i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a shooting in florida. three people are dead after a gunman opend fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. the single suspect in this case is a white male, and its pending confirmation we believe him to be 24—year—old david katz from baltimore, marry land. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland. he says he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the catholic church. i'm lukwesa barak in london. also in the programme: australia's new prime minister announces his first cabinet, but can he heal the deep divisions within his government? a mass grave in sri lanka's former war zone in the north west of the country. dozens of skeletons have been unearthed. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in the us state of florida where there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. the sheriff's office has confirmed three people are dead — one of them the gunman. 1a other people were injured. the gunman is believed to have been at the tournament and has been named as 2a year old david katz from baltimore. a few minutes ago the mayor of jacksonville spoke to the press. today, this evening, tonight, jacksonville is mourning. we have

faced an occurrence that is all too common, and we will have two ensure people are safe. one violent crime in our city is one too many. tonight we pray for the wounded, we pray for the families of those who are lost. sheriff williams and jso are working with law enforcement professionals from state and federal agencies, and we thank them for quickly responding in securing our downtown. our local professionals rapidly responded, running into chaos to start saving lives. local medical personnel at several hospitals responded perfectly. at terrible times, we see the best in people, and today is no different. there are witnesses who have not hesitated to talk to law enforcement, and we need that to continue. if you have any relevant information about this incident, you should call the numbers the sheriff

and his team are publicising. governor scott and scores of leaders from around the state had expressed their condolences and support. to all those and anyone watching, i say this, pray forjacksonville as we deal with this tragedy. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. and following his death at the age of 81, it's been confirmed that john mccain will lie in state in washington on friday. it's an honour given to few americans. john f kennnedy, ronald reagan and civil rights icon rosa parks have previously been accorded the privilege. a memorial service will then take place next saturday with a burial the following day at a us naval academy in annapolis. george w bush and barack obama are expected to be amongst the speakers at his natioanl memorial service. it's believed president trump will not be invited. also making the news today: two reuters journalists accused of obtaining

secret state documents in myanmar will learn their fate on monday. if convicted, 32—year—old wa lone and 28—year—old kyaw soe oo face jail terms of up to m years. the court in yangon has been holding hearings since january. the reporters claim they were set up by police to block or punish them, for their reporting of a mass killing of rohingya muslims. the british—iranian charity worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has not been granted an extension to her temporary release from imprisonment in iran. according to her husband, richard ratcliffe, she's now returned to evin prison. ms zaghari—ratcliffe was jailed in 2016 for five years after being convicted of spying, which she denies. she had been granted a three—day release, spending the time with her li—year—old daughter. zimbabwe's newly—elected president, emmerson mnangagwa, has been sworn in at the national

stadium in harare. a host of african leaders attended the ceremony, along with tens of thousands of mr mnangagwa's supporters. the main opposition mdc has refused to recognise his victory in last month's vote. dutch police hunting for the person who killed a schoolboy 20 years ago have said their prime suspect has been arrested in spain. 55—year—old jos brech was detained following a public appeal last week. he was identified as a suspect after the netherlands' biggest ever dna harvesting operation. although he did not provide a sample, some of his relatives did, and their dna was linked to evidence found on the victim's clothing. the us playwright neil simon has died at the age of 91. simon wrote more than 30 plays, including come blow your horn and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named

after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. now it's august, and europe should be enjoying the last warm days of summer. but look at these pictures filmed on sunday in austria. gets a whiteout. parts of the country have been blanketed in up to a0 centimetres of snow as temperatures fell to near freezing. some mountain roads were temporarily closed because of the unexpected snowfall. but those who thought it's time to dust up their skis may have to think again. the warm weather is coming back. with 25 degrees expected on monday, all this is will be gone in no time. australia's newly elected prime minister, scott morrison, has announced a fresh ministry.

the country's defence minister, marise payne, will take over as foreign minister afterjulie bishop resigned. ms bishop entered the race to become prime minister, but lost in the first round of voting. mr morrison's other challenger for the leadership, peter dutton, will keep his job as home affairs minister. the changes follow a tumultous week in australian politics, with liberal party infighting leading to the ousting of prime minister malcolm turnbull. our correspondent hywel griffith joins us live from sydney. you've seen a lot happening in this last week, and we know that australians have become accustomed to this drill now. they've seen five prime ministers in as many years. tel is what happens next, on the very first day of office. morrison. well, he will hope to move beyond

that fast spin cycle of canberra politics and put the attention elsewhere, so he is actually going to be travelling to western queensland, one of the worst hit drought areas, and talking about getting on with the job, about giving farmers relief, getting through this particularly tough time. it's midwinter, a time when the rains should be coming, helping farmers grow their crops and feed their animals, but they are in severe problems. of course the government is in severe problems as well, so he ratherfocus on government is in severe problems as well, so he rather focus on other people's issues, maybe, particularly when we seen a poll published in the last 2a hours suggesting the ruling coalition that scott morrison is now in charge of has slipped even further back behind their opponents, labour. there's a 12 point gap that they need to close before any election is called between now and next may. we know that australians are showing their disgust at this — as you say,

their disgust at this — as you say, the public polls don't rule in the favour of the current leading coalition. but we've also heard criticism from former diplomats, for instance, saying that the problem with australia is that an election is always around the corner. members of parliament forever focused on their electoral survival, and not their electoral survival, and not the national interest. is that a fair statement? how do australians feel about it? i think some people would agree to three—year cycle does mean any new prime minister or sitting prime minister doesn't have particularly long to prove themselves and improve the party's fortunes, because there's always an election on the horizon, but that's only one of the issues at play. it's almost become a self—fulfilling prophecy within canberra that any deposed leader will be out for revenge against a new prime minister, so some people

point the finger at figures like tony abbott, who, well, was now prime minister two terms ago, but it was suggested he was always under —— undermining malcolm turnbull, ultimately pushing this bloodless coup that we saw last week. his preferred candidate, peter dutton, didn't claim top job, preferred candidate, peter dutton, didn't claim topjob, and it will be interesting to see how scott morrison deals with these characters. today we've seen peter dutton, the man who had failed leadership challenge last week, he has his old job back as home affairs minister, albeit with fewer powers. some people suggesting tony abbott may now be brought into the cabinet ina minor may now be brought into the cabinet in a minor role, but maybe as a way of keeping your enemies closer. scott morrison would have some control over them if they are not on the backbenches. an interesting story there, and continuing to develop. thanks for joining us there. the vatican says more than 300,000 people attended an open air mass led by pope francis

on the second day of his visit to ireland. addressing worshippers he begged for forgiveness from god for what he called the ‘open wound' of sexual and institutional abuse uncovered in the church. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports. at a shrine where 15 people believed they witnessed an apparition of the virgin mary, a man said by the roman catholic church to be the successor of st peter arrived at knock this morning. good morning. applause in a brief speech, pope francis extended greetings to the people of northern ireland, and prayed for a continuing commitment to the peace process, and again, he promised to be firm and decisive in dealing with child sexual abuse. well, has has he won the people of ireland back? he certainly spoke very proximately to them, he spoke very simply to them, and i think he has certainly gained the hearts and minds of many people here, which is most important.

as he flew back from knock, people were beginning to arrive at what would prove to be the climax of this short visit — a celebration of mass in the vast open space of phoenix park, almost a0 years after the last pa pal visit. it'll be my first time seeing the pope. i remember mum getting ready in 79, but i always thought, would i ever get to see the pope in my lifetime? this might be my only chance. he wears a white robe, and he has the rosary around his neck, and he's from argentina. not forgetting the hurt and the abuse, that's important that we all remember that. but we're never going to move forward if we don't think of the hope, and pope francis is hope for the church. all ages rushed for a close—up view of the pope as he drove around the grounds for almost 30 minutes. and then,

speaking from handwritten notes in his mother tongue of spanish, he asked ireland to forgive the church for its sins. translation: we ask forgiveness for the times that, as a church, we did not show the survivors, of whatever kind of abuse, compassion, and the seeking ofjustice and truth through concrete actions. given the circumstances leading up to this visit, with abuse scandals raging from australia to america, this has been a relatively trouble—free trip for pope francis. but the overall message, both in and outside of catholicism, is that the time for talking is now over, and decisive action must be taken if the church in ireland is to thrive once again. six speeches, two internalflights, meetings with the homeless and victims of abuse —

81—year—old pope francis spared little in his effort to engage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. you are in need day. still to come: the illegal trade in bile, and how it's taking vietnam's wild bears to the edge of extinction. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet,

mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm lukwesa burak in london. our top stories: there's been a shooting in florida. three people are dead,

many more are injured, after a gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. pope francis has ended his visit to ireland. he says he will pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the catholic church. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times' top story is a move by prime minister shinzo abe to run in the liberal democratic party's leadership election next month. the paper says it will set the stage for a two—way race against former defence minister shigeru ishiba. mr abe said he was determined to lead the nation as ldp president and prime minister for the next three years. the straits times here in singapore reports on a major housing development at a new punggol district to be started later this month. the times says punggol point district has been envisioned as a smart and green town that pays homage to its heritage as a farming area.

and the new york times has a front page feature on the rising haitian—japanese tennis star naomi osaka. the 20—year—old is training with sascha bajin, best known for working as serena williams's hitting partner for eight years. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? while convienent and affordable, ride—sharing apps around the world have faced a lot of negative press in recent years. some are blamed for adding to congestion and unfair competition in many major cities. now, china's ride—hailing giant didi chuxing has

suspended its carpool service after police said a driver raped and killed a female passenger. a company statement says it will stop operating until a full re—evaluation is completed. sri lankan forensic experts are trying to identify dozens of skeletons found in a mass grave in the north—west of the country. it's not clear who the victims were or what happened to them. this latest mass grave was discovered by workers digging the foundations for a new building in the town of mannar. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan visited the town earlier this month and sent this report. sri lankan forensic experts have been carefully digging out the skeletons and other bones from this pit here in the town of mannar, in north—western sri lanka. they found the first skeleton in this grave a few months ago, and then a detailed inquiry was ordered, and the experts from different parts of the country are now trying to find out what is lying behind this pit here. and so far, they say they have found the skeletons of more than 70 people. the entire area, you can divide it into two. in one segment, you have

a proper cemetary there. but here in the second part, you have a collection of human skeletons which had been deposited in a kind of informal way. we are concerned about the lying position. it's completely chaotic. and, you know, you have two layers of skeletons, roughly — it's mixed. those are the observations. this north—western town of mannar is strategically located, and there were intense clashes between the sri lankan security forces and the tamil tiger rebels here in this town during the civil war, which ended with the defeat of the tamil tiger rebels in 2009. and this is one of the biggest mass graves they have found so far in the last ten years of post—conflict period.

and the experts here, they think more bodies could have been buried here underneath this place, and this work will take a further few weeks to complete, and then judicial officials will order a further investigation to find out how these people died, and where these people came from, and what really happened to them. wild bears in vietnam facing extinction are now under further threat as the demand increases for their bile to be used in traditional asian medicine. it has also meant that prices are plummeting for the bile from caged bears, an illegal business, but widespread in the country. brian crudge is research programme manager at the campaigning organisation free the bears. i asked him how widespread bear farming is in vietnam. we recently published research looking at the conservation challenges and implications of bear bile farming in vietnam,

and we found that farmers, following the decline in demand and the decline in profits, have started to pay less for bears. it's dropped from $35 to just $4 per month. who is actually buying this bile? i mean, there are alternatives on the market. there are plenty of effective and affordable herbal and synthetic alternatives available. lots of people are buying it. it became profitable and was marketed widely throughout the country as an effective medicine. what can and is being done to stop what is described as a barbaric practice? well, we've been working a lot to reduce demand for bear bile throughout the country, and throughout the region. we're building two sanctuaries in vietnam and laos, so we can rescue as many bears as possible before it's too late.

and which species of bear is in particular threat? this is mainly adriatic black bears, that are used for bear bile farming, but also sun bears. and you can see pictures online. why is it now people are now turning to the wild bears, as opposed to caged bears? well, there's a preference in traditional asian medicine for the wild alternative. it's perceived to be more effective medicine. it is 100 years since the birth of leonard bernstein, one of the most influential musicians, composers and conductors of the 20th century. the anniversary is being celebrated around the world, including at the edinburgh international festival and the bbc proms, where his one—time pupil and protege marin alsop will be leading the baltimore symphony orchestra, playing some of his works. our arts editor will gompertz has more. the baltimore symphony orchestra, rehearsing leonard bernstein's west side story.

conducted by marin alsop, who took up the baton after seeing bernstein conducting when she was nine years old. a decade or so later, he took her on as his pupil. i was terrified to meet him, because i didn't want to lose that idol i had. this is such a surprise. so you cut this off.. but there's a hole. but he exceeded all my expectations, and that's so rare in a hero. and clearly a visionary, and in a way, him taking you on was a visionary act, because it was unusual for a young woman... oh, forsure. ...to want to be a conductor. he was at the forefront of feeling that women should be able to do this.

i mean, i'm not sure he ever came to terms with it, because it was so foreign, still, to him. i remember one rehearsal and he was sitting out there and i went out and i said "maestro, what's wrong, is something wrong?" he said, "i can't figure it out. when i close my eyes i can't tell you're a woman." so i said, "listen, if you want to keep your eyes closed during my concerts, i don't mind." i think sometimes we underestimate our audiences. sometimes wejust say, just sit there and don't clap. just sit there and don't cough. that's ridiculous. my feeling is, look, this is a big task i'm challenging you with. if you need to cough, go ahead. but thank you for listening.

if you had a magic wand, and you could do one thing... i do have a magic wand. you do have a magic wand! with your magic wand, if you turn around and conduct the world, what is one thing you could change about classical easy to enable it to reach more people? i would ask every classical musician to think about opening the doors wide, whether it's through the internet, through recording, through television, and let's share, instead of trying to hold it tight. applause. you have been watching newsday. i'm lukwesa burak in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us for an industrial cleanup. we will be looking at how this little robot is cleaning up our dirty work at one of the most contaminated radioactive nuclear sites in europe. hello, good morning.

after all the cold, wet weather we had yesterday, you know things can only get better. it was stuck at 13 degrees for much of the afternoon, and with some rain heavy enough to give some localised flooding. we almost had two inches of rain falling in south wales. it came from all that thick cloud there, and that has moved away. still quite a moist, westerly airstream heading our way, so there'll be a fair bit of cloud around today. but at least we will see some sunshine at times, no more than just a few light showers. it will be warmer, as well. so a few showers coming in on the westerly breeze across northern ireland for awhile, western scotland, over the irish sea into the north—west of england and wales. the showers become fewer through the afternoon. southern and eastern areas may stay dry. some sunshine at times, 19 degrees typically. significantly warmer than yesterday in scotland and eastern england, and perhaps the low 20s in the afternoon for the south—east and east anglia. fine as we head into the evening. a lot of cloud will tend to break up, because we're

seeing pressure rising. clear skies for the most part overnight, and maybe temperatures down to 19 degrees. a bit of rain not far from the north—west by the end of the night. may start with some pockets of mist and fog in southern counties of england, shouldn't last long. plenty of sunshine for awhile, then as temperatures rise, the cloud develops, spreads out a little bit, and then that will break up later on in the day. it should be dry, really, apart from the far north—west of scotland and northern ireland. some warmer conditions spilling into eastern scotland, maybe the low 20s here, mid 20s possible for east anglia and the south—east. some difficulties tuesday and into wednesday. that band of rain is coming in from the atlantic on the weather front. but there are developments taking place around biscay into the near continent, threatening some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps, not far away from east anglia and the south—east of england. the worst of itjust across the water, perhaps, and that weather front coming into and wales bringing more cloud than rain, the rain tending to peter out. and behind that, we should get more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, with a slightly cooler and fresher feel here. that wetter weather does

tend to ease through, and obviously the worst of itjust across the near continent. but high pressure then builds in behind that, settling things down. thursday looks like being a nice day. it'll start off a bit cool, perhaps, but it's going to be dry. there should be quite a bit of sunshine, hardly a breath of wind. get the sunshine, and with the light winds, it should feel quite pleasant. still, temperatures near—average for the time of year, low 20s in the south—east and 17 through the central belt of scotland. a lot of dry weather again, really, friday, perhaps into saturday away from the north—west, and the signs are that especially in the south—east it should get a bit warmer. i'm lukwesa barak with bbc news. our top story — there's been a mass shooting in florida. three people have been killed in the city of jacksonville. the gunman was named by police as 24—year—old david katz from baltimore in maryland. more than a dozen other people were injured in the shooting. pope francis has ended his two day visit to ireland. at an open—air mass in dublin,

he vowed to pursue justice for the victims who suffered abuse at the hands of the clergy. and this story is featuring on bbc.com. the american playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91. he wrote more than 30 plays, including come blow your horn and the odd couple, and was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: the british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe,