can disrupt power grids and communications. by studying the sun, scientists hope to be able to predict these events and learn

more about a star on which all life on earth depends. pallab ghosh, bbc news. in syria, at least 39 people, including 12 children, are reported to have been killed in an explosion which brought down a building in the mainly rebel—held province of idlib. the building, in the town of sarmada, is thought to have contained a store of munitions belonging to an arms trafficker. dozens more people are still missing. fighting has been continuing today in the afghan city of ghazni, where the taliban have attacked police headquarters and government buildings. 17 years on from the us—led invasion of afghanistan, british troops, who are part of an increased uk military presence, have been arriving in the capital kabul. the hope is to support afghan troops and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale reports from afghanistan. back to the dust and heat of helmand. this, the place where hundreds of british troops were killed,

and which nearly fell to the taliban when they departed. four years ago the british left for good, but the americans soon returned — albeit in smaller numbers. now they're on their own, patrolling what was the sprawling british base of camp bastian. it was necessary for us to come back in here a couple of years ago. if that had not happened, i would imagine that helmand would be pretty solidly under the control of the taliban right now. at night, us marines fire illumination rounds to deter any attack. as well as lethal long—range artillery rockets to target enemy positions. by day, they oversee the training of the afghan army, and these soldiers need all the help they can get. their unit has already

suffered heavy losses. the corps right now is sitting at about 30%. 30% of what it should be? yes, that's right. that's a worry, isn't it? it is, but there's time, time in recruiting, constant advising and the senior leadership will improve the situation. we joined the afghan army out on patrol on the main highway through helmand. this, the road regularly targeted by taliban roadside bombs. but our escorts seem more interested in their entertainment along the way. music plays they still don't always look or sound like a professional army. the afghan army is now leading the fight. but they are well below strength, suffering high rates of attrition, whether through casualties or desertions, and they are still only just able to secure

central helmand, where most of the population lives. britain may have turned its back on helmand, but it does have a presence here in the capital, kabul. 0n the ground, british soldiers have been tasked with transporting international advisers safely round the city. it's this mission, dubbed armoured uber, that's been boosted by another 440 uk troops. it's still america that's doing the heavy lifting, but it's talking, not fighting that will change the course of this war. nobody‘s talking about fighting their way to victory any more. victory now is a political settlement and that is more than ever on the cards. but there's still no peace process, and for these afghan soldiers there's still no end in sight to 17 long years of war. jonathan beale, bbc news, kabul. it's been a dramatic

evening at the athletics, and a particularly good one for great britain. over to 0lly foster for the details. great britain have finished second in the medal table behind russia at the european championships. they signed off with more gold medals in glasgow and berlin, where they celebrated a relay double as dina asher—smith completed a hat—trick of titles. ade adedoyin is there for us. european champions with world—class performances. britain's latest generation of stars have shone this week and in berlin, the sprinters and dina continued to dazzle. dina asher—smith comes away by a distance. a third gold, a third bit of history. an incredible bit of history. thanks to these ladies for putting me in such a good position into the last leg. we came here

wanting to win and we said there was i'io wanting to win and we said there was no way we would let anybody else win. could the men make it a double? well champions in 2017, despite a late change due to injury, victory was never in doubt. —— world champions. gold for great britain. laura muir was trying to make her own history, a chance to achieve a first on the track. no british woman had ever won the european 1500 metres title. laura muir winning the gold medal in a fast time. two medals for britain and what a way for laura muir to win herfirst senior outdoor title. a golden night for this new golden generation. it wasn't only in berlin where youth delivered. cunningham winning his first title in the men's floor in glasgow. and where experience faltered, 19—year—old rhys mcclenaghan representing ireland kept his cool to add european

commonwealth title to his commonwealth title to his commonwealth gold. this inaugural european games have been dubbed the mini 0lympics, a chance to showcase talent, and it has refused a standout performances with performances the match is the fashion macro to match. —— to match. manchester city started the defence of their premier league title today. match of the day 2 follows the news with highlights of today's matches, but if you want the results now, then here they come. city had a comfortable 2—0 win at arsenal and pep guardiola warned that his side will get better and better. raheem sterling and bernardo silva were the scorers at the emirates. and liverpool had the biggest win of the opening weekend. they thrashed west ham 4—0 at anfield. sadio mane scored twice. elsewhere, it was goaless between southampton and burnley. in the scottish premiership, 10 man rangers beat st mirren 2—0 and stjohnstone drew 1—1 with hibernian. england's cricketers have gone 2—up in the test series against india. they beat the tourists by an innings at lord's, with a day to spare. patrick gearey reports. the sunday morning waiting game.

needing to get their skates on, england came out with their pants on, leaving bowling till later. —— with their pads on. they knew that rain was coming. india went out into the storm, 289 runs behind. murali vijay went, jamie anderson's wicket number 100 at lord's. rahul was the next two exit. india needed shelter. it came from the rain. but only for a while. stuart broad carrying england's second win, rahane was caught byjennings and then pujara. as so often, india's captain would have to carry his team. but he couldn't bear the load. called by lee pope on his debut. the next ball to dinesh karthik, broad couldn't

com plete to dinesh karthik, broad couldn't complete a hat—trick but india's chances had gone, cloud cover leaving them vulnerable to anderson. the final wicket going to chris woa kes, the final wicket going to chris woakes, whose the final wicket going to chris woa kes, whose century the final wicket going to chris woakes, whose century yesterday set up woakes, whose century yesterday set up the victory. in the end neither india nor the weather could make england wait. and finally, tiger woods, who hasn't won a major for 10 years, is three off the lead in the final round of the uspga championship in missouri. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. tributes have been paid to the writer sir vs naipaul, after his death in london at the age of 85. born in trinidad, he made his home in the uk and was awarded the nobel prize for literature for books including a house for mr biswas, a bend in the river and in a free state. today, both salman rushdie and paul theroux called him one of the greatest writers of their time. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has been looking back at his life. the bookcase had been made at short hills by an out of work blacksmith, who wished

to show his gratitude to mr biswas... a house for mr biswas, in 1961, truly established vs naipaul‘s reputation, and also reflected his own complex life story.