this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm: two mass shootings in the united states — the first in a walmart store in el paso, texas — where 20 people were killed. a suspect has been taken into custody and police search his home. he's been identified by local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and they going to do what we do with terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certainjustice. the second shooting took place in dayton, ohio where nine people died. officials said the speed of the police‘s response could have saved hundreds of lives. police have named the suspected gunman as 24—year—old connor betts.

a 17—year—old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a six—year—old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. heathrow airport holds last—minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, with travellers told to check with their airlines before leaving home. and coming up in sportsday in half an hour, we'll have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries, as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. good evening. there have been two mass shootings in the united states, just hours apart in texas and ohio.

in el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket, in one of the worst mass shootings in modern us history. a 21—year—old white man has been arrested. fbi investigators said that they were looking at whether to charge the suspect with domestic terrorism charges. the fbi continues to look at a number of different potential crimes to be charged. we have initiated our domestic terrorism—hate crimes fusion cell. that fusion cell is comprised of agents, intelligence analysts from the field office, as well as other places in the united states and at our headquarters level. experts from our criminal investigation division, as well as our counterterrorism division, who look at all the various pieces of evidence and they correlate that information to ensure that we are sharing properly and we can pursue

a criminal investigation, ie potentially civil rights hate crime, along with any potential domestic terrorism charges that might be possible as well and ensure that both cases can run parallel. the attorney general for west texas, john bash said he believed the mass shootings met the bar treat the investigation as a hate crime. we are conducting a methodical investigation with our partners, careful investigation but with a view of bringing domestic terrorism charges and firearm charges, which carry a penalty of death. we are seriously considering those charges and will conduct a methodical and careful investigation with a view to those charges. we are also treating this as a domestic terrorist case.

under the definition of that, this meets it. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case. we are going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certain justice. that was the attorney general for west texas. just hours after the shooting in el paso, another gunman opened fire in the us city of dayton in ohio — killing nine people and injuring at least 26 others. the shooting happened outside a bar and the gunman was killed by police. officers say they believe he was acting alone. and, in the last hour, the gunman has been named as connor betts, 24—years—old, from bellbrook, ohio. police are searching his house. two eyewitnesses explained what they saw as events unfolded. people just started running, they started pushing us out

the back door, into the alley out the back, because they did not want us coming out the front, because they did not know where the shooter was, or how many there was. the screams, the cruisers, the chaos, i have never been pushed out of newcom's, i have never been told to get out of newcom's, but the security guards in themselves were running around telling people to get out, and just how everybody was acting, you knew that something was wrong, and then, when you came outside, as soon as you hit the front street, you saw the bodies and you knew that this was different, you knew it was something you never thought of experiencing. would not want anyone to experience. the city's mayor, nan whaley, gave an update at a news conference, and said america needed to ask itself why so many people were dying. dayton has gone through a really tough year.

three months ago, early in the morning, the day after memorial day, i think we had not quite this many cameras, but a discussion about 14 tornadoes that ravaged the city. now to be awakened in the middle of the night to a mass shooting and the 250th shooting in our country this year, happening in dayton. what goes through my mind is that one seems completely preventable. ijust question when is enough enough? that was the mayor of dayton. we will speak to peter bowes from los angeles, with more information on these events in america and the latest on a statement that has come from president trump and the white house. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a child was thrown

from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. the six—year—old boy landed on a fifth floor roof. an air ambulance flew the child to a central london hospital, following the incident earlier this afternoon. he remains in a critical condition. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. we can get the latest on this. duncan kennedy is with me now. take us through what we know. it all happened around 2:30pm this afternoon. the ambulance was called about 2:40pm to this incident. first of all, they said someone had been landed on the floor by the tate gallery exit. what we've subsequently learned, as you just said, this incident involved a six—year—old boy, who in the words of the metropolitan police, was thrown off a tenth floor viewing gallery at the tate modern. people will know it, this huge building on the south bank. they were all kinds

of screams and pandemonium and for a while, the gallery itself was closed to people inside and people couldn't get him from the outside. police said the night the boy involved in six years old, he was flown by air ambulance to hospital, we are not sure which one, and he is now in a critical condition. they have also said that a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. no more details on the actual incident itself. the six—year—old, if he was known to the 17—year—old or the circumstances of the incident. many eye witnesses spoke of people screaming and an effective lockdown whilst this whole incident was dealt with but as you say, the latest news tonight from the met is the boy involved, the six—year—old, is in a critical condition, having been thrown off this tenth floor viewing gallery. lockdown but have they been allowed home now? it's our understanding it has been opened again, the incident has been opened again, the incident has been opened again, the incident has been cleared, in terms of the

emergency services but the 17—year—old remains under arrest and the six—year—old still in hospital. duncan kennedy, thank you for that. more on this as and when we get it on bbc news. it is 6:08pm. a 37—year—old irish man has been charged with illegally importing firearms, after 60 guns were found ina cararriving in doverfrom calais. they were found concealed in a volkswagen passat by officers on friday. it's believed to be the largest seizure of its kind at a uk port. robert keogh will appear in court tomorrow. in derbyshire, efforts are continuing to shore up the dam near whaley bridge, and to bring the water level down at toddbrook reservoir, ahead of heavy rain forecast for the east midlands. police say the situation remains critical but that the water lever at the reservoir has now been reduced by more than three metres. residents who've had to move from their homes are no longer able to return to collect possessions

because police say the emergency services have to concentrate resources on securing the dam. charlotte gallagher reports from whaley bridge. is this the calm before the storm? hard to believe this is still a dangerous situation, but as long as the threat remains, the work continues. we've got 22 high—volume pumps, ten of which are fire service pumps and another 12 were brought in from contractors. our priority has always been to pump as much water out of the dam as possible because every bit of water we take out reduces the risk of the dam failing. here grout is being poured over the sand bags which were dropped onto the damaged section of the dam by raf chinook helicopters. it will help to stabilise the dam. some people living near the dam are feeling optimistic. i'm no engineer, so i don't know but i'm confident they've got

the better of it and i think the amount they've got out of the reservoir now, i think even if they got a heavy rainstorm this afternoon, obviously some will go back in but i don't think it will go back into the levels that would bring it back up markedly. 1500 people had to leave their homes in whaley bridge while last night 55 homes in horwich end were evacuated. there are also concerns for nearby marple. even people who have been allowed to remain in their homes are finding it stressful. we're stranded. there's little we can do. our driveway is full of emergency vehicles most of the time. we couldn't get out if we wanted to, let alone get back in, we are not going to leave because then we would have to find somewhere else to live. even if the dam holds, it will be some time before this area is back to normal, and nobody will be able to relax until the predicted storm is over. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.

well, my colleague charlotte gallagher — who you just heard reporting there — has also been to a meeting with residents and authorities, as they work out what will happen to locals unable to return to their homes. police said people living in whaley bridge who had been evacuated could go home forjust 15 minutes and pick up go home forjust 15 minutes and pick up some essentials, valuables. some people had even left their pets in the town so it is very important for them to go back and rescue them. however, some people who went didn't come back and police say that's a huge concern. they have actually said that residents who have done that are putting officers lives at risk because they need to keep going back into the town to check on their welfare. of course, this is still a critical situation. yes, a lot of water has been removed from the dam, it's been drained and diverted away but we are expecting heavy rain tonight so people don't know at this stage of the dam will hold. people

here having the beating behind me and the high school, one question they will want to know is, when can we get back into our houses? the fa ct we get back into our houses? the fact is, at the moment there doesn't seem fact is, at the moment there doesn't seem to be a definite answer. engineers say the water level in the dam will have to be reduced a lot further before they can assess the real structural damage and until it gets to that level, they don't feel confident allowing people to move back into their homes permanently because it could be the situation that they move back permanently and then i told maybe in a few days' time that they have to leave again. that was charlotte gallagher there. if you're in the affected area or worried about people there, there's a bbc local radio news special on the emergency in whaley bridge right now — tune in to radio manchester, radio sheffield and radio derby tonight for regular updates from the emergency services. that programme is on air now.

talks are going on to try to prevent two days of strikes at heathrow by engineers, firefighters and security staff. 177 flights are set to be cancelled on monday and tuesday in preparation for the strikes set for monday and tuesday. in a statement released by heathrow this afternoon, the airport said... "airlines have now started to contact passengers on affected flights and passengers should contact their airline for more information." a short while ago i spoke to our business correspondent katy austin, who's at heathrow. as talks have gone on and on without any agreement being reached which can any agreement being reached which ca n p reve nt any agreement being reached which can prevent a strike we have been hearing more news that airlines have 110w hearing more news that airlines have now started to contact passengers about cancellations. many passages we'd spoken to were still very unsure what was going on, whether they should travel as they were expecting too, although some, for example with virgin atlantic, had already been told their flight was being moved. it would go from

gatwick instead, for example. just to remind you what this potential strike is all about. there is a long—running dispute over pay between heathrow airport are members of the unite union who do jobs such as security guards, engineers and firefighters. members of that union rejected the latest pay offer which heathrow said would give front line staff and increase of 7.3% over two and a half years. that wasn't accepted and therefore the strike this monday and tuesday and potentially more strike dates later in august are still very much on the cards. time is running out now and i've heard nothing to say that there will be a resolution anytime soon to prevent those going ahead. that was katie austin at heathrow. simon calder, travel editor of the independent, has been watching today's developments — hejoins us hejoins us now from greece.

it looks like you managed to get your flight but the two sides have been talking, but apparently no useful progress? no, they still seem as farapart as useful progress? no, they still seem as far apart as they were when this dispute began. what is at the centre of it is heathrow is an extremely profitable airline. airport. busiest airport in europe, making many, many hundreds of millions of pounds for its shareholders. the staff, all members of the unite union, say, well, we want a little more of that, please. the airport says, we are a very good employer and we pay you well enough. even though everybody knows this strike, which begins in under six hours, is going to cause a vast amount of disruption for tens of thousands of passengers, they haven't yet been able to meet in the middle. and so, yes, i've been watching the gradual increase in the number of cancellations. just picked up number of cancellations. just picked up aircanada

number of cancellations. just picked up air canada going to toronto and vancouver, those will not be taking off. other long haul airlines, washington, dc, to chicago and new york, those are among the cancellations. most of them short—haul. i've counted 98 so far and that does not include the flights that have been switched to gatwick on airlines such as virgin atla ntic gatwick on airlines such as virgin atlantic and qatar airways. how will the airport experience be different on monday, tuesday, what should people expect? people should expect to get there a little earlier. the airport is saying minimum of two hours for people travelling short—haul, three hours for long haul travellers. many of us, me included, will be hand luggage only passengers, partly to save money, partly because it saves the risk of your luggage being lost. that won't happen tomorrow you will be able to ta ke happen tomorrow you will be able to take one small shoulder bag or handbag, everything else, your normal wheel along cabin luggage

case, will have to go in the hold on most airlines. they are doing that because they fear where this is really going to unravel is at the security search area. that is, of course, where everybody needs to go through. if you have gone through an airport in the last 50 years, you will be aware it is a very slow and labour—intensive process and that is where they are fearing that either flights could possibly go without all the passengers on board because they are still stuck in the queue, which will raise lots of problems, 01’ which will raise lots of problems, or that the airlines will delay the flights and that, particularly for british airways whose base is at heathrow terminal five, would british airways whose base is at heathrow terminalfive, would cause its own problems. flybe says it will solve the problem by flying empty planes out of heathrow. they will be coming back from edinburgh and newquay with passengers on board but not leaving with anybody on them because they don't want to take the risk that their passengers could be

held up. simon, people have worked very ha rd to held up. simon, people have worked very hard to pay for these holidays, these flights through the summer. they will be worried about compensation. they are, and i'm afraid because it's not anything to do with the airlines, they won't be able to get cash compensation. the european passenger rights rules are very clear — any flight from heathrow that is cancelled tomorrow 01’ heathrow that is cancelled tomorrow or tuesday, the airline has to get you where you need to be as swiftly as possible. if they have to buy another ticket on a different airline, from another airport, then thatis airline, from another airport, then that is what they have to do. of course, keep you in a hotel, provide you with meals until they can get you with meals until they can get you to your destination. but i'm afraid people who have hotels booked, perhaps even who have cruises booked, who find themselves stranded at heathrow, well, if they booked them separately from their flight, booked them separately from their flight, they will have to try their travel insurance to get some kind of recompense. it is a very messy situation in the airlines themselves

are losing millions of pounds on it. simon, thank you very much for that. the headlines on bbc news: two mass shootings in the united staes — police in texas say they are treating the murder of 20 people at a shopping centre in el paso as domestic terrorism. the suspect in the second mass shooting — killing nine people in dayton, ohio, has been named by police as 24—year—old connor betts. a six—year—old boy has been airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, after being thrown from a tenth floor viewing platform at the tate modern in london. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. in the past hour, the authorities in texas have confirmed that they're treating the mass shooting on the mexican border as an act

of domestic terrorism. a suspected white supremacist opened fire in a supermarket in the city of el paso last night, killing 20 people and wounding dozens of others, before surrendering. let's get the lastest from peter bowes, who's in los angeles. apart from the tweets from president trump overnight, we haven't heard anything until now from the white house. what has been said? he, the president has issued a presidential proclamation, which demands that the us flag is flown at half mast on the white house and other government buildings around the country. in that proclamation, i will read in part, he says "we share in the pain and suffering of all that of those who were injured in these two senseless attacks. we condemn these hateful and cowardly acts. " that is

the presidential proclamation regarding the us flag. we haven't had in detail today from the president and certainly we haven't heard from the president on the issue of gun control, which is something we've heard a lot about from democrats, who have been responding to the events of the past 24—hour is. responding to the events of the past 24-hour is. the latest development concerning the shooting in ohio, dayton, we know the suspect has that name, any more to add to that? well, we know the suspect has my name in dayton, ohio. he is now dead, connor betts, 2a yea rs dayton, ohio. he is now dead, connor betts, 2a years old. he was shot by the police within a minute of that shooting happening. in the middle of the night, in a busy nightlife district of the town, lots of bars and restaurants. it was outside a bar where this happened. we understand from cbs, our partners here in the us, that that shooting in dayton ohio is not being

considered along the same lines as the shooting in texas, which implies that they are not investigating a possible hate crime motive, which is very definitely the line of investigation in el paso. we will leave it there for now, peter bowes, but thank you. borisjohnson has pledged £1.8 billion in a one—off funding boost for the nhs in england. the prime minister said it would go towards "vital new kit" and upgrades for 20 hospitals. labour said it fell "significa ntly short" of the amount needed by the nhs, and would not reverse years of cuts. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. a pledge on entering office. and we start work this week with 20 new hospital upgrades and ensuring that the money for the nhs really does get to the front line. more detail, including which 20 hospitals will get specific upgrades, is expected imminently.

but 1.8 billion is less than the nhs in england spends on an average week, and health organisations say the bill to clear the nhs maintenance backlog is more like £6 billion. our hospitals, the ceilings are collapsing in wards, sewage pipes are bursting, cancer patients are getting their diagnosis appointments cancelled because of old faulty equipment and it is because the tories have done these smash and grab raids on the investment budgets. this all has particular significance for boris johnson. after that slogan on that bus during the referendum campaign. a spending commitment already made by his predecessor, theresa may, is designed to more than meet that amount, and the conservatives claim that sound management of the economy means that the cash is available. the health service is better funded now than ever before in its history. 1.8 billion is not to be sniffed at. it is a significant commitment

on top of what was already a very significant commitment to the nhs. boris has made it clear the nhs is a priority. but with spending priorities, too, on the police, education and brexit preparations, some will suspect more borrowing is on the horizon. the prime minister may be willing to turn on the taps, but keeping the cash flowing isn't always so easy. jessica parker, bbc news. a french inventor‘s successfully become the first person to cross the english channel on a jet—powered hoverboard. it was second time lucky for franky zapata, who fell into the sea whilst trying to refuel on his first attempt last month. james waterhouse reports. just a warning — if you're a fan of taking the ferry or train, they're about to seem very boring. this was how franky zapata decided to make the 22—mile crossing over the english channel, and how's this for an arrival?

just to see him in the distance with my little binoculars was just amazing and as he flew over, just amazing. i didn't know what to expect. i thought it would be a historical thing but it was really high—tech. that's amazing. crossing the channel, however you do it, has always captured the imagination. matthew webb was the first person recorded to swim between france and britain in 1875. louis bleriot was the first person to fly it in 1909. ijust came to provide something more to cheer him in. yes, why didn't they have a brass band here? like they did for bleriot. yeah. more than 110 years later it's the turn of the jet powered hoverboard. franky zapata's invention is a bit bigger than a skateboard, powered by five turbines and fuelled by kerosene stored in his backpack.

first thing in the morning he set off from close to calais, riding a piece of kit able to propel him to speeds of up to 118 mph. around 20 minutes later, he arrived near dover in kent before making a cheeky wave and softly touching down. part of the journey involves refuelling on a raised platform on a boat. first time around, he lost his balance and fell into the sea. no issues now, however — theyjust used a bigger one. once on english turf, he described his achievement as crazy and then broke into tears. james waterhouse, bbc news. now, it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello, there. for some of us across the south, it has been a fine end to the day whereas further north, plenty of heavy showers and thunderstorms continue to rattle on through the evening to the first part of the night. most of the thunderstorms in this yellow warning area affecting parts of scotland and northern england, including flood sensitive areas

across northern england. this warning valid till around midnight. thereafter for the rest of the night, those thunderstorms will ease down. you can see them rattling their way northwards and eastwards during the early hours. some rain falling and then another line of showery rain pushes in from the west towards the end of the night. again some of this rain could be quite heavy. though not cold — a particularly muggy night for us, temperatures no lower than 13—16 degrees. so, we start the new working week on an unsubtle note thanks to this area of low pressure which is going to stick around in fact throughout the week. that is going to be anchored mainly to the northwest of the uk on monday. across parts of scotland, and northern ireland where we will see most of the showers. there could be some thunderstorms there. a few showers clearing eastern england as the day wears on. drier and brighter in the afternoon for much of england and wales. warm as well. 22—25 degrees. feeling less humid,

and we will have a slightly fresher south—westerly breeze across the board and particularly across the south. during monday night, it stays showery across the northern half of the country. again, there could be some heavy mist and rain there. low pressure still with us as we head on into tuesday, anchored across scotland and northern ireland. so, here is where we are likely to see the heaviest slow—moving downpours throughout the day. you can see them develop widely as temperatures rise into the afternoon in scotland and northern ireland and into northern england and parts of wales as well. remember flood sensitive areas could be battered by some of these downpours so we could see the risk of flooding in places. the best of the brightness across the south—east, where we could see 23 degrees and close to the high teens in the north. low pressure slowly pushing its way eastwards on wednesday it will still be affect parts of the country, bringing further showers across more northern and eastern areas. so, it remains unsettled towards the end of the week. maybe something a little bit drier from thursday to friday and then it will be windy again as we head

on into the week. watch out for the risk of some localised flooding.

two mass shootings in the united states — one of them a suspected hate crime. 20 people were killed at a shopping mall in a largely hispanic area of texas, close to the mexican border — the gunman is in custody. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case. and we're going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certainjustice. in ohio hours later — a gunman killed nine people before being shot dead by police. we'll have the latest on both shootings. also on the programme... all hands to the pump in the race to reduce pressure on the dam near whaley bridge in derbyshire —

as more rain is forecast. last minute talks to prevent two days of strike action at heathrow airport starting tomorrow. and another century from steve smith puts australia in control in the first ashes test. good evening. two mass shootings just hours apart have killed 29 people in a weekend of violence in the united states. one, in el paso, texas — close to the mexican border — is being treated as a possible hate crime against the city's majority hispanic community. hours later, a gunman killed nine people in dayton, ohio, before being shot dead at the scene by police. more on that in a moment but first the el paso shooting which happened at a shopping mall.

police are investigating whether the gunman posted a document referring to a "hispanic invasion" of the united states a short time before the attack. sophie long reports from el paso. a normally busy shopping mall, cordoned off. an investigation is under way, as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. a gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing 20 people, injuring at least 26 others. one white man is in custody. he has been identified in local media as 21—year—old patrick crusius from the dallas area. authorities are investigating whether this was a targeted, racist attack. they believe the gunman may have posted a white nationalist statement online, shortly before the attack. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case and we are going to do what we do with terrorists in this country, which is to deliver

swift and certain justice. el paso lies right next to juarez swift and certain justice. el paso lies right next tojuarez in mexico. the population is right by those buildings there. the population is more than 80% hispanic. the fact that the authorities are investigating whether this was a targeted, racist attack has led some to question whether the rhetoric being used by politicians here is actually making things worse. democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke, who is from el paso, left the campaign trail to be with people here. he blamed the attack on the increased levels of hate are being seen across the united states, and he told reporters president trump was in part to blame for that. we have had a rise in hate crimes every single one of the last three yea rs. every single one of the last three years. during an administration where you have a president who has called mexicans and rapists and criminals, those mexican immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than those born in the country, he has tried to make us afraid of them, to some real effect and consequence.

president trump has condemned the shooting, calling it tragic, hateful and cowardly. there are people of this country this morning thinking that president trump was happy about this. that is a sad, sad state of this nation. he is angry, he's upset, he wanted to stop. —— he wants it to stop. the focus of the investigation has moved 900 miles away, as officials search the suspect‘s home on the other side of texas. americans ask why this has become such a familiar scene. sophie long, bbc news, el paso. just hours after the attack in el paso, nine people were killed and 27 others wounded in another shooting — this time outside a bar in dayton, ohio. police shot the gunman dead. within the last few minutes officers have said the gunman's sister was among those killed. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. after a saturday morning of grief and violence in america, came a saturday night that brought more of the same. nine people were killed,

and more than two dozen injured, all in a shooting that lasted less than a minute as people were enjoying an evening out in the centre of dayton. they started pushing door out the back door, in to the area of the back, because they didn't want us coming out the front, because they didn't know where the shooter was. or how many there was. you knew when you came outside, as soon as you hit the front street, you see in the bodies, and you knew that this was different. you knew this was something you've never thought of experiencing, never experienced. but this kind of attack has been experienced by far too many in this country. there have now been more mass shootings in the united states this year than there have been days. i think that the police and ourfirst responders have done an amazing job. clearly, the question has to be raised, why does dayton have to be the 250th mass shooting in america? the gunman has been identified as 24—year—old connor betts.

his home is being searched by police, who say he was wearing body armour, using an assault rifle and carrying more magazines of ammunition when he was shot dead by officers. boom, boom, boom, boom. rapid. you could tell it was a big gun. you're not going to get those from no handgun. you're not. as detectives struggle to understand the motivation for the latest murders in this country, in ohio there is a desire to focus on those who died on a night out with friends, rather than someone who came here to kill strangers. chris buckler, bbc news. and chris buckler is at the white house now — how is political rhetoric and the immigration debate coming into the response to these shootings? there have long been warnings that some of the words used by american politicians, including the man who occupies the white house, could potentially be dangerous. certainly democrats have been lining up to say that the words he particularly used about rhetoric, race and immigration

have given a sense that there is a responsibility that lies with the president himself. that, as you can imagine, has been strongly denied by the white house, who said the president is sickened by what happened, and they have said only the person who fired the shots could bear responsibility for the crimes. it is certainly worth pointing out that the motivations for both of these incidents are being investigated still. in el paso, it looks like this was possibly a hate crime. in dayton, ohio, as you mentioned, it appears that one of the victims was the sister of the gunmen himself. certainly, whenever you take a look at a campaigners, they will say both incidents raise concerns that there needs to be tighter legislation when it comes to access to weapons. however, the reality for them is that the debate about hate could drown out all of those calls for tighter restrictions on guns. chris buckler in washington, thank you. emergency workers have been continuing to shore up the dam near whaley bridge in derbyshire. so far water levels in the toddbrook reservoir have been lowered

by more than three metres, but heavy rain is now forecast. evacuated residents are no longer being allowed to return to their properties for possessions and the cordon around the area is being strictly enforced — as danny savage reports. to get anywhere near whaley bridge, you have to be patient. i mean, maybe we should all be a bit more understanding, but it's just frustrating. unfortunately, when we came back, they've closed it to absolutely everybody, and clearly something or the other has happened to make them make that decision. the evacuation area is being strictly controlled by police. have you got a driving licence on you, with proof of address? because the issue we're having as people are ignoring the road closure signs, telling us they live within the risk area. have you been evacuated? no, we're in furness vale. right, this is where we need to be clear with you. if you've been evacuated, you can't get down. beyond the cordons, it's eerily quiet. does the silence wake you up at night? yeah, it is.

for the first time ever, we can hear birds. tina runs a pub on the edge of what is now a ghost town. the worst case scenario would be a disaster for her friends and customers. you can replace materials to a degree. but when it's your livelihood and your home, everything, where do you begin? and i think it's really sad. at the dam, the water level has dropped significantly. the pumps are being pushed further into the reservoir. but it's still not deemed anywhere near safe enough for people to return home. we've got to drop the water level in the dam by about four and a half more metres from where it is today. we're losing about two metres a day at the moment. that's a couple of days minimum. but we don't know how much we are going to be held up by the rainfall, which is forecast to be very heavy later today. for people here, it's chilling to think what could have happened if the dam had failed without warning. including brian and sue, who've taken in their children and grandchildren. we would have lost our family.

our son, his wife and our two lovely girls. and so would everyone else that was involved in our village, lower down. would have experienced that awful thing. the authorities want to be sure this area is safe before letting people return to their homes. but the situation is improving. danny savage, bbc news, whaley bridge. a 37—year—old man from ireland has been charged with illegally importing firearms after 60 guns were found in a car arriving in doverfrom calais. officers discovered the weapons concealed in a volkswagen passat on friday. it's believed to be the largest seizure of its kind at a uk port. robert keogh will appear in court tomorrow. police say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. he landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken to hospital by the air ambulance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

borisjohnson has pledged 1.8 billion pounds in a one—off funding boost for the nhs in england. the prime minister said it would go towards "vital new kit" and upgrades for 20 hospitals. labour says the pledge is "significa ntly short" of the amount needed by the nhs and would not reverse years of cuts. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. popular, but often controversial. all politicians want more money for the nhs. the government has already promised billions to meet that contentious £350 million a week figure. now boris johnson contentious £350 million a week figure. now borisjohnson is offering more. he says to fulfil his brexit campaign promises. tomorrow, he will pledge £1.8 billion for the health service in england. £1 billion for things like beds and equipment, £850 million for urgent repairs to 20 hospitals. the health service is better funded

repairs to 20 hospitals. the health service is betterfunded now than ever before in its history. and 1.8 billion is a significant commitment on top of what was already a very significant commitment to the nhs. boris has made it absolutely clear that the nhs is a priority. but is the new funding, less than nhs england's weekly budget, enough? health groups say there is a backlog of repairs, amounting to £6 billion. the ceilings are collapsing in wards, sewage pipes are collapsing, cancer patients are getting diagnosis appointments cancelled because of old, faulty equipment, and it is because the tories have done these smash and grab raids on the investment budgets, cutting £4 billion. this is one of a number of new spending pledges from number 10. we've already been promised more cash to prepare for a no—deal brexit, for policing, for transport infrastructure too. the government says it is all possible because the economy is in a strong place. but others think it will all mount up and inevitably mean more borrowing. and might all be borisjohnson

preparing for a general election? his allies say no. but with the spending taps flowing again, who would rule one out completely? in the past few minutes, strike action by heathrow airport staff planned for tomorrow has been suspended. katy austin is there for us. there were two days of strike action plan. what can you tell us? yes, that's right. within the last few minutes, the unite union has said the strike that was due to begin just after midnight and last throughout monday will not happen anymore. at the strike day on tuesdayis anymore. at the strike day on tuesday is still on the cards. and the strike tomorrow has been suspended to allow talks between heathrow management and the unions to try to prevent that going ahead. this dispute is over pay. unite has members here who work in jobs such as security guards, firefighters, engineers. and members have rejected the latest pay offer, which was 7.3% over two and a half years for front

line staff. as i've said, the strike tomorrow may be off, but disruption has already been caused. some airlines had already cancelled flights. some passengers had already seen their flights moved to other airports. for example, departing from gatwick. but contingency plans will remain in place, in case the strike goes ahead on tuesday. and that includes warning people that there will be very long queues to get through security here. so, people are being warned still to check with their airlines before travelling, particularly if their flight travelling, particularly if their flight is on tuesday. thank you very much. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, mishal. good evening. england's cricketers face a huge task to win the opening ashes test. they've just finished the fourth day at edgbaston, their opening batsmen surviving a nervy few overs after australia set them a target of 398 — thanks, largely to another incredible performance from steve smith. joe wilson reports. in sport, a precious few seem

to live in a different world, to move at their own speed and dictate the pace. true vips. steve smith is one. he arrived at edgbaston at 9.45. ready to bat all day. england had to try something. well, that's different. a surprise at least. options were limited with and injured. jofra archer was a substitute fielder, he couldn't bowl until the next test. smith was still doing his thing. he bats like nobody else. great fun, unless you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? a reply from smith. even edgbaston's enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100. his second of the match. with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total, 142. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well.

remember when australia were on the ropes in this match? it seems like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary bowlers as their leaderjust grew. they invited england to bat again. 397 behind. england reached 13 without loss in their second innings at the close. tomorrow, ithink loss in their second innings at the close. tomorrow, i think there might be floodlights. there might even be showers. but england will probably have to bat four hours to try to rescue this match with a draw. thanks, joe. lewis hamilton has extended his lead in the formula one drivers' championship to 62 points after winning the hungarian grand prix. hamilton gambled on fresher tyres to overtake the young title challenger max verstappen in the closing stages. manchester city and liverpool resumed their rivalry in today's community shield — and just like last season, there was very little between the two teams, with the trophy going to city on penalities. katie shanahan reports.

under the wembley arch, it's a signed football is back. and so is the rivalry between manchester city and liverpool. adding extra spice to the occasion. the premier league champion started slicker, as raheem sterling gave them the lead, scoring against his former club for the first time. after the break, liverpool hit the bar and the post. but finally got what they deserved, as joel matip headed home but finally got what they deserved, asjoel matip headed home an equaliser. mohamed salah nearly won it for liverpool in the last minute. ata it for liverpool in the last minute. at a remarkable clearance off the line sent to the game to penalties. amis from liverpool gave jesus the chance to win it for city. the best in europe in the premier league, as city add another trophy to their cabinet. rangers had to rely on a stoppage time goal to win their opening game of the scottish premiership. they beat kilmarnock 2—1. in the day's other match, aberdeen came from behind to beat hearts.

that's it, there's much more on the bbc sport website including how the japanese debutante hinako shibuno won the women's british open golf at woburn. but from me — goodnight. before we go, a french inventor has found a novel way to come to britain. frank zapata has completed the first crossing of the channel via jet—powered hoverboard. he took off from sangatte near calais — covering the 20 mile stretch injust 20 minutes — thanks to a kerosene filled backpack. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

hello. this is bbc news with mishal husain. there's been a sharp rise in the number of girls choosing to study chemistry at a—level, because of a rising demand for knowledge about skincare. ione wells has been to one school in wakefield where more and more pupils

are taking up the subject. then, there is the sodium. hydrogen carbonate. if you add that to... scenes like this are becoming more common — teenagers chatting about the chemicals in their skincare and make—up. we all use make—up or skincare things, and a lot of the time you don't really know what's going into it. whereas other stuff you have — you know what's in what you're eating, so it seems odd that you don't know what you're using. this school in wakefield has even started running special skincare chemistry classes — and they've had queues out the door. obviously our younger generation are very engaged in social media, and whether it's watching, looking at instagram or influencers, there has been a noticeable rise in students taking a greater interest in making their own cosmetics or understanding what's in them. conversations about chemicals in beauty products are some of the most popular social media posts on platforms like reddit, youtube, and instagram.

the royal society of chemistry are pushing projects like this because the subject becomes more relatable. at the royal society of chemistry, we have education coordinators that work throughout the whole of england, wales, scotland and ireland. the research has shown us that students are subconsciously making decisions about whether science is for them or not earlier than we actually thought, so as young as being primary school age. jasmine won an award from them for her cosmetic chemistry project. i think myself and my friends understand that it's notjust about the best products, or what celebrities use — it's about what's in it, in the ingredients, and what's the best for their skin. social media often gets blamed for distracting students when they should be working, but these students seem positive that skincare is helping them get into science. last week the world of e—sports — which is a form competitive video gaming — hit the headlines after the fornite world cup in new york saw teenagers walk away

with millions of pounds in prize money. this weekend, hundreds of gamers are taking part in the latest e—sporting event, this time a little closer to home, and although becoming millionaires isn't on the agenda, small scale tournaments like it are growing in popularity. our reporter navtej johal was there. in a traditional sports centre, and very untraditional sports tournament. hundreds of players have come from around the world to staffordshire university in stoke on trent to battle it out in an e—sports, or competitive video games, competition. the favourite to win the £1200 prize this weekend is alvaro from spain. so, you're paid bya team, to travel around the world and play video games? is that the most fun job in the world? yeah, yeah, it's really nice. i will enjoy that. i play a lot. it may have international interest but this is what is known as a grassroots tournament, set up by fans of this particular game, nintendo's

super smash brothers. there aren't the huge sums that were at stake in last weekend's fortnite wold cup, or this weekend's fifa e—world cup in london but these events are the lifeblood of the esports community, that is growing all the time. the global audience for esports is estimated at more than 200 million and it's growing. even for a grassroots event like this, they're expecting thousands of people to tune in to watch online this weekend. let's go. staffordshire university has recognised this rising industry. last year, it became the first place in the uk to offer a degree in esports. our degree isn'tjust about playing video games, it's about the event management side of things. we did see a gap in the market when it came to the esports industry, where they needed more knowledgeable people in esports to run esports events. in the uk, the video game sector is now worth more than video and music sales combined. there is even talk esports becoming an olympic sport. can you see a world where esports arejust as popular, or even more popular, than some of the traditional sports? yes, we can.

when we look up the stats, we have already exceeded some of the stadiums, some of the viewership levels in traditional sports. one of britain's joint oldest men has died aged 111. alfred smith had his last birthday on march 29th, the same day as britain's other oldest man, robert weighton. who is also 111. it's not known who was born first. mr smith died on saturday night. the former farmer credited porridge and having an enjoyablejob as the secret to his long life. time for a look at the weather with stav da naos. hello, there. for some of us across the south, it has been a fine end to the day whereas further north, plenty of showers and thunderstorms continue to rattle on through the evening to the first part of the night. most of the thunderstorms in this yellow warning area affecting parts of scotland and northern england including flood sensitive areas across northern england. this warning valid

till around midnight. thereafter for the rest of the night, those thunderstorms will ease down. you can see them rattling their way northwards and eastwards in the early hours. some dry following behind and then rain falling and then another line of showery rain pushes in from the west towards the end of the night. again some of this rain could be quite heavy. though not cold — a particularly muggy night for us, temperatures no lower than 13—16 degrees. so we start the new working week on an unsettled note thanks to this area of low pressure which is going to stick around in fact throughout the week. that is going to be anchored mainly to the north—west of the uk on monday. across parts of scotland, and northern ireland where we will see most of the showers. there could be some embedded thunderstorms there. a few showers clearing the east of england as the day wears on. drier and brighter in the afternoon for much of england and wales. warm as well. 22—25 degrees.

feeling less humid, and we will have a slightly fresher south—westerly breeze across the board and particularly across the south. during monday night, it stays showery across the northern half of the country. again there could be some heavy bursts of rain there. low pressure still with us as we head on into tuesday, anchored across scotland and northern ireland. so here is where we are likely to see the heaviest slow—moving downpours throughout the day. you can see them develop widely as temperatures rise into the afternoon in scotland and northern ireland and into northern england and parts of wales as well. remember flood sensitive areas could be battered by some of these downpours so we could see the risk of flooding in places. the best of the brightness across the south—east where we could see 23 degrees and close to the high teens in the north. low pressure slowly pushing its way eastwards on wednesday and will still be affect parts of the country, bringing further showers across more northern and eastern areas. so it remains unsettled towards the end of the week. maybe something a little bit drier from thursday to friday and then it will be windy again as we head

on into the week. watch out for the risk of some localised flooding.

good evening, this is bbc news, i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 7pm: two mass shootings in the united states — the first at a walmart shopping centre, in which 20 people died. the gunman is in custody. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and they going to do what we do with terrorists in this country, which is deliver swift and certainjustice. the second shooting took place just hours later in dayton, ohio where nine people died. police have named the suspected gunman as 24—year—old connor betts. a six—year—old is airlifted to hospital after falling from a viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.